Międzynarodowe Centrum Kongresowe
Katowice
- Day 1 2023.04.24
- Day 2 2023.04.25
- Day 3 2023.04.26
The main conference room
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10:00-11:00
Polish Digital Valley
×We invite you to the event accompanying the 15th European Economic Congress (EEC – European Economic Congress) – the announcement of a key investment in the development of the Polish Digital Valley.
×Dominika Bettman - General Director, Microsoft
Janusz Cieszyński - Minister of Digitisation
Mateusz Morawiecki - Member of the Polish Parliament, Chairman, Party of European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR), Prime Minister 2017-2023
Lower Lobby Stage 1
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09:30-10:15
EEC Politics: Law
×- Principles, practice, transparency: how is Polish economic law made?
- How to reduce the variability of the legal order and its fallout for business?
- State and business: how should the law be applied to entrepreneurs and managers?
- Regulators, players, fair competition. What is the role of the state in the economy?
×Barbara Dolniak - Member of the Polish Parliament, Nowoczesna
Rafał Kerger - Economic Director, Editor-in-Chief, PortalSamorzadowy.pl, WNP.PL, PulsHR.pl
Wojciech Król - Member of the Polish Parliament, Platforma Obywatelska
Robert Kwiatkowski - Member of the Polish Parliament, Koło Parlamentarne Lewicy Demokratycznej
Wojciech Szarama - Member of the Polish Parliament, Prawo i Sprawiedliwość
Michał Wójcik - Member of the Polish Parliament, Solidarna Polska
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09:30-11:00
The gambling industry in the economy
×Draw-based games, cash lotteries, casinos and betting – the industry in Poland, scale of activity, segments, potential and main development directions. Economic impact, contribution to the budget, funding of public purposes, sport, culture and recreation. Gambling and innovation and technology. The Polish gambling industry in the face of international trends in responsible gaming. “Good causes” – the European model for lottery operators. Fighting the grey market. Gambling in the service of the homeland – experiences from the Ukrainian market.
×Olgierd Cieślik - President of Management Board, Totalizator Sportowy
Rumiana Górska - Warsaw School of Economics
Adam Lamentowicz - President, Superbet
Bartosz Majewski - Director, Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer, Warsaw School of Economics
Arkadiusz Pączka - Vice-president, Federation of Polish Entrepreneurs
Kamil Wyszkowski - Country Representative, Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact Network Poland
Marcel Zatoński - Journalist, Puls Biznesu
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10:15-11:00
EEC Politics: Local governance
×- Finances in the field: the perspectives of the government and local authorities. Is the situation good (as the government assures us) or disastrous (as the opposition claims)?
- The quality of the relationship between the government and local authorities. How much partnership and good will is there? How much imposition and political power play?
- New government programmes for local government: between needed support and clientelism
- What factors affect the effectiveness of cooperation with the government and its assessment? Rich and poor local governments: politicised and independent
×Tomasz Klyta - Editor, PortalSamorzadowy.pl, WNP.pl
Łukasz Konarski - Mayor of Zawiercie
Jerzy Polaczek - Member of the Polish Parliament, Minister for Transport and Construction 2005-2006, Minister for Transport 2006-2007
Maciej Żywno - Deputy Chairman, Polska 2050
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11:30-13:00
Sports, economy, society
×Spectacular sporting events as a factor of growth, tourist attraction, and promotional asset. Sports and recreation in urban space; large events for fans and infrastructure for all. Top-rank events: an organizational challenge, costs and potential benefits. European Games Kraków-Małopolska 2023 – the state of preparations, expectations and importance for the region and the country at large.
×Waldemar Bojarun - Deputy Mayor of Katowice
Olgierd Cieślik - President of Management Board, Totalizator Sportowy
Ewa Grzegorczyk - President of the Board, Polish Volleyball Limited
Marcin Nowak - President of the Management Board, Igrzyska Europejskie 2023 Sp. z o.o.
Renata Respondek - social media manager, WNP.PL
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13:30-15:00
Meetings and MICE industry
×The city-building potential of the MICE industry. Festivals and entertainment, sports and business events as a marker of life quality. Changes in the trade fair sector: digitalisation, new forms, new competences. Event infrastructure, event availability and attractiveness. MICE and the economic situation: the impact of the industry on the services sector and economic growth on a regional and local scale. The event industry as an employer.
×Krzysztof Celuch - Rector’s Proxy for Co-operation with the Socio-Economic Environment, Vistula School of Hospitality
Dagmara Chmielewska - Chairman of the Board, Event Industry Association
Krzysztof Cieślikowski - Assistant Professor, Department of Sport and Tourism Management, Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice
Małgorzata Kalinowska-Klimek - Vice President Franchise Operation, Accor Eastern Europe
Magdalena Kondas - Chair, Business Council, Vistula School of Hospitality; Editor-in-Chief, MeetingPlanner.pl
Bogumił Sobula - Deputy Mayor of Katowic
Marcin Stolarz - President of the Management Board, PTWP Event Center
Multifunctional room F
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09:30-11:00
Clean air in cities and regions
×Top projects that improve the quality of air in Polish urban areas. Domestic- and regional-level opportunities for funding ant-smog projects. Educational programs and information tools. The role of science, business, and NGOs in our fight for clean air.
ףukasz Czopik - Deputy Marshall of the Silesian Province
Marek Czyż - Editor-in-chief, czyztak.pl, host of "19.30" program, TVP1
Andrzej Guła - Leader, Polish Smog Alarm
Piotr Kuczera - President of Rybnik, Chairman, Silesian Union of Municipalities and Districts
Gabriela Lenartowicz - Member of the Polish Parliament
Paweł Mirowski - Plenipotentiary of the Prime Minister for the Clean Air Programme and energy efficiency in buildings, Deputy President of the Management Board, National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management
Blanka Romanowska - Director, Department of Infrastructure and Environment, Metropolitan Association of Upper Silesia and Dąbrowa Basin
Paweł Ścigalski - President's Plenipotentiary for Air Quality, Krakow City Hall
Wiktor Warchałowski - CEO, Co-founder, Airly
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11:30-13:00
Digital marketing
×New technologies and their applications in digital marketing: AI and metaverse around us. Social media – trends, challenges, reliability. Case studies: image crises and how to deal with difficult situations. Influencer marketing: with whom, when and is it worth it?
×Kamil Bolek - B2B Communication & PR Expert
Rafał Czechowski - CEO&Founder, Imago PR
Bartek Gołębiowski - Founder, Managing Partner, Gong
Dorota N. Haller - CMO, Huawei CBG Poland; Vice-President, IAA Polska
Łukasz Kępiński - CEO, Founder, Tears of Joy
Adam Przeździęk - Creator and owner, Mediafeed.pl.
Ewa Wysocka - Founder, CEO, Tribe47.com
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13:30-15:00
Inclusive leadership
×Searching for answers to challenges faced by leaders after the pandemic and during the war. How to boost mental resilience effectively? The role of sharing knowledge, skills and experiences, and combining disparate domains of activity. How to create a space for cooperation and invite others to join it?
×Katarzyna Czayka-Chełmińska - Deputy President of the Management Board, SZKOŁA LIDERÓW Foundation
Jolanta Czernicka-Siwecka - President, ISKIERKA Foundation
Krzysztof Danilewicz - Regional Director Sii Katowice, Country Business Lead Czech Republic & Slovakia, Sii Sp. z o.o.
Radosław Jasiński - Program Director, Polish-American Freedom Foundation
Michał Krzesiak - Chief Operating Officer, 3Soft SA
Sabina Obwiosło-Budzyń - Owner, Construction Company ANBUD Sp. z o.o.
Dorota Szczepan-Jakubowska - Co-founder, methodologist, TROP Group, supervisor, trainer, coach
lecture hall
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09:30-11:00
Is it time for coal?
×Coal – time for a comeback? A pipe dream or a necessity? Demand for hard coal in Europe in the face of crisis phenomena, the transformation of the energy sector, the climate crisis. Forecast and outlook. Prices, availability, logistics – the global coal market situation and chances of stabilisation. Rationality of investing in mining capacity. What to replace coal with – diversification paths, national strategies, investors’ plans.
×Sebastian Bartos - Deputy President of the Management Board for Trade, Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa SA
Sławomir Brzeziński - Deputy President of the Management Board for Commercial Business, Węglokoks SA
Jerzy Dudała - Editor, WNP.PL
Wojciech Krawczyk - Director, Department of Strategy and Analysis, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Poland
Joanna Maćkowiak-Pandera - President of the Management Board, Energy Forum
Tomasz Rogala - President of the Management Board, Polska Grupa Górnicza SA, President, Euracoal
Janusz Steinhoff - Chairman of the Board, Regional Chamber of Commerce in Katowice, Deputy Prime Minister 2000-2001, Minister of Economy 1997-2001, Chairman, Economic Shadow Cabinet, BUSINESS CENTRE CLUB
Marek Wesoły - Member of the Polish Parliament, Secretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for the Transformation of Energy Companies and Coal Mining, Ministry of State Assets
Kasjan Wyligała - President of the Management Board, Lubelski Węgiel Bogdanka SA
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11:30-13:00
Metallurgy
×Prospects for the metallurgical industry in Europe. Geopolitical, economic and environmental challenges. Energy and regulations as major sources of pressure on the sector. Protecting the European steel market: tools and results to date. Carbon-free technologies, specialisation, efficiency, processing. Hydrogen steel – its dependence on access to green energy. The steel sector as an employer, collaborator and guarantor of independence.
×Marek Akciński - Deputy President of the Management Board for the Group, Węglokoks SA
Iwona Dybał - President of the Management Board, Polish Union of Steel Distributors
Mirosław Motyka - President of the Management Board, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Metallurgy
Piotr Myszor - Editor, WNP.PL
Henryk Orczykowski - President of the Management Board, General Director, Stalprofil SA
Marek Serafin - President of the Management Board Managing Director, Koksownia Częstochowa Nowa Sp. z o.o.
Tomasz Ślęzak - Director of Energy and Environmental Protection, Member of the Management Board responsible for Public Sector Relations, ArcelorMittal Poland
Marek Wesoły - Member of the Polish Parliament, Secretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for the Transformation of Energy Companies and Coal Mining, Ministry of State Assets
ballroom B
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09:30-10:15
Waste management. Thermal waste processing – for or against?
×Waste management
Current challenges in waste management. Regulation and achievement of objectives. Positive examples and effective organisational and technological solutions. Innovations and efforts of local governments. Extended producer liability and deposit return scheme. Pricing, costs, community involvement, information and education.
Thermal waste processing – for or against?
Thermal utilisation of different communal waste fractions in Europe and Poland today. Required and actual recycling levels. To warehouse or to incinerate? The environmental impact of thermal waste processing installations: facts and myths. Alternative fuels as a substitute for coal in heat generation? Incinerators and the EU taxonomy and climate policy. Incinerators in the ETS system? Investment costs. Location problems. Urban incinerators: existing, under construction, planned – do we have enough or do we need more? The position of local governments, central administration, residents. Let the market decide?
×Henryk Borczyk - Deputy Chairman of the Board, Upper Silesian and Zagłębie Metropolis
Mariusz Dzikuć - Development Director, Fortum Power and Heat Polska Sp z o.o.
Joanna Kulczycka - Member of the Climate Council of the UN Global Compact Network Poland, Manager, Department of Closed-loop Economy, Institute of Mineral and Energy Economy, Polish Academy of Sciences, President of the Board, Cluster of Waste Management and Recycling - National Cluster Key
Adam Neumann - Mayor of Gliwice
Konrad Nowakowski - President, Polish Chamber of Recovery and Recycling of Packaging PIOIRO, advisor on eco-design, packaging and the enviroment
Michał Pierończyk - Mayor of Ruda Śląska
Mariusz Rychcik - President of the Management Board, Zakład Gospodarki Odpadami Komunalnymi Sp. z o.o. in Olsztyn
Piotr Toborek - journalist, PortalSamorzadowy.pl
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11:30-13:00
Local government and the energy crisis
×The energy independence of local governments in times of crisis, inflation, financial problems. How to ensure energy security for local communities? Energy clusters and cooperatives. Local governments on the fuel and energy market. Purchasing groups. Local energy grids. Investments in energy efficiency. Cooperation between local government, municipal companies, the heating sector and scientists.
×Aneta Kaczmarek - Editor, PortalSamorzadowy.pl
Klaudiusz Kandzia - Mayor of Kalety
Krzysztof Skowroński - Advisor to the Management Board, Director of the ELENA Project, National Energy Conservation Agency S.A
Piotr Szymański - Department of Economics and Business Organisation, Wroclaw University of Economics
Andrzej Zając - Deputy President for Finance, "Górnik" Housing Cooperative, Jaworzno
Artur Zieliński - Deputy Mayor of Płock for Town Development and Investment
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13:30-15:00
Energy clusters and cooperatives
×The situation on the ground: existing energy clusters and cooperatives in Poland. Their activity, condition, plans. The target role of clusters and cooperatives in the energy system. Independence, self-sufficiency, security: the expectations of local communities vs practice. The role of cooperation with local governments. Legal barriers and tools to incentivise the creation of energy clusters and cooperatives: what remains to be done?
×Dariusz Dumkiewicz - Vice-President of the Management Board, Trade and Investments, Lubelski Węgiel Bogdanka SA
Albert Gryszczuk - President of the Management Board, National Chamber of Energy Clusters and Renewable Energy Sources
Jacek Krzemiński - Editor, PortalSamorzadowy.pl
Sławomir Nowicki - President of the Management Board, ESV SA, Member of the Management Board, National Chamber of Energy Clusters and Renewable Energy Sources (KIKE)
Ireneusz Perkowski - President, EISALL Energy Cooperative, Director, Energy Trading Office, Control Process SA
Wojciech Płachetka - General Director, XOOG Energy Clusters P.S.A., specialist in energy efficiency and energy clusters, Jagiellonian Institute
Arnold Rabiega - President of the Management Board, Krajowy Instytut Energetyki Rozproszonej Sp. z o.o.
Marzena Skąpska - Head of the Renewable Energy Sources Unit, Department of Agricultural Markets and Rural Energy Transformation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Jerzy Woźniak - Deputy Mayor of Katowice
ballroom C
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09:30-11:00
Green construction technologies
×Energy-intensive buildings as a central problem: the costs of transformation. Technologies, materials, investment models to reduce the environmental and climate impact of the construction process and building and infrastructure use. New requirements for investors. The role of sustainable spatial development plans. The cement industry and other construction materials: toward climate neutrality. Construction waste recycling. Power generation and energy self-sufficient buildings. Modular and less resource-intensive construction. Investments in degraded areas.
×Mirosław Czarnik - Chairman of the Board, GPP SA
Paweł Dziekoński - Vice President, FAKRO
Maciej Franta - Architect, Founder, Franta Group
Justyna Glusman - Managing Director, Association Renovation Wave Poland
Robert Jędrzejowski - President of the Management Board, Pekabex SA
Piotr Kopacz - Project Manager of "Energy and Process-Efficient Construction", National Centre for Research and Development
Tomasz Kozak - Member of the Management Board, Commercial Investment Manager, PROFBUD
Andrzej Losor - Member of the Board, Heidelberg Materials
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11:30-13:00
Revitalising urban space
×Revitalisation projects in Polish cities. New functions of urban space: resident expectations, local government capabilities, investor ambitions. Hard, soft, and integrated projects. Successful and unsuccessful revitalisation projects: a survey of experiences, a catalogue of mistakes, universal principles. Heritage conservation, creating a new value, preventing crises and loss of function: different goals of urban revitalisation projects. Costs, funding, benefits: how do we measure revitalisation outcomes?
×Władysław Grochowski - President, Arche
Małgorzata Jarosińska-Jedynak - Secretary of State, Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy, Poland
Tomasz Konior - Architect, Owner, Konior Studio
Anna Liszka - Journalist, PropertyDesign.pl
Jerzy Muzyk - Deputy Mayor of the City of Kraków for Sustainable Development
Dawid Wacławczyk - Deputy Mayor of Racibórz
Mariusz Wołosz - Mayor of Bytom
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13:30-15:00
Water supply and sewage systems
×Current issues and the future of the water supply and sewerage industry in Poland. Threats and opportunities, pricing and cost optimisation. Maintenance and effective management of technical infrastructure, assets and enterprise resources and network infrastructure. New technologies in the sector. Legal and practical aspects of water and wastewater management. EU Wastewater Directive – new standards, main directions of change.
×Kalina Olejniczak - Editor, PortalSamorzadowy.pl, WNP.pl
Paweł Sikorski - President, Chamber of Commerce "Polish Waterworks"
Katarzyna Stachowicz - Deputy President of the Management Board, Rejonowe Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów i Kanalizacji Sp. z o.o. In Zawiercie
Wojciech Witowski - President of the Management Board, Ścieki Polskie Sp. z o.o.
conference room 1
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09:30-11:00
Exhaust-free motorisation
×Electromobility and the prospect of phasing out the production of combustion cars in Europe – implications for the European automotive industry. The automotive sector in Poland – will we manage to switch to new tracks? Necessary and ongoing investments – scope, costs, needs, competences, expected results. How to use the potential of the automotive sector in Europe in the context of the electric transition? Digitalisation, technology, new materials, alternative drives. What about hydrogen?
×Tomasz Bęben - President of the Board, Association of Automotive Parts Distributors and Manufacturers
Mariusz Deląg - Strategic Planning Manager, Stellantis Gliwice
Jakub Faryś - President, Polish Association of the Automotive Industry
Adam Krępa - President of the Management Board, Federal Mogul in Gorzyce
Bartosz Kubik - CEO, Co-founder, Ekoenergetyka-Polska SA
Piotr Myszor - Editor, WNP.PL
Piotr Zaremba - Managing Director, ElectroMobility Poland SA
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11:30-13:00
White spots on the map of the medical professions
×An ageing population and medical staff, the pandemic and the war in Ukraine – it is becoming increasingly difficult to provide adequate numbers of medical staff. In which medical professions and which medical specialities do we have the greatest shortages? How to counter them? Regional differences in access to specialist doctors, health care providers, nurses, physiotherapists. Medical faculties not only at universities; a new education system as an antidote to staff shortages in the health area?
×Mikołaj Akerman - CEO, MPS Sp. z o.o.
Piotr Bromber - Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Health, Poland
Paulina Gumowska - Editor-in-Chief, RynekZdrowia.pl
Gilbert Kolbe - Nursing Team Coordinator, Jutro Medical, Member of the Warsaw District Council of Nurses and Midwives
Zofia Małas - President, Head Council of Nurses and Obstetricians (Naczelna Rada Pielęgniarek i Położnych)
Krzysztof Tłoczek - Deputy President of the Management Board, National Association of Health Care Providers
Tadeusz Urban - President, Regional Medical Council in Katowice, Silesian Medical Chamber
Katarzyna Winsz-Szczotka - President of the Management Board, Polish Society for Laboratory Diagnostics
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13:30-15:00
Thermomodernisation with guaranteed savings – a new opening
×Efficiency improvement projects for local authorities with an Energy Performance Guarantee (EPC) under the ESCO model. A new start, new quality: current government guidelines, financing of project preparation, available subsidies and their sources, White Certificate system. A new role for the adviser. A good climate for energy efficiency – high energy prices, EU programmes, EU and national regulations. Thermomodernisation in practice: national potential and needs, scale of tasks, capacity of the building sector, role of local government.
The event is being held as part of the FinEERGo-Dom project. The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 – Research and Innovation programme, under grant agreement No. 847059.
×Marta Babicz - Deputy Director, Individual Beneficiary Department, National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management
Michał Bieda - First Deputy Mayor of Bytom
Dariusz Ciepiela - Journalist, ‘Nowy Przemysł’ Economic Magazine, WNP.PL
Rafał Cieślak - Legal counsel, PPP expert, Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw
Bartosz Marciniak - Member of the Management Board, Smarte
Marek Szczepański - Director, Department of Environmental Programs, Bank for Environmental Protection
Marek Tobiacelli - expert for Energy Performance Contracts, Krajowa Agencja Poszanowania Energii SA (KAPE)
Małgorzata Żebrowska-Piotrak - Mayor of Łomianki
conference room 4
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11:30-13:30
European Funds – new edition. Workshops organized by the National Centre for Research and Development on the subject of European Funds for Modern Economy
×A possibility of supporting innovative projects within the framework of the European Funds for Modern Economy programme, part of the new EU financial perspective 2021-2027. The basic assumptions, characteristics of the programme, new opportunities for entrepreneurs. A comprehensive model of supporting development of R&D infrastructure, financing of high-risk projects, and promoting “green” as well as digital transition of businesses. The offer concerning mutual projects is directed at businesses and research institutions. How to obtain financing within the European Funds for Modern Economy programme? SMART path – one project, seven modules.
conference room 6
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09:30-11:00
Culture, city, business
×The role of culture in city-building and growth. Culture vs the quality of life, job market attractiveness, depopulation. Institutions and events, or spending on culture as an investment. Local government - business - culture: conditions and models for effective and satisfying cooperation. European Cities of Culture, their experiences, benefits, and lasting changes.
×Ewa Bogusz-Moore - General and Programme Director, National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice
Artur Celiński - co-founder and deputy editor-in-chief of “Magazyn Miasta” („Cities magazine”)
Anna Hetman - mayor of Jastrzębie-Zdrój
Danuta Kamińska - Deputy-Chair of the Management Board, Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolia
Marcin Krupa - Major of Katowice
Katarzyna Obłąkowska - Head of Behavioural Analysis and Social Research Team, Institute of Finance
Robert Talarczyk - Director, Stanisław Wyspiański Silesian Theatre
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11:30-13:00
From Farm to Fork
×The “Farm to Fork” strategy for sustainable food systems. The EU strategy vs national plans. Necessary technology adjustments and their costs. Types and scale of investment. Knowledge transfer. Changes in production and distribution models. Reducing food loss, food waste, and the resources needed to produce unused food products. Self-sufficiency as an increasingly important element of food security.
×Małgorzata Bojańczyk - Director, Polskie Stowarzyszenie Rolnictwa Zrównoważonego „ASAP”
Andrzej Gantner - Vice-President of the Board, General Director, Polish Federation of Food Industry Union of Employers
Monika Lasoń - Owner, Groser – Grodzkie Sery Kozie
Andrej Modic - founder, CEO, LokalnyRolnik.pl
Adam Tubilewicz - Deputy Editor in Chief, PortalSpozywczy.pl
Bartosz Urbaniak - Head of Food & Agri Banking CEE & Africa, BNP Paribas Bank
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13:30-15:00
Moldova. Between the West and Russia
×The economic and social situation in Moldova; the current outlook. Consequences of the war as well as of the Russian economic and political pressure. The risk of political instability and re-establishment of Russian influence. Can the West and Poland support Moldova’s European aspirations, and how? Opportunities for EU membership. Economic co-operation between Poland and Moldova – the current state of play, the potential, and opportunities.
×Adam Eberhardt - Deputy Director, Eastern European Studies at the University of Warsaw
Krzysztof Lisek - Resident Program Director in Moldova at International Republican Institute IRI, International Republican Institute
Oxana Satirovici - President, Centre for Development and Entrepreneurship Poland-Moldova
conference room 7
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09:30-11:00
Third sector
×NGOs in Polish public, social and economic life. The achievements of three decades of building social capital and laying the foundations for a civil society. NGOs and employers: between passion and work. Cooperation between NGOs and business and local government administration. A climate for the third sector: Polish NGOs in the light of centralising trends. Where are the activities of the third sector particularly effective? Examples. Funding NGOs: social and institutional control over resource allocation and spending. How to effectively support NGOs and create an environment conducive to their activities?
×Monika Bajka - President of the Management Board, Association for the Support to Children and Youth DOM ANIOŁÓW STRÓŻÓW (Guardian Angels Home)
Renata Bem - Executive Director and President of the Management Board of UNICEF Poland
Grzegorz Gruca - Deputy President of the Management Board, Polish Humanitarian Action
Jan Król - expert on the economy, society and politics, BUSINESS CENTRE CLUB
Rafał Miżejewski - journalist, reporter, Radio Zet
Elżbieta Anna Polak - Marshall of Lubuskie Province
Joanna Sadzik - President, Spring Association – "Szlachetna Paczka"
Agnieszka Ścigaj - Minister – Member of the Council of Ministers, Prime Minister's Office
Jerzy Woźniak - Deputy Mayor of Katowice
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11:30-13:00
Regulations in international trade and expansion
×The EU policy of abolishing tariffs and other barriers to global competition among the largest economies. Free trade agreements, promoting EU norms and standards: where are we standing, what else can be achieved? Licensing standards, employee rights, environmental protection: potential points of disagreement. Regulations protecting the internal market: protectionism in Europe and across the globe. A wave of regulations designed to ensure independence in terms of critical raw materials, components, and goods. Learn and use: the importance of understanding regulations and good adaptive practices in international business expansion.
×Sławomir Czajka - Tax Partner, EY
Jakub Faryś - President, Polish Association of the Automotive Industry
Łukasz Grabowski - Director of the Export Department, Polish Investment and Trade Agency
Janusz Piechociński - President, Polish-Asian Chamber of Commerce; Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Poland 2012–2015
Kamil Sobolewski - Chief Economist, Employers of Poland (Pracodawcy RP)
Łukasz Śmigasiewicz - Deputy President of the Management Board for Finance, Węglokoks SA
Marek Wąsiński - Head of World Economy Team, Polish Economic Institute (PIE)
conference room 8
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09:30-11:00
Green Deal in Polish agriculture
×The European food and agriculture system, supported within the framework of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP): a gold standard or a system in urgent need of reform? Changes in the CAP. Key challenges of the sustainable food production trend for the potential of Polish agriculture, production system and food exports. Development of regenerative agriculture. What types of incentives do farmers need to shift to more sustainable production systems? How to shorten supply chains. Technologies, products and organisational models that support the green transformation in agriculture. The place of Poland in the European food security architecture.
×Wojciech Babski - Chairman of the Board, Ciech Sarzyna
Antoine Bernet - Country Division Head Poland, Baltics, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bayer Crop Science
Krzysztof Ciecióra - Undersecretary of State, Ministry for Agriculture and Rural Development, Poland
Radosław Iwański - Editor in Chief, Farmer Magazine
Wiktor Szmulewicz - President, National Council of Agricultural Chambers
Martin Ziaja - President, District Milk Cattle Breeders Association in Opole, Member of the Management Board, Polish Federation of Cattle Breeders and Milk Producers
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11:30-13:00
Ukrainian business in Poland
×Ukrainian business in Poland 2022 – scale, dynamics, forms. Impact on Polish GDP and the overall economic situation. Polish industries particularly attractive to Ukrainian entrepreneurs: construction, IT, warehouse logistics and access to ports. Poland as a gateway to the common EU market; preparations for Ukrainian membership of the EU. Future plans and scenarios: staying in Poland or waiting for the end of war and reconstruction? Polish-Ukrainian trade: models of long-term cooperation.
×Borys Czechański - owner, Woodplast
Sergiusz Lebedyn - Founder & CEO, Delivery Couple
Jacek Piechota - President, Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce
Bartłomiej Potocki - Head, Information and Legal Unit, Ukraine Foundation, Director, Migrants' Rights Institute
Yaroslav Romanchuk - President of the Board, Association of Ukrainian Business in Poland
Anna Szymańska - Senior Analyst, Economic Foresight Team, Co-author of the report ,,Ukrainian comoanies in Poland’’, Polish Economic Institute
Dariusz Szymczycha - First Vice President, Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce
Łukasz Wawak - Project Manager, Polish-Ukrainian Startup Bridge
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13:30-15:00
Public-private partnership
×The PPP model as an opportunity in times of investment shortages. The previous years in Poland: mainly small projects. Causes and ways to overcome the impasse. The “PPP 2017” policy: which barriers were eliminated, what still remains to be done? The climate for cooperation between the public sector and private business and how to improve it. Transparency and intelligible responsibility criteria. Problems with investment cost estimates. Legal solutions, standards and their dissemination, the database of investment plans.
×Marcin Borek - Director, Department of Local Government Investment, Adviser to the Board, Polish Development Fund (Polski Fundusz Rozwoju SA)
Anna Łopaciuk - Director of the Infrastructure, Transport and Logistics Programme, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego
Bartosz Mysiorski - President of the Management Board, PPP Centre Foundation
Adam Skwarski - Director for Investment and Development, Budimex SA
Piotr Wiewióra - Journalist, PortalSamorzadowy.pl
Artur Zieliński - Deputy Mayor of Płock for Town Development and Investment
conference room 9
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11:30-13:00
HR for administration
×Administration efficiency and HR quality. Local government and state-owned institutions: staff demand and supply. How do we educate our officials? The education system and the situation in the job market. What is it like to work in public administration: salaries, requirements, employment conditions, professional growth opportunities. HR management in public administration.
×Dominika Bąk-Grabowska - Department of Economics and Business Organisation, Wrocław University of Economics
Aldona Frączkiewicz-Wronka - Head, Department of Public Management and Social Sciences, University of Economics in Katowice
Grzegorz Frugalski - Secretary of the city Sosnowiec
Tomasz Ławniczak - Member of the Polish Parliament, Chairman, Committee on Local Government and Regional Policy
Małgorzata Mańka-Szulik - Mayor of Zabrze
Karolina Markowska - Journalist, PulsHR.pl, PortalSamorzadowy.pl, WNP.pl
Jerzy Woźniak - Deputy Mayor of Katowice
conference room 23
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09:30-11:00
Housing market
×From boom to collapse. A sudden deceleration in the housing and mortgage market. What does the Housing Affordability Index tell us? Government programmes and their outcomes thus far. Developers’ view of the situation in the housing, construction and mortgage market. Land supply, lack of development plans, tiresome red tape. Apartment prices in the shadow of crisis. Lack of apartments for rent. The PRS market: quick growth and barriers to further development. Models for PRS investments in Poland.
×Małgorzata Burzec-Lewandowska - Editor-in-chief, PropertyDesign.pl, Deputy Editor-in-chief, PropertyNews.pl
Wojciech Caruk - President of the board, PFR Nieruchomości SA
Wojciech Jarczewski - Director, Institute of Urban and Regional Development (IRMiR)
Adam Konieczny - Sales Director, Pekabex BET SA
Małgorzata Nowodworska - President of the Board of the Krakow Branch of PZFD, Member of the Board, Polish Association of Developers (PZFD)
Robert Posytek - Editor-in-chief of PropertyNews.pl, Deputy Editor-in-chief of PropertyDesign.pl, Co-author of the agenda of 4 Design Days
Bogusław Półtorak - Chairman of the Council, Impakt Dolny Śląsk – Think Tank of Wrocław University of Economics, Deputy Dean for Education, Wrocław University of Economics
Michał Sapota - Owner, HREIT SA
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11:30-13:00
We help efficiently
×How to deliver aid wisely and efficiently – professionalising aid, charity and not-for-profit activities. Leaders’ experiences. The role of relationships, communication, knowledge sharing. Long-term actions – planning, consistency, sustainable foundations. NGOs between people in need and businesses. Support vs. partnership, i.e. actions targeting integration, inclusion, activation and self-help.
×Renata Bem - Executive Director and President of the Management Board of UNICEF Poland
Artur Czepczyński - President of the Management Board, owner of ABC Czepczyński, founder of the Czepczyński Family Foundation
Grzegorz Gruca - Deputy President of the Management Board, Polish Humanitarian Action
Magdalena Pawlak - President of the Management Board, Growing Up with Us Foundation
Mikołaj Rykowski - President of the Management Board, Wolne Miejsce Foundation
Rafał Sonik - President of the Management Board, Gemini Holding Sp. z o.o.
Tomasz Żółciak - Journalist, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna
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13:30-15:00
Eastern Poland
×In the rearguard of the war: development problems related to the situation across the eastern border. The collapse of exports to the countries at war and the blockade on imports from Russia and Belarus: the effects on the economy of Eastern Poland. The current investment climate in this part of Poland: reactions of current and potential investors. Transborder trade and economic relations: how to protect or rebuild them? The New Silk Road: a lost opportunity for Eastern Poland? The tourism sector, influx of Ukrainian refugees: new problems or opportunities?
×Jakub Banaszek - Mayor of Chełm, Deputy President of the Association of Polish Cities
Hanna Cichy - Senior Economic Analyst, Polityka Insight
Łukasz Gałczyński - Deputy of the Management Board, Industrial Development Agency JSC (ARP SA)
Władysław Grochowski - President, Arche
Marta Majewska - Mayor of Hrubieszów.
Przemysław Tuchliński - Vice Mayor of Białystok
conference room 24
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09:30-11:00
Lifestyle diseases
×Civilisation growth and population health. The most common lifestyle diseases: their scale and dynamics. Air quality and chronic respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological diseases. Social effects, the costs of “new” conditions. Diagnosis and treatment. Minimising risks. Prevention and its effectiveness. Lifestyle diseases yesterday and today.
×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
Jerzy Jaroszewicz - Head, Clinical Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Specialist Hospital No. 1 in Bytom, President, Polish Hepatological Society
Paweł Kaźmierczak - Member of the Board, Medical Director, American Heart of Poland SA
Waldemar Kraska - Secretary of State, Ministry of Health, Poland
Andrzej Matyja - Head, II Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Head, Clinic of General, Oncological, Metabolic and Emergency Surgery, The University Hospital in Krakow, President of the Supreme Medical Council 2018-2022
Joanna Rymaszewska - Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Piastowie Śląscy Medical University, Wrocław
Violetta Skrzypulec-Plinta - Head, Department of Women's Health, Head, Department of Reproductive Health and Sexology, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice
Piotr Wróbel - Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Rynek Zdrowia
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11:30-13:00
Investment in medical research and development
×R&D in medicine in Poland, Europe and the world. MedTech, biotechnologies, telemedicine: research areas, trends and markets that shape the future of medicine. Expenditure, needs and expectations. A dialogue between science and medicine: speaking about R&D investment in one voice. Investment in technologies and therapies: social and business aspects. Science and medicine as an engine of innovation in the economy; importance for the job market. Polish opportunities and areas of expertise. The potential of Polish start-ups: the most spectacular projects and failures. Who funds research and how?
×Marcin Bruszewski - Investment Director, Member of the Management Board, American Heart of Poland SA
Arkadiusz Grądkowski - President, Polish Chamber of Commerce of Medical Devices POLMED
Marek Gzik - Chairman of the Silesian Regional Assembly, Professor, Director, European HealthTech Innovation Center, Head, Department of Biomechatronics, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology
Paweł Przewięźlikowski - Co-founder, President of the Management Board, Ryvu Therapeutics
Rafał Staszewski - Deputy President for Research Financing, Medical Research Agency
Jakub Styczyński - Journalist, Rynek Zdrowia
Marta Winiarska - President of the Management Board, Managing Director, Polish Association of Innovative Medical Biotechnology Companies BioInMed
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13:30-15:00
The role of local government in health promotion
×Examples of local government units that most effectively carry out tasks related to the promotion of pro-health behaviour, health education and prevention of selected diseases and risk factors. Selected case studies – good practices.
×Izabella Damboń-Kandziora - Director, Department of Health and Social Policy, Marshal's Office of Opole Province
Żaneta Karczewska - Regional Coordinator, Association of Healthy Polish Cities
Tomasz Jan Prycel - Managing Director, Local Government Project Coordinator, Central and Eastern European Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care (CEESTAHC)
Mariola Roleder - Deputy Mayor of Chorzów
Adam Ruśniak - Deputy Mayor of Bielsko-Biała
Piotr Wróbel - Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Rynek Zdrowia
conference room 25
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09:30-11:00
Billboard vs artificial intelligence
×Digitisation, automation, artificial intelligence in OOH advertising. Impact and persuasiveness. Functions in the urban landscape. Billboards, backlights, citylights, infoscreens: large-format advertising, its media.
×Andrzej Horoch - Founder, ConnectedRealities.eu
Tomasz Muraszko - Head of Product Marketing, AMS SA
Adrian Roman - Transformation Office Market Lead - Poland, EssenceMediacom Poland
Magdalena Tynor - Member of the Management Board, Synergic Sp. z o.o.
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11:30-13:00
Water resources
×Water scarcity in Poland. The Climate Water Balance for Poland: threats, conclusions, measures and long-term strategies. Deficits, droughts, floods. Small and large retention needs. Sustainable water resource management. The case of the Oder River: what did we learn from the 2022 disaster? An isolated incident or symptom of a structural crisis? How to prevent this from happening again?
×Rafał Bonter - Sales Director, DUON Group
Łukasz Czopik - Deputy Marshall of the Silesian Province
Tomasz Grochowski - Deputy President of the Management Board, Retencjapl Sp. z o.o.
Monika Niemiec-Butryn - Director, Department of Water Management and Inland Navigation, Ministry of Infrastructure
Alicja Pawelec-Olesińska - hydrobiologist, manager, Aquatic Ecosystem Protection Team, WWF Poland Foundation
Przemysław Sobiesak - Director, Investment Preparation and Implementation Department, State Waterways National Holding Wody Polskie
Agnieszka Widera-Ciochoń - Deputy Editor-in-Chief, PortalSamorzadowy.pl
Andrzej Woźnica - Director, Silesian Water Centre, University of Silesia
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13:30-15:00
Polish chambers of commerce abroad
×The role of Polish chambers of commerce and economy abroad in the light of changes in the political and economic situation. Pandemic impact on logistics, trade and production, superpower rivalry and war in Europe – new challenges for chambers of commerce? How are bilateral economic and trade relations changing? Stimulating them in a difficult environment; how to effectively support businesses in overseas expansion? Examples of good practices.
×Margarita González Bocage - Lawyer, Advisor to the Minister of Housing and Territorial Planning Irene Moreira, Uruguay
Marcin Lewandowski - Lawyer, Expert in the field of Cross-border Posting, President, Polish Business Chamber in the Netherlands, President, PolChambers
Irene Moreira - Minister of Housing and Territorial Planning, Uruguay
Anna Nietyksza - Director for Investment Development and Export Finance, Spanish-Polish Chamber of Commerce, President, Cloud Community Europe-Poland
Jorge Perini - Architect, Technical Advisor to the Minister of Housing and Territorial Planning Irene Moreira, Uruguay
Jan Rudomina - Polish American Business Club in New York
Carlos Siccardi - President, Uruguay-Poland Chamber of Commerce, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland to Uruguay
Javier Sosnowski - President, PolChambers - Polish Chambers of Commerce Abroad, President, Spanish-Polish Chamber of Commerce, President, European Chamber of Commerce, Vice President, Inter-American Association for Social Responsibility
Mariusz Tomaka - Member of the Management Board, US-Poland Trade Council in Palo Alto, Member of the Management Board, PolChambers, President, Polish-American Cooperation Council
Ewa Trzcińska - President, Polish Business Chamber in Italy
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