09:30-11:00

  • From a global perspective. Co-operation between China and Central Europe

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    From a global perspective. Co-operation between China and Central Europe

    • The role of the Chinese economy in the global market
    • China in the economic policy of the European Union and the countries of Central Europe
    • On the New Silk Road. The importance of, and prospects for, the ‘One Belt, One Road’ project
    • Wojciech Fedko

      Position: Member of the Board, Polska Agencja Inwestycji i Handlu SA (Polish Investment and Trade Agency – PAIH)

    • Zhao Guohong

      Position: Vice-Governor of Liaoning Province, China

    • Liana Jervalidze

      Position: Energy Policy Analyst, Georgia

    • Wojciech Piwowarski

      Position: Chief specialist, Poland-China Economic Cooperation Center, Department of Economic Promotion, Polish Agency for Investment and Trade SA

    • Radosław Pyffel

      Position: Deputy Director, Member of the Board of Directors, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

    • Sue Anne Tay

      Position: Director of China and RMB Internationalisation, Grupa HSBC

  • Development restructuring of enterprises in practice

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    Development restructuring of enterprises in practice

    • The role of restructuring – a fresh start instead of a drip
    • Economic premises in favour of taking restructuring actions
    • Support of organisations experienced in carrying out restructuring
    • Industries most exposed to economic slowdown
    • What does the restructuring process look like from the inside?
    • The role of due diligence in the restructuring process
    • Remigiusz Chlewicki

      Position: Director in Transaction Advisory Services, EY

    • Marcin Chludziński

      Position: Chairman of the Board, Industrial Development Agency (Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu SA)

    • Andrzej Kensbok

      Position: Deputy Chairman of the Board, Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu SA (Industrial Development Agency – ARP)

    • Monika Kośko

      Position: Vice President of the Management Board, Ursus SA

    • Joanna Szwajkowska

      Position: Chairman of the Board, Warszawskie Zakłady Mechaniczne PZL WZM SA (WUZETEM)

    • Krzysztof Zgorzelski

      Position: Chairman of the Board, General Director, Przewozy Regionalne Sp. z o.o.

  • Attractive airports. Related investments

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    Attractive airports. Related investments

    • Development of regional airports – successful and less successful projects
    • A place that attracts, develops, enlivens. The airport as a phenomenon on the business and investment map
    • Airport facilities in a phase of intense development: cargo infrastructure, airport services, connections with the region, co-operating companies
    • New airport-related investments – hotels, conference centres and office buildings
    • Małgorzata Burzec-Lewandowska

      Position: Editor-in-chief, Propertynews.pl

    • Gheorghe Marian Cristescu

      Position: Chairman of the Board, Chopin Airport Development Sp. z o.o.

    • Maciej Madejak

      Position: Head of Business Development Poland, Goodman Poland

    • Janusz Mitulski

      Position: Director, International Hotel Development for Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltic States, Marriott International

    • Jan Pamuła

      Position: Chairman of the Board, MARR SA

    • Robert Posytek

      Position: Editor-in-chief, Propertynews.pl

    • Mariusz Szpikowski

      Position: CEO, Przedsiębiorstwo Państwowe Porty Lotnicze (‘Polish Airports’ State Enterprise)

    • Artur Tomasik

      Position: Chairman of the Board, Union of Regional Airports, Górnośląskie Towarzystwo Lotnicze SA

    • Mariusz Wiatrowski

      Position: Chairman of the Board, Port Lotniczy Poznań-Ławica Sp. z o.o. (Poznań Airport)

  • Traditional trade in the digital era

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    Traditional trade in the digital era

    • Revolution instead of demise. Traditional trade and the challenges of the digital era.
    • Traditional retailers are going digital (e-trolleys, beacons, robots and the Internet of Things). Polish and international examples.
    • Omnichannel, or intertwining sales channels. The role of the digital sphere in their integration.
    • Customer Experience – the digital customer’s expectations. Relationship building, communication, loyalty schemes.
  • Smart City – friendly and smart cities

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    Smart City – friendly and smart cities

    • Contemporary cities – their new functions, new needs and new services
    • Innovative urban technologies in the street, in the office and in smartphones
    • Areas of ‘smart’ idea implementation: transport, ecology, the energy industry, and communication with inhabitants
    • One’s own vision of ‘being smart’. Strategies that utilise the best practice
    • What is the purpose of this all? The quality of life, sustainable development, and security
    • Tomasz Andrukiewicz

      Position: Mayor of the City of Ełk

    • Maciej Bluj

      Position: Deputy Mayor of Wrocław

    • Michał Gramatyka

      Position: Vice-Marshal of the Silesian Voivodship

    • Pete Kercher

      Position: Founder-Member, Europejski Instytut Projektowania i Niepełnosprawności (The Institute for Design and Disability), Ambassador, Design for All Europe

    • Rafał Kerger

      Position: Editor-in-chief, PortalSamorzadowy.pl

    • Natalia Kobza

      Position: Expert, Lesław A. Paga Foundation

    • Jacek Szołtysek

      Position: Head, Department of Social Logistics, University of Economics in Katowice

    • Stanisław Wang

      Position: Sales Director of Public & Transportation, Huawei Enterprise Poland

  • Economic diplomacy - a new opening?

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    Economic diplomacy – a new opening? 

    • Assumptions of the support programme aimed at the foreign expansion of Polish enterprises, as announced by the Polish Ministry of Economic Development
    • The model of integrated support for domestic business in foreign markets
    • Is there strength in unity? Practice, possibilities and benefits according to entrepreneurs
    • Support means understanding. The role of the dialogue in co-operation between the administration and diplomacy
  • The climate policy - continuations and corrections

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    The climate policy – continuations and corrections

    • COP 24 in Poland in 2018. Hopes and expectations
    • Fighting climate change in the new international situation
    • The EU climate policy versus the energy sector after 2020
    • Changes in the ETS system. Potential consequences for the energy industry and the economy
    • Environmental standards and renewable energy sources development goals. The target energy mix
    • Jerzy Buzek

      Position: Member of the European Parliament, President of the European Parliament in the years 2009–2012, Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland in the years 1997–2001, Chairman of the Programme Board of the EEC

    • Jos Delbeke

      Position: Director General for Climate Action, European Commission

    • Stefan Dzienniak

      Position: Chairman of the Board, Hutnicza Izba Przemysłowo-Handlowa (Polish Steel Association)

    • Christian Ehler

      Position: Member, European Parliament

    • Bolesław Jankowski

      Position: Vice-President for International Affairs, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA

    • Joanna Maćkowiak-Pandera

      Position: Chairman of the Board, Energy Forum

    • Paweł Sałek

      Position: Secretary of State, Plenipotentiary of the Government for Climate Policy, Ministry of the Environment, Poland

    • Heinz Schernikau

      Position: Chairman of the Board, HMS Bergbau AG

  • Family businesses

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    Family businesses

    • No successors! Ingrates? Hiring outside the family. Is selling really a failure?
    • The death of the owner and the fate of the company – legal changes. Sudden situations and the choice of managers
    • Company size and management rules. A new generation: leadership, innovation, takeovers, expansion beyond the region and the home country. How to fund investments.
    • Values and traditions in family-run businesses: a cohesive force and marketing asset. Another view: anachronism in the era of dog-eat-dog competition?
  • The electricity market reform in Europe

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    The electricity market reform in Europe

    • The power market in Europe
    • Stable, available energy: experience of European countries
    • Polish ideas for the power market. Arguments for and against
    • State administration, energy producers and consumers in the face of the cost of new solutions
    • Jarosław Broda

      Position: Vice-President for Asset Management and Innovation, TAURON Polska Energia SA

    • Tomasz Dąbrowski

      Position: Director, Energy Department, Ministry of Energy, Poland

    • Eryk Kłossowski

      Position: Chairman of the Board, Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne SA

    • Monika Morawiecka

      Position: advisor of the president of the management board, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA

    • Przemysław Paul

      Position: director, Energy & Resources, Deloitte

    • Rafał Zasuń

      Position: Editor-in-Chief, WysokieNapiecie.pl

  • Local governments and businesses – a partnership of convenience

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    Local governments and businesses – a partnership of convenience

    Preferable directions for the development of co-operation between local governments and representatives of science and business

    Investments that bring benefits to businesses and the community alike

    Joint initiatives of local governments and the business sector: PPP – good practices in Poland (concessions, revitalization, service privatisation, local currency)

    Experiences and models worth popularising. Instructive failures

    Local bureaucracy as a deterrent for entrepreneurs

    Can businesses help local governments address social challenges?

  • Optimal taxation

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    Optimal taxation

    • Directions for optimisation of the tax system
    • Just and efficient collection – easier said than done
    • Simplicity, transparency, unambiguous interpretation – a system friendly to the taxpayer and the entrepreneur
    • VAT – a never-ending problem? The European scale of pathology. Efficient methods of addressing the issue
    • Taxation and public finance. A tax system to stimulate growth
  • Investment conditions – a debate among entrepreneurs

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    Investment conditions – a debate among entrepreneurs

    • When does the entrepreneur invest? – a survey of key conditions
    • Stimuli and barriers – selected incentives and deterrents. Such is life, or a handful of examples
    • What are the limits of “reasonable risk”? Calculations, projections and a decision-making process
  • The defence industry in Poland

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    The defence industry in Poland

    • The updated programme to modernise the army before 2022. An experts’ view
    • Needs of the Polish army and budget constraints. Optimising the purchasing process
    • The role and share of the Polish Armaments Group in modernising the army
    • Co-operation of state-owned enterprises within the Polish Armaments Group with private and foreign industry
    • The Polish defence industry as an exporter? Areas in which we can specialise
    • Prospects for co-operation between Poland, the EU and NATO in the context of the international situation and existing commitments
    • John P. Baird

      Position: Vice President, Poland Integrated Air and Missle Defense (IAMD), Raytheon Defense System

    • Nikodem Bończa-Tomaszewski

      Position: CEO, EXATEL - Poland

    • Tomasz Darowski

      Position: Partner, Infrastructure and Energy Practice, Domański Zakrzewski Palinka (DZP)

    • Krzysztof Krystowski

      Position: Managing Director, PZL-Świdnik SA Communication Equipment Factory

    • Adam Lesiński

      Position: Member of the Board, Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa SA

    • Marcin Nowacki

      Position: Vice president, director of public relations, Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers

  • Construction

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    Construction

    • The state of the Polish construction industry between subsequent waves of investment
    • Are we ready to complete key projects? Looking forward to the new stage of infrastructure investments
    • Relations between the Ordering Party and the Contractor under new rules. What will change for the better?
    • Residential construction: Are we on the brink of a boom?
    • Foreign expansion of the Polish construction industry. The experience gained by Polish enterprises in European markets
  • The place of Europe in the global economy

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    The place of Europe in the global economy

    • The mission and strength of Europe? Is Europe’s “soft power” but a distant memory?
    • The European economy in view of global competition. What are its strengths and weaknesses?
    • Where does business go to from Europe? Economic and social repercussions
    • Knowledge, quality and creativity. How to build on the strengths?
    • Europe after Brexit. Consequences for trade, the labour market and finance
    • Brexit versus new possibilities of competing in the European and global economy
    • Jan Krzysztof Bielecki

      Position: Chairman of the Board of Partners, Ernst & Young

    • Zoltán Cséfalvay

      Position: Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Hungary to the OECD and UNESCO, Deputy Minister at the Ministry of National Economy of Hungary in the years 2010–2014

    • Janusz Jankowiak

      Position: Economist

    • Jaromír Kohlíček

      Position: Vice-Chair, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)

    • Andrius Kubilius

      Position: Prime Minister of Lithuania in the years 1999-2000 and 2008-2012

    • Joanna Popielawska

      Position: Senior Analyst for European Affairs, Polityka Insight

  • The financial market for the economy

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    The financial market for the economy

    • Money for economic growth – needs and sources
    • The stock market capital. Investment funds. Alternatives?
    • Re-Polonising the financial sector. What will the impact on capital availability be? 
    • The stability and future of the capital market

11:30-13:00

  • Commercial real property in Europe and Poland

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    Commercial real property in Europe and Poland

    • Brexit, the “Trump effect”, and the crisis of the European Union. How does the current geopolitical situation influence the investment climate in the commercial real property sector?
    • Alternatives to London: Warsaw, Prague or Frankfurt perhaps?
    • A revolution in real property? What determines the place of Poland on the European map of commercial real property investments
    • Real property that attracts investors: shopping malls, offices, hotels, warehouses. Or maybe student dormitories and senior homes?
    • Daniel Bienias

      Position: Managing Director, CBRE Sp. z o.o.

    • Nicklas Lindberg

      Position: Chairman of the Board, Echo Investment

    • Janusz Mitulski

      Position: Director, International Hotel Development for Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltic States, Marriott International

    • Rafał Trusiewicz

      Position: Chairman of the Board, Katharsis Development Sp. z o.o.

    • Elias van Herwaarden

      Position: EMEA Service Leader, Global Location Strategies, Brussels, Belgium,, Deloitte

    • Katarzyna Zawodna

      Position: Business Unit President, Skanska Commercial Development Europe

  • New consumers, a new economy

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    New consumers, a new economy

    • New trends relevant to the economy: disillusionment with the style of state governance and business management, the wellness culture, interest in ecology
    • Surplus economy challenged by the sharing economy. The precariat and the young generation reinterpret the concepts of work, income and stability
    • New lifestyles defining the areas of potential growth and new threats for the economy
    • Purchasing technology. Current trends in e-commerce. How to tap their potential for growth
    • Awareness and stereotypes concerning commerce and the market
    • Know your customer. Consumer behaviour models and their variability
  • Global agreements or protectionism?

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    Global agreements or protectionism?

    • Regulatory instruments of competition in the global economy 
    • Protectionism as a trend in the economy. Is the free market in retreat?
    • The future of global agreements on free trade involving the USA is faced with a change of the political and economic doctrine
    • The threat of ‘trade wars’. In what way could they impact the European and Polish economy?
    • A free market economy for China? When and under what conditions?
    • Is China the driver of globalisation? Consequences for the world
    • Zoltán Cséfalvay

      Position: Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Hungary to the OECD and UNESCO, Deputy Minister at the Ministry of National Economy of Hungary in the years 2010–2014

    • Ignacy Morawski

      Position: Founder, Director, SpotData

    • Janusz Reiter

      Position: Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Germany between 1990-1995 and to the United States between 2005-2007, Chairman of the Board, Center for International Relations

    • Jacek Rostowski

      Position: Minister of Finance of Poland (2007-2013)

    • Wawrzyniec Smoczyński

      Position: Managing Director, Polityka INSIGHT

    • Michael von Liechtenstein

      Position: Chairman of the Board, Geopoliticala Information Service AG

    • Paweł Wojciechowski

      Position: Minister of Finance in 2006

  • Electromobility and electrical energy

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    Electromobility and electrical energy

    • The Polish electromobility programme (premises, objectives, implementation plan) in the context of European and global trends
    • Postulates of the energy sector, new power supplies – forecasts of increased energy demand
    • Necessary infrastructural investments – development of transmission grids, a network of charging stations
    • The logistics of electromobility and local government and transport policy in the communes
    • The fuel sector – losses and compensation, or involvement in the process (pilot eV charging stations) 
    • Electromobility and the development of alternative fuels (LNG/CNG, hydrogen)
    • Tomasz Kędzierski

      Position: Director, The Boston Consulting Group Sp. z o.o.

    • Marcin Korolec

      Position: President, Minister of the Environment and Government Plenipotentiary for Climate Policy in the years 2011–2013, Poland, Fundacja Promocji Pojazdów Elektrycznych (Electric Vehicles Promotion Foundation)

    • Michał Kurtyka

      Position: Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Energy

    • Piotr Moncarz

      Position: Member of the Supervisory Board, Electromobility Poland SA, Co-Founder and Chairman, US-Polish Trade Council, Adviser to the Mayor of Katowice for Co-operation with the Silicon Valley

    • Henryk Mucha

      Position: Chairman, PGNiG Obrót Detaliczny Sp. z o.o.

    • Roman Szwed

      Position: Chairman of the Board, Atende SA

    • Paweł Śliwa

      Position: Deputy Chairman of the Board for Innovation, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA

  • A new model of investments in the energy industry

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    A new model of investments in the energy industry

    • Energy demand in Poland and across Europe. Energy efficiency and economic growth
    • Investment in generation capacity – the scale, sources and dates. Models of financing
    • The state as a stabilising factor and guarantor of profitability of investment in the energy industry
    • Energy on a global scale. What does the world invest in?
  • The future of the BPO/SSC sector in Poland and Europe

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    The future of the BPO/SSC sector in Poland and Europe

    • Development of the business services sector in Poland and across Europe. Rising centres and development directions
    • A new challenge – human resources. Required skills and their availability. How to manage limited resources?
    • Have human resources become a barrier to growth? New locations mean new employees
    • Reserves in the labour market? The role of recruitment, training and motivation
    • Infrastructure and commercial real estate versus sector expectations
    • Where is the BPO/SSC sector headed? The latest trends, internal evolution of industries, process automation
    • Anna Celichowska

      Position: Commercialisation Director, Member of the Board, Virako

    • Iwona Chojnowska-Haponik

      Position: Director, Foreign Investment Department, Polska Agencja Informacji i Inwestycji Zagranicznych SA (Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency – PAIiIZ)

    • Maciej Gołaś

      Position: Director, Head of Transaction Banking Products and Client Services, ING Bank Śląski SA

    • Ewelina Kałużna

      Position: Leasing and Asset Management Director Poland, Skanska Property Poland

    • Marcin Nowak

      Position: Delivery Centre Director Eastern Europe, Head of Global Distributed Smart Services at Capgemini and Head of ABSL Silesia, Capgemini Polska

    • Paweł Panczyj

      Position: Managing Director, ABSL Poland

    • Bogumił Sobula

      Position: Deputy Mayor of Katowice

    • Robert Tomanek

      Position: Rector Elect, University of Economics in Katowice

    • Paweł Tynel

      Position: Partner, Ernst & Young

  • Beyond energy

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    Beyond energy

    • Where and how to look for “new energy” in the power industry?
    • Information and infrastructure in the power sector as business capability enablers.
    • New growth opportunities. How to grow beyond the core business?
    • Client, consumer, recipient. The modern power market and the new types of relationships.
  • Economic relations between China and Poland

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    Economic relations between China and Poland

    • Poland in China and China in Poland – the balance to date, and experiences
    • Prospects and conditions for bilateral relations
    • Strategic sectors, promising industries and common ambitions
    • Xia Bin

      Position: Director, Bank of China

    • Maciej Fałkowski

      Position: Deputy Director, Department of Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland

    • Wojciech Fedko

      Position: Member of the Board, Polska Agencja Inwestycji i Handlu SA (Polish Investment and Trade Agency – PAIH)

    • Liu Lijuan

      Position: Economic and Commercial Counselor, Embassy of China in Poland

    • Wojciech Lubawski

      Position: Mayor of the City of Kielce

    • Patrycja Pendrakowska

      Position: Co-ordinator, Centrum Studiów Polska-Azja (Centre for Poland-Asia Studies – CSPA)

    • Andrzej Pieczonka

      Position: former Commercial Consul of the Republic of Poland in Shanghai, Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Shanghai

    • Radosław Pyffel

      Position: Deputy Director, Member of the Board of Directors, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

    • Stanisław Wang

      Position: Sales Director of Public & Transportation, Huawei Enterprise Poland

  • A savings culture

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    A savings culture

    • A habit of saving? How to build social security based on private resources
    • To save, but how? To invest, but in what? Risk and stability. The dilemmas of the thrifty
    • Polish money drives the economy – the growth potential of private pockets
    • Marcin Adamczyk

      Position: Chairman of the Board, Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU SA (TFI PZU SA)

    • Małgorzata Bombol

      Position: Expert, Deutsche Bank Polska, Institute of Markets and Competition, Collegium of Business Administration, Warsaw School of Economics (SGH)

    • Robert Hoerberg

      Position: Chairman of the Board, TFI Allianz Polska SA

    • Krzysztof Kowalczyk

      Position: Head of Economic Department, ‘Rzeczpospolita’ Daily

    • Maciej Łysiuk

      Position: Director, Financial Institutions Sector, ING Bank Śląski SA

    • Krzysztof Pietraszkiewicz

      Position: Chairman of the Board, The Polish Bank Association (ZBP)

    • Marcin Senderski

      Position: Expert, Lesław A. Paga Foundation

  • Design - an intelligent tool that stimulates enterprises

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    Design - an intelligent tool that stimulates enterprises

    • Go for design: The role of design in business development
    • A well-designed success: How to create a successful union between a designer and an entrepreneur?
    • Design thinking, or how design creates product value
    • Money for design – from idea to implementation to sales success
    • Good design is gathering momentum. Original, functional and high-quality design: Which path to follow?
    • Marcin Barański

      Position: CEO, Meble Vox

    • Jacek Chrzanowski

      Position: Founder and Designer, One/One Lab, Vehicle Designer

    • Ewa Gołębiowska

      Position: Director, Zamek Cieszyn

    • Pete Kercher

      Position: Founder-Member, Europejski Instytut Projektowania i Niepełnosprawności (The Institute for Design and Disability), Ambassador, Design for All Europe

    • Adam Krzanowski

      Position: Chairman of the Board, Nowy Styl Group

    • Justyna Łotowska

      Position: Substantive Editor, Forum Dobrego Designu (Good Design Forum), Publikator

    • Oskar Zięta

      Position: Architect, Process Designer, Chairman of the Board, Zieta Prozessdesign

  • Digital economy and digital society in Europe

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    Digital economy and digital society in Europe

    • A digital revolution in Europe – innovations in technology and the market
    • Digital technologies and the Internet transform the world. The rise of competition, industry transformations, new products and services
    • Food for thought: half of the production growth in the EU comes from investment in the ICT sector
    • Towards a uniform consumer-friendly digital market. Where do we stand?
    • Limits and barriers – how does the EU cope? Implementing the European Digital Agenda
  • Transport infrastructure in Central Europe and Poland

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    Transport infrastructure in Central Europe and Poland

    • Recent road and railway investments and their outcomes in specific countries of the region
    • Is integration far away? National grids and trans-European connections
    • Disproportions, bottlenecks, blank spots – how to improve the European transportation system
    • Better together? Joint projects of the countries in the region?
    • Recent large EU funding for infrastructural investments. Using the best experiences of absorption thus far
  • Transformation of mining and industry regions in the EU

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    • Jerzy Buzek

      Position: Member of the European Parliament, President of the European Parliament in the years 2009–2012, Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland in the years 1997–2001, Chairman of the Programme Board of the EEC

    • Wojciech Saługa

      Position: Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship

    • Maroš Šefčovič

      Position: European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union

  • Taxes of the future

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    Taxes of the future

    • The financial crisis of 2008 and the perception of taxation – long-term effects.
    • What has changed in the approach of international institutions (OECD, EC) to taxation?
    • Standardization of fiscal systems? Taxes as an instrument of national economic policy
    • Simplicity and efficiency. A taxpayer-friendly and efficient fiscal system – utopia or challenge?
    • Fiscal forecasts for Poland. Will there be more Unified Control File-like revolutions?
    • DigiTax – taxes and digitalization. Technologies – facilitators or a threat?
    • The tax advisor of the future – the necessary competences. Taxes in view of economic education and knowledge
  • The European gas market

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    The European gas market

    • Gas trade and imports to Europe – system, connections, EU-internal contradictions
    • Big gas consumers in Europe. Contracts and price formulas. Role of the stock exchange and spot purchases
    • Gas in Europe and the idea of an energy union. Particular interests and common security
    • The role of internal European infrastructural connections in gas trade and mutual backing in case of crises. Alternative imports (LNG, gas ports)
    • A gas pipeline to Norway, or gas for Poland and the region
    • Regional co-operation (in terms of gas imports) within the EU – more flexible and based on risk analysis. LNG in the region – will it pay off?
    • Transparency of gas contracts between companies. Control of provisions that are important for EU energy security
  • Development of the pharmaceutical industry in Central Europe

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    Development of the pharmaceutical industry in Central Europe

    • Socially sensitive businesses? Company strategies, co-operation with the administration, responsibility and image
    • Competing under the pressure of politics. The role of regulations and the financing of healthcare systems
    • The pharmaceutical industry as a carrier of innovation. The role of the research and development sector.
    • Krzysztof Adamcewicz

      Position: Director, Roche Polska Sp. z o.o.

    • Maciej Bogucki

      Position: Expert, Zespół ds. konkurencyjności branży farmaceutycznej przy Ministerstwie Rozwoju (Team for the Competitiveness of the Pharmaceutical Industry at the Ministry of Economic Development, Poland)

    • Krzysztof Kępiński

      Position: Director, External Relations and Public Market Vaccines Director, GSK Commercial Sp. z o.o.

    • Wojciech Kozłowski

      Position: Partner, Dentons

    • Rajmund I. Martyniuk

      Position: Deputy Chairman of the Board, Zakłady Farmaceutyczne Polpharma SA (Polpharma SA Pharmaceutical Works)

    • Erik Plas

      Position: Deputy Chairman of the Board, Związek Pracodawców Innowacyjnych Firm Farmaceutycznych (Employers’ Union of Innovative Pharmaceutical Companies) INFARMA

    • Katarzyna Śledziewska

      Position: Managing Director, DELab UW

13:30-15:00

  • Cybersecurity of the critical infrastructure

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    Cybersecurity of the critical infrastructure

    • The main elements of infrastructure that are responsible for the operation of the economy and the state
    • Key areas of risk – the continuity of electricity and utilities supply. The operation of administration
    • Vulnerability of other systems to potential attacks, failures and disasters. The human element
    • Professionalisation of cybercrime and unpredictability of the forces of nature. The plausibility of risks and the scale of their potential consequences
    • Tools and costs of ensuring security. The role of the state and its prevention-oriented co-operation with business entities
  • Industry and medicine

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    Industry and medicine

    • The place of the pharmaceutical industry and its importance to the economy
    • The reimbursement-based development mode: For whom and under what conditions?
    • Does the pharmaceutical sector in Poland stand a chance of becoming an incubator for innovation?
    • The medical products industry in Poland. The potential, achievements and challenges
    • The export of Polish medical products – directions and possibilities
    • Bogna Cichowska-Duma

      Position: General Director, Association of Innovative Pharmaceutical Companies INFARMA

    • Paweł Hincz

      Position: Partner, WKB Wierciński, Kwieciński, Baehr Sp. k.

    • Luiza Jakubiak

      Position: Journalist, ‘Rynek Aptek’ Magazine and ‘Rynek Zdrowia’ Magazine

    • Tomasz Kosieradzki

      Position: Quality Assurance Advisor at Polpharma Biologics, Member, Stowarzyszenie na Rzecz Dobrej Praktyki Badań Klinicznych w Polsce (Association for Good Clinical Practice in Poland GCPpl), Zakłady Farmaceutyczne Polpharma SA (Polpharma SA Pharmaceutical Works)

    • Wojciech Kostro

      Position: Director, CBL Healthcare, 3M Poland

    • Adam Krenke

      Position: Expert, Lesław A. Paga Foundation

    • Robert Rusak

      Position: Deputy Chairman of the Board, The Polish Chamber of Commerce of Medical Devices (POLMED)

    • Sebastian Szymanek

      Position: Deputy Chairman of the Board, CEO, Zakłady Farmaceutyczne Polpharma SA (Polpharma SA Pharmaceutical Works)

  • Residential construction in Poland

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    Residential construction in Poland

    • The Polish housing market – the current situation. Permanent features of the market and its specificity
    • Regional diversification. Economic, social and demographic determinants
    • A continuing boom or a slowdown? Supply of the developer housing offer and the Polish people’s resources and loans
    • How can we stimulate development after the end of the “Housing for the Young” subsidy programme? “Housing Plus” and its potential impact on the market
    • Contractor sector – potential and specialisation on the construction market
  • Co-operation in the field of investment and infrastructure

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    Co-operation in the field of investment and infrastructure

    • The establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Plans and aspirations
    • Partnership as part of a new architecture of the financial sector. Models of co-operation
    • The New Silk Road and other projects are included in the international financial institutions’ range of interests
    • The European and Asian transport infrastructure. Barriers to be overcome, and benefits for the economy
    • Jacek Bartosiak

      Position: Geopolitics and Strategy Expert, Analysis Centre, Jagiellonian Club

    • Cezary Filipowicz

      Position: Chairman of the Board, ROTA Sp. z o.o.

    • Liana Jervalidze

      Position: Energy Policy Analyst, Georgia

    • Long Jing

      Position: Deputy Director, Center for European Studies, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies

    • Guo Peidong

      Position: General Director, CCPIT Office (China Council for The Promotion of International Trade) in Warsaw

    • Patrycja Pendrakowska

      Position: Co-ordinator, Centrum Studiów Polska-Azja (Centre for Poland-Asia Studies – CSPA)

    • Dariusz Sikora

      Position: Member of the Board for Trade and Operation, PKP Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa Sp. z o.o. (PKP Broad Gauge Railway Line)

  • Office buildings in Poland

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    Office buildings in Poland

    • On the rising tide of investments – recent years in the office property sector
    • The current supply of modern office space. Do developers still consider Poland to be attractive?
    • Beyond Warsaw… The privileged market in Warsaw and the developing regional markets
    • Investments in advanced business services and other sources of demand for office space
    • What do forecasts say? Main trends that shape the situation in the market
  • Funding investment and EU funds

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    Funding investment and EU funds

    • The implementation stage of investments co-funded from EU resources. Changes in the new financial framework
    • EU funds for infrastructural investments in the 2014-2020 framework. How to put them to best use?
    • Issuing bonds or taking out a loan from EIB? Effective ways to acquire resources
    • Investors as a source of capital and ideas: models and partnership examples
    • EU feedback instruments
    • What to expect after 2020?
    • Przemysław Cieszyński

      Position: Member of the Board, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego

    • Danuta Kamińska

      Position: Treasurer of Katowice, Chairperson of the Commission of City Treasurers, Union of Polish Metropolises

    • Patrycja Klarecka

      Position: President, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP)

    • Jerzy Kwieciński

      Position: Secretary of State, Ministry of Economic Development, Poland

    • Arkadiusz Lewicki

      Position: Director for Financial Instruments of the EU, National Contact Point

    • Zbyněk Pokorný

      Position: Head of the Department for Investment and Economics, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Czech Republic

    • Rafal Rybacki

      Position: Head of Division Operations, Europejski Bank Inwestycyjny (EIB)

    • Przemysław Schmidt

      Position: Member of the Board, Getfresh Sp. z o.o.

    • Alina Wołoszyn

      Position: Partner, Head of Financing & Infrastructure Team in Poland and CEE, KPMG

  • Innovation and the R&D sector

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    Innovation and the R&D sector

    • An idea is not yet innovation. Effective commercialisation and the market will have the final say
    • The culture of innovation in the economy. How to create it? Openness, freedom, effective support for creativity
    • Risk is difficult to accept. Company structure and mindset as a barrier to innovation. Failure as investment?
    • The small dream big. Young entrepreneurship and specialised daughter companies as “carriers of innovation”?
    • A common language for science and business. Do we still need a translator? Brokers of innovation, clusters, standards of co-operation between universities and companies
    • Maciej Badora

      Position: Chairman of the Board, Wałbrzyska Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna "INVEST-PARK" Sp. z o.o.

    • Maciej Chorowski

      Position: Director, Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju (The National Centre for Research and Development – NCBiR)

    • Adam Czyżewski

      Position: Chief Economist, PKN ORLEN SA

    • Piotr Dardziński

      Position: Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland

    • Anna Kacprzyk

      Position: innovation and public affairs manager, Association of Innovative Pharmaceutical Companies INFARMA

    • Janusz Samuła

      Position: Director of the Department of Innovation and Development, Technical Inspection Authority

    • Michał Szaniawski

      Position: Deputy Chairman of the Board, Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu SA

    • Kiejstut Żagun

      Position: Director, Head of Grants & Incentives Team, KPMG

  • The chemical industry

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    The chemical industry

    • Development trends in the industry: specialisation, new products, colonising new market niches
    • A chemical industry sensitive to regulations? Domestic and European legal solutions and the prospects for the sector
    • A rational approach to innovation – the market, the client and new needs of industry have the final say
    • Co-operation between enterprises and research institutions. Support programmes for innovation. Commercialising research findings
    • Structural changes: escape of the industry from Europe, a quest for cheaper energy and resources, mergers and takeovers
    • The Polish chemical industry as compared with Europe – scope for development and the distance to close
    • Paweł Bielski

      Position: Director, Instytut Chemii Przemysłowej (Industrial Chemistry Research Institute – ICRI)

    • Jarosław Jabłoński

      Position: Chief Engineer, Development and Technology Office, PKN ORLEN SA

    • Marek Jagieła

      Position: Director of the industrial chemistry department, BASF Polska

    • Marcin Jędrzejewski

      Position: Partner, Managing Director, The Boston Consulting Group Sp. z o.o.

    • Jarosław Rogoża

      Position: Member of the Board, Synthos S.A.

    • Tomasz Zieliński

      Position: Chairman of the Board, Polish Chamber of Chemical Industry (PIPC)

  • Electrical energy market in Central Europe

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    Electrical energy market in Central Europe

    • Investments in infrastructure of key importance in the region
    • EU regulations that shape the energy market. Energy trade – facts and limitations
    • The current state of play in the Polish energy market and its prospects. Competition, regulations and price
    • Energy trade in Poland and other European countries
    • Ukraine as fuel supplier, consumer and producer
  • Investment in the gas industry

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    Investment in the gas industry

    • The issue of gas supply security 
    • The role of gas ports and grid investments
    • Blank spots on the distribution map. What about LNG?
    • Gas market and the issue of security
  • The heating industry and co-generation

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    The heating industry and co-generation

    • Future of the heating sector in Poland
    • Continuing support systems for co-generation. What to expect after 2018?
    • Sector profitability and binding regulations
    • Fuel mix in the heat power industry. Directions of change
    • Fighting smog as an opportunity for district heating?
    • Jacek Boroń

      Position: CEO, Węglokoks Energia

    • Wojciech Dąbrowski

      Position: Chairman of the Board, PGNiG Termika SA

    • René Fijak

      Position: Chairman of the Board, CEZ Chorzów SA

    • Dariusz Grylak

      Position: Vice-President of the Management Board, Bank Ochrony Środowiska S.A.

    • Andrzej Kaźmierski

      Position: Director, Renewable Energy Department, Ministry of Energy, Poland

    • Kazimierz Kujda

      Position: Chairman of the Board, National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management

    • Artur Michalski

      Position: Deputy Chairman of the Board, National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management

    • Małgorzata Mika-Bryska

      Position: Deputy Director, Department of Energy, Ministry of Energy, Poland

    • Jacek Szymczak

      Position: Chairman of the Board, Polish District Heating Chamber of Commerce (IGCP)

    • Krzysztof Witkowski

      Position: Director, Energy Development and Asset Management Unit in Capital Group, PKN ORLEN SA

  • The future of economic co-operation between Europe and the US

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    The future of economic co-operation between Europe and the US 

    • If not TTIP, then what? The current climate for transatlantic economic relations
    • The new role of the US in the world and in the economy. What are the emerging threats and opportunities (e.g. from the US giving up certain activities)?
    • What will TTIP leave behind? The work of negotiators and the experience of negotiation
    • Bilateral economic relations between the US and European countries – intensity and prospects
    • Economic relations between Poland and the US: yesterday, today and tomorrow. What changes should we expect?
    • Jacek Czerniak

      Position: Director, Department of Global Clients, Citi Handlowy

    • Tony Housh

      Position: Chairman of the Board, American Chamber of Commerce in Poland (AmCham)

    • Michał Kobosko

      Position: Director, Head of the Atlantic Council Office in Warsaw, Wrocław Global Forum

    • Grzegorz Kozłowski

      Position: Director, Department of America, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland

    • Carlos E. Piñerúa

      Position: Country Manager for Poland and the Baltic states, World Bank

  • REITs in Poland - how to make profit from commercial real property

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    REITs in Poland – how to make profit from commercial real property

    • Opportunities for small investors. How do REITs work around the world?
    • A developer’s point of view – will the real property market shift up to the sixth gear?
    • A pension plan? REITs encourage saving
  • Big Data - a challenge for business

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    Big Data – a challenge for business

    • Data, information, knowledge – their potential and threats in the modern economy
    • Big data sets – how to process and apply them?
    • Mass information as an economic strength. Example applications – today. Prospects and opportunities – tomorrow
    • Open public data. Opportunities and issues
  • Electromobility and the automotive industry

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    Electromobility and the automotive industry

    • Electromobility as a common goal of various activities and a field of relations between businesses and administration
    • Does it make sense? A limited domestic demand. A struggle to change the structure of car traffic
    • A chance for the Polish co-operative “hub” of the automotive industry (B+R, component design)
    • A technological revolution in the automotive industry as an incentive for young innovative companies
    • A potential place for Polish companies in final co-production (e.g. electrical engines, powertrains, batteries, components and equipment)
    • The e-Bus programme in the Strategy for Sustainable Development – a dream turned into reality
    • The “Polish electrical bus” project – the 2025 development framework. State aid (incentives for local governments to purchase e-buses), grants for research and development
    • Wojciech Adamski

      Position: Vice-president of Wroclaw

    • Stanisław Dojs

      Position: PR Manager, Volvo Car Poland

    • Jakub Faryś

      Position: Chairman of the Board, Polish Association of Automotive Industry (PZPM)

    • Thomas Hajek

      Position: President, Fabryka Samochodów Elektrycznych Sp. z o.o.

    • Monika Kośko

      Position: Vice President of the Management Board, Ursus SA

    • Piotr Moncarz

      Position: Member of the Supervisory Board, Electromobility Poland SA, Co-Founder and Chairman, US-Polish Trade Council, Adviser to the Mayor of Katowice for Co-operation with the Silicon Valley

    • Anna Szczeblewska

      Position: Director, PwC

  • The employee market in Poland and Europe

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    The employee market in Poland and Europe

    • A job in search of an employee? Industries and specialisations with the highest HR deficit
    • How do employers handle labour shortages? Effective recruitment as an element of competition
    • Hiring is not enough. How to keep people at the company?
    • Managing limited resources. Payroll policy, incentives and work conditions in the light of job market transformations
    • Economic migration as an antidote to HR shortages? Potential, trends, social outcomes
  • Infrastructure investment - a fresh impetus (roads)

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    Infrastructure investment – a fresh impetus (roads)

    • Money and time in the context of completing infrastructure investment in the Polish road network – estimates and deadlines
    • What’s new in the Public Procurement Law? A move away from the lowest-price criterion
    • The dialogue between the Ministry of Infrastructure and Construction (MIB), the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA), and the Polish railway company PKP PLK on the one side, and the construction market on the other – soon to be tested
    • The situation in the construction sector. How to make it to the launch of a broad front of public investment?
    • New international projects (e.g. Via Carpathia), their usability in Poland and in Europe, and their sources of funding

15:30-17:00

  • Economic superpowers on the rising tide of change

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    Economic superpowers on the rising tide of change

    • The United Kingdom, the USA and China – three continents and three directions of expansion
    • Opportunities and risks related to the changes in the situation of the largest economies of the world
    • Economic and social transformations in the Middle Kingdom. Does China play a new role in the world?
    • What path will the United Kingdom follow after Brexit? Potential consequences for global trade and finance
    • The economic doctrine of the United States versus the future of global trade
    • China and Europe: What can we offer? The New Silk Road as an opportunity for Poland
  • BIM - the support for investment projects

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    BIM – the support for investment projects

    • The use of new technologies (drones and the Internet of Things) at all stages of a project (planning, implementation and supervision, and use)
    • Not a visualisation, but a virtual construction site. The usability of BIM (Building Information Modelling) in the investment process
    • Could BIM serve as a cure for the lack of trust between an investor and contractors? Joint analysis of costs, schedule and risk
    • Facility maintenance costs and the return on capital employed – problems to be solved at the designing stage
    • Andrzej Kaczmarek

      Position: Managing Director, Central Investment Entity, PSE Inwestycje SA

    • Renate Kremer

      Position: Head of Poland, Aconex

    • Michał Mokrzański

      Position: Deputy Department Director, Strategic Planning Department, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe SA

    • Mirosław Proppé

      Position: Partner, Head of Advisory for Government and Infrastructure in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe, KPMG

    • Marcin Sokołowski

      Position: BIM team manager, Research and Innovation Center Skanska SA

    • Mateusz Turecki

      Position: BIM Innovation Team Leader, Budimex SA

    • Damian Wołkiewicz

      Position: Partner, Bose International Planning and Architecture

    • Tomasz Żuchowski

      Position: Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Infrastructure and Construction

  • The future of the local government in Poland. Politics

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    The future of the local government in Poland. Politics

    • Party affiliated or non-partisan politicians? The importance of party colours to the local government
    • The two-term tenure of local government authorities: Is it a way to fight people who have a lot of pull with the officials, or is it an attack on the right to vote?
    • Changes to the electoral law and the role of single-member districts
    • Direct election of marshals and starosts (district prefects)
  • Smoggy Poland - efficient campaigning for low emissions

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    Smoggy Poland - efficient campaigning for low emissions

    • The right to breathe healthy air. A change of social climate: no more tolerance of poisoners
    • Who will allow us to breathe clean air: the state or local authorities? Regional issues in combating low emissions, lending support to residents who give up coal-fired boilers
    • I know what I breathe in. Reliable information and education as the basis for an anti-smog campaign
    • The law and its application. Economic barriers to combating low emissions
    • The role of the heating sector
    • Advanced technologies come to the rescue: boilers, fuels, drones. Science at the frontline of the war against smog
  • General Aviation - the potential of Central Europe

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    General Aviation – the potential of Central Europe

    • Businesses want to fly. Opportunities for the development of the GA sector. Current needs, fleet, human resources
    • The current state of the airport infrastructure – potential of smaller airports. Development opportunities – who can benefit? 
    • User-friendly regulations? How to change laws to promote the growth of air traffic
  • Kultura zmiany czy zmiana kultury - dojrzały CSR w dojrzałej organizacji biznesowej

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    Kultura zmiany czy zmiana kultury - dojrzały CSR w dojrzałej organizacji biznesowej

    • Jak reagować na coraz większe zainteresowanie odpowiedzialnym prowadzeniem biznesu?
    • Zmiana roli społecznej odpowiedzialności w polskiej kulturze korporacyjnej
    • Co dalej z komunikacją CSR – w wymiarze wewnętrznym i zewnętrznym?
    • Biznes, samorządy, państwo – jak długo projekt CSR pozostaje "własnością" firmy
  • “Housing Plus” Programme

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    “Housing Plus” Programme

    • The law concerning the programme for building affordable housing facilities to rent. Objectives, premises, implementation tools
    • Expected outcomes: social mobility, quality of life, demography and settlement structure, the job market
    • The impact of the Programme on the shape of the housing market in Poland and the boom in construction
    • “Housing Plus” and the rental market. A response from developers and private owners
    • The National Housing Fund. The issue of land acquisition. The role of local governments
  • Successful revitalisation in practice

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    Successful revitalisation in practice

    • Neither renovation, nor upgrade. What does real revitalisation mean?
    • Private capital endows (devastated, post-industrial) space with new functions. Socially and economically active entrepreneurship
    • The role of monument conservators, local governments, administration – relations with investors. Public resources?
    • What does successful revitalisation involve? The most interesting case studies and attempts at a generalisation
    • Benefits for the town, its residents and the investor. Returns on invested capital, image and prestige
  • Health and safety at work

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    Health and safety at work

    • Occupational safety policies pursued by Polish enterprises
    • A good workplace. Ergonomics, health, mood, social relations
    • Occupational medicine in Poland versus that of other European countries.
    • Necessary system changes. The labour law reform. The importance of prevention
    • Absenteeism, that is, costs. Occupational diseases and claims for indemnity
    • Pro-health measures in an enterprise
    • Good practices with regard to work safety. The role of supervision
    • Monika Gładoch

      Position: Deputy Chairperson, Komisja Kodyfikacyjna Prawa Pracy (Labour Law Codification Committee)

    • Rafał Hrynyk

      Position: Head, Occupational Safety and Health Promotion Team, Pracodawcy RP (Employers of Poland)

    • Lesław Mandrak

      Position: Okręgowa Inspekcja Pracy (Regional Labour Inspectorate) in Katowice

    • Dariusz Mińkowski

      Position: Deputy Chief Labour Inspector, Państwowa Inspekcja Pracy (Chief Labour Inspectorate)

    • Monika Roznerska

      Position: Human Resources Director, ArcelorMittal Poland

    • Konrad Rydzyński

      Position: Director, Instytut Medycyny Pracy w Łodzi

    • Wojciech Smoliński

      Position: Director, 3M Poland

    • Ryszard Szozda

      Position: Head, Silesian Branch of Polish Society of Occupational Medicine

  • The future of PPP in Poland

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    The future of PPP in Poland

    • Government measures to develop PPP projects. Promotion, strategy, long-term policy
    • Inadequate preparation of the public sector for PPP? Facts and myths
    • PPP in the EU financial framework for 2014-2020 and hybrid PPP – a chance for a new opening?
    • PPP comparison – an innovative tool to assess enterprise potential
    • Patryk Darowski

      Position: Deputy Director, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK)

    • Vincent Metzler

      Position: Structured Finance Operations, Europejski Bank Inwestycyjny (European Investment Bank)

    • Barbara Sajnaj

      Position: Treasurer of the City of Poznań

    • Witold Słowik

      Position: Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economic Development

    • Katarzyna Sobiech-Grabka

      Position: Vice President, Foundation of the Public-Private Partnership Center

    • Agnieszka Szymczyk

      Position: Senior Banker, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

    • Stanisław Świątek

      Position: Director, Budimex SA

    • Jacek Terebus

      Position: Executive Director CIFAL Płock, Deputy Mayor of Płock for Town Development and Investment, CIFAL Płock

    • Marek Tobiacelli

      Position: D of Energy Efficiency Department, Siemens Sp. z o.o.

  • E-commerce: smartphones and Big Data deal the cards

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    E-commerce: smartphones and Big Data deal the cards

    • Top 10 trends on the online sales market
    • Analytics at the service of e-commerce
    • Integrating mobile payments and loyalty schemes
    • Logistics as a key ingredient of e-commerce success
  • Innovations in medicine - faces and consequences of technological advances

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    Innovations in medicine – faces and consequences of technological advances 

    • The financing and organisation of research on new medical technologies
    • Medical equipment – examples of the latest technologies 
    • Cases of practical implementation of innovative solutions in selected fields of medicine
    • New medicines in contemporary therapies. Pharmacy as a vector of innovation
    • Start-ups in Polish medicine – possibilities and barriers to development
    • Information technology and telemedicine – selected solutions
    • Piotr Buszman

      Position: Chairman of the Board, American Heart of Poland SA

    • Maciej Chorowski

      Position: Director, Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju (The National Centre for Research and Development – NCBiR)

    • Wojciech Kuta

      Position: Editor-in-Chief, Rynek Zdrowia, rynekzdrowia.pl

    • Rajmund I. Martyniuk

      Position: Deputy Chairman of the Board, Zakłady Farmaceutyczne Polpharma SA (Polpharma SA Pharmaceutical Works)

    • Zbigniew Nawrat

      Position: Director, Foundation for Cardiac Surgery Development

    • Sławomir Połukord

      Position: Senior Business Development Manager, Microsoft

    • Łukasz Szumowski

      Position: Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland

  • The industry of machines and services for the energy sector

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    The industry of machines and services for the energy sector

    • Conventional generation – a Polish speciality
    • The potential and the possible export destinations
    • Business models – the roles of a general contractor, a designer, and a supplier of machines
    • State support Economic diplomacy and financing
    • The situation in poorly penetrated markets. Contractual and financial risks, and access to local subcontracting potential
  • Infrastructure investment - a fresh impetus (railways)

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    Infrastructure investment – a fresh impetus (railways)

    • Delays in railway transport. The risk of accumulating work and expenses under the framework of the National Railways Programme
    • How to complete the key investments in the railway infrastructure effectively? Limitations and barriers to overcome
    • Changes in procedures and investment organisation. Expected results of the new approach. Modernisation of railways and railway stations
  • The new EU budget

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    The new EU budget

    • Opportunities, needs, priorities. What should we give up?
    • Multi-speed Europe in the context of common finances: facts, figures, ambitions
    • A new vision for redressing European disproportions?
    • How much money for cohesion? How much competition?
    • Reimer Böge

      Position: Member of the European Parliament

    • Jorge Núñez Ferrer

      Position: Senior Research Fellow, Centre for European Policy Studies (Centrum Studiów nad Polityką Europejską)

    • Marcin Kwasowski

      Position: Deputy Director, Department of Economic Policy of the EU, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland

    • Jerzy Kwieciński

      Position: Secretary of State, Ministry of Economic Development, Poland

    • Ivana Maletić

      Position: Member of the European Parliament

    • Jan Olbrycht

      Position: Member of the European Parliament

15:30-17:15

17:15-18:45

  • Wzrost a zysk - kiedy i jak wizjoner powinien zarabiać na swoim projekcie

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    Wzrost a zysk - kiedy i jak wizjoner powinien zarabiać na swoim projekcie

    • Co wizjoner powinien zrobić, żeby jego ambicje okazały się opłacalne? Jakich błędów powinien unikać?
    • Jakie miejsce w budowie biznes planu powinny zajmować perspektywy zysku?
    • Kiedy wizja powinna zacząć się opłacać? Jak ją sfinansować i jak realizować zysk?
    • Gala finałowa konkursu Wizjonerzy 2017
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