Joanna Pawełek-Mendez, diplomat, PhD in the field of political science, minister-counsellor for cybersecurity in the Department of Security Policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Among her responsibilities are: digital diplomacy, cooperation with key partners in multilateral cyberdiplomacy initiatives, promotion of Polish interests in ongoing normative processes within international organizations (UN, EU, OSCE) regarding: the analysis of threats in cyberspace, confidence-building measures, institutional dialogue, capacity building and the impact of new technologies on global peace and security. At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2008. In 2010-2016 she worked in Paris in the strategic affairs departments of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the General Directorate of Armaments (within the French Ministry of Defence), as well as head of the political department of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Paris. She also served as the liaison officer of the Polish Presidency of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in 2022. Romanist, graduate of the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences, of the National School of Public Administration and the Institute of Higher National Defense Studies in Paris.