October 2017 Our Goal
To place Polish interns in offices of top decision makers in Washington and London
Our vision and mission Description
● Transatlantic Future Leaders Forum (TFLF) is an internship platform connecting the brightest Polish scholars with thoughtful and broad-minded Internship platform decision makers in Washington and London ● “Extra-curricular” meetings with thought leaders from think-tanks, businesses and professional services organizations form an integral part of the program
● We created a vehicle which supports exceptionally bright and talented preparing exceptional university students (many of whom come from disadvantaged young people backgrounds) by allowing them to gain unrivalled professional and personal experience
● TFLF recruits, develops and supports motivated students to form a to become future network of high-achievers who thanks to our program will be well- leaders equipped to become future leaders of the civic society
2 Our Partners
We have teamed up with highly respected institutions
Strategic partners
Honorary patron
3 Our Partners
We have teamed up with highly respected institutions
Partners
4 Next Steps
2018 Edition timeline
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Publication on transatlantic issues
Promotional activities
Online applications
2nd round Interviews
Selecting candidates
Allocating chosen candidates to Congressional offices
Internships
5 Scholars - 2017 Edition
Our scholars come from various academic and professional backgrounds
Tadeusz Kolasiński ● Student at Sciences Po Law School pursuing Master in Economic Law. Previously awarded BA in International Relations and Economics from the same institution. ● Completed an internship at Thomson Reuters and acted as a Research Assistant for a senior European politician. ● As a leader of student association he organised an international conference in the Western Balkans
Nadia O’Shaughnessy ● Currently pursuing an MSc in International Political Economy at the LSE, having completed an MA at Sciences Po and a BA at Cambridge, both in the International Relations field ● Previously interned for the British Embassy in Warsaw and for Visa Europe in Paris ● Engaged in Model United Nations and mentoring of Polish students applying to study in the UK
6 Scholars - 2017 Edition
Our scholars come from various academic and professional backgrounds
Michał Ratyński ● Master of Philosophy in Development Studies from Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, also holds a Bachelor of Politics and East European Studies (2.1. with honours) from the University College London ● Worked on Corporate Social Responsibility project with Tata Communications Ltd in Pune, India ● Gained additional experience during consultancy project with a medium textile company in Kampala, Uganda and Thomson Reuters’ journalistic internship in Warsaw
Michalina Nadolna ● A Masters of Laws student at Adam Mickiewicz University who has also completed courses in Finance & Accounting with International Baccalaureate background ● Completed internships at Baker&McKenzie and Bridgestone Europe ● Member of several research groups and an author of articles on European Union law and philosophy of law
Bartłomiej Bąk ● Third-year student of Finance at Warsaw School of Economics ● Active member of student organizations who organised a student exchange for students from Mexico and Philippines ● Completed internships at the Embassy of Poland in Brazil and in the Polish Ministry of Finance
Bogdan Marek ● Pursuing Master's Degree in Quantitative Methods in Economics at Warsaw School of Economics ● Current President of Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) Students’ Union ● Winner of National Oxford-style debate tournaments with experience from Accenture and Polish Railways 7 Participating Offices - US
Our interns have unrivalled opportunity to work at offices of top decision makers
Marcy Kaptur ● U.S. Representative for Ohio and member of the Democratic Party, who has served since 1983 ● The longest-serving woman in the House ● Member of the Appropriations Committee ● Co-Chairman of the Congressional Caucus on Poland
Jackie Walorski ● Republican, 2nd district of Indiana, third term in the US House of Representatives ● Member of the Committee on Armed Services
Dan Lipinski ● Democrat, 3rd district of Illinois, sixth term in the US House of Representatives ● The most senior member from Illinois on the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee ● Member of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology ● Co-Chairman of the Congressional Caucus on Poland
Peter Roskam ● Republican, 6th district of Illinois, third term in the US House of Representatives ● In the leadership - former Chief Deputy Whip (2011-2014) ● Chairman of the Tax Policy Subcommittee on the House Ways and Means Committee
8 Participating Offices - UK
Our interns have unrivalled opportunity to work at offices of top decision makers
Tom Brake ● Member of Parliament for Carshalton and Wallington in London since 1997. ● Deputy Leader of the House of Commons between 2012 and 2015 ● Liberal Democrat spokesperson for international trade and European affairs since 2017
Daniel Kawczynski ● British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury & Atcham in Shropshire since 2005 ● Member of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee ● He is currently Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Poland and a founder of the Conservative Friends of Poland group
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Extracurricular meetings 2016
Embassy of Poland in the United States, Delegation of the EU in the US, Polish Defense Ministry
Private Companies: Boeing, McLarty Associates, Squire Patton Boggs
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Extracurricular meetings 2017 (1/2)
Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Witold Waszczykowski
World Bank
Think-tanks: Brookings Institute, Heritage Foundation, Lugar Center
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Extracurricular meetings 2017 (2/2)
Ambassador of Poland in the United States, International Monetary Fund, Former Polish Foreign Minister
Private Companies: Boston Consulting Group, Procter&Gamble
12 Great feedback
Our program presented not only an unique experience for our Scholars but was also highly valued by participating Congressional offices
Congressman Peter Roskam Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur Congressman Dan Lipinski with with Bogdan Marek with Grażyna Meller Wiktor Rybicki
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