Day 1 - 5 June 2025
- 8:30 - 9:00Registration and coffee
- 9:00 - 9:20Welcome
Kerstin Jorna, Director-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Władysław Ortyl, Marshal of the Podkarpackie Region
Konrad Fijołek, Mayor of the City of Rzeszów
Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka, Undersecretary of State, Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland
- 9:20 - 9:35Keynote speech
Krzysztof Paszyk, Minister of Economic Development and Technology of Poland
- 9:35 - 9:50Keynote speech
Stéphane Séjourné, Executive Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy, European Commission
- 9:50 - 10:05Boosting investment for a competitive Europe - a European perspective
Teresa Czerwińska, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank
- 10:05 - 11:05Plenary session: EU Economic Prosperity and Competitiveness - Boosting the Competitiveness of the EU Single Market
Michał Baranowski, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology of Poland
Kerstin Jorna, Director-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Sigrid de Vries, Director General of the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA)
Katja Scharpwinkel, Member of the Board of Executive Directors, BASF
Dariusz Marzec, President of the Management Board of PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna and President of the Polish Electricity Association (PKEE)
David Reger, CEO of Neura Robotics
- 11:05 - 11:35Coffee break
- 11:35 - 11:45Special announcement
- 11:45 - 12:35Plenary session: European Single Market as a Hub for Investments and Thriving Start-up Ecosystems
Maive Rute, Deputy Director-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Marjut Falkstedt, Chief Executive of the European Investment FundRonald Wuijster, Executive Board Member APG Group NV - Chief Executive Officer APG Asset Management
Kinga Stanislawska, Managing Partner & Founder at Experior Venture Fund, Founder at European Women in VC
Przemek Ben Pączek, Founder and CEO of Nevomo
Piotr Matczuk, President of the Management Board of PFR SA (Polish Development Fund)
- 12:35 - 13:35Lunch and networking
- 13:40 - 14:40Parallel sessions 1
- Room 1The European energy-intensive industry in light of the dynamics of the geopolitical situation
by the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology of Poland
Ines Recio Alcaide, Managing Director at Air Liquide Poland
Jakub Ruszel, Executive Director for Regulatory Affairs and Compliance, Orlen
Wojciech Koszuta, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer of ArcelorMittal Poland
Piotr Krzyżewski, Vice-President of the Management Board, KGHM Polska Miedź
Zbigniew Liptak, Partner, EY Poland
- Room 2Trade policy safeguarding the competitiveness of the European economy
by the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology of Poland
Dominik Kopinski, Professor, Senior Advisor, World Economy Team, Polish Economic Institute
Mirosław Motyka, President of the Board of the Polish Steel Association
Adam Gniazdowski, Government and Regulatory Affairs Manager at Qemetica S.A.
Michał Kobosko, Member of the European Parliament
- Plenary roomThe role of regions in strengthening European industry
by the European Committee of the Regions and the Podkarpackie Region
Tadeusz Truskolaski, Vice Chairman of the CoR ECON Commission and President of Bialystok City
Władysław Ortyl, President of the Podkarpackie Region and CoR Member
William Elofsson, Second deputy mayor of Gävle Municipality, Sweden. Rapporteur on the Clean Industrial Deal, EPP-CoR Group Member
Marek Bujny, CEO, Vice President, Ultratech Ltd
Marek Przeor, Team Leader for Cluster Policy, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Małgorzata Jarosińska-Jedynak, Member of the Podkarpackie Regional Board
- Room 4InvestEU: a boost for Europe’s competitiveness and innovation
by the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Michael Feith, Policy Officer, InvestEU Investment Committee Secretariat, Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Lovisa Sommerholt, Associate Banker for the InvestEU Program with the Public Sector & Utilities Unit, Nordic Investment Bank
Grzegorz Rabsztyn, Head of the EIB Group Office in Poland
Konrad Wilczak, Deputy Head of the EBRD Office in Poland
Arkadiusz Lewicki, Director, National Contact Point - EU Financial Instruments in Poland
Kamil Pruchnik, Senior Regional Representative for Poland at the European Investment Fund (EIF)
- Room 5Business in the EU made easier: the path towards simplification
by the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Ben Butters, CEO, Eurochambres
Magdalena Burnat, Economic Advisor to the President of Employers of Poland
Anna Athanasopoulou, Director for Simplification and Networks, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Dr. Anna Oborska, General Director and Board member of the Polish Association of Cosmetic and Detergent Industry (PACDI)
Dirk Bergrath, Member of the European Economic and Social Committee
Laura Gutierrez, Vice President, Head of Global Corporate Public Affairs and Policy, Sanofi
Bartłomiej Banaszak, Director, European Affairs Department, Polish Ministry of Economic Development and Technology
- 14:45 - 15:45Parallel sessions 2
- Room 1Powering EU Competitiveness: The Strategic Role of Wind Energy
by WindEurope
Laura Casuscelli, Senior Advisor for Trade and Industry, WindEurope
Stephane Tondo, Head of Sustainable Development and Climate Action, Arcelormittal
Xabier Irure, Global Commercial Director for Wind and Hydrogen, Ingeteam
Jørgen Madsen, Head of New Markets & EU, Ørsted A/S
Wadia Fruergaard, Senior Director, Head of Policy & EU Affairs, Vestas
Adrian Timbus, Vice President, Portfolio and Market Strategy, Hitachi Energy
- Room 2Dual-use industry as an answer to modern security challenges and an opportunity for Polish and Ukrainian industrial cooperation
by the Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and the Polish Clusters Association
Dariusz Szymczycha, First Vice President of the Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce
Oleg Dubish, Volunteer Supporter of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Chairman of the Council of the POl-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce
Krzysztof Krystowski, President of the Polish Clusters Association and President of the Silesian Aviation Cluster
Jan Grabowski, Member of the Management Board of the Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa
Andrii Bohdanenko, Senior Partnership Manager at Osavul
- Room 3The future of the European automotive industry - ensuring the competitiveness, jobs, growth & innovation in the EU
by PIM – Polish Chamber of Automotive Industry and the Polish Automotive Industry Association
Janusz Kobus, President, Polish Chamber of Automotive Industry (PIM)
Sigrid de Vries, Director General of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA)
Maciej Wątor, eMobility Manager, eChampion Truck MAN Truck & Bus Polska
Jakub Faryś, President, Polish Automotive Industry Association (PZPM)
Daniel Marciniak, Poland Engineering Director, FORVIA
- Room 4Steel and hydrogen for net-zero: relaunching EU competitiveness
by HydrogenEurope and EUROFER
Grzegorz Pawelec, Director, Market Intelligence at Hydrogen Europe
Zbigniew KUŹMA, CEO of H2 Energy Poland
Philipp Tschinke, Head of Brussels Office for Salzgitter AG
- Room 5Expectations for the European Textiles Sector: Balancing Competitiveness and Circularity
by CECOP, EuroCommerce and EURATEX
Jana Hrčková, Global Policy and Public Affairs Manager at Decathlon
Giuseppe Finocchiaro, President of RETESSILE
Ewelina Paprowicz, EKO-KARPATY
Dirk Vantyghem, Director General, EURATEX
- 15:45 - 16:15Coffee break
- 16:15 - 16:35In Conversation: Advancing the Single Market
Jakub Boratynski, Director, Compliance and Responsible Business Conduct, Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Laura Gutierrez, Vice President, Head of Global Corporate Public Affairs and Policy, Sanofi
Illa Brockmeyer, Head of EU and International Affairs at METRO AG
Paolo Casalino, Director-General for for Industrial policy, Industrial Crisis and Reconversion, Innovation, SMEs and Made in Italy
- 16:40 - 17:40Parallel sessions 3
- Room 1Simplifying the Single Market by harmonising the regulatory framework: removing obstacles for companies
by the European Roundtable for Industry
Philippe Adriaenssens, Policy Director at the European Round Table for Industry (ERT)
Jakub Boratynski, Director, Compliance and Responsible Business Conduct, Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Maria Szymanska, Deputy Director, European Affairs Department, Polish Ministry of Economy
Ben Butters, CEO of Eurochambres
Ursula Żurek-Kucharska, Governmental Affairs Lead at AstraZeneca
- Room 2Technological drivers of Visegrad Group’s industry: AI in the focus
by the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development, Polish Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, the Digital Poland Association and CEE Digital Coalition
Gaspard Demur, Deputy Head of Unit, Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Policy Coordination, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission
Michał Polański, Director, Entrepreneurship Support Department, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development
Marianna Sidoroff, Director, Digital Economy Department, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, Poland
Michał Kanownik, President of the Board, Digital Poland Association
Jaromír Hanzal, Director, AAVIT, the Czech Association of Applied Research in IT
Tomas Melisko,Member of the Board at InoCloud, SAPIE – The Slovak Alliance for Innovation Economy and Confederation of Industry
- Room 3Advanced Manufacturing: A Key Driver for a Competitive and Decarbonised Europe through Clean Technologies and Circularity
by EITManufacturing and EFFRA
Olaf Pannenbäcker, Chairman of the European Factories of the Future Research Association (EFFRA)
Caroline Viarouge, Chief Executive Officer of EIT Manufacturing
Krzysztof Lipiec, Director, Departmant of Comercialisation, Łukasiewicz - PIAP
Igor Kovač, Head of Center Factories of the Future, Jozef Stefan Institute
Željko Pazin, Executive Director, European Factories of the Future Research Association (EFFRA)
Francesca Girardi, Head of EU Affairs, EIT Manufacturing
- Room 4Scaling industrial decarbonisation: Mobilising public & private capital
by EIT InnoEnergy and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Frederic Lucenet, Global Head of Manufacturing and Services, EBRD
Joanna Smolik, Director responsible for Strategic Relations at BGK
Marek Garniewski, CEO at Orlen VC
Marcin Lewenstein, Innovation Officer, InnoEnergy
Ilona Deręgowska, Vice President, Management Board, ARP
- Room 5From Declaration to Action: Advancing Global Standards and EU Competitiveness in Sustainable Chemical Management
by the Polish Chamber of Chemical Industry
Bob Diderich, Head of Division, Environment Directorate, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Szymon Domagalski, Policy Advisor, Polish Chamber of Chemical Industry
Tomasz Zieliński, President of the Board, Polish Chamber of Chemical Industry
Kay Williams, Head of the Global Framework on Chemicals Secretariat, United Nations Environment Programme
Folco Ciulli, Executive Director, European Chemical Regions Network (ECRN)
- 17:45 - 18:45Parallel sessions 4
- Room 1Young European Entrepreneur Award - Pitching Contest and Award Ceremony
Contestant: Niko Bucalo, Founder and CEO of Textiloop Ltd.
Contestant: Célia Cruz, Founder and CEO of Complear
Contestant: Keylany Hassine, Founder and CEO of Istya
Contestant: Ana Sofia Teixeira, Co-founder, Nextheurapeutics
Contestant: Moritz Wessely, CEO and Founder of PrecisionBiome
Jury: Mariella Masselink, Head of Unit, Industrial Forum, Alliances, Clusters, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Jury: Arthur Jordão, Executive Director at ESNA – Europe Startup Nations Alliance
Jury: Thomas Cooney, Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Technological University Dublin and Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurial Behaviour, Inclusion and Innovation at TU Dublin
Jury: Vasilis Siemos, Business & Innovation Consultant - Head of NKUA Archimedes Business Accelerator
Speaker: Leonor Santa Clara, Policy Officer, Industrial Forum, Alliances, Clusters, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
- Room 2Innovating the Future of Aerospace: Investment, Skills, Technology and resilience to ensure Europe's competitive edge in VUCA times
by the Aviation Valley Association
Piotr Owsicki, Executive Director, Pratt & Whitney Rzeszów and Pratt & Whitney AeroPower
Vincent Devroey, Director of Civil Aviation, ASD
Sébastien Dubois, Head of Unit, Programme Development and Communications, Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking
Jacek Libucha, President of the Management Board, PZL-Świdnik, Leonardo Helicopters
Sebastian Magadzio, Airbus Chief Representative in Poland and Head of Central Europe in Airbus Defence and Space
Enrico Casale, Advanced Technology EU Program & Research Network Manager, Avio Aero
Jarosław Sep, Vice President at Rzeszow University of Technology
- Room 3Closing the Innovation Gap: Aligning Europe's RD&I and industrial policies to fast-track market deployment of inventive solutions
by Orgalim and EARTO
Amaryllis Verhoeven, Head of Unit, Responsible Business Conduct, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Bertrand Bouchet, CEA Representative in Brussels
Daniel Wennick, Policy Director, Orgalim
Janica Ylikarjula, DSc (Tech), Vice President, International Affairs and Policy, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland LTD
Ulrich Adam, Director General, Orgalim
- Room 4Building a strong deep-tech startup/ spin-off ecosystem while de-risking early-stage investments – the way forward
by imec.istart and Cleanvalley Capital
Paul Walentynowicz, Co-Founder & Co-Managing Director, Clean Valley Capital
Christiaan Sluijs, CFO at T-mining
Sven De Cleyn, Program Director imec.istart and Managing Director imec.istart Fund & istart.nl Fund
Vasco Pereira da Silva, Head of Policy at Allied For Startups
Kamil Pruchnik, Senior Regional Representative of the European Investment Fund (EIF)
- Room 5Skills for innovation: regional and industry success stories
by Eurochambres
Larisa Panait, Policy Advisor for Skills at Eurochambres
Birgit Arens, Senior Project Manager and Human Resources Counseller, Eurochambres
Thomas Wimmesberger, Director for EU Education and Employment Policy, Brussels Office of the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK)
Csaba Borboly, Second Vice-Chair of the SEDEC Commission at the European Committee of the Regions
- 18:40 - 20:00Cocktail and Networking
Day 2 - 6 June 2025
- 8:30 - 8:50Registration and coffee
- 9:00 - 9:10Keynote speech
Andrius Kubilius, Commissioner for Defence and Space, European Commission
- 9:10 - 9:20Keynote speech
Davyd Aloian, Deputy Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine for European Integration
- 9:20 - 10:20Plenary session: EU Defence Industry - Cooperating for a Stronger Europe
Michał Baranowski, Undersecretary of State, Polish Ministry of Economic Development and Technology
Jussi Järvinen, Executive Vice President of Patria Group
Marco Lupo, President, Leonardo Poland
Łukasz Malicki, Director of Operations, Czechoslovak Group Poland
Arkadiusz Bąk, Member of the Management Board of PGZ
Flora Seube, Head of EU Affairs, Eutelsat
- 10:25 - 11:25Parallel sessions 1
- Room 1Investing in resilient value chains: Integration of Ukraine into the EU Single Market
by the Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood, European Commission
Maria Repko, Centre for Economic Strategy, Kyiv
Anna Jarosz-Friis, Director, Ukraine Service, Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood, European Commission
Oleh Krykavskyy, Government Relations Director, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih
Daria Klevets, Head of Global Partnerships, Nova Global
Olga Shubina, Head of Export Support Centre, Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Room 2How can Ukraine contribute to the competitiveness of the European Union's economy?
by the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine
Andrii Teliupa, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine
Stephan Sicars, Senior Coordinator for Ukraine, UNIDO
Christophe Yvetot, Representative to the European Union, UNIDO
Yuliia Goncharova, Deputy Director-General for European Integration at the Federation of Employers of Ukraine
Anna Athanasopoulou, Director for Simplification and Networks, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Vasyl Bodnar, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Poland
Bart Gruyaert, Project Director Ukraine, NEO-ECO
- Room 3Unlocking the power of health industries for EU prosperity, health, competitiveness and resilience
by INFARMA, EFPIA, MedTech Europe, the Polish Chamber of Commerce of Medical Devices POLMED, and Medicines for Poland
Adam Jarubas, Member of the European Parliament
Véronique Tordoff, Member of the Board of MedTech Europe
Michael Swita, Director of Intellectual Property Policy at EFPIA
Krzysztof Jakubiak, Editor-in-chief, mZdrowie.pl Modern Healthcare Institute
Adrian van den Hoven, Director General, Medicines for Europe
- Room 4Clean Industrial Deal - An industry's perspective on turning ambitions into actions
by Business and Science Poland, Danfoss, and Lewiatan
Witold Strzelecki, Managing Director, Business & Science Poland
Mariella Masselink, Head of Unit, Industrial Forum, Alliances and Clusters, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Sonia Buchholtz, Director, Forum Energii
Łukasz Kotapski, Vice President of the Management Board of ARP S.A (Industrial Development Agency)
Andrea Voigt, Vice President, Danfoss Climate Solutions, Public Affairs & Sustainability
Luisa Santos, Deputy Director General, BUSINESSEUROPE
Maciej Witucki, President, Confederation Lewiatan
- Room 5Powering Europe’s Future: Navigating Raw Material Challenges for Strategic Autonomy
by Euromines, Eurometaux and European Aluminium
Agnieszka Drzyżdżyk, CEO, Alumetal
Ludivine Wouters, Managing Partner at Latitude Five
Martina Bassan, Head of Communications, Eurometaux
Sophie Mueller, Head of Unit, International Value Chains, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Wiktor Kowalczyk, Director of the Department of Management of Programs and Funded Projects at KGHM Polska Miedź S.A
- 11:25 - 11:40Coffee break
- 11:40 - 12:05In Conversation: EU Enlargement, De-risking Investments and Access to Finance to Boost Industry and Business in Ukraine
Anna Jarosz-Friis, Director for Ukraine Service, Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood, European Commission
Nataliia Shapoval, Kyiv School of Economics Institute
Dimitar Bogov, Lead Economist for Eastern Europe and Caucasus, EBRD
- 12:05 - 13:00Plenary session: Securing Clean EU Supply Chains
Ignacy Niemczycki, State Secretary, Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland
Susanne Waidzunas, Global Supply Manager at Inter IKEA Group
Denis Redonnet, Deputy Director-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission
Bernd Schäfer, CEO and Managing Director of EIT Raw Materials
Ludovic Voet, Confederal Secretary, European Trade Union Confederation
- 13:00 - 13:15Key takeways of the EU Industry Days
Kerstin Jorna, Director-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Michał Baranowski, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology of Poland
- 13:15 - 14:25Lunch