Tomasz Smolarek is a graduate of the Cracow University of Economics, majoring in Finance and Banking. He is an Investment Advisor (license no. 257, issued in 2007). From 2008 to 2023, he worked at Noble Funds TFI S.A., focusing on global economic analysis, stock market research, and managing model portfolios. His equity analysis spanned Polish and foreign companies, focusing on the technology and consumer sectors. Since January 2024, he has been a Portfolio Manager at mTFI S.A., managing portfolios with a significant equity market exposure. Both professionally and personally, he dedicates substantial attention to structural trends in technology, including the semiconductor industry. Tomasz will speak at the CFA Society Poland Annual Conference on “The Battle for Control over Technology: Chinese Semiconductors, American Sanctions, and Europe’s Security.”