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10:00-12:00

  • Inaugural Session

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    Inaugural Session

    • Speech of the Special Guest
    • Geopolitics, security and the economy. Is it a global crisis?
    • Common security of Europe in terms of politics, armed forces, raw materials and the energy industry. Political declarations versus reality
    • Migrations and the humanitarian crisis – their impact on the unity of Europe, the European dialogue, as well as political, social and economic contacts. Crisis in the Schengen Area versus prospects of trade
    • The impact of terrorist threats in Europe on the slowing down of development of particular sectors of the economy and on losses in them (including the process of locating investments, raw materials, transport, logistics, and the leisure industry)
    • Changes in the global market for energy-producing raw materials (prices, availability, logistics) – their impact on the security of Europe as a whole as well as its particular countries. Energy Union – important project of the European Union
    • The situation in the east of Europe. What partners are Russia and the EU to each other? Major interdependences – at both economic and political levels. How does the European Union (its particular countries) play its advantages? The consequences of European weakness
    • The EU internal market and the global competitiveness of its economy. New dynamic economies – their condition, potential, prospects of development and the strength of their global impact
    • Alternative directions in the European economic activity. New global trade alliances versus the position of Europe in the global economy

12:30-14:00

  • Digitisation of the economy. Opportunities, challenges and risks related to the digital revolution

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    Digitisation of the economy. Opportunities, challenges and risks related to the digital revolution

    • Digitisation of the economy – the mega-trend that determines the future of the global economy 
    • Economic activity is moving to the digital world. What does it mean to the economy as well as to particular industries? E-commerce, telemedicine, smart energy and smart city. New management methods and tools
    • Robotics, automation and the Internet of Things – their impact on efficiency, competitiveness and more streamlined distribution. What risks does the phenomenon of digitisation of the economy entail?
    • How can we prepare ourselves for the advent of the digital economy (at the level of customers/consumers, enterprises and the state)? To support but not interfere – the digital economy and national regulations. Digitisation in the policy pursued by the European Union

  • State resources management in the economy

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    State resources management in the economy

    • Assets supervised by the Treasury in the Polish economy. Resources and potential

    • The development policy of the state and the forms of its involvement in commercial law companies. The role of state-owned agencies and funds in the market economy

    • The good of a company and the interest of other investors in view of the strategic objectives of the state

    • Management in private enterprises and entities with Treasury participation – basic differences and advantages

    • The efficiency of managing state-owned enterprises, agencies and funds. Principles, limitations and pathologies. Should there be a list of good practice examples?

  • Energy and climate - the Horizon 2030. Scenarios for the world and Europe

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    Energy and climate - the Horizon 2030. Scenarios for the world and Europe

    • Is the idea of the Energy Union alive? The EU policy in the field of energy – strategic objectives and declarations versus the pragmatism and practice of implementation
    • The Climate and Energy Package – the current political and legal state. The years 2016–2017 – a time of legislative works of fundamental importance to the shape of derogation. The achievements of COP21 in Paris versus the future of the climate policy worldwide as well as in Europe and Poland
    • Energy security of Europe. Investments in the energy industry and the ways of stimulating them. Energy-producing raw materials worldwide and in Europe: their availability and prices, import directions, and autonomy
    • Gas Package. Security of gas supply in Europe

  • Hospitals in the health policy of the state: Will there be a fresh impetus?

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    Hospitals in the health policy of the state: Will there be a fresh impetus?

    • The hospital map of Poland – yesterday, today and tomorrow; Stationary health care in figures (including base, finance and staff)
    • An enterprise or a place where health care services are provided? Hospitals in the health policy of the state; What model of health care are we heading for?
    • Changes in the Law on Health Care Institutions – a debate to be attended by representatives of the legislator, founding bodies and hospital managers
    • Main assumptions of the operation of hospital chains
    • Financing of hospital services: 
      • Pending new tender procedures of the National Health Fund (NFZ)
      • The place of hospitals in the budget system and on the maps of health needs
      • Tariffs for the supply of services versus finance of hospitals
      • Quality and results of treatment versus the amount of financing of hospitals: Will we see such dependence?

14:45-16:30

  • Young entrepreneurs. New business as a medium for innovations

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    Young entrepreneurs. New business as a medium for innovations

    • The young generation in the economy and in the labour market. Start-ups in Europe and Poland – their role in the economy and the ways of supporting them. A creative and unconventional look on business and products as a market value
    • ‘Y’ is already there and ‘Z’ will be there soon, too – features of the new generations versus the transformations taking place in the contemporary economy. Communication habits, interpersonal skills, relations with technologies and other competences of the youth. What is it that motivates young entrepreneurs and employees?
    • The contemporary employer and leader versus intergenerational co-operation within an enterprise. Efficient investments in competences. To harness the potential: Young entrepreneurs, managers and employees – creators of innovations

  • Big problems of Big Cities. Open meeting of the City Treasurers Committee of the Union of Polish Metropolises (UMP)

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    Big problems of Big Cities. Open meeting of the City Treasurers Committee of the Union of Polish Metropolises (UMP)

    • Depopulation and ageing of major cities and metropolitan areas as a dramatic challenge in the 1st half of the 21st century

    • The suburbs are growing rich at the cost of the city

    • Revitalisation of the Katowice Metropolis and the Łódź Metropolis as a common task for local governments and the government

    • A designated budget (a sub-account) for the performance of delegated tasks

    • Cities fall victim to a lack of educational standards

    • Ministerial restrictions on the municipal structure

  • Global expansion of the European economy

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    Global expansion of the European economy

    • Foreign ambitions of the European economy
    • New directions in economic activity. Europe and China – the current state, achievements, and point of view
    • Regulatory safeguards and their practical effectiveness in the reality of global trade (the USA and Europe)
    • Trans-Pacific Partnership versus the still unfinished negotiations on the TTIP. What next?
    • Tools and methods of supporting economic expansion: direct support, economic diplomacy, risk management and financing
    • The New Silk Road – the grand Chinese civilisation project – reactions to it in Europe, and the chances of involvement on the part of European and Polish entities. Global logistics and circulation of goods in trade between Europe and Asia
    • European investments in the African market as well as in other distant markets

  • Hospital management, or the faces of security

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    Hospital management, or the faces of security

    • Economic security of hospitals – liquidity of hospitals versus continuity of health care services they provide
    • Epidemiological safety; Procedures that reduce the risk of hospital-acquired infections
    • Legal security of a hospital:
      • What is risk management in hospitals?
      • Risk management areas and rules
    • Staff security: How to ensure optimum staff in Polish hospitals?
      • Level of qualification and experience of the medical staff
      • Nursing care
    • Quality of medical products versus patient safety

  • International co‑operation for sustainable development

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    International co-operation for sustainable development

    • How should we co‑operate? Numerous international organisations (UN, UNITAR and UNIDO) – partners for co-operation within the scope of sustainable development, education and the fight against poverty

    • International situation (challenges for Europe – the migration crisis, Brexit and armed conflicts, and social inequalities). What can we do to limit these phenomena?

17:00-18:30

  • Social entrepreneurship

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    Social entrepreneurship

    • A different look at business. Social aspirations and obligations in economic life
    • Is there a flight from corporations? Alternative career paths as seen by students and graduates
    • Social forms of entrepreneurship – their advantages, place and role in the economy
    • Social values in business: environmental protection, assistance in the labour market, education, and creation of a civil society
    • Co-operation between business, social organisations and administration in the process of innovative solving of problems
    • A professional with a vision. How to invest in outstanding personalities – future social entrepreneurs?

  • Industry in Europe. A decline or a renaissance?

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    Industry in Europe. A decline or a renaissance?

    • Sources of national income of the Member States – differences, causes and consequences. Industry, services and finance versus the vision of development of Europe
    • Reindustrialisation: It is an excellent slogan, but there is no implementation underway. How to give that impetus to European industry? How to encourage entities to invest in production? Necessary legislative tools
    • The situation of key industries in Europe – conditions for their global competitiveness. Production in Europe, import and the labour market. Industry in Europe – the most important contexts: research, development and co-operation; the environment and climate; and competitiveness versus investments. A product, labour and knowledge – Europe in the global value chain
    • What does ‘sustainable’ mean? What do the objectives of the European climate policy mean for particular EU countries in terms of the energy industry and industry in general as well as for their citizens?

  • Young leaders and reformers

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    Young leaders and reformers

    • Can it be done in an original way and without a compromise? Europe and its problems in the eyes of young leaders
    • The meaning and quality of the dialogue between young Europeans and politicians. Assessment and conclusions
    • An idea for a change. The influence of young people on the economic and political life in the countries of Central Europe
    • The energy of young professionals as a social capital. How to harness it?
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