Międzynarodowe Centrum
Kongresowe in Katowice
- Day 1 2024.05.07
- Day 2 2024.05.08
- Day 3 2024.05.09
Multifunctional room D
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14:30-16:00
Digitization in practice. Talking about technologies
×– Metaverse – the new face of the internet. How to function efficiently in a virtual world? Products, services, behavioural models and activities that exploit the possibilities of the meta-world. Metaverse platforms – business potential and future directions.
– Digitalisation in the world, Europe, Poland. Devices and technologies of the future: how they are changing the economy, business, everyday life. Global trends in digitalisation and their adoption: opportunities and challenges, barriers and effects.
– Implementations, experiences, standards. Companies in a digital business space: how do they implement new solutions, what do they expect, what can they expect? Technological innovation in the financial sector – new services, convenience and security.
×Magdalena Chudzikiewicz - Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), Board Member, home.pl
Michał Gramatyka - Secretary of State, Ministry of Digital Affairs
Michał Kanownik - CEO, Digital Poland Association (ZIPSEE)
Christian Leutner - SVP, Head of European Platform Business and Managing Director, Fujitsu
Ewa Łuniewska - Deputy President of the Management Board, ING Bank Śląski SA
Ksenia Nowicka - Public Policy Manager, CEE, Meta
Sebastian Ogórek - Head of Economy Department, Gazeta Wyborcza, Head of Wyborcza.biz Editorial Office
Jakub Styczyński - Journalist, Rynek Zdrowia
Krzysztof Szubert - Chief Information Officer, PKO TFI Member of the UN High-Level Council for Digital Cooperation (IGF)
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16:30-18:00
Women in business
×Women on management and supervisory boards – why an EU directive is needed, practices from other countries, research on gender equity and the gender pay gap. By June 2026, 40 per cent of top positions in companies should be held by women. What needs to be changed so that we catch up with Europe in this respect? The discriminatory wage structure against women in the EU and its causes. The pay gap between men and women – how to reduce it?
×Weronika Achramowicz - Managing Partner, Baker McKenzie
Alia Abdullah Al Mazrouei - Chief Executive Officer, Khalifa Fund
Wioletta Januszczyk - Member of the Management Board, Managing Director, Consumer Services, Medicover
Anna Kędziora Szwagrzak - President of the Management Board, Veolia Energia Łódź SA
Anna Kryńska-Godlewska - Member of the Management Board, Agora SA
Lucyna Stańczak-Wuczyńska - Chairwoman of the Council, BNP Paribas
Multifunctional room E
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10:00-12:00
Inauguration. Europe – transforming for the future
×10.00-10.40 | Inauguration of the 16th European Economic Congress
10.40-12.00 | Europe – transforming for the future
• Transformation, development, security. The summary of Poland's 20 years in the EU. Priorities of the Polish presidency. The new architecture of European security: solidarity, effort, geopolitical conditions. Ukraine in Europe – prospects for support, cooperation, membership. Strong and resilient, modern and attractive – what Europe do we want and how can we make it happen?
• Economy, competitiveness, technologies. The global competitiveness of Europe's economy: potential, expansion, investments. Change towards sustainable economy and energy transition: where are we? What are we doing? What do we want? Digital transition, knowledge-based economy, innovations and creativity. Free market, communication and media vs. socio-economic development.
• World, cooperation, investments. The Polish and European economies as perceived by investors from the Gulf.
×Rashed Al Blooshi - Undersecretary, Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED)
Ahmed Khalifa Al Qubaisi - Chief Executive Officer, Abu Dhabi Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Andrew Bester - Member Management Board Banking, Head of Wholesale Banking, ING
Rafał Brzoska - Founder, CEO, InPost
Jerzy Buzek - Member of the European Parliament, President of the European Parliament 2009–2012; Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland 1997–2001; Chairman of the Programme Board of the EEC
Joanna Dunikowska-Paź - Journalist, TVN
Marcin Krupa - Major of Katowice
Wojciech Kuśpik - President of the Management Board, PTWP SA, Initiator of the European Economic Congress
Ursula von der Leyen - EPP Lead Candidate for European Commission President
Jan Niedziałek - Journalist, TVN Warner Bros. Discovery
Anna Pruska - CEO, Comarch SA
Natalia Rasiewicz - Editor, PortalSamorzadowy.pl, WNP.PL, PulsHR.pl
Kadri Simson - European Commissioner for Energy
Donald Tusk - Prime Minister of Poland
Marek Wójcik - Voivode of Silesia
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14:30-16:00
Healthcare system in Poland
×Healthcare – where are we? How Poland’s health care system compares with the rest of Europe. The system and its efficiency: funding, governance, insurance, personnel. Key competences that are missing from the system today. Patient first – what does this mean in practice? Without an effectively functioning public system, a private system will not work.
×Marek Augustyn - Deputy President, National Health Fund
Artur Białkowski - Board Member, Managing Director, Business Services Division, Medicover, CEO, Employers of Private Medicine
Weronika Dejneka - Acting CEO, PZU Health
Paulina Gumowska - Director of the Health and Lifestyle Segment and Deputy Director of publishing at PTWP Group
Klara Klinger - Editor-in-Chief, Rynek Zdrowia
Izabela Leszczyna - Minister of Health
Piotr Nowicki - Director, Provincial Hospital in Poznań
Andrzej Podlipski - President of the Management Board, Grupa Scanmed, Member of the Management Board, Employers of Private Medicine
Anna Rulkiewicz - President, LUX MED Group, Deputy President, Lewiatan Confederation, President, Employers for Health Association
Adam Szlachta - Financial Director, President of the Management Board, American Heart of Poland SA
Zbigniew Torbus - Director, Independent Public Health Care Complex in Proszowice
Renata Wachowicz - Chief Executive Officer, Prof. K. Gibinski University Clinical Center of the Silesian Medical University in Katowice, Poland
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16:30-18:00
Healthcare as part of the economy
×Industry and manufacturing for the health system. Drug safety on the agenda of the Polish Presidency of the EU Council. Investment – the key role of innovation, the potential of the Polish R&D and biotechnological sector. Foreign expansion of Polish health sector companies. Production and services for health as an element of safety and a source of benefit for the economy and for patients. Research and development centres and hubs, knowledge transfer and new technologies – the non-manufacturing contribution of the health industry to Poland’s GDP.
×Katarzyna Dubno - Director for external relations, ESG and health economics at ADAMED Pharma SA, Deputy President of the Management Board, the Polish Association of Employers of the Pharmaceutical Industry – Domestic Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
Wiktor Janicki - President of the Management Board, AstraZeneca Pharma Poland
Krzysztof Kępiński - Director of External Relations, Member of the Management Board, GSK Commercial Ltd.
Klara Klinger - Editor-in-Chief, Rynek Zdrowia
Krzysztof Kopeć - President of the Board, Polish Association of Employers of the Pharmaceutical Industry - National Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, Vice President, Lewiatan Confederation, Member of the Board, Mediciens for Europe
Maciej Miłkowski - Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Health
Rafał Staszewski - Deputy President for Research Financing, Medical Research Agency
Lecture Hall
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12:30-14:00
Wind energy in Poland
×Regulations – more changes, this time for the better? Is there an opportunity to stabilise conditions for the development of onshore wind energy? Plans, calculations, investor concerns. The role of local authorities. Efficiency of offshore and onshore wind energy generation. Is offshore a viable competition for access to investment funds? The place of onshore wind energy in Poland’s mix and system.
×Mirosław Bendzera - President of the Management Board, FAMUR SA
Piotr Ciepiela - Attorney-at-law, Baker McKenzie
Janusz Gajowiecki - President, Polish Wind Energy Association
Krzysztof Horodko - Managing Partner, Baker Tilly TPA
Piotr Maciołek - Member of the Board, Polenergia SA
Olga Sypuła - Country Manager, European Energy Poland
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14:30-16:00
EU funds – it is high time
×The role of EU funds in development and investment – as part of the transition of the energy sector and the economy as a whole. New programming period 2021-2027 – mobilisation at short notice. KPO [National Reconstruction Plan – NextGenerationEU] funds – adjustments to spending plans required? How does deadline pressure affect the market, contractors, prices? Operational and regional programmes, local government activity and capacity. The last such large funds? How to replace the stream of money from the EU?
×Paweł Chorąży - Managing Director for EU Funds and Development Cooperation, Polish Development Bank (BGK)
Michał Gwizda - Managing Partner, CRIDO
Marek Gzik - Secretary of State, Ministry of Science and Higher Education
Jerzy Małachowski - Director, The National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR)
Andrzej Sterczyński - Member of the Management Board, Chief Financial Officer, Unibep SA
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16:30-18:00
Renewable energy sources
×The role of green sources and technologies in Poland’s current and future energy security architecture. Conditions for the further development of RES in Poland. The potential of specific sources, new, more efficient and more accessible technologies. Growing green power versus system stability. Power grids. Energy storage as a necessary system stabiliser with an increasing share of RES. Local content in green energy investments. European experience in the development of various types of renewable energy sources.
×Joanna Bernat - Partner, Head of Energy Law Practice, CRIDO
Jarosław Bogacz - Deputy President of the Management Board, KENO Energy
Olivier Guerrini - Deputy President of biogas, TotalEnergies
Ballroom A
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12:30-14:00
Poland’s 20 years in the European Union
×From a summary to the future. Poland in the EU – a new opening? Poland’s relations within the European Union versus our position on the international arena. EU 2004 and 2024: where we were, where we are: about the greatest enlargement of the EU and experiences that are useful today. Entrepreneurs, companies, exporters who have built their position in the past 20 years. Regions, cities and local government in the stream of transformations of the last two decades.
×Jerzy Buzek - Member of the European Parliament, President of the European Parliament 2009–2012; Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland 1997–2001; Chairman of the Programme Board of the EEC
Teresa Czerwińska - Vice-President, European Investment Bank
Michał Kobosko - Deputy Chairman, Polska 2050
Adam Krzanowski - CEO, Co-Founder, Nowy Styl
Leszek Miller - Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland between 2001–2004, Member of the European Parliament
Konrad Szymański - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs between 2015–2019, Minister-member of the Council of Ministers between 2019–2020, Minister for European Union Affairs between 2020–2022
Maciej Zakrocki - Journalist, TVP Info
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14:30-16:00
Europe in a global market
×Threats to the competitiveness of the Old Continent. How does the Union compare with other economic powers (USA, China, Japan) and where do we go from here as a European community. Threats/challenges in the years to come. Prospects for the European economy and changes in the Community operating model.
ףukasz Dziekoński - Founder, President, Montis Capital
Przemek Gdański - President of the Management Board, BNP Paribas Bank Polska SA
Elwira Gross-Gołacka - Director, Export Department, Polish Investment and Trade Agency
Yelda Guven - VP Policy Development and Advocacy for Europe, Africa and Middle East region, ExxonMobil
Karolina Hytrek-Prosiecka - Communication Expert
Wiktor Janicki - President of the Management Board, AstraZeneca Pharma Poland
Tomasz Marciniak - Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company
Karolis Žemaitis - Vice-Minister of Economy and Innovation of Lithuania
Ballroom B
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12:30-14:00
The banking sector and the economy
×Banks as a source of financing for the economy and its transformation processes. Regulatory environment – how does it affect the health of the sector and the plans of the sector? What solutions stimulate the activity of banks and their cooperation with economic operators, and what solutions discourage this? Banks versus technology – digitalisation, competition from fintechs. Green finance, ESG criteria in the strategies of banking sector players.
×Brunon Bartkiewicz - Chairman of the Board, ING Bank Śląski SA
Tadeusz Białek - President, Polish Bank Association (ZBP)
Andrzej Domański - Minister of Finance
Elisabetta Falcetti - Regional Director, Head of Poland and the Baltic States, EBRD
Przemek Gdański - President of the Management Board, BNP Paribas Bank Polska SA
Stacy Ligas - Senior Partner, CEO, KPMG in Poland
Szymon Midera - vice president, PKO Bank Polski
Adam Pers - Vice-President of the Management Board, Head of Corporate & Investment Banking, mBank SA
Andrzej Stec - Editor in Chief, Bankier.pl
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14:30-16:00
European mobilisation
×European female policy leaders on key security challenges. Plans to increase the defence capabilities of EU member states – European cooperation in this field. Scenarios for developments in the event of a weakening of the NATO. European Parliament elections – the potential impact of the new balance of power on European defence policy. Fight against disinformation targeting the EU, member states and European values. Development perspectives, new objectives, Community enlargement policy.
×Elżbieta Bieńkowska - Chairwoman of the Council of the Center for European Policy Studies (Brussels), Minister of Regional Development from 2007 to 2013, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Development from 2013 to 2014, Commissioner for the Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs from 2014 to 2019
Joanna Burnos - Founder of LEADERIS Institute, Member of the Advisory Board of The Alliance of Her
Ewelina Dobrowolska - Minister of Justice of Lithuania
Aleksandra Gasztold - Head of Publishing Department, NASK National Research Institute
Iveta Radičová - Minister of Labor of Slovakia between 2005-2006, Prime Minister of Slovakia between 2010-2012
Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka - Undersecretary of State, European Union Affairs Division, The Chancellery of the Prime Minister
Monika Sus - International Security Research Center, Hertie School in Berlin, Professor, Institute of Political Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences
Ballroom C
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12:30-14:00
Digitalisation: the dilemmas of a mature revolution
×In what phase of digital transformation is Europe, the region, Poland? Key technologies of 2024 – which ones are worth investing in and why? How to encourage companies to invest in digitalisation? Market, regulations, security – where do we go from here, what to watch out for?
×Michał Gramatyka - Secretary of State, Ministry of Digital Affairs
Bartosz Hojka - CEO, Agora
Andrzej J. Kozłowski - Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Emitel SA
Agnieszka Kubera - Country Managing Director, Accenture Poland
Thomas Meinhardt - Director CET Central & Eastern Europe at SD Worx
Magdalena Nowicka - Vice President of the Management Board, Area of New Technologies and Cybersecurity, BNP Paribas Bank
Szymon Wałach - Vice President of the Management Board for Digital and Strategy, InPost
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14:30-16:00
The role of the state in the economy
×Free market versus state ownership monopolies. Free competition versus public expectations of security and acceptance of greater state activity in the economy. What should be the optimum role of the state in the economy? The state as regulator and infrastructure manager versus the free market and competition. How do we restore market equilibrium and fair economic rules of the game?
×Leszek Balcerowicz - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance 1989-1991 and 1997-2001, Governor of the National Bank of Poland 2001-2007
Jacek Bartmiński - Undersecretary of State, Minister for State Assets
Jadwiga Emilewicz - Member of the Polish Parliament, Minister for Entrepreneurship and Technology and Minister for Development 2018-2020, Deputy Prime Minister 2020, Government Plenipotentiary for Polish-Ukrainian Development Cooperation in 2023
Andrzej Mierzwa - Managing Partner, 21 Concordia Polska
Jacek Ziarno - Editor-in-Chief, ‘Nowy Przemysł’ Economic Magazine
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16:30-18:00
Nuclear energy – a reasonable acceleration
×Large-scale nuclear power in Poland – what do we already know and what is still questionable? Procedures and deadlines: a step back or an acceleration? Costs of the Polish nuclear programme and energy prices – will it be competitive? Contractors and technology providers, their readiness. Possible participation of Polish companies in the construction of nuclear power plants – do we have the competence?
×Maciej Bando - Undersecretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for Strategic Energy Infrastructure, Ministry of Climate and Environment
Thierry Deschaux - Managing Director, EDF Representative Office in Poland
Joel A. Eacker - Vice President for new projects, Westinghouse Electric Company
Leszek Hołda - President, Bechtel Poland
Anni Jaarinen - Vice President, Nuclear Services, Fortum
Mark W. Lloyd - Managing Director, Accenture
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19:30-20:30
Investor without Borders 2024 Gala
×Another edition of awards granted to the most effective Polish investors pursuing foreign expansion and active, responsible foreign investors in Poland, having a positive impact on the economy and the labour market.
Conference room 1
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12:30-14:00
Migration, politics, economy
×Migration as a problem, challenge and opportunity. European and domestic migration policy. What kind of migration policy do we need. Its objectives, tools, expected impact on the economy and social development. Fast track – for whom, under what conditions? How to avoid the mistakes of Western countries.
×Maciej Duszczyk - Undersecretary of State, Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Member of the Scientific Council of the Migration Research Centre, University of Warsaw
Małgorzata Kopka-Piątek - Director of the European and Migration Policy Programme, Institute of Public Affairs
Rafał Rogala - Rafal Rogala, Senior Manager at EY, migration expert at People Advisory Services Tax, EY Poland
Jadwiga Wiśniewska - Member of the European Parliament
Maciej Witucki - President, Konfederacja Lewiatan
Karolina Zbytniewska - Chief Editor, Managing Director, EURACTIV Poland
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14:30-16:00
Public finance
×Condition, forecasts, outlook – White Book of state finances. Macroeconomic parameters determining the outlook for the economy and the condition of public finances. Transparency of state expenditure – how to ensure its sustainable transparency and control? Debt servicing costs as a barrier to Polish growth. What measures should be taken to ensure that EU funds are used optimally for development in a diminishing time frame? Impact of demographic trends on the pension system and increasing transfers of public funds to the Social Security Fund.
×Piotr Arak - Chief Economist, VeloBank
Alicja Defratyka - Economist, Author, ciekaweliczby.pl project
Paweł Jaroszek - Member of the Management Board, Finance and Income Collection Division, Polish Social Insurance Institution (ZUS)
Krzysztof Kluza - senior advisor, CRIDO, Professor of Finance, Warsaw School of Economics
Paweł Wojciechowski - Chairman of the Program Council, Institute of Public Finance
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16:30-18:00
Polish sea ports
×What’s new at Polish ports. Why containers? Construction of a deep-water terminal in Świnoujście and expansion of the Baltic Hub. Agro becoming increasingly important – investment in the handling of agricultural products. What next for the external ports of Gdańsk and Gdynia? Infrastructural response to changing geopolitics. The art of effective terminal management: bottlenecks and other problems. How technology will change the life of ports. Does Poland need a large port on the central coast?
×Kamil Jedynak - President of the Management Board, OT Logistics SA
Cezary Łysenko - Member of the Management Board, Operational Director of Infrastructure Construction, Budimex SA
Jarosław Siergiej - President of Board, Szczecin and Świnoujście Seaports Authority
Conference room 6
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12:30-14:00
Law, economy, entrepreneurship
×Stable laws, rational legislation, predictable fiscal policy and clear rules for business in Poland – still unfulfilled wishes. Stabilising the regulatory environment of the economy – what does it take to achieve this? The justice system in Poland versus economic activity. Length of court procedures. The importance of an intelligible, stable and functional legal order for the growth of the economy and the development of entrepreneurship in Poland. Legislative process taking into account the effects of legislation on the economy. How to heal the state-business relationship?
×Jacek Cieplak - Deputy President of the Management Board, Pracodawcy RP
Barbara Dolniak - Member of the Polish Parliament
Jakub Dzik - Member of the Management Board, General Director, Impel Group
Maciej Głogowski - First Deputy of the Editor-in-Chief, Radio TOK FM
Jarosław Hein - Lawyer, Tax Advisor, Partner, Rödl & Partner
Magdalena Kasiarz - Partner, EY Law Firm, EY Poland
Krzysztof Kwiatkowski - Senator of the Republic of Poland, President of the Supreme Audit Office from 2013 to 2019
Przemysław Rosati - President, Supreme Bar Council
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14:30-16:00
Rule of law and business
×Conditions for safe business operations. Length of court procedures. The oppressiveness of the current legal system versus human rights, security and stability of economic transactions. Abuse of the institution of pre-trial detention; so-called extractive detention. How an unprofessional and oppressive system deals with business.
×Włodzimierz Chróścik - President, Krajowa Rada Radców Prawnych
Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz - Member of the Polish Parliament, Chair, Committee on Justice and Human Rights
Grzegorz Jurek - Head of Branch Office, Central Anticorruption Bureau, Katowice
Jacek Socha - Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission 1994-2004, Minister of the Treasury 2004-2005
Marcin Wiącek - Ombudsman
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16:30-18:00
Cyber security
×The increasing scale and specificity of cyber threats in various areas of life and the economy. Cyber security – an investment not a cost. The days when an organisation’s digital security was decided by IT staff are over. Accountability and awareness of managers and managements. Critical infrastructure and how to protect it. Cyber security in a small business. Prevention, knowledge, education; analytical methods and AI in cyber security. Cyber resilient Europe – the EU cyber security strategy and its implications for operators and providers of services and products. Diplomatic cooperation for cyber security. Sanctions for cyber attacks.
×Krzysztof Gerlach - Managing Director for Corporate Clients and Corporate Banking Development, mBank
Patryk Gęborys - Partner, Information and Technology Security Team, EY
Agnieszka Jankowska - Chair of the Digitisation Council, Ministry for Digitalisation, Poland, Director, Public Affairs Department, T-Mobile Polska
Artur Józefiak - VP and Managing Director - Accenture Security Lead for Poland & Central Eastern Europe, Accenture Poland
Paweł Jurek - Director of Business Development, DAGMA IT Security
Maciej Kornacki - CEO, home.pl
Conference room 7
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12:30-14:00
Financial condition of local authorities
×Expectations of the new government on changes to local authority funding rules; how the state will share tax revenues with local authorities. Maintain current tax rules but increase compensation? Whether, and to what extent, to increase the tax shares of local government units? How do you increase revenue? Where to look for savings? Local taxation policy. Is there a need for a new law on revenues of local government units/public finances?
×Arkadiusz Chęciński - Mayor of Sosnowiec
Danuta Lange - Treasurer of the City of Katowice
Łukasz Pawłowski - Chairman, Ogólnopolska Grupa Badawcza
Marek Wiewióra - Director, Department of Local Government Finance, Ministry of Finance, Poland
Maciej Żywno - Deputy Marshal, Senate of the Republic of Poland
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14:30-16:00
The euro in the light of experience
×In or outside the euro zone? Is it worth returning to a serious discussion about our country’s adoption of the single currency in the coming years? An overview of the experience of countries that have adopted the euro in the recent past: Lithuania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Croatia.
×Rafał Benecki - Director, Macroeconomic Analyses Office, ING Bank Śląski SA
Eugeniusz Gatnar - Head, Department of Economic and Financial Analysis, University of Economics in Katowice; Member of the Board of Narodowy Bank Polski (NBP) 2010–2016; Member of the Monetary Policy Council (RPP) 2016–2022
Robert Gwiazdowski - Lawyer, Faculty of Law and Administration, Lazarski Univeristy, Founder, National Institute of Senior Economy, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Association of Entreprneurs and Employers
Sonia Sobczyk-Grygiel - Senior Economic Analyst, Polityka Insight
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16:30-18:00
Industry – full mobilisation
×Polish industry as a producer and supplier of services and dual-use goods (civil and military purposes). The potential of individual industries, key plants – their condition and their ability to convert production to military purposes. The role of “dual-use” companies in the modernisation of the Polish army. Their products and plans for European cooperation for defence production. “Regulated” production – EU export regulations. Responsibilities and costs – state support to key companies?
×Izabela Albrycht - Director, Cyber Security Centre, AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków
Oleg Dubish - Chairman of the Council, Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine
Krzysztof Kosiorek-Sobolewski - President of the Board, Zremb Chojnice SA
Piotr Myszor - Editor, WNP.PL
Conference room 23
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12:30-14:00
Defence sector and capabilities
×Developing Poland’s defence potential. Independence, self-sufficiency, cooperation with allies – priority investments in the domestic arms industry. Manufacturer or reproducer – what role does the domestic arms industry play in the face of the protracted war in Ukraine and Poland’s increasing defence needs? Rebuilding the arms potential eroded due to the support of Ukraine. How to finance modernisation and bear the burden of concluded import contracts? How to increase Poland’s defence potential with the involvement of the whole economy and the scientific world?
×Mieczysław Bieniek - Social Adviser to the Minister of Defense, Deputy Strategic Commander of NATO in 2010-2013
Adam Bruliński - Management Consulant, WB ELECTRONICS SA
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14:30-16:00
American investment in Poland
×The role of foreign investments in the transformation of the Polish economy. American investments in various sectors and industries: finance, services and shared services centres, IT, outsourcing, logistics, energy, security. The value of projects, their share in total FDI, company assets and revenues, employment. Investments most beneficial to the economy: cutting-edge technology, innovation, research and development, support for start-ups. Working with US investors versus corporate social responsibility and sustainability. Changes and trends in the global economy as an investment stimulus: nearshoring, friendshoring, reshoring. The situation in Europe as an opportunity for Polish-American cooperation in supporting and rebuilding Ukraine.
×Max Mieszko Dropiński - Tech Advisor - Intel VP, R&D general management & strategic advisory, Intel
Piotr Kosno - Director, Strategic Clients Department, Citi Handlowy
Mariusz Mielczarek - Director CEE Public Policy, Amazon
Marcin Moczyróg - Director, General Manager CEE, Uber
Dagmara Piasecka-Ramos - President of the Management Board, General Director, PepsiCo Polska
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16:30-18:00
Safety first
×The need for security as a motive for action in the economy and social life. How do we improve security without blocking activities or giving up basic freedoms? What does flexibility and resilience mean in practice? Active risk management, the role of knowledge and competence.
×Jacek Bartosiak - geopolitics and strategy expert, founder, owner, Strategy&Future
Mieczysław Bieniek - Social Adviser to the Minister of Defense, Deputy Strategic Commander of NATO in 2010-2013
Øystein Bø - Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to the Republic of Poland
Paulina Polko - Professor, AWSB, Head, Department of Security Studies, AWSB Academy
Mirosław Skowron - President of the Management Board, PERN SA
Michał Zygmunt - CEO, Elemental Strategic Metals
Conference room 24
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12:30-14:00
Transport infrastructure in Central Europe
×Regional development versus EU transport policy. Modern infrastructure in the face of mobility trends, the development of sustainable transport and the geopolitical situation in our part of Europe. Key projects and cross-border projects. Investment on hold, cost of money, material and labour prices.
×Alan Beroud - President of the Board, PKP SA
Marcel Klinowski - Deputy President of the Management Board, Polregio
Magda Kopczyńska - Director-General for Mobility and Transport (MOVE), European Commission
Marcin Piasecki - Editor, Columnist, Rzeczpospolita
Jana Pieriegud - Professor, Institute of Infrastructure, Transport and Mobility, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Jan Sechter - Czech Diplomat, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Poland from 2008 to 2013
Julius Skačkauskas - Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications of Lithuania
Piotr Wyborski - President of the Management Board, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe SA
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14:30-16:00
Aviation in Poland – market and infrastructure
×Air traffic structure in Poland – business and climate goals of the largest carriers in Poland. Strategy for the industry – main assumptions and potential impact on the market. Technology innovation and prospects for development of the aviation industry in Poland. The growing role of regional ports – investments. Staff and new positions of the future in the industry.
×Michał Fijoł - President of the Management Board, Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT SA, President of the Management Board, Polish Aviation Group
Magdalena Jaworska-Maćkowiak - President, Polish Air Navigation Services Agency
Michał Kaczmarzyk - CEO, BUZZ (Grupa Ryanair)
Riccardo Procacci - CEO, Avio Aero, a GE Aerospace company
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16:30-18:00
Mega airport reinvented
×What’s next for the CPK concept? Economic rather than political foundation – what does this mean in practice? An audit is underway – what is already known? Changes to the hub concept and associated investments – what are they and how are they justified? The potential and real role of the mega airport in the national transport structure, the impact of the investment on the economy and the possibilities for its development.
×Dariusz Kuś - President of the Management Board, Centralny Port Komunikacyjny Sp. z o.o
Tomasz Szymczak - acting President of the Management Board, Mazowiecki Port Lotniczy Warszawa-Modlin Sp. z o.o.
Mikołaj Wild - CEO of CPK 2019-2024, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Government Plenipotentiary for CPK 2017-2019
Conference room 25
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12:30-14:00
Education – a system to be improved
×Changes in the education system in Poland – what kind of changes and how to make them so as not to cause harm? Desired changes in the education system in response to: technological developments, current and future labour market demands, volatility and instability in the economy, new models of social relations. How to heal the finances of Polish education? Staffing for education. The problem of the exodus of people from the teaching profession in Poland. Earnings and prestige of the teaching profession. Teacher training system. New roles for teachers and how to prepare for them?
×Zofia Dzik - Impact investor, funder, President of the Management Board, Humanites Institute – People and Technology
Rafał Flis - Co-founder, Vice-president of the Management Board, Zwolnieni z Teorii
Tomasz Gajderowicz - Deputy Director, Institute of Educational Research
Michał Kaczmarczyk - Rector, Humanitas University
Ryszard Koziołek - Rector, University of Silesia
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14:30-16:00
Education for the future
×Education in a world of instability and increasingly rapid, profound change. Education as a permanent and open process. Self-directed learning and self-development. Interdisciplinarity and a global perspective for teaching. Unknown professions of the future – how to prepare a young person for challenges we know too little about? Specialist knowledge, transferable skills – what kind of graduate is business dreaming of? Reskilling and upskilling – a potential that companies are failing to exploit.
×Ghaleb Ali Alhadrami Albreiki - Acting Vice Chancellor, United Arab Emirates University (UAEU)
Teofil Jesionowski - rector, Poznań University of Technology
Krzysztof Koj - Dean, WSB Merito University in Chorzów
Barbara Kozierkiewicz - Vice President of the Management Board, AstraZeneca Pharma Poland
Jerzy Lis - Rector, AGH University of Krakow
Karolina Markowska - Journalist, PulsHR.pl, PortalSamorzadowy.pl, WNP.pl
Joanna Mucha - Secretary of State, Ministry of Education
Dariusz Wieczorek - Minister of Science and Higher Education
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16:30-18:00
Engineer job market
×Engineering personnel an asset to the Polish economy. What kind of engineers does the market need? Digitalisation and the IT sector as a source of “demand” for scarce specialities. New fields of study respond to changing competence needs. How to educate engineers for the dynamic transformation of the economy. Collaboration between business and education.
×Jacek Bańka - Editor, Radio Cracow
Marek Gzik - Secretary of State, Ministry of Science and Higher Education
Anna Karyś-Sosińska - Member of the Management Board, Head of the Human Resources Management Division, Budimex SA
Jerzy Lis - Rector, AGH University of Krakow
Krzysztof Pawiński - President of the Management Board, Maspex Group
Upper Lobby Stage
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12:30-14:00
Female leaders: women’s time
×Experienced female leaders and aspiring female leaders. Models and experience. Aspirations and their costs. What drives them to action? What impact do they have? What changes do they want, what are they fighting for?
×Magdalena Bezulska - General Director, President of the Management Board, Veolia term SA
Joanna Burnos - Founder of LEADERIS Institute, Member of the Advisory Board of The Alliance of Her
Magdalena Chudzikiewicz - Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), Board Member, home.pl
Anna Rulkiewicz - President, LUX MED Group, Deputy President, Lewiatan Confederation, President, Employers for Health Association
Olga Sobieraj - CEO, Olga Sobieraj & Co
Magdalena Taczanowska - President and owner, Swiecąc, long-time management board member, Microsoft, former Deputy President of Sygnity and S&T
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14:30-16:00
Talking about Ukraine. Support and cooperation
×Military, economic and humanitarian support for Ukraine from Europe and democratic Western countries. Solidarity and combined efforts for more effective support. Pre-accession funds for Ukraine. The role of local government and action at regional and local level. Maintenance and restoration of infrastructure and housing substance. Opportunities in cooperation between Polish, Ukrainian and European companies.
×Kateryna Głazkowa - Director, Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs
Yuliia Hrytsku-Andriesh - Advisor to the Head, Chernivtsi Regional Military Administration
Julia Kiryanova - General Director, PJSC Smart-Holding
Pavlo Kuts - Acting Deputy Head of the department for economic international cooperation and entrepreneurship, Department of Economy, Development and Industry, Zhytomyr Regional Military Administration
Vadym Tabakera - Manager, Regional Development Division of the Economic Policy Department, Lviv Oblast Military Administration
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16:30-18:00
Talking about business and the economy
×Capitalism and economic freedom. Politics, market, development. The role of the state in the economy: regulator, investor and owner. Law; the rule of law vs. entrepreneurship.
×Michał Andrzejewski - Economist, Co-host of the podcast "Capital Conversations"
Leszek Balcerowicz - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance 1989-1991 and 1997-2001, Governor of the National Bank of Poland 2001-2007
Przemysław Krych - founder, Cornerstone Investment Management, founder, Griffin Real Estate
Jakub Lachert - journalist, WNP.PL
Andrzej Mierzwa - Managing Partner, 21 Concordia Polska
Jacek Ziarno - Editor-in-Chief, ‘Nowy Przemysł’ Economic Magazine