General Cezary Janowski is the Chief of the Operational Planning and Training Directorate in the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces. He is a specialist in the areas of military modernisation, innovation and training. Originator of many innovative projects in the Polish Armed Forces and the creator of the modern army concept. Co-author of projects in the area of future soldier concept. Co-originator of projects regarding the vision of the army in the future. As an specialist, he deals with a wide range of research in the field of international security in the context of contemporary threats and analyses global dependencies in terms of their impact on the security environment. As an expert, he has participated in a number of projects concerning international security, global processes and dependencies and their impact on the world security environment. He has been invited as a keynote speaker and panellist in multiple national and international conferences, seminars and discussion panels. He is a promoter of civilian and military cooperation, in particularly in the field of education. He strongly supports knowledge sharing between civilian and military universities, educational centres and think tanks. When facing a problem, he always tries to find a new perspective on the subject, thus stimulating fruitful discussion and creative thinking. He is known for his open-minded approach.