Agenda

The role of state in economy

23 April 2026 • 11:30 -13:00 • Conference Room 6

Online broadcast session Session translated simultaneously EN / PL

Thematic scope

What society expects of the state. The role of the legislator, the strategic investor, and the owner. The impact of regulation on entrepreneurship, business environment, taxes, and employment. Deregulation and the quality of legal solutions in an economic context. Conditions of the state’s involvement in key sectors of the economy (security, infrastructure, energy, healthcare). Stability, creating growth, and equal opportunities in a free market for all its participants.

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Speakers

Leszek Balcerowicz

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance 1989-1991 and 1997-2001, Governor of the National Bank of Poland 2001-2007, Chairman, Council of the Civic Development Forum

Jadwiga Emilewicz

Minister of Entrepreneurship and Technology and Minister of Development, Poland (2018–2020); Deputy Prime Minister of Poland (2020); Government Plenipotentiary for Polish-Ukrainian Development Cooperation (2023)

Wiktor Janicki

President of the Board, Employers' Association of Innovative Pharmaceutical Companies INFARMA

Anna Partyka-Opiela

Partner, Head of the Compliance, Forensic and ESG practices, Rymarz Zdort Maruta Law Firm

Marta Postuła

First Vice-President of the Management Board, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego

Marek Serafin

President of the Management Board, Managing Director, Koksownia Częstochowa Nowa Sp. z o.o.

Grzegorz Wrona

Undersecretary of State, Ministry of State Assets, Poland

Host

Michał Szułdrzyński

Editor-in-Chief, Rzeczpospolita

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