Paul King
Paul King has been a professional body piercer since 1991. He has lectured on body modification since 1993. He apprenticed for 18 months under Elayne Angel, master piercer and author of The Piercing Bible. He worked in all three former Gauntlet locations, managed LA and NYC and was awarded the title of Master Piercer. He has a UC Berkeley B.A. degree in Anthropology. In 1999, Paul King partnered with Grant Dempsey to create Cold Steel in San Francisco. In 2007, he received the APP’s President’s Award for contributions to the Piercing Industry. He has served as a board-appointed treasurer of the APP since 2008. In 2022, he published his book Alan Oversby: Documentary Evidence, edited interviews about UK's iconic piercer and tattoo artist, Mr. Sebastian. In 2014, with the support the APP board elect, Paul King founded the Body Piercing Archive: www.bodypiercingarchive.org

Jim Ward
In a 2003 documentary titled The Social History of Piercing, MTV called Jim Ward “the granddaddy of the modern piercing movement.” Many consider him the person most responsible for creating that movement, giving birth to both the profession and industry. Inspired by his friend and mentor Doug Malloy, Jim opened Gauntlet, the first studio in the US and possibly the world dedicated solely to this form of body modification. He is responsible for developing and/or perfecting many of the tools, techniques and jewelry designs that became industry standard. From these, the industry continues to evolve. In 1977, with the input of Doug and Fakir Musafar, Jim conceived and published Piercing Fans International Quarterly (PFIQ), the first and highly influential publication dedicated to body piercing. Many piercers credit the magazine for sparking their interest and introducing them to the fundamentals of the craft. In 2011, Jim published his book, Running the Gauntlet—an Intimate History of the Modern Body Piercing Movement.

Beata Kwaśniewska
Piercerka z ponad 14-letnim doświadczeniem, zdobywanym zarówno na konferencjach branżowych, jak i w codziennej pracy z klientami. Na co dzień pracuje w studiu Sztorm Tattoo & Piercing w Gdańsku.
Pierwsza piercerka w Polsce, która została członkinią APP (Association of Professional Piercers). Prezeska stowarzyszenia Professional Piercers Poland oraz organizatorka PPP Conference.
W tym roku również w nowej roli – wystąpi na konferencji jako prelegentka.
W swojej pracy koncentruje się nie tylko na technice, ale również na świadomej i uważnej pracy z człowiekiem.
Wierzy, że dobre przekłucie zaczyna się od zaufania, odpowiedniego przygotowania i uważnej komunikacji — właśnie tym dzieli się podczas wykładów i seminariów.

Brian Skellie
Brian founded Piercing Experience in 1992 as a piercer inspired to research and evolve safe body modification and share the results with the community. He is a frequent Association of Professional Piercers contributor ever since the first conference, an active business member since 1996, an educator who has presented many seminars and workshops at conferences all over the world. Former Editor of The Point Journal, Chair of the Media Committee, Treasurer, International Liaison, Medical Liaison, Vice President, and President, now serving as CIO.
Brian provides informative resources in his areas of specialty. He introduced and advanced many novel and effective approaches for body modification such as safe techniques for aseptic (freehand) piercing without clamps, aseptic non touch technique with instruments, single use instrument options, anodization, studio setup, instrument management, sterilization and infection prevention. He has been instrumental for guidance and standards in support of the rights and responsibilities of professional body artists on a local and international level.
Beside piercing, he is an infection control expert focused on the efficient use and validation of cleaning and sterilization. He has invested years of study into the question, “how clean is clean enough?” and participated as a member of ASTM and AAMI in the interest of adapting effective methods for our trade.
An active member of the ASTM committee F04 on medical and surgical devices and implants and related subcommittees, Brian works with applications of biomaterials science for body art safety and expanding jewelry options. He develops, interprets and publishes evidence based standards for continual improvement in our field. He promotes the use of current and timely research based standards for the benefit of clients and colleagues worldwide.

Ryan Ouellette
Ryan Ouellette (he/him) has been a professional body piercer in New Hampshire in the United States for over 20 years. Ryan is a current member of the Association of Professional Piercers @safepiercing and served on the APP’s Board of Directors from 2016-2019. Ryan splits his work time between professional piercing and instructing body art education classes both in person and online. Since the start of the covid era Ryan has produced webinars and piercing educational videos for on-demand viewing at www.patreon.com/ryanpba. He has instructed classes at the APP’s annual conference in the United States as well as at conferences in the United Kingdom, Germany, Mexico, and Brazil. Ryan is the producer and host of the Piercing Wizard Podcast @piercingwizardpodcast , and in his spare time enjoys travelling and watching professional wrestling.

Lola Slider
Hi my name is Lola Slider and I’ve worked as a piercing professional since 2010. I’m the co-host of the Piercing Wizard Podcast with Ryan Ouellette and I’m the owner and founder of Forest Piercing in my home, Glasgow, Scotland. I have been an APP member since 2016, I am proud to be Scotland’s first APP member, and even prouder to have founded the first ever piercing studio in Scotland to hold duel APP and UKAPP membership. Since 2017 I have instructed at events in the UK, Spain, USA, Germany and taught digital classes to piercers from all over the world. I would never have originally thought of myself as an educator, but as long as it's helpful it's something I'm very proud to continue volunteering to do. I have a very straight forward and uncomplicated style of instructing and have an enormous amount of time and appreciation for any piercer looking to improve the safety and overall quality of their work whatever point in their career they're at.

Ruben Triguero
Ruben Triguero, French piercer who began his career in 1999 in Spain. In 2004 he attended the conference of the APP of Las Vegas for the first time and that same year he began working in Paris in the only studio that was a member of the APP in France and APERF 23 keller (ex-Gauntlet International). In 2008 he moved to Naples, Italy to work in one of the most important studios in the country, Micromutazioni. In 2018 he started to work for Maria Tash as a Head piercer in a Rome store and then he was Piercer training manager. During these years he regularly attended body piercing seminars throughout Europe and USA and has organized seminars in Italy with international speakers. He is a member of the APP and board member for the LBP like International Liaison . Ruben is also an international piercing educator and he speaks in online webinars and international piercing conferences like the APP, APPBR, APPE, BMXNET, CEP, CIPP, GEP, GEP academy, LBP, Neilmed, Sala Solidaria, SBPC and Youmodify.
Ruben is always happy to share and help the piercing community.

Beth Jenkins
I am a body piercer with over 10 years of experience, studio owner of Auryn Adornments, and the director of Buddha Jewelry UK. I have always been infatuated with the client experience, and how we can elevate it in any way possible. Teaching this class and discussing the overall experience we are providing, along with realistic, implementable strategies which can help your studio grow has been so fulfilling and I cannot wait to bring this class to Poland.

Doktor X
Mam na imię Marcin ale częściej nazywany jestem Doktorem X. Od ponad dwóch dekad zajmuję się profesjonalnym piercingiem. To nie tylko moja praca, ale przede wszystkim pasja, która przez lata przerodziła się w świadomą i odpowiedzialną ścieżkę zawodową. Jestem członkiem Professional Piercers Poland , prowadzę własne studio Piercing Room i współtworzę Modern Tribe – wyjątkowe spotkanie piercerów, w którym dzielimy się doświadczeniem, wiedzą i wsparciem. Wierzę, że kluczem do rozwoju branży jest edukacja, otwartość i stałe doskonalenie – dlatego nieustannie się uczę i chętnie dzielę tym, czego sam doświadczyłem.

Aga Czech

Wojtek Przychodzki
Nazywam się Wojtek i od 2006 roku zajmuję się piercingiem. Z biegiem lat poszerzyłem swoje umiejętności o inne formy body artu, stale rozwijając się w tej dziedzinie. Od 2012 roku jestem członkiem międzynarodowej społeczności BMXnet. Od początku mojej zawodowej drogi aktywnie uczestniczę w wydarzeniach branżowych i konferencjach w Europie i na Świecie. Od 13 lat jestem liderem Bliss of Pain Suspension Crew – grupy zajmującej się body suspension, z którą aktywnie działam zarówno w Szkocji, jak i w Polsce. Współtworzę również wydarzenie Modern Tribe, którego celem jest budowanie przestrzeni wolnej od ocen, pełnej wzajemnego wsparcia oraz wymiany doświadczeń – przede wszystkim dla piercerów działających w Polsce.
Na co dzień mieszkam w Edynburgu w Szkocji, ale od 2019 roku jestem aktywnym członkiem stowarzyszenia Professional Piercers Poland, w którym współorganizuję konferencję, uczestniczę w spotkaniach oraz prowadzę wykłady. Obecnie pełnię funkcję wiceprezesa stowarzyszenia.
W swojej pracy kieruję się najwyższymi standardami higieny, wykorzystuję biżuterię najwyższej jakości, a także dbam o komfort, zaufanie i relację z klientem – nie tylko podczas samego zabiegu, ale również przez cały proces gojenia.
Uwielbiam dzielić się wiedzą i zdobytym doświadczeniem, wierząc, że tylko dzięki wspólnemu rozwojowi nasza branża może działać bezpiecznie, profesjonalnie i z pasją.

Dr n. med. Karol Kołkowski
