Remigiusz Smolinski is a professor and Academic Director of the Center for International Negotiation at HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Germany. He is the founder of The Negotiation Challenge, Discurso.ai, and serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Negotiation and Conflict Management Research. Dr. Smolinski is a board member of the International Association for Conflict Management (IACM), with expertise in leadership, negotiation performance, entrepreneurial and cross-cultural negotiations, pedagogy, and ethics. Beyond academia, Dr. Smolinski has held senior leadership roles across various industries, including media, e-commerce, banking, and consulting.