The Economic Forum is a unique event among all business events not only in Poland, but in the whole Central and Eastern Europe. It is attended by representatives of the government, entrepreneurs and experts, and its purpose is to discuss the current political, economic and social situation. The prestige of the Forum is best demonstrated by the fact that this year will mark its 30th anniversary.
Three thousand guests
The varied programme of the Forum, organised by the Foundation Institute for Eastern Studies, includes approximately 350 debates and discussions divided into over a dozen thematic groups. Over 3000 guests from Europe, Central Asia and the USA are expected to attend it. It would take too much space to mention here all the eminent speakers invited, but it is worth to note that the joint debate "Europe: towards recovery' is to be held with the participation of the Prime Minister of Slovenia, Janez Janša, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmygal and the Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki.
Karpacz will also host the heads of Poland's largest companies, local government officials, city mayors, voivodeship marshals, opposition politicians, as well as members of the government and the government coalition.
The watchword of this year’s Forum will be “Europe in search of leadership”. The reason for choosing this topic have been the challenges brought about by the pandemic in practically every sphere of life, from the health and economy sectors to great politics.
As Zygmunt Berdychowski, the Chairman of the Programme Council of the Economic Forum, observes, the outbreak and impact of the pandemic in spring last year has jeopardised the direction of European integration. Since the first instinct was for the member states to start competing with one another, one may wonder what the current role of the European Union should be.
