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Location and date

June, 10-11 2013


BEST WESTERN Grand Hotel
ul. Henryka Sienkiewicza 78
25-501 Kielce

Forum Moderator

 

Agnieszka Mosór A journalist and television reporter dealing with European, economic, and political subjects. A graduate of the Faculty of Romance Studies of Jagiellonian University, European School of Journalism of University of Warsaw, and Ecole de Journalisme de Lille.
Since 1998, she has worked for Polsat, where she anchors the "Wydarzenia" news program. Previously, she collaborated with Gazeta Wyborcza and Inforadio (TOK FM). Since June 2008, she has been hosting "Graffiti", a morning talk show on Polsat News.


Panelists

 


First plenary session
'Europe’s Trial by Crisis – a Community of Problems and Interests five years later':


Adam Jarubas A politician and local government member. Marshal of the Świętokrzyskie Province since 2006. Vice-President of the Polish People’s Party (PSL).
 
Janusz Steinhoff Education: engineer, doctor of technical sciences. Graduate and Research worker at the Silesian University of Technology. In 1990- 1994 President of the State Mining Authority. In 1997-2001 he was The Minister of Economy in the government of Jerzy Buzek in the years 1997-2001. The Deputy Prime Minister in 2000-2001. Member of the National Development Council under the President of the Republic of Poland. Vice-Chairman of the National Committee for the Reduction of CO2. Chairman of the National Chamber of Commerce and Head of Programme Council at the Regional Chamber of Commerce in Katowice. Member of Parliament (X, I, III term). Since 2009 Senior Advisor at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants.
 
prof. Wojciech Łukowski Professor at the Institue of Political Sciene of Warsaw University, member of the Centre for Migration Studies of Warsaw University, Senior Fellow at Forschungszentrum. Head of many polish and international research projects. Chairman of the Editors’ Committee of the Studia Migracyjne (Migration Studies) series, member of the Scientific Board of the Wojcich Kętrzyński Scientific Research Centre in Olsztyn.
 
Robert C. Bush, Jr. Robert C. Bush, Jr. is the Founder and CEO of Majlis Partners, a merchant advisory boutique, located in the United Arab Emirates. Bush is a financial advisor to family businesses, governments and institutions. Heis an American entrepreneur, private equity investor, and lecturer. He possesses nearly 25 years of professional services experience in private equity, sovereign wealth advisory, family business advisory and alternative investment management.
 
dr Jerzy Kwieciński Chairman of the European Centre for Enterprise Foundation and an entrepreneur. An expert in development policy, regional policy, public-private partnership, EU operations and EU funds, both on the level of EU institutions, Polish public administration and the private and NGO sector. He specialises in development and performance of innovative projects. An expert at World Bank, UNDP, the European Commission, and others. He is Minister of Regional Development.
 
Bożena Lublińska-Kasprzak With the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP) since April 2008, when she was appointed Vice-Chairman of PARP. In March 2009, she became Chairman of the Agency. Graduate of the Faculty of Economics of Lublin-based Maria Curie-Skłodowska University. She also completed post-graduate studies in European integration at Warsaw University. She has been admitted into the PhD programme at the Faculty of Finance at the Cracow University of Economics. She was an expert of the Parliamentary Team for EU Funds Absorption and for international advisory projects. She is an author of a publication concerning the use of EU funds. She received the title of the Administration Manager of the Year 2011. The topic of the President’s speech at the Forum will be ‘Entrepreneurship and innovation of Eastern Poland’.
 

Second plenary session
'The New EU Budget as a Driving Force for Eastern Poland':


Mariusz Grendowicz President of the Board of the Polish Development Investments, a state-owned company established under the Polish Investments government program.
 
Rafał Sukiennik Assistant Director MRR
 
Dariusz Bogdan Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Economy
 
Marek Zuber Polish economist, financial market analyst, expert and financial advisor. A columnist and permanent expert at media. He is a holder of the “Political Advisor of the Year 2006” title. He worked as an economist and analyst at Bank Przemysłowo-Handlowy, subsequently BPH – PBK. Later, he worked for TMS and Internetowy Dom Maklerski S.A. as chief economist. In 2005, he has been appointed head of economic advisors to the Prime Minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz.
 
Ryszard Jania Chairman of the Board at Pilkington Automotive Poland and Country Manager of NSG Group in Poland. Member of Supervisory Boards of Sandomierz Foundation for Business Promotion and Tarnobrzeg Agency of Regional Development. In early 90s, Ryszard Jania was a plenipotentiary of the chairman of Polish Foreign Investment Agency in Tarnobrzeskie voivodship. Later, for four years he was Deputy Governor of Tarnobrzeskie voivodship – as such he was an instigator and leader in development of Tarnobrzeskie Voivodship Development Strategy and in establishment of Tarnobrzeg Regional Development Agency. He co-created Entrepreneurship Promotion Centre in Sandomierz. He also participated in development of the concept of establishment of Special Economic Zones. He has been with NSG/Pilkington Group since 1995. In 2000, he has been appointed General Director of Pilkington Automotive Poland, car glass manufacturer. Since 2010, he has been the Polish Country Manager of NSG Group, one of the world’s largest construction and car glass manufacturers. Moreover, for many years now he has been actively participating in activities that initiate and support the development of local entrepreneurship.


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