European Economic Congress • 17th European Economic Congress

United for a safe future

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23-25 April 2025 International Congress Centre
in Katowice Suggest a topic

Upcoming event

3 February 2025 • Sheraton Grand Hotel Warsaw

Speakers of previous editions

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.

Przemek Gdański

prezes zarządu BNP Paribas Bank Polska

Michał H. Mrożek

wiceprezes zarządu ING Banku Śląskiego

Luiz Hanania

prezes zarządu, dyrektor generalny Grupy Veolia w Polsce

Grzegorz Lot

prezes zarządu spółki TAURON Polska Energia

Sanjay Samaddar

prezes ArcelorMittal Poland, wiceprezydent ArcelorMittal

Rashed Abdulkarim Al Blooshi

podsekretarz Departamentu Rozwoju Gospodarczego Abu Zabi Zjednoczonych Emiratów Arabskich

Jerzy Buzek

europoseł w latach 2004-2024, przewodniczący Rady EEC

Sebastian Jabłoński

prezes Grupy Kapitałowej Respect Energy

Dariusz Marzec

prezes zarządu PGE Polskiej Grupy Energetycznej

Kadri Simson

komisarz UE ds. energii w latach 2019–2024

Alan Beroud

prezes zarządu PKP

Ewelina Dobrowolska

minister sprawiedliwości Litwy

Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz

wiceprezes Rady Ministrów, minister obrony narodowej

Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka

podsekretarz stanu pionu ds. Unii Europejskiej

Andrzej Domański

minister finansów

Agnieszka Kubera

prezeska zarządu Accenture w Polsce

Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz

minister funduszy i polityki regionalnej

Donald Tusk

Prezes Rady Ministrów

Adam Bodnar

prokurator generalny, minister sprawiedliwości

Tomasz Domogała

przewodniczący Rady Nadzorczej TDJ

Ursula von der Leyen

przewodnicząca Komisji Europejskiej

Anna Rulkiewicz

prezeska Grupy LUX MED

Rafał Brzoska

założyciel, CEO InPost

Main themes

EEC is a representative and open forum for debate covering a wide and diverse spectrum of socio-economic topics and key trends and phenomena shaping our immediate future.

Green Energy, Green Economy

How to make the economy and energy sector more sustainable, garnering the widest possible social support for the initiative? Legislation that does not ignore the complexity of the environment of the economy, new threats, conditions, and risk factors. Affordable and clean energy as a prerequisite for economic and civilisational growth.

Important time: Poland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union

Strategy and priorities of the Polish leadership in the Council of the European Union. Its track record so far and the summary of the presidency halfway through. Common European defence and security policy. New challenges faced by member states – their efforts on the way to increasing the community’s defence capabilities. A new stage in cooperation between the European Union and the United States of America.

Digitalisation, technologies, legislation

The digital agenda of the EU and Poland’s digitalisation strategy: aims, assumptions, tools and execution. Safe digital space. Cyber threats. How can digitalisation be used to solve, instead of exacerbating, problems? Innovative companies and technologies in Europe – preventing the outflow, conditions for successful commercialisation.

Security first

A new priority for Europe: a strong European economy as a foundation; security on the agenda of the Polish presidency of the Council of the European Union. European defence capabilities and the military potential of NATO. Cooperation towards economic and energy security within the EU. Integration of defence resources, mobilisation of European industry, orders and long-term contracts for European companies.

Investments and development

Large investments in European infrastructure, energy and industry. Acceleration? How to make sure that investments provide fuel for growth? Modern infrastructure in the face of new needs: reliable, safe, resilient. How to finance and realize investments in ground-breaking projects? EU funds, investors, banks and business in the face of internal threats, volatility and risk.

Geopolitics, Europe, economy

Economy in new conditions. How to be effective, support development, and act responsibly in a volatile world? Support for Ukraine in a new political reality. European cohesion and solidarity – the prospects for expansion, expectations and fears. Allies, partners, adversaries: transatlantic relationships in a new perspective.

EEC Talks: scene, dialogue, person

This is the formula for the talks and speeches that make up the increasingly diverse EEC programme. Conversations with guests are held on an open stage: well-known economists, politicians, diplomats, personalities from the world of business, culture and social life. The EEC Talks stage brings to the audience only what is valuable, original and interesting.

Joanna Burnos
founder, LEADERIS Institute, expert, Team Europe, ‘Women's Department’ podcaster
Jarosław Królewski
CEO Wisła Kraków, CEO Synerise SA
Leszek Balcerowicz
former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, former President of the NBP
Yasser Faquih
Deputy Minister for Research and Economic Analysis, Saudi Arabia
Renata Gabryjelska
director, member of the Polish Screenwriters Guild
Anastase Shyaka
Ambassador of Rwanda to the Republic of Poland

EEC
News

Conversations on the most important economic and social issues affecting Poland, Europe and the world. News, analyses, reports, reports - see what our journalists and publicists have prepared for you.

Meetings, talks, galas, banquets, concerts

One of the most highly rated aspects of participation in the European Economic Congress is the opportunity to make useful business contacts. The European Economic Congress is an ideal place for networking, talks and meetings, but also a series of accompanying events - ceremonial galas, evening banquets and concerts.

Accompanying events

EEC Startup Challenge 2025

Honours will be awarded to the most interesting solutions submitted in one of the five industry categories of the competition for an innovative product, technology, business model or optimised existing process. The winners of their categories will be awarded the title ‘Startup Challenge Winner’

Top Municipal investments 2025

The TOP Municipal Investments competition, aims to indicate the scale of municipal investments and their pro-development effect on the economy, the region and the inhabitants. The competition recognises those who, through their bold pro-development investment decisions, become environmental leaders and set trends.

Investor without Borders

The Investor without Borders competition, is an annual undertaking of the economic portal WNP.PL and the magazine Nowy Przemysł. As every year, the winners of the competition will be a narrow, elite group of companies: foreign investors in Poland and Polish companies investing on foreign markets.

EEC
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17,000 participants onsite and online, over 1,200 speakers and almost 180 thematic sessions, 270 partners and sponsors and 650 media representatives - the scale of the European Economic Congress is reflected not only in the statistics.

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International Congress Centre in Katowice

The European Economic Congress is organised in a prestigious venue, the International Congress Centre, which, together with the neighbouring Spodek, is one of the largest congress and exhibition meeting arenas in the country.

United for a safe future

Upcoming event

Speakers of previous editions

Main themes

EEC Talks: scene, dialogue, person

EEC
News

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

The infrastructure construction industry has flooded the Polish government with ideas. And they are sending out a serious warning

Artificial intelligence will put some people out of work but it will streamline production

Meetings, talks, galas, banquets, concerts

Accompanying events

EEC Startup Challenge 2025

Top Municipal investments 2025

Investor without Borders

EEC
2024

Become a Partner

International Congress Centre in Katowice

United for a safe future

Upcoming event

Speakers of previous editions

Main themes

EEC Talks: scene, dialogue, person

EEC News

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

The infrastructure construction industry has flooded the Polish government with ideas. And they are sending out a serious warning

Artificial intelligence will put some people out of work but it will streamline production

Meetings, talks, galas, banquets, concerts

Accompanying events

EEC Startup Challenge 2025

Top Municipal investments 2025

Investor without Borders

EEC 2024

Become a Partner

International Congress Centre in Katowice

EEC
News

EEC
2024