Thursday, September 27th (Day One)
12.00 Official opening of the Baltic Metropolitan Economic Forum
Mieczysław Struk, Deputy Marshal of the Pomorskie Voivodeship
Maciej Werno on behalf of Lech Wałęsa, Former President of Poland
12.15 SESSION I
THE ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION IN DEVELOPMENT OF THE METROPOLITAN AREAS
Moderator
Jarosław Pietras, Former Secretary of the Committee of the European Integration, The Warsaw University Lecturer
Speakers
Michał Kulesza, Of Counsel, Baker & McKenzie Law Office Warsaw, Former Secretary of State responsible for Public Administration Reform in Poland
Witold Orłowski, Chief Economic Advisor at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Franz Thun, Senior Advisor, Department for International Projects, Warsaw City Hall
Anna Zielińska-Głębocka, Gdańsk University Lecturer, Member of Polish Parliament
13.45 Lunch
15.00 SESSION II
INVESTMENT ATTRACTIVENESS OF THE METROPOLITAN AREAS IN THE BALTIC SEA REGION
- KEY SUCCESS FACTORS
Moderator
Marcin Szpak, Deputy Mayor of the City of Gdańsk
Speakers
Maria Wiśniewska, Member of Polish Parliament and Marek Bańczyk, Konsorcjum Metropolia Poznań
Andreas Billert, University Lecturer, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)
Tomasz Kalinowski, Head of Research Area (EU, Germany), Gdańsk Institute for Market Economics
Włodzimierz Kiciński, President of the Management Board, Nordea Bank Polska S.A.
Kimmo Kurunmäki, Research Coordinator of Network for Urban Studies for the Helsinki Metropolitan Area
Lars-Kare Legernes, Managing Director, Oslo Chamber of Commerce
Ingo Schneemann, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, American Appraisal
Adam Żołnowski, Assurance and Advisory Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers
16.30 Closing of the first day of the Forum
20.00 Reception (Opera Leśna / Forest Opera - Sopot)
Friday, September 28th (Day Two)
10.00 SESSION III
INVESTMENT ATTRACTIVENESS OF TOURISTIC SECTOR IN THE GDAŃSK METROPOLITAN AREA
("EURO 2012" CONTEXT)
Introduction
Jan Kozłowski, Marshal of the Pomorskie Voivodeship
Jacek Karnowski, Mayor of Sopot
Moderator
Janusz Lewandowski, Vice Chairman of Committee on Budgets, European Parliament
Speakers
Dariusz Filar, Member of the Monetary Policy Council
Adam Giersz, Vice President of Polish Olympic Committee
Walter Klug, Member of the Management Board, Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investment GmbH
Włodzimierz Machczyński, President of the Airport Management Board - Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport
Thomas Neckmar, Head of Poland and Baltic Countries, Nordea
Arkadiusz Rybicki, Member of Polish Parliament
Katarzyna Gontarczyk, Public Relations Director for Poland, Sheraton Warsaw Hotel
11.30 Coffee break
12.00 SESSION IV
METROPOLIS' INTELLECTUAL RESOURCES - DRIVING FORCE OF MODERN INDUSTRY
AND HI-TECH SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
Introduction
Jan Szomburg, President of the Management Board of the Gdańsk Institute for Market Economics
Moderator
Mieczysław Struk, Deputy Marshal of the Pomorskie Voivodeship
Speakers - Higher education authorities
Jerzy Bieliński, Vice-rector for Development and Financial Matters, Gdańsk University
Grażyna Grelowska, Vice-Rector for Research Work, Polish Naval Academy
Roman Kaliszan, Rector of the Gdańsk Medical Academy
Michał Horodecki, Head of the Department of Quantum Optics and Information, Gdańsk University
Igor Konieczny, Head of the Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Inter-Collegiate Faculty of Biotechnology
Andrzej Zieliński, Chairman of the Materials Science and Engineering Department, Gdańsk University of Technology
12.50 SESSION IV (continuation)
Speakers - Representatives of the financial sector
Michał H. Mrożek, Vice President of the Management Board, Citi Handlowy - Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A.
Sławomir Żygowski, I Vice President of the Management Board, Deputy President for Corporate Banking, Nordea Bank Polska S.A.
Speakers - Representatives of the local business sector and foreign investors
Ove Witthuhn, Marketing and Sales Director, Flextronics International Poland Sp. z o. o.
Marek Baberowski, Plant Manager, Gemalto Sp. z o.o.
Andżelika Cieślowska, President of the Management Board, Korporacja Budowlana Doraco Sp. z o.o.
Wojciech Kuźmierkiewicz, Director of Pharmaceutical Company Polpharma S.A.
Janusz Rybicki, President of the Management Board, Glencore Polska Sp. z o.o.
Shankar Visvanathan, Assiociate Vice President, Zensar Technologies Ltd Oddział w Polsce
14.15 Official closing of the Baltic Metropolitan Economic Forum
Mieczysław Struk, Deputy Marshal of the Pomorskie Voivodeship
14.30 Lunch
