Programme

8:30-9:00

• Registration and coffee
   

9:00-9:20

• Welcome by:

  Kerstin Jorna, Director-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission

  Władysław Ortyl, Marshal of the Podkarpackie Region

  Konrad Fijołek, Mayor of the City of Rzeszów 

  Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka,  Undersecretary of State, Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland

  Plenary room

   

9:20-9:35

• Keynote speech

  Krzysztof Paszyk, Minister of Economic Development and Technology of Poland

  Plenary room

   

9:35-9:50

• Keynote speech

  Stéphane Séjourné, Executive Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy, European Commission

  Plenary room

   

9:50-11:05

• 09h50-10h05 - Boosting investment for a competitive Europe - a European perspective by:

  Teresa Czerwińska, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank
  
  Plenary room
   

• 10h05-11h05 - Plenary session: EU Economic Prosperity and Competitiveness - Boosting the Competitiveness of the EU Single Market

  Michał Baranowski, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology of Poland

  Kerstin Jorna, Director-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission

  Sigrid de Vries, Director General of the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) 

  Katja Scharpwinkel, Member of the Board of Executive Directors, BASF

  Dariusz Marzec, President of the Management Board of PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna and President of the Polish Electricity Association (PKEE)

  David Reger, CEO of Neura Robotics

  Plenary room
   

11:05-11:35

• Coffee break

11:35-11:45

• Special announcement

  Plenary room

11:45-12:35 

• Plenary session: European Single Market as a Hub for Investments and Thriving Start-up Ecosystems

  Maive Rute, Deputy Director-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
  
  Marjut Falkstedt, Chief Executive of the European Investment Fund

  Ronald Wuijster, Executive Board Member APG Group NV - Chief Executive Officer APG Asset Management

  Kinga Stanislawska, Managing Partner & Founder at Experior Venture Fund, Founder at European Women in VC

  Przemek Ben Pączek, Founder and CEO of Nevomo

  Piotr Matczuk, President of the Management Board of PFR SA (Polish Development Fund)

  Plenary room

12:35-13:35 

• Lunch and networking
   

13:40-14:40 - Parallel sessions

• The European energy-intensive industry in light of the dynamics of the geopolitical situation by the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology of Poland

  Ines Recio Alcaide, Managing Director at Air Liquide Poland

  Jakub Ruszel, Executive Director for Regulatory Affairs and Compliance, Orlen

  Wojciech Koszuta, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer of ArcelorMittal Poland

  Piotr Krzyżewski, Vice-President of the Management Board, KGHM Polska Miedź  

  Zbigniew Liptak, Partner, EY Poland

  Room 1

• Trade policy safeguarding the competitiveness of the European economy by the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology of Poland

  Dominik Kopinski, Professor, Senior Advisor, World Economy Team, Polish Economic Institute

  Mirosław Motyka, President of the Board of the Polish Steel Association

  Adam Gniazdowski, Government and Regulatory Affairs Manager at Qemetica S.A.

  Michał Kobosko, Member of the European Parliament

  Room 2

• The role of regions in strengthening European industry by the European Committee of the Regions and the Podkarpackie Region

  Tadeusz Truskolaski, Vice Chairman of the CoR ECON Commission and President of Bialystok City

  Władysław Ortyl, President of the Podkarpackie Region and CoR Member

  William Elofsson, Second deputy mayor of Gävle Municipality, Sweden. Rapporteur on the Clean Industrial Deal, EPP-CoR Group Member

  Marek Bujny, CEO, Vice President, Ultratech Ltd

  Marek Przeor, Team Leader for Cluster Policy, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission

  Małgorzata Jarosińska-Jedynak, Member of the Podkarpackie Regional Board

  Plenary room

• InvestEU: a boost for Europe’s competitiveness and innovation by the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission

  Michael Feith, Policy Officer, InvestEU Investment Committee Secretariat, Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission

  Lovisa Sommerholt, Associate Banker for the InvestEU Program with the Public Sector & Utilities Unit, Nordic Investment Bank

  Grzegorz Rabsztyn, Head of the EIB Group Office in Poland 

  Konrad Wilczak, Deputy Head of the EBRD Office in Poland

  Arkadiusz Lewicki, Director, National Contact Point - EU Financial Instruments in Poland

  Kamil Pruchnik, Senior Regional Representative for Poland at the European Investment Fund (EIF)

  Room 4

• Business in the EU made easier: the path towards simplification by the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission 

  Ben Butters, CEO, Eurochambres

  Magdalena Burnat, Economic Advisor to the President of Employers of Poland

  Anna Athanasopoulou, Director for Simplification and Networks, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission

  Dr. Anna Oborska, General Director and Board member of the Polish Association of Cosmetic and Detergent Industry (PACDI)

  Dirk Bergrath, Member of the European Economic and Social Committee 

  Laura Gutierrez, Vice President, Head of Global Corporate Public Affairs and Policy, Sanofi

  Bartłomiej Banaszak, Director, European Affairs Department, Polish Ministry of Economic Development and Technology

  Room 5 

   

14:45-15:45 - Parallel sessions

• Powering EU Competitiveness: The Strategic Role of Wind Energy by WindEurope

  Laura Casuscelli, Senior Advisor for Trade and Industry, WindEurope

  Stephane Tondo, Head of Sustainable Development and Climate Action, Arcelormittal

  Xabier Irure, Global Commercial Director for Wind and Hydrogen, Ingeteam

  Jørgen Madsen, Head of New Markets & EU, Ørsted A/S

  Wadia Fruergaard, Senior Director, Head of Policy & EU Affairs, Vestas

  Adrian Timbus, Vice President, Portfolio and Market Strategy, Hitachi Energy

  Room 1

• Dual-use industry as an answer to modern security challenges and an opportunity for Polish and Ukrainian industrial cooperation by the Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and the Polish Clusters Association

  Dariusz Szymczycha, First Vice President of the Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce

  Oleg Dubish, Volunteer Supporter of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Chairman of the Council of the POl-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce

  Krzysztof Krystowski, President of the Polish Clusters Association and President of the Silesian Aviation Cluster 

  Jan Grabowski, Member of the Management Board of the Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa 

  Andrii Bohdanenko, Senior Partnership Manager at Osavul 

  Room 2

• The future of the European automotive industry - ensuring the competitiveness, jobs, growth & innovation in the EU by PIM – Polish Chamber of Automotive Industry and the Polish Automotive Industry Association

  Janusz Kobus, President, Polish Chamber of Automotive Industry (PIM) 

  Sigrid de Vries, Director General of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) 

  Maciej Wątor, eMobility Manager, eChampion Truck MAN Truck & Bus Polska 

  Jakub Faryś, President, Polish Automotive Industry Association (PZPM) 

  Daniel Marciniak, Poland Engineering Director, FORVIA

  Room 3

• Steel and hydrogen for net-zero: relaunching EU competitiveness by HydrogenEurope and EUROFER

  Grzegorz Pawelec, Director, Market Intelligence at Hydrogen Europe

  Zbigniew KUŹMA, CEO of H2 Energy Poland

  Philipp Tschinke, Head of Brussels Office for Salzgitter AG

  Room 4

• Expectations for the European Textiles Sector: Balancing Competitiveness and Circularity by CECOP, EuroCommerce and EURATEX 

  Jana Hrčková, Global Policy and Public Affairs Manager at Decathlon 

  Giuseppe Finocchiaro, President of RETESSILE 

  Ewelina Paprowicz, EKO-KARPATY

  Dirk Vantyghem, Director General, EURATEX

  Room 5

   

15:45-16:15 

• Coffee break

   

16:15-16:35 

• In Conversation: Advancing the Single Market

  Jakub Boratynski, Director, Compliance and Responsible Business Conduct, Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission

  Laura Gutierrez, Vice President, Head of Global Corporate Public Affairs and Policy, Sanofi

  Illa Brockmeyer, Head of EU and International Affairs at METRO AG

  Paolo Casalino, Director-General  for for Industrial policy, Industrial Crisis and Reconversion, Innovation, SMEs and Made in Italy

  Plenary room
   

16:40-17:40 - Parallel sessions

• Simplifying the Single Market by harmonising the regulatory framework: removing obstacles for companies by the European Roundtable for Industry

  Philippe Adriaenssens, Policy Director at the European Round Table for Industry (ERT)

  Jakub Boratynski, Director, Compliance and Responsible Business Conduct, Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission

  Maria Szymanska, Deputy Director, European Affairs Department, Polish Ministry of Economy

  Ben Butters, CEO of Eurochambres

  Ursula Żurek-Kucharska, Governmental Affairs Lead at AstraZeneca 

  Room 1

• Technological drivers of Visegrad Group’s industry: AI in the focus by the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development, Polish Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, the Digital Poland Association and CEE Digital Coalition

  Gaspard Demur, Deputy Head of Unit, Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Policy Coordination, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission 

  Michał Polański, Director, Entrepreneurship Support Department, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development 

  Marianna Sidoroff, Director, Digital Economy Department, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, Poland

  Michał Kanownik, President of the Board, Digital Poland Association

  Jaromír Hanzal, Director, AAVIT, the Czech Association of Applied Research in IT

  Tomas Melisko,Member of the Board at InoCloud, SAPIE – The Slovak Alliance for Innovation Economy and Confederation of Industry 

  Room 2

• Advanced Manufacturing: A Key Driver for a Competitive and Decarbonised Europe through Clean Technologies and Circularity by EITManufacturing and EFFRA

  Olaf Pannenbäcker, Chairman of the European Factories of the Future Research Association (EFFRA)

  Caroline Viarouge, Chief Executive Officer of EIT Manufacturing

  Krzysztof Lipiec, Director, Departmant of Comercialisation,  Łukasiewicz - PIAP

  Igor Kovač, Head of Center Factories of the Future, Jozef Stefan Institute

  Željko Pazin, Executive Director, European Factories of the Future Research Association (EFFRA)

  Francesca Girardi, Head of EU Affairs, EIT Manufacturing

  Room 3

• Scaling industrial decarbonisation: Mobilising public & private capital by EIT InnoEnergy and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

  Frederic Lucenet, Global Head of Manufacturing and Services, EBRD

  Joanna Smolik, Director responsible for Strategic Relations at BGK 

  Marek Garniewski, CEO at Orlen VC

  Marcin Lewenstein, Innovation Officer, InnoEnergy

  Ilona Deręgowska, Vice President, Management Board, ARP 

  Room 4

• From Declaration to Action: Advancing Global Standards and EU Competitiveness in Sustainable Chemical Management by the Polish Chamber of Chemical Industry

  Bob Diderich, Head of Division, Environment Directorate, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

  Szymon Domagalski, Policy Advisor, Polish Chamber of Chemical Industry 

  Tomasz Zieliński, President of the Board, Polish Chamber of Chemical Industry 

  Kay Williams, Head of the Global Framework on Chemicals Secretariat, United Nations Environment Programme

  Folco Ciulli, Executive Director, European Chemical Regions Network (ECRN)

  Room 5

   

17:45-18:45

• Young European Entrepreneur Award - Pitching Contest and Award Ceremony

  Contestant: Niko Bucalo, Founder and CEO of Textiloop Ltd.

  Contestant: Célia Cruz, Founder and CEO of Complear 

  Contestant: Keylany Hassine, Founder and CEO of Istya

  Contestant: Ana Sofia Teixeira, Co-founder, Nextheurapeutics

  Contestant: Moritz Wessely, CEO and Founder of PrecisionBiome

  Jury: Mariella Masselink, Head of Unit, Industrial Forum, Alliances, Clusters, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission

  Jury: Arthur Jordão, Executive Director at ESNA – Europe Startup Nations Alliance

  Jury: Thomas Cooney, Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Technological University Dublin and Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurial Behaviour, Inclusion and Innovation at TU Dublin

  Jury: Vasilis Siemos, Business & Innovation Consultant - Head of NKUA Archimedes Business Accelerator

  Speaker: Leonor Santa Clara, Policy Officer, Industrial Forum, Alliances, Clusters, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission

  Room 1

• Innovating the Future of Aerospace: Investment, Skills, Technology and resilience to ensure Europe's competitive edge in VUCA times by the Aviation Valley Association

  Piotr Owsicki, Executive Director, Pratt & Whitney Rzeszów and Pratt & Whitney AeroPower

  Vincent Devroey, Director of Civil Aviation, ASD

  Sébastien Dubois, Head of Unit, Programme Development and Communications, Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking 

  Jacek Libucha, President of the Management Board, PZL-Świdnik, Leonardo Helicopters 

  Sebastian Magadzio, Airbus Chief Representative in Poland and Head of Central Europe in Airbus Defence and Space

  Enrico Casale, Advanced Technology EU Program & Research Network Manager, Avio Aero

  Jarosław Sep, Vice President at Rzeszow University of Technology

  Room 2

• Closing the Innovation Gap: Aligning Europe's RD&I and industrial policies to fast-track market deployment of inventive solutions by Orgalim and EARTO

  Amaryllis Verhoeven, Head of Unit, Responsible Business Conduct, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission

  Bertrand Bouchet, CEA Representative in Brussels

  Daniel Wennick, Policy Director, Orgalim

  Janica Ylikarjula, DSc (Tech), Vice President, International Affairs and Policy, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland LTD   

  Ulrich Adam, Director General, Orgalim

  Room 3

• Building a strong deep-tech startup/ spin-off ecosystem while de-risking early-stage investments – the way forward by imec.istart and Cleanvalley Capital

  Paul Walentynowicz, Co-Founder & Co-Managing Director, Clean Valley Capital

  Christiaan Sluijs, CFO at T-mining

  Sven De Cleyn, Program Director imec.istart and Managing Director imec.istart Fund & istart.nl Fund

  Vasco Pereira da Silva, Head of Policy at Allied For Startups

  Kamil Pruchnik, Senior Regional Representative of the European Investment Fund (EIF)

  Room 4

• Skills for innovation: regional and industry success stories by Eurochambres

  Larisa Panait, Policy Advisor for Skills at Eurochambres

  Birgit Arens, Senior Project Manager and Human Resources Counseller, Eurochambres

  Thomas Wimmesberger, Director for EU Education and Employment Policy, Brussels Office of the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK)

  Csaba Borboly, Second Vice-Chair of the SEDEC Commission at the European Committee of the Regions

  Room 5
   

18:40-20:00 

• Cocktail and Networking

8:30-8:50

• Registration & Coffee
   

9:00-09:10

• Keynote speech

  Andrius Kubilius, Commissioner for Defence and Space, European Commission

  Plenary room

09:10-09:20

• Keynote speech

  Davyd Aloian, Deputy Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine for European Integration
  
  Plenary room 
   

09:20-10:20

• Plenary session: EU Defence Industry - Cooperating for a Stronger Europe

  Michał Baranowski, Undersecretary of State, Polish Ministry of Economic Development and Technology 

  Jussi Järvinen, Executive Vice President of Patria Group

  Marco Lupo, President, Leonardo Poland

  Łukasz Malicki, Director of Operations, Czechoslovak Group Poland

  Arkadiusz Bąk, Member of the Management Board of PGZ

  Flora Seube, Head of EU Affairs, Eutelsat
  
  Plenary room
   

10:25-11:25 - Parallel sessions

• Investing in resilient value chains: Integration of Ukraine into the EU Single Market by the Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood, European Commission

  Maria Repko, Centre for Economic Strategy, Kyiv

  Anna Jarosz-Friis, Director, Ukraine Service, Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood, European Commission

  Oleh Krykavskyy, Government Relations Director, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih

  Daria Klevets, Head of Global Partnerships, Nova Global

  Olga Shubina, Head of Export Support Centre, Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

  Room 1

• How can Ukraine contribute to the competitiveness of the European Union's economy? by the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine

  Andrii Teliupa, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine

  Stephan Sicars, Senior Coordinator for Ukraine, UNIDO

  Christophe Yvetot, Representative to the European Union, UNIDO

  Yuliia Goncharova, Deputy Director-General for European Integration at the Federation of Employers of Ukraine

  Anna Athanasopoulou, Director for Simplification and Networks, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission

  Vasyl Bodnar, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Poland

  Bart Gruyaert, Project Director Ukraine, NEO-ECO

  Room 2

• Unlocking the power of health industries for EU prosperity, health, competitiveness and resilience by INFARMA, EFPIA, MedTech Europe, the Polish Chamber of Commerce of Medical Devices POLMED, and Medicines for Poland

  Adam Jarubas, Member of the European Parliament 

  Véronique Tordoff, Member of the Board of MedTech Europe 

  Michael Swita, Director of Intellectual Property Policy at EFPIA 

  Krzysztof Jakubiak, Editor-in-chief, mZdrowie.pl Modern Healthcare Institute

  Adrian van den Hoven, Director General, Medicines for Europe

  Room 3

• Clean Industrial Deal - An industry's perspective on turning ambitions into actions by Business and Science Poland, Danfoss, and Lewiatan 

  Witold Strzelecki, Managing Director, Business & Science Poland

  Mariella Masselink, Head of Unit, Industrial Forum, Alliances and Clusters, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission

  Sonia Buchholtz, Director, Forum Energii 

  Łukasz Kotapski, Vice President of the Management Board of ARP S.A (Industrial Development Agency)

  Andrea Voigt, Vice President, Danfoss Climate Solutions, Public Affairs & Sustainability

  Luisa Santos, Deputy Director General, BUSINESSEUROPE 

  Maciej Witucki, President, Confederation Lewiatan 

  Room 4

• Powering Europe’s Future: Navigating Raw Material Challenges for Strategic Autonomy by Euromines, Eurometaux and European Aluminium 

  Agnieszka Drzyżdżyk, CEO, Alumetal

  Ludivine Wouters, Managing Partner at Latitude Five

  Martina Bassan, Head of Communications, Eurometaux  

  Sophie Mueller, Head of Unit, International Value Chains, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission

  Wiktor Kowalczyk, Director of the Department of Management of Programs and Funded Projects at KGHM Polska Miedź S.A

  Room 5

   

11:25-11:40 

• Coffee break
   

11:40-12:05 

• In Conversation: EU Enlargement, De-risking Investments and Access to Finance to Boost Industry and Business in Ukraine

  Anna Jarosz-Friis, Director for Ukraine Service, Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood, European Commission

  Nataliia Shapoval, Kyiv School of Economics Institute

  Dimitar Bogov, Lead Economist for Eastern Europe and Caucasus, EBRD

  Plenary room
   

12:05-13:00 

• Plenary session: Securing Clean EU Supply Chains

  Ignacy Niemczycki, State Secretary, Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland 

  Susanne Waidzunas, Global Supply Manager at Inter IKEA Group

  Denis Redonnet, Deputy Director-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission

  Bernd Schäfer, CEO and Managing Director of EIT Raw Materials

  Ludovic Voet, Confederal Secretary, European Trade Union Confederation
  
  Plenary room
   

13:00-13:15

• Key takeways of the EU Industry Days

  Kerstin Jorna, Director-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission

  Michał Baranowski, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology of Poland

  Plenary room
   

13:15-14:25 

• Lunch