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EEC Trends - Programme prologue of the European Economic Congress

7-9 May 2024 - International Congress Centre in Katowice

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Congress' Speakers

Respected authority figures, strong personalities, decision-makers, large company managers and entrepreneurs, experts, scientists, media people. The several hundred panellists of the European Economic Congress form a competent forum of opinion leaders.

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Jerzy Buzek

Member of the European Parliament
Johannes Hahn

European Commissioner for Budget and Administration
Brunon Bartkiewicz

Chairman of the Board, ING Bank Śląski SA
Aleksander Kwaśniewski

President of the Republic of Poland 1995–2005
Chris Barton

His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Europe, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Paweł Borys

Chairman of the Board, Polish Development Fund
Kira Rudik

Member of Ukrainian Parliament, Leader of the Golos party, Vice President of ALDE party
Krzysztof Pawiński

Chairman of the Board, Grupa Maspex Sp. z o.o.
Dawid Jakubowicz

President of the Management Board, Ciech SA
Marina Dubakina

President and Chief Sustainability Officer, IKEA Retail in Poland
Petro Poroszenko

Leader of the European Solidarity party, President of Ukraine 2014–2019
Teresa Czerwińska

Vice-President, European Investment Bank
Tony Housh

Chair, American Chamber of Commerce in Poland
Maroš Šefčovič

Vice-President of the European Commission for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight
Dominika Bettman

General Director, Microsoft
Lars Gutheil

Director General, Member of the Management Board, German-Polish Chamber of Industry and Commerce
Przemek Gdański

President of the Management Board, Bank BNP Paribas
Sebastian Jabłoński

President of the Management Board, Respect Energy
Anders H. Eide

Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to the Republic of Poland
Elisabetta Falcetti

Head of Poland and the Baltic States, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Henryk Orfinger

Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Dr Irena Eris SA
Dariusz Blocher

CEO, Unibep
Rashed Abdulkarim Al Blooshi

undersecretary, Department of Economic Development Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Jamie Crummie

Co-founder, Too Good To Go
Janusz Dziurzyński

prezes zarządu, ABSL
Frédéric Faroche

President of the Management Board, General Director, Veolia Group in Poland
Władysław Grochowski

President, Arche
Tomasz Heryszek

President of the Management Board, Węglokoks SA
Marcin Gajdziński

General Manager of IBM for Poland, Baltics and Ukraine
Beata Javorcik

Chief Economist, EBRD
Adam Jędrzejczak

President of the Management Board, Danfoss Poland
Katarzyna Kowalska

Vice-President, KUKE SA
Krzysztof Krawczyk

Partner, CVC Capital Partners, Head of CVC Warsaw office
Marcin Krupa

Major of Katowice

We talked about it

The programme of the 15th European Economic Congress did not miss the most important, up-to-date trends of the present day that determine the development prospects of the economy, its social and geopolitical environment.

Challenges related to the environmental and climate impact of the economy, the green transformation of energy and industry, war in Europe and the clash of global powers, but also the effects of pandemics, the raw materials and energy crisis.

All of these were the content of events and discussions - in the campaign preceding EEC and in the culminating debate in Katowice in April. Follow us for exclusive interviews, in-depth texts, reports and analyses.

Themes

The EEC creates an open and representative platform for the discussion of a wide spectrum of economic issues, important key trends and the phenomena that shape our nearest future.
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Geopolitics

War in Europe. Flashpoints and causes of global conflicts, tensions and crises. The new political and economic architecture of the modern world – the role and place of Europe.
Support for Ukraine

Ukraine’s political and economic involvement in Europe; the European aspirations of Kyiv. War scenarios, sovereignty and security. Support for the defenders and preparation for the reconstruction of the country.
Climate and economy

Limiting the impact of economic activity on climate. Zero-emission technologies in industry, transport, and energy generation. Green investments – regulations, financing, effects.
Transition of the energy sector

Sustainable energy mix. Investments in renewable energy sources. Independence and security of the European economy; the role of the infrastructure, energy market and technologies.
Digitization

Digital business transformation in practice. Innovation, knowledge and skills in the contemporary economy. Cyberthreats: regulations and prevention.

EEC Startup Challenge – a competition for the best start-ups is again accompanying the European Economic Congress.

Winner in category
MODERN ECONOMY

Industry, energy, telecommunications, transport, construction, robotics, automation
Winner in category
ENVIRONMENT

Environmental protection: technologies for climate, organic farming, smart energy, the use of raw materials, and waste recycling
Winner in category
HEALTH & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Medicine, health, medical technologies, pharmacy, and biotechnology
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BUSINESS PROCESSES

Management, business intelligence, ICT, cybersecurity, logistics, and HR
Winner in category
CLIENT & LIFESTYLE

Trade and retail, customer experience, e-commerce, fintech, edutech, gaming, sport, and the leisure industry
FINALIST OF INCREDIBLES

mentoring and education programme initiated by Sebastian Kulczyk in 2017

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