"Europe 2020". Why does the European Union need a new Strategy?

10 May 2010 - Sofitel Victoria Hotel Królewska Street No. 11, Warsaw

demosEUROPA - Centre for European Strategy and European Commission Representation in Poland invite you to a conference, which will take place on 10 May 2010 in Sofitel Victoria Hotel in Warsaw.

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Programme

9.30 - 10.00 Coffee and registration

10.00 - 10.10 Welcome and opening remarks

Marie-Therese Duffy-Haeusler, Head of Representation, European Commission, Poland

Paweł Świeboda, President of demosEUROPA - Centre for European Strategy

10.10 - 11.00 Key-note speeches

What strategy for the future does Europe need?

Janusz Lewandowski, EU Commissioner for Financial Programming and Budget

What European strategy for the future does Poland need?

Michał Boni, Minister - Member of the Council of Ministers, Chief of the Advisory Board to the Prime Minister of Poland

11.00 - 12.00 Panel discussion

Moderacja: Paweł Świeboda, President of demosEUROPA - Centre for European Strategy

Janusz Lewandowski, EU Commissioner for Financial Programming and Budget

Michał Boni, Minister - Member of the Council of Ministers, Chief of the Advisory Board to the Prime Minister of Poland

12.00 - 12.30 Coffee break

12.30 - 12.45 Europe 2020: economic challenges and opportunities for Poland and Europe

Grażyna Henclewska, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economy (tbc)

12.45 - 14.15 What growth(s) for the future? Reviewing the Europe2020’s Priorities

How should the new, European strategy respond to the economic, demographic, technological and political changes which have been taking place over the last decade? Does the Europe2020, in its proposed architecture, provides for an adequate response to these challenges? Experts will review the priorities of the new strategy, analysing its capacity to respond to the main challenges that the EU is facing nowadays.

Moderacja: Krzysztof Blusz, Vice-President of demosEUROPA - Centre for European Strategy

12.45 - 13.15 Smart Growth (Innovation, Education & Digital Society)

Prof. Michał Kleiber, President, Polish Academy of Science (tbc)

13.15 - 13.45 Sustainable Growth I (Climate & Energy)

Dr Adam Czyżewski,, Chief Economist & Advisor to the Board, PKN Orlen

13.45 - 14.15 Inclusive Growth (Employment & Skills, Fighting Poverty)

Prof. Marek Góra, Professor at the Warsaw School of Economics

14.15-14.45 Sustainable Growth II (Competitiveness)

Maria Wiśniewska, President, Central European Pharmaceutical Distribution

14.45 - 15.00 Conclusions

Paweł Świeboda, President of demosEUROPA - Centre for European Strategy

Conference languages: Polish and English (simultaneous translation will be provided).

Event is free of charge

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