25 April 2023
Międzynarodowe Centrum Kongresowe
Katowice
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09:30-10:15

  • EEC Politics: Law

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    • 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?

  • Waste management. Thermal waste processing – for or against?

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    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

      Position: Deputy Chairman of the Board, Upper Silesian and Zagłębie Metropolis

    • Mariusz Dzikuć

      Position: Development Director, Fortum Power and Heat Polska Sp z o.o.

    • Joanna Kulczycka

      Position: 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

      Position: Mayor of Gliwice

    • Konrad Nowakowski

      Position: President, Polish Chamber of Recovery and Recycling of Packaging PIOIRO, advisor on eco-design, packaging and the enviroment

    • Michał Pierończyk

      Position: Mayor of Ruda Śląska

    • Mariusz Rychcik

      Position: President of the Management Board, Zakład Gospodarki Odpadami Komunalnymi Sp. z o.o. in Olsztyn

    • Piotr Toborek

      Position: journalist, PortalSamorzadowy.pl

09:30-11:00

  • Billboard vs artificial intelligence

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    Digitisation, automation, artificial intelligence in OOH advertising. Impact and persuasiveness. Functions in the urban landscape. Billboards, backlights, citylights, infoscreens: large-format advertising, its media.

  • Green Deal in Polish agriculture

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    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

      Position: Chairman of the Board, Ciech Sarzyna

    • Antoine Bernet

      Position: Country Division Head Poland, Baltics, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bayer Crop Science

    • Krzysztof Ciecióra

      Position: Undersecretary of State, Ministry for Agriculture and Rural Development, Poland

    • Radosław Iwański

      Position: Editor in Chief, Farmer Magazine

    • Wiktor Szmulewicz

      Position: President, National Council of Agricultural Chambers

    • Martin Ziaja

      Position: President, District Milk Cattle Breeders Association in Opole, Member of the Management Board, Polish Federation of Cattle Breeders and Milk Producers

  • Lifestyle diseases

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    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

      Position: 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

      Position: 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

      Position: Member of the Board, Medical Director, American Heart of Poland SA

    • Waldemar Kraska

      Position: Secretary of State, Ministry of Health, Poland

    • Andrzej Matyja

      Position: 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

      Position: Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Piastowie Śląscy Medical University, Wrocław

    • Violetta Skrzypulec-Plinta

      Position: Head, Department of Women's Health, Head, Department of Reproductive Health and Sexology, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice

    • Piotr Wróbel

      Position: Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Rynek Zdrowia

  • Third sector

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    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

      Position: President of the Management Board, Association for the Support to Children and Youth DOM ANIOŁÓW STRÓŻÓW (Guardian Angels Home)

    • Renata Bem

      Position: Executive Director and President of the Management Board of UNICEF Poland

    • Grzegorz Gruca

      Position: Deputy President of the Management Board, Polish Humanitarian Action

    • Jan Król

      Position: expert on the economy, society and politics, BUSINESS CENTRE CLUB

    • Rafał Miżejewski

      Position: journalist, reporter, Radio Zet

    • Elżbieta Anna Polak

      Position: Marshall of Lubuskie Province

    • Joanna Sadzik

      Position: President, Spring Association – "Szlachetna Paczka"

    • Agnieszka Ścigaj

      Position: Minister – Member of the Council of Ministers, Prime Minister's Office

    • Jerzy Woźniak

      Position: Deputy Mayor of Katowice

  • Housing market

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    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

      Position: Editor-in-chief, PropertyDesign.pl, Deputy Editor-in-chief, PropertyNews.pl

    • Wojciech Caruk

      Position: President of the board, PFR Nieruchomości SA

    • Wojciech Jarczewski

      Position: Director, Institute of Urban and Regional Development (IRMiR)

    • Adam Konieczny

      Position: Sales Director, Pekabex BET SA

    • Małgorzata Nowodworska

      Position: President of the Board of the Krakow Branch of PZFD, Member of the Board, Polish Association of Developers (PZFD)

    • Robert Posytek

      Position: Editor-in-chief of PropertyNews.pl, Deputy Editor-in-chief of PropertyDesign.pl, Co-author of the agenda of 4 Design Days

    • Bogusław Półtorak

      Position: Chairman of the Council, Impakt Dolny Śląsk – Think Tank of Wrocław University of Economics, Deputy Dean for Education, Wrocław University of Economics

    • Michał Sapota

      Position: Owner, HREIT SA

  • Green construction technologies

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    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.

  • Culture, city, business

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    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

      Position: General and Programme Director, National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice

    • Artur Celiński

      Position: co-founder and deputy editor-in-chief of “Magazyn Miasta” („Cities magazine”)

    • Anna Hetman

      Position: mayor of Jastrzębie-Zdrój

    • Danuta Kamińska

      Position: Deputy-Chair of the Management Board, Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolia

    • Marcin Krupa

      Position: Major of Katowice

    • Katarzyna Obłąkowska

      Position: Head of Behavioural Analysis and Social Research Team, Institute of Finance

    • Robert Talarczyk

      Position: Director, Stanisław Wyspiański Silesian Theatre

  • Exhaust-free motorisation

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    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?

  • Is it time for coal?

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    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

      Position: Deputy President of the Management Board for Trade, Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa SA

    • Sławomir Brzeziński

      Position: Deputy President of the Management Board for Commercial Business, Węglokoks SA

    • Jerzy Dudała

      Position: Editor, WNP.PL

    • Wojciech Krawczyk

      Position: Director, Department of Strategy and Analysis, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Poland

    • Joanna Maćkowiak-Pandera

      Position: President of the Management Board, Energy Forum

    • Tomasz Rogala

      Position: President of the Management Board, Polska Grupa Górnicza SA, President, Euracoal

    • Janusz Steinhoff

      Position: 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

      Position: 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

      Position: President of the Management Board, Lubelski Węgiel Bogdanka SA

  • Clean air in cities and regions

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    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.

    • Łukasz Czopik

      Position: Deputy Marshall of the Silesian Province

    • Marek Czyż

      Position: Editor-in-chief, czyztak.pl, host of "19.30" program, TVP1

    • Andrzej Guła

      Position: Leader, Polish Smog Alarm

    • Piotr Kuczera

      Position: President of Rybnik, Chairman, Silesian Union of Municipalities and Districts

    • Gabriela Lenartowicz

      Position: Member of the Polish Parliament

    • Paweł Mirowski

      Position: 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

      Position: Director, Department of Infrastructure and Environment, Metropolitan Association of Upper Silesia and Dąbrowa Basin

    • Paweł Ścigalski

      Position: President's Plenipotentiary for Air Quality, Krakow City Hall

    • Wiktor Warchałowski

      Position: CEO, Co-founder, Airly

  • The gambling industry in the economy

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    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.

10:00-11:00

10:15-11:00

  • EEC Politics: Local governance

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    • 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

11:30-13:00

  • Local government and the energy crisis

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    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

      Position: Editor, PortalSamorzadowy.pl

    • Klaudiusz Kandzia

      Position: Mayor of Kalety

    • Krzysztof Skowroński

      Position: Advisor to the Management Board, Director of the ELENA Project, National Energy Conservation Agency S.A

    • Piotr Szymański

      Position: Department of Economics and Business Organisation, Wroclaw University of Economics

    • Andrzej Zając

      Position: Deputy President for Finance, "Górnik" Housing Cooperative, Jaworzno

    • Artur Zieliński

      Position: Deputy Mayor of Płock for Town Development and Investment

  • Regulations in international trade and expansion

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    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.

  • We help efficiently

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    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

      Position: Executive Director and President of the Management Board of UNICEF Poland

    • Artur Czepczyński

      Position: President of the Management Board, owner of ABC Czepczyński, founder of the Czepczyński Family Foundation

    • Grzegorz Gruca

      Position: Deputy President of the Management Board, Polish Humanitarian Action

    • Magdalena Pawlak

      Position: President of the Management Board, Growing Up with Us Foundation

    • Mikołaj Rykowski

      Position: President of the Management Board, Wolne Miejsce Foundation

    • Rafał Sonik

      Position: President of the Management Board, Gemini Holding Sp. z o.o.

    • Tomasz Żółciak

      Position: Journalist, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna

  • Ukrainian business in Poland

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    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.

  • HR for administration

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    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.

  • EEC Politics: Region

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    • Silesian MPs – a debate of regional party leaders

    • Elections, society, business: what can we promise and how do we pay for it?

    • What will be the development of different parties in the next 4 years after power consolidation or takeover?

    • What do we need to keep and what do we need to change in the social and economic policies of the state and individual regions?

    • Michał Gramatyka

      Position: Member of the Polish Parliament, Polska 2050

    • Maciej Konieczny

      Position: Member of the Polish Parliament, Lewica Razem

    • Piotr Pyzik

      Position: Undersecretary of State, Plenipotentiary for Social Dialogue, Ministry of State Assets, Poland

    • Wojciech Saługa

      Position: Member of the Polish Parliament, Marshall of the Małopolska Province 2014-2018

    • Adam Sierak

      Position: Editor, WNP.PL

    • Dobromir Sośnierz

      Position: Member of the Polish Parliament, Koło Poselskie Wolnościowcy

  • White spots on the map of the medical professions

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    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

      Position: CEO, MPS Sp. z o.o.

    • Piotr Bromber

      Position: Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Health, Poland

    • Paulina Gumowska

      Position: Editor-in-Chief, RynekZdrowia.pl

    • Gilbert Kolbe

      Position: Nursing Team Coordinator, Jutro Medical, Member of the Warsaw District Council of Nurses and Midwives

    • Zofia Małas

      Position: President, Head Council of Nurses and Obstetricians (Naczelna Rada Pielęgniarek i Położnych)

    • Krzysztof Tłoczek

      Position: Deputy President of the Management Board, National Association of Health Care Providers

    • Tadeusz Urban

      Position: President, Regional Medical Council in Katowice, Silesian Medical Chamber

    • Katarzyna Winsz-Szczotka

      Position: President of the Management Board, Polish Society for Laboratory Diagnostics

  • AI in Poland: science, economy, support

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    Developments in artificial intelligence-based technologies – new opportunities, potential risks. Legal, technical/organisational and ethical dimensions of the use of artificial intelligence. How to prepare for conscious “cooperation” with AI? Staff training, enhancing digital competences. Science projects in the face of interdisciplinary challenges. How to create an AI ecosystem: collaboration between business, experts, citizens and government. Development of artificial intelligence in Poland – programme assumptions and implementation. Supporting Polish companies and public sector entities using AI.

    Organiser: The Chancellery of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland

    • Magdalena Hajduk

      Position: Director of the New Technology Division, Institute of National Remembrance

    • Michał Kanownik

      Position: CEO, Digital Poland Association (ZIPSEE)

    • Dawid Lasek

      Position: Vice President, The Carpathian Euroregion

    • Justyna Orłowska

      Position: Plenipotentiary of the Prime Minister for GovTech – Head of the GovTech Centre, Plenipotentiary of the Minister of Education and Science for Digital Transformation, Prime Minister's Office

    • Mario Ottiglio

      Position: President, Global Coalition on Aging

    • Kinga Pasternak

      Position: Deputy Director of the GovTech Polska Program, Prime Minister’s Office

    • Alexander Sharmazanashvili

      Position: Nuclear Engineering Center, Georgian Technical University

    • Andrzej Zybertowicz

      Position: Public Advisor to the President of the Republic of Poland

    • Adam Zych

      Position: Chairman of the Board, Fundacja Projekt PL

  • Digital marketing

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    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?

  • Investment in medical research and development

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    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

      Position: Investment Director, Member of the Management Board, American Heart of Poland SA

    • Arkadiusz Grądkowski

      Position: President, Polish Chamber of Commerce of Medical Devices POLMED

    • Marek Gzik

      Position: 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

      Position: Co-founder, President of the Management Board, Ryvu Therapeutics

    • Rafał Staszewski

      Position: Deputy President for Research Financing, Medical Research Agency

    • Jakub Styczyński

      Position: Journalist, Rynek Zdrowia

    • Marta Winiarska

      Position: President of the Management Board, Managing Director, Polish Association of Innovative Medical Biotechnology Companies BioInMed

  • Revitalising urban space

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    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?

  • Sports, economy, society

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    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.

  • From Farm to Fork

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    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.

  • Metallurgy

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    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

      Position: Deputy President of the Management Board for the Group, Węglokoks SA

    • Iwona Dybał

      Position: President of the Management Board, Polish Union of Steel Distributors

    • Mirosław Motyka

      Position: President of the Management Board, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Metallurgy

    • Piotr Myszor

      Position: Editor, WNP.PL

    • Henryk Orczykowski

      Position: President of the Management Board, General Director, Stalprofil SA

    • Marek Serafin

      Position: President of the Management Board Managing Director, Koksownia Częstochowa Nowa Sp. z o.o.

    • Tomasz Ślęzak

      Position: Director of Energy and Environmental Protection, Member of the Management Board responsible for Public Sector Relations, ArcelorMittal Poland

    • Marek Wesoły

      Position: Member of the Polish Parliament, Secretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for the Transformation of Energy Companies and Coal Mining, Ministry of State Assets

  • Water resources

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    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?

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

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    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.

13:30-15:00

  • Eastern Poland

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    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?

  • Energy clusters and cooperatives

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    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

      Position: Vice-President of the Management Board, Trade and Investments, Lubelski Węgiel Bogdanka SA

    • Albert Gryszczuk

      Position: President of the Management Board, National Chamber of Energy Clusters and Renewable Energy Sources

    • Jacek Krzemiński

      Position: Editor, PortalSamorzadowy.pl

    • Sławomir Nowicki

      Position: President of the Management Board, ESV SA, Member of the Management Board, National Chamber of Energy Clusters and Renewable Energy Sources (KIKE)

    • Ireneusz Perkowski

      Position: President, EISALL Energy Cooperative, Director, Energy Trading Office, Control Process SA

    • Wojciech Płachetka

      Position: General Director, XOOG Energy Clusters P.S.A., specialist in energy efficiency and energy clusters, Jagiellonian Institute

    • Arnold Rabiega

      Position: President of the Management Board, Krajowy Instytut Energetyki Rozproszonej Sp. z o.o.

    • Marzena Skąpska

      Position: Head of the Renewable Energy Sources Unit, Department of Agricultural Markets and Rural Energy Transformation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

    • Jerzy Woźniak

      Position: Deputy Mayor of Katowice

  • Inclusive leadership

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    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?

  • Thermomodernisation with guaranteed savings – a new opening

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    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.

  • The role of local government in health promotion

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    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. 

  • Water supply and sewage systems

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    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.

  • Moldova. Between the West and Russia

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    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

      Position: Deputy Director, Eastern European Studies at the University of Warsaw

    • Krzysztof Lisek

      Position: Resident Program Director in Moldova at International Republican Institute IRI, International Republican Institute

    • Oxana Satirovici

      Position: President, Centre for Development and Entrepreneurship Poland-Moldova

    • Sebastian Stodolak

  • Public-private partnership

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    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.

    • Robert Abramowski

    • Marcin Borek

      Position: Director, Department of Local Government Investment, Adviser to the Board, Polish Development Fund (Polski Fundusz Rozwoju SA)

    • Anna Łopaciuk

      Position: Director of the Infrastructure, Transport and Logistics Programme, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego

    • Bartosz Mysiorski

      Position: President of the Management Board, PPP Centre Foundation

    • Adam Skwarski

      Position: Director for Investment and Development, Budimex SA

    • Piotr Wiewióra

      Position: Journalist, PortalSamorzadowy.pl

    • Artur Zieliński

      Position: Deputy Mayor of Płock for Town Development and Investment

  • Meetings and MICE industry

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    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

      Position: Rector’s Proxy for Co-operation with the Socio-Economic Environment, Vistula School of Hospitality

    • Dagmara Chmielewska

      Position: Chairman of the Board, Event Industry Association

    • Krzysztof Cieślikowski

      Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Sport and Tourism Management, Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice

    • Małgorzata Kalinowska-Klimek

      Position: Vice President Franchise Operation, Accor Eastern Europe

    • Magdalena Kondas

      Position: Chair, Business Council, Vistula School of Hospitality; Editor-in-Chief, MeetingPlanner.pl

    • Bogumił Sobula

      Position: Deputy Mayor of Katowic

    • Marcin Stolarz

      Position: President of the Management Board, PTWP Event Center

  • Polish chambers of commerce abroad

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    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

      Position: Lawyer, Advisor to the Minister of Housing and Territorial Planning Irene Moreira, Uruguay

    • Marcin Lewandowski

      Position: Lawyer, Expert in the field of Cross-border Posting, President, Polish Business Chamber in the Netherlands, President, PolChambers

    • Irene Moreira

      Position: Minister of Housing and Territorial Planning, Uruguay

    • Anna Nietyksza

      Position: Director for Investment Development and Export Finance, Spanish-Polish Chamber of Commerce, President, Cloud Community Europe-Poland

    • Jorge Perini

      Position: Architect, Technical Advisor to the Minister of Housing and Territorial Planning Irene Moreira, Uruguay

    • Jan Rudomina

      Position: Polish American Business Club in New York

    • Carlos Siccardi

      Position: President, Uruguay-Poland Chamber of Commerce, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland to Uruguay

    • Javier Sosnowski

      Position: 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

      Position: 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

      Position: President, Polish Business Chamber in Italy

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