European Economic Congress • 18th European Economic Congress

Main thematic areas

Each edition of the congress consists of three days of debates, meetings and discussions on the most important challenges of today – how to build a competitive, secure and sustainable economy

Europe's geopolitical agency in times of superpower rivalry. Joint strategies or national interests in the relationship with Russia, China, or the United States. The boundaries of European solidarity in key issues: Ukraine, energy security, migration, defence, technologies, raw materials. The European economy and industry – competitiveness and independence. New allies, joint investments, the role of Europe in the world. The significance of Poland and the region in developing political and economic architecture. Poland in G20 – prestige, commitment, influence.

Limiting dependence on imports of raw materials, fuels, technologies, food, and drugs – striving for independence in critical sectors. The potential of industry, science, and innovation. Diversification and the shortening of the supply chain. Nearshoring, European and local business in critical investments and the most prominent and promising industries. New models of Europe's cooperation with global economies. Innovations, digitalisation, and automation as key competitive advantages. Green transition: a cost, a challenge, and a driver for growth.

Navigating the geopolitical, economic, and climate turmoil: creating common safety in the European Union and its member states. The development of industrial cooperation and investment in defence: joint security and defence politics. Resilient infrastructure and military readiness. Energy security. Coordinated crisis response – cybersecurity, supply chains, public health.

Energy transition as an investment in growth and independence. The EU’s pace of development and ambitions relative to national economies of the member states. The new power industry – renewable energy sources, nuclear, energy storage, flexible systems, digitalisation, decentralized means of power generation. The impact of energy transition on energy prices and the competitiveness of EU’s industry. Large investment programmes in power generation and grid infrastructure; local content. Innovations and technologies.

Digitalisation and the technologies of tomorrow

Breakthrough technological trends. Data as fuel for the new economy. Artificial intelligence – a technology that will change everything. Automation, robotisation. Cybersecurity. The digitalisation of manufacturing, power industry, and administration. The space industry and orbital technologies. Digital transition vs. labour market, education, and competences of the future.

Human as a subject of economic and technological transition. Education, science and innovations as drivers for growth. The need for new competencies in times of digital and climate transition. Labour market of the future – automation, artificial intelligence, flexible models of employment. Demographics and migration. Health, social security, quality of life, and cohesion. Sustainable growth and solidarity as the pillars of resilient society.

Create the EEC with us

EEC 2026 will continue the dialogue between entrepreneurs, leaders from the public and scientific sectors, and the younger generation of leaders, for whom the future of the economy also means social responsibility, energy and digital transformation, and a new approach to sustainable development

The 2026 congress programme will focus on topics such as:

security and economic sovereignty,
green and digital transformation,
new models of investment and development financing,
the role of industry in a changing world,
technological innovations, AI and automation,
international cooperation and regional competitiveness.

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Our Speakers

Recognised authorities, distinctive individuals, decision-making politicians. Managers of major companies and entrepreneurs. Experts, scientists and media people. More than a thousand panellists at the European Economic Congress constitute a competent and opinion-forming group.

Michał H. Mrożek

wiceprezes zarządu ING Banku Śląskiego

Mateusz Morawiecki

poseł na Sejm RP, Przewodniczący, Partia Europejskich Konserwatystów i Reformatorów (ECR), Prezes Rady Ministrów w latach 2017-2023

Marta Poślad

prezeska, Amerykańska Izba Handlowa w Polsce

Przemek Gdański

prezes zarządu BNP Paribas Bank Polska

Mark Brzezinski

były Ambasador Stanów Zjednoczonych w Polsce

Sara Al Sayed

wiceminister ds. stosunków międzynarodowych, Ministerstwo Inwestycji, Królestwo Arabii Saudyjskiej

Władysław Grochowski

prezes zarządu, Arche SA

Rafał Modrzewski

CEO, współzałożyciel, ICEYE

Joanna Tyrowicz

profesor nauk ekonomicznych, Uniwersytet Warszawski, członkini Rady Polityki Pieniężnej

Michał Wypychewicz

prezes zarządu, dyrektor generalny, ZPUE SA

Dawid Jakubowicz

prezes zarządu, Kulczyk Investments

Krzysztof Pawiński

prezes zarządu, Grupa Maspex Sp. z o.o

Józef Wiśniewski

założyciel, właściciel, prezes zarządu, Wipasz SA

Jarosław Mikos

prezes zarządu, Comarch SA

Paweł Jarski

prezes zarządu, Elemental

Michał Sołowow

przedsiębiorca, przemysłowiec, inwestor

Kenneth Campbell

prezes zarządu, Play (Grupa iliad)

Borys Budka

poseł do Parlamentu Europejskiego, przewodniczący, Komisja Przemysłu, Badań Naukowych i Energii, minister aktywów państwowych w latach 2023–2024

Szymon Midera

prezes zarządu, PKO Bank Polski

Krzysztof Gawkowski

wicepremier, minister cyfryzacji, pełnomocnik Rządu ds. cyberbezpieczeństwa, Polska

Rocco Braeuniger

Country Manager DACH & EU Expansion countries, Amazon

Marcin Krupa

prezydent Katowic

Ireneusz Fąfara

prezes zarządu, dyrektor generalny, ORLEN SA

Anna Rulkiewicz

prezeska Grupy LUX MED

Tomasz Domogała

przewodniczący Rady Nadzorczej TDJ

Agnieszka Kubera

prezeska zarządu Accenture w Polsce

Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka

podsekretarz stanu pionu ds. Unii Europejskiej

Alan Beroud

prezes zarządu PKP

Dariusz Marzec

prezes zarządu PGE Polskiej Grupy Energetycznej

Jerzy Buzek

europoseł w latach 2004-2024, przewodniczący Rady EEC

Rashed Abdulkarim Al Blooshi

podsekretarz Departamentu Rozwoju Gospodarczego Abu Zabi Zjednoczonych Emiratów Arabskich

Grzegorz Lot

prezes zarządu spółki TAURON Polska Energia

EEC 2025

18,000 participants in person and online, over 1,300 speakers and nearly 200 thematic sessions, 320 partners and sponsors, and 650 media representatives – the scale of the European Economic Congress is reflected not only in statistics.

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18TH EUROPEAN ECONOMIC CONGRESS

Main thematic areas

Create the EEC with us

The 2026 congress programme will focus on topics such as:

Our Speakers

EEC News

The need and power of dialogue – we are announcing the slogan of the European Economic Congress 2026

The 18th European Economic Congress sets the direction for Europe: from security to the digital technologies of tomorrow

EEC Trends 2026: Poland and Europe amid new geopolitical challenges. A prologue to the European Economic Congress will be written in February 2026, in Warsaw.

The date of the 18th European Economic Congress has been confirmed

Will Play throw down the gauntlet to Google and Microsoft? CEO announces new services

At the heart of change – Europe seeking direction. EEC 2025 provided a forecast of contemporary challenges

Simplified procedures, relocation of capital and a consistent vision of growth. Recommendations of the EEC 2025

Poland has a new capital of high-tech. Poland on a par with other EU member states.

Transition without navigation. Ministers on the painful development of energy strategies

United Arab Emirates as a gateway for Polish business to the Middle East

Not just Saudi Aramco and oil – the Polish-Saudi opening up

What are the main recommendations for the new government and what does the Polish economy need most? This is what participants in EEC Trends 2024 discussed

Executives have lost their monopoly on a powerful tool. AI is already in homes

Mobile app EEC

EEC 2025

Become a Partner

The International Congress Centre & Spodek

18TH EUROPEAN ECONOMIC CONGRESS

Main thematic areas

Create the EEC with us

The 2026 congress programme will focus on topics such as:

Our Speakers

EEC News

The need and power of dialogue – we are announcing the slogan of the European Economic Congress 2026

The 18th European Economic Congress sets the direction for Europe: from security to the digital technologies of tomorrow

EEC Trends 2026: Poland and Europe amid new geopolitical challenges. A prologue to the European Economic Congress will be written in February 2026, in Warsaw.

The date of the 18th European Economic Congress has been confirmed

Will Play throw down the gauntlet to Google and Microsoft? CEO announces new services

At the heart of change – Europe seeking direction. EEC 2025 provided a forecast of contemporary challenges

Simplified procedures, relocation of capital and a consistent vision of growth. Recommendations of the EEC 2025

Poland has a new capital of high-tech. Poland on a par with other EU member states.

Transition without navigation. Ministers on the painful development of energy strategies

United Arab Emirates as a gateway for Polish business to the Middle East

Not just Saudi Aramco and oil – the Polish-Saudi opening up

What are the main recommendations for the new government and what does the Polish economy need most? This is what participants in EEC Trends 2024 discussed

Executives have lost their monopoly on a powerful tool. AI is already in homes

Mobile app EEC

Newsletter EEC

EEC 2025

Become a Partner

The International Congress Centre & Spodek