An expert on the practical applications of IT in insurance companies, with 15 years of experience. Dariusz is a graduate of the Gdańsk University of Technology, and a post-graduate programme in Insurance at the Academy of Finance in Warsaw. He holds the following certificates: OGC MSP, OGC PRINCE2, TOGAF 8 and ITIL. In his professional career, he has collaborated with insurance companies in Poland, Germany, Switzerland, France, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and Ukraine. His experience has been utilised at Powszechny Zakład Ubezpieczeń (as Managing Director (IT) of the PZU group, and IT Director of the Group’s IT Centre), as well as a Senior Manager at PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Since 2012, he has been responsible for a number of implementation projects in Western Europe, as a consultant and manager in the Professional Services division of Guidewire Software, a company specialising in IT solutions for the insurance market. He is also a columnist and author, writing for both Polish and foreign publications, a trainer, moderator, speaker, and training programme creator.