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Warsaw Economic Hub 2012

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Dear Sir/Madam,

Poland’s role in Europe continues to grow. We can all see how important Poland is becoming to the European and global economy and while some find that surprising, others consider it natural, even if remarkable. Many experts believe that Warsaw has outgrown its status as a regional financial hub and can now become a business and economic hub in a broader sense, with a reach extending beyond Central and Eastern Europe. It thus seems that after just four Warsaw—CEE Financial Hub conferences, the event needs to be reinvented.

Seeing how Poland is powering ahead, the organizers and hosts of the annual conference—The Warsaw Voice, the International Herald Tribune, and the Warsaw Stock Exchange—have decided it is time to focus on the broader potential of the Polish economy and of Warsaw as a business hub. It is time for the annual Warsaw—CEE Financial Hub conference to be expanded into a Warsaw—Economic Hub conference. The change will, of course, extend far beyond the name alone.

During the Warsaw—Economic Hub meeting Dec. 6 this year, investors and businessmen from Europe and further afield will be able to get firsthand reports on the role Poland plays in its region, in Europe and globally, and on the country’s modern economy, which keeps growing in strength. Of course, the financial and stock markets in Poland and other countries in the CEE region will remain a key subject at the conference.

Reflecting the rank and professionalism of the conference, this year the organizers have set up a Program Council with two co-chairmen. One of them is Günter Verheugen, who was EU Commissioner for Enlargement when Poland joined the EU. The other chairman is former Polish Prime Minister Jan Krzysztof Bielecki, now chairman of Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s Economic Council.

Changes introduced to this year’s conference will enable a much broader range of topics to be discussed and allow larger groups of international investors and entrepreneurs to take part. This will be possible thanks to the introduction of several parallel working sessions focusing on different subjects that will precede and then sum up the conference’s plenary sessions. Enclosed you will find the preliminary agenda of topics that will be discussed, with both plenary and working sessions taken into account.

I am confident that by working together to highlight Poland’s role as a multi-faceted European business hub, all partners in the project will benefit in many different ways. Thanks to the range of the topics discussed, the open form of the event and the caliber of its guests and speakers, the conference is carving out a special position for itself among international meetings held in Europe.

Sincerely,

Andrzej Jonas


Agenda

Plenary Session 1

Warsaw Stock Exchange Building - Main Trading Floor
09:15 Opening of debates, welcoming addresses
09:35 Polish Economy in 2012 Compared with Other Economies in the CEE Region and Beyond
09:35 -09:50 Does European Union have a future? Address  by Günter Verheugen, co-chairman of the Conference Program Council, former EU Commissioner for Enlargement
09:50 - 10:05 Crisis scenarios. Address by Jan Krzysztof Bielecki, co-chairman of the Conference Program Council, former Polish prime minister, now chairman of the Prime Minister’s Economic Council
10:05 - 10:20 Address by Mikołaj Budzanowski, Minister of Treasury
10:20 - 10:35 Address by the mayor of Warsaw: Warsaw as the most rapidly developing, innovative capital city in the EU
10:35 - 11:20 Panel discussion with the participation of experts and industry professionals: The Polish Economy Compared to Other Economies in the CEE Region and Beyond - State of Play and Prospects
Invited participants: Jan Krzysztof Bielecki, Gunter Verheugen, Jerzy Buzek, Ludwik Sobolewski, Jan Kulczyk, Henryka Bochniarz
Moderation: Andrzej Jonas, The Warsaw Voice

Working/Themed Session

Main Trading Floor

Working/Themed Session

NewConnect Room

Working/Themed Session

Catalyst Room
1. WSE Block: Financial Emerging Markets. (Warsaw as a New Global Tiger?)

2. WSE Block - continuation (Banking and Financial System)

1. Poland as a Hub for Interregional Cooperation? Yes!

2. Poland as Regional BPO Leader: Prospects for the Future

1. Poland as a Trendsetter for Real Estate Markets in the CEE Region

2. The Heart of Europe: Transport, Logistics, Infrastructure
15:40 Plenary Session 2:Poland in the Eyes of International Partners - Pros and Cons of Doing Business with Poland and in Poland
15:40 - 15.55 Report/dossier
16:10 - 17:10 Panel Discussion: Guenter Verheugen, Danuta Huebner, Xavier Devictor, World Bank, Daniel Roderick, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
Moderation: Jack Ewing, International Herald Tribune, New York Times Global Edition
17:10 -17.25 Summary and closing of the conference

This Agenda is a subject of future updates and changes

Program Council

Reflecting the rank and professionalism of the conference, this year the organizers have set up a Program Council with two co-chairmen. One of them is Günter Verheugen, who was EU Commissioner for Enlargement when Poland joined the EU. The other chairman is former Polish Prime Minister Jan Krzysztof Bielecki, now chairman of Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s Economic Council.


Prof. Günter Verheugen, Former Vicepresident of European Commission, Commissioner 1999-2011 He started his political carrier in 1969 after having worked as a journalist and having studied history and political sciences. He was a member of the German Bundestag from 1983 until 1999, where he hold a number of senior postos and was mainly dealing with foreign and security policy and European affairs.He was appointed Minister of State for European affairs in the Foreign Office in 1998. In 1999 he became a member of the European Commission, responsible for enlargement until 2004. In 2002 he also took over the responsibility for the European neighbourhood policy. In his second term in the European Commission, from 2004 to 2011 he served as Vice-President and was in charge of enterprise and industry. In this capacity he was the European chairperson of the Transatlantic Economic Council as of 2007. He is now an honorary professor of Viadrina University in Frankfurt/Oder. He have published a number of books and essays on European and other issues.









Jan Krzysztof Bielecki, chairman of the Prime Minister’s Economic Council
Former Polish prime minister, minister for European integration, one of the founders of the Liberal-Democratic Congress and Freedom Union parties, and an executive director at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London, Jan Krzysztof Bielecki has been a prominent figure in Poland’s political and economic circles for over 20 years. From October 2003 to January 2010 he was president of Pekao SA bank.
In November 2009 he was appointed Chairman of the Council of the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM). PISM is a leading Central European think tank dealing with foreign policy, European integration, security and international economic relations.
In March 2010, he was appointed by Prime Minister Donald Tusk as chairman of the Prime Minister’s Economic Council. The main task of the Economic Council is to provide the prime minister with independent and objective advice on the government’s current and planned activities. The Council also assesses Poland’s social and economic situation in reference to developments taking place in Europe and in the global economy.
Since 2010 Bielecki has lectured at the University of Gdańsk. In 2010, Polish President Bronisław Komorowski conferred on him Poland’s highest distinction, the Order of the White Eagle. The same year, he also received the Merito Bene distinction from the foreign minister.


Sponsorship Packages



Regular Sponsorship Packages*

Golden Silver Supporting




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Advertisement in a special section of The Warsaw Voice about to the conference – issue to be distributed among conference participants (full color) 1 pagehalf pagequarter page
Advertisement or a sponsored 1 page/half page/quarter page article in a conference booklet to be published specially for the Conference (full color) 1 pagehalf pagequarter page
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Number of reserved registrations to the conference offered to the sponsor 1063
The sponsor’s logo to be placed:
  • in The Warsaw Voice issue containing a report from the conference with a thank-you note for the sponsor;
  • in the conference booklet to be published especially for the conference;
  • on invitations to be sent to prospective participants in the conference;
  • on the board to be placed at the entrance to the conference room;
  • on the official website of the conference (www.warsaweconomichub.eu);
  • in all press advertisements and promotional materials;
  • in a multimedia presentation during the conference.
largest space75% of the Golden Sponsor’s space 50% of the Golden Sponsor’s space
Special discount on the purchase of advertising space in a special section about the conference to be published by the International Herald Tribune daily - global edition. 50%40%30%
Price of the Package € 12,000 + VAT€ 8,500 + VAT€ 6,000 + VAT

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