INAUGURAL EDITION
2 OCTOBER 2026 · KOŚCIUSZKO MOUND · KRAKÓW
Relationships build trust.Trust shapes the future.
Where meaningful conversations meet the elegance of Kraków.
Limited to 200 guests
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WHY DOES THIS GALA EXIST?
An MBA or Executive MBA gives us far more than knowledge and a diploma. It gives us people, conversations, new perspectives, and the experience of belonging to an environment that inspires us to think bigger.
And then the programme ends. We return to our own decisions, organizations, challenges, and responsibilities.
But why should the value of that environment end when our studies do?
The EMBA&MBA HUB Gala Dinner was created from the belief that it should not.
We want to create an evening that brings together alumni and participants from different MBA and Executive MBA programmes — across schools, cohorts, industries, and professional roles.
Not only to reconnect.But also to create new connections.
Connections that can lead to conversations. Conversations that can lead to collaboration. And collaboration that can create real value for business, academia, and society.
Because graduation may mark the end of one chapter of education. It should not mark the end of a community of people who still want to grow, inspire one another, and create together.
Conscious Leadership. Real Value.
WHY ATTEND?
The EMBA&MBA HUB Gala Dinner is designed as a space where people connected by the MBA and Executive MBA experience can meet across very different professional journeys, perspectives, and areas of expertise.
We want to create the conditions in which a meaningful conversation can become the beginning of a relationship, a relationship can lead to collaboration, and collaboration can create real impact.
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Connections beyond your own cohort, programme, and business school.
Meet people you might never encounter in your everyday professional environment — leaders, entrepreneurs, experts, and decision-makers representing different sectors.
It is not about how many business cards you exchange. It is about the quality of the people you meet around one table.
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Conversations with the potential to become something more.
Different experiences create new perspectives. New perspectives generate ideas. And sometimes one meaningful conversation is enough to open the door to a shared project, partnership, or initiative.
The Gala is designed to create precisely these points of connection.
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Relationships and ideas with the potential to create real value.
For business. For academia. For society.
Because the value of a strong community is not defined only by who it brings together, but above all by what its members can create together.
RELATIONSHIPS → COLLABORATION → IMPACT
Inspired conversations.Meaningful impact.
One evening. Meaningful encounters. Experiences worth remembering. The EMBA&MBA HUB Gala Dinner brings together conversation, recognition, relationships and celebration — in an evening designed to create more than memories.
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An elegant evening shared around one table.
A setting created for conversation, connection and celebrating the community we are building together.
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Ideas worth bringing into the room.
Thought-provoking conversations with people whose experience, perspective and questions can inspire what comes next.
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Recognising leadership that creates real value.
A special moment dedicated to people whose achievements, choices and impact deserve to become part of the EMBA&MBA HUB story.
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Not more contacts. Better connections.
Relationships that shape the future. An intentionally created environment for meeting people beyond your own university, cohort, industry and everyday professional circle.
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Some parts of the evening should remain a surprise.
Some moments stay with you long after the evening ends.
Not simply an event.An evening designed to matter.
The value of the evening is shaped not only by what happens, but by who is in the room.
Leaders connected by the experience of advanced management education — across schools, industries and generations.
People building companies, leading organizations and turning ideas into decisions and results.
People bringing knowledge, research and perspectives that challenge established ways of thinking.
Decision-makers shaping institutions, communities and the environment in which business and society develop.
Selected representatives of organizations and communities that share the ambition to create meaningful value.
Not simply a room full of people.A carefully brought together community.
An iconic place for an inaugural evening.
The inaugural EMBA&MBA HUB Gala Dinner will take place at one of Kraków's most distinctive landmarks — Kościuszko Mound.
Built between 1820 and 1823 by the people of Kraków to commemorate Tadeusz Kościuszko, the Mound is a place of exceptional symbolism, bringing together history, heritage and panoramic views of contemporary Kraków.
It is here, on 2 October 2026, that the EMBA&MBA HUB community will come together to begin a new chapter of relationships, collaboration and real value.
Kościuszko Mound can be reached by car, taxi / Bolt / Uber and public transport. Public transport connections include bus lines 100 and 101.
Parking is available at the venue; however, the number of parking spaces is limited. The entrance to the Gala will be clearly signposted.
The venue offers accessibility facilities. Detailed accessibility information is available on the official Kościuszko Mound website.
02.10.2026 | KRAKÓW
An evening designed to leave space for conversations, inspiration and meaningful connections.
18:00
REGISTRATION / WELCOME DRINK
18:30
BUSINESS & SCIENCE PANEL
19:00
CONNECTING TOUR
19:30
DEFENCE PANEL
20:00
OFFICIAL OPENING & START OF DINNER
With speeches, performances and more between the courses.
23:30
OPEN CONVERSATIONS
until 01:00
THE EVENING CONTINUES
03.10.2026
Kraków. One more reason to stay longer.
Details of the additional programme will be announced soon.
EMBA&MBA HUB
Celebrating leadership that creates real value.
The EMBA&MBA HUB Hall of Fame was created to recognise people whose leadership reaches beyond positions and titles — and creates meaningful, lasting impact.
During the inaugural Gala Dinner, we will honour for the first time an individual whose achievements, attitude and way of leading deserve a special place in the story of the EMBA&MBA HUB community.
Conscious leadership. Real value.
Meet the people whose experience, perspective and leadership will be part of the evening.
Jadwiga Emilewicz
Wiesław Hałucha, PhD
Łukasz Jurczyszyn, PhD
Dariusz Karwiński
Col. (ret.)
Rafał Kunaszyk
Henryk Kuśnierz
Anna Romańska, PhD
Błażej Scheibe
Neil Tranter
Aneta Wątor
Marek Wypych
Krzysztof Zanussi
Jacek Zygmunt
3 OCTOBER 2026
The evening may end. The conversations don't have to.
The Gala Dinner is the beginning of relationships, not the end of them. That is why we invite our guests to stay with us in Kraków for another day.
On 3 October, we will create additional space for connections, conversations and a shared experience — beyond the formal Gala evening.
OFFICIAL HOTEL PARTNER
Holiday Inn Krakow City Centre
Stay in Kraków a little longer.
For guests of the EMBA&MBA HUB Gala Dinner, our Official Hotel Partner — Holiday Inn Krakow City Centre — offers preferential rates for stays between:
1–4 OCTOBER 2026
Located in the heart of Kraków, just a few minutes' walk from the Main Market Square, the hotel provides a convenient base for both the Gala evening and the additional programme on 3 October.
Preferential rates for EMBA&MBA HUB Gala Dinner guests.
VISIT HOTEL WEBSITE
Reserve your place at the inaugural EMBA&MBA HUB Gala Dinner.
Attendance is limited to 200 guests.
PLN 330
EMBA&MBA HUB Members and their accompanying guests.
PLN 430
MBA or EMBA degree holders who are not EMBA&MBA HUB Members, and their accompanying guests.
PLN 530
All other guests of the Gala.
Please register. Should you have any further questions, please contact us: kontakt@mbahub.pl
PARTNERSHIP & SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Co-create an experience that brings together people, ideas and real value.
The EMBA&MBA HUB Gala Dinner creates a space where business leaders, MBA/EMBA alumni and participants, experts, academia, public sector leaders and invited guests can meet and connect.
We invite organisations that want to become part of this environment — not simply be visible within it.
Partnership opportunities may include brand presence during the Gala, co-creation of selected elements of the experience, participation in event communications and opportunities to build meaningful relationships with our guests.
Be present in the right environment.
Connect with a carefully brought together community.
Become part of the experience.
We are not simply looking for sponsors.We are looking for partners with whom we can create value.
LET'S TALK PARTNERSHIPCo-creating the EMBA&MBA HUB Gala Dinner 2026 with us.
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STRATEGIC PARTNERS
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HONORARY PATRONAGE
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INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS
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MEDIA PATRONS
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BEHIND THE GALA
CONSCIOUS LEADERSHIP. REAL VALUE.
EMBA&MBA HUB is a nationwide, cross-school community bringing together MBA and Executive MBA alumni and participants.
We create an environment where relationships lead to collaboration, and collaboration creates real value — for people, business, academia and society.
We connect leaders across schools, industries and professional communities, creating a trusted space for exchanging experience, knowledge and perspectives.
The Gala Dinner is one of the places where this idea becomes an experience.
Everything you need to know before the EMBA&MBA HUB Gala Dinner 2026.
The Gala is open to MBA and Executive MBA alumni and participants, EMBA&MBA HUB members, business leaders, entrepreneurs, representatives of academia and the public sector, partners and invited guests.
Yes. EMBA&MBA HUB membership is not required to attend the Gala. HUB members benefit from preferential participation rates.
Yes. An accompanying guest attends the Gala at the rate matching your package: PLN 330 for EMBA&MBA HUB Members, PLN 430 for MBA or EMBA degree holders.
The details of your accompanying guest are provided during registration.
Formal Evening Attire.
The Official Hotel Partner of the event is Holiday Inn Krakow City Centre. Preferential rates are available to Gala guests for stays between 1–4 October 2026.
Reservations can be made by phone at 00 800 121 5820 or by email at bc@hik.krakow.pl.
Yes. Parking is available, but spaces are limited.
Kościuszko Mound can also be reached by public transport — buses 100 and 101 — or by taxi.
To receive an invoice, please send an email to kontakt@mbahub.pl with your invoicing details (VAT ID and the company's registered address).
The participation fee includes access to the full Gala programme, the formal dinner and networking.
The detailed scope of benefits will be specified within the selected registration package.
An additional programme is planned for 3 October, creating further space for connections, conversations and a shared experience beyond the formal Gala evening.
Details of the additional programme will be announced soon.
Cancellation is possible until 23 September 2026. After this date, the participation fee is non-refundable.
2 October 2026 | 18:00
Kościuszko Mound, al. Waszyngtona 1, 30-204 Kraków, Poland
Yes. Attendance at the Gala is limited to a maximum of 200 guests.
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Where meaningful conversations meet the elegance of Kraków.