Joanna Burnos

Founder of the LEADERIS Institute. Director of the Balkan Women’s Academy (BAZA) — a leadership academy for women leaders from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia. Team Europe Direct expert. Co-creator of the “Women’s Department” podcast. Specialist in leadership, diversity, and inclusion. She has also gained professional experience in an international financial corporation and a consulting firm.

Society

35 Women, Three Countries, One Vision: Europe That Leaves No One Behind

BY Joanna Burnos AND Projekt Polska / February 25, 2026

When I first walked into the room where the Balkan Women’s Academy BAZA was about to begin in 2023, I had no idea that these meetings would become a source of strength, courage, and solidarity. Today, after three editions of the Academy, BAZA has brought together 35 women from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia, women connected not only by geography, but by shared values.

Society

Women Will Be Heard

BY Joanna Burnos AND Projekt Polska / September 14, 2023

Women in Poland are now more than ever at the heart of public attention. The closer we get to the election date, the more political declarations affecting women’s lives we hear. With numerous research studies proving that women\'s participation in the upcoming parliamentary elections in Poland will be politically decisive, the number of offers from party leaders is rising on a daily basis.

Politics

Consequences of the Middle East Summit in Warsaw

BY Joanna Burnos AND Projekt Polska / February 25, 2019

Warsaw – a modern, fast growing city, has been the host of the recent Middle East Summit. Was Poland the right place for such an event? What are the consequences of what transpired on February 13-14 in the capital?