Speakers

Prof. Marcin Piatkowski is a Senior Economist at the World Bank office in Beijing, where he works with the government of China and Mongolia to improve the business environment, promote innovation and support green development. He is also Associate Professor at Kozminski University in Warsaw. Previously, he was a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University's Center for European Studies, Chief Economist of PKO BP, the largest bank in Poland, economist in the European Department of the IMF and Advisor to IMF's Executive Director. He also served as Advisor to Poland's Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance. He holds a Ph.D. and habilitation in Economics from Kozminski University and an M.A. in Finance and Banking summa cum laude from the Warsaw School of Economics. He is the author of “Europe’s Growth Champion: Insights from the Economic Rise of Poland”, Oxford University Press 2018, which has been selected as one of “Top Best New Economic Development Books to Read in 2019”. He tweets @mmpiatkowski