The European Economic Congress May 2013 Preliminary agenda

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1 1 The European Economic Congress May 2013 Preliminary agenda 13 May 2013 (Monday) Place: Centrum Kultury Katowice im. Krystyny Bochenek (Krystyna Bochenek's Culture Center Katowice) Inaugural session The Europe of growth. The future of the European economy How to stimulate economic growth and take care of the job market? What can be the catalyst for the growth of the European economy? How to build its competitiveness and what to rest it upon? o The common market o Structural reforms o The European Union Budget and the Europe 2020 strategy The consequences of the EU climate and energy package for the prospects of industrial development and the competitiveness of the economy in Europe The vision of the deindustrialization of Europe should it be innovative manufacturing? The potential results of the industrial flight Towards a compromise an economy based on modern, innovative and clean industrial manufacturing Cooperation and cohesion. Central Europe in the European Union Partnership in the Visegrád Group (V4) and the possibilities of developing this structure Common interests, common stances, common projects regional cooperation that conduces to the integration of the whole EU The new financial prospect for the EU and the strategic development objectives of the countries Speeches: Janusz Piechociński Deputy Prime Minister of Poland, Minister of Economy of Poland Martin Kuba Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic Tomáš Malatinský Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic Juhan Parts Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications, Estonia Daniels Pavļuts Minister of Economy, Latvia Stanko Stepišnik Minister of Economic Development and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia Mihaly Varga Minister for National Economy, Hungary Asen Vasilev Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, Bulgaria Birutė Vėsaitė Minister of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania Varujan Vosganian Minister of Economy of Romania Ivan Vrdoljak Minister of Economy, Croatia Moderator: Jerzy Buzek President of the European Parliament between , Prime Minister of Poland between Go Global! World, Europe, Africa. Time for New Deal The Role of Europe in the Contemporary World Illusions, Reality and Assets The European Union s Cooperation and Competitiveness in Comparison to the Most Dynamic Economies in the World Europe Open to the World. Expansion - on What Conditions? Changes on the World Economic Map. Areas of Dynamic Growth. Africa s Golden Age? Sources of the African Economic Boom. Possibilities of Releasing of the Potential Economy and Safety. Common Future for Africa and Europe? Central Europe and Africa Beginnings of Special Relations Oby Ezekwesili Federal Minister of Solid Minerals of Nigeria between , Federal Minister of Education of Nigeria between , Vice President, World Bank, African division between ; El Hadji Malick Gakou Minister of Commerce, Industry and Informal Sector of Senegal between ; James L. Jones Retired United States Marine Corps General, Former United States National Security Advisor between , Supreme Allied Commander Europe between ; Horst Köhler President of Germany between , Managing Director of the International

2 2 Monetary Fund between , President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development between ; Jan Kulczyk Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kulczyk Investments, Founder of CEED; Olusegun Obasanjo Founder, Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation, President of Nigeria between ; Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Minister of Finance of Nigeria; Andris Piebalgs EU Commissioner for Development Moderator: Aleksander Kwaśniewski President of Poland between European Union s Development Policy. New perspectives in financing the development Speeches: Elżbieta Bieńkowska Minister of Regional Development of Poland Janusz Lewandowski EU Commissioner for Financial Programming and the Budget The future of the Eurozone The Eurozone as a political project from the sharp crisis to system changes Corrective actions that have been undertaken the evaluation of their first results Further integration of the euro area Plans and scenarios for the development of the situation Mikołaj Dowgielewicz Lieutenant Governor, Council of Europe Development Bank, CEB; Janusz Lewandowski EU Commissioner for Financial Programming and the Budget; Jozef Makúch Governor, Národná banka Slovenska (National Bank of Slovakia); Matti Vanhanen Prime Minister of Finland between , Executive Director, The Finnish Family Firms Association; Maciej Witucki Executive Chairman, Orange Polska, Telekomunikacja Polska; representative of ING Bank Energy in Europe in search of a partnership The establishment and implementation of the common EU energy policy The common European energy market as a political project, as well as a technical and economic undertaking Investments of crucial importance for Europe s common energy security The 2050 roadmap and the priorities of the climate policy the tolerance for differences and an area of compromise The specific character of the energy mix of the EU Member States Fabrizio Barbaso Deputy Director General of DG Energy, European Commission; Daniel Beneš Chairman of the Board, ČEZ, as; Mikołaj Budzanowski Minister of Treasury of Poland; Krzysztof Kilian Chairman of the Board, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA; Marcin Korolec Minister of Environment of Poland; Jacek Krawiec Chairman of the Board, CEO, PKN Orlen; Mikael Lemström Chairman of the Board, Fortum Power and Heat Poland; Dariusz Lubera Chairman of the Board, Tauron Polska Energia SA; Dariusz Mioduski CEO, Kulczyk Investments; Jaroslav Neverovič Minister of Energy, Lithuania; Paweł Olechnowicz Chairman of the Board, General Director, Grupa Lotos SA; Grażyna Piotrowska-Oliwa Chairman of the Board, Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA; Sanjay Samaddar Chairman of the BOD of ArcelorMittal Poland, CEO of FCE Business Division East; Pavel Šolc Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic; Filip Thon Chairman of the Board, RWE Polska

3 3 13 May Silesian Voivodeship Office (Śląski Urząd Wojewódzki) Africa Central Europe Economic Cooperation Forum (part I) Inauguration with Ministries of Central Europe and representatives of governments and business of African countries Speeches i.a.: Andris Piebalgs EU Commissioner for Development Janusz Piechociński Deputy Prime Minister of Poland, Minister of Economy of Poland Radosław Sikorski Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Minister of Finance of Nigeria El Hadji Malick Gakou Minister of Commerce, Industry and Informal Sector of Senegal between May 2013 (Monday) Teatr Korez (Korez Theatre) in the building of Centrum Kultury Katowice im. Krystyny Bochenek (Krystyna Bochenek Katowice Centre of Culture) Sustainable investments Culture pays! Sustainability for culture and business Possible alliances between artists, cultural managers and businessmen CSR, corporate volunteering, artistic interventions examples of building a two-way, mutually profitable relation Non-finance methods and possibilities of cooperation between business and culture, as well as possible scenarios for the future Models of cooperation a case study (confrontations) Samuel Abraham Rector, School of Liberal Arts, Bratislava; Waldemar Dąbrowski CEO, Teatr Wielki Opera Narodowa, Minister of Culture between ; Krzysztof Kaczmar Chairman of the Board, Fundacja Kronenberga przy Citi Handlowy (Citi Handlowy Kronenberg Foundation); Leo van Loon Managing Director, European Creative Business Network, Director, Creative Factory in Rotterdam; Krzysztof Materna Co-Owner, MM Communications; Wojciech Przybylski Editorin-Chief, Res Publica Nowa; Ludwik Sobolewski Chairman of the Board, Warsaw Stock Exchange SA between ; Jakub Szczęsny Architect, Keret House 13 May 2013 (Monday) Teatr Korez (Korez Theatre) in the building of Centrum Kultury Katowice im. Krystyny Bochenek (Krystyna Bochenek Katowice Centre of Culture) Is it possible to count on culture? Creative industries a debate in the EU Cultural industries (called intellectual industries) the most dynamically evolving sector in contemporary economy When does culture become a business and when can business be called creative entrepreneurship? How far can go the process of the worlds of culture and business intermingling with each other? Models of cooperation a case study (confrontations) Ewa Gołębiowska Director, Cieszyn Castle; Ilona Kanclerz Modny Śląsk; Paweł Potoroczyn Director, Adam Mickiewicz Institute; László Puczkó Head of Institute, Institute of Tourism and Catering, Budapest College of Communication and Business; Joanna Przetakiewicz Director, La Mania; Monika Smoleń Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland; Stanisław Tyczyński CEO, Alvernia Studios 13 May 2013 (Monday) Novotel Katowice Centrum Hotel

4 4 The Nationwide Meeting of Health Protection Managers Main problems and the health policy strategy A presentation of selected draft laws that regulate the health protection system in Poland The future of healthcare provision funding in the context of the planned decentralization of Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia (National Health Fund) Possibilities of coordinating the actions of various founding bodies and health protection entities at a regional level. Creating regional health policy strategies the new role of Voivodes. Financial condition of stationary treatment institutions incomes, liabilities and restructuring processes in selected healthcare entities Exemplary transformations of health protection units and plans concerning the change of the legal form of hospitals activity Hospital insurance Possibilities of acquiring incomes besides the contracts with NFZ. The present and potential scope of extended coverage insurance Speeches: Bartosz Arłukowicz Minister of Health of the Republic of Poland Agnieszka Pachciarz Chairman of the Board, Polish National Health Fund (NFZ) Bartosz Arłukowicz Minister of Health of the Republic of Poland; Marek Balicki Director, Wolski Hospital in Warsaw, Minister of Health of the Republic of Poland between ; Maciej Hamankiewicz President, Polish Head Council of Physicians; Mariusz Kleszczewski Vice-Marshal of the Śląskie Voivodeship; Roman Kolek Vice-Marshal of the Opolskie Voivodeship; Agnieszka Pachciarz Chairman of the Board, Polish National Health Fund (NFZ); Bolesław Piecha Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Chairman of the Committee for Health Piotr Pobrotyn Director, Academic Clinical Hospital in Wrocław; Jakub Szulc Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm),State Secretary in the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Poland between ; Marian Zembala National Chief Consultant in Cardiac Surgery in Poland, Director, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland; representatives: MW TRADE; Energo Inwest Broker 13 May 2013 (Monday) Novotel Katowice Centrum Hotel Medication management in a hospital Hospital sector on the pharmaceutical market the current state, as well as trends and prospects Medication share in the budget of a healthcare entity; the possibilities of group purchases of medicinal products to be completed by hospitals Medication management in a hospital, including the use of IT solutions Biosimilars as an alternative to innovative biological medications: o the scale of savings arising from the use of follow-on biologics o safe use of biological medications. Stanisław Boryczka Dean, Pharmaceutical Faculty, Silesian Medical University; Anna Czech Director, St. Lukas Memorial Provincial Hospital in Tarnów; Irena Frydecka Head, Laboratory of Immunopathology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Science; Małgorzata Grotowska President, Hospital Pharmacy Section Group, Polish Pharmaceutical Society, Manager, Hospital Pharmacy, Military Institute of Medicine, Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of National Defense in Warsaw, Poland; Rafał Janiszewski Medical Market Expert; Bogusław Okopień Head, Department of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, Professor Gibiński Independent Public Clinical Hospital in Katowice, Vice-Chairman, Polish Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics; Piotr Pobrotyn Director, Academic Clinical Hospital in Wrocław; Beatrycze Radlańska-Piątek Chair, Hospital Pharmacy Commission, Silesian Pharmaceutical Chamber; Dariusz Smoliński Opole Voivodeship Consultant in Hospital Pharmacy, Coordinator, Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Presidium Member, Supreme Pharmaceutical Office; Bożena Świętek Małopolska Voivodeship Consultant in Hospital Pharmacy 13 May 2013 (Monday) Novotel Katowice Centrum Hotel Investments and sources of their funding in medical institutions Investments in the modernization and equipment of health protection facilities; a presentation of selected investment undertakings Financial, organizational and legal challenges related to indispensable implementations within the scope of information technologies in health protection units

5 5 Purchases of apparatus and equipment for medical institutions in the context of the public procurement law; criteria for the evaluation of offers vs. financial needs and potential of a hospital Experience and possibilities related to the outsourcing of selected services in health protection units Examples of acquiring funds for investments in healthcare entities. Katarzyna Adamek Chairman Of the Board, American Heart of Poland SA; Jan Gierada Director, Voivodship United Hospital of Kielce; Henryk Kawalski Director, Children and Adults Clinic, Ignacy Mościcki Hospital in Chorzów; Krzysztof Kłos Director, Blessed Virgin Mary Voivodeship Specialist Hospital in Częstochowa; Bogdan Koczy Director, Dr J. Daab Voivodeship Traumatology Hospital in Piekary Śląskie; Marek Piskozub Director, Provincial Medical Center in Opole; Andrzej Płazak Director, Professor Gibiński Independent Public Clinical Hospital in Katowice; Małgorzata Stachurska-Turos Director, J. Bogdanowicz Children s Hospital in Warsaw; Wojciech Szafrański Chairman of the Board, Rydygier Hospital in Cracow.; Wojciech Witkiewicz Director, Provincial Specialist Hospital in Wrocław; representatives: Dozorbud, GE Healthcare Monopol Hotel Euro the system under pressure Euro as a currency and its role in economy Recent experience of the Euroland. Conclusions for the future Experience of countries in the Eurozone Slovakia, Slovenia and Latvia Poland in the Eurozone. When and on what conditions? Danuta Hübner Member of the European Parliament, Chairman of the Committee on Regional Development in the European Parliament; Jadranka Kosor Member of the Croatian Parliament (Sabor), Prime Minister of Croatia between ; Ivan Mikloš Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance of Slovakia between ; Indrek Neivelt Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Bank of Saint Petersburg, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Ldiamon, former President of the Estonian Development Fund; Jerzy Osiatyński Advisor of the President of Poland; Dariusz Rosati Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Minister of Foreign Affairs between ; Miroslav Singer Governor, Czech National Bank; Tomáš Sedláček Chief Macroeconomic Strategist, ČSOB Banking Group, Member of the National Economic Council of the Czech Republic; Matti Vanhanen Prime Minister of Finland between , Managing Director, The Finnish Family Firms Association Monopol Hotel Polish Investments Programme (Inwestycje Polskie) a stimulant to economic growth Governing principles, available funds and the schedule of activities Visions of partnership: PIR SA, BGK, investors Polish Investments (Inwestycje Polskie) in practice project scenarios. Potential beneficiaries of the Programme Where are the implementation risks politics, bureaucracy, prosperity? Speech: Mikołaj Budzanowski Minister of Treasury, Poland Mikołaj Budzanowski Minister of Treasury, Poland; Jan Chadam Chairman of the Board, Gaz System SA; Dariusz Daniluk Chairman of the Board, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego; Mariusz Grendowicz President, Polskie Inwestycje Rozwojowe SA(Polish Development Investments); Mariusz Machajewski Vice-Chairman of the Board, Chief Financial Officer, Grupa LOTOS SA; Jerzy Marciniak Chairman of the Board, Director-General, Zakłady Azotowe w Tarnowie- Mościcach SA; Grażyna Piotrowska-Oliwa Chairman of the Board, Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA; Paweł Tamborski Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Treasury of Poland; Jarosław Zagórowski Chairman of the Board, Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa Monopol Hotel Europe of the future. The European Union and its neighbours Croatia, and what next? The process of the European Union s expansion in the context of disintegration trends and economic slowdown The EU policy with regard to the Balkan countries, Ukraine, Turkey and North African countries

6 6 Attractiveness of the EU for its neighbours. Neighbours as a chance, a riddle and a problem Walls or bridges? The European Union concentrated on itself or open to its nearest surroundings The European identity in trouble? Multitude, diversity and value Pierre Buhler Ambassador of France in Poland; Jerzy Buzek Member of the European Parliament, President of the European Parliament between , Prime Minister between ; Natalia Korolevska Member of the Ukrainian Parliament (the Verkhovna Rada), Head of the Parliamentary Committee on Industrial and Regulatory Policy and Entrepreneurship; Jadranka Kosor Member of the Croatian Parliament (Sabor), Prime Minister of Croatia between ; Henryk Litwin Ambasador Nadzwyczajny i Pełnomocny RP na Ukrainie; Józef Oleksy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland between ; Dariusz Rosati Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Minister of Foreign Affairs between ; representative of the Government of Moldova Monopol Hotel Mergers and acquisitions The global mergers and acquisitions market in recent years The M&A market in Central Europe and in Poland prospects for evolution The economy sector, as well as sectors and industries with the highest consolidation potential 2013 the year of mergers and acquisitions? Slowdown as a prosperous time for the mergers and acquisitions market Where are the risks? EP funds and other sources of transaction funding Jakub Bartkiewicz Chairman of the Board, Dom Inwestycyjny Investors SA; Juan De Porras Aguirre Management Board Member in charge of Global Banking & Markets Division, Bank Zachodzi WBK; Jarosław Dmowski Principal, The Boston Consulting Group; Rossen Hadjiev Managing Director, PineBridge Investments; Krzysztof Rozen Partner, KPMG; Jacek Siwicki President, Enterprise Investors; Krzysztof Wiater Legal Counsel, Managing Partner, DLA Piper; Herbert Wirth Chairman of the Board, KGHM Polska Miedź SA; Abris Capital Partners Monopol Hotel Management. Restructuring Social, financial and organizational conditions for effective restructuring Examples of successful restructuring. Most common mistakes Legal instruments for the sanitation of firms the current state, as well as practice and limitations New chance policy of the government. Recovery proceedings instead of liquidation bankruptcy Necessary changes in legal environment Funding in danger possibilities of supporting the recovery process of a firm Frontiers of risk and criteria for evaluation The point of view of financial market institutions Wojciech Dąbrowski Chairman of the Board, Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu SA (Industrial Development Agency); Grzegorz Dzik Chairman of the Board, Impel SA; Andrzej Głowacki Chairman of the Board, DGA SA; Ewa Jakubczyk-Cały Expert Auditor, Chairman of the Board, PKF Consult Sp. z o.o.; Jakub Karnowski Chairman of the Board, Director-General, PKP SA; Małgorzata Kuczewska-Łaska Chairman of the Board, Director-General, Przewozy Regionalne Sp. z o.o.; Janusz Płoch Chairman, Group of the Minister of Justice for Amendments to the Bankruptcy and Reorganization Law, Judge of the District Court for Kraków-Śródmieście in Kraków, Chairman of the 8th Commercial Department for Bankruptcy and Reorganization; Rafał Szlązak Chairman of the Board, GWARANT Grupa Kapitałowa SA; Marek Świątkowski Partner, Corporate and M&A Practice, Domański Zakrzewski Palinka Law Firm Monopol Hotel Banking sector in the European Union Banking union and its final shape, as well as its consequences and importance for the future of the sector in Europe. Changes in regulations concerning the banking sector and their expected influence on the standing of financial institutions in the EU Stability as the main purpose of new regulations. Means of achieving it. Any insolvencies in the sector? Central Europe in the face of common banking supervision in the EU. Partaking or moderation pros and cons Piotr Czarnecki Chairman of the Board, Raiffeisen Bank Polska SA; Andrzej Jakubiak Chairman, Polish Financial Supervision Authority; Krzysztof Kalicki Chairman of the Board, Deutsche Bank Polska SA; Stanisław Kluza Chairman of

7 7 the Polish Financial Supervision Authority between ; Małgorzata Kołakowska Chairman of the Board, ING Bank Śląski SA; Jozef Makúch Governor, Národná banka Slovenska (National Bank of Slovakia); Mateusz Morawiecki Chairman of the Board, Bank Zachodni WBK SA; Krzysztof Pietraszkiewicz President, Polish Bank Association; Jerzy Pruski Advisor to the President of the Republic of Poland, Chairman of the Board, Bankowy Fundusz Gwarancyjny (Bank Guarantee Fund); Miroslav Singer Governor, Česká národní banka (Czech National Bank); Małgorzata Zaleska Member of the Board, National Bank of Poland 14 May 2013 (Wednesday) Monopol Hotel The capital market of Central Europe Importance of Polish experience in the evolution of the capital market in the region WSE a rarity on a European scale. The pace of and prospects for the evolution of the Warsaw Stock Exchange The evolution of commodity markets of the WSE new products and new challenges Interest expressed by global investors in the Polish capital market Jakub Bartkiewicz Chairman of the Board, Dom Inwestycyjny Investors SA; Sebastian Buczek Chairman of the Board, Quercus TFI SA; Mirosław Kachniewski Chairman of the Board, Stowarzyszenie Emitentów Giełdowych (Polish Association of Listed Companies); Adam Maciejewski Chairman of the Board, Warsaw Stock Exchange SA; Iwona Sroka Chairman of the Board, Krajowy Depozyt Papierów Wartościowych SA (National Depository for Securities); Paweł Tamborski Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Treasury of Poland; Ryszard Trepczyński Member of the Board, PZU SA; Krzysztof Walenczak Director-General, Société Générale SA Branch in Poland; Representatives of: White & Case; ING Dom Maklerski 2 nd Economic Cooperation Forum. European Union China Qubus Hotel Central Europe, China and World Economic Outlook The global economic outlook for 2013 still remains uncertain. What kind of recovery can we expect in 2013 in a global economic landscape that has been fundamentally changed the crisis? In the global crisis, Poland keeps GDP growth and China continues economic success. China s role on the international stage is evolving. What are the strategic objectives that China intends to achieve globally? To what extent China evolve as architect of global governance? Victor Abad Head of Asian Desk, ING Group; Paul Alderman Ward of Tower, City of London; XIA Bin Chief Director, Financial Research Institute, Development Research Center, State Council of P.R.C; CUI Bo Vice President, CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK International; Martin Brudermüller Chairman of the China Committee of APA Asia-Pacific Committee of German Business, Vice Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, BASF SE, Hong Kong; Davide Cucino President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China; Dirk Dewitte European Chinese Services Group Leader, Deloitte; YI Gang Vice President, The People s Bank of China; Wojciech Dąbrowski President of the Management Board, Industrial Development Agency (Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu); Olgierd Dziekoński Secretary of State, Chancellery of the President of Poland; Sabrina Gao Director, Corporate and Commercial Bank, Citi Bank; Bogdan Góralczyk Head of International Scientific Cooperation Team, European Center of University of Warsaw; LIU Hongkuan Deputy Director General, Dept. of Foreign Capital and Overseas Investment, NDRC; Roger King Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Aleksander Kwaśniewski President of the Republic of Poland ; Gao Jian Vice Governor, China Development Bank; XU Jian China Ambassador of Poland; Witold Orłowski Member of the Economic Council of the Prime Minister; Radosław Pyffel President, Poland-Asia Research Center (Centrum Studiów Polska-Azja); Annika Rembe Director-General, Swedish Institute; Grzegorz Schetyna Chairman of the Commission for Foreign Affairs; Member of Polish Parliament; Zhong Shan Deputy Minister, Ministry of Commerce, China; Jörg Wuttke Chief Representative, BASF China, Chairman, Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD, China Task Force; XU Qinghua Partner, Ernst&Young EMEIC China Overseas Investment; GAO Xiqing President, China Investment Corporation; YU Youjun Vice Minister, International Department Central Committee Communist Party of China; LIU Youfa Vice President, China Institute of International Studies Qubus Hotel 2 nd Economic Cooperation Forum. European Union China

8 8 Europe China cooperation: Opportunities and risks The last years saw the revival in the relations between Europe and China. How to transform the favorable political climate into tangible business benefits? How to avoid traps and change the threats into opportunities in the relations between Europe and China? Ilona Antoniszyn-Klik Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Economy; Maciej H. Grabowski Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Finance; GAN Jianhua Huawei Polska Sp. z o.o.; WAN Jifei Chairman, CCPIT; SUN Yuxi Former Ambassador to Poland; Marek Łyżwa Member of the Management Board, Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ); Andrzej Pieczonka First Counsellor, Trade and Investment Promotion Section of the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Shanghai; SUN Ping Vice President, EXIM BANK; Andrzej Raczko Member of the Management Board of the National Bank of Poland; Krzysztof Szumski Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in the Peoples Republic of China ; LI Xiaobo General Manager, ICBC Warsaw; CHEN Xin Director, Social Academy of Science; Simon Zhang President, Victory Precision; TAN Zuozhou President, Liugong Poland; WANG Weidong Vice President, Nuctech; HOU Wenbo General Manager, Bank of China, Warsaw 2 nd Economic Cooperation Forum. European Union China Qubus Hotel Poles go to China Inspite of the world economic slowdown Chinese economy still offers a lot of business opportunities. Nonetheless, China is a large, but also the most competitive market in the world. Do Polish companies have a chance to succeed in China? What are the best practice to follow? Chinese Business Leader of the Year Robert Góralczyk Counselor, Trade & Investment Promotion Section, Embassy of Poland in Beijing; Krzysztof Jędrzejewski Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Kopex SA; Peng Jingsong Deputy Director General, Department of Commerce, Hubei Province; Li Ke Attaché in Commercial and Economic Office, Embassy of the P.R. C. in Warsaw; Beata Stelmach Undersecretary of State for Global Economic Policy, Promotion and Culture, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Wang Wenjie Deputy Director General, Department of Commerce, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region; Paweł Wrona President of the Management Board, Barlinek SA; Wojciech Kędzia Deputy Chairman of the Board, KGHM Polska Miedź SA; Bartosz Ziółek President of the Management Board, Amber Foods Polska Sp. zo.o. Qubus Hotel Transport in Europe. Poland in the European cargo market Changes in the main streams of commodities. The role of global and European logistics centres Transport policy of the EU. Infrastructure developments in the new model of TEN-T network funding Rail transport in the EU Evolution of routes, e.g. ARA ports Italy. Projects of East-West and North-South routes (including the Baltic Sea-Adriatic Sea route) The future of the rail cargo market Increase in intermodal transport and changes in the transport structure Poland on the EU map of transport routes and in the transport policy of the EU. Can Poland become one of European cargo centres? Conditions for the Polish rail cargo transportation market. The accommodation of cargo carriers and the infrastructure to operate on a fully open and competitive market Warehouse infrastructure Logistics centres Handling terminals. Port infrastructure development Łukasz Boroń Chairman of the Board, PKP Cargo SA; Janusz Jarosiński Chairman of the Board, CEO, Morski Port Gdynia SA (The Port of Gdynia Authority); Janusz Kućmin Chief Country Representative, Bombardier Transportation Polska Sp. z o.o.; Andrzej Massel Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy of Poland; Wojciech Paprocki Manager, Zakład Ekonomiki Przedsiębiorstwa Transportowego (Institute of Economics of Transport Enterprise), Warsaw School of Economics; Adam Rams Vice-Chairman of the Board, Delta Trans Logistik Sp. z o.o.; Daniel Ryczek Chairman of the Board, CARGOSPED Sp. z o.o.; Jarosław Siergiej Chairman of the Board, CEO, Zarząd Morskich Portów Szczecin i Świnoujście SA (The Szczecin and Swinoujscie Seaports Authority); Krzysztof Szymborski Chairman of the Board, BCT Bałtycki Terminal Kontenerowy Sp. z o.o. (Baltic Container Terminal Gdynia); Maciej Kwiatkowski Managing Director, DCT Gdańsk SA

9 9 Moderator: Marcin Kowalski Deputy Editor in Chief, Radio PiN Qubus Hotel The integrated transport system in urban complexes An overview of the current trends in passenger (rail and bus) transport Demographic and social, as well as economic and financial sources of the upward trend in urban complex transport (fuel costs, transport policy, organizational and technical solutions, automatic train operation systems, integrated tickets) The costs and financing of urban complex transport Additional funding on behalf of the local authorities of the municipality Purchases of a new railway rolling stock Co-financing from EU funds Competition between carriers and the emergence of new carriers governed by local authorities The future directions for the solutions concerning public transport The examples of integrated municipal public transport systems The role of regional multiannual collective transport plans Marek Bielski Director of Sektor Infrastructure & Cities, Member of the Board, Siemens Sp. z o.o.; Michał Borowski Chairman of the Board, Koleje Śląskie Sp. z o.o.; Marek Cywiński Managing Director, KAPSCH Telematic Services Sp. z o.o.; Adrian Furgalski Director, Transport Consultants Group TOR Sp. z o.o.; Damian Grabowski Chairman of the Board, Arriva RP Sp. z o.o.; Rafał Jurkowlaniec Marshal of the Dolnośląskie Voivodeship; Janusz Malinowski Chairman of the Board, PKP Intercity SA; Andrzej Massel Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy of Poland; Artur Radwan Chairman of the Board, Director-General, Koleje Mazowieckie KM Sp. z o.o.; Leszek Ruta Director, Public Transport Authority of Warsaw; Mirosław Sekuła Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship; Robert Tomanek Department of Transport, Vice-Rector for Organizational Affairs, University of Economics in Katowice Qubus Hotel Management. Company in the global market Expansion of companies in global economy dynamic strategies, hostile takeovers and brave mergers Polish and European investors in distant markets. Evaluation and possibilities of reducing new risks Climate, politics, culture contexts of global business that require special competences Multiculturalism in a corporation a risk, a problem or an asset? Multi-specialist and supranational business organization management challenges for a manager Maciej Adamkiewicz Chairman of the Board, Adamed Pharma SA; Wojciech Balczun Chairman of Supervisory Board, Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT SA; Chairman of the Board, PKP Cargo SA between ; Krzysztof Domarecki Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Selena FM SA; Adam Góral Chairman of the Board, Asseco Poland SA; Andrzej Jagiełło Chairman of the Board, Director-General, Kopex; Jacek Krawiec Chairman of the Board, Director-General, PKN Orlen; Jacek Levernes Chairman of the Board, ABSL, Member of the Board, Hewlett-Packard Europe, Vice-president, Global Business Services HP Europa, Bliski Wschód i Afryka; Przemysław Ligenza Vice-President, Urząd Dozoru Technicznego (Office of Technical Inspection); Beata Stelmach Undersecretary of State for Global Economic Policy, Promotion and Culture, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Henryk Warkocz Chairman of the Board, TÜV NORD Polska Sp. z o.o.; Herbert Wirth Chairman of the Board, KGHM Polska Miedź SA Moderator: Przemysław Stangierski Partner, A.T. Kearney Qubus Hotel Air transport and infrastructure in Europe and in Poland Dynamic development of airports in Poland. Plans of local authorities and investors Economic influence of investments related to air transport. Circum-airport investments The use of airport infrastructure in the context of market condition. Prospects Plans of the largest carriers in Poland Legal and regulatory conditions for investments in air infrastructure Mariusz Dąbrowski Chairman of the Board, Eurolot SA; Adam Marchel Chairman of the Board, Flyjet Sp. z o.o.; Michał Marzec General Director, Przedsiębiorstwo Państwowe Porty Lotnicze; Director, Warsaw Chopin Airport; Sebastian Mikosz

10 10 Chairman of the Board, Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT SA; Artur Tomasik President, Związek Regionalnych Portów Lotniczych (Polish Regional Airports Association), Chairman of the Board, Górnośląskie Towarzystwo Lotnicze SA (Upper Silesian Aviation Group); József Váradi Chairman of the Board, Wizz Air; Mariusz Wiatrowski Chairman of the Board, Port Lotniczy Poznań-Ławica Sp. z o.o. (Poznań Airport); representatives of: a consulting firm, local authorities Qubus Hotel Arms industry The future of the Polish arms industry in the context of the planned expenses on defence Consolidation of the Polish arms industry does this process influence the market in any way? The role of the defence sector in economy. Civil cooperation. Employment. Security. Budget costs and taxes The role of governments in supporting native armaments firms abroad (armaments contracts) Armaments production vs. the art of sales. Price, specialization, lobbing, marketing, scientific research, innovations, offset, brand, tradition and political pressure Competing with potentates. Assets of the arms industry in Central Europe in view of the global market Rafał Baniak Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Treasury of Poland; Dariusz Bogdan Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economy of Poland; Łukasz Boroń Chairman of the Board, PKP Cargo SA; Marta Frąckowiak Radca Prawny, Partner, DLA Piper; Adam Janik Chairman of the Board, Wojskowe Zakłady Mechaniczne SA; Leon Komornicki Member of the Supervisory Board, GrECo JLT Energo Sp. z o.o.; Krzysztof Krystowski Chairman of the Board, Bumar Sp. z o.o., Chairman of the Board, Związek Pracodawców Klastry Polskie ( Polish Cluster Employers Association); Waldemar Skrzypczak Undersecretary of State for Armament and Modernization, Ministry of National Defence; Krzysztof Trofiniak Chairman of the Board, Director-General, Huta Stalowa Wola SA; Piotr Wojciechowski Chairman of the Board, WB Electronics SA Helios Cinema (Altus building) Commercial real estate market in Central Europe A safe haven for developers and investors. Conditions for investing in individual countries of the region Planned supply and prospects for demand for new real property projects The lesson of the crisis changes in trends in the European commercial real estate market Return on investment and risk. Features of the Central European market in relation to the countries of Western Europe Sources of funding running dry who will fill this gap? Błażej Ciesielczak Regional Director for Poland, Goodman; Dany Rüdiger Chairman of the Board, ECE Projektmanagement Polska Sp. z o.o.; Hadley Dean Managing Partner for Eastern Europe, Colliers International; Waldemar Olbryk Chairman of the Board, Skanska Property Poland Sp. z o.o.; Edgar Rosenmayr Managing Director, Board Member, Kulczyk Silverstein Properties; Borja Sierra Chief Executive Continental Europe, Savills plc; Michael Shapiro Chairman of the Board, MLP Group; Laurent Salama Group Leasing Director, Inter Ikea Centre Group A/S; Jonathan Tinker Member of the Board, Helical Poland Sp. z o.o; Jeroen van der Toolen Managing Director for Central and Eastern Europe, Ghelamco Poland Sp. z o.o.; representative of: IMMOFINANZ Group Helios Cinema (Altus building) The standing of the Polish commercial real estate market An attractive alternative conditions indispensable for keeping Poland in the leading position on the commercial real estate market in Central Europe Poland as an arena of spectacular transactions. Expectations of active investors Sources of commercial investments funding What next? Risks resulting from Poland being influenced by the global economic prosperity Further growth or saturation? Prospective sectors and locations for the commercial property market in Poland. Plans of the largest developers Michał Goli Chairman of the Board, GC Investment; Piotr Gromniak Chairman of the Board, Echo Investment SA; Ireneusz Kazimierczyk Chairman of the Board, Czerwona Torebka SA; Maciej Kiełbicki Member of the Board, Mayland Real Estate Sp. z o.o; Renata Kinde-Czyż Chairman of the Board, Metro Properties Sp. z o.o.; Michael McCarthy Member of the Board, Bank Zachodni WBK SA; Jan Mroczka Chairman of the Board, Rank Progress SA; Monika Rajska-Wolińska

11 11 Managing Partner, Colliers International; Leszek Sikora Member of the Board, ECE Projektmanagement Sp. z o.o.; Representative of: CMS Helios Cinema (Altus building) Commercial investments in the urban space Models of cooperation between developers of commercial facilities and local authorities. How does it work in other countries of the European Union? Investments that change the quality of life in a city PPP what to do in order to make it function on a wide scale? Challenges related to the regeneration of post-industrial areas and listed buildings The role of cooperation between the city and the investor Good and bad practice in relations between the private partner and the public partner Stanislav Frňka CEO, HB Reavis Poland; Adam Fudali Mayor of Rybnik; Piotr Ciżkowicz Member of the Board, PKP SA; Ryszard Grobelny Mayor of Poznań, President, Związek Miast Polskich (Association of Polish Cities); Andrzej Kawalec Chairman of the Board, Fenix Group; Jan Mroczka Chairman of the Board, Rank Progress SA; Dariusz Nowaczyk Director, New Investment Development Department, Tesco Polska Sp. z o.o.; Piotr Uszok Mayor of Katowice; Representatives of: Jones Lang LaSalle Sp. z o.o.; DTZ; Neinver Polska; TriGranit Development Polska Sp. z o.o. Silesian Voivodeship Office (Śląski Urząd Wojewódzki) Metropolises as centres of growth The increasing importance of metropolises in the world Strengths and weaknesses of metropolises in Poland (their share in GDP and their lack of adequate institutional and political representation) Municipal policy worldwide, in Europe and in Poland Energy, telecommunications and transport in the process of metropolisation and reintegration of the EU Metropolises as centres of growth, politics and decisions Funding the evolution of metropolises TEN-M: Trans-European Chain of Metropolises Elżbieta Bieńkowska Minister of Regional Development; Michał Boni Minister of Administration and Digitization; Rafał Dutkiewicz Mayor of Wrocław; Ryszard Grobelny Mayor of Poznań, President, Związek Miast Polskich (Association of Polish Cities); Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz Mayor of Warsaw, Chairman, Eurocities; Dawid Kostempski Chairman of the Board, Górnośląski Związek Metropolitalny (Metropolitan Association of Upper Silesia), Mayor of Świętochłowice; Lambert van Nistelrooij Member of the European Parliament, the Netherlands; Piotr Uszok Mayor of Katowice; Oldřich Vlasák President, Svaz měst a obcí České republiky SMO ČR (Union of Towns and Municipalities of the Czech Republic), Vice- President of the European Parliament, Member of the Committee on Regional Development, The Czech Republic; Joachim Zeller Member of the European Parliament, Member of the Committee on Regional Development, Germany Moderator: Jan Olbrycht Member of the European Parliament Silesian Voivodeship Office (Śląski Urząd Wojewódzki) Municipal investments What local authorities invest in main directions, desirable changes, good practice and valuable warnings Economic or social meaning of investments which one is more important? Cost-generating and pro-development investments How to invest efficiently where to find reserves? Common projects Paweł Adamowicz Mayor of Gdańsk; Andrzej Dziuba Mayor of Tychy; Adam Fudali Mayor of Rybnik; Kazimierz Górski Mayor of Sosnowiec; Mieczysław Kieca Mayor of Wodzisław Śląski; Marek Szczepański Managing Director, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (Bank of National Economy); Arkadiusz Wiśniewski Deputy Mayor of Opole; Krzysztof Żuk Mayor of Lublin; Representatives of: Ernst&Young; ING Bank Moderator: Rafał Kerger Editor-in-chief, portalsamorzadowy.pl

12 12 Silesian Voivodeship Office (Śląski Urząd Wojewódzki) The new financial prospect for the EU challenges for local authorities What will change in the funding of municipal and public investments in the new financial prospect for the EU? Infrastructure or innovations? The art of conscious choice Limitations and priorities. Social pressure and the costs account How to invest efficiently where to find reserves? Common projects EU 2020 Strategy: minimalization of waste, energy consumption and emission Jarosław Bełdowski Vice-President, First Deputy Chairman of the Board, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (Bank of National Economy); Daniel Braun Deputy Minister, Ministry of Regional Development, The Czech Republic; Jozef Dvonč Chairman, Association of Towns and Communities of Slovakia, Mayor of Nitra, Slovakia; Olgierd Geblewicz Marshal of the Zachodniopomorskie Voivodeship; Ryszard Grobelny Mayor of Poznań, President, Związek Miast Polskich (Association of Polish Cities); Danuta Hübner Member of the European Parliament, Chairman of the Committee on Regional Development in the European Parliament; Marceli Niezgoda Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Regional Development of Poland; Lambert van Nistelrooij Member of the European Parliament, The Netherlands; Jan Olbrycht Member of the European Parliament; Józef Sebesta Marshal of the Opolskie Voivodeship; Oldřich Vlasák President, Svaz měst a obcí České republiky SMO ČR (Union of Towns and Municipalities of the Czech Republic), Vice-President of the European Parliament, Member of the Committee on Regional Development, The Czech Republic; Joachim Zeller Member of the European Parliament, Member of the Committee on Regional Development, Germany; representative of: Orange Polska Silesian Voivodeship Office (Śląski Urząd Wojewódzki) Water supply and sewage. Efficiency in the first place The efficiency of water supply industry activity at financial, organizational, economic and processing levels Models, expectations and challenges concerning efficiency that the water supply and sewage industry has to face Investments chances of using EU funds in the new financial prospect Innovative examples of water supply and sewage management in Europe and in Poland Cutting-edge technological solutions. Results of the use of renewable energy sources in the water supply and sewage industry Jarosław Błaszczak Partner, Ernst & Young; Marek Cieślak Deputy Mayor of Łódź; Michał Czarski Chairman of the Board, Stowarzyszenie Śląski Klaster Wodny (Silesian Water Cluster); Stanisław Gawłowski Secretary of State, Ministry of the Environment of Poland; Zbigniew Gieleciak Chairman of the Board, Regionalne Centrum Gospodarki Wodno-Ściekowej SA (Regional Centre for Water and Wastewater Management); Jarosław Kania Chairman of the Board, Director-General, Górnośląskie Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów SA w Katowicach (Upper Silesia Waterworks and Sewerage in Katowice); Mieczysław Kieca Mayor of Wodzisław Śląski; Hanna Krajewska Chairman of the Board, Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów i Kanalizacji w m. st. Warszawa SA (Warsaw Municipal Water Supply and Sewerage Company); Ryszard Langer Chairman of the Board, CEO, Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów i Kanalizacji SA w Krakowie (Kraków Municipal Water Supply and Sewerage Company); Małgorzata Skucha Chairman of the Board, Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej (National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management); Krystian Szczepański Deputy Chairman of the Board, Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej (National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management); representative of a water supply and sewerage company from Germany Moderator: Jarosław Błaszczak Partner, Ernst & Young Corporate Finance Sp. z o. o. Silesian Voivodeship Office (Śląski Urząd Wojewódzki) Finance of self-governments Financial condition of self-governments in Europe The share of local authorities in PIT and CIT Europe and Poland Finance of self-governments in the IDD formula: Income, Deficit, Debts New rules of budgeting and undertaking obligations (Art. 243 of the Public Finance Act). Effects for investments and expenses of self-governments Self-governments in the face of the individual debt ratio Is it the time for a new, comprehensive finance system for self-governments? Mirosław Czekaj City Treasurer of Warsaw; Lesław Fijał City Treasurer of Kraków; Ryszard Grobelny Mayor of Poznań,

13 13 President, Związek Miast Polskich (Association of Polish Cities); Danuta Kamińska City Treasurer of Katowice, Chairman, Komisja Skarbników Miast UMP (City Treasurers Committee of the Union of Polish Metropolises); Stefan Kawalec President, Capital Strategy; Ewa Łuniewska Bank Director, ING Bank Śląski SA; Elżbieta Suchocka-Roguska Advisor to the President, National Bank of Poland; Representative of the Ministry of Finance Silesian Voivodeship Office (Śląski Urząd Wojewódzki) Smart cities Smart city model. From a bold vision to its gradual implementation. Successful examples from Europe and the rest of the world The idea of European smart cities in various fields of the city s functioning (culture, media, transport, information, communication technologies) Practical solutions for cities. Exemplary applications. Results and benefits Andreas Biehler General Director, BMW Group Polska; Dominika Bettman Deputy Chairman of the Board, Siemens Sp. z o.o.; Andreas Biehler General Director, BMW Group Polska; Marek Cieślak Deputy Mayor of Łódź; Rafał Dutkiewicz Mayor of Wrocław; Krzysztof Kardaś Director, Office of Systems Integration, ATENA IT and Finance Services; Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz Mayor of Warsaw; Michael Häupl Mayor of Vienna; Piotr Uszok Mayor of Katowice; representatives of: Kapsch; Orange Polska Biuro Centrum Metallurgy in Europe The standing and prospects for the European steel market Competition. Countries of the world that experience rapidly increasing metallurgy production Changes in the manufacturer market prospects. The flight of metallurgy from Europe? Raw materials for metallurgy prices and availability. Coke production Andrej Aleksejew Chairman of the Board, Severstallat Silesia Sp. z o. o.; Wacław Będkowski Chairman of the Board, Polski Koks SA; Jan Czudek Chairman of the Board, TŘINECKÉ ŽELEZÁRNY; Iwona Dybał Chairman of the Board, Polska Unia Dystrybutorów Stali (Polish Association of Steel Stockholders); Sanjay Samaddar Chairman of the Board, ArcelorMittal Poland SA; Przemysław Sztuczkowski Chairman of the Board, Cognor SA; Edward Szlęk Chairman of the Board, Koksownia Przyjaźń SA; Romuald Talarek Chairman of the Board, Polish Steel Association; Tomasz Tomczykiewicz Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy of Poland; Jeroen Vermeij Director Market Analysis & Economic Studies, EUROFER; Tadeusz Wenecki Chairman of the Board, Koksownia Częstochowa Nowa Sp. z o.o. Biuro Centrum The European steel market Condition of the steel distribution market in Europe and in Poland Financial performance and the standing of the industry in 2012 Directions for investments and overinvested areas. Funding Relations with customers (steel consumer). Factors that shape demand. Growth markets and declining markets. Strategies. Price management and offer management. Trends in the global steel market that influence the strategies of Polish distributors. Consolidation 2013 expectations. Robert Ágh Chairman of the Board, Ferona Polska SA; Jerzy Bernhard Chairman of the Board, Stalprofil; Grzegorz Czornik Deputy Chairman of the Board Sales, Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa SA; Roman Czyżykowski Wiceprezes, Thyssenkrupp Energostal SA; Iwona Dybał Chairman of the Board, Polska Unia Dystrybutorów Stali; Jörg Feger Head of Research Department BDS AG Bundesverband Deutscher Stahlhandel, German Association of Steel Distribution Krzysztof Pruszyński Chairman of the Board, Pruszyński Sp. z o.o.; Sanjay Samaddar Chairman of the Board, ArcelorMittal Poland SA; Robert Wojdyna Chairman of the Board, Konsorcjum Stali SA Biuro Centrum Metallurgy and regulations Current and predicted influence of EU regulations concerning CO 2 emission on the competitiveness of European metallurgy

14 14 VAT tax frauds in the steel industry. The scale and effects of the phenomenon. Examples Desirable changes in tax law Enforcement of the law the role of law enforcement authorities, financial supervision and the profession Iwona Dybał Chairman of the Board, Polska Unia Dystrybutorów Stali (Polish Association of Steel Stockholders); Surojit Ghosh CFO of FCE Business Division East, Member of the Board of ArcelorMittal Poland; Maciej H. Grabowski Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Finance; Adam Rapacki Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Interior between ; Romuald Talarek Chairman of the Board, Polish Steel Association; Maciej Wiśniewski Chairman of the Board, Consus SA; representatives of: Ernst&Young; Celsa Huta Ostrowiec Sp. z o.o. Energy in Poland and in Germany. What connects us and what separates us? Systems, mixes and energy policies of Poland and Germany differences and similarities The future of coal-based energy in both countries. How to secure a space for coal in a low-carbon economy? The role of renewable energy sources in the energy policies of Germany and Poland How do Poland and Germany respond to the challenges of the European climate policy? Dirk Biermann Managing Director, Markets and System Operations, 50 Hertz Transmission GmbH; Werner Diwald Member of the Board, ENERTRAG AG; Stefan Kapferer State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Germany; Andrzej Kraszewski Minister of the Environment of Poland between ; Henryk Majchrzak Chairman of the Board, PSE SA; Paweł Olechnowicz Chairman of the Board, General Director, Grupa Lotos SAJanusz Reiter President, Centrum Stosunków Międzynarodowych (Centre for International Relations), Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in Germany between and in the USA between ; Boris Schucht Director-General, 50Hertz Transmission GmbH; Paweł Smoleń Vice-Chairman of the Board for Operations, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA, President, European Association for Coal and Lignite (EURACOAL); Hartmuth Zeiß Chairman of the Board, Vattenfall Europe Generation AG The role of energy in competitive Europe A compromise between climate policy and economic growth? The influence of energy prices on the competitiveness of Central European economies and the pace of their economic growth Does Central Europe stand a chance of developing faster? Ways of increasing competitiveness of the EU. The leading role of industry as a factor of economic growth during the crisis What hampers economic growth/development in the EU? Does the EU stand a chance of becoming competitive with respect to other economies? The active role of Central European countries in the creation of the EU law Heiko Ammermann Partner, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Germany; Jerzy Buzek Member of the European Parliament, President of the European Parliament between , Prime Minister between ; György Harmati Deputy CEO for Strategy, MVM Magyar Villamos Művek Zrt.; Zsolt Hernádi Chairman of the Board, MOL Group; Ivo Hlaváč Public Affairs Director, ČEZ Group, Deputy Minister of the Environment of the Czech Republic between ; Matthias Jochem Vice-Chairman of the Board, Hitachi Power Europe; Jaroslav Neverovič Minister of Energy, Lithuania; Paweł Olechnowicz President, CEEP, Chairman of the Board, Director-General, Grupa Lotos; Janusz Piechociński Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy of Poland; Friedbert Pflüger Executive Director, European Centre for Energy & Resource Security (EUCERS), King s College London; Sanjay Samaddar Chairman of the Board, ArcelorMittal Poland; Krzysztof Zamasz Chairman of the Board, Enea SA Climate policy as the new industrial policy. Way to a new system based on non-emission energy sources and energy efficiency. Climate and energy policy vs. the competitiveness of economy in Europe and in Poland The potential of green economy. Areas open to the new energy market

15 15 Solar economy a vision of a system based on zero-carbon sources and energy efficiency. The road to an economy independent of traditional/exhaustible energy sources Who benefits from the development of green technologies and on what conditions does it occur? The role of energy and heat engineering industry in the implementation of climate policy assumptions. Strategies and innovation leaders Maciej Bukowski Chairman of the Board, Instytut Badań Strukturalnych (Institute for Structural Research); Ireneusz Ćwirko Director, Crist SA; Beata Jaczewska Undersecretary of State, Ministry of the Environment of Poland; Lesław Kuzaj President, ALSTOM Power Sp. z o.o.; Petra Lundström Vice President Corporate R&D, Fortum Oyj; Małgorzata Skucha Chairman of the Board, Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej (National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management); Paweł Smoleń Vice-Chairman of the Board for Operations, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA; Marek Ściążko Director, Instytut Chemicznej Przeróbki Węgla (Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal); Representative of: RWE Nuclear energy in Europe and in Poland Nuclear energy worldwide. Global experience in recent years The atom and its policy in Europe a retreat or a renaissance? The role of nuclear energy in the energy mix of Europe and the selected Member States The Polish nuclear programme progress status, schedule of activities and interest expressed by investors Marissa Alcala Partner, Chadbourne & Parke LLP; Aleksander Grad Chairman of the Board, PGE EJ 1 Sp. z o.o.; Ziemowit Iwański Executive Director, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy; Andrzej Kraszewski Minister of the Environment of Poland between ; Zbigniew Kubacki Director, Nuclear Energy Department, Ministry of Economy; Dariusz Marzec Director, KPMG; Jaroslav Neverovič Minister of Energy, Lithuania; Raimundas Petrauskas Chairman of the Board, Lietuvos energija AB; Andrzej Strupczewski Chairman, Komisja Bezpieczeństwa Jądrowego (Nuclear Safety Commission), Narodowe Centrum Badań Jądrowych (National Centre for Nuclear Research), Vice-President, Stowarzyszenie Ekologów na Rzecz Energii Nuklearnej (Society of Ecologists for Nuclear Energy SEREN); Hanna Trojanowska Undersecretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for Polish Nuclear Energy, Ministry of Economy; Marek Walczak President, Urząd Dozoru Technicznego (Office of Technical Inspection); Jozef Zlatňanský Nuclear Project Manager, Slovenské elektrárne, Slovakia; Representatives of: Areva Polska; a law firm; Westinghouse Electric Company; a Polish construction company; EDF Chemistry Chemical industry in Central Europe and in Poland global conditions and prospects for growth Consolidation of Polish chemistry. The progress status of the process. Target structure and business effect Investments scope, areas and sources of funding Raw materials for chemistry vs. production efficiency. Consumption, prices, availability and competition between suppliers Innovations and funds for research and development in chemistry the key factor of future competitiveness Rafał Baniak Undersecretary, Ministry of Treasury of Poland; Piotr Chełmiński Member of the Board, Petrochemistry Depeartment, PKN ORLEN SA; Dirk Elvermann Chairman of the Board, BASF;Andreas Golombek Chairman of the Board, Lurgi SA; Paweł Jarczewski Chairman of the Board, Zakłady Azotowe Puławy SA; Tomasz Kalwat Chairman of the Board, Synthos SA; Adam Leszkiewicz Chairman of the Board, Managing Director, ZAK SA; Jerzy Marciniak Managing Director, Zakłady Azotowe w Tarnowie-Mościcach SA; Marek Mroczkowski Memeber of the Supervisory Board, Zakłady Azotowe w Tarnowie-Mościcach SA; Christoph Sikora Regional Leader for Central Europe, Dow Chemical Company; Janusz Wiśniewski Vice-president, Polish-Brazilian Chamber of Economy; Representative: Fertilizers Europe; Dow AgroSciences Polska Fuel sector Security of crude oil supply New infrastructural investments (the terminal, pipelines, warehouses)

16 16 Daniel Betke Chairman of the Board, Operator Logistyczny Paliw Płynnych; Mikołaj Budzanowski Minister of Tresury of Republic of Poland; Andreas Golombek Chairman of the Board, Lurgi SA; Andreas Hungeling Chairman of the Board, PCK Raffinerie GmbH; Jacek Krawiec Chairman of the Board, Managing Director, PKN Orlen; Marcin Moskalewicz Chairman of the Board, PERN Przyjaźń SA; Maciej Szozda Vice-President of the Management, Chief Commercial Officer, Grupa LOTOS SA; Thomas Waymel Oil and Trade Senior Vice-president, TOTSA Total Oil Trading SA Electrical power systems in Central Europe The market coupling model of the EU. First experience, potential benefits and potential barriers The phenomenon of unplanned flows in electrical power systems of Central Europe according to the operators of transmission systems in the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary Causes and effects. A real threat of the destabilization of national electrical power systems Short-term and long-term countermeasures. Necessary investments The issue of changing the rules of cross-border trade organization in the region of Central Europe The necessity of creating an international and regional system of electricity production and transmission coordination Zsolt Bertalan Director-General, MAVIR ZRt.; Pál Kovács Minister of State for Climate Change and Energy, Ministry of National Development, Hungary; Henryk Majchrzak Chairman of the Board, PSE SA; Jaroslav Neverovič Minister of Energy, Lithuania; Pavol Pavlis Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy, Slovakia; Miroslav Stejskal President, Federation of Energy Employers of Slovakia, Chairman of the Board, Managing Director, Slovenská elektrizačná prenosová sústava a.s., Slovakia; Pavel Šolc Deputy Minister for Energy, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic; Vladimír Tošovský Chairman of the Board, ČEPS a.s. Smart energy smart grid and smart utilities Activities of Polish energy firms in the areas of smart grid and smart utilities The most important causes of the slow evolution of smart networks in Poland The evolution of smart grid and smart utilities in the countries of the EU the utilization of experience The role of the regulators policy in the evolution of smart networks Andrzej Czerwiński Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Vice-chairman. Parlamentarny Zespół ds. Energetyki; Rafał Czyżewski Chairman of the Board, Energa-Operator SA; Magdalena Dziewguć Deputy Chairman of the Board, EXATEL SA; Henryk Majchrzak Chairman of the Board, PSE SA; Artur Różycki Chairman of the Board, ENEA Operator Sp. z o.o.; Robert Stelmaszczyk Chairman of the Board, RWE Stoen Operator Sp. z o.o.; Marek Woszczyk Chairman of the Board, Energy Regulatory Office; Krzysztof Żmijewski Secretary General, Social Council of the National Emission Reduction Programme; representative: Orange Polska; Schneider Electric Polska Sp. z o.o.; Ernst & Young Food market in Poland. Consolidation, investments and foreign expansion The standing of the Polish food market and its prospects for evolution The rate of exchange or the course towards the enhancement of efficiency and competitiveness? No more simple advantages, no more easy business in the food sector Foreign investments of Polish food enterprises Food export stock and semi-finished articles can we afford more? Image of Polish food in the homeland and in the world Highly processed food as a chance of building a brand and increase profit margin Consolidation of the food industry in Poland there is no other way Marek Dereziński Chairman of the Board, Krajowa Spółka Cukrowa SA; Dariusz Formela Chairman of the Board, PKM Duda SA; Andrzej Gantner CEO, Polish Federation of Food Industry Union of Employers (PFPŻ); Piotr Grauer Director, KPMG; Jan Kolański Chairman of the Board, Colian SA; Jacek Migrała General Director, Chairman of the Board, Hochland Polska;Tadeusz Nalewajk Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Poland; Krzysztof Pawiński Chairman of the Board, Maspex Group; Ryszard Tomaszewski Chairman of the Board, Tesco Polska Sp. z o.o.; Maciej Włodarczyk Chairman of the Board, Iglotex SA; Representative: Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Poland

17 17 Polish consumer 2020 Changes in the shopping habits of Polish consumers Are the Poles ready for convenience products? Trends of the future: ecology, health, ethics and comfort What do Polish customers expect from shops? Shopping must be comfortable, that is commercial networks change their shops Packaging as an area of creating consumer trends Online shopping functionality and comfort Tomasz Bławat Chairman of the Board, Carlsberg Polska SA; Wojciech Bystroń Chairman of the Board, SPAR Polska Sp. z o.o.; Pierre Detry Chairman of the Board, Nestlé Polska SA; Andrzej Maria Faliński Secretary-General, The Polish Trade and Distribution Organization (POHiD); Michał Łagunionek Chairman of the Board, LIDL Polska; Bogusław Miszczuk Chairman of the Board, Sokołów SA; Aleksander Orlowski Chairman of the Board, Selgros Polska; Krzysztof Pawiński Chairman of the Board, Maspex Group; Robert Priday Chairman of the Board, Kompania Piwowarska SA; Grażyna Prokopiuk Chairman of the Board, Zakłady Mięsne Łmeat-Łuków SA (Meat Processing Plant Łmeat-Łuków SA); Jacek Roszyk Chairman of the Board, Żabka Polska SA; Marcin Sowa Chairman of the Board, POLOmarket Sp. z o.o.; Tomasz Suchański CEO, Jeronimo Martins; Ryszard Tomaszewski Chairman of the Board, Tesco Polska Sp. z o.o. Sustainable development of trade and food industry Energy efficiency in trade and food industry EU climate policy and the competitiveness of trade and industry in Poland The limitation of a firm s carbon footprint waste management Investments in sustainable development something in fashion or a real need? Can Polish firms afford sustainable development? Do the Poles choose products made by firms that invest in sustainable development? CSR in the trade sector and the food market Edward Bajko Chairman of the Board, SM Spomlek; Dariusz Bogdan Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economy of The Republic of Poland; Enrico Bottero Managing Director, Ferrero Polska; Harm Goossens Chairman of the Board, CEE & Poland, Unilever; Renata Juszkiewicz Chairman of the Board, The Polish Trade and Distribution Organisation (POHiD); Alfred Kubczak Director of External relations, Jeronimo Martins; Piotr Kulikowski Chairman of the Board, Indykpol SA; Zoltán Novák Chairman of the Board, Kraft Foods Polska; Dariusz Nowakowski Chairman of the Board, Animex Sp. z o.o.; Leszek Wiwała Chairman of the Board, Polish Spirits Industry (Polski Przemysł Spirytusowy) 14 May 2013 Hotel Angelo Rural development or supporting agriculture? Effective use of RDP (Rural Development Programme PROW) funds New budget perspective for What will development look like in the next seven-year budget for rural areas in Poland? Cohesion Fund vs RDP new challenges Dariusz Bednorz Director, Department of Fertilizers, Grupa Azoty Tarnów; Michał Ciszak General Director, Syngenta Polska Sp. z o.o.; Mirosław Drygas Director, The Institute of Rural and Agricultural Development; Stanisław Kacperczyk Chairman of the Board, Polish Association of Cereal Producers; Stanisław Kalemba Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Poland; Mirosław Leszczyński General Director, Chairman of the Board, John Deere Polska; Jerzy Plewa Deputy Director-General, DG Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development between ; Walenty Poczta Dean, Poznan University of Life Science (Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu); Marek Zagórski Chairman of the Board, The European Fund for the Development of Polish Villages; Adam Zdziebło State Secretary, Ministry of Regional Development of the Republic of Poland

18 18 Auditorium of ING Bank Śląski Shale gas European dilemmas Energy, politics and the environment the pros and cons of the production of gas from shale deposits The potential influence of shale gas acquisition on energy security and the implementation of objectives of the climate policy The potential influence of shale gas production on the environment Concerns, facts and experience Wystąpienia Janez Potočnik EU Commissioner for Environment Mikołaj Budzanowski Minister of Treasury of Poland Marcin Korolec Minister of Environment of Poland Jaroslav Neverovič Minister of Energy, Lithuania Jan Brezina Member of the European Parliament, Czech Republic; Jerzy Buzek Member of the European Parliament, President of the European Parliament between , Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland between 1997 and 2001; Robert Goebbels Member of the European Parliament, Luxembourg; Lena Kolarska-Bobińska Member of the European Parliament; Poland; Bogusław Sonik Member of the European Parliament; Poland; Beata Stelmach Undersecretary of State for Global Economic Policy, Promotion and Culture, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Auditorium of ING Bank Śląski Shale gas in Poland Resources and their recognition The scale and progress of investments Investors their plans and potential Technologies Regulations fiscal solutions Social acceptance Izabela Albrycht Chairman of the Board, The Kosciuszko Institute (Instytut Kościuszki); Cezary Filipowicz Country Manager, Business Development, United Oilfield Services; Maciej H. Grabowski Undersecretary of the state, Ministry of Treasury, Poland; Carl R. Hubacher Jr. Country Manager, Marathon Oil Company, Member of the Board, The Polish Exploration and Production Industry Organization (Organizacja Polskiego Przemysłu Poszukiwawczo-Wydobywczego Związek Pracodawców); Andrzej Kraszewski Ministry of the Environment, Poland between ; Przemysław Ligenza Deputy Chairman, Office of Technical Inspection (Urząd Dozoru Technicznego); Grażyna Piotrowska-Oliwa Chairman of the Board, Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo; Jerzy Nawrocki Director, Polish Geological Institute (Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny); Kamlesh Parmar Country Manager, Lane Energy Poland Sp.z o.o., Member of the Board, The Polish Exploration and Production Industry Organization (Organizacja Polskiego Przemysłu Poszukiwawczo-Wydobywczego Związek Pracodawców); Wiesław Prugar Chairman of the Board, ORLEN Upstream Sp z o.o.; Piotr Truszkowski Chairman of the Board, Exalo Drilling SA; Piotr Woźniak Undersecretary of the State, Chief National Geologist, Ministry of the Environment Republic of Poland; representative: Ernst&Young Auditorium of ING Bank Śląski European regional cooperation in the field of energy Common infrastructural projects in the field of energy in Central Europe transmission routes and cross-border connections, terminals and gasoports, as well as warehouses Objectives of investments in the common energy and fuel infrastructure. Competitiveness of the economy, evolution of the market and energy security How to create common projects effectively? The art of coordination and negotiations. European solidarity vs. national policy? Jan Chadam Chairman of the Board, Gaz-System SA;Thomas Kleefuβ Chairman of the Board, Net4Gas, s.r.o; Daniel Křetínský Chairman of the Board, EPH, a.s;henryk Majchrzak Chairman of the Board, PSE SA; Marcin Moskalewicz Chairman of the Board, PERN Przyjaźń SA; Jaroslav Neverovič Minister of Energy, Lithuania;Pavol Pavlis Secretary of the State, Ministry of Economy, Slovakia; Virgilijus Poderys Chairman of the Board, Litgrid; Pavel Šolc Deputy Minister of Energy, Ministry of In dustry and Commerce, Czech Republic; Janusz Steinhoff Deputy Minister, Minister of Economy Republic of Poland between ; Miroslav Stejskal Chairman of the Board, The Federation of Polish Power Industry Employer Unions, Slovakia, Chairman of the Board, Managing Director, Slovenská elektrizačná prenosová sústava, a.s., Slovakia; Kristián Takáč Advisor to the Minister of Economy, Slovakia, Secretary of the State, Ministry of

19 19 Economy Slovakia between ; Vladimír Tošovský Chairman of the Board, ČEPS a.s.; Rafał Wardziński Chairman of the Board, Polskie LNG SA Novotel Katowice Centrum Hotel A debate on public health: It pays to be a healthy society We cannot flee from preventive medicine, that is: how to combine increasing expenses on treatment with the limited potential of state budgets? Creating a framework for the public health system in Poland the most important assumptions of the draft law on public health (Health Act) Duties and responsibilities of public authorities and other entities within the scope of performing tasks concerning preventive medicine and health education, as well as health promotion how to persuade citizens to lead a healthy life? The role of local governments and non-governmental organizations in the public health system Preventive program conditions for success of such an undertaking (a case study) We are ageing... The influence of demographic factors on the evolution of the health policy of the state Public health models in selected countries of the European Union Wojciech Kozak Vice-Marshal of the Małopolska Voivodeship ; Wojciech Lubawski Mayor of Kielce; Beata Małecka- Libera Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Vice-Chairman of the Committee for Health; Wojciech Matusewicz President, Agency for Health Technology Assessment in Poland; Paulina Miśkiewicz Director, WHO Office in Poland; Marcin Pakulski Medical Deputy Chairman, Polish National Health Fund (NFZ); Bolesław Piecha Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Chairman of the Committee for Health; Marek Posobkiewicz Acting Chief Sanitary Inspector; Igor Radziewicz- Winnicki Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Poland; Krzysztof Strojek National Consultant in the Fields of Diabetology, Clinical Department of Internal Diseases and Diabetology, 3 rd Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Silesia, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases Novotel Katowice Centrum Hotel Public and private health a debate: Two sectors, one objective, several important questions How much of the private sector is present in the system? Is it necessary to determine such a proportion? How to regulate the health services market? Competition or cooperation between entities? Conditions for investing private capital in health protection. What types of investors does the system expect and what type of system suits the investors best? What model of health insurance do health service providers (public and private) and patients expect in Poland? What insurance option will politicians propose? Katarzyna Adamek Chairman of the Board, American Heart of Poland SA; Jarosław Fedorowski Chairman of the Board, Polish Hospital Federation; Paweł Kacprzyk Chairman of the Board, Medicover Sp. z o.o.; Wiesława Kłos Financial Deputy Chairman, Polish National Health Fund (NFZ); Małgorzata Majer Chairman of the Board, STOMOZ Healthcare Managers Association, Director, Bieganski Provincial Specialist Hospital in Łódź; Słowomir Neumann State Secretary, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Poland; Marcin Szulwiński Chairman of the Board, Nowy Szpital Sp. z o.o Group; Marian Zembala Director, Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases in Zabrze; Izabella Żyglicka Managing Partner, Adwokaci i Radcowie Prawni Izabella Żyglicka i Wspólnicy Novotel Katowice Centrum Hotel Medication management policy a debate: A never-ending story of difficult choices A debate on refund criteria in use in Poland and in selected countries How to meet the financial demands of the progress where are reserves that allow covering the costs of state-of-theart pharmacological treatments? Polish Medical Refund Act in view of solutions approved in other countries Faces of the postulated amendment of medication refund laws, including i.a. the stances of: o the Ministry of Health o the pharmaceutical industry Maciej Bogucki Chairman of the Board, Institute of Health; Artur Fałek Director, Department of Drug Policy and Pharmacy, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Poland; Jacek Glinka Chairman of the Board, Polpharma SA; Iga Lipska Center For Innovation in Regulatory Science; Marcin Matczak Partner, Head of Life Sciences Practice, Domański Zakrzewski Palinka

20 20 Law Firm; Wojciech Matusewicz President, Agency for Health Technology Assessment in Poland; Igor Radziewicz- Winnicki Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Poland; Cezary Śledziewski Chairman of the Board, Polish Association of Pharmaceutical Employers (PZPPF); Barbara Wójcik-Klikiewicz Director, Department of Drug Administration, Polish National Health Fund (NFZ) Pałac Goldsteinów (Goldstein Palace) Sustainable production and consumption of wood and wood derivatives in Europe Forestry and industries based on wood are the leaders of economic and social development of Europe and Poland Sustainable production and consumption of the wood raw material Scientific and innovative research in satisfying the needs concerning wood and wood materials Forestry and industries based on wood are the basic links of green economy Debatable problems within the scope of the use of wood raw materials Prospects for and development trends in both the European and the national forestry and wood sector Marek Adamowicz Office Director, Ogólnopolska Izba Gospodarcza Producentów Mebli (Polish Chamber of Commerce of Furniture Manufacturers); Jacek Guliński Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland; Grażyna Henclewska Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economy of Poland; Michał Jarczyński Chairman of the Board, Arctic Paper SA, President, Stowarzyszenie Papierników Polskich (Association of Polish Papermakers); Krzysztof Jodłowski Zakład Zarządzania Zasobami Leśnymi (Department of Forest Management), Instytut Badawczy Leśnictwa (Forest Research Institute); Dariusz Kozera Chairman of the Board, Stowarzyszenie Parkieciarzy Polskich (Polish Parquet Association); Robert Motała Chairman of the Board, Stora Enso Timber Sp. z o.o.; Andrzej Noskowiak Manager, Zakład Badania i Zastosowań Drewna (Wood Science and Application Department), Instytut Technologii Drewna (Wood Technology Institute); Marcin Polak Deputy Director-General of Economic, Lasy Państwowe (State Forests); Władysław Strykowski Director, Instytut Technologii Drewna (Wood Technology Institute), Coordinator, Polish Technology Platform for Forestry and Wood Sector; Sławomir Wrochna Chairman of the Board, PPHU Sandex Sp. z o.o. Pałac Goldsteinów (Goldstein Palace) Management. Capital for the development of firms. A managerial debate How to build the value of a firm in the time of slowdown and more difficult access to capital? From a start-up to a potentate. Development strategies for a firm with the use of various sources of funding An optimum financing offer at the individual stages of a firm s development Piotr Czarnecki Chairman of the Board, Raiffeisen Bank Polska SA; Maciej Hazubski Chairman of the Board, IQ Partners SA; Robert Kozłowski Deputy Chairman of the Board for Economics, Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa SA; Bożena Lublińska- Kasprzak President, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP); Adam Łącki Chairman of the Board, Krajowy Rejestr Długów Biuro Informacji Gospodarczej SA (National Debt Register Economic Information Bureau); Tomasz Misiak Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Work Service SA; Waldemar Sokołowski Chairman of the Board, Rzetelna Firma Sp. z o.o.; Anna Szymańska Vice-Chairman of the Board, DGA SA; Elżbieta Urbańska Director of the Office of Financial Insurance, PZU SA; Łukasz Wejchert Member of the Supervisory Board, Virgin Mobile Polska Sp. z o.o.; representative of: PZU SA Moderator: Maciej Głogowski Editor, TOK FM May 14, Śląskie Biuro Ambasady Czeskiej (Silesian Office of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Warsaw) Health resorts in the borderland between the Czech Republic and the Republic of Poland and the possibilities for patients from both countries The health-resort therapy system in the Czech Republic and in Poland. Health resorts in the borderland between the Czech Republic and Poland and their classification, as well as their therapeutic and tourist potential. Barriers to and limitations on offering health-resort therapy to the citizens of another EU country and the possibilities of resolving these problems. Lenka Andrýsová Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic; Eduard Blaha Chairman, Czech Healing Spa Association; Michal Heřman Chairman of the Board, PG Silesia Sp. z o.o.; Martin Plachý President, European Spas Association; Roman Provazník Director, Priessnitzovy léčebné lázně a.s.; Monika Wielichowska Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm); Representative of NFZ RP Session organiser: he Embassy of the Czech Republic in Warsaw