european economic congress 2015 agenda

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Agenda of the European Economic Congress 2015

Inaugural session

20 April 2015 10.00-18.00

The difficult Europe The effects of the crisis still impact the performance of economies and public finances of many European states. The spectre of

stagnation is still there. Europe is burdened with unemployment and the lack of prospects for young people.

The formally united European Community has to contend with a scarcity of actual cohesion. Internal contradictions hamper joint

action, undermine the competitiveness of the economy and block free market mechanisms. Political instability around Europe

hampers development planning and impedes initiative.

The future of our Europe is a set of difficult questions. The European Economic Congress will attempt to answer them. 10.00-10.10 Opening of the Congress and reception of Guests:

– Wojciech Kuśpik – Chairman of the Board, PTWP SA, Initiator of the European Economic Congress – Piotr Litwa – Voivode of Silesia – Wojciech Saługa – Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship – Marcin Krupa – Mayor of Katowice – Jerzy Buzek – Member of the European Parliament, President of the European Parliament between 2009-2012,

Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland between 1997-2001, Chairman of the Council of the EEC 10.10-10.30 Inaugural speeches:

– Bronisław Komorowski – President of the Republic of Poland – Andrej Kiska – President of the Slovak Republic

10.30-12.00 300 billion for the new Europe. The large-scale investment programme of the European Union

How to break stagnation in the economy? Demographic, political and economic risks

The capital, regulations and leverage: the mechanics of the new financial vehicle

More freedom and more responsibility: a comparison with previously used investment support mechanisms

The role of the European Commission, financial market institutions and private investors

The need for wise priorities. Which objectives will the funds be spent on?

An opportunity to take a quantum leap. Results for Europe: industry, technologies, infrastructure and the labour market

The new EU financial framework in Member States. Case: EUR 300 billion for Poland Speech:

– Jyrki Katainen – Vice-President of the European Commission, European Commissioner for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness (15 minutes)

Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Evaldas Gustas – Minister of Economy, Lithuania; Jyrki Katainen – Vice-President of the European Commission, European Commissioner for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness; Janusz Lewandowski – Chairman, Polish Prime Minister‘s Economic Council, Member of the European Parliam; Božidar Lukarski – Minister of Economy, Bulgaria; Janusz Piechociński – Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy, Poland; Dana Reizniece-Ozola – Minister of Economics, Latvia; Mihai Tudose – Minister of Economy, Trade and Tourism, Romania; Mihály Varga – Minister of National Economy, Hungary

Moderator: Jerzy Buzek – Member of the European Parliament, President of the European Parliament between 2009-2012, Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland between 1997-2001, Chairman of the Council of the EEC 12.00-12.30 Break Plena: 12.30-14.00 The role of the state in the economy. Freedom, regulations and intervention

Free market dilemmas in the time of stagnation. Expectations with regard to the state

Smart interventionism or manual control? When the state enters the sphere of economy

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Direct involvement: the state as the owner of multiple companies

Cooperation between business and the state: benefits and traps

Privatisation and the areas of business activity reserved to the state

Is the state able to compensate for economic imbalance, or does it rather contribute to its deepening?

Areas that need regulations. Quality and stability of the law. The phenomenon of over-regulation and its consequences

Economic patriotism or protectionism: walking a thin line. Concerns about the free market Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Zdeněk Bakala – Czech entrepreneur, Co-Founder, BXR Group, Deputy Chairman of the Board, New World Resources Plc, Member of the Programme Board, CEED Institute; Leszek Balcerowicz – Chairman of the Board, Civil Development Forum, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance between 1989-1991 and 1997-2000, Chairman of the Board of National Bank Polski between 2001-2007; Witalij Kliczko – Mayor of Kijev, Leader, Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform (UDAR); Horst Köhler – President of the Federal Republic of Germany between 2004-2010, German economistand politician; Jan Kulczyk – Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Kulczyk Investments, Founder, CEED Institute; Ivan Mikloš – Slovak politician, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Slovakia between 2010-2012; George Ngethe Njenga – Dean, Strathmore Business School, Nairobi, Kenya CEED Institute Award 2015 12.30-14.00 Innovative Europe – a time of taking specific actions

The new economy in Europe and worldwide: the ones who keep chasing and the ones being caught up with

Whom do we compete with? Leaders of the knowledge-based economy and their achievements

Putting an end to simple reserves that drive growth. Dilemmas of Central Europe

Stimulating innovations in the economy: assumptions, experience and implementation practice

The state, business and science. Do universal cooperation standards exist?

Does an alternative to European innovations exist? “Innovate or perish”

Speech: – Carlos Moedas – European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Piotr Chełmiński – Member of the Board, Business Development / Power and Heat Generation Officer, PKN Orlen; Wojciech Dąbrowski – Chairman of the Board, Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa SA; Lena Kolarska-Bobińska – Minister of Science and Higher Education, Poland; Carlos Moedas – European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation; Klaus Dieter Rennert – Chief Executive for EMEA and CIS, Hitachi, Ltd.; representative of the Board of Orange Moderator: Wawrzyniec Smoczyński – Managing Director, Polityka INSIGHT 14.00-14.45 Break 14.45-16.30 Energy, industry and climate, or three-in-one. Part 1

The influence of the EU climate policy on the competitiveness of the economy. It is time to draw some conclusions

The price of energy – the price of independence. The idea of European energy solidarity versus security and economic growth

Reindustrialisation versus environmental protection standards. What types of industry should be present in Europe?

How to translate the holistic approach to the economy and climate into the language of European regulations? Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Gérard Bourland – CEO, Veolia Group in Poland; Pavel Cyrani – Member of the Board, Director of Strategy Department, ČEZ a.s.; Thierry Doucerain – Chairman of the Board, EDF Polska SA; Surojit Ghosh – Member of the Board, ArcelorMittal Poland; Włodzimierz Karpiński – Minister of Treasury, Poland; Dariusz Lubera – Chairman of the Board, Tauron Polska Energia SA; Rokas Masiulis – Minister of Energy, Lithuania; Paweł Olechnowicz – Chairman of the Board, CEO, Grupa Lotos SA (Lotos Group); Pavel Šolc – Deputy Minister for Energy and Industry, Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Czech Republic; Marek Woszczyk – Chairman of the Board, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA; Krzysztof Zamasz – Chairman of the Board, Enea SA Moderator: Wojciech Kuśpik – Chairman of the Board, PTWP SA, Initiator of the European Economic Congress 17.00-18.00 Energy, industry and climate, or three-in-one. Part 2

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The influence of the EU climate policy on the competitiveness of the economy. It is time to draw some conclusions

The price of energy – the price of independence. The idea of European energy solidarity versus security and economic growth

Reindustrialisation versus environmental protection standards. What types of industry should be present in Europe?

How to translate the holistic approach to the economy and climate into the language of European regulations? Speeches: – Jerzy Buzek – Member of the European Parliament, President of the European Parliament between 2009-2012,

Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland between 1997-2001, Chairman of the Council of the EEC – Włodzimierz Karpiński – Minister of Treasury, Poland – Rafał Trzaskowski – Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland 14.45-16.30 Challenges of the global economy. New markets and new directions

Traditional output markets for the economies of Central Europe: yesterday and today

The influence of long-term consequences of the crisis on the volume of the European trade

Our neighbours are in trouble. The European Union versus Northern Africa, Middle East and Eastern Europe

Features of distant markets – Asia, Africa and South America. Opportunities and limitations

Development in the regional market (Central Europe) as an alternative to global expansion

The changing role of global barons – USA and China. European advantages in economic relations Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Mark Cliffe – Chief Economist, ING Group; Miguel Frasquilho – Chairman, AICEP Portugal Global – Trade & Investment Agency; Béla Glattfelder – Secretary of State for Economic Regulation, Ministry of National Economy, Hungary; Janusz Piechociński – Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy, Poland; Adam Purwin – Chairman of the Board, PKP CARGO SA; Wang Chao – Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the People’s Republic of China; Herbert Wirth – Chairman of the Board, KGHM Polska Miedź SA 16.30-17.00 Break 17.00-18.00 Speeches summarising the inaugural session of the European Economic Congress 2015 Speech: – Elżbieta Bieńkowska – European Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs

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20 April 2015

20 April 2015 12.30-14.00

India – Central Europe Economic Meeting

Tradition, experience and prospects of economic cooperation between India and Poland, as well as between India and the countries of Central Europe

Strategic economic partnership between the EU and India, and the EU-India FTA as new frameworks of economic cooperation

The dynamics of the economic development of India. The scale of import and investment needs versus the possibilities of satisfying them

Promising industries in the context of economic and trade cooperation between Europe and India

India as an exporter – current state and the potential. Indian capital being invested in Europe and worldwide

Distance, cultural and legal differences, customs and non-tariff legislation, and other barriers to the development of economic cooperation

Protection of the Indian market versus investors from abroad. Business partnership and market access

20 April 2015 12.30-14.00

A healthy hospital. What does it mean? Part 1

The financial situation of hospitals in Poland. Obligations and liquidity of medical entities versus the continuity of healthcare services being provided and patient safety

Running costs incurred by medical entities: an analysis of selected indicators in recent years

The organisation and financing of medical treatment: solutions in selected medical fields from the perspective of both the payer and the managers who run hospitals

Restructuring, conversion of medical entities and consolidation processes: plans held by self-government

Conditions for private investors to invest their capital in the hospital sector Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

Andrzej Balicki – Legal Adviser, DLA Piper Wiater Sp. k.; Piotr Ciepał – Deputy Chairman of the Board, Przedsiębiorstwo Uzdrowiskowe Ustroń SA (Health Resort Ustroń); Adam Dziki – Secretary-General, Towarzystwo Chirurgów Polskich (Association of Polish Surgeons), Co-Owner, District Health Centre in Brzeziny; Tadeusz Jędrzejczyk – Chairman of the Board, Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia (National Health Fund); Sławomir Neumann – Secretary of State, Ministry of Health, Poland; Bolesław Piecha – Member of the European Parliament; Renata Ruman-Dzido – Director, Szpital Wojewódzki (Regional Hospital) in Opole – Independent Public Health Care Institution; Aleksandra Skowronek – Vice-Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship; Marian Zembala – Director, Śląskie Centrum Chorób Serca (Silesian Center for Heart Diseases) in Zabrze Moderator: Piotr Wróbel – Deputy Editor-in-chief, Rynek Zdrowia, rynekzdrowia.pl

20 April 2015 14.45-16.30

A healthy hospital. What does it mean? Part 2

Hospital insurance and clinical risk management

Improving the quality of healthcare services is costly, but there is no other way

Outsourcing in healthcare: new directions

Investment in hospitals in the financial framework 2014-2020

Purchases of medical devices and equipment: selected financial and legal aspects Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

Michał Czarnuch – Senior Associate, Life Sciences Practice, Kancelaria Domański Zakrzewski Palinka; Rafał Holanowski – Chairman of the Board, Supra Brokers Sp. z o.o.; Dariusz Jorg – Director, Uniwersyteckie Centrum Okulistyki i Onkologii (University Ophthalmology and Oncology Centre), Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny Śląskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Katowicach (Independent Public Research and Teaching Hospital of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice); Bogdan Koczy – Director, Samodzielny Publiczny Wojewódzki Szpital Chirurgii Urazowej im. dr J. Daaba w Piekarach Śląskich (Dr J. Daab Independent Public Regional Hospital of Trauma Surgery in Piekary Śląskie); Piotr Kuna – Director, Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny nr 1 im. Norberta Barlickiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Łodzi (Norbert Barlicki University Research and Teaching Hospital No. 1 of the Medical University of Łódź); Sławomir Neumann – Secretary of State, Ministry of Health, Poland; Agnieszka Pachciarz – Deputy Mayor of Poznań; representatives of: Impel Moderator: Ryszard Rotaub – Journalist, Rynek Zdrowia, rynekzdrowia.pl

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20 April 2015 14.45-16.30

Young leaders on the future of Europe A debate to be attended by politicians, business representatives and students Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Wiesław Banyś – Rector, University of Silesia in Katowice, Chairman, Regional Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland; Jerzy Buzek – Member of the European Parliament, President of the European Parliament between 2009-2012, Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland between 1997-2001, Chairman of the Council of the EEC; Jakub Karnowski – Chairman of the Board, Polskie Koleje Państwowe SA; Mateusz Morawiecki – Chairman of the Board, Bank Zachodni WBK SA

20 April 2015 14.45-16.30

The social capital and the economy

Social determinants of economic development in Poland – current state and new trends

Deficiency in social capital and its influence on the development of entrepreneurship and innovations

How to build trust in business relationships effectively?

Competition versus cooperation in the economy. Stimulating the willingness to cooperate

Social innovations in Europe and Poland – their influence on the economy, the pace of development and the labour market A review of cases

Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Jarosław Górniak – Head, Center for Evaluation and Analysis of Public Policies, Jagiellonian University; Jan Fazlagić – Department of Market Research and Services, Poznań University of Economics; Adam Łącki – Chairman of the Board, Krajowy Rejestr Długów Biuro Informacji Gospodarczej SA (KRD Economic Information Bureau); Jacek Męcina – Secretary of State, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Poland; Aleksander Sala – Chairman of the Board, Kolibro Sp. z o.o.; Waldemar Sokołowski – Chairman of the Board, Rzetelna Firma Sp. z o.o. (Reliable Company); Irena Wóycicka – Secretary of State, Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland

20 April 2015 17.00-18.00

Ceremony of awarding The Golden Certificates of Reliability

21 April 2015

21 April 2015 9.30-11.00

Innovation leaders

What determines success in the field of innovations?

The innovation-friendly regulatory environment: patents and the property right

Innovation brokers in action

A review of examples of good practice as regards cooperation within the business-science-administration triangle

Whose is the risk and whose are the benefits? Mechanisms and scenarios of sharing responsibility and benefits Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Pablo Hofelich – Chief Operating Officer, Hitachi Europe, Ltd.; Daniel Marciniak – Kierownik Autonomicznej Jednostki Produkcyjnej Wyrobów Specjalnych, Faurecia Fotele Samochodowe Sp. z o.o. w Grójcu; Adam Leszkiewicz – Chairman of the Board, CEO, Grupa Azoty, Zakłady Azotowe Kędzierzyn SA; Bożena Lublińska-Kasprzak – Chairman of the Board, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP); Aleksandra Magaczewska – Chairman of the Board, Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu SA (Industrial Development Agency – ARP); Przemysław Sienkiewicz – Advisory Board Member, EMFC Loan Syndications; Stanisław Tokarski – Deputy Chairman of the Board for Strategy and Development, Tauron Polska Energia SA; representative of: Adamed Moderator: Paweł Tynel – Partner, Tax Advisory, Head of Grants and Incentives Advisory Services, EY

21 April 2015 9.30-11.00

The capital market of Central Europe

Stock exchanges in Central and Eastern Europe: Similarities and differences

Scenarios already implemented and new strategies of growth in the regional capital market

What will the Warsaw Stock Exchange look like in the Warsaw of the future? The question concerning development models

The role of the WSE (GPW) as a prospective tool for the financing of the economy

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Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Waldemar Markiewicz – Chairman of the Board, Izba Domów Maklerskich; Jacek Socha – Deputy Chairman of the Board, Partner, Advisory Services Department, PwC, Minister of Treasury between 2004-2005, Poland; Iwona Sroka – Chairman of the Board, Krajowy Depozyt Papierów Wartościowych SA (National Depository for Securities); Paweł Tamborski – Chairman of the Board, Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW SA); Ryszard Trepczyński – Member of the Board, PZU SA; representative of: Dom Inwestycyjny Investors SA

21 April 2015 9.30-11.00

Management. Business 4.0 • Technology and business – the scale and depth of changes that have taken place in the last decade. Main trends and

tendencies • How does it work? A factory of the future – production carried out using modern management tools • Big Data – challenges and risks. Large data sets in the economy and public life • Examples of Big Data utilisation in business practice. New analysis tools versus the quality of the decision-making

process • Faster, cheaper, better. Efficiency owing to technology. Are there limits to optimisation? • A manager and an employee in an enterprise of the future. Humans, creativity and artificial intelligence

Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

Dominika Bettman – CFO, Siemens Sp. z o.o.; Wojciech Derda – Board Member in Charge of Operations, PKP CARGO SA; Maciej Filipkowski – Deputy Chairman of the Board, IT & Mobile Services, Samsung Electronics Polska; Jan Karasek – Partner, KPMG Advisory in Poland; Dariusz Krawczyk – Chairman of the Board, Ciech SA; Joseph Reger – CTO, Fujitsu EMEA; Geert Verbeeck – Director-General, ArcelorMittal Poland Moderator: Jacek Ziarno – Deputy Editor-in-chief, Miesięcznik Gospodarczy Nowy Przemysł

21 April 2015 9.30-11.00

The future of the euro area

The performance of the euro area countries in view of macroeconomic data and prospects

The euro area versus other countries of the European Union: The dialectic of aspirations and concerns

Institutional reforms within the euro area. Will they guarantee long-term stability of the Economic and Monetary Union?

Before the Polish zloty perishes. How competitive will the Polish economy be once Poland introduces the euro? Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Danuta Hübner – Member of the European Parliament, Chair of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs; Michał Mrożek – Chairman of the Board, HSBC Bank Polska SA; Algimantas Rimkūnas – Deputy Minister of Finance, Lithuania; James Roaf – Senior Regional Resident Representative, International Monetary Fund; Dariusz Rosati – Member of the European Parliament, Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1996-1997, Poland; Krystyna Skowrońska – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Chairperson, Public Finance Committee Moderator: Wawrzyniec Smoczyński – Managing Director, Polityka INSIGHT

21 April 2015 9.30-11.00

The economic policy: Poland 2020

Poland 2015 – Strengths and weaknesses; opportunities and risks. How to avoid the middle-income trap?

Polish advantages today and in 2020. What should the growth in the economy be based on?

Putting the Polish economy on the track of modernity. The role of innovations, investments in human capital and the regulatory policy

The role of the regulatory environment and the influence of state administration on the conditions for business development in Poland

External drivers of economic growth: The reindustrialisation policy, European investments – Juncker’s Plan, and the economic pact between the EU and the USA (TTIP)

Risks and limitations: The EU climate policy, international situation, demography and migrations Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Adam Czyżewski – Chief Economist, PKN Orlen SA; Olgierd Dziekoński – Secretary of State, Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland; Grzegorz Dzik – Chairman of the Board, Impel SA; Grzegorz Hajdarowicz – Gremi Group; Stanisław Kluza – Institute of Statistics and Demography, Unit of Applied Statistics, Warsaw School of Economics, Chairman of the Polish

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Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) between 2006-2011; Mateusz Morawiecki – Chairman of the Board, Bank Zachodni WBK SA; Jerzy Pietrewicz – Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy, Poland Moderator: Janusz Jankowiak – Chief Economist, Polish Business Roundtable (PRB)

21 April 2015 9.30-11.00

Common European investments Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Jan Chadam – Chairman of the Board, Operator Gazociągów Przesyłowych GAZ-SYSTEM SA; Marek Cywiński – Managing Director, Kapsch Telematic Services Sp. z o.o.; Bogusław Liberadzki – Member of the European Parliament; Piotr Michałowski – Head of EIB Warsaw Office, European Investment Bank; Krzysztof Niemiec – Deputy Chairman of the Board, Track Tec SA; Remigiusz Paszkiewicz – Chairman of the Board, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe SA; Štefan Šabík – Chairman of the Board, CEO, Slovenský plynárenský priemysel, a.s.; Dan Ťok – Minister of Transport, the Czech Republic; Maria Wasiak – Minister of Infrastructure and Development, Poland

21 April 2015 9.30-11.00

EU 2030 – visions of Europe

The crisis of European solidarity. Trends visible within the Community and its weaknesses

An unfinished integration. What is to be done? Scenarios for developments in the EU.

Will it become a “grandmother tired of life”? What happened to the European energy and creativity?

Immigration to Europe and Europe’s attractiveness as a place to live in

More efficiently and more simply. Political and structural changes within the EU Ambitions and possibilities of enlarging the European Union

Will there be two Europes? The improvement of the position of the euro area and the long-term effects of this process Europe in the world: new roles, challenges and risks

Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Robert Biedroń – Mayor of Słupsk; Pierre Buhler – Ambassador of the French Republic to Poland; Mikołaj Dowgielewicz – Vice-Governor, Council of Europe Development Bank; Klajda Gjosha – Minister of European Integration, Albania; Joško Klisović – Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Croatia; Prince Michael von Liechtenstein – Chairman, Geopolitical Information Service AG; Leszek Miller – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Chairman, Democratic Left Alliance (SLD), Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland between 2001–2004; Rolf Wilhelm Nikel – Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Poland Moderator: Bogusław Chrabota – Editor-in-chief, Rzeczpospolita

21 April 2015 9.30-11.00

The automotive industry

Poland and Central Europe: an automotive production hub

A downturn in new car manufacturing in Europe – an increase in the production of spare parts for the automotive industry in Poland

The quadrangle of cooperation, supplies and dependency in the automotive industry of Central Europe (the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland)

The development of the automotive sector as an opportunity for smaller enterprises

Prospects for automotive production in Europe. Stabilisation? Evolution? Decline?

Technological revolution in the automotive industry – causes and major directions of changes

CO2 emissions reduction versus car design trends. Alternative power transmission systems for vehicles. Electronics, automation and IT in the automotive industry.

Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Jakub Faryś – Chairman of the Board, Polish Association of Automotive Industry (PZPM); Béla Glattfelder – Secretary of State for Economic Regulation, Ministry of National Economy, Hungary; Maciej Gwóźdź – Chairman of the Board, TRW Steering Systems Poland Sp. z o.o.; Grażyna Henclewska – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economy, Poland; Alfredo Leggero – Chairman of the Board, Fiat Auto Poland SA; Zbigniew Palenica – Member of the Board, Solaris Bus & Coach SA; Leszek Waliszewski – Chairman of the Board, FA Krosno SA; Piotr Wojaczek – Chairman of the Board, Katowicka Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna SA (Katowice Special Economic Zone); Rafał Wyszomirski – Chairman of the Board, Executive Director for Global Operations, Nexteer Automotive Poland Sp. z o.o.; representative of: VW Moderator: Mirosław Michna – Partner, KPMG Advisory in Poland

21 April 2015

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9.30-11.00 Europe and the world in view of the problem of climate protection. Where are we heading?

From the European summit 2014 to the upcoming UN climate summit in Paris

What is the EU approach to the problems related to climate protection and what is the approach of the largest economies in the world in this regard?

The demand for energy in Europe and the world in view of challenges related to achieving climate policy objectives Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

Surojit Ghosh – Member of the Board, ArcelorMittal Poland; Maciej Grabowski – Minister of the Environment, Poland; Katarzyna Kłaczyńska – Attorney and Counselor-at-Law, Senior Manager, EY; Andrzej Kraszewski – Department of Information Science and Environment Quality Research, Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology; Marek Krzykowski – Chairman of the Board, International Paper – Kwidzyń Sp. z o.o.; a representative of: JSW, Areva

21 April 2015 9.30-11.00

Is this the end of conventional energy industry? Transformations and strategies

Transformations that change the picture of conventional energy industry in Europe and Poland. Adaptation actions in the strategies pursued by key players

Which strategy can guarantee the success of a conventional energy company in the wake of changes?

Electricity as a value-added product of banks, telecommunications companies and supermarkets

Is it similar or different? The specific character of the Polish energy customer compared to the rest of Europe

New models of behaviour of electricity users. Energy companies in the fight for customers Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

Maciej Bando – Chairman of the Board, Urząd Regulacji Energetyki (Energy Regulatory Office – URE); Mirosław Bieliński – Chairman of the Board, Energa SA; Tomas David – CEO, Member of the Board, EP Energy a.s.; Krzysztof Noga – Deputy Chairman of the Board, Grupa Duon SA (Duon Group); Matthew Nunn – Director of SME, EDF Polska SA; Katarzyna Rozenfeld – Deputy Chairman of the Board for Commercial Affairs, Tauron Polska Energia SA; Marek Woszczyk – Chairman of the Board, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA; Krzysztof Zamasz – Chairman of the Board, Enea SA Moderators: Piotr Łuba – Managing Partner, Advisory Services Department, PwC; Kazimierz Rajczyk – Energy Sector Managing Director, ING Bank Śląski

21 April 2015 9.30-11.00

Self-government investments in the 2020 framework

The financial situation of local government units. Opportunities for investments: own funds and external funds

Balance of investments in cities and communities. Good and bad experience gained in the last decade

How to invest in development? Funds from the 2014-2020 framework Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

Marcin Futera – Loan Officer, Public Sector, Poland and Baltics, European Investment Bank; Danuta Kamińska – Treasurer of the City of Katowice, Chairperson, Komisja Skarbników Miast, Unia Metropolii Polskich (City Treasurers Committee of the Union of Polish Metropolises); Piotr Kowalski – Head of Warsaw Office, Fitch Polska SA; Paweł Lisowski – Dyrektor ds. Współpracy z Samorządami Terytorialnymi, Doradca Prezesa, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego; Wojciech Saługa – Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship; Waldemar Sługocki – Secretary of State, Ministry of Infrastructure and Development, Poland; Tadeusz Truskolaski – Mayor of Białystok; Adam Zdziebło – Senator, Poland

21 April 2015 9.30-11.00

Urban space regeneration

European programmes and instruments that support comprehensive regeneration of cities and vast urban areas

The Polish government’s policy towards urban regeneration

Financial instruments used to foster the growth of urban infrastructure

Regeneration of public space and post-industrial areas. A review of examples of good practice

New functions for facilities in post-industrial space. Possibilities, concepts and implementation

The city and people. Problems and opportunities related to the regeneration of housing areas

New space as an asset of the city. Functionality and quality of life. The image and attractiveness to investors Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

Damian Bartyla – Mayor of Bytom; Artur Biernat – Chairman of the Board, Inwestycje Miejskie Sp. z o.o., Płock; Marek Bryx

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– Vice-Rector for Management, Director, Corporate Finance and Investment Institute, Head, Zakład Miasta Innowacyjnego (Department of Innovative Cities), Warsaw School of Economics; Marek Cieślak – Deputy Mayor of Łódź; Gabriela Lenartowicz – Member of the Board, Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Śląskiego (Marshal’s Office of the Silesian Voivodeship); Paweł Orłowski – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Infrastructure and Development, Poland; Roman Szełemej – Mayor of Wałbrzych; Irena Szumlak – Treasurer of the City of Lublin Moderator: Radosław Stępień – Vice-President, First Deputy Chairman of the Board, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK)

21 April 2015 9.30-11.00

The Visegrád Group: an economic aspect of regional cooperation

V4 in the new international situation

Competition and partnership. Differences in the economic situation and policy of the members of the Group

Expansion of the economies of the V4 countries in distant markets

What are we able to do together? Potential areas of economic cooperation within the Group

Regional projects today (V4, the Central European Initiative (CEI) and the Council of Baltic Sea States) – their impact on the future of European integration

European regional and cross-border cooperation – best practice and experience sharing Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Andrzej Dycha – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economy, Poland; Martin Ehl – Chief International Editor, Hospodářské noviny (Economic daily); Béla Glattfelder – Secretary of State for Economic Regulation, Ministry of National Economy, Hungary; Marceli Niezgoda – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Infrastructure and Development, Poland; Tamas Novak – Hungarian economist, Institute for World Economics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences; Wojciech Saługa – Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship; Mihai Tudose – Minister of Economy, Trade and Tourism, Romania; Róbert Vass – Executive Vice-President, CEO, Central European Strategy Council

21 April 2015

9.30-11.00 The 4th Europe – China Economic Forum. Part 1 China and the World

New leadership and China’s increasing role in the global political arena – changing the rules of the game

One Belt and One Road – economic influence of China’s new international strategy

A new model of major bilateral relations: China – the EU, China – the USA and China – Russia

China and the European Union. The 40th anniversary of economic relations – an opportunity for a summary and for charting new directions

Speeches: – Janusz Piechociński – Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy, Poland – Gao Hucheng – Minister of Commerce, China Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Bogdan Góralczyk – Head, Didactic and Research Team for the European Political and Defence Integration, European Center, University of Warsaw; Jin Liqun – Chairman of the Board, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; Robert W. Kuhn – President, Kuhn Associates Sustainability Advisors, LLC; Li Keping – President, China Investment Corporation; Li Wei – Minister, Development Research Center of the State Council, China; Robert Tyszkiewicz – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee of the Polish Parliament (Sejm); Wang Yiwei – Director, Renmin University of China Moderators: Sławomir Majman – Chairman of the Board, Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ); Ivy Yu

Yang – Plenipotentiary of Board on Asian Affairs, Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ)

21 April 2015 11.30-13.00

The 4th Europe – China Economic Forum. Part 2 Central and Eastern Europe – China Forum

The “16+1” formula of cooperation between China and CEE countries – a political warm-up and expectations concerning economic cooperation

China’s investment model comparison: Western Europe and CEE countries

More Chinese investments: Opportunities and challenges

One Belt and One Road – a system of economic links along the (New) Silk Road versus the 16+1 initiative Speech:

– Grzegorz Schetyna – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Poland

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksander_Kwa%C5%9Bniewski

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Tadeusz Chomicki – Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to China, Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Beijing; Cui Hongjian – Director, China Institute of International Studies (CIIS); Olgierd Dziekoński – Secretary of State, Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland; Fan Haibin – President, China Development Bank Capital Corporation Co., Ltd.; Jiang Zengwei – President (Deputy Minister), China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT); Katarzyna Kacperczyk – Undersecretary of State for Africa, Asia and Middle East Policy, Public and Economic Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland; Liao Hong – President, Editor-in-chief, Peoples Daily Online; Liu Dianxun – Director-General, China Investment Promotion Agency, MOFCOM; Bożena Lublińska-Kasprzak – Sekretariat Rady Biznesu 16+1 (Office of the 16+1 Business Council), Chairman of the Board, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP); Martin Pros – Deputy Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Finance, the Czech Republic Moderators: Andrzej Szewczyk – Deputy Director, Department of International Promotion, Polish Information and Foreign

Investment Agency (PAIiIZ); Ivy Yu Yang – Plenipotentiary of Board on Asian Affairs, Polish Information and Foreign

Investment Agency (PAIiIZ)

21 April 2015 15.30-17.00

The 4th Europe – China Economic Forum. Part 3 China and Poland

Go China – current state and prospects

Why is it difficult for Polish enterprises to succeed in the Chinese market?

China in Poland and Poland in China – prospects of mutual investment

Opportunities related to the sectors of manufacturing, real property, finance, R&D, tourism and culture, and food and beverage

The position of Poland in relation to the new Chinese strategic initiatives

Speech:

– Xu Jian – Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Poland


Zdzisław Bik – Chairman of the Board, Fasing SA; Krzysztof Domarecki – Chairman of the Board, Selena FM SA; Joanna Dudek – Attorney at law, Partner Associate, Deloitte Legal; James Lee – President, Lee World Group; Li Xiaobo – General Director, ICBC Poland; Owen Ou – General Manager, Huawei Poland; Dariusz Sapiński – Chairman of the Board, SM Mlekovita; Józef Wolski – Chairman of the Board, Kopex SA; Song Xinning – Jean Monnet Chair ad personam, School of International Studies Director, Centre for European Studies Renmin University, Beijin Moderators: Sławomir Majman – Chairman of the Board, Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ); Andrzej Szewczyk – Deputy Director, Department of International Promotion, Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ);

21 April 2015 9.30-11.00

How to create an enterprise that would operate at a global level?

Initiating business activity without engaging in it at the local and national stages

Preconditions for success: an idea, a product, a niche and a technology

Difficulties and risks at the start. Diversity of cultures, circles and regulatory systems

Managing a “global start-up”. Competences and challenges. Experience and expert knowledge Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

Marcin Beme – Chairman of the Board, Audioteka SA; Rafał Brzoska – Chairman of the Board, Grupa Integer.pl SA; Maciej Koński – CEO, Strategic Analyses and Raw Material Deposits Centre, KGHM Polska Miedź SA; Krzysztof Kuliński – Chairman of the Board, Research & Engineering Center Sp. z o.o.; Beata Stelmach – Chairman of the Board, GE in Poland and Baltics; Wojciech Wolny – Chairman of the Board, LGBS Polska Sp. z o.o.

21 April 2015 9.30-11.00

The 3rd Africa – Central Europe Economic Cooperation Forum. Part 1

2014 in the relations between Central Europe and Africa Achievements and dashed hopes

An assessment of economic relations between Poland and Africa: the point of view of the administration and the point of view of entrepreneurs. The role and model of political support in foreign markets, including African markets

Financial support for investments and export. Access to commercial financing and risk assessment

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Together or apart? Possibilities of international cooperation in entering African markets. Common initiatives of Eastern European enterprises

Business environment in selected African countries: availability of labour (especially skilled labour) and infrastructure. What barriers do entrepreneurs have to overcome?


Anna Buryło – Head of Operations, European Union Delegation to African Union; Jacek Jankowski – Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Ethiopia; Katarzyna Kacperczyk – Undersecretary of State for Africa, Asia and Middle East Policy, Public and Economic Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland; Ian Taylor – University of St Andrews; Robert Zduńczyk – President, Fundacja Ekonomiczna Polska – Afryka Wschodnia (Poland – East Africa Economic Foundation) Guests additionally invited to take part in the Forum: Sufian Ahmed – Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Ethiopia George Alibaruho – Chair, Department of Economics, Kabale University, Uganda Cletus Apul Avoka – Member of Parliament, Committee on Mines and Energy, Ghana Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah – Energy & Petroleum Minister, Ghana Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma – Chairperson, African Union Commission Abrahão Pio dos Santos Gourgel – Minister of Economy, Angola Abdalla Hamdok – Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Abdallah O. Kigoda – Minister for Industry and Trade, Tanzania Dorothy Mwanyika – Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Tanzania Aly Ngouille Ndiaye – Minister of Industry and Mining, Senegal Mankeur Ndiaye – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senegal Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala – Minister of Finance, Nigeria Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo – Chairman, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) George Simbachawene – Minister of Energy and Mines, Tanzania Cheikhe Hadjibou Soumare – Chairman, West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) Moderators: Dominik Kopiński – Institute of International Studies, University of Wroclaw, Deputy Chairman of the Board, Polish Centre for African Studies; Andrzej Polus – Institute of International Studies, University of Wroclaw, President, Polish Centre for African Studies; Wojciech Tycholiz – Institute of International Studies, University of Wroclaw, Member of the Board, Polish Centre for African Studies

21 April 2015 11.30-13.00

The 3rd Africa – Central Europe Economic Cooperation Forum. Part 2 – The raw materials market

The influence of the turmoil in the global raw materials market on investors’ decisions concerning Africa

Economic cooperation between Europe and Africa in the extractive industry and the energy industry

Specific political, social and natural conditions for investments in the extraction of mineral deposits in Africa

Technical support for mining companies. An opportunity for machinery and equipment manufacturers Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Stephen Brace – Managing Director, Owner, SBC Limited, UK; Krzysztof Jałosiński – Deputy Chairman of the Board, Grupa Azoty SA, Chairman of the Board, CEO, Zakłady Chemiczne Police SA; Francisco Manuel Monteiro de Queiroz – Minister of Geology and Mining, Angola; Krzysztof Pietkiewicz - Board Advisor, NITROERG SA, KGHM Polska Miedź SA Capital Group; representatives of: Kopex SA, Consus Moderators: Dominik Kopiński – Institute of International Studies, University of Wroclaw, Deputy Chairman of the Board, Polish Centre for African Studies; Andrzej Polus – Institute of International Studies, University of Wroclaw, President, Polish Centre for African Studies; Wojciech Tycholiz – Institute of International Studies, University of Wroclaw, Member of the Board, Polish Centre for African Studies

21 April 2015 13.30-15.00

The 3rd Africa – Central Europe Economic Cooperation Forum. Part 3 – The agri-food market

The potential of the African agri-food market (the increasing purchasing power, the urbanisation process and demographic growth)

Exporters from Europe and Poland in the African food market

Foreign investors in African agriculture (technologies, equipment, synthetic fertilisers and plant protection products)

Factors that support trade in agri-food products. The role of logistics and the distribution and processing system, as well as legal and customs regulations


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Martyn Davies – CEO, Frontier Advisory; Tefera Derebew – Minister of Agriculture, Ethiopia; Felix Koskei – Minister of Agriculture, Kenya; Victoria de Barros Neto – Minister of Fisheries, Angola; Kanayo F. Nwanze – President, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Harison Randriarimanana – Special Advisor to the President, Office of the President, Madagascar; Marek Sawicki – Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Poland; Papa Abdoulaye Seck – Minister of Agriculture and Rural Equipment, Senegal; David Valente – CEO, Expandglobe; Stephen Masatu Wasira – Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives, Tanzania; representatives of: Mlekovita, Dawtona, Ursus SA Moderators: Dominik Kopiński – Institute of International Studies, University of Wroclaw, Deputy Chairman of the Board, Polish Centre for African Studies; Andrzej Polus – Institute of International Studies, University of Wroclaw, President, Polish Centre for African Studies; Wojciech Tycholiz – Institute of International Studies, University of Wroclaw, Member of the Board, Polish Centre for African Studies

21 April 2015 11.30-13.00

Innovations in practice. Commercialisation now!

The financing of innovations in the EU financial framework 2014-2020. New rules, amounts, mechanisms and potential availability

How to gain and utilise effectively the funds intended for the development of innovations?

From the laboratory to the market Commercialisation as a stage that accumulates difficulties and costs

Optimum models of commercialisation of technologies and innovative products

Will there be implementation with support? The “ecosystem” of innovations in Europe and Poland. The tax system versus innovations

Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Piotr Chełmiński – Member of the Board, Business Development / Power and Heat Generation Officer, PKN Orlen SA; Leszek Grabarczyk – Deputy Director, Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju (The National Centre for Research and Development – NCBiR); Jolanta Kokosińska – Partner, Advisory Services Department, PwC; Maciej Koński – CEO, Strategic Analyses and Raw Material Deposits Centre, KGHM Polska Miedź SA; Michał Śliwa – Rector, Pedagogical University of Cracow; Jerzy Wiśniewski – Szef R&D, Fujitsu w Polsce; Tadeusz Woszczyński – Regional Manager CEE&CIS, Information Systems Group at Hitachi Europe, Ltd.; representatives of: Avio

21 April 2015 11.30-13.00

Finance, savings and the capital

Resources, possibilities and the inclination for saving among EU countries Poland compared to the rest of Europe

Financing of the economy with the country’s own resources. From political declarations to specific solutions and actions

How do the country’s own resources fuel the economy? Experience gained by the countries of Europe and the world

Tools and incentives to save money: IKE (individual pension accounts), IKZE (individual retirement security accounts) and Employee Pension Plans

The role of employers in saving: forms of activating the employees

The role of banks: Education, market stimulation and the attractiveness of the savings products offer

Capital formation and social security in view of demographic changes Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Grzegorz Chłopek – Chairman of the Board, ING Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne SA; Izabela Leszczyna – Secretary of State, Ministry of Finance, Poland; Krzysztof Pietraszkiewicz – Chairman of the Board, The Polish Bank Association (ZBP); Wiesław Rozłucki – Chairman of the Exchange Supervisory Board, Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW SA); Dariusz Szkaradek – Partner, Financial Services Institutions Leader, Audit, Enterprise Risk Services, Deloitte; Krzysztof Tokarski – Chairman of the Board, Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU SA (TFI PZU SA); Małgorzata Zaleska – Member of the Board, National Bank of Poland (NBP); Grzegorz Zawada – Deputy Chairman of the Board, Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW SA) Moderator: Paweł Czuryło – Managing Editor, Gremi Business Communication Sp. z o.o.

21 April 2015 11.30-13.00

The financing of the economy

Stability, flexibility and strength of the investment financing system in the face of current and future needs. The new EU financial framework

The importance of international relations kept by the entities of the Polish financial market for their efficiency and activity

Prosperity and macroeconomic factors that shape the inclination for making investments and financing them

To stimulate growth. How to motivate enterprises to make investments?

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Foreign capital: PE/VC funds and the role of business angels

The role of the state and its institutions in the stimulation of the economy Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Jacek Drozd – Deputy Chairman of the Board for Corporate Affairs, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA; Jerzy Góra – Chairman of the Board, Polskie Inwestycje Rozwojowe SA (Polish Development Investments); Dariusz Kacprzyk – Chairman of the Board, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK); Mariusz Machajewski – Deputy Chairman of the Board, Economy and Finance Director, Grupa Lotos SA (Lotos Group); Jacek Siwicki – Chairman of the Board, Enterprise Investors; Marek Szczepański – Deputy Chairman of the Board, Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu SA (Industrial Development Agency – ARP); Alina Wołoszyn – Partner, KPMG Advisory in Poland

21 April 2015 11.30-13.00

Tax systems in Central Europe

A friendly and transparent tax system. Is it a dream or a realistic goal?

The tax system as a tool of the policy of the state. Fiscalism versus economic growth

Inconsistency of tax across Europe. Economic consequences of the divergence in rates and architecture of tax systems in EU Member States

Fiscal policy in the fight against stagnation. Fiscal rules at EU level: Their influence on economic growth

Difficulties related to VAT. Black economy and losses in the budgets of European countries Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Katarzyna Czarnecka-Żochowska – Partner, Tax and Legal Department, PwC; Robert Gwiazdowski – President, Adam Smith Center; Jarosław Neneman – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Finance, Poland; representatives of: a law firm, Members of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) – Finance Committee

21 April 2015 11.30-13.00

Reindustrialisation in Europe

Can Europe be competitive without industry? Global conditions for the economic development of Europe by 2050

Climate policy versus industrial policy in the European Union. Can innovations constitute a factor in dispute settlement?

Assumptions and objectives of the so-called Tajani’s Plan. Examples of first actions

Conditions for further implementation: Access to financing, cheap energy, raw materials and competences

What types of industry should be present in Europe? Environment-friendly specialisation. The common market versus industrial development and other European strengths

Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Andrzej Balcerek – CEO, Grupa Górażdże, Chairman of the Board, Górażdże Cement SA; Elżbieta Bieńkowska – European Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs; Adam Gierek – Member of the European Parliament; Jakub Jaworowski – Secretary of State, Secretary of Economic Council, Chancellery of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, Chairman, Międzyresortowy Zespół ds. Wzmocnienia Przemysłowego Śląska (Interministerial Team for Industrial Strengthening of Silesia); Marcin Korolec – Secretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for Climate Policy, Ministry of the Environment, Poland; Arkadiusz Krężel – Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Impexmetal SA; Bogusław Ochab – Chairman of the Board, CEO, Zakłady Górniczo-Hutnicze Bolesław SA (ZGH “Bolesław”); Janusz Piechociński – Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy, Poland; Jerzy Pietrewicz – Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy, Poland; Andrzej Skolmowski – Deputy Chairman of the Board, Grupa Azoty SA; representatives of: ArcelorMittal Moderator: Andrzej Bobiński – Senior Analyst for Economics, Polityka INSIGHT

21 April 2015 11.30-13.00

Rail infrastructure

The condition of the Polish rail infrastructure after the modernisation co-financed from EU funds for the years 2007-2013

Planned investments in the rail infrastructure sector until 2020 (with an option of extension until 2022), co-financed from EU funds for the years 2014-2020, as well as from the CEF

The influence of the modernisation of tracks and removal of bottlenecks on the development of rail cargo services expected at the end of the decade

Prospects for the construction of a high-speed rail system in Poland Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

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Andrzej Cholewa – Member of the Board, Track Tec SA; Wojciech Derda – Board Member in Charge of Operations, PKP CARGO SA; Wojciech Paprocki – Head of the Department of Economics of Transport Enterprise, Department of Transport, Warsaw School of Economics; Remigiusz Paszkiewicz – Chairman of the Board, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe SA; Maja Rogińska – Loan Officer, Public Sector, Poland and Baltics, European Investment Bank; Sławomir Żałobka – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Infrastructure and Development, Poland

21 April 2015 11.30-13.00

Road infrastructure

Road-building investments in the new EU financial framework

The Polish road network 2020-2030. The target structure and functionality of the Polish network of motorways and dual carriageways

Execution capabilities and tendering procedures. Utilisation of experience gained from the previous EU financial framework

Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Joanna Bensz – Country Manager, CH2MHILL, Wiceprezes Zarządu, American Chamber of Commerce in Poland; Marek Cywiński – Managing Director, Kapsch Telematic Services Sp. z o.o.; Jerzy Polaczek – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm); Artur Popko – Director, Infrastructure Construction, Budimex SA; Zbigniew Rynasiewicz – Secretary of State, Ministry of Infrastructure and Development, Government Plenipotentiary for Road Infrastructure Management, Poland; Ewa Tomala-Borucka – p.o. Generalnego Dyrektora, Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad; Wojciech Trojanowski – Member of the Board, Strabag Sp. z o.o. Moderator: Marcin Piasecki – Editor in Chief, Sukces Magazine

21 April 2015 11.30-13.00

Smart energy. Smart energy worldwide

New technologies, materials and energy sources: Towards the implementation of the smart energy idea

Factors that stimulate an increase in energy efficiency and the rational use of energy

Development of smart grids, smart electricity meters and information and telecommunications technologies. Benefits to the economy, electricity users and the environment

Management of energy resources in production, in cities and in households Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

Małgorzata Bonikowska – President, Centre for International Relations, Partner, THINKTANK Centre; Dirk Elvermann – Managing Director, BASF Polska; Jakub Faryś – Chairman of the Board, Polish Association of Automotive Industry (PZPM); Łukasz Gola – Head of Business Development, Hitachi Europe, Ltd.; Mariusz Kondraciuk – Director of Energy Management Sector, Siemens Sp. z o.o.; Andrzej Szymanek – Chairman of the Board, Veolia Energia Łódź Moderator: Henry Foy – Central Europe Correspondent, Financial Times

21 April 2015 11.30-13.00

Investments in the energy industry

The scale of investments in the European energy industry: traditional sources, nuclear energy and RES

The influence of both EU and national regulations on the structure and scale of investment in the energy industry

An accumulation of construction of new power units: the economic significance of large-scale investments in Poland. Execution capabilities

The specific character of large-scale investments. Management standards. Traps and errors

Experience and unique competences during the implementation of large-scale energy projects Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

Zdzisław Gawlik – Secretary of State, Ministry of Treasury, Poland; Andrzej Kowalski – Chairman of the Board, CEO, Energoprojekt-Katowice SA; Henryk Majchrzak – Chairman of the Board, Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne SA; Dariusz Marzec – Deputy Chairman of the Board for Development, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA; Paweł Orlof – Member of the Board for Corporate Affairs, Enea SA; Zbigniew Prokopowicz – Chairman of the Board, Polenergia SA; Wiesław Różacki – Country Executive Poland, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe; Agnieszka Wasilewska-Semail – Chairman of the Board, CEO, Rafako SA

21 April 2015 11.30-13.00

The internal energy market in the European Union. Vision, structure and organisation

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The process of creating the internal energy market of the EU (IEM). An assessment of the state of play of the process

Mechanisms and barriers to integration. Basic operating principles of the market

Current and expected benefits resulting from building the IEM

The influence of the energy market on the security of supplies and energy prices

Market development versus new generation capacities Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

Maciej Bando – Chairman of the Board, Urząd Regulacji Energetyki (Energy Regulatory Office – URE); Andrzej Czerwiński – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Chairman, Parliamentary Group for Energy; Tomasz Dąbrowski – Director, Energy Department, Ministry of Economy, Poland; Rafał Hajduk – Partner, Radca Prawny, Norton Rose Fulbright; Ireneusz Łazor – Chairman of the Board, Towarowa Giełda Energii SA (Polish Power Exchange); Jaroslav Neverovič – Minister of Energy between 2012-2014, Lithuania; Kristián Takáč – Partner, Central European Policy Institute (CEPI), Secretary of State at the Ministry of Economy between 2011-2012; Krisztián Tóth – Head of Department, Department of International Relations, Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (MEKH)

21 April 2015 11.30-13.00

Design and creativity

Modern design as a manifestation of innovative approach

Modern industrial design Leading trends and strands

Creativity, awareness and imagination in spatial design. Space organised as value

Design and sell. Cheap = ugly? Aesthetics, production and the market

When does design mean brand? The key role of design in the process of brand creation Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Rafał Bauer – Chairman of the Board, Next Media Sp. z o.o., Member of the Board, Soho Factory Sp. z o.o., Chairman of the Board, Próchnik SA; Bożena Gargas – Chairman of the Board, Instytut Wzornictwa Przemysłowego (Institute of Industrial Design); Ewa Gołębiowska – Director, Cieszyn Castle; Jozef Kabaň – Chief Designer, Škoda Auto; Adam Krzanowski – Chairman of the Board, Co-Owner, Nowy Styl Group; Piotr Voelkel – Founder, Vox Capital Group; Iwona Wendel – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Infrastructure and Development, Poland

21 April 2015 11.30-13.00

Water supply and sewage

Water resources of Poland: their utilisation and protection

A diagnosis of the current status of water management. Criteria for the selection of sources for water supply systems

Directions of changes in the legislation on water quality. Market consolidation versus water quality

Local government versus a water supply company. Organisational solutions related to collective water supply and management

Financing models for investments in the water supply and sewage industry Utilisation of external sources of capital

The future in Poland versus trends across Europe. Innovations. Cost optimisation. Streamlining of manufacturing processes and automation


Paweł Chudziński – Chairman of the Board, CEO, Aquanet SA; Łukasz Czopik – Chairman of the Board, CEO, Górnośląskie Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów SA w Katowicach (Upper Silesia Waterworks and Sewerage in Katowice); Zbigniew Gieleciak – Chairman of the Board, Regionalne Centrum Gospodarki Wodno-Ściekowej SA; Kazimierz Karolczak – Member of the Board, Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Śląskiego (Marshal’s Office of the Silesian Voivodeship); Ryszard Langer – Chairman of the Board, Krakowski Holding Komunalny SA in Kraków; Tadeusz Rzepecki – Chairman of the Board, Tarnowskie Wodociągi Sp. z o.o. (Tarnów Waterworks), Chairman of the Board, Izba Gospodarcza Wodociągi Polskie (“Polish Waterworks” Chamber of Commerce)

21 April 2015 11.30-13.00

Global economy 2020

Regions marked by development and areas of risk. Prospects for the world

BRICS countries: development courses and their modifications. Towards continued and sustainable growth

Utilisation of some experience which the BRICS countries have gained in Europe

Emerging economies. Models of growth and challenges in the face of the middle-income trap Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Mark Cliffe – Chief Economist, ING Group; Rafał Hiszpański – Chairman of the Board, Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń Euler Hermes SA; Ed Parker – Managing Director, Head of Europe, Middle East & Africa Sovereign Group, Fitch Ratings; Mario

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Pezzini – Director, Development Centre, OECD; Paweł Wojciechowski – Chief Economist, The Polish Social Insurance Institution (ZUS), Minister of Finance in 2006, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland between 2009-2010

21 April 2015 11.30-13.00

Foreign expansion of Polish business

New priorities of Polish business activity abroad as an alternative to the directions taken to date. Prospective regions of the world from the perspective of Polish business

State actions in support of the expansion of enterprises. A renaissance in economic diplomacy

The financing of export and foreign investments of Polish enterprises. An overview of possibilities

The role of champions. In what way does the foreign expansion of giants “pull on” the smaller enterprises? Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

Ilona Antoniszyn-Klik – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economy, Poland; Bogdan Fiszer – Chairman of the Board, Conbelts Bytom SA; Szymon Jarno – Deputy Chairman of the Board for Export Sales, Famur SA; Katarzyna Kacperczyk – Undersecretary of State for Africa, Asia and Middle East Policy, Public and Economic Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland; Bartosz Marcinkowski – Partner, Corporate and M&A Practice, Kancelaria Domański Zakrzewski Palinka (DZP); Krzysztof Niemiec – Deputy Chairman of the Board, Track Tec SA; Adam Purwin – Chairman of the Board, PKP CARGO SA; Arkadiusz Zabłoński – Director, Export Support Department, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK); representative of: BZWBK Moderator: Tomasz Misiak – Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Work Service SA

21 April 2015 11.30-13.00

Completing Europe: From the North-South Corridor to Energy, Transportation, and Telecommunications Union

The North-South Corridor. Combining the potential of Western, Central and Eastern Europe

Integration of the energy, transport and telecommunications infrastructure in Europe as an element of the strategy for becoming independent from Russia

Implementation of the North-South Corridor project as an opportunity to improve the competitiveness and stability of the European economy

The European Fund for Strategic Investments: The new fund needs new projects. Which projects related to the North-South Corridor are the most urgent?


Elżbieta Bieńkowska – European Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs; Ian Brzezinski – Senior Fellow, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council, Member of the American Polish Advisory Council (APAC); Jerzy Buzek – Member of the European Parliament, President of the European Parliament between 2009-2012, Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland between 1997-2001, Chairman of the Council of the EEC; Jan Chadam – Chairman of the Board, Operator Gazociągów Przesyłowych GAZ-SYSTEM SA; Perica Jukić – Chairman of the Board, HEP d.d.; Dominique Ristori – Director-General of Directorate-General Energy, European Commission; Petru Ion Vaduva – Chairman of the Board, CEO, Transgaz; Daivis Virbickas – Chairman of the Board, Litgrid; Marek Woszczyk – Chairman of the Board, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA; Dariusz Zawadka – Vice-President of the Board, Przedsiębiorstwo Eksploatacji Rurociągów Naftowych (PERN) Przyjaźń SA Moderator: Paweł Olechnowicz – Chairman of the Board, CEO, Grupa Lotos SA (Lotos Group), Chairman of the Board of Directors, CEEP

21 April 2015 13.30-15.00

The financing of innovations

Changes in the model of financing innovative activity in the EU

How to make use of the funds from the new EU financial framework efficiently and effectively?

The role of the capital market and PE/VC funds in the financing of innovations. The support and inspiration on the part of the state

The innovative potential versus the financial potential of Polish enterprises: an attempt to make a diagnosis. The inclination for financing an enterprise’s own research and development projects. Possibilities of cooperation between enterprises

Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Paweł Burzyński – Deputy Chairman of the Board, Trigon TFI SA; Stefan Dzienniak – Chairman of the Board, Hutnicza Izba Przemysłowo-Handlowa (Polish Steel Association); Zygmunt Krasiński – Director, National Contact Point for Horizon 2020

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Framework Programme, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN); Kim Kreilgaard – Head of Division, Corporates, Poland and Baltics, European Investment Bank; Krzysztof Jan Kurzydłowski – Director, Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju (The National Centre for Research and Development – NCBiR); Adam Piotrowski – Chairman of the Board, VIGO System SA; Paweł Przewięźlikowski – Chairman of the Board, Selvita SA; Iwona Wendel – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Infrastructure and Development, Poland; Patrycja Zielińska – Deputy Chairman of the Board, Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu SA (Industrial Development Agency – ARP) Moderator: Magdalena Burnat-Mikosz – Partner, Leader of the Innovation Consulting and R&D and Government Incentives Teams, Deloitte in Poland

21 April 2015 13.30-15.00

Entrepreneurship. Small and medium-sized enterprises: strong and indispensable entities

Small and medium-sized enterprises in the EU policy. Support and its results

SMEs in the countries of Central Europe: the evolution of scale and strength

The value of small and medium-sized entrepreneurship: in the economy, in the labour market and in the structures of state finance

Small is strong. New prospects for the leaders of the SME sector to develop and expand Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Zenon Daniłowski – Chairman of the Board, Makarony Polskie SA; Tadeusz Donocik – Deputy Chairman of the Board, Polish Chamber of Commerce (PCC), Chairman of the Board, Regional Chamber of Commerce in Katowice; Maciej Gawinecki – Executive Advisor, A.T. Kearney; Radosław Stępień – Vice-President, First Deputy Chairman of the Board, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK); Paulina Zadura-Lichota – Director, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Department, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP); Dariusz Żuk – Chairman of the Board, Polska Przedsiębiorcza (Entrepreneurial Poland); representative of: Enterprise Investors Moderator: Arkadiusz Lewicki – Director, National Contact Point for Financial Instruments of EU Programmes

21 April 2015 13.30-15.00

CSR: A responsible enterprise in view of new challenges

CSR in corporate strategies: the practice to date and experience

Social responsibility in the time of economic stagnation. New expectations

The crisis of neoliberalism and the “human face of business”. Profit maximisation versus corporate image

New forms of actions within the area of CSR in view of the pressure on environmental and climate protection

A responsible enterprise on the labour market and in relations with the local environment (self-government and social organisations)


Jolanta Czernicka-Siwecka – Chairman of the Board, Fundacja Iskierka; Paweł Gniadek – Dyrektor, Departament Komunikacji Rynkowej i PR, Tauron Polska Energia SA; Krzysztof Gorzkowski – PR & Marketing Manager, Kapsch Telematic Service Sp. z o.o.; Justyna Kozera – Wicedyrektorka, Forum Odpowiedzialnego Biznesu; Jacek Stryczek – Founder, Stowarzyszenie Wiosna, Szlachetna Paczka; Jowita Twardowska – Communication and CSR Director, Grupa Lotos SA (Lotos Group)

21 April 2015 13.30-15.00

Co-generation in Poland. Conditions for development

The co-generation sector in the Polish energy industry. Current state and the potential

The dynamics of investments in co-generation in recent years

Environmental, social and economic benefits from co-generation

Shortcomings in the regulatory system versus the possibilities of growth in co-generation capacities in Poland Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

Piotr Ciołkowski – Of Counsel, Energy Department, CMS; Andrzej Czerwiński – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Chairman, Parliamentary Group for Energy; Tomasz Dąbrowski – Director, Energy Department, Ministry of Economy, Poland; Marek Dec – Chairman of the Board, PGNiG Termika SA; Jacek Piekacz – Director for Regulations and External Relations, EDF Polska SA; Krzysztof Sadowski – Chairman of the Board, Enea Wytwarzanie Sp. z o.o.; Paweł Skowroński – Power Engineering Division, Bohdan Stefanowski Institute of Heat Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology; Bogdan Świątek – Deputy Chairman of the Board, Veolia Energia Poznań ZEC SA Moderator: Jacek Szymczak – Chairman of the Board, Polish District Heating Chamber of Commerce (IGCP)

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21 April 2015 13.30-15.00

Chemistry: raw materials, innovations and expansion

The role of the raw material supply, as well as the availability and prices of raw materials in chemical production.

From research to commercialisation: Novelties in production and novelties on the market

Fertilisers are not all: Building the “second pillar” of Polish chemistry. What type of production is able to compensate for the domination of the fertilisers’ sector?

TTIP – is it an opportunity or a risk for the competitiveness of Polish chemistry?

Dilemmas related to development: Where to acquire technology from? What should the personnel resources look like? Investment financing?

Foreign expansion and relocation of production facilities. Do Polish enterprises have to invest in production abroad?

Expansion strategies. Possibilities of acquisitions of foreign entities Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Rafał Baniak – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Treasury, Poland; Dirk Elvermann – Managing Director, BASF Polska; Paweł Jarczewski – Chairman of the Board, Grupa Azoty SA; Tomasz Kalwat – Chairman of the Board, Synthos SA; Dariusz Krawczyk – Chairman of the Board, Ciech SA; Jerzy Majchrzak – Director, Department of Innovation and Industry, Ministry of Economy, Poland; Jacek Podgórski – Chairman of the Board, Anwil SA; Christoph Sikora – Regional Leader Central Europe, Dow Austria GES.M.B.H. Moderator: Wojciech Słowiński – Partner, Advisory Services Department, PwC

21 April 2015 13.30-15.00

Construction

Construction at the beginning of the implementation of the EU budget for the years 2014-2020. Main projects in the public sector: roads, railways and self-government

Investments in energy and industry: it is harvest time for power engineering construction

Residential and commercial construction: the scale of needs and the plans held by developers

Legal regulations concerning construction. Has the postulate of the industry been listened to?

The situation at the back office of general contractors. Problems experienced by subcontractors and suppliers of materials and equipment

Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Dariusz Blocher – Chairman of the Board, CEO, Budimex SA; Jacek Faltynowicz – Chairman of the Board, ELEKTROBUDOWA SA; Maciej Marciniak – Chairman of the Board, Managing Director, Górażdże Beton Sp. z o.o., acting Chairman of the Board, Polish Association of Ready Mixed Concrete Producers; Ewa Tomala-Borucka – p.o. Generalnego Dyrektora, Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad; Jerzy Werle – Deputy Chairman of the Board, Warbud SA Moderator: Anna Glanowska-Szpor – Managing Director of Construction Sector, Department of Strategic Clients, ING Bank Śląski SA

21 April 2015 13.30-15.00

Rail cargo transport in Europe

The European cargo services market: current state and prospects for the future

Railways as part of the European transport structure and the EU transport policy Main trends

Competition between carriers in the rail cargo services market; non-formal limitations and new regulations resulting from the 4th Railway Package

Intra-industry cooperation. Combined transport

Prospects of the development of intermodal transport between Europe and Asia with the participation of Poland Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Henryk Gruca – Chairman of the Board, Lotos Kolej Sp. z o.o.; Teodor Kula – Managing Director ESA Poland, Hitachi Transport System Group; Maciek Kwiatkowski – Chairman of the Board, DCT Gdańsk SA; Jana Pieriegud – Department of Transport, Warsaw School of Economics; Adam Purwin – Chairman of the Board, PKP CARGO SA; Marcin Wower – Chairman of the Board, PS Trade Trans Sp. z o.o.; representatives of: the Czech Republic, Slovakia

21 April 2015 13.30-15.00

Public transport

The role, significance and promotion of modern public transport in cities and conurbations. The diversity of situations

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in EU countries

The EU policy with regard to public transport: directions and implementation to date

Trends in contemporary public transport systems. The role of smart solutions. Environmentally-friendly technologies

Problems and capabilities of public transport. An attempt to make a prospect: transport in cities 2030 Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Marek Bielski – Member of the Board, Director, Building Technologies and Mobility, Siemens Sp. z o.o.; Piotr Bramorski – Chairman of the Board, Koleje Śląskie Sp. z o.o.; Leszek Ruta – Chairman of the Board, Stowarzyszenie Transportu Publicznego (Public Transport Association), Expert, Zespół Doradców Gospodarczych TOR Sp. z o.o. (Transport Consultants Group); Robert Tomanek – Vice-Rector for Organisation, Finance and Development, University of Economics in Katowice; Roman Urbańczyk – Chairman of the Board, KZK GOP; Jacek Wojciechowicz – Vice President of Warsaw

21 April 2015 13.30-15.00

The energy market 2030

Trends that change the energy market in Europe: the influence of the climate policy and emission reductions

Will there be a free energy market in 2030? The power market and European regulations

Costs of changes taking place in the European energy industry (the support for energy obtained from renewable sources and cogeneration), which are incurred by final customers

The structure, rules and mechanisms of the market. What awaits us in the near future?

New energy generation capacities in Europe

It is expensive already, but will it become even more expensive? Factors that determine the prices on the energy market within the EU

Prosumers and distributed energy generation in the market

Energy price and its influence on the competitiveness of the economy

The customer in the energy market Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

Tomas David – CEO, Member of the Board, EP Energy a.s.; Grzegorz Kinelski – Member of the Board for Sales, Enea SA; Ireneusz Łazor – Chairman of the Board, Towarowa Giełda Energii SA (Polish Power Exchange); Andrzej Modzelewski – Director for Strategy and Development, EDF Polska SA; Mariusz Przybylik – Partner, A.T. Kearney; Katarzyna Rozenfeld – Deputy Chairman of the Board for Commercial Affairs, Tauron Polska Energia SA Moderator: Andrzej Błach – Partner, Energy Department, CMS

21 April 2015 13.30-15.00

The security of raw materials in Europe

Raw material resources of the EU. Key raw materials and their availability

The scale of reliance of EU countries on the import of raw materials and fuels. The influence of this dependence on the conditions and stability of commodity and financial markets

Economic consequences of the import of raw materials via European countries

How to decrease the degree of dependence of the European economy on the import of raw materials?

Resource management efficiency and recycling. Diversification of directions of supplies and sources

Raw materials and solidarity. The common import policy and negotiating strategies versus the free market Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

Sławomir Brodziński – Undersecretary of State, Chief National Geologist, Ministry of the Environment; Anna Keller-Sikora – Chairman of the Board, Amarante Investments Sp. z o.o.; Jerzy Markowski – Deputy Minister of Economy between 1995-1996, Poland; Marcin Moskalewicz – Chairman of the Board, Przedsiębiorstwo Eksploatacji Rurociągów Naftowych (PERN) “Przyjaźń” SA; Piotr Naimski – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm); Zbigniew Paszkowicz – Deputy Chairman of the Board, Chief Exploration and Production Officer, Grupa Lotos SA (Lotos Group); Lars Schernikau – Head of Energy Trading, HMS Bergbau AG; Stanisław Speczik – President, Polish Association of Mining Industry Employers; Janusz Steinhoff – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy between 1997-2001, Poland; representatives of: JSW Moderator: Izabela Albrycht – Chairman of the Board, The Kosciuszko Institute

21 April 2015 13.30-15.00

Smart cities

Investments that transform an urban organism into a smart city

Creation of smart urban space

Infrastructure (transport, the energy industry and communication) indispensable for the idea of smart city

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The awareness of local residents and politicians in the process of implementation of smart city elements Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Rafał Dutkiewicz – Mayor of Wrocław; Zygmunt Frankiewicz – Mayor of Gliwice, Chairman of the Board, Związek Miast Polskich; Janusz Grodzki – Director, Mobility Management, Siemens Sp. z o.o.; Marcin Krupa – Mayor of Katowice; Jacek Krywult – Mayor of Bielsko-Biała; Jacek Łukaszewski – Chairman of the Board, Schneider Electric Polska Sp. z o.o.; Ewa Wolniewicz-Warska – Country Sales Manager, Kapsch Telematic Services Sp. z o.o.; representative of: Proximus

21 April 2015 13.30-15.00

Low emissions

Sources, scale and consequences of the low emissions phenomenon

A growing problem: the increasing awareness of local residents

How to solve the problem of low emissions comprehensively?

The role of the heating industry in reducing this phenomenon

Specialised technologies in combat with low emissions

Urban policy and cooperation with external partners (state funds and agencies, as well as non-governmental organisations)


Henryk Borczyk – Chairman of the Board, Tauron Ciepło Sp. z o.o.; Maciej Grabowski – Minister of the Environment, Poland; Andrzej Guła – President, Stowarzyszenie Krakowski Alarm Smogowy; Zbigniew Michniowski – President of the Board, The Association of Municipalities Polish Network "Energie Cites"(PNEC), Vice-President, Energy Cites; Andrzej Pilot – Chairman of the Board, Wojewódzki Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej (Regional Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management) in Katowice; Ireneusz Szarzec – Mayor of Ustroń; Małgorzata Skucha – Chairman of the Board, Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej (National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management); Marek Sowa – Marshal of the Małopolskie Voivodeship

21 April 2015 13.30-15.00

Air transport. The market and infrastructure

Air transport in Poland and Europe. Data, trends and prospects

Flying becomes increasingly popular. Where and why? Prospective destinations

Will there be dynamic development in the Middle East in this regard? Prospects for the development of airlines from the Arabian Peninsula in the Polish market

The role of the national air carrier in the development of regional airports

EU funds for the development of airports in the financial framework 2014-2020 – opportunities and risks

Poland on the map of global air cargo

Legal restrictions to the development of the aviation industry Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Wojciech Borys – Commercial Manager Poland, Turkish Airlines Inc.; Michał Kaczmarzyk – CEO, Przedsiębiorstwo Państwowe “Porty Lotnicze” (“Polish Airports” State Enterprise); Jacek Krawczyk – President, Employers Group, European Economic and Social Committee; Piotr Ołowski – President, Urząd Lotnictwa Cywilnego (Civil Aviation Authority); Radosław Puchalski – Cargo Charter Sales Manager, Chapman Freeborn Airchartering Sp. z o.o.; Artur Tomasik – Chairman of the Board, Związek Regionalnych Portów Lotniczych (Polish Regional Airports Association), Chairman of the Board, Górnośląskie Towarzystwo Lotnicze SA (Upper Silesian Aviation Group) Moderator: Sebastian Gościniarek – Founder, Partner, BBSG Baca Gościniarek i Wspólnicy Doradztwo Gospodarcze Sp. z o.o.

21 April 2015 13.30-15.00

Demography, health and the economy. Why does old age have a future?

The ageing of the society in numbers

A task for several ministries: the senior policy

State pensions and the costs of medical treatment, care and professional activation: an economic outlook

The point of view of investors: the market of services for the elderly

Innovative technologies in support of the lives of the elderly. In what way could their availability be improved?

Compliance in senior care Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

Piotr Bednarski – Director, Institute of Rheumatology in Warsaw; Paweł Buszman – Chairman of the Board, American Heart

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of Poland SA; Robert Gwiazdowski – President, Adam Smith Center; Paweł Jaroszek – Member of the Board Responsible for Supervising the Finance and Income Realisation Division, The Polish Social Insurance Institution (ZUS); Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz – Minister of Labour and Social Policy, Poland; Tomasz Latos – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm); Izabela Leszczyna – Secretary of State, Ministry of Finance, Poland; Beata Małecka-Libera – Secretary of State, Ministry of Health, Poland; Bolesław Samoliński – Chairman, Senior Policy Council, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Poland; Michał Szczerba – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Chairman, Senior Policy Committee of the Polish Parliament (Sejm); Irena Wóycicka – Secretary of State, Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland Moderator: Daniel Kuropaś – Editor-in-chief, rynekseniora.pl, Journalist, Rynek Zdrowia, rynekzdrowia.pl

21 April 2015 13.30-15.00

Globalisation of Polish foreign policy – Polish initiatives outside Europe

Can medium-sized countries be important players in international politics?

Is Poland ready to play a greater role in the international arena?

Globalisation as an opportunity for Polish enterprises

In search of new markets: prospective regions for Polish entrepreneurs


Ilona Antoniszyn-Klik – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economy, Poland; Norman Davies – British historian, Member, Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences, Member, British Academy; Olgierd Dziekoński – Secretary of State, Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland; Hasan Hasanov – Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Poland; Grzegorz Schetyna – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Poland; Wang Yiwei – Director, Renmin University of China; Tomasz Zaboklicki – Chairman of the Board, PESA Bydgoszcz SA Moderator: Sławomir Majman – Chairman of the Board, Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ SA)

21 April 2015 15.30-17.00

The BPO/SSC industry in the 2020 framework

The business services sector in Central Europe: dynamics and main centres

What attracts investors to Central Europe? The inclination of the BPO/SSC industry for relocation

The Polish BPO hub. Chances to continue leading the industry. Prospects concerning the future of the sector

Is it a time for change? New needs and a new offer. Evolution of business services Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Krystian Bestry – Deputy Chairman of the Board, Infosys BPO EMEA, Deputy Chairman of the Board, ABSL; Iwona Chojnowska-Haponik – Director, Foreign Investment Department, Polska Agencja Informacji i Inwestycji Zagranicznych SA (Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency – PAIiIZ); Mirosław Czarnik – Chairman of the Board, Górnośląski Park Przemysłowy Sp. z o.o.; Maciej Gołaś – Director Transaction Banking Products and Client Services Department, ING Bank Śląski SA; Marcin Krupa – Mayor of Katowice; Jacek Levernes – Chairman of the Board, ABSL, Member of the Board, Hewlett-Packard Europe, Deputy Chairman of the Board, HP Global Business Services – Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA); Arkadiusz Wiśniewski – Mayor of Opole; representative of: Skanska Property Moderacja: Jakub Sylwestrowicz – National Director, JLL

21 April 2015 15.30-17.00

The financing of investments for the environment

Investments in the economy, infrastructure and public space: An answer to the challenges of the European climate policy

Pro-environmental financing programmes and instruments in the EU financial framework 2014-2020

European and national managing authorities. Current application procedures

How to utilise the available funds effectively and expeditiously? Vision, knowledge and experience Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Łukasz Czopik – Chairman of the Board, CEO, Górnośląskie Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów SA w Katowicach (Upper Silesia Waterworks and Sewerage in Katowice); Łukasz Dziekoński – Chairman of the Board, The 2020 European Fund for Energy, Climate Change and Infrastructure (“Marguerite”); Bogdan Fiszer – Chairman of the Board, Conbelts Bytom SA; Jacek Gdański – Deputy Chairman of the Board, Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej (National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management); Mariusz Klimczak – Chairman of the Board, Bank Ochrony Środowiska SA; Tadeusz Koperski – Chairman of the Board, General Director, Haldex SA; representatives of: Ministry of the Environment, Poland; EIB; EBRD

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21 April 2015 15.30-17.00

CSR Gala: The 9th Ranking of Responsible Companies 21 April 2015 15.30-17.00

New efficient administration

Standards in contemporary administration. Civil service: competences and ethics

Heading a public office versus managing a company – differences and similarities

Process management in administration and business.

Public procurement system in the free market economy

Transparency and effectiveness. Relations between administration and the private sector Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Olgierd Dziekoński – Secretary of State, Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland; Izabela Jakubowska – acting Chairman of the Board, Deputy Chairman of the Board, Urząd Zamówień Publicznych (Public Procurement Office); Jacek Kapica – Undersecretary of State, Chief of the Custom Service, Ministry of Finance, Poland; Krzysztof Kwiatkowski – President, Supreme Audit Office (NIK); Jan Pastwa – Director, National School of Public Administration; Wojciech Szczurek – Mayor of Gdynia; representatives of: Ministry of Finance, Katowice City Hall Moderator: Bożena Lublińska-Kasprzak – Chairman of the Board, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP)

21 April 2015 15.30-17.00

A vision of the European energy industry in 2030

The European energy industry in view of the world: current prospects and projections

The demand for energy and the sources of covering it

Determinants of directions of investments in energy generation

Support systems: A decline or a follow-up?

Political conditions for the development of the energy industry at both the European level and the national level

The integration of national energy markets. Towards a common market


Gérard Bourland – CEO, Veolia Group in Poland; Jerzy Buzek – Member of the European Parliament, President of the European Parliament between 2009-2012, Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland between 1997-2001, Chairman of the Council of the EEC; Andrei-Dominic Gerea – Minister for Energy, SMEs and Business Environment, Romania; Bohdana Horáčková – Chairman of the Board, CEO, CEZ Polska; Dariusz Lubera – Chairman of the Board, Tauron Polska Energia SA; Marek Woszczyk – Chairman of the Board, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA Moderator: Paweł Smoleń – Partner, Energy & Resources Consulting Leader, Deloitte

21 April 2015 15.30-17.00

Investments in Polish seaports

The significance of seaports and sea terminals in the logistics chain: main streams of goods, their structure and hubs

Polish ports are one big construction site – the economic importance of strategic investments

Ports and their infrastructure in the economic and raw material security system of Poland. The strategic role of the

state

New services related to port infrastructure – an opportunity for the Polish economy (export and import, logistics and

industry)

Competitive advantages of Polish ports in the North Sea and Baltic Sea region

The state of play in the integration of Polish ports with the TEN-T network (in particular, in the following corridors:

North Sea – Baltic Sea and Baltic Sea – the Adriatic Sea)

The legal and infrastructural environment that influences the competitiveness of Polish seaports


Rafał Baniak – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Treasury, Poland; Teresa Kamińska – Chairman of the Board, Pomorska Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna Sp. z o.o. (Pomeranian Special Economic Zone); Maciek Kwiatkowski – Chairman of the Board, DCT Gdańsk SA; Marcin Moskalewicz – Chairman of the Board, Przedsiębiorstwo Eksploatacji Rurociągów Naftowych (PERN) “Przyjaźń” SA; Jacek Neska – Member of the Board for Sales, PKP CARGO SA; Dorota Pyć – Undersecretary of

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State, Ministry of Infrastructure and Development, Poland; Dorota Raben – Chairman of the Board, CEO, Zarząd Morskiego Portu Gdańsk SA; Ryszard Świlski – Członek Zarządu Województwa Pomorskiego; Mirosław Turzyński – Chairman of the Board, Gdańskie Zakłady Nawozów Fosforowych "Fosfory" Sp. z o. o.

21 April 2015 15.30-17.00

The energy industry: the power market

The energy market in Europe and Poland: a time of change

Generating capacity markets: towards a planned economy. European regulations

The power market model for Poland An assessment of benefits and disadvantages

Consequences of the implementation of the power market and contracts for difference for clients and investors Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

Maciej Bando – Chairman of the Board, Urząd Regulacji Energetyki (Energy Regulatory Office – URE); Andrzej Czerwiński – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Chairman, Parliamentary Group for Energy; Tomasz Dąbrowski – Director, Energy Department, Ministry of Economy, Poland; Grzegorz Kinelski – Member of the Board for Sales, Enea SA; Ireneusz Łazor – Chairman of the Board, Towarowa Giełda Energii SA (Polish Power Exchange); Henryk Majchrzak – Chairman of the Board, Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne SA; Tomasz Tomczykiewicz – Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy, Poland; representatives of: Tauron

21 April 2015 15.30-17.00

Innovations in the energy industry and mining

Restrictions on access to raw materials and raw material prices versus new technologies in the energy and fuel sector

The climate policy as a driver of innovation. Exemplary solutions

Which projects and technologies (both implemented and planned) stand a chance of obtaining financing from EU funds?

Innovations versus the reality of the fuel and energy market. The availability and profitability of new technologies

Clean coal technologies. Is it possible for them to be profitable?


Jerzy Buzek – Member of the European Parliament, President of the European Parliament between 2009-2012, Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland between 1997-2001, Chairman of the Council of the EEC; Józef Dubiński – CEO, Główny Instytut Górnictwa (Central Mining Institute); Rainer Kiechl – Chairman of the Management Board, CEO, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe; Zygmunt Łukaszczyk – Chairman of the Board, Katowicki Holding Węglowy SA, Chairman of the Board, Euracoal; Piotr Piela – Partner, Head of Business Advisory, EY; Tadeusz Słomka – Rector, AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków; Stanisław Tokarski – Deputy Chairman of the Board for Strategy and Development, Tauron Polska Energia SA; Agnieszka Wasilewska-Semail – Chairman of the Board, CEO, Rafako SA, a representative of: PGE

21 April 2015 15.30-17.00

The 1st Poland – Countries of the Arabian Peninsula Economic Forum

Markets of the countries of the Arabian Peninsula from the point of view of a Polish exporter or investor. Capital resources, purchasing power and prospects of development and demand

Priority markets for the Polish economy: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

The extractive and construction industry in Saudi Arabia. Cooperation with Arab partners and its further prospects

Branches of services and production that are attractive to customers from the countries of the Arabian Peninsula. Attractive niches

Poland as an integrator of possibilities of economic cooperation between the Central Europe region and the countries of the Arabian Peninsula

Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Andrzej Arendarski – President, Krajowa Izba Gospodarcza (Polish Chamber of Commerce); Mohammed Al Barwani – Chairman of the Board, MB Holding Company LLC; Mieczysław Bieniek – Faculty of Security Studies, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, Retired General of the Polish Army; Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri – Minister of Economy, United Arab Emirates; Abdulla Abdulqader Al Maeeni – acting Director-General, Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA); Janusz Piechociński – Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy, Poland; Waleed Taher Radwan – Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Poland; Abdulla Ahmad Al Saleh – Undersecretary, Foreign Trade Sector, Ministry of Foreign Trade, United Arab Emirates; Wael Suleiman – Chairman of the Board, Polish Business Group, United Arab Emirates; Kinga Szafrankowska – Counsellor, Trade and Investment Promotion Office (WPHI), Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Abu Dhabi, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Witold Śmidowski – Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Saudi Arabia; Abdulrahman Al Zamil – Chairman, Council of Saudi Chambers

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Moderator: Marek Gawlik – Chairman of the Board, Polish Saudi Business Council

21 April 2015 15.30-17.00

Innovations in medicine

Trends in medical treatment of selected diseases: biosimilars, targeted therapies, gene therapies and the use of stem cells

Inside the operating suite: breaking new barriers

Medical devices: examples of state-of-the-art technologies and the possibilities of applying them in Polish healthcare facilities

Information technologies, telemedicine and mobile devices: selected solutions

Innovations accessible to patients: a debate on the financing of state-of-the-art methods of treatment Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

Paweł Buszman – Chairman of the Board, American Heart of Poland SA; Tadeusz Jędrzejczyk – Chairman of the Board, Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia (National Health Fund); Bogusław Maciejewski – Director, Centrum Onkologii – Instytut im. Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie (Maria Skłodowska-Curie Institute of Oncology), Oddział w Gliwicach (Branch Gliwice); Wojciech Matusewicz – Chairman of the Board, Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Tariff System (AOTMiT); Aleksander Nawrat – Department of Automatic Control and Robotics, Institute of Automatic Control, Silesian University of Technology, Chairman, Steering Committee of the STRATEGMED Programme, The National Centre for Research and Development; Igor Radziewicz-Winnicki – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Health, Poland; Paweł Sztwiertnia – General Director, Związek Pracodawców Innowacyjnych Firm Farmaceutycznych (Employers’ Union of Innovative Pharmaceutical Companies) INFARMA Moderator: Luiza Jakubiak – Journalist, Rynek Zdrowia, rynekzdrowia.pl

21 April 2015 15.30-17.00

Internationalisation, or an enterprise in the global market

Foreign expansion of enterprises and problems related to this phenomenon

Experience and knowledge about the market, environment and culture. Traps of ignorance

How to build competences that are needed to operate in markets which are distant in terms of both geography and culture?


Weronika Achramowicz – Counsel, Baker & McKenzie; Rafał Hiszpański – Chairman of the Board, Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń Euler Hermes SA; Katarzyna Kacperczyk – Undersecretary of State for Africa, Asia and Middle East Policy, Public and Economic Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland; Daniel King – CEO, Non-Executive Director, UK Trade & Investment; representatives of: HSBC Moderator: Przemysław Stangierski – Partner, A.T. Kearney

22 April 2014

22 April 2015 09.30-11.00

Cybersecurity

The crisis of confidence in the digital world. Is it possible for states and enterprises to achieve long-term success without cybersecurity?

From activists to terrorists – the scale and extent of risks. Potential consequences for states and economies. An analysis of examples

The more data is provided, the more possibilities there are. Challenges in the age of “big data”

Trust-building in cyberspace

The role of the state and enterprises in increasing the level of resistance to cyber-attacks Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Rafał Jaczyński – Director, Cyber Security Team Leader, PwC; Andrzej Krzyżanek – Deputy Chairman of the Board, PGE Systemy SA; Krzysztof Liedel – Director, Department of Legal and Non-Military Affairs, National Security Bureau; Janusz Nawrat – Head of Information Security Management, Raiffeisen Bank Polska SA; Ewa Piłat – CSO, T-Mobile Polska SA; Katarzyna Szymielewicz – Chairman of the Board, Co-Founder, Panoptykon Foundation; representatives of: NASK, MSWiC, Ministry of the Interior

22 April 2015

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09.30-11.00 Digital Agenda for Europe

Main objectives of the DAE and the state of their implementation

The development of information and communications technologies (ICT) and their significance for the global competitiveness of the European economy

A call for a single digital market, key investments and potential benefits to the economy

Funds intended for the implementation of particular actions that serve to complete the Agenda Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Wojciech Cellary – Head, Department of Information Technology, Faculty of Informatics and Electronic Economy, Poznań University of Economics; Magdalena Gaj – President, Urząd Komunikacji Elektronicznej (Office of Electronic Communications); Włodzimierz Marciński – Digital Champion, Plenipotentiary of the Minister for the Development of Digital Competences in Administration, Ministry of Administration and Digitization, Poland; Róża Thun – Member of the European Parliament; Jakub Turowski – Head of Public Policy for Poland, Facebook; Iwona Wendel – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Infrastructure and Development, Poland; representative of: Google

22 April 2015 09.30-11.00

A new customer – a new consumer

Customers from the Y generation: their perception of reality and new models of behaviour

How to adjust market and sales models to the requirements of new customers?

Changes in the relations between producers and consumers: the role of new forms of communication, the Internet and social media

Technologies that prove helpful in recognising the needs of customers

Modern and efficient management of relations with a mass customer (trade, finance, the energy industry, and telecoms and media)

Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Krzysztof Badowski – Partner, Business Advisory Department, PwC; Yuri Drabent – Creative Director, Co-Founder, “Lubię to” Social Media Agency; Magdalena Dziewguć – Head of Google for Work Central Eastern Europe, Google Inc., Programme Director, Foundation for Strategic Competence Development (FSCD); Jacek Leonkiewicz – Chairman of the Board, PKP Intercity SA; Igor Matejov – Member of the Board, T-Mobile Polska SA; Pedro Pereira da Silva – Chief Operations Officer, Country Manager Poland and Portugal, Jerónimo Martins Group; Jacek Świderski – Chairman of the Board, Grupa Wirtualna Polska; representatives of: Telekom, an energy company

22 April 2015 09.30-11.00

The defence industry in Poland

Investments and modernisation of the Polish armed forces in the years 2013-2022

What does Polish defence spending look like?

Experience related to the offset and new regulations in this regard

Effects to date and desirable results of the defence industry consolidation

Plans and strategies of global corporations with regard to the Polish market

Ambitions, limitations and cooperation. The participation of Polish enterprises in the army modernisation programme Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Wojciech Dąbrowski – Chairman of the Board, Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa SA; Zdzisław Gawlik – Secretary of State, Ministry of Treasury, Poland; Leon Komornicki – Retired General of the Polish Army; Krzysztof Krystowski – Chairman of the Board, Managing Director, Wytwórnia Sprzętu Komunikacyjnego PZL-Świdnik SA; Czesław Mroczek – Secretary of State, Ministry of National Defence, Poland; Tomasz Siemoniak – Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defence, Poland; Krzysztof Wiater – Managing Partner, DLA Piper Wiater Sp. k.; representatives of: MEADS International, Airbus Moderator: Marcin Piasecki – Editor in Chief, Sukces Magazine

22 April 2015 09.30-11.00

Metallurgy

The European plan for the metallurgic industry: declarations, assumptions and the reality of implementation

The level of tax and quasi-tax burden with regard to industrial energy buyers in Poland, illustrated with an example of the steel industry

Antonio Tajani’s Plan in Europe. The diverse level of progress and national peculiarities (United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Slovakia and Poland)

Innovations in metallurgy. The sectoral programme and plans held by particular enterprises

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The demand for steel products in the EU versus the scale of import from outside the European Union

Main trends in metallurgy worldwide Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Wacław Będkowski – Chairman of the Board, Polski Koks SA; Jerzy Kozicz – Chairman of the Board, CMC Poland Sp. z o.o.; Edward Szlęk – Chairman of the Board, JSW Koks SA; Przemysław Sztuczkowski – Chairman of the Board, Cognor SA; Tomasz Ślęzak – Director of Corporate Governance and Relations with the Public Sector, ArcelorMittal Poland; Josep Vilaseca – CEO, Celsa Huta Ostrowiec Sp. z o.o.; Tadeusz Wenecki – Chairman of the Board, CEO, Koksownia Częstochowa Nowa Sp. z o.o. Moderator: Stefan Dzienniak – Chairman of the Board, Hutnicza Izba Przemysłowo-Handlowa (Polish Steel Association)

22 April 2015 09.30-11.00

The labour market

The situation in the labour markets in Europe. Common problems and directions of changes

Young people in the labour market. A diagnosis and a therapy

The offer of the labour market with respect to the expectations and requirements of employers

• Education systems (vocational and higher education) versus the qualifications of graduates in the labour market

• Migrations that take place in Europe due to economic reasons. Who benefits and who loses?

• How to build a labour market that would be attractive for young people?

Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Paweł Barański – Director, KPMG Advisory in Poland; Maciej Duszczyk – Deputy Director, Institute of Social Policy, Head, Migration Policies Unit, Centre of Migration Research, University of Warsaw; Tomasz Hanczarek – Chairman of the Board, Work Service SA; Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz – Minister of Labour and Social Policy, Poland; Piotr Rawski – Partner, Baker & McKenzie Krzyżowski i Wspólnicy; Piotr Wojaczek – Chairman of the Board, Katowicka Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna SA (Katowice Special Economic Zone); Leszek Żabiński – Rector, University of Economics in Katowice

22 April 2015 09.30-11.00

The gas market in Poland

On the road to the free gas market in Poland. Where are we now?

The regulatory policy and progress in liberalisation

The Polish gas trade system versus the European vision of a free market

The power exchange obligation: an assessment and prospects for the future

The baron and new suppliers in the reality of the free market

Purchasing strategies of large industrial customers Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

Mariusz Caliński – Chairman of the Board, Grupa Duon SA (Duon Group); Tomasz Pepliński – Chairmanof the Board, Polskie LNG SA; Markus Rapp – Chairman of the Board, EWE Polska Sp. z o.o.; Ireneusz Sawicki – Member of the Board, Handen Sp. z o.o.; Witold Szczypiński – Deputy Chairman of the Board, CEO, Grupa Azoty SA; Wojciech Szwankowski – Member of the Board, Commercial Director, PKP Energetyka SA; Małgorzata Szymańska – Director, Oil and Gas Department, Ministry of Economy, Poland Moderator: Ireneusz Łazor – Chairman of the Board, Towarowa Giełda Energii SA (Polish Power Exchange)

22 April 2015 09.30-11.00

Renewable energy sources

The share of RES in energy supply: today and tomorrow. The target share of RES in the energy mix (2030)

The dynamics and developments of RES: current conditions in Europe. The specific character of selected EU countries

Which types of renewable energy should there be for Poland? The influence of regulations on investments

RES versus the stability of the electricity system. Costs of installation and operation. Support from public funds

Integration of RES and the energy market

The future of RES: new technologies, an improvement in efficiency, and availability Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

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Wojciech Cetnarski – Chairman of the Board, Polskie Stowarzyszenie Energetyki Wiatrowej (Polish Wind Energy Association); Jaromir Pečonka – Chief Operational Officer, Member of the Board, CEZ Polska; Janusz Pilitowski – Director, Renewable Energy Department, Ministry of Economy, Poland; Michał Prażyński – Member of the Board for Renewable Energy, Enea Wytwarzanie Sp. z o.o.; Paweł Przybylski – Director of Wind Power & Renewables Division, Siemens Sp. z o.o.; Dorota Zawadzka-Stępniak – Deputy Chairman of the Board, Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej (National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management); representatives of: PGE Energia Odnawialna, Tauron Moderator: Jacek Giziński – Partner, Legal Adviser, DLA Piper Wiater Sp. k.

22 April 2015 09.30-11.00

Nuclear energy in Europe and Poland

Prospects for the development of nuclear energy in the context of the EU energy and climate policy

Investments in nuclear energy – potential effects for other sectors of the economy

The state of play and the nearest future of the Polish nuclear project

Competences of European and Polish construction and engineering enterprises in the field of nuclear energy

The participation of Polish entities in the project. Relations between the state (as a regulator), the investor and potential contractors

Possibilities of cooperation between world leaders, Polish contractors and the R&D sector Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

Jean-André Barbosa – Director in Poland and for Central &Eastern Europe, AREVA; Jacek Faltynowicz – Chairman of the Board, ELEKTROBUDOWA SA; Zbigniew Kubacki – Director, Nuclear Energy Department, Ministry of Economy, Poland; Takao Kurihara – General Manager (Nuclear Systems), International Sales & Marketing Division, Head of Lithuania Nuclear Energy Development Department, Power Systems Company, Hitachi, Ltd.; Wojciech Łuczak – Senior Expert, A.T. Kearney; Dariusz Marzec – Deputy Chairman of the Board for Development, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA; Keith Parker – CEO, Nuclear Industry Association; Karolina Siedlik – Partner, Head of Energy Department, CMS

22 April 2015 09.30-11.00

The city defined anew. Humans, space and infrastructure

Main trends in the development of contemporary urban organisms. Suburbanisation and returns to the city

The power of attraction. A traditional city centre versus a shopping centre

The evolution of behaviour and preferences of inhabitants. The need for public space

As accessible city. Modern communication infrastructure

How to build the attractiveness of a city? New possibilities for business and the economy

The spatial structure of a city versus its development opportunities

Private and commercial space versus public space in contemporary cities

Creation and management of public space. Success and failure Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

Krzysztof Giemza – Prokurent, Echo Investment SA; Tadeusz Markowski – Chairman of the Board, Towarzystwo Urbanistów Polskich; Tomasz Konior – Architect, Konior Studio; Maciej Król – Chairman of the Board, Xcity Investment Sp. z o.o.; Marcin Krupa – Mayor of Katowice; Tadeusz Krzakowski – Mayor of Legnica; Michał Olszewski – Deputy Mayor of the Capital City of Warsaw; representatives of: Instytut Rozwoju Miast (Institue of Urban Development), Ghelamco, Cityboard Media Sp. z o.o.

22 April 2015 09.30-11.00

USA and Europe – the pact has entered its final stage

When will the finale take place? The progress of works on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)

Have the political changes in the USA had an impact on the history of the alliance and the course of negotiations?

What follows from the findings of the TTIP for European and Polish economies? Enthusiasts and sceptics

Who will benefit and who will suffer? The TTIP and specific industries – energy, chemistry, metallurgy and agriculture Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Howard Chase – Director of Government Affairs, Dow Europe; Andrzej Dycha – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economy, Poland; Tony Housh – Chairman of the Board, American Chamber of Commerce in Poland (AmCham); Josef Janning – Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR); Marek Kapłucha – Deputy Chairman of the Board, Grupa Azoty SA; Roman Rewald – Member of the Board, American Chamber of Commerce in Poland (AmCham), Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

22 April 2015 09.30-11.00

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Polish food worldwide

Economic repercussions of political disruptions in the East

New alternative directions for the export of Polish food: the ones already used and the potential ones

State support expected by exporters: possibilities and mechanisms

The role of effective cooperation within the industry in the effectiveness of expansion of Polish products to vast and receptive markets of the world

Retail networks involved in the export of Polish food Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

Adam Mokrysz – Member of the Board, Mokate Sp. z o.o.; Krzysztof Pawiński – Chairman of the Board, Maspex Wadowice Group; Kazimierz Pazgan – Owner, Konspol Group; Marek Sawicki – Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Poland; Pedro Pereira da Silva – Chief Operations Officer, Country Manager Poland and Portugal, Jerónimo Martins Group; Radosław Szatkowski – Chairman of the Board, Agricultural Market Agency (ARR) Moderator: Łukasz Stępniak – Editor-in-Chief, Rynek Spożywczy Magazine, portalspozywczy.pl

22 April 2015

09.30-11.00

Poland – South Korea economic meeting. Panel 1 – EU-Korea Free Trade Agreements: A model to follow?

EU-ROK FTA as a basis for EU’s trade agreements with other Asian countries (for instance: Japan, India and ASEAN

– including Brunei, Vietnam and the Philippines, etc.)

Trade (import and export) and investment opportunities for Polish businesses stemming from the EU-ROK FTA

Growing importance of internal market in Korea as an opportunity for Polish and European manufacturers/exporters


Moon-Seok Choi – CEO, KOTRA New Delhi; Tadeusz Chomicki – Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to China, Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Beijing; Ji-in Hon – Ambassador of South Korea to Poland; Park Su Min – Manager, Daewoo International Corporation SA

22 April 2015

11.30-13.00

Poland – South Korea economic meeting. Panel 2 – The secret behind the economic success of Korea and Poland

“From manufacturing to R&D – Korean flagship investments in Poland” – investment opportunities in Poland for

Korean companies (EU funds, the amended Act on Special Economic Zones and other incentives, etc.)

ROK’s business model based on chaebols and the recent shift towards promotion of small and medium-sized

enterprises (SMEs)

Polish-Korean Strategic Partnership, V4-ROK dialogue and the EU-ROK Strategic Partnership as political frameworks

for the further deepening of economic and sectoral cooperation between Poland and ROK


Ilona Antoniszyn-Klik – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economy, Poland; Marceli Burdelski – Deputy Chairman of the

Academic Councill, University of Gdańsk; Daniel Hyunsuk Chung – Chairman of the Board, Samsung Electronics Poland; Filip

Grzegorzewski – Director, Asia-Pacific Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Polan; Kim Joon Hee –

Chairman of the Board, Korea Fuel Tech Poland

22 April 2015 09.30-11.00

The property market in Central Europe

The current stage and prospects for development. Market capacity and plans held by investors

Should it involve the entire region or individual countries? The property market of Central Europe in the eyes of external investors

What capital is being invested in the Central European property market? The interest expressed by global funds. The role of the active local capital

Objectives of investors. Sectors with a promising future Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Charles Balch – Head of Real Estate Finance International, UK & CEE, Deutsche Pfandbriefbank; Jarosław Bator – Member of the Board, Polskie Koleje Państwowe SA; Franz Paul Bauer – Chairman of the Board, S+B Gruppe AG; Arnaud Burlin – Managing Director CE, Unibail-Rodamco; Patrick Delcol – CEO, BNP Paribas Real Estate in Central and Eastern Europe;

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Franz Jurkowitsch – Chairman of the Board, Warimpex Finanz- und Beteiligungs AG; Josip Kardun – CEO, Atrium European Real Estate; Przemysław Krych – Founder, Chairman of the Board, Griffin Group; Arvi A. I. Luoma – Executive Director, W.P. Carey; Gianluca Muzzi – Managing Director, Head of Real Estate, Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management; Mark Ridley – CEO, Savills UK & Europe; Oliver Schumy – Member of the Board, Financial Director, Mayr-Melnhof Group; Pavel Trenka – CEO, Grupa HB Reavis

22 April 2015 11.30-13.00

Critical infrastructure: Technology and security

Physical and cybernetic risks related to critical infrastructure in key areas of the economy and administration (energy and utilities, banking, data traffic and logistics services)

Potential economic and social impact of obstacles to the functioning of critical systems

The specific character and scale of investments in the security of critical infrastructure

Standards of protection and their implementation in institutions operating in the field of critical infrastructure Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Stanisław Huskowski – Secretary of State, Ministry of Administration and Digitization, Poland; Stanisław Koziej – Head of the National Security Bureau (BBN), Poland, Secretary of State, Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland; Marcin Olszewski – Prezes Zarządu, Fujitsu Technology Solutions Polska; Aleksander Poniewierski – Partner, IT Advisory Leader Central & Southeast Europe, EY; Janusz Skulich – Director, Government Centre for Security; Mariusz Zarzycki – Member of the Board, Poczta Polska; Dariusz Zawadka – Vice-President of the Board, Przedsiębiorstwo Eksploatacji Rurociągów Naftowych (PERN) Przyjaźń SA Moderator: Joanna Świątkowska – Expert, The Kościuszko Institute

22 April 2015 11.30-13.00

Digital Poland

Dependence of economic and social development on the condition of the telecommunications infrastructure: examples from around the world

Removal of blank spots in access to broadband Internet. What results from the implementation of the Operational Programme Digital Poland for the years 2014-2020, in conjunction with the National Broadband Plan?

e-state – efficient, effective and reliable. Risks and the condition of critical infrastructure in view of recent experience

Advantages and disadvantages, as well as possibilities and limitations of the development of fixed and mobile telephony services

Legal and market conditions for the development of telecommunications infrastructure Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Aleksandra Auleytner – Partner, Head of IP&TMT Practice, Kancelaria Domański Zakrzewski Palinka (DZP); Arkadiusz Bąk – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economy, Poland; Michał Boni – Minister of Administration and Digitization between 2011-2013, Poland; Bogdan Dombrowski – Undersecretary of State for Telecommunications and Assistance to Local Governments in the Construction of Broadband Networks, Ministry of Administration and Digitization, Poland; Roman Dmowski – Undersecretary of State for E-government and Digital Society Issues, Ministry of Administration and Digitization, Poland; Bruno Duthoit – Chariman of the Board, Orange Polska SA; Krzysztof Król – Adviser to the President of the Republic of Poland; Anna Streżyńska – President of the Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) between 2006-2012; Iwona Wendel – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Infrastructure and Development, Poland; representatives of: T-Mobile, Cisco, Huawei

22 April 2015 11.30-13.00

E-commerce

The law and technologies versus online sales: barriers and possibilities

Efficient linking between online trade and traditional sales

What determines success and profitability in e-commerce

Payments as an element of building trust and loyalty

E-commerce: A new market and new regulations. The law, misuse and fraud, and countermeasures

How to pursue regulation so as not to stifle the free market? Experience gained in the most developed markets Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Krzysztof Bajołek – Chairman of the Board, ANSWEAR.com; Michał Bolesławski – Deputy Chairman of the Board, ING Bank Śląski SA; Rafał Brzoska – Chairman of the Board, Grupa Integer.pl SA; Tomasz Czechowicz – Managing Partner, Chief Investment Officer, Deputy Chairman of the Board, MCI Management SA; Tomáš Čupr – E-entrepreneur, Founder, Slavomat.cz, DameJidlo.cz, Investor, Rohlik.cz, Twisto.cz; Jacek Kapica – Undersecretary of State, Chief of the Custom Service, Ministry of Finance, Poland; Piotr Stępniewski – Chairman of the Board, eSKY.pl; Włodzimierz Schmidt – Chairman

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of the Board, IAB Polska; Jacek Świderski – Chairman of the Board, Grupa Wirtualna Polska; representatives of: Orange, Poczta Polska Moderator: Edyta Kochlewska – Editor-in-chief, dlahandlu.pl

22 April 2015 11.30-13.00

Innovations in production for the army – their role in the economy

The great investment programme for the Polish army as an opportunity to make a technology transfer

How to arrange for innovative solutions for the armed forces to be created in Poland?

Possibilities and examples of cooperation between science and the army

Civil applications of military technologies

Innovations in the production for the army as a development stimulus for the economy Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Mieczysław Bieniek – Faculty of Security Studies, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, Retired General of the Polish Army; Wojciech Dąbrowski – Chairman of the Board, Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa SA; Adam Janik – Chairman of the Board, CEO, Rosomak SA, Chairman of the Board, Zakłady Mechaniczne Bumar-Łabędy SA; Krzysztof Krystowski – Chairman of the Board, Managing Director, Wytwórnia Sprzętu Komunikacyjnego PZL-Świdnik SA; Zygmunt Mierczyk – Rector-Commandant, Military University of Technology in Warsaw; Piotr Wojciechowski – Chairman of the Board, WB Electronics SA

22 April 2015 11.30-13.00

The steel industry – distribution, processing and services

The demand for steel products versus EU investments in infrastructure

Distribution and production: a difficult coexistence

Development through specialisation. Processing and additional services as a market asset

The significance of logistics in trading in steel products

The future of steel distributors in the EU Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Endre Andor – General Manager, Association of Hungarian Steel and Metal Distribution; Iwona Dybał – Chairman of the Board, Polska Unia Dystrybutorów Stali (Polish Association of Steel Stockholders); Oliver Ellermann – General Director, Bundesverband Deutscher Stahlhandel (BDS AG); Georges Kirps – Director General, Eurometal; Arkadiusz Pokropski – Dyrektor Zarządzający ds. Sprzedaży, PKP CARGO SA; Krzysztof Pruszyński – Chairman of the Board, Pruszyński Sp. z o.o.; representative of: ArcelorMittal Distribution Solutions Moderacja: Jerzy Bernhard – Chairman of the Board, CEO, Stalprofil SA

22 April 2015 11.30–13.00

Investors and medicine

The private and insurance sectors in the public health care system – it is the patient that counts, not the source of financing for health care entities

Why are investors willing to allocate their capital in the Polish medical market?

Examples of activities pursued by such entities as industry investors, private equity funds, Investment Funds Societies and insurance companies in the medical market

An overview of ways of investing in the entities of the medical industry

The range of medical services constituting matters of particular interest to investors

Trends in and forecasts of the development of the private health care market in Poland; consolidation of the medical market


Marcin Halicki – Chairman of the Board, Braster SA; Rafał Grodzicki – Member of the Board, PZU Życie SA; Michał Kędzia – Partner, Enterprise Investors; Anna Rulkiewicz – Chairman of the Board, Lux Med Sp. z o.o., Chairman of the Board, Pracodawcy Medycyny Prywatnej (Association of Private Employers of Medicine); Marcin Szulwiński – Chairman of the Board, Grupa Nowy Szpital Sp. z o.o., Łukasz Zalicki – Partner, EY; representatives of: American Heart of Poland (AHOP)/Health Resort Ustroń

22 April 2015 11.30-13.00

Food safety – the challenge of the 21st century

The dynamics of nutritional needs in Europe and worldwide. Demographic development in the South versus the

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ageing of societies in the North

The political and social situation in developing countries – a factor in global food production

The shift in global power relations as a challenge for the European agriculture, industry and economic policy

The role of Poland in building the global food security system

Possibilities of making wider use of the Polish experience in the transformation of the agri-food sector

EU states becoming independent from the importation of goods from outside the Community versus the stabilisation of agricultural production on the continent


Andrzej Goździkowski – Chairman of the Board, Cedrob SA; Janusz Igras – Scientific Director, New Chemical Syntheses

Institute; Paweł Jarczewski – Chairman of the Board, Grupa Azoty SA; Alojzy Szymański – Rector, Head of Geotechnical

Division, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of Geotechnical Engineering, Warsaw University of Life

Sciences (SGGW); representatives of: Ministry of Agriculture, International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA)

22 April 2015 11.30-13.00

The citizens’ energy industry

The citizens’ energy industry, prosumers and distributed generation in Poland: current state and prospects for the future. Are we to expect a revolution?

The influence of the citizens’ energy industry on local economic development, the future of non-urbanised areas and the level of energy security

The regulatory environment and barriers versus the dynamics of investments in the distributed energy generation. Energy cooperatives

Possibilities and rules of cooperation between conventional energy generation and the citizens’ energy industry. Necessary changes in grid balancing rules and cost-sharing


Ryszard Rabiega – Chairman of the Board, Bio Power Sp. z o.o.; Wojciech Tabiś – Head of the Office, Polish Power Transmission and Distribution Organisation (PTPiREE); Wojciech Trzasko – Chairman of the Cluster Board, Północno-Wschodni Klaster Energetyczny (North-East Energy Cluster); Vice-Dean for Development and Cooperation, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Białystok University of Technology; Grzegorz Wiśniewski – Chairman of the Board, Institute for Renewable Energy (EC BREC IEO); Krzysztof Żmijewski – Secretary-General, Społeczna Rada Narodowego Programu Redukcji Emisji (Social Council of the National Emissions Reduction Programme); a representative of: National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (NFOŚiGW)

22 April 2015 11.30-13.00

Waste management

Functioning of the waste management system in Poland: basic data

Problems related to waste management in view of amendments to regulations

Monitoring of the waste flow and enforcement of payments for waste collection

Investments in the waste management sector

New technologies that shape the future of waste management

Public perception of the planned waste management (incineration plants and trade in waste) Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

Jakub Jędrzejewski – Chairman, Związek Międzygminny “Gospodarka Odpadami Aglomeracji Poznańskiej” (“Waste Management of the Poznań Conurbation” Union of Municipalities); Jean-Michel Kaleta – Chairman of the Board, SITA Polska Sp. z o.o.; Dawid Kostempski – Mayor of Świętochłowice; Ryszard Langer – Chairman of the Board, Krakowski Holding Komunalny SA in Kraków; Michał Olszewski – Deputy Mayor of the Capital City of Warsaw, Co-Chairman, Zespół ds. Funkcjonalnych Obszarów Metropolitalnych i Miejskich przy Komisji Wspólnej Rządu i Samorządu Terytorialnego (the Functional Metropolitan and Urban Areas Team at the Joint Commission of the Government and Local Self-Government); Krystian Szczepański – Deputy Chairman of the Board, Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej (National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management) Moderator: Rafał Kerger – Editor-in-Chief, portalsamorzadowy.pl

22 April 2015 11.30-13.00

Private partners of self-government

A fresh impetus to the cooperation between the public and private sectors

PPP is not the only solution. The scope and forms of cooperation: privatisation, common investments and educational

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Public interest in the free market Quality and efficiency of project selection procedures

Self-government and business. Is it a difficult relationship that has a promising future?

The role of specialist knowledge and experience in the management of urban systems The heating industry and the energy industry, waste management, utilities, and IT infrastructure


Jarosław Bator – Member of the Board, Polskie Koleje Państwowe SA; Irena Herbst – Chairman of the Board, Fundacja Centrum PPP (PPP Centre Foundation), Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Economy between 2002-2005, Poland; Jacek Karnowski – Mayor of Sopot; Ewa Mikos – Director of Business Development, Siemens Sp. z o.o; Artur Pielech – Chairman of the Board, FBSerwis SA; Krzysztof Żuk – Mayor of Lublin

22 April 2015 11.30-13.00

What will come next in the East? Questions about the future

The east of Europe in the European policy. The crystallisation and evolution of views and attitudes

Long-term economic and political consequences of the crisis in the East

USA and Russia in the global raw materials market versus the prospects of the development of the situation in the east of Europe

Does Europe have a realistic proposal for Russia and Russians?

The role of Poland and the countries of Central Europe in the eastern policy of the EU Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Rafał Antczak – Board Member, Deloitte Consulting SA; Stanisław Ciosek – Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the USSR and Russia between 1989-1996; Hasan Hasanov – Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Poland; Paweł Kowal – Head of the National Committee, Poland Together (Polska Razem); Konrad Pawlik – Undersecretary of State for Development Cooperation, Polish Diaspora and Eastern Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland; Jacek Piechota – Minister of Economy of Poland between 2001-2003 and Minister of Economy and Labour of Poland in 2005, Chairman of the Board, Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce; Robert Tyszkiewicz – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) Moderator: Piotr Kościński – Eastern and South-Eastern Europe Programme Coordinator, The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

22 April 2015 11.30-13.00

The Polish food market – a second wave of investments

Investments in the food industry in the last decade – the scope, specific character and the effects for the industry

Sectors of the Polish food industry that face new challenges

Pro-development investments: Innovations, new products, marketing and distribution

Potential sources of financing for investments

Is it high time to introduce a brand? How to create a European/global brand for the Polish food industry? Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Michał Bożek – Chairman of the Board, Ustronianka Sp. z o.o.; Przemysław Mikołajczyk – Chairman of the Board, Polmlek Sp. z o.o.; Marek Moczulski – Chairman of the Board, Bakalland SA; Halina Osińska – CEO, Pini Polonia Sp. z o.o.; Mariusz Popek – Chairman of the Board, ZPC Otmuchów SA; Janis Samaras – Chairman of the Board, Kofola SA; Marek Spuz vel Szpos – Chairman of the Board, Krajowa Spółka Cukrowa SA (KSC) Moderator: Łukasz Rawa – Journalist, Rynek Spożywczy Magazine, portalspozywczy.pl

22 April 2015 11.30-13.00

The property market in Poland

Maturity, saturation and capabilities. The condition of the Polish property market

Sectors of the market that are attractive to investors: offices, hotels, warehouses and shopping centres

What do investors expect? Changes in regulations. Incentives and facilities Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Tomasz Buras – Managing Director, Savills Sp. z o.o.; Robert Dobrzycki – Managing Partner, Panattoni Europe; Renata Kinde-Czyż – Chairman of the Board, Metro Properties Sp. z o.o; Maciej Król – Chairman of the Board, Xcity Investment Sp. z o.o.; Przemysław Krych – Founder, Chairman of the Board, Griffin Group; Waldemar Lesiak – Deputy Chairman of the Board, Echo Investment SA; Charles Taylor – Managing Partner, Cushman & Wakefield; Jeroen van der Toolen – Managing

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Director, Ghelamco Poland; representatives of: Skanska Property Moderator: Robert Posytek – Editor-in-chief, Propertynews.pl

22 April 2015 11.30-13.00

Investments in the energy industry: financing

The scale of investments and financial needs of the energy industry

The position of the energy industry in the financial market. Is it a sector of trust or risk?

Possibilities of financing projects in the energy sector from EU funds as part of the new financial framework

Challenges for the energy industry and the institutions that provide financing of it. Possibilities of the financial market

The role of the state in financing strategic investments Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

Jacek Drozd – Deputy Chairman of the Board for Corporate Affairs, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA; Ryszard Gburek – Director, Energy & Raw Materials Sector, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK); Dalida Gepfert – Member of the Board for Finance, Enea SA; Kim Kreilgaard – Head of Division, Corporates, Poland and Baltics, European Investment Bank; Josef Pospisil – Head, EMEA Utilities & Transport, Fitch Ratings; Dominique Ristori – Director-General of Directorate-General Energy, European Commission; Krzysztof Zawadzki – Deputy Chairman of the Board for Economy and Finance, Tauron Polska Energia SA Moderator: Wojciech Hann – Partner, Energy&Resources Regional Leader, Deloitte

22 April 2015 13.30-15.00

Clusters are not the only solution. Cooperation or competition?

Cooperation strategies: common funds, risks and profits. Purchasing groups, cooperative arrangements, networking and clusters

A map of Polish clusters: industries and their potential, achievements and plans

What are clusters for: building competitive advantage or creating ground for cooperation?

The concentration of technical know-how and production potential, better use of possibilities and resources, support for cooperation between enterprises, and cooperation between self-government and science

Do the clusters lend themselves well to increase the competitiveness of the Polish economy and promote Polish brands?

Clusters and their creators in Europe and worldwide. An overview of the most interesting experiences Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Daniel Górski – Director, Department for Regional Development, Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Podlaskiego (Marshal’s Office of the Podlaskie Voivodeship); Jan Kiciński – Chairman of the Programme Board, Bałtycki Klaster Ekoenergetyczny (Baltic Eco-Energy Cluster); Krzysztof Krystowski – Chairman of the Board, Managing Director, Wytwórnia Sprzętu Komunikacyjnego PZL-Świdnik SA, Chairman of the Board, Związek Pracodawców Klastry Polskie (“Polish Cluster” Employers Association); Luk Palmen – Chairman of the Board, InnoCo Sp. z o.o., Manager, Silesia Automotive; Paulina Zadura-Lichota – Director, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Department, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP)

22 April 2015 13.30-15.00

Start-ups and young entrepreneurship

Conditions of initiating business activity. How to unleash the activity and entrepreneurship of the young generation?

Are there some “difficult experiences from the past”? Typical problems of the first stage of an enterprise’s existence in the market

How to make it easier to start? The role of experienced partners, education and administration, as well as investors

Entrepreneurship incubators and other mechanisms of providing support to start-ups Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Wojciech Borczyk – Founder, Incuvo Sp. z o.o.; Wojciech Dołkowski – Founder, PolBAN Business Angels Club; Tomasz Jabłoński – Managing Director, Qpony.pl Sp. z o.o.; Sara Koślińska – Founder, Startup Poland; Piotr Krych – Chairman of the Board, Saule Technologies Sp. z o.o.; Bożena Lublińska-Kasprzak – Chairman of the Board, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP); Monika Żochowska – Chairman of the Board, Phenicoptere Sp. z.o.o. Moderator: Dariusz Żuk – Chairman of the Board, Polska Przedsiębiorcza (Entrepreneurial Poland)

22 April 2015 13.30-15.00

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Investment attractiveness

A range of needs and expectations: investments preferred by Polish local government in the development strategies pursued by cities and voivodeships

Investors and their plans regarding the offers proposed by cities. What types of jobs may be offered in the coming years?

Factors that influence business and location decisions. Creating the investment offer of the country, its regions and particular cities

Special Economic Zones and other tools to support and encourage investors – the effectiveness of such an approach in the eyes of the administration and business

Active partners of an investor: institutions of higher education and schools, labour market institutions, specialist units of self-government administration, and the state as a regulator

Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Ilona Antoniszyn-Klik – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economy, Poland; Arkadiusz Chęciński – Mayor of Sosnowiec; Sławomir Majman – Chairman of the Board, Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ SA); Małgorzata Mańka-Szulik – Mayor of Zabrze, Chairperson, Górnośląski Związek Metropolitalny (Metropolitan Association of Upper Silesia); Tomasz Olszewski – Head of Industrial Department CEE, JLL; Wojciech Saługa – Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship; Paweł Tynel – Partner, Tax Advisory, Head of Grants and Incentives Advisory Services, EY; Piotr Wojaczek – Chairman of the Board, Katowicka Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna SA (Katowice Special Economic Zone); Andrzej Zdebski – President, Cracow Chamber of Commerce and Industry

22 April 2015

11.30-13.00 and 13.30-15.00 Mining. A profitable mine

Is it possible for hard coal mining in Poland to be profitable?

Economic, organisational and geological conditions for profitability in hard coal mining

Investments that serve to increase the productivity of mines

A model mine. An attempt to conduct a simulation Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

Mirosław Bendzera – Chairman of the Board, Famur SA; Michal Heřman – Chairman of the Board, PG SILESIA; Wojciech Kowalczyk – Secretary of State, Ministry of Treasury, Poland, Secretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for Restructuring of the Coal Mining Sector, Ministry of Economy, Poland; Zygmunt Łukaszczyk – Chairman of the Board, Katowicki Holding Węglowy SA, Chairman of the Board, Euracoal; Piotr Mocny – Senior Expert, A.T. Kearney; Jerzy Podsiadło – Chairman of the Board, Węglokoks SA; Heinz Schernikau – CEO, HMS Bergbau AG; Krzysztof Sędzikowski – Chairman of the Board, Kompania Węglowa SA; Janusz Steinhoff – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy between 1997-2001, Poland; Zbigniew Stopa – Chairman of the Board, Lubelski Węgiel Bogdanka SA; Józef Wolski – Chairman of the Board, Kopex SA; Zbyszek Zaborowski – Poseł na Sejm; a representative of: JSW

22 April 2015 13.30-15.00

Housing

Housing supply and prices versus the wealth of the society

Residential construction according to developers

The role of the state in housing development. Effectiveness of programmes that support purchases of flats

New flats to let: the state policy versus the free market Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

Bogusław Białowąs – Deputy Director, Agency Services Department, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK); Adam Grehl – Deputy Mayor of Wrocław; Zbigniew Juroszek – Chairman of the Board, Atal SA; Mariusz Książek – Założyciel Spółki, Chairman of the Board, Marvipol SA; Edward Laufer – Chairman of the Board, Vantage Development SA; Paweł Orłowski – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Infrastructure and Development, Poland; Wiesław Źrebiec – Chairman of the Board, Polska Izba Gospodarcza Towarzystw Budownictwa Społecznego (Polish Chamber of Commerce of Social Construction Associations)

22 April 2015 13.30–15.00

Health care. A set of questions: Has the patients’ way to treatment become shorter?

The oncological package – an attempt at assessing the first quarter of 2015: – Opinions expressed by the medical community and decision-makers – Main conclusions of the work carried out by a special team

A summary of results of the so-called queuing package in other medical fields to date – including cardiology and paediatrics

The functioning of hospital health care, specialist outpatient care and primary health care within the framework of the

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queuing package


Alicja Chybicka – Senator, Deputy Chairperson, Health Committee of the Senate of the Republic of Poland, Head, Department of Paediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation, Oncology and Haematology, Wroclaw Medical University; Jacek Fijuth – Chairman of the Board, Polskie Towarzystwo Onkologiczne (Polish Society of Oncology), Head, Zakład Teleradioterapii (Department of Teleradiotherapy), Regionalny Ośrodek Onkologiczny (Regional Oncology Centre) in Łódź; Zbigniew Kalarus – Head, Department of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Clinical Department of Cardiology of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Chairman of the General Board, Polskie Towarzystwo Kardiologiczne (Polish Cardiac Society); Tomasz Latos – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Chairman, Health Committee of the Polish Parliament (Sejm); Krzysztof Tuczapski – Deputy Chairman of the Board for Medical Affairs, Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia (National Health Fund); Piotr Warczyński – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Health, Poland; Aleksander Zajusz – Deputy Director, Oddział ds. Lecznictwa Otwartego i Diagnostyki (Outpatient Health Care and Diagnostics Department), Centrum Onkologii – Instytut im. Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie (Maria Skłodowska-Curie Institute of Oncology), Oddział w Gliwicach (Branch Gliwice) Moderator: Wojciech Kuta – Editor-in-chief, Rynek Zdrowia, rynekzdrowia.pl

22 April 2015 13.30-15.00

Energy efficiency in Europe

European programmes in support of energy efficiency. Achievements and experience

Where are the reserves? Industry, transport, construction and municipal economy. EU countries on the road to energy efficiency

How to stimulate efficiency-oriented undertakings as effectively as possible? The financing of projects

Economical and smart. Technology in the service of efficiency

Polish support programmes, experience, achievements and capabilities in the field of energy efficiency Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

Mirosław Czarnik – Chairman of the Board, Górnośląski Park Przemysłowy Sp. z o.o.; Andrzej Kassenberg – Institute for Sustainable Development; Włodzimierz Kędziora – Deputy Chairman of the Board, Veolia Energia Polska SA; Jacek Parys – Wiceprezes Zarządu, Schneider Electric Polska Sp. z o.o.; Marek Tobiacelli – Director of Energy Efficiency, Siemens Sp. z o.o; Dorota Zawadzka-Stępniak – Deputy Chairman of the Board, Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej (National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management)

22 April 2015 13.30-15.00

Diversity and the economy

Representation of women in the management boards of listed companies in Poland (a presentation of research results)

Does business have a gender? The role and aspirations of women in the Polish and European entrepreneurship

New leadership competences as an economically measurable value. Expectations of the business world and the market. Facts, data and arguments

Barriers to the access to high-ranking posts. The effectiveness of quota and soft solutions (e.g. voluntary targets) Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Dominika Bettman – CFO, Siemens Sp. z o.o.; Iwona Kozera – Founder, Business Leaders Foundation, EY Partner, Financial Markets Group Leader in the Region of Central and South Europe; Alicja Kornasiewicz – Managing Director, Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC; Ewa Misiak – Chairman of the Board, People Care Sp. z o.o.; Jacek Szwajcowski – Chairman of the Board, Pelion SA; Paweł Tamborski – Chairman of the Board, Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW SA); Katarzyna Twarowska – Chairman of the Board, Business Leaders Foundation; Kamil Wyszkowski – National Representative, UN Global Compact in Poland

22 April 2015 13.30-15.00

The leisure industry in Poland and Europe

The role of sport, recreational, tourist and cultural infrastructure. Large-scale investments and investment programmes

Global trends in the leisure industry. Capabilities and dynamics

The influence of the offer related to leisure activities on the attractiveness of cities, regions and the country as a whole Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

Andrzej Biernat – Minister of Sport and Tourism of the Republic of Poland; Bogusław Leśnodorski – Co-Owner, Chairman of the Board, Legia Warszawa SA; Dariusz Lubera – Chairman of the Board, Tauron Polska Energia SA; Krzysztof Materna – Co-Owner, MM Communications; Krzysztof Mikuła – Deputy Mayor of Katowice; Janusz Mitulski – Head of Expansion for

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CEE and Baltic States, Marriott International; Steven Todd – Managing Director Concerts Central and Eastern Europe, Live Nation Moderator: Marcin Herra – Chairman of the Board of PL.2012 between 2008-2012, Chairman of the Board of PL.2012+ between 2012-2014, Deputy Chairman of the Board for Development, Polish Handball Association (ZPRP)

22 April 2015 13.30-15.00

Participatory budgets

Pros and cons of participatory budgets

Experience gained by cities and the role of self-government, non-governmental organisations and urban initiatives

The process of building a participatory budget: from consultations, to submission of ideas, to selection of tasks to be implemented


Joanna Erbel – Rada ds. Budżetu Partycypacyjnego przy Prezydencie, Urząd m.st. Warszawy; Jacek Jaśkowiak – Mayor of Poznań; Jarosław Makowski – Councillor of the Silesian Regional Assembly, President of the Institute of Civil Platform (Instytut Obywatelski) between 2010-2015; Zbigniew Podraza – Mayor of Dąbrowa Górnicza; Jacek Wójcicki – Mayor of Gorzów Wielkopolski; Paweł Wyszomirski – Secretary of the competition styled “I live here! – Wise ideas for a wise city”, Centrum Szkoleń i Rozwoju Osobistego MERITUM (Centre for Training and Personal Development MERITUM), Fundacja Napraw Sobie Miasto (“Fix The City – DIY” Foundation) Moderator: Rafał Kerger – Editor-in-Chief, portalsamorzadowy.pl As part of the 7th European Economic Congress, the session will culminate with selecting the winners of the competition styled “Mieszkam tu! – Mądre pomysły na mądre miasto” (“I live here! – Wise ideas for a wise city”). The aim of the competition is to promote the most interesting ideas submitted or implemented in 2014 by the inhabitants of Polish cities within civic budgets and local initiatives.

22 April 2015 13.30-15.00

The economy, Europe and the world. A political debate

The future of the Polish economy in the programmes of major political forces

Internal problems of the EU and barriers to its development. The arguments of Poland and the countries of Central Europe in the European debate

The EU foreign policy and its economic impact

The new position of Europe in the global system of power. European strengths and weaknesses

22 April 2015 13.30-15.00

Innovative agriculture

How to act effectively for innovations in agricultural production?

Environmental protection requirements versus efficient agriculture

Investments in modern processing

Fertiliser manufacturers and their new products. Cooperation between the chemical industry and agriculture

The EU financial framework as a source of support for investments in agriculture

Modern agriculture as a guarantor of food security of the country Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list): Antoni Faber– Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation, State Research Institute in Puławy (Poland), Steering Committee of the BIOSTRATEG Programme; Roman Jagieliński – Chairman of the Board, Grupa Producentów Owoców Roja Sp. z o.o. (Roja Fruit Producers Group), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Food Economy between 1995-1997, Poland; Mirosław Leszczyński – Chairman of the Board, John Deere Polska Sp. z o.o.; Marek Łuczak – Chairman of the Board, Syngenta Polska Sp. z o.o.; Cezary Możeński – Director, New Chemical Syntheses Institute; Marek Sawicki – Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Poland; Czesław Siekierski – Member of the European Parliament; Marek Zagórski – Chairman of the Board, European Fund for the Development of Polish Villages (EFRWP)

22 April 2015 13.30-15.00

Business-friendly law

Does Polish law foster entrepreneurship? Declarations, reality and evolution

Changes to the provisions of civil, commercial and criminal law in 2015

The new criminal procedure. Will the interests of business and managers be better protected?

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IT implementation in the judiciary versus the efficiency of its functioning in regard to business lawsuits

Relations between the Tax Office and an entrepreneur. It is a time for change Guests invited to take part in the thematic session (alphabetical list):

Łukasz Chojniak – Expert, Fundacja Forum Obywatelskiego Rozwoju (Civil Development Forum); Iwona Dybał – Chairman of the Board, Polska Unia Dystrybutorów Stali (Polish Association of Steel Stockholders); Wojciech Hajduk – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Justice, Poland; Jacek Kapica – Undersecretary of State, Chief of the Custom Service, Ministry of Finance, Poland; Krzysztof Kwiatkowski – President, Supreme Audit Office (NIK); Monika Zbrojewska – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Justice, Poland Moderator: Roman Kusz – Barrister, Adwokatura Polska (Polish Bar Association)

22 April 2015 13.30-15.00

Risks related to innovations • An element of risk related to innovative activity in the economy

• Non-acceptance of risk as a barrier to the development of innovation in Poland

• Should it be avoided, mitigated or accepted? Risk (resulting from business activity, as well as from market-related and

macroeconomic factors) at the subsequent stages of an innovative project

• Fiscal, legal and business impact of failure on an innovative enterprise

• A risk factor in the activity of administration and state-owned companies, as well as in the regulations governing their

operations. How to encourage the public sector to take bold decisions?

• How to create a system that would accept the level of risk necessary to pursue innovative activity? Legal solutions,

changes in the business environment and the new “climate for risk”

• New financial instruments as an opportunity for technology companies. VC funds as an opportunity to commercialise

risk-bearing innovative ideas

Report presentation: An analysis of the level of entrepreneurs’ own contribution and state aid granted


Witold Orłowski – Polish economist, Member of the Polish Prime Minister’s Economic Council; Leszek Grabarczyk – Deputy Director, Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju (The National Centre for Research and Development – NCBiR; Piotr Koral – Chairman of the Board, Investin Group; Piotr Krzyżewski – Chairman of the Board, ARP Venture Sp. z o.o.; Ryszard Trepczyński – Member of the Board, PZU SA; Tadeusz Więckowski – Rector, Wrocław University of Technology; a representative of: Ministry of Finance, Poland

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