Dear participants,
We kindly inform you that simultaneous translation will be available only during the plenary debates on the first day of the European Financial Congress.
9:30 - 11:00
The opening debate of the Academy of the European Financial Congress entitled “What would we change in Poland and Europe?”
Presentation of the report of the Civic Development Forum entitled "Poland: Stagnation or Development? Work, rule of law, investments, innovations":
Agata Stremecka
President of the Management Board, Forum for Civic Development
Sławomir Dudek
Chief Economist and Vice President of the Board of the Civic Development Forum; assistant professor at the Warsaw School of Economics
Host of the debate:
Janusz Lewandowski
MEP, EU Commissioner for Financial Programming and Budget 2010-2014
Invited panelists:
Karol Bałdyga
University of Economics in Poznań, author of the essay "Hydrogen, wind and solar energy as the driving force of Poland on the way to return to the growth path after COVID-19"
Patrycja Fyda
Gdańsk University of Technology, author of the essay "Pandemic and digitization - the past and future of entrepreneurs"
Kamila Kiełczewska
University of Warmia and Masuria in Olsztyn, author of the essay "Libertarian paternalism - why do we need architects of the decision?"
Natan Marczak
New York University, author of the essay "Nihil novi sub solem europaeum - or how the Polish economy is maintained in the conflict over the rule of law with the European Union"
Igor Tomecki
University of Warsaw, "The impact of the problems related to the rule of law on Poland's long-term economic growth - a wise Pole after the damage?"
11:30 - 11:35
Welcome and organizational information
Host by:
Monika Richardson
Journalist
11:35 - 12:00
A Quarter with EFC in Sopot
A dialog between:
Zbigniew Jagiełło
manager, strategist, innovator
Sławomir S. Sikora
CEO, Citi Handlowy in Warsaw S.A.
12:00 - 12:10
The opening ceremony of the Congress
Speeches:
Jan Krzysztof Bielecki
Chairman of the European Financial Congress Program Board
Magdalena Czarzyńska-Jachim
Mayor of the City of Sopot, experienced local politician
The opening ceremony of the Congress will be translated into English.
12:10 - 12:40
Opening speeches
Speeches:
Tadeusz Kościński
Minister of Finance, Funds and Regional Policy
Paweł Borys
Vice president fo the NGR, Presudent Polskiego Funduszu Rozwoju
12:40 - 13:00
Quo vadis Europe – finance and economy in postcrisis and post-covid environment
Speech:
Jean Lemierre
Chairman of the Board of Directors of BNP Paribas Group
13:00 - 13:50
Inflation as threat to economic development
Moderator:
Jan Krzysztof Bielecki
Chairman of the European Financial Congress Program Board
Invited panelists:
Leszek Balcerowicz
Founder and chairman of the board of the Civic Development Forum think tank, President of the National Bank of Poland in 2001-2007
Marek Belka
MEP, Prime Minister of Poland 2004-2005, President of the National Bank of Poland 2010-2016
Jerzy Hausner
Chairman of the Open Eyes Economy Summit Program Council, GAP Foundation, Member of the Monetary Policy Council in 2010-2016
The debate will be translated into English
13:50 - 14:20
Jerzy Gajewski Lecture – Innovation in Real Places. Strategies for Prosperity in an Unforgiving World
Keynote lecture:
Dan Breznitz
Professor and Munk Chair of Innovation Studies, University of Toronto
The lecture will be translated into Polish
14:20 - 14:50
Trends in innovation
"Driving Innovation in Financial Services":
Daniel Holz
VP, DACH, Nordics & CEE, Google Cloud
"Fjord Trends 2021":
Ashley Benigno
Group Director, Fjord Milan (Accenture)
"Bank as the platform of the future":
Carlos Magalhaes
Director Digital Transformation and Partnership, Microsoft
The speeches will be translated into Polish
14:50 - 15:30
How to fund climate policy in cities?
Host of the debate:
- Local Trends
Moderator:
Maciej H. Grabowski
President of the Management Board, Centrum Myśli Strategicznych
Panelists:
Teresa Czerwińska
Vice-President, European Investment Bank
Jerzy Kwieciński
Vice President of the Management Board of Bank Pekao S.A. supervising the Corporate Banking, Markets and Investment Banking Division
Józef Wancer
Honorary Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BNP Paribas Bank Polska
Hanna Zdanowska
Mayor of the City of Łódź
The debate will be translated into English
- 16:00 - 17:00|Columbus AB
- 16:00 - 17:00|Baltic Panorama
- 16:00 - 17:00|Columbus ABCD
- 17:30 - 18:30|Columbus AB
- 17:30 - 18:30|Baltic Panorama
- 17:30 - 18:30|Marco Polo E
21:30
Evening conversation: Digitization – how to avoid a business disaster
Who will take part in the conversation:
Jan Krzysztof Bielecki
Chairman of the European Financial Congress Program Board
Magdalena Dziewguć
Country Manager, Google Cloud Poland
Adam Marciniak
President of the VeloBank S.A.
