Assoc. Prof. Paweł Pasierbiak, PhD (Chair), Department of World Economy and European Integration, UMCS Assoc. Prof. Tomasz Białowąs, PhD, Department of World Economy and European Integration, UMCS Monika Wojtas, PhD, Department of World Economy and European Integration, UMCS Anna Jańska, PhD, Department of Insurance and Investments, UMCS Assoc. Prof. Szymon Mazurek, PhD, Director of the Asia and Pacific Research Center, Wroclaw University of Economics Joanna Śmiechowicz, PhD, Department of Public Finance, UMCS Marcin Daniel, MSc., PhD student at the Doctoral School of Social Sciences, UMCS