Dr Katarzyna Liszka has been active in the foundry industry for nearly 20 years, combining technical expertise with strategic and organisational leadership. Since 2005, she has been professionally associated with the Polish Foundrymen’s Association (STOP), where she has served as General Secretary since 2014, responsible for the organisation’s overall management, oversight of financial and human resources, and the implementation of national and international projects.

Dr Katarzyna Liszka

For many years, she has been actively involved in the World Foundry Organisation (WFO), representing Stowarzyszenie Techniczne Odlewników Polskich (STOP) as a member organisation. She is also involved in the WFO Management Working Group and, since 2025, has served as a member of the WFO Strategy Group, co-creating the organisation’s strategic development directions at the global level. In 2018, she coordinated the organisation of the 73rd WFO World Foundry Congress in Krakow, Poland. She serves on numerous organising committees of World Foundry Congresses and national and international technical and scientific conferences, actively building relationships between industry, academia, and public institutions. She is the initiator of the “The FemPower in Metalcasting – Passion and Success” competition, which aims to increase the visibility of Polish women in the sector and foster a more inclusive professional environment.

In the words of the WFO General Secretary José Javier González Estévez, “There is no doubt that Katarzyna’s joining the Secretariat Team is great news; her excellent work throughout her career as our WFO representative in Poland and her passion for the people who make up our industry point to an exciting future for the team and the WFO.”