RECORD-BREAKING ECONOMIC FORUM

The XXXI edition of the Economic Forum: "Europe Facing New Challenges," held September 6-8 at the Golebiewski Hotel has reported a record number of attendees from both Europe and around the globe.

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Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen – Speaker of the Lithuanian Parliament

Piotr Gliński – Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland

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Andriy Sadovyy – Mayor of Lviv

Włodzimierz Wlaźlak – CEO of Lidl Polska

The Economic Forum was visited by a 5,050 participants from 59 countries and 450 media representatives from around the world. Visitors to the forum included, among others: Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, former Prime Minister and current Chairman of the Law and Justice party Jaroslaw Kaczynski, former UK Minister of Defense Michael Fallon, French journalist Guillaume Pitron, NASA Chief Economist Alexander Macdonald, Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski. Agriculture Commissioner of the EC Janusz Wojciechowski, Vice President of the Austrian National Bank Barbara Kolm, Vice President of TikTok Theo Bertramoraz, Mayor of Lviv Andriy Sadovy, NASA Chief Economist Alexander Macdonald, Rector of New York University Andrew Hamilton, Minister of Science and Technological Development of Montenegro Bilijana Scepanovic, Chairwoman of the Seimas Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, Vice Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Latvia Dagmāra Beitnere-Le Galla, and Vice President of GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Jon Ball.

Economic Forum Awards

The Man of the Year Award was awarded to Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and was received on behalf of the President of Ukraine by Vasyl Zwarych, Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Poland.

The Economic Forum Award went to Czech Prime Minister Peter Fiala. The Special Award of the Economic Forum was awarded to Thomas Bach President of the IOC. American organizations that support Ukraine were also honored. The award was received by Ann Lee, CEO of Core, and Thomas Tighe, CEO of Direct Relief. The Polish Forum Award went to H.E. Archbishop Mieczyslaw Mokrzycki. Company of the Year was awarded to Polsat Plus Group, while the SGH award went to Irena Eris.

The main topics of the XXXI Economic Forum

The plenary sessions focused on addressing the war in Ukraine and its consequences, the energy crisis, control of public opinion on the Internet and the need for leadership in a post-pandemic order.

It also featured a debate between Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala. During the conversation, the role of countries in military and political assistance to Ukraine was highlighted. " Our common outlook enables us to exert a more effective influence together, including with our partners in the European Commission," said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.