


Marek Kuźmicz a graduate of the Academy of Music in Kraków. An entrepreneur running a business in Germany in Duisburg, a long-term representative of Mercedes Benz. For years, sitting on the governing bodies of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Foreign Investors in Poland, founded by Maciej Cybulski President of the Polish-American Chamber of Commerce and head of the Illinois Governor’s Office in Warsaw. In 2010, he launched the project „The Best of Poland” under the patronage of the former President of the Republic of Poland and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Lech Wałęsa. Since 2009, he has been financing recordings of, among others, the Beethoven Academy Orchestra, permanently entering the group of art patrons.
Paul Gavlic is one of the most versatile composers of film and music (rock, punk rock, jazz, electronic and pop). As a music producer, Paul has co-created the European music scene for the past 25 years. Winner of many awards including nine diamond- selling albums, four platinum-selling albums and gold records, the composer of computer game soundtracks such as Sniper: Ghost Warrior, Battle Strike, and Combat Wings. Paul is committed to the idea of saving the Earth’s climate. He is the composer of the ecological anthem “Come Back to Paradise: Il Volo, Paul Gavlic, The Beethoven Academy Orchiestra”- international mission project (American- Italian- Polish song, which was to premiere in Rome in the first half of 2023- project under patronage of the United Nations). Paul is the most famous composer of songs for children in Poland (over 1 billion views of different songs on YouTube). Together with his wife Magdalena, he is the founder of the Idea Artis Poloniae Foundation.
Maciej (Michael) J. Cybulski. Studied at the Universities of Technology in Poznań and Warsaw, finished courses MBA at Lake Forest Business Collage. Since coming to the United States in 1980 worked at several firms in Chicagoland as General Manager, District Manager, Senior Partner, Executive Vice President. Served as the advisor for Polish Affairs to President of Polish American Congress, as well as Director of Media Relations for Polish National Alliance in Chicago. For several years deputy editor-in-chef of the largest and oldest newspaper in Polish language in the USA – Polish Daily News “Dziennik Związkowy”. Since July of 1990 Managing Director responsible for all activities of the State of Illinois Central European Office, in Warsaw, Poland, the part of Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The Office was closed January 2014 due to the State of Illinois budget cuts. During its operation Office serviced over 2000 companies and businesses, organized 49 Trade Missions, participated at 95 Trade Shows, presented over 100 FDI Seminars, all at 14 CEE countries. Since January 2004, President, Founder and CEO of Polish-American Chamber of Commerce. President of the POLSTAR GROUP Ltd, Executive Vice President at The Best of Poland. Fluent in Polish, English, Russian. Competent in German, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak and Hungarian.