The 18th TIME Economic Forum is behind us, during which the Digital Poland Foundation presented the statuettes known in the technology industry as the ‘Digital Oscars’ for the eighth time. Twenty outstanding personalities from the world of business, science and administration, who are shaping our digital reality with the greatest courage and effectiveness, have made it onto the prestigious Digital Shapers 2025 list. From the creators of global AI solutions, through outstanding educators and scientists, to the leaders of great transformations. Meet the people who are turning technological visions into measurable successes and changing Poland for the better.
The 8th edition of Digital Shapers gala during the 18th TIME Economic Forum is behind us. We announced 20 winners of this prestigious list – outstanding personalities who, in 2025, shaped the digital world and the new technology market in Poland with the greatest courage and success.
We invite you to view the photo report from this unique event!
Here are this year's winners:
In the Education category:
Sylwia Czubkowska, journalist
Patryk Zakrzewski, Demagog Association
Tomasz Karwatka, Catch the Tornado
Katarzyna Starosławska, Bielik AI
In the Innovation and Technology category:
Andrzej Anton, Autopay
Prof. Agnieszka Dobrzyń, Nencki Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Piotr Garstecki, Scope Fluidics
In the Investments category:
Mati Staniszewski and Piotr Dabkowski, ElevenLabs
Rafal Modrzewski, ICEYE
Kacper Nowicki, Nomagic
In the Digital Transformation category:
Jaromir Pelczarski, Diagnostyka
Adam Sawicki, TVN Warner Bros. Discovery
Paweł Orlof, Veolia Energia Warszawa
In the Visionary category:
Prof. Piotr Sankowski, IDEAS Research Institute
Prof. Wlodzislaw Duch, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
Marianna Sidoroff, Ministry of Development and Technology
In the Cooperation category:
Piotr Nowosielski, Aula Polska
Marciński Włodzimierz, Broad Agreement for Digital Skills (SPRUC)
Paulina Muszyńska, Startup Wroclaw, Wroclaw Agglomeration Development Agency (ARAW), Startup Poland
Full profiles of the winners, along with the Digital Academy's justification, can be found in a dedicated article in Business Insider Polska and our press release.
During the event, the Polish Chamber of Commerce for Electronics and Telecommunications also presented an award on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Office of Electronic Communications and the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics on the occasion of its 60th anniversary.
We warmly congratulate them on this prestigious distinction!
We would also like to express our gratitude to the List Partners and Media Partners – without you, this project would not have been so successful: Baker McKenzie Polska, Fujitsu, Polpharma, Ringier Axel Springer Polska, Symfonia, T-Mobile Polska, TVN Warner Bros. Discovery, Visa. Thank you for being with us!