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The European Economic Congress 2013 13-15 May 2013

Preliminary agenda

13 May 2013 (Monday) 10.00-18.00

Place: Centrum Kultury Katowice im. Krystyny Bochenek (Krystyna Bochenek's Culture Center Katowice)

Inaugural session 10.00-10.30 10.30-12.00 The Europe of growth. The future of the European economy

How to stimulate economic growth and take care of the job market?

What can be the catalyst for the growth of the European economy?

How to build its competitiveness and what to rest it upon? o The common market o Structural reforms o The European Union Budget and the Europe 2020 strategy

The consequences of the EU climate and energy package for the prospects of industrial development and the competitiveness of the economy in Europe

The vision of the deindustrialization of Europe – should it be innovative manufacturing?

The potential results of the “industrial flight”

Towards a compromise – an economy based on modern, innovative and clean industrial manufacturing Cooperation and cohesion. Central Europe in the European Union

Partnership in the Visegrád Group (V4) and the possibilities of developing this structure

Common interests, common stances, common projects – regional cooperation that conduces to the integration of the whole EU

The new financial prospect for the EU and the strategic development objectives of the countries Speeches: Janusz Piechociński – Deputy Prime Minister of Poland, Minister of Economy of Poland Martin Kuba – Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic Tomáš Malatinský – Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic Juhan Parts – Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications, Estonia Daniels Pavļuts – Minister of Economy, Latvia Stanko Stepišnik – Minister of Economic Development and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia Mihaly Varga – Minister for National Economy, Hungary Asen Vasilev – Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, Bulgaria Birutė Vėsaitė – Minister of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania Varujan Vosganian – Minister of Economy of Romania Ivan Vrdoljak – Minister of Economy, Croatia Moderator: Jerzy Buzek – President of the European Parliament between 2009–2012, Prime Minister of Poland between 1997-2001

12.30-14.00 Go Global! World, Europe, Africa. Time for New Deal

The Role of Europe in the Contemporary World – Illusions, Reality and Assets

The European Union’s Cooperation and Competitiveness in Comparison to the Most Dynamic Economies in the World

Europe Open to the World. Expansion - on What Conditions?

Changes on the World Economic Map. Areas of Dynamic Growth. Africa’s “Golden Age”?

Sources of the African Economic Boom. Possibilities of Releasing of the Potential

Economy and Safety. Common Future for Africa and Europe?

Central Europe and Africa – Beginnings of Special Relations Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Oby Ezekwesili – Federal Minister of Solid Minerals of Nigeria between 2005-2006, Federal Minister of Education of Nigeria between 2006-2007, Vice President, World Bank, African division between 2007-2012; El Hadji Malick Gakou – Minister of Commerce, Industry and Informal Sector of Senegal between 2012-2013; James L. Jones – Retired United States Marine Corps General, Former United States National Security Advisor between 2009-2012, Supreme Allied Commander Europe between 2003-2006; Horst Köhler – President of Germany between 2004-2009, Managing Director of the International

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Monetary Fund between 2000-2004, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development between 1998-2000; Jan Kulczyk – Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kulczyk Investments, Founder of CEED; Olusegun Obasanjo – Founder, Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation, President of Nigeria between 1999 - 2007; Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala – Minister of Finance of Nigeria; Andris Piebalgs – EU Commissioner for Development Moderator: Aleksander Kwaśniewski – President of Poland between 1995-2005 14.45-15.15 European Union’s Development Policy. New perspectives in financing the development 2013-2020 Speeches: Elżbieta Bieńkowska – Minister of Regional Development of Poland Janusz Lewandowski – EU Commissioner for Financial Programming and the Budget 15.15-16.00 The future of the Eurozone

The Eurozone as a political project from the sharp crisis to system changes

Corrective actions that have been undertaken – the evaluation of their first results

Further integration of the euro area Plans and scenarios for the development of the situation Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Mikołaj Dowgielewicz – Lieutenant Governor, Council of Europe Development Bank, CEB; Janusz Lewandowski – EU Commissioner for Financial Programming and the Budget; Jozef Makúch – Governor, Národná banka Slovenska (National Bank of Slovakia); Matti Vanhanen – Prime Minister of Finland between 2003-2010, Executive Director, The Finnish Family Firms Association; Maciej Witucki – Executive Chairman, Orange Polska, Telekomunikacja Polska; representative of ING Bank 16.15-18.00 Energy in Europe – in search of a partnership

The establishment and implementation of the common EU energy policy

The common European energy market as a political project, as well as a technical and economic undertaking

Investments of crucial importance for Europe’s common energy security

The 2050 roadmap and the priorities of the climate policy – the tolerance for differences and an area of compromise

The specific character of the energy mix of the EU Member States Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Fabrizio Barbaso – Deputy Director General of DG Energy, European Commission; Daniel Beneš – Chairman of the Board, ČEZ, as; Mikołaj Budzanowski – Minister of Treasury of Poland; Krzysztof Kilian – Chairman of the Board, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA; Marcin Korolec – Minister of Environment of Poland; Jacek Krawiec – Chairman of the Board, CEO, PKN Orlen; Mikael Lemström – Chairman of the Board, Fortum Power and Heat Poland; Dariusz Lubera – Chairman of the Board, Tauron Polska Energia SA; Dariusz Mioduski – CEO, Kulczyk Investments; Jaroslav Neverovič – Minister of Energy, Lithuania; Paweł Olechnowicz – Chairman of the Board, General Director, Grupa Lotos SA; Grażyna Piotrowska-Oliwa – Chairman of the Board, Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA; Sanjay Samaddar – Chairman of the BOD of ArcelorMittal Poland, CEO of FCE Business Division East; Pavel Šolc – Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic; Filip Thon – Chairman of the Board, RWE Polska

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13 May 2013 15.30-17.00

Silesian Voivodeship Office (Śląski Urząd Wojewódzki)

Africa – Central Europe Economic Cooperation Forum (part I) Inauguration with Ministries of Central Europe and representatives of governments and business of African countries Speeches i.a.: Andris Piebalgs – EU Commissioner for Development Janusz Piechociński – Deputy Prime Minister of Poland, Minister of Economy of Poland Radosław Sikorski – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala – Minister of Finance of Nigeria El Hadji Malick Gakou – Minister of Commerce, Industry and Informal Sector of Senegal between 2012-2013

13 May 2013 (Monday)

12.30-14.00 Teatr Korez (Korez Theatre)

in the building of Centrum Kultury Katowice im. Krystyny Bochenek (Krystyna Bochenek Katowice Centre of Culture) Sustainable investments – Culture pays!

Sustainability – for culture and business

Possible alliances between artists, cultural managers and businessmen

CSR, corporate volunteering, artistic interventions – examples of building a two-way, mutually profitable relation

Non-finance methods and possibilities of cooperation between business and culture, as well as possible scenarios for the future

Models of cooperation – a case study (confrontations) Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Samuel Abraham – Rector, School of Liberal Arts, Bratislava; Waldemar Dąbrowski – CEO, Teatr Wielki Opera Narodowa, Minister of Culture between 2002-2005; Krzysztof Kaczmar – Chairman of the Board, Fundacja Kronenberga przy Citi Handlowy (Citi Handlowy Kronenberg Foundation); Leo van Loon – Managing Director, European Creative Business Network, Director, Creative Factory in Rotterdam; Krzysztof Materna – Co-Owner, MM Communications; Wojciech Przybylski – Editor-in-Chief, Res Publica Nowa; Ludwik Sobolewski – Chairman of the Board, Warsaw Stock Exchange SA between 2006-2013; Jakub Szczęsny – Architect, Keret House

13 May 2013 (Monday) 14.45-16.00

Teatr Korez (Korez Theatre) in the building of Centrum Kultury Katowice im. Krystyny Bochenek (Krystyna Bochenek Katowice Centre of Culture)

Is it possible to count on culture?

Creative industries – a debate in the EU

Cultural industries (called intellectual industries) – the most dynamically evolving sector in contemporary economy

When does culture become a business and when can business be called creative entrepreneurship? How far can go the process of the worlds of culture and business intermingling with each other?

Models of cooperation – a case study (confrontations) Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Ewa Gołębiowska – Director, Cieszyn Castle; Ilona Kanclerz – Modny Śląsk; Paweł Potoroczyn – Director, Adam Mickiewicz Institute; László Puczkó – Head of Institute, Institute of Tourism and Catering, Budapest College of Communication and Business; Joanna Przetakiewicz – Director, La Mania; Monika Smoleń – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland; Stanisław Tyczyński – CEO, Alvernia Studios

13 May 2013 (Monday) 9.00-11.00

Novotel Katowice Centrum Hotel

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The Nationwide Meeting of Health Protection Managers Main problems and the health policy strategy

A presentation of selected draft laws that regulate the health protection system in Poland

The future of healthcare provision funding in the context of the planned decentralization of Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia (National Health Fund)

Possibilities of coordinating the actions of various founding bodies and health protection entities at a regional level. Creating regional health policy strategies – the new role of Voivodes.

Financial condition of stationary treatment institutions – incomes, liabilities and restructuring processes in selected healthcare entities

Exemplary transformations of health protection units and plans concerning the change of the legal form of hospitals’ activity

Hospital insurance

Possibilities of acquiring incomes besides the contracts with NFZ. The present and potential scope of extended coverage insurance

Speeches: Bartosz Arłukowicz – Minister of Health of the Republic of Poland Agnieszka Pachciarz – Chairman of the Board, Polish National Health Fund (NFZ) Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Bartosz Arłukowicz – Minister of Health of the Republic of Poland; Marek Balicki – Director, Wolski Hospital in Warsaw, Minister of Health of the Republic of Poland between 2004-2005; Maciej Hamankiewicz – President, Polish Head Council of Physicians; Mariusz Kleszczewski – Vice-Marshal of the Śląskie Voivodeship; Roman Kolek – Vice-Marshal of the Opolskie Voivodeship; Agnieszka Pachciarz – Chairman of the Board, Polish National Health Fund (NFZ); Bolesław Piecha – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Chairman of the Committee for Health Piotr Pobrotyn – Director, Academic Clinical Hospital in Wrocław; Jakub Szulc – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm),State Secretary in the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Poland between 2008-2012; Marian Zembala – National Chief Consultant in Cardiac Surgery in Poland, Director, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland; representatives: MW TRADE; Energo Inwest Broker

13 May 2013 (Monday) 11.30-13.30


Medication management in a hospital

Hospital sector on the pharmaceutical market – the current state, as well as trends and prospects

Medication share in the budget of a healthcare entity; the possibilities of group purchases of medicinal products to be completed by hospitals

Medication management in a hospital, including the use of IT solutions

Biosimilars as an alternative to innovative biological medications: o the scale of savings arising from the use of follow-on biologics o safe use of biological medications.

Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Stanisław Boryczka – Dean, Pharmaceutical Faculty, Silesian Medical University; Anna Czech – Director, St. Lukas Memorial Provincial Hospital in Tarnów; Irena Frydecka – Head, Laboratory of Immunopathology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Science; Małgorzata Grotowska – President, Hospital Pharmacy Section Group, Polish Pharmaceutical Society, Manager, Hospital Pharmacy, Military Institute of Medicine, Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of National Defense in Warsaw, Poland; Rafał Janiszewski – Medical Market Expert; Bogusław Okopień – Head, Department of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, Professor Gibiński Independent Public Clinical Hospital in Katowice, Vice-Chairman, Polish Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics; Piotr Pobrotyn – Director, Academic Clinical Hospital in Wrocław; Beatrycze Radlańska-Piątek – Chair, Hospital Pharmacy Commission, Silesian Pharmaceutical Chamber; Dariusz Smoliński – Opole Voivodeship Consultant in Hospital Pharmacy, Coordinator, Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Presidium Member, Supreme Pharmaceutical Office; Bożena Świętek – Małopolska Voivodeship Consultant in Hospital Pharmacy

13 May 2013 (Monday) 14.00-16.30


Investments and sources of their funding in medical institutions

Investments in the modernization and equipment of health protection facilities; a presentation of selected investment undertakings

Financial, organizational and legal challenges related to indispensable implementations within the scope of information technologies in health protection units

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Purchases of apparatus and equipment for medical institutions in the context of the public procurement law; criteria for the evaluation of offers vs. financial needs and potential of a hospital

Experience and possibilities related to the outsourcing of selected services in health protection units

Examples of acquiring funds for investments in healthcare entities. Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Katarzyna Adamek – Chairman Of the Board, American Heart of Poland SA; Jan Gierada – Director, Voivodship United Hospital of Kielce; Henryk Kawalski – Director, Children and Adults Clinic, Ignacy Mościcki Hospital in Chorzów; Krzysztof Kłos – Director, Blessed Virgin Mary Voivodeship Specialist Hospital in Częstochowa; Bogdan Koczy – Director, Dr J. Daab Voivodeship Traumatology Hospital in Piekary Śląskie; Marek Piskozub – Director, Provincial Medical Center in Opole; Andrzej Płazak – Director, Professor Gibiński Independent Public Clinical Hospital in Katowice; Małgorzata Stachurska-Turos – Director, J. Bogdanowicz Children’s Hospital in Warsaw; Wojciech Szafrański – Chairman of the Board, Rydygier Hospital in Cracow.; Wojciech Witkiewicz – Director, Provincial Specialist Hospital in Wrocław; representatives: Dozorbud, GE Healthcare

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14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 9.00-11.00

Monopol Hotel Euro – the system under pressure

Euro as a currency and its role in economy

Recent experience of the Euroland. Conclusions for the future

Experience of countries in the Eurozone – Slovakia, Slovenia and Latvia

Poland in the Eurozone. When and on what conditions? Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Danuta Hübner – Member of the European Parliament, Chairman of the Committee on Regional Development in the European Parliament; Jadranka Kosor – Member of the Croatian Parliament (Sabor), Prime Minister of Croatia between 2009-2011; Ivan Mikloš – Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance of Slovakia between 2010-2012; Indrek Neivelt – Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Bank of Saint Petersburg, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Ldiamon, former President of the Estonian Development Fund; Jerzy Osiatyński – Advisor of the President of Poland; Dariusz Rosati – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1996-1997; Miroslav Singer – Governor, Czech National Bank; Tomáš Sedláček – Chief Macroeconomic Strategist, ČSOB Banking Group, Member of the National Economic Council of the Czech Republic; Matti Vanhanen – Prime Minister of Finland between 2003-2010, Managing Director, The Finnish Family Firms Association

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 11.30-13.30

Monopol Hotel “Polish Investments” Programme (Inwestycje Polskie) – a stimulant to economic growth

Governing principles, available funds and the schedule of activities

Visions of partnership: PIR SA, BGK, investors

Polish Investments (Inwestycje Polskie) in practice – project scenarios. Potential beneficiaries of the Programme

Where are the implementation risks – politics, bureaucracy, prosperity? Speech: Mikołaj Budzanowski – Minister of Treasury, Poland Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Mikołaj Budzanowski – Minister of Treasury, Poland; Jan Chadam – Chairman of the Board, Gaz–System SA; Dariusz Daniluk – Chairman of the Board, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego; Mariusz Grendowicz – President, Polskie Inwestycje Rozwojowe SA(Polish Development Investments); Mariusz Machajewski – Vice-Chairman of the Board, Chief Financial Officer, Grupa LOTOS SA; Jerzy Marciniak – Chairman of the Board, Director-General, Zakłady Azotowe w Tarnowie-Mościcach SA; Grażyna Piotrowska-Oliwa – Chairman of the Board, Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA; Paweł Tamborski – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Treasury of Poland; Jarosław Zagórowski – Chairman of the Board, Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 14.00-16.00

Monopol Hotel

Europe of the future. The European Union and its neighbours

Croatia, and what next? The process of the European Union’s expansion in the context of disintegration trends and economic slowdown

The EU policy with regard to the Balkan countries, Ukraine, Turkey and North African countries

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Attractiveness of the EU for its neighbours. Neighbours as a chance, a riddle and a problem

Walls or bridges? The European Union concentrated on itself or open to its nearest surroundings

The European identity in trouble? Multitude, diversity and value Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Pierre Buhler – Ambassador of France in Poland; Jerzy Buzek – Member of the European Parliament, President of the European Parliament between 2009-2012, Prime Minister between 1997-2001; Natalia Korolevska – Member of the Ukrainian Parliament (the Verkhovna Rada), Head of the Parliamentary Committee on Industrial and Regulatory Policy and Entrepreneurship; Jadranka Kosor – Member of the Croatian Parliament (Sabor), Prime Minister of Croatia between 2009-2011; Henryk Litwin – Ambasador Nadzwyczajny i Pełnomocny RP na Ukrainie; Józef Oleksy – Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland between 1995-1996; Dariusz Rosati – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1996-1997; representative of the Government of Moldova

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 9.00-11.00

Monopol Hotel Mergers and acquisitions

The global mergers and acquisitions market in recent years

The M&A market in Central Europe and in Poland – prospects for evolution

The economy sector, as well as sectors and industries with the highest consolidation potential

2013 – the year of mergers and acquisitions? Slowdown as a prosperous time for the mergers and acquisitions market

Where are the risks? EP funds and other sources of transaction funding Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Jakub Bartkiewicz – Chairman of the Board, Dom Inwestycyjny Investors SA; Juan De Porras Aguirre – Management Board Member in charge of Global Banking & Markets Division, Bank Zachodzi WBK; Jarosław Dmowski – Principal, The Boston Consulting Group; Rossen Hadjiev – Managing Director, PineBridge Investments; Krzysztof Rozen – Partner, KPMG; Jacek Siwicki – President, Enterprise Investors; Krzysztof Wiater – Legal Counsel, Managing Partner, DLA Piper; Herbert Wirth – Chairman of the Board, KGHM Polska Miedź SA; Abris Capital Partners

14 May 2013 (Tuesday)

11.30-13.30 Monopol Hotel

Management. Restructuring

Social, financial and organizational conditions for effective restructuring

Examples of successful restructuring. Most common mistakes

Legal instruments for the sanitation of firms – the current state, as well as practice and limitations

New chance policy of the government. Recovery proceedings instead of liquidation bankruptcy

Necessary changes in legal environment

Funding in danger – possibilities of supporting the recovery process of a firm

Frontiers of risk and criteria for evaluation The point of view of financial market institutions Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Wojciech Dąbrowski – Chairman of the Board, Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu SA (Industrial Development Agency); Grzegorz Dzik – Chairman of the Board, Impel SA; Andrzej Głowacki – Chairman of the Board, DGA SA; Ewa Jakubczyk-Cały – Expert Auditor, Chairman of the Board, PKF Consult Sp. z o.o.; Jakub Karnowski – Chairman of the Board, Director-General, PKP SA; Małgorzata Kuczewska-Łaska – Chairman of the Board, Director-General, Przewozy Regionalne Sp. z o.o.; Janusz Płoch – Chairman, Group of the Minister of Justice for Amendments to the Bankruptcy and Reorganization Law, Judge of the District Court for Kraków-Śródmieście in Kraków, Chairman of the 8th Commercial Department for Bankruptcy and Reorganization; Rafał Szlązak – Chairman of the Board, GWARANT Grupa Kapitałowa SA; Marek Świątkowski – Partner, Corporate and M&A Practice, Domański Zakrzewski Palinka Law Firm

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 14.00-16.00

Monopol Hotel Banking sector in the European Union

Banking union and its final shape, as well as its consequences and importance for the future of the sector in Europe.

Changes in regulations concerning the banking sector and their expected influence on the standing of financial institutions in the EU

Stability as the main purpose of new regulations. Means of achieving it. Any insolvencies in the sector?

Central Europe in the face of common banking supervision in the EU. Partaking or moderation – pros and cons Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Piotr Czarnecki – Chairman of the Board, Raiffeisen Bank Polska SA; Andrzej Jakubiak – Chairman, Polish Financial Supervision Authority; Krzysztof Kalicki – Chairman of the Board, Deutsche Bank Polska SA; Stanisław Kluza – Chairman of

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the Polish Financial Supervision Authority between 2006-2011; Małgorzata Kołakowska – Chairman of the Board, ING Bank Śląski SA; Jozef Makúch – Governor, Národná banka Slovenska (National Bank of Slovakia); Mateusz Morawiecki – Chairman of the Board, Bank Zachodni WBK SA; Krzysztof Pietraszkiewicz – President, Polish Bank Association; Jerzy Pruski – Advisor to the President of the Republic of Poland, Chairman of the Board, Bankowy Fundusz Gwarancyjny (Bank Guarantee Fund); Miroslav Singer – Governor, Česká národní banka (Czech National Bank); Małgorzata Zaleska – Member of the Board, National Bank of Poland

14 May 2013 (Wednesday) 14.00-16.00

Monopol Hotel The capital market of Central Europe

Importance of Polish experience in the evolution of the capital market in the region

WSE – a rarity on a European scale. The pace of and prospects for the evolution of the Warsaw Stock Exchange

The evolution of commodity markets of the WSE – new products and new challenges

Interest expressed by global investors in the Polish capital market Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Jakub Bartkiewicz – Chairman of the Board, Dom Inwestycyjny Investors SA; Sebastian Buczek – Chairman of the Board, Quercus TFI SA; Mirosław Kachniewski – Chairman of the Board, Stowarzyszenie Emitentów Giełdowych (Polish Association of Listed Companies); Adam Maciejewski – Chairman of the Board, Warsaw Stock Exchange SA; Iwona Sroka – Chairman of the Board, Krajowy Depozyt Papierów Wartościowych SA (National Depository for Securities); Paweł Tamborski – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Treasury of Poland; Ryszard Trepczyński – Member of the Board, PZU SA; Krzysztof Walenczak – Director-General, Société Générale SA Branch in Poland; Representatives of: White & Case; ING Dom Maklerski

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 9.00-11.00

Qubus Hotel 2

nd Economic Cooperation Forum. European Union – China

Central Europe, China and World Economic Outlook

The global economic outlook for 2013 still remains uncertain. What kind of recovery can we expect in 2013 in a global economic landscape that has been fundamentally changed the crisis?

In the global crisis, Poland keeps GDP growth and China continues economic success. China’s role on the international stage is evolving.

What are the strategic objectives that China intends to achieve globally?

To what extent China evolve as architect of global governance? Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Victor Abad – Head of Asian Desk, ING Group; Paul Alderman – Ward of Tower, City of London; XIA Bin – Chief Director, Financial Research Institute, Development Research Center, State Council of P.R.C; CUI Bo – Vice President, CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK International; Martin Brudermüller – Chairman of the China Committee of APA Asia-Pacific Committee of German Business, Vice Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, BASF SE, Hong Kong; Davide Cucino – President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China; Dirk Dewitte – European Chinese Services Group Leader, Deloitte; YI Gang – Vice President, The People’s Bank of China; Wojciech Dąbrowski – President of the Management Board, Industrial Development Agency (Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu); Olgierd Dziekoński – Secretary of State, Chancellery of the President of Poland; Sabrina Gao – Director, Corporate and Commercial Bank, Citi Bank; Bogdan Góralczyk – Head of International Scientific Cooperation Team, European Center of University of Warsaw; LIU Hongkuan – Deputy Director General, Dept. of Foreign Capital and Overseas Investment, NDRC; Roger King – Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Aleksander Kwaśniewski – President of the Republic of Poland 1995-2005; Gao Jian – Vice Governor, China Development Bank; XU Jian – China Ambassador of Poland; Witold Orłowski – Member of the Economic Council of the Prime Minister; Radosław Pyffel – President, Poland-Asia Research Center (Centrum Studiów Polska-Azja); Annika Rembe – Director-General, Swedish Institute; Grzegorz Schetyna – Chairman of the Commission for Foreign Affairs; Member of Polish Parliament; Zhong Shan – Deputy Minister, Ministry of Commerce, China; Jörg Wuttke – Chief Representative, BASF China, Chairman, Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD, China Task Force; XU Qinghua – Partner, Ernst&Young EMEIC China Overseas Investment; GAO Xiqing – President, China Investment Corporation; YU Youjun – Vice Minister, International Department Central Committee Communist Party of China; LIU Youfa – Vice President, China Institute of International Studies

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 11.30-13.30

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Europe – China cooperation: Opportunities and risks

The last years saw the revival in the relations between Europe and China. How to transform the favorable political climate into tangible business benefits?

How to avoid traps and change the threats into opportunities in the relations between Europe and China? Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Ilona Antoniszyn-Klik – Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Economy; Maciej H. Grabowski – Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Finance; GAN Jianhua – Huawei Polska Sp. z o.o.; WAN Jifei – Chairman, CCPIT; SUN Yuxi – Former Ambassador to Poland; Marek Łyżwa – Member of the Management Board, Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ); Andrzej Pieczonka – First Counsellor, Trade and Investment Promotion Section of the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Shanghai; SUN Ping – Vice President, EXIM BANK; Andrzej Raczko – Member of the Management Board of the National Bank of Poland; Krzysztof Szumski – Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in the Peoples Republic of China 2005-2009; LI Xiaobo – General Manager, ICBC Warsaw; CHEN Xin – Director, Social Academy of Science; Simon Zhang – President, Victory Precision; TAN Zuozhou – President, Liugong Poland; WANG Weidong – Vice President, Nuctech; HOU Wenbo – General Manager, Bank of China, Warsaw

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 14.00-16.00

Qubus Hotel 2


Poles go to China

Inspite of the world economic slowdown Chinese economy still offers a lot of business opportunities. Nonetheless, China is a large, but also the most competitive market in the world.

Do Polish companies have a chance to succeed in China?

What are the best practice to follow? Chinese Business Leader of the Year Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Robert Góralczyk – Counselor, Trade & Investment Promotion Section, Embassy of Poland in Beijing; Krzysztof Jędrzejewski – Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Kopex SA; Peng Jingsong – Deputy Director General, Department of Commerce, Hubei Province; Li Ke – Attaché in Commercial and Economic Office, Embassy of the P.R. C. in Warsaw; Beata Stelmach – Undersecretary of State for Global Economic Policy, Promotion and Culture, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Wang Wenjie – Deputy Director General, Department of Commerce, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region; Paweł Wrona – President of the Management Board, Barlinek SA; Wojciech Kędzia – Deputy Chairman of the Board , KGHM Polska Miedź SA; Bartosz Ziółek – President of the Management Board, Amber Foods Polska Sp. zo.o.

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 9.00-11.00

Qubus Hotel

Transport in Europe. Poland in the European cargo market

Changes in the main streams of commodities. The role of global and European logistics centres

Transport policy of the EU. Infrastructure developments in the new model of TEN-T network funding

Rail transport in the EU Evolution of routes, e.g. ARA ports – Italy. Projects of East-West and North-South routes (including the Baltic Sea-Adriatic Sea route)

The future of the rail cargo market Increase in intermodal transport and changes in the transport structure

Poland on the EU map of transport routes and in the transport policy of the EU. Can Poland become one of European cargo centres?

Conditions for the Polish rail cargo transportation market. The accommodation of cargo carriers and the infrastructure to operate on a fully open and competitive market

Warehouse infrastructure Logistics centres Handling terminals. Port infrastructure development Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Łukasz Boroń – Chairman of the Board, PKP Cargo SA; Janusz Jarosiński – Chairman of the Board, CEO, Morski Port Gdynia SA (The Port of Gdynia Authority); Janusz Kućmin – Chief Country Representative, Bombardier Transportation Polska Sp. z o.o.; Andrzej Massel – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy of Poland; Wojciech Paprocki – Manager, Zakład Ekonomiki Przedsiębiorstwa Transportowego (Institute of Economics of Transport Enterprise), Warsaw School of Economics; Adam Rams – Vice-Chairman of the Board, Delta Trans Logistik Sp. z o.o.; Daniel Ryczek – Chairman of the Board, CARGOSPED Sp. z o.o.; Jarosław Siergiej – Chairman of the Board, CEO, Zarząd Morskich Portów Szczecin i Świnoujście SA (The Szczecin and Swinoujscie Seaports Authority); Krzysztof Szymborski – Chairman of the Board, BCT Bałtycki Terminal Kontenerowy Sp. z o.o. (Baltic Container Terminal Gdynia); Maciej Kwiatkowski – Managing Director, DCT Gdańsk SA

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Moderator: Marcin Kowalski – Deputy Editor in Chief , Radio PiN

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 11.30-13.30

Qubus Hotel

The integrated transport system in urban complexes

An overview of the current trends in passenger (rail and bus) transport

Demographic and social, as well as economic and financial sources of the upward trend in urban complex transport (fuel costs, transport policy, organizational and technical solutions, automatic train operation systems, integrated tickets)

The costs and financing of urban complex transport Additional funding on behalf of the local authorities of the municipality Purchases of a new railway rolling stock Co-financing from EU funds

Competition between carriers and the emergence of new carriers governed by local authorities

The future directions for the solutions concerning public transport The examples of integrated municipal public transport systems

The role of regional multiannual collective transport plans Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Marek Bielski – Director of Sektor Infrastructure & Cities, Member of the Board, Siemens Sp. z o.o.; Michał Borowski – Chairman of the Board, Koleje Śląskie Sp. z o.o.; Marek Cywiński – Managing Director, KAPSCH Telematic Services Sp. z o.o.; Adrian Furgalski – Director, Transport Consultants Group “TOR” Sp. z o.o.; Damian Grabowski – Chairman of the Board, Arriva RP Sp. z o.o.; Rafał Jurkowlaniec – Marshal of the Dolnośląskie Voivodeship; Janusz Malinowski – Chairman of the Board, PKP Intercity SA; Andrzej Massel – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy of Poland; Artur Radwan – Chairman of the Board, Director-General, Koleje Mazowieckie KM Sp. z o.o.; Leszek Ruta – Director, Public Transport Authority of Warsaw; Mirosław Sekuła – Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship; Robert Tomanek – Department of Transport, Vice-Rector for Organizational Affairs, University of Economics in Katowice

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 14.00-16.00

Qubus Hotel

Management. Company in the global market

Expansion of companies in global economy – dynamic strategies, hostile takeovers and brave mergers

Polish and European investors in distant markets. Evaluation and possibilities of reducing new risks

Climate, politics, culture – contexts of global business that require special competences

Multiculturalism in a corporation – a risk, a problem or an asset?

Multi-specialist and supranational business organization management – challenges for a manager Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Maciej Adamkiewicz – Chairman of the Board, Adamed Pharma SA; Wojciech Balczun – Chairman of Supervisory Board, Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT SA; Chairman of the Board, PKP Cargo SA between 2008-2013; Krzysztof Domarecki – Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Selena FM SA; Adam Góral – Chairman of the Board, Asseco Poland SA; Andrzej Jagiełło – Chairman of the Board, Director-General, Kopex; Jacek Krawiec – Chairman of the Board, Director-General, PKN Orlen; Jacek Levernes – Chairman of the Board, ABSL, Member of the Board, Hewlett-Packard Europe, Vice-president, Global Business Services HP Europa, Bliski Wschód i Afryka; Przemysław Ligenza – Vice-President, Urząd Dozoru Technicznego (Office of Technical Inspection); Beata Stelmach – Undersecretary of State for Global Economic Policy, Promotion and Culture, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Henryk Warkocz – Chairman of the Board, TÜV NORD Polska Sp. z o.o.; Herbert Wirth – Chairman of the Board, KGHM Polska Miedź SA Moderator: Przemysław Stangierski – Partner, A.T. Kearney

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 11.30-13.30

Qubus Hotel

Air transport and infrastructure in Europe and in Poland

Dynamic development of airports in Poland. Plans of local authorities and investors

Economic influence of investments related to air transport. Circum-airport investments

The use of airport infrastructure in the context of market condition. Prospects

Plans of the largest carriers in Poland

Legal and regulatory conditions for investments in air infrastructure Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Mariusz Dąbrowski – Chairman of the Board, Eurolot SA; Adam Marchel – Chairman of the Board, Flyjet Sp. z o.o.; Michał Marzec – General Director, Przedsiębiorstwo Państwowe Porty Lotnicze; Director, Warsaw Chopin Airport; Sebastian Mikosz –

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Chairman of the Board, Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT SA; Artur Tomasik – President, Związek Regionalnych Portów Lotniczych (Polish Regional Airports Association), Chairman of the Board, Górnośląskie Towarzystwo Lotnicze SA (Upper Silesian Aviation Group); József Váradi – Chairman of the Board, Wizz Air; Mariusz Wiatrowski – Chairman of the Board, Port Lotniczy Poznań-Ławica Sp. z o.o. (Poznań Airport); representatives of: a consulting firm, local authorities

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 14.00-16.00

Qubus Hotel Arms industry

The future of the Polish arms industry in the context of the planned expenses on defence

Consolidation of the Polish arms industry – does this process influence the market in any way?

The role of the defence sector in economy. Civil cooperation. Employment. Security. Budget costs and taxes

The role of governments in supporting native armaments firms abroad (armaments contracts)

Armaments production vs. the art of sales. Price, specialization, lobbing, marketing, scientific research, innovations, offset, brand, tradition and political pressure

Competing with potentates. Assets of the arms industry in Central Europe in view of the global market Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Rafał Baniak – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Treasury of Poland; Dariusz Bogdan – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economy of Poland; Łukasz Boroń – Chairman of the Board, PKP Cargo SA; Marta Frąckowiak – Radca Prawny, Partner, DLA Piper; Adam Janik – Chairman of the Board, Wojskowe Zakłady Mechaniczne SA; Leon Komornicki – Member of the Supervisory Board, GrECo JLT Energo Sp. z o.o.; Krzysztof Krystowski – Chairman of the Board, Bumar Sp. z o.o., Chairman of the Board, Związek Pracodawców Klastry Polskie (“Polish Cluster” Employers Association); Waldemar Skrzypczak – Undersecretary of State for Armament and Modernization, Ministry of National Defence; Krzysztof Trofiniak – Chairman of the Board, Director-General, Huta Stalowa Wola SA; Piotr Wojciechowski – Chairman of the Board, WB Electronics SA


9.00-11.00 Helios Cinema (Altus building)

Commercial real estate market in Central Europe

A safe haven for developers and investors. Conditions for investing in individual countries of the region

Planned supply and prospects for demand for new real property projects

The lesson of the crisis – changes in trends in the European commercial real estate market

Return on investment and risk. Features of the Central European market in relation to the countries of Western Europe

Sources of funding running dry – who will fill this gap? Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Błażej Ciesielczak – Regional Director for Poland, Goodman; Dany Rüdiger – Chairman of the Board, ECE Projektmanagement Polska Sp. z o.o.; Hadley Dean – Managing Partner for Eastern Europe, Colliers International; Waldemar Olbryk – Chairman of the Board, Skanska Property Poland Sp. z o.o.; Edgar Rosenmayr – Managing Director, Board Member, Kulczyk Silverstein Properties; Borja Sierra − Chief Executive Continental Europe, Savills plc; Michael Shapiro – Chairman of the Board, MLP Group; Laurent Salama – Group Leasing Director, Inter Ikea Centre Group A/S; Jonathan Tinker – Member of the Board, Helical Poland Sp. z o.o; Jeroen van der Toolen – Managing Director for Central and Eastern Europe, Ghelamco Poland Sp. z o.o.; representative of: IMMOFINANZ Group



The standing of the Polish commercial real estate market

An attractive alternative – conditions indispensable for keeping Poland in the leading position on the commercial real estate market in Central Europe

Poland as an arena of spectacular transactions. Expectations of active investors

Sources of commercial investments funding

What next? Risks resulting from Poland being influenced by the global economic prosperity

Further growth or saturation? Prospective sectors and locations for the commercial property market in Poland. Plans of the largest developers

Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Michał Goli – Chairman of the Board, GC Investment; Piotr Gromniak – Chairman of the Board, Echo Investment SA; Ireneusz Kazimierczyk – Chairman of the Board, Czerwona Torebka SA; Maciej Kiełbicki – Member of the Board, Mayland Real Estate Sp. z o.o; Renata Kinde-Czyż – Chairman of the Board, Metro Properties Sp. z o.o.; Michael McCarthy – Member of the Board, Bank Zachodni WBK SA; Jan Mroczka − Chairman of the Board, Rank Progress SA; Monika Rajska-Wolińska –

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Managing Partner, Colliers International; Leszek Sikora – Member of the Board, ECE Projektmanagement Sp. z o.o.; Representative of: CMS



Commercial investments in the urban space

Models of cooperation between developers of commercial facilities and local authorities. How does it work in other countries of the European Union?

Investments that change the quality of life in a city

PPP – what to do in order to make it function on a wide scale?

Challenges related to the regeneration of post-industrial areas and listed buildings

The role of cooperation between the city and the investor

Good and bad practice in relations between the private partner and the public partner Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Stanislav Frňka – CEO, HB Reavis Poland; Adam Fudali – Mayor of Rybnik; Piotr Ciżkowicz – Member of the Board, PKP SA; Ryszard Grobelny – Mayor of Poznań, President, Związek Miast Polskich (Association of Polish Cities); Andrzej Kawalec – Chairman of the Board, Fenix Group; Jan Mroczka – Chairman of the Board, Rank Progress SA; Dariusz Nowaczyk – Director, New Investment Development Department, Tesco Polska Sp. z o.o.; Piotr Uszok – Mayor of Katowice; Representatives of: Jones Lang LaSalle Sp. z o.o.; DTZ; Neinver Polska; TriGranit Development Polska Sp. z o.o.

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 9.00-11.00

Silesian Voivodeship Office (Śląski Urząd Wojewódzki) Metropolises as centres of growth

The increasing importance of metropolises in the world

Strengths and weaknesses of metropolises in Poland (their share in GDP and their lack of adequate institutional and political representation)

Municipal policy worldwide, in Europe and in Poland

Energy, telecommunications and transport in the process of metropolisation and reintegration of the EU

Metropolises as centres of growth, politics and decisions

Funding the evolution of metropolises

TEN-M: Trans-European Chain of Metropolises Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Elżbieta Bieńkowska – Minister of Regional Development; Michał Boni – Minister of Administration and Digitization; Rafał Dutkiewicz – Mayor of Wrocław; Ryszard Grobelny – Mayor of Poznań, President, Związek Miast Polskich (Association of Polish Cities); Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz – Mayor of Warsaw, Chairman, Eurocities; Dawid Kostempski – Chairman of the Board, Górnośląski Związek Metropolitalny (Metropolitan Association of Upper Silesia), Mayor of Świętochłowice; Lambert van Nistelrooij – Member of the European Parliament, the Netherlands; Piotr Uszok – Mayor of Katowice; Oldřich Vlasák – President, Svaz měst a obcí České republiky SMO ČR (Union of Towns and Municipalities of the Czech Republic), Vice-President of the European Parliament, Member of the Committee on Regional Development, The Czech Republic; Joachim Zeller – Member of the European Parliament, Member of the Committee on Regional Development, Germany Moderator: Jan Olbrycht – Member of the European Parliament

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 11.30-13.30

Silesian Voivodeship Office (Śląski Urząd Wojewódzki) Municipal investments

What local authorities invest in – main directions, desirable changes, good practice and valuable warnings

Economic or social meaning of investments – which one is more important? “Cost-generating” and pro-development investments

How to invest efficiently – where to find reserves? Common projects Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Paweł Adamowicz – Mayor of Gdańsk; Andrzej Dziuba – Mayor of Tychy; Adam Fudali – Mayor of Rybnik; Kazimierz Górski – Mayor of Sosnowiec; Mieczysław Kieca – Mayor of Wodzisław Śląski; Marek Szczepański – Managing Director, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (Bank of National Economy); Arkadiusz Wiśniewski – Deputy Mayor of Opole; Krzysztof Żuk – Mayor of Lublin; Representatives of: Ernst&Young; ING Bank Moderator: Rafał Kerger – Editor-in-chief, portalsamorzadowy.pl


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14.00-16.00 Silesian Voivodeship Office (Śląski Urząd Wojewódzki)

The new financial prospect for the EU – challenges for local authorities

What will change in the funding of municipal and public investments in the new financial prospect for the EU?

Infrastructure or innovations? The art of conscious choice

Limitations and priorities. Social pressure and the costs account

How to invest efficiently – where to find reserves? Common projects

EU 2020 Strategy: minimalization of waste, energy consumption and emission Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Jarosław Bełdowski – Vice-President, First Deputy Chairman of the Board, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (Bank of National Economy); Daniel Braun – Deputy Minister, Ministry of Regional Development, The Czech Republic; Jozef Dvonč – Chairman, Association of Towns and Communities of Slovakia, Mayor of Nitra, Slovakia; Olgierd Geblewicz – Marshal of the Zachodniopomorskie Voivodeship; Ryszard Grobelny – Mayor of Poznań, President, Związek Miast Polskich (Association of Polish Cities); Danuta Hübner – Member of the European Parliament, Chairman of the Committee on Regional Development in the European Parliament; Marceli Niezgoda – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Regional Development of Poland; Lambert van Nistelrooij – Member of the European Parliament, The Netherlands; Jan Olbrycht – Member of the European Parliament; Józef Sebesta – Marshal of the Opolskie Voivodeship; Oldřich Vlasák – President, Svaz měst a obcí České republiky SMO ČR (Union of Towns and Municipalities of the Czech Republic), Vice-President of the European Parliament, Member of the Committee on Regional Development, The Czech Republic; Joachim Zeller – Member of the European Parliament, Member of the Committee on Regional Development, Germany; representative of: Orange Polska

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 9.00-11.00

Silesian Voivodeship Office (Śląski Urząd Wojewódzki) Water supply and sewage. Efficiency in the first place

The efficiency of water supply industry activity at financial, organizational, economic and processing levels

Models, expectations and challenges concerning efficiency that the water supply and sewage industry has to face

Investments – chances of using EU funds in the new financial prospect

Innovative examples of water supply and sewage management in Europe and in Poland

Cutting-edge technological solutions. Results of the use of renewable energy sources in the water supply and sewage industry

Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Jarosław Błaszczak – Partner, Ernst & Young; Marek Cieślak – Deputy Mayor of Łódź; Michał Czarski – Chairman of the Board, Stowarzyszenie Śląski Klaster Wodny (Silesian Water Cluster); Stanisław Gawłowski – Secretary of State, Ministry of the Environment of Poland; Zbigniew Gieleciak – Chairman of the Board, Regionalne Centrum Gospodarki Wodno-Ściekowej SA (Regional Centre for Water and Wastewater Management); Jarosław Kania – Chairman of the Board, Director-General, Górnośląskie Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów SA w Katowicach (Upper Silesia Waterworks and Sewerage in Katowice); Mieczysław Kieca – Mayor of Wodzisław Śląski; Hanna Krajewska – Chairman of the Board, Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów i Kanalizacji w m. st. Warszawa SA (Warsaw Municipal Water Supply and Sewerage Company); Ryszard Langer – Chairman of the Board, CEO, Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów i Kanalizacji SA w Krakowie (Kraków Municipal Water Supply and Sewerage Company); Małgorzata Skucha – Chairman of the Board, Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej (National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management); Krystian Szczepański – Deputy Chairman of the Board, Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej (National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management); representative of a water supply and sewerage company from Germany Moderator: Jarosław Błaszczak – Partner, Ernst & Young Corporate Finance Sp. z o. o.



Finance of self-governments

Financial condition of self-governments in Europe

The share of local authorities in PIT and CIT – Europe and Poland

Finance of self-governments in the “IDD” formula: Income, Deficit, Debts

New rules of budgeting and undertaking obligations (Art. 243 of the Public Finance Act). Effects for investments and expenses of self-governments

Self-governments in the face of the individual debt ratio

Is it the time for a new, comprehensive finance system for self-governments? Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Mirosław Czekaj – City Treasurer of Warsaw; Lesław Fijał – City Treasurer of Kraków; Ryszard Grobelny – Mayor of Poznań,

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President, Związek Miast Polskich (Association of Polish Cities); Danuta Kamińska – City Treasurer of Katowice, Chairman, Komisja Skarbników Miast UMP (City Treasurers Committee of the Union of Polish Metropolises); Stefan Kawalec – President, Capital Strategy; Ewa Łuniewska – Bank Director, ING Bank Śląski SA; Elżbieta Suchocka-Roguska – Advisor to the President, National Bank of Poland; Representative of the Ministry of Finance

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 14.00-16.00

Silesian Voivodeship Office (Śląski Urząd Wojewódzki) Smart cities

Smart city model. From a bold vision to its gradual implementation. Successful examples from Europe and the rest of the world

The idea of European smart cities in various fields of the city’s functioning (culture, media, transport, information, communication technologies)

Practical solutions for cities. Exemplary applications. Results and benefits Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Andreas Biehler – General Director, BMW Group Polska; Dominika Bettman – Deputy Chairman of the Board, Siemens Sp. z o.o.; Andreas Biehler – General Director, BMW Group Polska; Marek Cieślak – Deputy Mayor of Łódź; Rafał Dutkiewicz – Mayor of Wrocław; Krzysztof Kardaś – Director, Office of Systems Integration, ATENA IT and Finance Services; Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz – Mayor of Warsaw; Michael Häupl – Mayor of Vienna; Piotr Uszok – Mayor of Katowice; representatives of: Kapsch; Orange Polska


9.00-11.00 Biuro Centrum

Metallurgy in Europe

The standing and prospects for the European steel market

Competition. Countries of the world that experience rapidly increasing metallurgy production

Changes in the manufacturer market – prospects. The flight of metallurgy from Europe?

Raw materials for metallurgy – prices and availability. Coke production Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Andrej Aleksejew – Chairman of the Board, Severstallat Silesia Sp. z o. o.; Wacław Będkowski – Chairman of the Board, Polski Koks SA; Jan Czudek – Chairman of the Board, TŘINECKÉ ŽELEZÁRNY; Iwona Dybał – Chairman of the Board, Polska Unia Dystrybutorów Stali (Polish Association of Steel Stockholders); Sanjay Samaddar – Chairman of the Board, ArcelorMittal Poland SA; Przemysław Sztuczkowski – Chairman of the Board, Cognor SA; Edward Szlęk – Chairman of the Board, Koksownia Przyjaźń SA; Romuald Talarek – Chairman of the Board, Polish Steel Association; Tomasz Tomczykiewicz – Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy of Poland; Jeroen Vermeij – Director Market Analysis & Economic Studies, EUROFER; Tadeusz Wenecki – Chairman of the Board, Koksownia Częstochowa Nowa Sp. z o.o.

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 11.30-13.30

Biuro Centrum The European steel market

Condition of the steel distribution market in Europe and in Poland

Financial performance and the standing of the industry in 2012

Directions for investments and “overinvested” areas. Funding

Relations with customers (steel consumer). Factors that shape demand. Growth markets and declining markets.

Strategies. Price management and offer management. Trends in the global steel market that influence the strategies of Polish distributors. Consolidation 2013 – expectations.

Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Robert Ágh – Chairman of the Board, Ferona Polska SA; Jerzy Bernhard – Chairman of the Board, Stalprofil; Grzegorz Czornik – Deputy Chairman of the Board Sales, Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa SA; Roman Czyżykowski – Wiceprezes, Thyssenkrupp Energostal SA; Iwona Dybał – Chairman of the Board, Polska Unia Dystrybutorów Stali; Jörg Feger – Head of Research Department BDS AG – Bundesverband Deutscher Stahlhandel, German Association of Steel Distribution Krzysztof Pruszyński – Chairman of the Board, Pruszyński Sp. z o.o.; Sanjay Samaddar – Chairman of the Board, ArcelorMittal Poland SA; Robert Wojdyna – Chairman of the Board, Konsorcjum Stali SA


14.00-16.00 Biuro Centrum

Metallurgy and regulations

Current and predicted influence of EU regulations concerning CO2 emission on the competitiveness of European metallurgy

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VAT tax frauds in the steel industry. The scale and effects of the phenomenon. Examples

Desirable changes in tax law

Enforcement of the law – the role of law enforcement authorities, financial supervision and the profession Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Iwona Dybał – Chairman of the Board, Polska Unia Dystrybutorów Stali (Polish Association of Steel Stockholders); Surojit Ghosh – CFO of FCE Business Division East, Member of the Board of ArcelorMittal Poland; Maciej H. Grabowski – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Finance; Adam Rapacki – Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Interior between 2011-2012; Romuald Talarek – Chairman of the Board, Polish Steel Association; Maciej Wiśniewski – Chairman of the Board, Consus SA; representatives of: Ernst&Young; Celsa Huta Ostrowiec Sp. z o.o.

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 9.00-11.00

Angelo Hotel

Energy in Poland and in Germany. What connects us and what separates us?

Systems, mixes and energy policies of Poland and Germany – differences and similarities

The future of coal-based energy in both countries. How to secure a space for coal in a low-carbon economy?

The role of renewable energy sources in the energy policies of Germany and Poland

How do Poland and Germany respond to the challenges of the European climate policy? Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Dirk Biermann – Managing Director, Markets and System Operations, 50 Hertz Transmission GmbH; Werner Diwald – Member of the Board, ENERTRAG AG; Stefan Kapferer – State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Germany; Andrzej Kraszewski – Minister of the Environment of Poland between 2010-2011; Henryk Majchrzak – Chairman of the Board, PSE SA; Paweł Olechnowicz – Chairman of the Board, General Director, Grupa Lotos SAJanusz Reiter – President, Centrum Stosunków Międzynarodowych (Centre for International Relations), Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in Germany between 1990-1995 and in the USA between 2005-2007; Boris Schucht – Director-General, 50Hertz Transmission GmbH; Paweł Smoleń – Vice-Chairman of the Board for Operations, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA, President, European Association for Coal and Lignite (EURACOAL); Hartmuth Zeiß – Chairman of the Board, Vattenfall Europe Generation AG

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 11.30-13.30

Angelo Hotel The role of energy in competitive Europe

A compromise between climate policy and economic growth?

The influence of energy prices on the competitiveness of Central European economies and the pace of their economic growth

Does Central Europe stand a chance of developing faster?

Ways of increasing competitiveness of the EU. The leading role of industry as a factor of economic growth during the crisis

What hampers economic growth/development in the EU? Does the EU stand a chance of becoming competitive with respect to other economies?

The active role of Central European countries in the creation of the EU law Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Heiko Ammermann – Partner, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Germany; Jerzy Buzek – Member of the European Parliament, President of the European Parliament between 2009-2012, Prime Minister between 1997-2001; György Harmati – Deputy CEO for Strategy, MVM Magyar Villamos Művek Zrt.; Zsolt Hernádi – Chairman of the Board, MOL Group; Ivo Hlaváč – Public Affairs Director, ČEZ Group, Deputy Minister of the Environment of the Czech Republic between 2010-2012; Matthias Jochem – Vice-Chairman of the Board, Hitachi Power Europe; Jaroslav Neverovič – Minister of Energy, Lithuania; Paweł Olechnowicz – President, CEEP, Chairman of the Board, Director-General, Grupa Lotos; Janusz Piechociński – Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy of Poland; Friedbert Pflüger – Executive Director, European Centre for Energy & Resource Security (EUCERS), King’s College London; Sanjay Samaddar – Chairman of the Board, ArcelorMittal Poland; Krzysztof Zamasz – Chairman of the Board, Enea SA

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 14.00-16.00

Angelo Hotel Climate policy as the new industrial policy. Way to a new system based on non-emission energy sources and energy efficiency.

Climate and energy policy vs. the competitiveness of economy in Europe and in Poland

The potential of “green” economy. Areas open to the new energy market

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Solar economy – a vision of a system based on zero-carbon sources and energy efficiency. The road to an economy independent of traditional/exhaustible energy sources

Who benefits from the development of “green” technologies and on what conditions does it occur?

The role of energy and heat engineering industry in the implementation of climate policy assumptions. Strategies and innovation leaders

Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Maciej Bukowski – Chairman of the Board, Instytut Badań Strukturalnych (Institute for Structural Research); Ireneusz Ćwirko – Director, Crist SA; Beata Jaczewska – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of the Environment of Poland; Lesław Kuzaj – President, ALSTOM Power Sp. z o.o.; Petra Lundström – Vice President Corporate R&D, Fortum Oyj; Małgorzata Skucha – Chairman of the Board, Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej (National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management); Paweł Smoleń – Vice-Chairman of the Board for Operations, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA; Marek Ściążko – Director, Instytut Chemicznej Przeróbki Węgla (Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal); Representative of: RWE


9.00-11.00 Angelo Hotel

Nuclear energy in Europe and in Poland

Nuclear energy worldwide. Global experience in recent years

The atom and its policy in Europe – a retreat or a renaissance?

The role of nuclear energy in the energy mix of Europe and the selected Member States

The Polish nuclear programme – progress status, schedule of activities and interest expressed by investors Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Marissa Alcala – Partner, Chadbourne & Parke LLP; Aleksander Grad – Chairman of the Board, PGE EJ 1 Sp. z o.o.; Ziemowit Iwański – Executive Director, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy; Andrzej Kraszewski – Minister of the Environment of Poland between 2010-2011; Zbigniew Kubacki – Director, Nuclear Energy Department, Ministry of Economy; Dariusz Marzec – Director, KPMG; Jaroslav Neverovič – Minister of Energy, Lithuania; Raimundas Petrauskas – Chairman of the Board, Lietuvos energija AB; Andrzej Strupczewski – Chairman, Komisja Bezpieczeństwa Jądrowego (Nuclear Safety Commission), Narodowe Centrum Badań Jądrowych (National Centre for Nuclear Research), Vice-President, Stowarzyszenie Ekologów na Rzecz Energii Nuklearnej (Society of Ecologists for Nuclear Energy –SEREN); Hanna Trojanowska – Undersecretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for Polish Nuclear Energy, Ministry of Economy; Marek Walczak – President, Urząd Dozoru Technicznego (Office of Technical Inspection); Jozef Zlatňanský – Nuclear Project Manager, Slovenské elektrárne, Slovakia; Representatives of: Areva Polska; a law firm; Westinghouse Electric Company; a Polish construction company; EDF



Chemistry

Chemical industry in Central Europe and in Poland – global conditions and prospects for growth

Consolidation of Polish chemistry. The progress status of the process. Target structure and business effect

Investments – scope, areas and sources of funding

Raw materials for chemistry vs. production efficiency. Consumption, prices, availability and competition between suppliers

Innovations and funds for research and development in chemistry – the key factor of future competitiveness

Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Rafał Baniak – Undersecretary, Ministry of Treasury of Poland; Piotr Chełmiński – Member of the Board, Petrochemistry Depeartment, PKN ORLEN SA; Dirk Elvermann – Chairman of the Board, BASF;Andreas Golombek – Chairman of the Board, Lurgi SA; Paweł Jarczewski – Chairman of the Board, Zakłady Azotowe Puławy SA; Tomasz Kalwat Chairman of the Board, Synthos SA; Adam Leszkiewicz – Chairman of the Board, Managing Director, ZAK SA; Jerzy Marciniak – Managing Director, Zakłady Azotowe w Tarnowie-Mościcach SA; Marek Mroczkowski – Memeber of the Supervisory Board, Zakłady Azotowe w Tarnowie-Mościcach SA; Christoph Sikora – Regional Leader for Central Europe, Dow Chemical Company; Janusz Wiśniewski – Vice-president, Polish-Brazilian Chamber of Economy; Representative: Fertilizers Europe; Dow AgroSciences Polska

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 9.00-11.00

Angelo Hotel Fuel sector

Security of crude oil supply

New infrastructural investments (the terminal, pipelines, warehouses) Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list):

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Daniel Betke – Chairman of the Board, Operator Logistyczny Paliw Płynnych; Mikołaj Budzanowski – Minister of Tresury of Republic of Poland; Andreas Golombek – Chairman of the Board, Lurgi SA; Andreas Hungeling – Chairman of the Board, PCK Raffinerie GmbH; Jacek Krawiec – Chairman of the Board, Managing Director, PKN Orlen; Marcin Moskalewicz – Chairman of the Board, PERN Przyjaźń SA; Maciej Szozda – Vice-President of the Management, Chief Commercial Officer, Grupa LOTOS SA; Thomas Waymel – Oil and Trade Senior Vice-president, TOTSA Total Oil Trading SA

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 11.30-13.30

Angelo Hotel Electrical power systems in Central Europe

The “market coupling” model of the EU. First experience, potential benefits and potential barriers

The phenomenon of unplanned flows in electrical power systems of Central Europe according to the operators of transmission systems in the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary

Causes and effects. A real threat of the destabilization of national electrical power systems

Short-term and long-term countermeasures. Necessary investments

The issue of changing the rules of cross-border trade organization in the region of Central Europe

The necessity of creating an international and regional system of electricity production and transmission coordination Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Zsolt Bertalan – Director-General, MAVIR ZRt.; Pál Kovács – Minister of State for Climate Change and Energy, Ministry of National Development, Hungary; Henryk Majchrzak – Chairman of the Board, PSE SA; Jaroslav Neverovič – Minister of Energy, Lithuania; Pavol Pavlis – Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy, Slovakia; Miroslav Stejskal – President, Federation of Energy Employers of Slovakia, Chairman of the Board, Managing Director, Slovenská elektrizačná prenosová sústava a.s., Slovakia; Pavel Šolc – Deputy Minister for Energy, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic; Vladimír Tošovský – Chairman of the Board, ČEPS a.s.



Smart energy – smart grid and smart utilities

Activities of Polish energy firms in the areas of smart grid and smart utilities

The most important causes of the slow evolution of smart networks in Poland

The evolution of smart grid and smart utilities in the countries of the EU – the utilization of experience

The role of the regulators’ policy in the evolution of smart networks Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Andrzej Czerwiński – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Vice-chairman. Parlamentarny Zespół ds. Energetyki; Rafał Czyżewski – Chairman of the Board, Energa-Operator SA; Magdalena Dziewguć – Deputy Chairman of the Board, EXATEL SA; Henryk Majchrzak – Chairman of the Board, PSE SA; Artur Różycki – Chairman of the Board, ENEA Operator Sp. z o.o.; Robert Stelmaszczyk – Chairman of the Board, RWE Stoen Operator Sp. z o.o.; Marek Woszczyk – Chairman of the Board, Energy Regulatory Office; Krzysztof Żmijewski – Secretary General, Social Council of the National Emission Reduction Programme; representative: Orange Polska; Schneider Electric Polska Sp. z o.o.; Ernst & Young

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 9.00-11.00

Angelo Hotel Food market in Poland. Consolidation, investments and foreign expansion

The standing of the Polish food market and its prospects for evolution

The rate of exchange or the course towards the enhancement of efficiency and competitiveness?

No more simple advantages, no more easy business in the food sector

Foreign investments of Polish food enterprises

Food export – stock and semi-finished articles – can we afford more?

Image of Polish food in the homeland and in the world

Highly processed food as a chance of building a brand and increase profit margin

Consolidation of the food industry in Poland – there is no other way Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Marek Dereziński – Chairman of the Board, Krajowa Spółka Cukrowa SA; Dariusz Formela – Chairman of the Board, PKM Duda SA; Andrzej Gantner – CEO, Polish Federation of Food Industry Union of Employers (PFPŻ); Piotr Grauer – Director, KPMG; Jan Kolański – Chairman of the Board, Colian SA; Jacek Migrała – General Director, Chairman of the Board, Hochland Polska;Tadeusz Nalewajk – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Poland; Krzysztof Pawiński – Chairman of the Board, Maspex Group; Ryszard Tomaszewski – Chairman of the Board, Tesco Polska Sp. z o.o.; Maciej Włodarczyk – Chairman of the Board, Iglotex SA; Representative: Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Poland

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Polish consumer 2020

Changes in the shopping habits of Polish consumers

Are the Poles ready for convenience products?

Trends of the future: ecology, health, ethics and comfort

What do Polish customers expect from shops?

Shopping must be comfortable, that is commercial networks change their shops

Packaging as an area of creating consumer trends

Online shopping – functionality and comfort Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Tomasz Bławat – Chairman of the Board, Carlsberg Polska SA; Wojciech Bystroń – Chairman of the Board, SPAR Polska Sp. z o.o.; Pierre Detry – Chairman of the Board, Nestlé Polska SA; Andrzej Maria Faliński – Secretary-General, The Polish Trade and Distribution Organization (POHiD); Michał Łagunionek – Chairman of the Board, LIDL Polska; Bogusław Miszczuk – Chairman of the Board, Sokołów SA; Aleksander Orlowski – Chairman of the Board, Selgros Polska; Krzysztof Pawiński – Chairman of the Board, Maspex Group; Robert Priday – Chairman of the Board, Kompania Piwowarska SA; Grażyna Prokopiuk – Chairman of the Board, Zakłady Mięsne Łmeat-Łuków SA (Meat Processing Plant Łmeat-Łuków SA); Jacek Roszyk – Chairman of the Board, Żabka Polska SA; Marcin Sowa – Chairman of the Board, POLOmarket Sp. z o.o.; Tomasz Suchański – CEO, Jeronimo Martins; Ryszard Tomaszewski – Chairman of the Board, Tesco Polska Sp. z o.o.



Sustainable development of trade and food industry

Energy efficiency in trade and food industry

EU climate policy and the competitiveness of trade and industry in Poland

The limitation of a firm’s carbon footprint – waste management

Investments in sustainable development – something in fashion or a real need?

Can Polish firms afford sustainable development?

Do the Poles choose products made by firms that invest in sustainable development?

CSR in the trade sector and the food market Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Edward Bajko – Chairman of the Board, SM Spomlek; Dariusz Bogdan – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economy of The Republic of Poland; Enrico Bottero – Managing Director, Ferrero Polska; Harm Goossens – Chairman of the Board, CEE & Poland, Unilever; Renata Juszkiewicz – Chairman of the Board, The Polish Trade and Distribution Organisation (POHiD); Alfred Kubczak – Director of External relations, Jeronimo Martins; Piotr Kulikowski – Chairman of the Board, Indykpol SA; Zoltán Novák – Chairman of the Board, Kraft Foods Polska; Dariusz Nowakowski – Chairman of the Board, Animex Sp. z o.o.; Leszek Wiwała – Chairman of the Board, Polish Spirits Industry (Polski Przemysł Spirytusowy)

14 May 2013 11.30-13.30

Hotel Angelo Rural development or supporting agriculture?

Effective use of RDP 2007-2013 (Rural Development Programme – PROW) funds

New budget perspective for 2014-2020

What will development look like in the next seven-year budget for rural areas in Poland?

Cohesion Fund vs RDP – new challenges Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Dariusz Bednorz – Director, Department of Fertilizers, Grupa Azoty Tarnów; Michał Ciszak – General Director, Syngenta Polska Sp. z o.o.; Mirosław Drygas – Director, The Institute of Rural and Agricultural Development; Stanisław Kacperczyk – Chairman of the Board, Polish Association of Cereal Producers; Stanisław Kalemba – Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Poland; Mirosław Leszczyński – General Director, Chairman of the Board, John Deere Polska; Jerzy Plewa – Deputy Director-General , DG Agriculture and Rural Development , European Commission, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development between 1997–2004; Walenty Poczta – Dean, Poznan University of Life Science (Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu); Marek Zagórski – Chairman of the Board, The European Fund for the Development of Polish Villages; Adam Zdziebło – State Secretary, Ministry of Regional Development of the Republic of Poland


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9.00-11.00 Auditorium of ING Bank Śląski

Shale gas – European dilemmas

Energy, politics and the environment – the pros and cons of the production of gas from shale deposits

The potential influence of shale gas acquisition on energy security and the implementation of objectives of the climate policy

The potential influence of shale gas production on the environment Concerns, facts and experience Wystąpienia Janez Potočnik – EU Commissioner for Environment Mikołaj Budzanowski – Minister of Treasury of Poland Marcin Korolec – Minister of Environment of Poland Jaroslav Neverovič – Minister of Energy, Lithuania Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Jan Brezina – Member of the European Parliament, Czech Republic; Jerzy Buzek – Member of the European Parliament, President of the European Parliament between 2009-2012, Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland between 1997 and 2001; Robert Goebbels – Member of the European Parliament, Luxembourg; Lena Kolarska-Bobińska – Member of the European Parliament; Poland; Bogusław Sonik – Member of the European Parliament; Poland; Beata Stelmach – Undersecretary of State for Global Economic Policy, Promotion and Culture, Ministry of Foreign Affairs


11.30-13.30 Auditorium of ING Bank Śląski

Shale gas in Poland

Resources and their recognition

The scale and progress of investments

Investors – their plans and potential

Technologies

Regulations – fiscal solutions

Social acceptance Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Izabela Albrycht – Chairman of the Board, The Kosciuszko Institute (Instytut Kościuszki); Cezary Filipowicz – Country Manager, Business Development, United Oilfield Services; Maciej H. Grabowski – Undersecretary of the state, Ministry of Treasury, Poland; Carl R. Hubacher Jr. – Country Manager, Marathon Oil Company, Member of the Board, The Polish Exploration and Production Industry Organization (Organizacja Polskiego Przemysłu Poszukiwawczo-Wydobywczego Związek Pracodawców); Andrzej Kraszewski – Ministry of the Environment, Poland between 2010-2011; Przemysław Ligenza – Deputy Chairman, Office of Technical Inspection (Urząd Dozoru Technicznego); Grażyna Piotrowska-Oliwa – Chairman of the Board, Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo; Jerzy Nawrocki –Director, Polish Geological Institute (Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny); Kamlesh Parmar – Country Manager, Lane Energy Poland Sp.z o.o., Member of the Board, The Polish Exploration and Production Industry Organization (Organizacja Polskiego Przemysłu Poszukiwawczo-Wydobywczego Związek Pracodawców); Wiesław Prugar – Chairman of the Board, ORLEN Upstream Sp z o.o.; Piotr Truszkowski – Chairman of the Board, Exalo Drilling SA; Piotr Woźniak – Undersecretary of the State, Chief National Geologist, Ministry of the Environment Republic of Poland; representative: Ernst&Young

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 14.00-16.00

Auditorium of ING Bank Śląski European regional cooperation in the field of energy

Common infrastructural projects in the field of energy in Central Europe – transmission routes and cross-border connections, terminals and “gasoports,” as well as warehouses

Objectives of investments in the common energy and fuel infrastructure. Competitiveness of the economy, evolution of the market and energy security

How to create common projects effectively? The art of coordination and negotiations. European solidarity vs. national policy?

Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Jan Chadam – Chairman of the Board, Gaz-System SA;Thomas Kleefuβ – Chairman of the Board, Net4Gas, s.r.o; Daniel Křetínský – Chairman of the Board, EPH, a.s;Henryk Majchrzak – Chairman of the Board, PSE SA; Marcin Moskalewicz – Chairman of the Board, PERN Przyjaźń SA; Jaroslav Neverovič – Minister of Energy, Lithuania;Pavol Pavlis – Secretary of the State, Ministry of Economy, Slovakia; Virgilijus Poderys – Chairman of the Board, Litgrid; Pavel Šolc – Deputy Minister of Energy, Ministry of In dustry and Commerce, Czech Republic; Janusz Steinhoff – Deputy Minister, Minister of Economy Republic of Poland between 1997-2001; Miroslav Stejskal – Chairman of the Board, The Federation of Polish Power Industry Employer Unions, Slovakia, Chairman of the Board, Managing Director, Slovenská elektrizačná prenosová sústava, a.s., Slovakia; Kristián Takáč – Advisor to the Minister of Economy, Slovakia, Secretary of the State, Ministry of

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Economy Slovakia between 2011-2012; Vladimír Tošovský – Chairman of the Board, ČEPS a.s.; Rafał Wardziński – Chairman of the Board, Polskie LNG SA

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 9.00-11.00

Novotel Katowice Centrum Hotel A debate on public health: “It pays to be a healthy society”

We cannot flee from preventive medicine, that is: how to combine increasing expenses on treatment with the limited potential of state budgets?

Creating a framework for the public health system in Poland – the most important assumptions of the draft law on public health (Health Act)

Duties and responsibilities of public authorities and other entities within the scope of performing tasks concerning preventive medicine and health education, as well as health promotion – how to persuade citizens to lead a healthy life?

The role of local governments and non-governmental organizations in the public health system

Preventive program – conditions for success of such an undertaking (a case study)

We are ageing... The influence of demographic factors on the evolution of the health policy of the state

Public health models in selected countries of the European Union Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Wojciech Kozak – Vice-Marshal of the Małopolska Voivodeship ; Wojciech Lubawski – Mayor of Kielce; Beata Małecka-Libera – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Vice-Chairman of the Committee for Health; Wojciech Matusewicz – President, Agency for Health Technology Assessment in Poland; Paulina Miśkiewicz – Director, WHO Office in Poland; Marcin Pakulski – Medical Deputy Chairman, Polish National Health Fund (NFZ); Bolesław Piecha – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Chairman of the Committee for Health; Marek Posobkiewicz – Acting Chief Sanitary Inspector; Igor Radziewicz-Winnicki – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Poland; Krzysztof Strojek – National Consultant in the Fields of Diabetology, Clinical Department of Internal Diseases and Diabetology, 3

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University of Silesia, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 11.30-13.30

Novotel Katowice Centrum Hotel Public and private health – a debate: “Two sectors, one objective, several important questions”

How much of the private sector is present in the system? Is it necessary to determine such a proportion?

How to regulate the health services market?

Competition or cooperation between entities?

Conditions for investing private capital in health protection. What types of investors does the system expect and what type of system suits the investors best?

What model of health insurance do health service providers (public and private) and patients expect in Poland? What insurance option will politicians propose?

Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Katarzyna Adamek – Chairman of the Board, American Heart of Poland SA; Jarosław Fedorowski – Chairman of the Board, Polish Hospital Federation; Paweł Kacprzyk – Chairman of the Board, Medicover Sp. z o.o.; Wiesława Kłos – Financial Deputy Chairman, Polish National Health Fund (NFZ); Małgorzata Majer – Chairman of the Board, STOMOZ Healthcare Managers Association, Director, Bieganski Provincial Specialist Hospital in Łódź; Słowomir Neumann – State Secretary, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Poland; Marcin Szulwiński – Chairman of the Board, Nowy Szpital Sp. z o.o Group; Marian Zembala – Director, Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases in Zabrze; Izabella Żyglicka – Managing Partner, Adwokaci i Radcowie Prawni Izabella Żyglicka i Wspólnicy

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 14.00-16.00

Novotel Katowice Centrum Hotel Medication management policy – a debate: “A never-ending story of difficult choices”

A debate on refund criteria in use in Poland and in selected countries

How to meet the financial demands of the progress – where are reserves that allow covering the costs of state-of-the-art pharmacological treatments?

Polish Medical Refund Act in view of solutions approved in other countries

Faces of the postulated amendment of medication refund laws, including i.a. the stances of: o the Ministry of Health o the pharmaceutical industry

Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Maciej Bogucki – Chairman of the Board, Institute of Health; Artur Fałek – Director, Department of Drug Policy and Pharmacy, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Poland; Jacek Glinka – Chairman of the Board, Polpharma SA; Iga Lipska – Center For Innovation in Regulatory Science; Marcin Matczak – Partner, Head of Life Sciences Practice, Domański Zakrzewski Palinka

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Law Firm; Wojciech Matusewicz – President, Agency for Health Technology Assessment in Poland; Igor Radziewicz-Winnicki – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Poland; Cezary Śledziewski – Chairman of the Board, Polish Association of Pharmaceutical Employers (PZPPF); Barbara Wójcik-Klikiewicz – Director, Department of Drug Administration, Polish National Health Fund (NFZ)


9.00-11.00 Pałac Goldsteinów (Goldstein Palace)

Sustainable production and consumption of wood and wood derivatives in Europe

Forestry and industries based on wood are the leaders of economic and social development of Europe and Poland

Sustainable production and consumption of the wood raw material

Scientific and innovative research in satisfying the needs concerning wood and wood materials

Forestry and industries based on wood are the basic links of “green economy”

Debatable problems within the scope of the use of wood raw materials

Prospects for and development trends in both the European and the national forestry and wood sector Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Marek Adamowicz – Office Director, Ogólnopolska Izba Gospodarcza Producentów Mebli (Polish Chamber of Commerce of Furniture Manufacturers); Jacek Guliński – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland; Grażyna Henclewska – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economy of Poland; Michał Jarczyński – Chairman of the Board, Arctic Paper SA, President, Stowarzyszenie Papierników Polskich (Association of Polish Papermakers); Krzysztof Jodłowski – Zakład Zarządzania Zasobami Leśnymi (Department of Forest Management), Instytut Badawczy Leśnictwa (Forest Research Institute); Dariusz Kozera – Chairman of the Board, Stowarzyszenie Parkieciarzy Polskich (Polish Parquet Association); Robert Motała – Chairman of the Board, Stora Enso Timber Sp. z o.o.; Andrzej Noskowiak – Manager, Zakład Badania i Zastosowań Drewna (Wood Science and Application Department), Instytut Technologii Drewna (Wood Technology Institute); Marcin Polak – Deputy Director-General of Economic, Lasy Państwowe (State Forests); Władysław Strykowski – Director, Instytut Technologii Drewna (Wood Technology Institute), Coordinator, Polish Technology Platform for Forestry and Wood Sector; Sławomir Wrochna –Chairman of the Board, PPHU Sandex Sp. z o.o.

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 11.30-13.30

Pałac Goldsteinów (Goldstein Palace) Management. Capital for the development of firms. A managerial debate

How to build the value of a firm in the time of slowdown and more difficult access to capital?

From a start-up to a potentate. Development strategies for a firm with the use of various sources of funding

An optimum financing offer at the individual stages of a firm’s development Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Piotr Czarnecki – Chairman of the Board, Raiffeisen Bank Polska SA; Maciej Hazubski – Chairman of the Board, IQ Partners SA; Robert Kozłowski – Deputy Chairman of the Board for Economics, Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa SA; Bożena Lublińska-Kasprzak – President, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP); Adam Łącki – Chairman of the Board, Krajowy Rejestr Długów Biuro Informacji Gospodarczej SA (National Debt Register Economic Information Bureau); Tomasz Misiak – Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Work Service SA; Waldemar Sokołowski – Chairman of the Board, Rzetelna Firma Sp. z o.o.; Anna Szymańska – Vice-Chairman of the Board, DGA SA; Elżbieta Urbańska – Director of the Office of Financial Insurance, PZU SA; Łukasz Wejchert – Member of the Supervisory Board, Virgin Mobile Polska Sp. z o.o.; representative of: PZU SA Moderator: Maciej Głogowski – Editor, TOK FM

May 14, 2013 14.00-15.30

Śląskie Biuro Ambasady Czeskiej (Silesian Office of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Warsaw) Health resorts in the borderland between the Czech Republic and the Republic of Poland and the possibilities for patients from both countries

The health-resort therapy system in the Czech Republic and in Poland.

Health resorts in the borderland between the Czech Republic and Poland and their classification, as well as their therapeutic and tourist potential.

Barriers to and limitations on offering health-resort therapy to the citizens of another EU country and the possibilities of resolving these problems.

Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Lenka Andrýsová – Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic; Eduard Blaha – Chairman, Czech Healing Spa Association; Michal Heřman – Chairman of the Board, PG Silesia Sp. z o.o.; Martin Plachý – President, European Spas Association; Roman Provazník – Director, Priessnitzovy léčebné lázně a.s.; Monika Wielichowska – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm); Representative of NFZ RP Session organiser: he Embassy of the Czech Republic in Warsaw

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14.00-16.00 Pałac Goldsteinów (Goldstein Palace)

Golden Reliability Certificates Awards Ceremony

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 14.00-16.00

Central Mining Institute (GIG) KIC InnoEnergy – initiative within European Institute of Innovation and Technology


16.20 Central Mining Institute (GIG)

Grand opening of Clean Coal Technologies Center

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 17.00

Silesian Office of the Embassy of the Czech Republic Polish-Czech Economic Meeting

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 19.00

Angelo Hotel Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP) Awards Ceremony

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 19.00

Silesian Voivodeship Office (Śląski Urząd Wojewódzki) Awards Ceremony: Top Inwestycje Komunalne (Top Municipal Investments)

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9.30-11.30 Monopol Hotel

A recipe for growth. A managerial debate

Main factors that stimulate economic growth during slowdown – the business point of view

Investments vs. economy development. Risk of the investor. Access to funding

Investor-friendly policy, incentives and facilitations – slogans and practice

The strongest brakes on growth – destructive and excessive regulation, fiscalism and bureaucracy

How to stimulate demand? An attitudinal barrier – the crisis as a self-fulfilling prophecy Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Zdenĕk Bakala – Chairman of the Supervisory Board, BXR Partners a.s., Vice-President, New World Resources PLC; Sándor Demján – Chairman of the Board, TriGranit Development Corporation; Grzegorz Dzik – Chairman of the Board, Impel SA; Krzysztof Jędrzejewski – Chairman of the Supervisory Board, KOPEX SA; Robert Kozłowski – Deputy Chairman of the Board for Economics, Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa SA; Mamta Murthi – Sector Manager, Education, Europe and Central Asia Region, World Bank; Representative of: A.T. Kearney Poland

15 May 2013 (Wednesday) 12.00-14.00

Monopol Hotel Football, business, economy

Polish football after the EURO 2012 finals. Do we make good use of the potential?

“Orlik” pitches and arenas. Stadiums are not everything... Infrastructure utilization

The role of PZPN – facts and expectations

A football club as a business mechanism. Models of management and external relations

Football as an advertising medium. Effectiveness, incomes, sponsoring

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Revolving around big money. FIFA and UEFA as corporations Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Bogusław Biszof – Chairman of the Board, Ekstraklasa SA; Zbigniew Boniek – President, Polish Football Association; Marcin Diakonowicz – Partner, Head of Sport Branch Consulting Team, Deloitte; Zygmunt Frankiewicz – Mayor of Gliwice; Bogusław Leśnodorski – Chairman of the Board, Legia Warszawa SA; Wojciech Lubawski – Mayor of Kielce; Joanna Mucha – Minister of Sport and Tourism of Poland; Miroslav Rakowski – Chairman of the Board, T-Mobile, Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa SA; Dariusz Smagorowicz – Chairman of the Board, Ruch Chorzów SA; Julien Verley – Chairman of the Board, Director-General, nc+; Bogusław Wyszomirski – Chairman of the Board, GKS Katowice SA

15 May 2013 (Wednesday) 14.30-16.00

Monopol Hotel Sports and young people – the future of Polish economy?

In what way have the Euro 2012 finals influenced the development of youth football in Poland?

In what way do the new PZPN authorities see the development of youth football?

Do the clubs perceive Football Academies as business or another budget problem?

Are European Football Academies a business product or a model training for football players?

Can the media sell the product under the name of Football Academy on business terms? Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Zbigniew Boniek – President, Polish Football Association; Jerzy Buzek – President of the European Parliament between 2009-2012, Prime Minister between 1997-2001; Waldemar Fornalik – Coach of the Polish National Team; Marian Kmita – Head of Sports Department, TV Polsat Sp. z o.o.; Joanna Mucha – Minister of Sport and Tourism; Giovanni Trapattoni – Coach of the National Irish Team; Julien Verley – Chairman of the Board, Director-General, nc+

15 May 2013 (Wednesday) 12.00-14.00

Monopol Hotel Investment funding in Central Europe

Central Europe in the eyes of an investor from Europe and from outside Europe. One area, individual perspective?

The standing and potential of financial institutions in the region. Possibilities of internal funding of infrastructural investments in the region

External sources of funding. Investment capital in Central Europe and in Poland – its availability and effectiveness of its utilization (bank credits, issuance of shares, bonds, EU funds, PE funds)

Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Mariusz Grendowicz – President, Polskie Inwestycje Rozwojowe (Polish Development Investments); Małgorzata Kołakowska – Chairman of the Board, ING Bank Śląski SA; Kim Kreilgaard – Head of Division Lending Operations in Poland, European Investment Bank; Sławomir S. Sikora – Chairman of the Board, Bank Handlowy w Warszawie SA; Lucyna Stańczak – Country Director Poland, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; Paweł Tamborski – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Treasury of Poland; Representatives of: The Boston Consulting Group; Montagu Private Equity

15 May 2013 (Wednesday) 9.30-11.30

Qubus Hotel Foreign investors in Poland

Business entities that have been present on the Polish market for years. Their experience and achievements

Reinvestments. Conditions for keeping investors

Investment attractiveness of Poland

Diversified value of an investment for the economy and the job market. Criteria for evaluation

How to increase the quality of foreign investments? Desirable investments in research and development, new technologies and innovations

Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Ilona Antoniszyn-Klik – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economy; Paweł Barański – Director, KPMG; Mieczysław Kieca – Mayor of Wodzisłąw Śląski; Andrzej Korpak – Director-General, General Motors Manufacturing Poland Sp. z o.o.; Sławomir Majman – Chairman of the Board, Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ); Tomasz Sadzyński – Chairman of the Board, Łódź Special Economic Zone (ŁSSE SA); Adam Szejnfeld – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Secretary of State in the Ministry of Economy between 2007-2009; Paweł Tamborski – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Treasury; representatives of: Local authorities; 3M Poland Sp. z o.o.

15 May 2013 (Wednesday)

12.00-14.00 Qubus Hotel

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BPO, shared services and R&D centres

Dynamic development of the modern business services sector in Poland

Poland on the global map of business services. Assets in international competition

Factors that stimulate the evolution of the sector Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Przemysław Andrzejak – Chairman of the Board, Łódzka Agencja Rozwoju Regionalnego SA; Ilona Antoniszyn-Klik – Undersecretary of the State, Ministry of Economy Republic of Poland; Krystian Bestry – Managing Director, Infosys BPO Europe, Vice-president of the Management Board, ABSL; Tomasz Buras – Director, Office Agency, Savills Polska Sp. z o.o; Iwona Chojnowska-Haponik – Director, Investor Service Departament, Polska Agencja Informacji i Inwestycji Zagranicznych SA; Mirosław Czarnik – Chairman of the Board, Górnośląski Park Przemysłowy Sp. z o.o.;Marek Grodziński – Vice-president ABSL, Dyrektor Centrum BPO Capgemini; Jerzy Kalinowski – Partner, Advising Company KPMG; Teresa Kamińska – Chairman of the Board, Pomorska Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna Sp. z o.o.; Jacek Levernes – Chairman of the Board, ABSL, Member of the Board, Hewlett-Packard Europe, Vice-president, Global Business Services HP Europa, Bliski Wschód i Afryka; Arkadiusz Rudzki – Leasing and Asset Director, Skanska Property Poland; Arkadiusz Wiśniewski – Deputy Mayor of Opola


14.30-16.00 Qubus Hotel

It pays to cooperate (in business)

Cooperation, synergy and the division of profits or competition at all costs. How to cooperate so that there would be no losers?

Forms of business cooperation: clusters, production groups and technology parks

The practice of cooperation between firms in Polish reality – barriers, stereotypes and prejudices Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Grażyna Henclewska – Undersecretary of the State, Ministry of Economy, Poland; Roman Jagieliński – Deputy Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Food Economy between 1995-1997, Chairman of the Board, Grupa Producentów Owoców Roja Sp. z o.o.; Krzysztof Krystowski – Chairman of the Board, BUMAR, Chairman of the Board, Związek Pracodawców Klastry Polskie; Bożena Lublińska-Kasprzak – Chairman of the Board, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP); Wiesław Skwarko – Chairman of the Board, Kędzierzyńsko-Kozielski Park Przemysłowy; representative: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland

15 May 2013 (Wednesday) 9.30-11.30

Qubus Hotel Digitization – new horizons

The European Digital Agenda in 2013. Ambitious goals in response to the crisis. The role in recovering the EU economy

E-state, e-administration and e-information resources – directions for evolution

Benefits for the business and the citizens. The analysis of examples of efficient implementations (eWUŚ)

The Ministry of Administration and Digitization. 1.5 years of activity – summaries and strategic plans

Benefits for the user. Public relations, education, information for the addressees of changes (institutions, firms and citizens)

Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Ales Bartunek – Director-General, IBM Polska i Kraje Bałtyckie (IBM Poland and Baltic Countries); Michał Boni – Minister of Administration and Digitization; Juliusz Braun – Chairman of the Board, Telewizja Polska SA; Dariusz Fabiszewski – General Director, Cisco Systems Poland Sp. z o.o.; Adam Góral – Chairman of the Board, Asseco Poland SA; Przemysław Kurczewski – Chairman of the Board, EmiTel Sp. z o.o.; Grzegorz Napieralski – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Deputy Chairman, Parliamentary Commission on Innovation and New Technologies; Sławomir Neumann – Secretary of State, Ministry of Health; Miroslav Rakowski – Chairman of the Board, T-Mobile, Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa SA; Tobias Solorz – Member of the Board, Polkomtel Sp. z o.o.; Róża Thun – Member of the European Parliament; Maciej Witucki – Chairman of the Board, Orange Polska, Telekomunikacja Polska; Representatives of: Google, Microsoft

15 May 2013 (Wednesday) 12.00-14.00

Qubus Hotel Telecommunications and the information society

Polish telecommunications market. Legal framework – the role of the regulator. Telecoms as providers of services not traditionally associated with their activity (energy trading, payments, Internet services, TV)

Popularization of the Internet in Poland. Achievements and difficulties. Business aspects of network development. The triangle: central administration – local authorities – private firms

Advancement, methods and results of counter-action to digital exclusion

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Poland in view of the states of our continent – social, economic and political consequences of the creation of information societies

Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Michał Boni – Minister of Administration and Digitization; Wojciech Cellary - Chairman, Department of Information Technology, Faculty of Informatics and Electronic Economy, Poznań University of Economics; Magdalena Dziewguć – Deputy Chairman of the Board, EXATEL SA; Mirosław Godlewski – Chairman of the Board, Netia SA; Ryszard Hordyński – Executive Advisor, A.T. Kearney; Jerzy Karney – Chairman of the Board, Hawe SA; Andrzej Krasuski – International Partner, Chadbourne & Parke; Przemysław Kurczewski – Chairman of the Board, Emitel Sp. z o.o.; Miroslav Rakowski – Chairman of the Board, T-Mobile, Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa SA; Tobias Solorz – Member of the Board, Polkomtel Sp. z o.o.; Maciej Witucki – Chairman of the Board, Orange Polska, Telekomunikacja Polska ; representatives of: Google, Microsoft; A.T. Kearney Poland

15 May 2013 (Wednesday) 14.30-16.00

Qubus Hotel E-commerce – an offensive sector of the economy

Growth factors and prospects for the sector. Barriers

New trends and technological changes (mobility) and their influence on the evolution of e-commerce

Financial sector vs. Internet technologies. Banks and the evolution of their offer Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Dariusz Bogdan – Podsekretarz Stanu, Ministerstwo Gospodarki; Anna Bogdańska – Chairman of the Board, Merlin.pl SA; Rafał Brzoska – Chairman of the Board, InPost Sp. z o.o.; Tomasz Czechowicz – Managing Partner, Chairman of the Board, MCI Management SA; Maciej Gawinecki – Executive Advisor, A.T. Kearney; Róża Thun – Poseł do Parlamentu Europejskiego; Ryszard Tomaszewski – Chairman of the Board, TESCO Polska; przedstawiciel: A.T. Kearney Poland; ING Bank Śląski; T-Mobile; Orange Polska; Lyoness Poland Sp. z o.o.

15 May 2013 (Wednesday) 9.30-11.30

Qubus Hotel Job market. Employment policy

The global employment crisis – a phenomenon, as well as its social and economic effects

Employment increase as the strategic objective of the EU by 2020

Conditions for the situation on the job market – social and demographic conditions, as well as educational, political and economic and fiscal conditions

The EU policy and the policy of individual countries with regard to the problems of the job market

Job market in business optics. What needs to be changed in order to encourage firms to employ?

New trends in employment. Flexible rules, mobility and remoteness, new forms of self-employment and services based on the new media

Speech: Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz – Minister of Labour and Social Policy, Poland Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Mirosława Boryczka – Member of the Board, Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych SA; Maciej Bukowski – Chairman of the Board, Instytut Badań Strukturalnych (Institute for Structural Research); Szymon Badur– CEO, EGER Kompetencje Sp. z o.o.; Agnieszka Chłoń-Domińczak – Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy between 2008–2009; Tomasz Hanczarek – Chairman of the Board, Work Service SA; Joanna Kluzik-Rostkowska – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Parliamentary Commission on Social Policy and the Family; Marian Krzaklewski – European Economic and Social Committee; Agnieszka Rajczuk-Szczepańska – Deputy Chairman for HR, Bumar Sp. z o.o.; Jacek Żarnowiecki – Member of the Board, General Motors Manufacturing Poland Sp. z o.o.

15 May 2013 (Wednesday) 12.00-14.00

Qubus Hotel Europeans today and tomorrow. Demography, social policy, economy

Demographic prospects for Europe. A map and a catalogue of problems

Current and future age structure of the population vs. public finance and the social security system in Europe.

Migrations and the European job market. Trends and problems

Trends in employment and demography vs. the future of the Polish pension system

The future of the public finance system in the context of demographic trends and changes in the employment structure

The Special Demographic Zone (Opole) as an example of activities undertaken by the administration in order to change the social and economic condition of the region

Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Janusz Czapiński – Department of Psychology, University of Warsaw; Zbigniew Derdziuk – President, Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych (Social Insurance Company); Robert Gwiazdowski – President, Adam Smith Centre; Danuta Jazłowiecka –

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Member of the European Parliament; Stanisław Kluza – Chairman of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority between 2006-2011; Joanna Kluzik-Rostkowska – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Parliamentary Commission on Social Policy and the Family; Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz – Minister of Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Poland; Maks Kraczkowski – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm); Józef Sebesta – Marshal of the Opolskie Voivodeship

15 May 2013 (Wednesday) 9.30-11.30

Helios Cinema (Altus building) Poland in Europe. A political debate

Economy and politics – in what way does economic potential influence the political importance of states on our continent?

The position of Polish economy in Europe. Assets, advantages, aspirations.

Poland in the face of metamorphoses of the Eurozone. On the road to the euro – disputes over the accession scenario

Poland in the European Union and in Central Europe. Revival of cooperation in the Visegrád Group and in the Weimar Triangle – the diplomacy of symbols or an expression of a more profound process?

Poland and its neighbours vs. the EU. An overview of bilateral political relations, as well as trade and economic relations (with Belarus, Ukraine, Russia and Lithuania).

Polish energy security (the import of energy carriers) vs. the energy policy of the EU. Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Jarosław Kalinowski – Member of the European Parliament; Paweł Kowal – Member of the European Parliament; Leszek Miller – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Chairman, Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej, Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland between 2001-2004; Jacek Protasiewicz – Member of the European Parliament; Marek Siwiec – Member of the European Parliament; Zbigniew Ziobro – Member of the European Parliament

15 May 2013 (Wednesday) 12.00-14.00

Helios Cinema (Altus building) Economy is the most important consideration. A political debate

Status of the dialogue between Polish political parties with regard to economic affairs. The level of the debate and an overview of stances

Where is the strategy? Who has a vision of Polish economy in 20 years?

The catalyst for economic growth. Response to the slowdown. How to stimulate the economy?

Investments. Experience in recent years. Investment attractiveness of Poland. Concerns of investors

Regulations for the economy. The role of politicians in removing development barriers

The state in the economy. Economic liberalism and Polish reality. Limits of state interventionism

The future of Polish energy. Conditions for the European policy and internal policy

Situation on the job market. Ideas for employment

Demography, public finance and the social security system Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Jan Bury – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm); Ludwik Dorn – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Deputy Prime Minister between 2005-2007; Janusz Palikot – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm); Adam Szejnfeld – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Secretary of State in the Ministry of Economy between 2007-2009; Przemysław Wipler – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm); Zbyszek Zaborowski – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)

15 May 2013 (Wednesday) 9.30-11.30

Helios Cinema (Altus building) Innovative European economy

Strategic objective of the EU – 3 per cent of GDP for research and development in 2020. How to achieve it?

Support mechanisms, consignees of funds and experience in cooperation

Possibilities of wider incorporation of business into pro-innovative actions Speech: Barbara Kudrycka – Minister of Science and Higher Education Rudolf Strohmeier – Deputy Director-General, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Alicja Adamczak – Chairman, Polish Patent Office; Magdalena Burnat-Mikosz – Partner, Head of R&D Team, Government Incentives in Central Europe, Deloitte; Grażyna Henclewska – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economy; Krzysztof Kurowski – COO and R&D, Grupa Adamed, Chairman of the Board, Polfa Pabianice SA; Krzysztof Krystowski – Chairman of the Board, Bumar Sp. z o.o.; Krzysztof Kurzydłowski – Director, Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju (The National Centre for Research and Development); Piotr Moncarz – Co-Founder, U.S. – Poland Innovation Hub; Paweł Poncyljusz – Member of the Board, Avio Polska Sp. z o.o.; Mariusz Zabielski – Chairman of the Board, Siemens Industry Software Sp. z o.o.; Kiejstut Żagun – Director, KPMG; Representatives of: Orange Polska; 3M Poland

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15 May 2013 (Wednesday) 12.00-14.00

Helios Cinema (Altus building) Automotive industry in Europe

Dynamic changes in the European automotive industry – main directions

Spectacular car production declines in Europe – the scale and evaluation of the phenomenon, as well as conclusions

The future of the automotive industry in Europe. Causes and effects of the flight of automotive production from Europe

Innovative technologies in car production. Low-carbon automotive industry

E-mobility and other drives that constitute alternatives to the combustion engine. New materials and methods of production Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Andreas Biehler – General Director, BMW Group Polska; Jakub Faryś – Chairman of the Board, Polish Automotive Industry Association; Antoni Greń – Member of the Board, Fiat Auto Poland SA, Director, Zakład Tychy Fiat Auto Poland; Grażyna Henclewska – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economy; Andrzej Korpak – General Director, General Motors Manufacturing Poland Sp. z o.o.; Mirosław Michna – Partner, KPMG; Janusz Moroz – Member of the Board, Trade Department, RWE Polska; Solange Olszewska – Chairman of the Board, Solaris Bus & Coach SA; Jacek Pawlak – President, Toyota Motor Poland Sp. z o.o.; Piotr Stański – Chairman of the Board, MAN Truck & Bus Polska Sp. z o.o.; Piotr Wojaczek – Chairman of the Board, Katowice Special Economic Zone (KSSE SA); Rafał Wyszomirski – Chairman of the Board, Nexteer Automotive Poland; Representatives of: RWE; BMW



The 2020 Horizon. Politics, science, business – cooperation for competitiveness

The framework research and innovation programme of the EU as an answer to the crisis of economy and job market, as well as to the role of the EU in the world

Priorities: science, industry, social and environmental challenges

Research infrastructure and projects funding. Political support.

The staff for innovativeness. The role of education

Cooperation between science and business in Poland. Examples and experience. Barriers to the commercialization of scientific research

Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Wiesław Banyś – Rector, University of Silesia in Katowice; Grażyna Henclewska – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economy; Barbara Kudrycka – Minister of Science and Higher Education; Krzysztof Kurzydłowski –Director, Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju (The National Centre for Research and Development); Marek Rocki – Senator of the Republic of Poland; Tadeusz Słomka – Rector, AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków; Zbigniew Śmieszek – Director, Instytut Metali Nieżelaznych (Institute of Non Ferrous Metals), Vice-Chairman, Rada Główna Instytutów Badawczych (Main Council of the Research Institutes); Leszek Żabiński – Rector, University of Economics in Katowice

15 May 2013 (Wednesday) 9.30-11.30

Silesian Voivodeship Office (Śląski Urząd Wojewódzki)

Infrastructural investments in Central Europe – common projects

Assumptions of the EU policy concerning infrastructural investments – in the passing 2007-2013 multiannual budget, as well as planned changes to be introduced by the end of the decade

Evolution of the TEN-T policy and planned changes in its funding

The infrastructural investment market in Central Europe. Possible projects to be implemented in the forthcoming years (e.g. Via Baltica).

Projects implemented in cooperation with the Visegrád Group countries Speech: Sławomir Nowak – Minister of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy Ján Počiatek – Minister of Transport, Construction and Regional Development, Slovakia Zbyněk Stanjura – Minister of Transport, The Czech Republic Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Pavol Gábor – Chairman of the Board, Director-General, Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko a.s., Slovakia; Jaromír Kohlíček – Member of the European Parliament; Jiří Kolář – Director-General, Správa železniční dopravní cesty, The Czech Republic; Bogusław Liberadzki – Member of the European Parliament; Remigiusz Paszkiewicz – Chairman of the Board, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe SA; Lech Witecki – acting Director-General, General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA); Artur Zasada – Member of the European Parliament

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Investments in the transport infrastructure in Poland and their funding

Priority objectives (the implementation of the roads and motorways construction programme, as well as the modernization of main railway routes)

Where are we travelling? The vision of transport infrastructure in Poland in 2020

Experience gained from investments made in previous years. Activities necessary for counteracting the barriers to the implementation of road and railway infrastructural investments

The use of 2007-2013 cohesion funds How to move towards the new financial prospect efficiently?

The central financial instrumentarium: Krajowy Fundusz Drogowy (National Road Fund) and the toll collection system (ETC). Current situation vs. plans. ETC in the face of the new 2014-2020 financial prospect for the EU.

Traditional and alternative funding paths. PPP – the role of hybrid funding

Limitations on funding during the economic slowdown (own contribution in the case of projects co-financed from EU funds). Financial condition of local authorities.

Models of funding infrastructural investments in transport – an analysis and the possibilities of adapting the best solutions used in European countries

Speech: Sławomir Nowak – Minister of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy, Poland Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Adrian Furgalski – Director, Transport Consultants Group “TOR” Sp. z o.o.; Janusz Malinowski – Chairman of the Board, PKP Intercity SA; Andrzej Massel – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy; Remigiusz Paszkiewicz – Chairman of the Board, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe SA; Jerzy Polaczek – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Minister of Transport between 2005-2007; Maja Rogińska – Loan Officer, European Investment Bank; Zbigniew Rynasiewicz – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Chairman, Parliamentary Commission on Infrastructure; Lech Witecki – acting Director-General for National Roads and Motorways; representatives of: a construction company, Local authorities, BGK

15 May 2013 (Wednesday) 9.30-11.30

Silesian Voivodeship Office (Śląski Urząd Wojewódzki) Waste management

Waste management systems in Poland and in Europe

The position of enterprises in building a modern waste management system

An invitation to tender for the reception of waste as an element of a waste management system

The evolution of incinerators in Poland – a chance or a failure? Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Yves Basset – Chairman of the Board, Veolia Usługi dla Środowiska SA; Ryszard Brejza – Mayor of Innowrocław; Wojciech Deska – Warsaw Office Director, European Investment Bank; Dawid Kostempski – Chairman of the Board, Górnośląski Związek Metropolitalny (Metropolitan Association of Upper Silesia), Mayor of Świętochłowice; Grzegorz Ostrzołek – Chairman of the Board, Krakowski Holding Komunalny; Dariusz Piontkowski – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm); Piotr Woźniak – Undersecretary of State, Chief National Geologist, Ministry of the Environment; Zbyszek Zaborowski – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm); Witold Zińczuk – Chairman of the Programme Board, Waste Management Employers’ Association; representative of: a law firm

15 May 2013 (Wednesday) 12.00-13.30

Silesian Voivodeship Office (Śląski Urząd Wojewódzki) Municipal companies from a new perspective

Relation between the municipal budget and municipal companies

Debt of the Local Government Unit(s) in municipal companies

Special-purpose companies

Municipal companies as non-profit companies

In-house contracts

Companies as a form of public-public partnership

Inter-municipal companies as an alternative to Municipal Utilities Associations Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Barbara Sajnaj – City Treasurer of Poznań; Ryszard Ścigała – Mayor of Tarnów; Marcin Urban – City Treasurer of Wrocław; Arkadiusz Wiśniewski – Deputy Mayor of Opola; Tomasz Wantuła – Mayor of Kędzierzyn Koźle; Krzysztof Żuk – Mayor of Lublin

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15 May 2013 (Wednesday) 14.00-16.00

Silesian Voivodeship Office (Śląski Urząd Wojewódzki) Construction sector in Poland

Construction market after the crisis. Where are we? Losses, experience and prospects

Investments in the new 2013-2020 financial prospect for the EU. Expectations and reality

Relations between the investor and the contractor. Destructive practice and new standards of contractual agreements

European standards of contracting and national barriers to their use. The issue of EU supervision

Construction sector funding. Experience and policies of financial institutions Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Andrzej Balcerek – Chairman of the Board, Dyrektor Generalny, Górażdże Cement SA; Dariusz Blocher – Chairman of the Board, Budimex SA; Tomasz Darowski – Partner, Infrastructure and Energy Practice, Domański Zakrzewski Palinka Law Firm; Anna Glanowska – Managing Director of Construction Sector, ING Bank; Piotr Kledzik – Chairman of the Board, Bilfinger Berger Budownictwo SA; Andrzej Kozłowski – Chairman of the Board, ULMA Construccion Polska SA; Remigiusz Paszkiewicz – Chairman of the Board, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe SA; Lech Witecki – acting Director-General for National Roads and Motorways; Jerzy Widzyk – Management Representative Warbud SA, Director of Public-Private Partnership Warbud SA, Member of the Board, Foundation ‘Centrum PPP’; Janusz Żbik – Udersecretary of State, Ministry of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy of Poland Moderator: Anna Glanowska-Szpor – Managing Director of Construction Sector, ING Bank

15 May 2013 (Wednesday) 12.00-14.00

Silesian Voivodeship Office (Śląski Urząd Wojewódzki) Smart specializations as a chance for the evolution of regions

How to appoint an industry specialization and define its strengths and weaknesses?

Clusters, as well as science and technology parks as the catalyst for the regions of Europe

Possibility of smart acquisition of funds in the 2014-2020 financial prospect for the European Union Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Krystyna Czaplicka-Kolarz – Deputy CEO for Strategy and Development, Główny Instytut Górnictwa (Central Mining Institute); Marek Darecki – President, Podkarpacka Dfooolina Lotnicza (Aviation Valley Association), President, WSK PZL-Rzeszów SA; Janusz Gołaszewski – Chairman, Baltic Eco-Energy Cluster; Jan Kazior – Chairman of the Partners Board, Małopolska & Podkarpacie Clean Energy Cluster, Vice-Rector for Science, Cracow University of Technology; Bożena Lublińska-Kasprzak – Chairman, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development; Mirosław Miller – Director, International Laboratory of High Magnetic Fields and Low Temperatures PAN; Jan Olbrycht – Member of the European Parliament; Ryszard Pregiel – President, Polish Chamber of Commerce for High Technology; Dionizy Smoleń – Manager, Consulting Department, Deloitte; Adam Struzik – Marshal of the Mazowieckie; Iwona Wendel – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Regional Development of Poland; Tadeusz Więckowski – Rector of Wrocław University of Technology

15 May 2013 (Wednesday) 9.30-11.30

Biuro Centrum Trends in the global hard coal mining industry

Trends concerning the demand from the largest coal consumers

Coal and the expansion of alternative fuels (shale gas, RES)

Climate protection policy worldwide and in Europe as a factor that shapes the evolutionary prospect for the global coal mining industry

Is it possible to refocus the EU policy with regard to mining? Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Peter Archbold – Senior Director Corporates, Head of Basic Materials, EMEA, Fitch Ratings; Milton Catelin – Chief Executive, World Coal Association; Józef Dubiński – Director, Główny Instytut Górnictwa (Central Mining Institute); Andrzej Jagiełło – Chairman of the Board, Director-General, Kopex SA; Roman Łój – Chairman of the Board, Katowicki Holding Węglowy SA; Tomasz Tomczykiewicz – Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy; Nigel Yaxley – Vice President, the European Association for Coal and Lignite (EURACOAL) and Managing Director, CoalImp; Marek Uszko – Deputy chairman of the Board, Kompania Węglowa SA; Jarosław Zagórowski – Chairman of the Board, Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa SA; Representatives of: EPH; Fitch Moderator: Maciej Kaliski – Deputy Minister of Economy between 2011-2012, Director, Mining Department, Ministry of Economy

15 May 2013 (Wednesday) 12.00-14.00

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Hard coal mining in Poland

Pricing pressure, import, the structure of production costs and geology – on what conditions will Polish mining be able to compete in the market?

Investments in Polish mining – areas and specificity of investing. Available funds and sources

The future of mining in Poland. The vision and potential of proprietary and organizational changes Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Kazimierz Grzechnik – Chairman of the Board, CEO, Południowy Koncern Węglowy SA; Michal Heřman – Chairman of the Board, PG SILESIA; Maciej Kaliski – Deputy Minister of Economy of Poland between 2011-2012, Director, Mining Department, Ministry of Economy of Poland; Waldemar Łaski – Chairman of the Board, Famur SA; Roman Łój – Chairman of the Board, Katowicki Holding Węglowy SA; Janusz Olszowski – President, Górnicza Izba Przemysłowo-Handlowa (Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce); Janusz Steinhoff – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy between 1997-2001; Zbigniew Stopa – Chairman of the Board, Lubelski Węgiel Bogdanka SA; Joanna Strzelec-Łobodzińska – Chairman of the Board, Kompania Węglowa SA; Paweł Tamborski – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Treasury; Tomasz Tomczykiewicz – Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy of Poland; Jarosław Zagórowski – Chairman of the Board, Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa SA; Oktawian Zając – Principal, The Boston Consulting Group Sp. z o.o.

15 May 2013 (Wednesday) 9.30-11.30

Angelo Hotel Investments in the energy sector in Poland

A deficit or an excess – multiannual prospects for energy requirement

Factors and trends that shape energy demand

Investments in the new production capacity – progress status

Network investments in the context of changes in the energy market and the production structure Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Krzysztof Kilian – Chairman of the Board, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA; Radosław Kudła – Member of the Board, Deutsche Bank Polska SA; Stephan Lehrke – Partner and Managing Director, The Boston Consulting Group Sp. z o.o.; Dariusz Lubera – Chairman of the Board, Tauron Polska Energia; Henryk Majchrzak – Chairman of the Board, PSE SA; Igor Muszyński – Partner, Chadbourne & Parke LLP; Kazimierz Rajczyk – Managing Director for the Energy Sector, ING Bank Śląski; Joanna; Strzelec-Łobodzińska – Chairman of the Board, Kompania Węglowa SA; Tomasz Tomczykiewicz – Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy; Krzysztof Zamasz – Chairman of the Board, Enea SA; representatives of: GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy



Energy market

EU regulations in the energy market The scope and degree of implementation, as well as priorities

Experience of European countries in implementing mechanisms of the energy free market. Diversification of national models. Which scope of unification?

New trends in end-user behaviour – a market-shaping factor or a result of its evolution?

How to build the energy market, combining arguments of end-users and firms that invest in production capacity? Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Krzysztof Bonk – Head of Wholesale Trading, Alpiq Energy SE Branch in Poland; Andrzej Czerwiński – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Chairman, Parliamentary Group for Energy; Jacek Giziński – Legal Counsel, DLA Piper; Ireneusz Łazor – Chairman of the Board, Polish Power Exchange (TGE SA); Andrzej Modzelewski – Director for Enterprise Development, RWE Polska SA; Wojciech Szwankowski – Member of the Board, Head of Trading and Business Development, PKP Energetyka SA; Tomasz Tomczykiewicz – Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy; Jan Panek – acting Director, Internal Energy Market, DG Energy, European Commission; Marek Woszczyk – President, Urząd Regulacji Energetyki (Energy Regulatory Office); Krzysztof Zamasz – Chairman of the Board, Enea SA; Representative of: Deloitte



Gas market – on the road to liberalization

Conditions for evolution of the free gas market

The market vs. the infrastructure

Stock exchange and the exchange obligation Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Mirosław Dobrut – Chairman, Izba Gospodarcza Gazownictwa (The Chamber of the Natural Gas Industry); Radosław Dudziński – Trade Vice-president, Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA; Paweł Jarczewski – Chairman of the Board,

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Zakłady Azotowe Puławy; Adam Kielak – Chairman of the Board, PGNiG Distribution; Ireneusz Łazor – Chairman of the Board, Towarowa Giełda Energii SA; Marek Woszczyk – Chairman of the Board, Urząd Regulacji Energetyki; Representative: CMS Cameron McKenna; PKN Orlen

15 May 2013 (Wednesday) 12.00-14.00

Angelo Hotel Heat industry

Investments – achievements and plans, needs and funding

The market – trends and phenomena

Regulations and relations – the market, the regulator, administration and the end-user

Where the EU is heading? – Legislation of the European Union vs. prospects for the development of the heat engineering industry

Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Henryk Borczyk – Chairman of the Board, CEO, Tauron Ciepło SA; Tomasz Dąbrowski – Director, Energy Department, Ministry of Economy; Piotr Górnik – Director of Production and Distribution, Fortum Power and Heat Polska; Wojciech Heydel – Chairman of the Board, ZEW Kogeneracja SA; Bohdana Horáčková – Country Manager, Director-General, CEZ Polska Sp. z o.o.; Beata Jaczewska – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of the Environment of Poland; Michał Machlejd – Chairman of the Board, Dalkia Warszawa SA; Jarosław Parma – Chairman of the Board, CEO, Spółka Energetyczna Jastrzębie SA; Jaromir Pečonka – Director for Operations, Member of the Board, CEZ Polska; Małgorzata Skucha – Chairman of the Board, Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej (National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management); Adam Stanyer – Member of the Board, Gdańskie Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej Sp. z o.o.; Jacek Szymczak – Chairman of the Board, Polish District Heating Chamber of Commerce; Representative of: Urząd Regulacji Energetyki (Energy Regulatory Office)

15 May 2013 (Wednesday) 12.00-14.00

Angelo Hotel Energy efficiency

EU policy within the scope of energy efficiency, its place and role in both the energy policy and the economic strategy of the European Union

Applicable and planned regulations concerning energy efficiency

The scale of achieved changes. Areas with a considerable potential for energy efficiency

Energy efficiency in Poland. Regulations, practice and possibilities Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Pedro Eiras Antunes – Senior Loan Officer, European Investment Bank; Piotr Dobrowolski – Member of the Board, Direcot of Energy Sector, Siemens Sp. z o.o.; Kazimierz Górski – Prezydent Sosnowca; Gérard Magnin – Executive Director, Energy Cities; Zbigniew Michniowski – Deputy Mayor of Bielsko-Biała; Ireneusz Perkowski – Chairman of the Board, TAURON Sprzedaż Sp. z o.o.; Tadeusz Skoczkowski – Instytut Techniki Cieplnej, Politechnika Warszawska; Małgorzata Skucha – Chairman of the Board, Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej; Maciej Wiśniewski – Chairman of the Board, Consus SA; Marek Woszczyk – Prezes, Urząd Regulacji Energetyki; Krzysztof Żmijewski – Secretary General, Social Council of the National Emission Reduction Programme; przedstawiciel: Górnośląski Park Przemysłowy Sp. z o.o.; Euro – Centrum SA

15 May 2013 (Wednesday) 09.30-11.30

Auditorium of ING Bank Śląski Renewable energy sources (RES) – technologies of the future

The pace of change in the structure of energy generation – sharp increases of the share of energy acquired from renewable sources

Technological development as a factor of profit-earning capacity of RES installations and projects

The influence of RES evolution on the energy market – the prospects for Poland, Europe and the rest of the world

EU policy with regard to RES Funds for the evolution of renewable energy in the new financial prospect for the European Union

RES without support. When will renewable energy become economically self-supporting?

Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Andrzej Czerwiński – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Chairman, Parliamentary Group for Energy; Grzegorz Górski – Chairman of the Board, GDF SUEZ Energia Polska SA; Beata Jaczewska – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of the Environment of Poland; Robert Macias – Member of the Board, RWE Renewables Polska; Wojciech Mazurkiewicz – Chairman of the Board, AES Sp. z o.o.; Piotr Michałowski – Loan Officer, European Investment Bank; Jaromir Pečonka – Director for Operations, Member of the Board, CEZ Polska; Jerzy Pietrewicz – Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy of

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Poland; Bogdan Pilch – Chairman of the Board, PGE Energia Odnawialna SA; Paweł Przybylski – Director of Wind Power Division, Siemens Sp. z o.o.; Arkadiusz Sekściński – Vice-president, Polish Wind Energy Association; Krzysztof Żmijewski – Secretary General, Social Council of the National Emission Reduction Programme; representatives of: BOŚ SA

15 May 2013 (Wednesday) 12.00-14.00

Auditorium of ING Bank Śląski “Green economy” in Europe and in Poland

Objectives of the European environmental policy as a challenge for enterprises and service companies, as well as the research and development sector

Examples of firms that develop in the area of “green economy”

Innovation leaders. Examples of creating and utilizing innovative “green” technologies

Adaptation scenarios. Examples of adapting strategy, product and technology to the requirements of zero-carbon economy and the rules of sustainable development

Guests invited to take part in the session (alphabetical list): Beata Jaczewska – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of the Environment of Poland; Andrzej Kassenberg – President, Fundacja Instytut na rzecz Ekorozwoju (Institute for Sustainable Development); Sebastian Paszek – Chairman of the Board, Watt Sp. z o.o.; Representatives of: EBI; GreenEvo prize-winners

14 May 2013 (Tuesday) 9.00-11.00 11.30-13.30 14.00-16.00

Helios Cinema (Altus building) Africa – Central Europe Economic Cooperation Forum (part II) Economic and political cooperation between the European Union and Africa

The countries of Europe (with special regard to Central Europe) vs Africa. Evaluation of the condition of economic relations

Ambitions and aspirations, the pace of economic growth, the opening and potential of enterprise - common features of African and Central European economies as a basis for common initiatives

The chance of animating mutually profitable economic relations; the conditions which are to be satisfied in order to induce them

Central Europe as an alternative partner without post- and neocolonial burden. Traditional vs. modern image of the foreign investor in Africa from the point of politics, history and economy.

The potential and investment

Basic macroeconomic data. Africa in the looking-glass and in the eyes of experts. Internal diversification of the African economy (at a regional level, as well as at the level of sectors and industries)

Dynamic sectors and industries in the rapidly growing African economies

How to invest in Africa – principles and key competencies, cultural differences, safety and barriers to be eliminated. What type of investor Africa needs - the ideal investor profile

Development policy of the EU with regard to Africa. Support that stimulates both the economy and the enterprise

Evolution and funds, directions and forms of activities as part of the development policy of the EU with regard to Africa

Areas of development cooperation: education and health, infrastructure and the media, enterprise and invention

The principle of partnership in relations between African and European companies, investors and institutions. The area of shared values: reciprocity, trust and tolerance

How to help effectively, so as to create the foundations of economic cooperation? Practice and the future. Economic cooperation between Central European countries and African countries

Experience. Potential. Proven strategies and cooperation scenarios

Mutually profitable cooperation - a sectoral approach. Priority industries and branches of the economy Special guests invited to take part in the sessions: Abrahão Pio dos Santos Gourgel – Minister of Economy of Angola Sufian Ahmed – Ministry of Finance and Economic Development , Ethiopia Nialé Kaba – Minister to the Prime Minister in charge of Economy and Finance of Cote d'Ivoire Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah – Minister for Energy & Petroleum of Ghana

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Seth Emmanuel Terkper – Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Ghana Kiraitu Murungi – Minister of Energy, Kenya Robinson Githae – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Kenya Nizar Baraka – Minister of Economics and Finance, Morocco Tiéna Coulibaly – Minister of Economy and Finance and Budget of Mali Calle Schlettwein – Minister of Trade and Industry, Namibia Isak Katali – Minister of Mines and Energy, Namibia Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila – Minister of Finance, Namibia Ebrahim Patel – Minister of Economic Development of the Republic of South Africa Dipuo Peters – Minister of Energy of the Republic of South Africa Kosti Manibe Ngai – Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Southern Sudan Garang Diing Akuong – Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment, Southern Sudan Amadou Kane – Minister of Economy and Finance of Senegal Alioune Sarr – Minister of Commerce, Industry and Informal Sector of Senegal Aly Ngouille Ndiaye – Minister of Energy and Mines, Senegal Abdallah O. Kigoda – Minister for Industry, Trade and Marketing, Tanzania Sospeter Muhongo – Minister for Energy and Minerals, Tanzania Maria Kiwanuka – Minister of Finance & Economic Planning, Uganda Amelia Kyambadde – Minister of Trade & Industry, Uganda Armando Inroga – Minister of Industry and Commerce, Mozambique Oldemiro Marques Julio Baloi – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Mozambique Humberto Santos de Brito – Minister of Tourism, Industry and Energy, Capo Verde Cheikhe Hadjibou Soumare – President of the Commission of UEMOA (West African Economic and Monetary Union) Christian Adovelande – President of West African Development Bank (BOAD) Janusz Piechociński – Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy of Poland Radosław Sikorski – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Milan Hovorka – Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Czech Republic Zoltán Cséfalvay – Minister of State for National Economy, Hungary Ilona Antoniszyn-Klik – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economy of Poland Beata Stelmach – Undersecretary of State for Global Economic Policy, Promotion and Culture, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jerzy Buzek – President of the European Parliament between 2009–2012, Prime Minister of Poland between 1997-2001; Oby Ezekwesili – Federal Minister of Solid Minerals of Nigeria between 2005-2006, Federal Minister of Education of Nigeria between 2006-2007, Vice President, World Bank, African division between 2007-2012; Josephine W. Gaita – Ambassador of Kenya in Italy; El Hadji Malick Gakou – Minister of Commerce, Industry and Informal Sector of Senegal between 2012-2013; John Godson – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm); Leszek Jastrzębski – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm); Samuel Wodi Jimba – Ambassador of Nigeria in Warsaw; Filip Kaczmarek – Member of the European Parliament; Isidore Mavambu Matumona – Ambassador Democratic Republic of the Congo in Warsaw; Killion Munyama – Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm); Olusegun Obasanjo – Founder, Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation, President of Nigeria between 1999 - 2007; Marek Rohr-Garzetecki – Ambassador of Poland in Angola; Lehlohonolo Shadrack Ted Pekane – Ambassador of South Africa in Warsaw other guests invited to take part in the sessions (alphabetical list): Filip Elżanowski – Partner, Kancelaria Elżanowski, Cherka &Wąsowski; Arkadiusz Głuszek – President of Polish-African Chamber of Commerce; Andrzej Jagiełło – Chairman of the Board, General Director, Kopex SA; Skipper Jones – Honorary Consul of Poland in Kenya; Dominik Kopiński – Department of International Economic Relations and European Integration, Institute of International Studies, University of Wroclaw, Vice-president of Polish Centre for African Studies; Kacper Kosowicz – Expert; Jarosław Lazurko – Chairman of the Board, H.Cegielski-Poznań SA; Ks. Stanisław Łupiński – Rector, Polonia University in Częstochowa; Sławomir Majman – Chairman of the Board, Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ); Richard Mbewe – Head Economist, Dom Kredytowy Notus S.A; Pierre Noël Nibigira – Burundian Civil Society; James Ofwona – Chairman of the Board, Tricomp Sp. z o.o., Forum Polsko-Kenijskie; Andrzej Polus – Department of European Union Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of International Studies, University of Wroclaw. President of the Polish Centre for African Studies; Janusz Reiter – President, Centre for International Relations, Ambassador of Poland in Germany between1990-1995 and U.S.A 2005-2007, Partner, CEED Institute; Tomasz Troniewski – Director, A.T. Kearney Sp. z o.o.; Piotr Truszkowski – Chairman of the Board, Exalo Drilling SA; Wojciech Tycholiz – Department of International Economic Relations and European Integration, Institute of International Studies, University of Wroclaw, Member of the Board of the Polish Centre for African Studies; Rafał Wardziński – Chairman of the Board, Polskie LNG SA; Paweł Wiktor – Deputy Chairman of the Board, Consus Carbon Engineering Sp. z o.o.; Robert Zduńczyk – Founder, Economic Foundation Poland and East Africa; Artur Zdybicki – Chairman of the Board, Fair Minds sp. z o.o.; representaives: Ernst&Young, Polpharma SA, Zakłady Azotowe w Tarnowie-Mościcach SA

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Accompanying events: Europe and India: A Strategic Alliance

We are currently confirming the participation of the invited guests. In order to present the full scope of the agenda, we took the liberty of including the names of all of the invited guests.

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