The Podkarpackie Innovation Forum (21-22 October 2026, Rzeszów), organised by the regional government of Podkarpackie, ran under the motto “Resilience and preparedness”. In the block on cybersecurity and crisis communication, Mateusz gave the expert address “Battle over minds. Do we still have a chance to win it?”. He then moderated the panel “Bezpieczeństwo informacyjne i…

Mateusz spoke at the first PL:ON Festival at the Academy of Applied Sciences (ANS) in Nowy Sącz, which brought together science, business, and new technologies experts. His talk “Battle of minds” looked at cybersecurity and cognitive warfare: how algorithms, AI-generated content and disinformation compete for attention and shape decisions, and how our infrastructure can be…

On 20 October, Mateusz went back to his old high school in Myślenice (southern Poland), to talk with students and teachers about artificial intelligence. He opened with a provocative question: “Will we become less intelligent?”. The talk looked at what generative AI does to learning and thinking. Mateusz explained the notion of “cognitive debt”: when…

After the premiere in May, Mateusz met readers across Poland to talk about Przed Waszą Erą: 15 September – Jan Kruczek Municipal Public Library, Myślenice23 September – Pedagogical Regional Library, Nowy Sącz26 September – Big Book Cafe, Warsaw, as part of the Big Book Festival22 October – Regional and Municipal Public Library, Rzeszów Every single…

Mateusz presented his book Przed Waszą Erą at the 35th Economic Forum in Karpacz, one of the largest political and economic conferences in Central and Eastern Europe. The 2026 edition ran under the motto “Architecture of the New Order – Stability in Times of Change” and gathered over 7,000 guests. His session, put the human…

Mateusz took his research on synthetic media to Polish lawyers and educators: 12 June, Kraków – panel “0-1-AI” at the festival “Prawo Karne: Od Zera”, organised by the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University. In a follow-up interview with Karne24, he argued that criminal law should not wait for the philosophical debate…

Mateusz spoke on the panel “Case Studies in Societal Resilience” at the conference “Standing Together: Building Resilient and Engaged Societies” in Ottawa. The event focused on Canada-EU cooperation on societal responses to FIMI. It was organised by the Delegation of the European Union to Canada, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation Canada and the Telfer School of…

An annual conference on cyber foreign policy, cybersecurity, resilience Date: July 9–10, 2026 Location:Federal Foreign Office (July 9)ESMT Berlin (July 10) Format: In-person conference Register Now Moscow’s shadow beyond Ukraine: Russia’s cyber threat to European security Russia aims to undermine European security, prosperity and freedom. To that end, Russian state and non-state cyber actors weaponize digital technologies…

As part of the IFSH series “Kurz erklärt”, which briefs Members of the Bundestag and their staff on current security issues, Mateusz gave a talk titled “Künstliche Inhalte, echte Gefahr – Deepfakes und ihre Folgen für Sicherheit und Demokratie”. He explained how deepfakes are used in disinformation, fraud and image-based sexual abuse, and why they…

Mateusz took part in the webinar “Spotlight Germany: FIMI Operations and Sabotage”, organised by Osavul, an international company that analyses information threats. He spoke alongside Sarah Thust (CORRECTIV) and Karolin Schwarz (freelance analyst and trainer). The panel looked at who shapes Germany’s information space, which narratives aim to deepen polarisation and erode trust in institutions,…