Międzynarodowe Centrum
Kongresowe in Katowice
- Day 1 2024.05.07
- Day 2 2024.05.08
- Day 3 2024.05.09
Multifunctional room F
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09:30-11:00
Green construction
×Carbon footprint and waste – how does construction affect the climate and the environment? Sustainable construction – key directions for change. Properties and construction are taking a strong turn towards sustainability – a huge challenge. The industry is calling for the necessary legislative changes to help meet the ambitious objectives of the European Union. What are the key demands?
×Małgorzata Burzec-Lewandowska - Editor-in-Chief, PropertyDesign.pl; Deputy Editor-in-Chief, PropertyNews.pl
Justyna Glusman - Managing Director, Association Renovation Wave Poland
Agnieszka Kalinowska-Sołtys - Architect, Partner, Board Member, APA Wojciechowski Architekci, President, Association of Polish Architects
Paweł Kisiel - President of the Board, ATLAS Sp.z o.o.
Dariusz Kolasa - Technical Director, Directorate of General Construction, Strabag Sp. z o.o
Andrzej Losor - Member of the Management Board, Górażdże Cement SA, Group – Heidelberg Materials Polska
Robert Posytek - Chief Editor of PropertyNews.pl, Deputy Chief Editor of PropertyDesign.pl, Co-author of the agenda of 4 Design Days
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11:30-13:00
Fair transition
×Polish mining and traditional industry-based regions in transition. Building a development alternative. What resources do we have for a just transition? How and for what purposes can they be activated? The role of the renewable energy sector in creating new jobs. The role of local authorities in transition processes: the social impact of these processes, investment, development of land and resources – how to seize the opportunity?
×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
Jakub Chełstowski - Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship between 2018-2024
Adam Drobniak - Dean, Faculty of Spatial Economy and Regions in Transition, University of Economics in Katowice
Dominik Kolorz - Chairman of the Board of the Śląsko-Dąbrowski Region, “NSZZ Solidarność”.
Natalia Rasiewicz - Editor, PortalSamorzadowy.pl, WNP.PL, PulsHR.pl
Artur Rudnicki - Director of JASPERS Office in Warsaw, European Investment Bank
Roman Szełemej - Mayor of Wałbrzych
Green Planet 1
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09:30-11:00
Forest, environment, economy
×Forest functions and their sustainability. Stakeholders in the dialogue: communities, administration, business. The role of certification schemes in rational wood management. Conservation versus rational use. Biodiversity and conservation of forest resources in the context of industrial use of wood – a material with a negative carbon footprint. Recycling and a review of best practices.
×Dariusz Gatkowski - Board Advisor on Biodiversity, WWF Poland Foundation
Eliza Pawlik-Rykaczewska - Raw Material Manager for Europa & Africa, IKEA
Patryk Strzałkowski - Journalist, Gazeta.pl
Emilia Wysocka-Fijorek - Institute Professor, Department of Geomatics, Forest Research Institute
Kamil Wyszkowski - Country Representative, Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact Network Poland
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11:30-13:00
Technologies to support the green transition in construction
×- From materials and design to recycling – the green life cycle of buildings and facilities
- Buildings and their energy demand. Thermo-modernisation of existing stock
- Passive construction. The cost of constructing new buildings that meet energy efficiency standards
×Mirosław Czarnik - President of the Board, GPP SA
Marcin Gawroński - President, Polish Green Building Association PLGBC, Director, Green Building Department, Sweco Polska Sp. z o.o.
Robert Grudzień - co-owner, ProperGate
Barbara Klemczak - Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Structural Engineering, Silesian University of Technology
Tomasz Konior - Architect, Owner, Konior Studio
Dawid Zmuda - Editor, PropertyNews.pl
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13:30-15:00
Helping wisely
×The need for community involvement and support for those in need in business – the pandemic experience, employee expectations, owner and manager motivations. How to engage professionally – effectively and in collaboration with organisations and the community. Not just volunteering and financial support – new inclusive forms of helping.
×Monika Bajka - President of the Management Board, Association for the Support to Children and Youth DOM ANIOŁÓW STRÓŻÓW (Guardian Angels Home)
Rafał Czechowski - CEO&Founder, Imago PR
Krzysztof Jędrzejewski - Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Mostostal Zabrze
Draginja Nadaždin - General director, Doctors Without Borders in Poland
Paweł Ossowski - CEO, ZARYS International Group Sp. z o.o. Sp.k.
Maciej Stachura - secretary of the city of Katowice
Ballroom A
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09:30-11:00
Industry 4.0.
×Industry 4.0 – actual innovation or loud slogan? Where we are – from automation and robotics to the comprehensive use of data and the Internet of Things. Systems integration and management support. The role of Industry 4.0 in today’s economy. Best practices and examples in different industry sectors – how to evaluate the effectiveness of implementation. What determines success?
×Ireneusz Borowski - Country Manager Poland, Dassault Systèmes
Ilona Garanty - Deputy President of the Management Board, mLeasing
Tobias Gotthardt - Secretary of State, Bavarian Ministry of Economy, Regional Development and Energy
Marek Klusek - Director, Guarantees, Innovation and Contract Conditions Branch, Budimex SA
Piotr Myszor - Editor, WNP.PL
Robert Purol - General Manager NB-PL, VELUX Group
Anna Timofiejczuk - Dean, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology
Jacek Ziarno - Editor-in-Chief, ‘Nowy Przemysł’ Economic Magazine
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11:30-13:00
Automotive industry in Europe
×Adapting the Polish automotive sector to the electrification trend. Necessary investments, their directions and costs. Europe is losing the technology race to China whose electric cars have better reviews and lower prices. Batteries and other components for e-motorisation – what can we produce and what will we have to import? Reducing the carbon footprint – also in supply chains for automotive manufacturing. How will this trend affect one of Poland’s strongest industries? New taxes (registration fee, environmental tax, depreciation) – how they will affect the automotive market.
×Tomasz Bęben - President of the Board, Association of Automotive Parts Distributors and Manufacturers
Bartosz Chojnacki - Deputy President, Member of the Management Board for Finance, PORR SA, PORR SA
Jakub Faryś - President, Polish Association of the Automotive Industry
Krzysztof Gablankowski - Director, Electronics Plant ZF Automotive Systems Poland Częstochowa
Janusz Kobus - Vice-President, Pilkington Automotive Poland; Vice-President, Polish Chamber of Automotive Industry (PIM)
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13:30-15:00
Talking about Industry 4.0
×- Efficient data acquisition and use for the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
- Efficient data acquisition and use for the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
- Anticipating the problem: the most interesting cases of relations between users and the system (use cases)
- Industry 4.0 versus solutions based on the use of artificial intelligence
- Robots and cobots – principles and experiences in human-machine collaboration in the digital age
×Ireneusz Borowski - Country Manager Poland, Dassault Systèmes
Ireneusz Dominik - Associate Professor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, Department of Process Control, AGH University of Krakow
Anna Timofiejczuk - Dean, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology
Jacek Ziarno - Editor-in-Chief, ‘Nowy Przemysł’ Economic Magazine
Ballroom B
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09:30-11:00
Water resources
×The water crisis continues: the problem of water availability, retention – big and small. A vision of a repeat of the poisoned Oder River scenario. Roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders in mitigating the water crisis: industry, local authorities, government. What about river regulation programmes and what about river renaturalisation? Economic use of rivers versus their natural and social functions. Information on the use of water resources, sustainable investments in water management and other water conservation measures: access to reliable data, the phenomenon of greenwashing, the role of education.
×Damian Absalon - Professor, Deputy Director, Silesian Water Center, University of Silesia
Joanna Kopczyńska - Director General for Mobility and Transport (MOVE), European Commission
Przemysław Koperski - Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Infrastructure
Kalina Olejniczak - Editor, PortalSamorzadowy.pl, WNP.pl
Piotr Pilarski - Żywiec Zdrój SA, Grupa Danone
Pernille Weiss - Member of the European Parliament
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11:30-13:00
Renewable energy and the agricultural sector
×Agriculture as an industry and a field with potential for renewable energy development. Agricultural land convenient for wind and large-scale photovoltaic investments. Cooperation between RES investors and agricultural industry players. Biogas and agricultural biomass potential – opportunities for utilisation. Farmers as prosumers – investment in renewable energy sources on farms. Energy cooperatives in agricultural areas. Knowledge, education and the role of local government.
×Dariusz Bliźniak - Deputy President of the Management Board, Respect Energy Group
Adriana Kaczorowska - Journalist, Magazyn „Farmer“, Farmer.pl.pl
Szymon Kowalski - Deputy President, RE-Source Poland Hub Foundation
Jerzy Lilia - Director of Strategic Investments, CPF Poland | LipCo Foods
Miłosz Motyka - Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Climate and Environment
Marzena Skąpska - Head of the Renewable Energy Sources Unit, Department of Agricultural Markets and Rural Energy Transformation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Grzegorz Wiśniewski - President of the Management Board, EC BREC Instytut Energetyki Odnawialnej Sp. z o.o.
Radosław Zieniewicz - Journalist, Magazyn „Farmer“, Farmer.pl
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13:30-15:00
Energy efficiency in construction
×New energy efficiency standards in buildings. The condition of buildings in Poland in terms of their energy intensity? Costs of comprehensive thermal modernisation of buildings – will support programmes be needed? Is every building worth thermally upgrading? Contracting capacity of construction companies. Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). Requirements for new buildings; status of preparations.
×Paweł Dziekoński - Vice President, FAKRO
Justyna Glusman - Managing Director, Association Renovation Wave Poland
Jakub Krzysztofik - Architect, President of the Board, the Association of Polish Architects, branch in Łódź
Robert Jacek Moritz - President of the Board, Alta SA, Creator of the Siewierz Jeziorna
Ballroom C
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09:30-11:00
Part 1. Abu Dhabi-Poland Business Forum
×Cooperation between the Silesian Voivodeship and the emirate of Abu Dhabi – its impact on the development of economic relations between Poland and the United Arab Emirates. The UAE – one of the world's strongest and most dynamic economies. Poland's economic potential, innovative companies, technology and investment opportunities – as perceived by the UAE. The role of institutions simulating economic development, the importance of direct contact and networking. Presentations by companies from both countries – in areas most promising for economic cooperation: energy and industry, food security, technology for agriculture, education.
×Rashed Al Blooshi - Undersecretary, Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED)
Mohamed al Harbi - Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates in Poland
Khalid Al Marzooqi - Vice President, International Business Development, Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi KEZAD Group
Ahmed Khalifa Al Qubaisi - CEO, Abu Dhabi Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Arafat Saleh Al Yafei - Acting Executive Director, Industrial Development Bureau (IDB), Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development
Bartłomiej Babuśka - President of the Management Board, Fundusz Górnośląski SA
Jakub Chełstowski - Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship between 2018-2024
Michał Cianciara - Chief Sales Officer, SuPark Company
Aleksandra Helbin - Editor, WNP.PL
Jakub Sławek - Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the United Arab Emirates
Wojciech Sokołowski - Design Director, Co-owner, SOKKA, Co-Founder, Trashstock
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11:30-13:00
Part 2. Abu Dhabi-Poland Business Forum
×Cooperation between the Silesian Voivodeship and the Emirate of Abu Dhabi – its impact on the development of economic relations between Poland and the United Arab Emirates. UAE – one of the strongest and most dynamic economies in the world. Poland's economic potential, innovative enterprises, technologies and investment opportunities – a view from the perspective of the UAE. The role of institutions supporting economic development, the importance of direct contacts and networking. Presentations of companies from both countries – in areas that are promising from the point of view of economic cooperation: energy and industry, food security and agricultural technologies, education.
×Saif Mohammed Al Nabhani - Lead Specialist ‑ Community Services, Al Ain Farms
Eissa Eid Al Remeithi - Director, Center for Continuing Education, Executive Director, UAE University Science & Innovation Park, UAE University (UAEU)
Ebrahim Alhajri - Senior Vice President, Khalifa University
Cezary Domagalski - Head of Export, Sokołów
Dominik Dziadek - Director of Production, Inventmed
Agnieszka Giemza - Head of Sales, WebMakers
Aleksandra Helbin - Editor, WNP.PL
Marcin Kraśniewski - Assistant professor, Department of Energy Transition, University of Economics in Katowice
Bartłomiej Kula - Project Manager, Syntal Pharma
Omar Najim - Executive Director, Al Saqer Healthcare & Life Science
Vidya Shah - Chief Commercial Officer, Abu Dhabi Food Hub, Ghassan Aboud Group
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13:30-15:00
Sport and business
×Motivations of companies engaged in sports sponsorship – teams, events, competition series. How to tailor the form of engagement to individual marketing and social objectives. The role of professional, amateur and recreational sport in business/community relations. Patrons of sport in cooperation with local authorities as infrastructure managers and community representatives.
×Waldemar Bojarun - Deputy Mayor of Katowice
Marcin Herra - Executive Vicepresident of Legia Warszawa S.A..
Grzegorz Kita - President, Founder, Sport Management Polska
Robert Korzeniowski - racewalker, Olympic champion, world champion, European champion, motivational speaker, founder, Robert Korzeniowski Foundation
Jarosław Królewski - CEO and co-founder of Synerise
Jacek Kurowski - Journalist, TVP Sport
Łukasz Wachowski - Secretary General, Polish Footbal Association
Małgorzata Wasiuk - Head of Brand Strategy and Activation Dept. in Bank BNP Paribas
Conference room 1
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09:30-11:00
Public health
×How do diseases of civilisation affect the health of Poles? How can they be treated and prevented? How to promote public health? What should be the policy of the state in this respect? What about the act on public health? Suggested directions for change. The perspective of decision-makers, public health professional, patients, and pundits.
×Paweł Balsam - Head, Clinical Department of Electroradiology, WUM University Clinical Center
Andrzej Fal - Head, Department of Allergology, Lung Diseases and Internal Medicine, Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration in Warsaw, President of the Board of Management, Polish Public Health Association
Mariusz Gąsior - Head, III Department of Cardiology, Silesian Medical University, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases in Zabrze, Member of the National Council for Cardiology
Robert Gil - Head, Department of Cardiology, National Medical Institute MSWIA, President, Polish Society of Cardiology
Joanna Głażewska - Director, Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health
Janusz Krupa - Family Physician, President, Institute for Conscious Man
Marek Krzystanek - Psychiatrist, Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapist, Sexologist, Head, Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Silesian Medical University
Piotr Wróbel - Deputy Editor-in-Chief, RynekZdrowia.pl
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11:30-13:00
The place of the MICE industry in the economy
×Meetings, events and business tourism – a report on the sector in Poland, its potential and dynamics. Event marketing – an increasingly common communication tool: contact with key customers, partners and brands. The growing role of ESG criteria in the organisation of events. The MICE industry as part of the economy – how to measure and optimise its impact on other industries, the economy, and the labour market.
×Krzysztof Celuch - rector, Vistula University
Krzysztof Cieślikowski - Assistant Professor, Department of Sport and Tourism Management, Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice
Anna Gogacz - CEO, Allegro Agency
Magdalena Kondas - Editor-in-Chief, MeetingPlanner.pl, Chair of the Business Council, Vistula University of Tourism and Hotel Management
Michał Kozak - President of the Management Board, Arłamów Hotel SA
Conference room 4
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11:30-13:30
European Funds for a Modern Economy. An offer for entrepreneurs
×The event presents a perfect opportunity for a live meeting with experts of the National Centre for Research and Development, who will talk about the support available to innovative projects within the programme European Funds for a Modern Economy, part of the financial perspective for 2021-2027.
×Agnieszka Maliszewska - Coordinator, Project Selection Department, National Center for Research and Development
Milena Piątkowska - Project Coordinator, Department of National Grants and EU Funds, National Center for Research and Development
Karolina Roethel-Gaida - Project Coordinator, Beneficiary Cooperation Department, National Center for Research and Development
Conference room 6
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09:30-11:00
Culture and social development
×The role of culture in the modern world: carrier of shared values, field of creative dialogue, builder of social capital; the impact of culture on the quality of life and attractiveness of the city.
×Aleksandra Gajewska - Director, Teatr Rozrywki in Chorzów
Anna Gołębicka - Economist, Upper Silesian and Zagłębie Metropolis
Łukasz Kałębasiak - Program Director Deputy Director of the KMO, Press Spokesman, Katowice Miasto Ogrodów - Institution of Culture. Krystyna Bochene
Aleksandra Klich-Siewiorek - Director, Public Library in Rybnik
Ewa Sadkowska - Instytucja Filmowa „Silesia Film”
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11:30-13:00
Culture and business
×Private patronage of arts and culture – prestige, investment or philanthropy? What are the benefits for business supporting cultural institutions? Relationships between artists and business people: mutual expectations, communication, good standards.
×Renata Gabryjelska - Director, Member, Writers Guild of Poland, Coach, Motivational Speaker
Aleksandra Nagel - Editor-in-Chief, Well.co.uk
Kinga Nowakowska - Board Member, COO, Capital Park Group
Conference room 8
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09:30-11:00
Drones above us – opportunities and threats
×Modern technologies in airspace management versus safety. Work on the Single European Sky (SES) legislation and the dispute between the airlines, environmentalists and managers. Coordination of unmanned aircraft flights in Polish airspace. Airport services and protection of critical infrastructure elements. Development of drone services and industry. Equipment manufacturing, new useful technologies, economic impact. Freight and passenger transport using unmanned aircraft.
×Aleksander Buczkowski - director, PwC Global Centre of Excellence in Drone and Earth Observation Technologies
Jarosław Czajka - Director of Unmanned Systems Program, WB GROUP
Paweł Korzec - President of the Management Board, Chief Executive Officer, Droneradar Sp. z o.o.
Dorota Opęchowska - chief specialist, Inspectorate of Standards, Notification and Market Surveillance, Department of Unmanned Aircraft, Civil Aviation Authority
Adam Sierak - Editor, WNP.PL
Joanna Wieczorek - Aviation Law Expert, Polskie Porty Lotnicze SA
Maciej Włodarczyk - Head, Center for Development of UTM Systems and BSP Operations, Air Navigation Services Agency
Krzysztof Zgorzelski - President of the Management Board, PEKAO LEASING Sp. z o. o.
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11:30-13:00
Polish food abroad: successes, opportunities and challenges
×The end of simple advantages – how to increase the added value of Polish exports? Export of Polish brands and processed products. EU market the main customer for Polish food – how will exports be affected by the stagnating German economy? Third country markets – where to look for opportunities for Polish food (Asia, Middle East). Competitiveness of Polish food in the context of Ukraine’s convergence with the EU – threats, advantages, recipes.
×Szymon Borucki - Foreign Market Development Manager, Polmlek Group
Bill Derrenger - CEO, LipCo Foods International
Adam Tubilewicz - Deputy Editor in Chief, PortalSpozywczy.pl
Karolina Zajezierska - Deputy President, NOWEL
Marcin Zieliński - Director for Sales and Development, Makarony Polskie SA
Conference room 23
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09:30-11:00
Migrants in the labour market
×Labour market shortages; status and projections. Strategy in view of the anticipated labour market crisis. Anticipated directions of migration and influx of potential workers. What should the state’s migration policy look like – what does the Polish labour market need? Job activation of migrants – Polish know-how for West European countries. Qualifications and competences sought – preferences for specific occupational groups? Adaptation of migrants to national conditions – local law, international standards, new developments at EU level, procedures, role of NGOs and local authorities.
×Mikołaj Dowejko - editor, IBERION
Tetiana Gomon - Coordinator of the Partnership and Employment Project, Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce
Andrzej Kubisiak - Deputy Director, Polish Economic Institute
Andżelika Majewska - Member of the Management Board, LeasingTeam Sp. z o.o
Kamil Sobolewski - chief economist, Employers of Poland
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11:30-13:00
Public-private partnership in the new EU perspective
×Mobilisation of EU funds from the National Reconstruction Plan and the Cohesion Fund an opportunity to improve the situation of PPPs in Poland, or maybe the opposite? In terms of the number of contracts concluded, 2023 is the worst in a dozen years – why? What is stopping the government projects announced for implementation under this formula from finally coming to fruition?
×Marcin Borek - Director, Department of Local Government Investment, Adviser to the Board, Polish Development Fund (Polski Fundusz Rozwoju SA)
Robert Dzierzgwa - Chief, Department of Public-Private Partnership, Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy, Poland
Grzegorz Kwitek - Member of the Board, Upper Silesia & Zagłębie Metropolis (Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolia)
Anna Łopaciuk - Director of the Infrastructure, Transport and Logistics Programme, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego
Jacek Morek - Deputy Mayor of Ruda Śląska
Tomasz Srokosz - Partner, Andersen
Piotr Wiewióra - Journalist, PortalSamorzadowy.pl
Conference room 24
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09:30-11:00
City, residents, development
×New ideas for the development of urban centres: cars and public transport, concretosis, 15-minute cities, the bagel economy as an idea for development. Co-operatives as a form of involving residents in urban life. Has participatory budgeting become obsolete? Small municipalities versus agglomerations – equalising development opportunities.
×Grzegorz Cichy - president, Unia Miasteczek Polskich, Mayor of Proszowice
Joanna Erbel - director of protopia, CoopTech Hub, expert in the field of urban cooperatives
Aneta Kaczmarek - Editor, PortalSamorzadowy.pl
Arkadiusz Ptak - Mayor of Pleszew
Bogumił Sobula - Deputy Mayor of Katowic
Tadeusz Truskolaski - Mayor of Białystok, President, Union of Polish Metropolises
Konrad Wojnarowski - Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy
Artur Zieliński - Deputy Mayor of Płock for Town Development and Investment
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11:30-13:00
Water supply and sewage systems
×Sewerage and waste water management in Poland – current status and necessary changes in the context of new EU regulatory requirements. Scale, specificity and financing of investments. New EU standards for water and wastewater management and public expectations. Wody Polskie – will it survive and in what form?
×Grzegorz Cichy - president, Unia Miasteczek Polskich, Mayor of Proszowice
Joanna Kopczyńska - Director General for Mobility and Transport (MOVE), European Commission
Tadeusz Kowal - Technical Director, Katowickie Wodociągi SA
Kalina Olejniczak - Editor, PortalSamorzadowy.pl, WNP.pl
Paweł Sikorski - President, Chamber of Commerce "Polish Waterworks"
Maciej Thorz - deputy director, Department of Water Management, Ministry of Infrastructure, Poland
Beata Wiśniewska - CEO, Bialystok Waterworks
Konrad Wojnarowski - Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy
Conference room 25
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09:30-11:00
Sustainable Polish food
×What challenges does the market of sustainable food face? What is its potential in Poland? Green economy – a change requiring involvement. The European Green Deal and the industry's prospects and competitiveness. Acceptance of the new requirements of the EU climate policy. The deposit scheme comes into force in 2025. Will we make it on time? The EU's directive on single-use plastics – what is there to know for Polish food companies? Carbon footprint management – particularly in relation to upstream emissions; a complex area, requiring collaboration with partners and skilful data collection. How can businesses benefit from implementing various elements of the strategy?
×Małgorzata Bojańczyk - Director, Polish Association of Sustainable Agriculture and Food
Andrzej Gantner - vice chairman of the board, general director, Polish Federation of Food Manufacturers Employers' Association
Piotr Her - CEO, SuperDrob, CFO, CPF Poland
Sebastian Tołwiński - Corporate Affairs & Communications Director Central and Southeastern Europe, Upfield
Olimpia Wolf - Journalist, PortalSpozywczy.pl
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11:30-13:00
The Common Agricultural Policy and Polish agriculture
×National agricultural policy in the context of the Common Agricultural Policy. Populist myths and slogans towards the rural areas and Polish agriculture. Village decline, depopulation, structural change in agriculture – what solutions? National agricultural policy – there is one, or perhaps there isn’t. Active Polish farmers and “small family farms” in the face of national agricultural policy. What changes to the Common Agricultural Policy for Polish agriculture in the longer term? Competitiveness of active farmers and small family farms vis-à-vis Ukrainian and European agriculture.
×Paweł Chmieliński - Head, Department of European Integration, Institute of Rural and Agricultural Development, Polish Academy of Sciences
Iwona Dyba - Editor-in-Chief, Farmer.pl
Radosław Iwański - Editor in Chief, Farmer Magazine
Jerzy Plewa - Team Europe expert, Head of the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) at the European Commission 2013-2020
Anna Tołłoczko-Wróbel - Farmer
Lower Lobby Stage
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09:30-10:30
Economic cooperation between Poland and India
×Indie-Polska oraz województwo śląskie-stan Bengal Zachodni: ramy organizacyjne i potencjał współpracy gospodarczej na poziomie międzypaństwowym i międzyregionalnym. Górnictwo i energetyka, transformacja i środowisko – główne obszary wspólnej aktywności. Nowoczesne technologie dla przemysłu wydobywczego. Możliwości i klimat inwestycyjny województwa śląskiego z myślą o sektorze MSP. Współpraca naukowo-techniczna, programy badawcze, edukacja. Szanse dla innowacyjnej przedsiębiorczości i start-upów w ramach wspólnych polsko-indyjskich działań.
×Małgorzata Bonikowska - President, Center for International Relations and THINKTANK Leaders Hub, Assistant Professor, European Center, University of Warsaw and Vistula Academy of Finance and Business
Nagma M. Mallick - Ambassador of India to the Republic of Poland
Joydeep Roy - Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Poland in Kolkata
Tomasz Sadziński - Deputy Director, Department of Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
JJ Singh - Indo Polish Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IPCCI)
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09:30-11:00
Economic education
×Financial, economic and business knowledge – shortcomings, benefits of expanding it: for civil society, labour market. 2024 – the year of economic education. Economics in practice; selected projects as part of the celebrations versus the need for systemic education at different levels of the education system. Adult economic education – the role of community organisations, science, business.
×Halina Bieda - Senator
Alicja Defratyka - Economist, Author, ciekaweliczby.pl project
Bartłomiej J. Gabryś - Department of Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Management, University of Economics in Katowice
Krzysztof Koj - Dean, WSB Merito University in Chorzów
Andrzej Mierzwa - Managing Partner, 21 Concordia Polska
Celina M. Olszak - Rector, University of Economics in Katowice
Szymon Sidło - Chairman, Młodzieżowa Rada Miasta Katowice
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11:30-13:00
Talking about sport and life
×Chess and other disciplines – cooperation between clubs, local authorities, education and businesses. Sport as a promotional tool. Sports sponsorship – principles, realities, benefits. Amateur and professional sport: motivations, educational values, health and balance. E-gaming – its potential and importance for the economy and local development. Katowice as the capital of Polish e-sports?
×Dariusz Ciepiela - Journalist, ‘Nowy Przemysł’ Economic Magazine, WNP.PL
Mariusz Jankowski - Head of Investor Service Department, Katowice City Hall
Jarosław Królewski - CEO and co-founder of Synerise
Marta Paluch - Journalist
Maciej Stachura - secretary of the city of Katowice
Aleksander Szlachetko - Managing Director, ESL Gaming Polska Sp. z o.o.
Łukasz Trybuś - President & Owner, Esports Association & Katowice Gaming House, CEO, Polish Esports & Gaming Agency
Szymon Walter - Chief Marketing Officer, Gramywszachy.pl
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13:30-15:00
Poland’s 20 years in the European Union. Balance for Silesia
×Development benefits of two decades of EU membership – at local and regional level. Investment with support – infrastructure first. Socio-economic transformation of a region using European funds and know-how – the example of Upper Silesia. Effective models and standards of action as a sustainable outcome of Community development. Looking to the future: transformation, continuity, new challenges.
×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
Jakub Chełstowski - Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship between 2018-2024
Marek Czyż - Editor-in-chief, czyztak.pl, host of "19.30" program, TVP1
Łukasz Kohut - Member of the European Parliament, The European Parliament
Jan Olbrycht - Member of the European Parliament
Radosław Polowy - Managing Partner, LPW Group
Wojciech Saługa - Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship
Oliwier Teodorowski - CEO, POLVET Healthcare, Director, Teodorowscy Clinic Research and Development Center
Jarosław Wieczorek - Member of the Polish Parliament, Voivode of Silesia 2015-2023
Marek Wójcik - Voivode of Silesia