Dr. Damian Szlachter - conducts academic research that focuses on the area of internal security of the Republic of Poland and the role of the EU in building resilience to national security risks of member states. Regional expert of the European Commission (DG HOME) on counter-terrorism security assessment of public spaces and critical infrastructure (EU PSA), as well as national security auditor in civil aviation, licensed pilot of unmanned aerial vehicles. From 2020 to 2022, he served as vice-president of the Polish National Security Association.