The Future of Media

Scientific Committee of the Conference:


Hopeton Dunn

Professor of Communications Policy and Digital Media at University of the West Indies in Jamaica, author of numerous books and articles on globalization, telecommunications, new media technologies etc., former Chairman of Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica and secretary general of IAMCR (International Association for Media and Communication Research).


Toby Miller

Professor and Director of the Institute for Media and Creative Industries at Loughborough University London, Great Britain (formerly professor at University of New York, University of California, Riverside and other universities), author of numerous books and articles on television, new media, sport, cultural politics, President of Cultural Studies Association (2019-2021).


Beata Ociepka

Prof. dr hab., professor at the University of Wroclaw, Poland, expert in international communication, author of numerous books and articles on public diplomacy, soft power, public service broadcasting etc., Head of the International Communication section of the Polish Society for International Studies (PTSM).


Stanisław Jędrzejewski

Prof. dr hab., professor at Kozminski University, Warsaw, Poland, author of many scientific works, specializing in radio research, expert for various institutions and organizations, including the European Broadcasting Union and The Council of Europe.


Mark Deuze

Professor of Media Studies, specializing in journalism, at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands (formerly at the Indiana University, Department of Telecommunications, in Bloomington, USA), author of many articles and books, including “Media Work” (2007) and “Media Life” (2012).


Matt Hills

Professor of Media and Journalism at the University of Huddersfield, Great Britain (formerly at Cardiff University and at Aberystwyth University as professor of film and TV studies), author of many scientific works and co-director of the Centre for Participatory Culture, interested in media fandom and audience studies.


Juan Francisco Gutiérrez Lozano

PhD in Journalism, associate professor at the University of Malaga, Spain, author of many scientific works, specializing in television journalism, Chair of the Television Studies section of ECREA (European Communication Research and Education Association).


Nena Močnik

PhD, Docent, researcher at Turku Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of Turku, Finland, author of many scientific works, Coordinator of the Project #Again Never Again: Teaching Transmission of Trauma and Remembrance Through Experiential Learning (https://againneveragain.eu)


Mirosław Filiciak

PhD, dr hab. in Cultural Studies, media expert interested in the relationship between new media and cultural participation, author of many scientific works and co-creator of various projects (Kultura 2.0, Medialab), associate professor and Dean of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at SWPS University in Warsaw, Poland.


Jacek Pyżalski

PhD, dr hab. in Pedagogy, expert in media education, author of many scientific works, including the first book in Poland about electronic aggression, associate professor at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland.


Magdalena Ratajczak

PhD, dr hab. in Political Science, specializing in international communication, author of many scientific works, associate professor and Deputy Director of the Institute of International Studies at the University of Wroclaw, Poland, Chair of the Intercultural and International Communication section of the Polish Communication Association (PTKS).


Radosław Sajna

PhD, dr hab. in Political Communication, specializing in media systems and global communication, author of many scientific works, associate professor and Head of the Department of Journalism, New Media and Communication at Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland.


Magdalena Szpunar

PhD, dr hab. in Sociology, specializing in media studies, author of many scientific works on the Internet and new media, associate professor in the Institute of Journalism, Media and Communication at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Poland.


Tomasz Gackowski

PhD, dr hab. in Media Studies, assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Public Relations at the University of Warsaw, Poland, Chief of the Laboratory of Media Studies, author of many scientific works, originator of the first Polish media studies vertical portal www.medioznawca.com.


Piotr Siuda

PhD in Sociology, expert in the field of Internet research, author or co-author of many scientific works, assistant professor and Dean for Science in the Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences at Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland (piotrsiuda.com, piotrsiuda.pl).


Emilia Smolak-Lozano

PhD in Communication Sciences, expert in communication strategies in digital media, author of many articles and co-author of a book on political communication 2.0 of lobbies and think tanks, assistant professor at the University of Malaga, Spain.


Anna Garczewska

PhD in Law, specializing in the relationship between law and pop culture, interested in the Internet law and other areas of media law, author of many scientific works, assistant professor at Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland.


Dominika Popielec

PhD in Media Studies, researching on the relationship between media and politics, author of many articles and the monographic book on investigative journalism, assistant professor at Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland.


Danghelly G. Zúniga Reyes

PhD cand., MA in Communication and MA in Political Science, expert in new media technologies, author or co-author of many articles, associate professor in the Department of Journalism and Public Opinion and Head of Observatory of Gender and Diversity Affairs, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia.


Krzysztof Chmielewski

MA in Political Science and MA in Law, researcher and game designer, CEO at Fair Games Consulting, lead designer at Dideros Studio, senior lecturer and leader of Humanities 2.0 (game studies and game design) at Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland.