THE ECONOMIC FORUM

THE ECONOMIC FORUM

ORGANIZED WITHIN
THE 43rd INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF NEW HANZA CITIES

EVENT PROGRAM

DATE & PLACE:   

June 23, 2023, at 10:00 – 15:00

Jordanki Cultural and Congress Center in Toruń, ul. Aleja Solidarności 1 – 3

(foyer, chamber hall, level “0”)

ORGANIZER:

City of Toruń – through the Business Support Centre (BSC)

PARTNER OF THE EVENT:

Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management

Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (NCU)

AGENDA*

9:30a.m.– 10:00 a.m.	REGISTRATION of participants and exhibitors of the ECONOMIC FORUM
10:00 a.m.– 10:30 a.m.	INTRODUCTION – 550th birthday of Nicolaus Copernicus   OPENING OF THE FORUM        FAIR TRADE EXHIBITION        JUBILEE 55 – ANNIVERSARY OF THE FACULTY OF ECONOMIC SCIENCES AND MANAGEMENT NCU

DISCUSSION BLOCK

10:30 a.m.– 11:15 a.m.	PANEL I – This is how you do business in Toruń: discussion about economic potential, business, leading industries, largest companies and opportunities for cooperation and development Host: Piotr Olszowski (Radio GRA), Paulina (avatar BSC)            Panelists: Jerzy Boehlke (NCU), Paweł Neumann (TZMO), Maciej Komorowski (Wzrusza Toruń), Łukasz Szarszewski (BSC), Marek Kaliński (Mikro Development), Przemysław Bańkowski (Aria – BIS)
11:15 a.m.– 12:00 p.m.	PANEL II – Digital economy: building a digital infrastructure for the financial sector and economy in the light of Polish experience   Host: Michał Polasik (NCU) Panelists: Joanna Erdman (Cashless Poland Foundation), Wojciech Pantkowski (Krajowa Izba Rozliczeniowa), Marcin Ledworowski (Accenture)
12:00 p.m.– 12:30 p.m.	Lunch and coffee – time for networking, visiting exhibitions and stands   (foyer and level 0)
12:30 p.m.– 1:15 p.m.	PANEL III – Sustainable development and society of the future: changing worldviews, ecological and health aspects, fair trade locally and globally   Host: Piotr Olszowski (Radio GRA), Paulina (avatar BSC) Panelists: Zbigniew Szalbot (Fair Trade Poland), Katja Mentz (Fair Trade Germany), Artur Kaniecki (Studio M6 Toruń), Michał Piszczek (Eko Goods)
1:15 p.m.– 2:00 p.m.	PANEL IV – Geopolitics and international security: security and business in the age of digitization, current geopolitics and impact on the economy, war in Ukraine   Host: Marian Gorynia (UE Poznań) Panelists: Konrad Raczkowski (UKSW Warsaw), Eugeniusz Gatnar (UE Katowice), Marian Haliżak (UW Warsaw)
2:00 p.m.– 2:30 p.m.	Time for networking, visiting exhibitions and stands (foyer of CKK Jordanki)
2:30 p.m.– 4:30 p.m.	STUDY VISIT in Toruń company: MOD21 Sp. z o. o. (leader of the ecological construction market) – 80 people
	MEETINGS OF WORKING GROUPS:
23.06. 9.00 am. – 11.00 am.	Fair Trade – conference room 1 in CKK Jordanki
24.06. 4:00 p.m.– 6:00 p.m.	Sustainable Hanza – conference room 1 in CKK Jordanki

The program has been consulted not only with the representatives of the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, but also with the representatives of FAIR TRADE.

During the Forum, the participants will have the opportunity to see the international Fair Trade exhibition, participate in networking as well as exhibitions of Made in Toruń certified companies and fair trade products.

* The organizer reserves the right to modify the program.   

STRATEGIC PARTNER

SUPPORTING PARTNER

PARTNER

Under the honorary patronage of the National Bank of Poland