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EU Industry Days 2025

Speakers

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

Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, Poland

Portrait photo of Kerstin Jorna

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

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

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

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

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

Director General of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA)

Executive Board Member APG Group NV - Chief Executive Officer APG Asset Management

Confederal Secretary, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)

Chairman of the European Factories of the Future Research Association (EFFRA)

President of the Polish Clusters Association and President of the Silesian Aviation Cluster

Volunteer supporter of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Chairman of the Council of the POl-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce

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

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

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

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

Senior Regional Representative of the European Investment Fund (EIF)

Program Director imec.istart and Managing Director imec.istart Fund & istart.nl Fund

Director of the Entrepreneurship Support Department at the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP)

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

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

President of Digital Poland Association, the initiator of CEE Digital Coalition

Director of AAVIT, the Czech Association for Applied Research in IT

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

Director, Energy Transition Financing and Industry Programme, Forum Energii

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

Vice President, Danfoss Climate Solutions, Public Affairs & Sustainability

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

Executive Director, European Chemical Regions Network (ECRN)

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

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

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

Global Commercial Director for Wind and Hydrogen, Ingeteam

eMobility Manager, eChampion Truck MAN Truck & Bus Polska 

President Polish Automotive Industry Association (PZPM) 

President, Polish Chamber of Automotive Industry (PIM) 

Senior Project Manager and Human Resources Counseller, Eurochambres

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

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

Vice President, Portfolio and Market Strategy, Hitachi Energy

Head of Sustainable Development and Climate Action for Europe, Arcelormittal

Global Head of Manufacturing and Services, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Director responsible for Strategic Relations at BGK 

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

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

Executive Director for Regulatory Affairs and Compliance, ORLEN

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

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

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

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

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

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

Head of Center Factories of the Future, Jozef Stefan Institute

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

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

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

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

Head of Unit 'Industrial Forum, Alliances, Clusters' at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs

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

Member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

General Director and Board member of the Polish Association of Cosmetic and Detergent Industry (PACDI). Board member of Cosmetics Europe

Director, National Contact Point - EU Financial Instruments in Poland

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

Executive Director @ESNA – Europe Startup Nations Alliance 

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

Business & Innovation Consultant - Head of NKUA Archimedes Business Accelerator

Deputy Director, European Affairs Department, Polish Ministry of Economy

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

Advanced Technology EU Program & Research Network Manager, Avio Aero

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Poland

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