Beata Białowąs was born in 1972. She graduated from the Catholic University of Lublin, followed by postgraduate studies in the field of business entities development, European projects management and corporate social responsibility. Ms. Białowąs has been associated with the Chamber of Crafts & Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Katowice for many years, and in 2015 she was appointed as Chief Executive Officer. She is a member of the Monitoring Committee of 2014-2020 Regional Operational Programme for the Silesian Voivodeship (RPO WSL 2014-2020).