Moderator: Przemysław Patryk Iwanek - Chairman of the Conference
Leszek Zegzda – Vice-marshall of Małopolskie region
Bożena Jawor – Vice Mayor of Nowy Sącz
Tomasz Bratek – Director of National Agency of “Youth in Action” Programme
Zygmunt Berdychowski – Chairman of the Economic Forum Programme Council
Tomasz Różniak – Chairman of the European Meeting Centre – Nowy Staw Foundation
17:00
Special welcoming:
Lecture by Leopold Unger, "1968 year - 40 years later"
the journalist of Le Soir and Gazeta Wyborcza.
18:00
Getting to know and integration of the participants.
Led by the Polish National Agency of the “Youth in Action” Programme.
20:30
Welcoming meeting/reception for the participants of the Economic Forum of Young Leaders
organized by Ryszard Nowak – Mayor of Nowy Sącz.
DAY 2 - Wednesday
10th September 2008
09:00 - 12:30
Youth Policy, Youth in Action Programme - introduction, work in groups
led by SALTO Network and the Polish National Agency of the "Youth in Action" Programme.
14:30 - 17:40
Special speech of Donald Tusk - Prime Minister of Poland
Participation in the opening of the 18th Economic Forum in Krynica:
European Dilemmas: Central Europe - an Active Partner or a Passive Spectator?
Moderator Aleksander Kwaśniewski - President of the Republic of Poland (1995-2005),
Wolfgang Clement - Former Minister of Economy and Technology, Bonncomm management &communications, Germany
Denis MacShane - Member of Parliament, , House of Commons, United Kingdom
Jan Krzysztof Bielecki - President of the Board, Bank Pekao S.A., former Poland
Andrei Kobiakov - Vice Prime-Minister, Government of the Republic of Belarus, Belarus
Waldemar Pawlak - Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy, Ministry of Economy, Poland
16:30 - 18:30
Special session of the Economic Forum of Young Leaders in Krynica, Part I
Participation in the discussion panels of the 18th Economic Forum in Krynic
Moderator: Przemysław Patryk Iwanek - Chairman of the Conference
Wolfgang Clement - Former Minister of Economy and Technology, Bonncomm management &communications, Germany
Jan Krzysztof Bielecki - President of the Board, Bank Pekao S.A., Former Polish Prime Minster: The economy of XXI century – challenges for the young generation
20:00-21:10
Special session of the Economic Forum of Young Leaders in Krynica, Part II
Participation in the opening of the 18th Economic Forum in Krynica:
The importance of Polish economy for the region and Europe
Special Guests: Waldemar Pawlak, - Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy, Government of Poland
Petro Poroshenko - President of the Supervisory Board, National Bank of Ukraine
Mykola Katerynchuk - Member of the parliament of Ukraine
DAY 3 - Thursday
11th September 2008
09:15 - 10:15
Participation in the plenary session of the 18th Economic Forum in Krynica:
"The Waiting for a Big Crisis... From a Potential Failure to a Sure Success"
10:15-11:30
Participation in the discussion panels of the 18th Economic Forum in Krynica
14.00-15.30
Discussion panel:
"Is European Union ready to face the challenges of XXI century?"
Modeator: Tomasz Bratek – Director of National Agency of "Youth in Action" Programme
Péter Balázs - Director of Center for EU Enlargement Studies, Central European University, former European Commissioner
Vitalino Canas - Chairman of the European Affairs Commission , Parliament of Portugal
Roland Dumas - Former French Minister of Foreign Affairs
Marianne Mikko - Member of European Parliament, Estonia
Fr. Ludwik Wiśniewski - Dominican, chaplain of Solidarity, founder of Złota 9 Academy
Yaşar Yakış - Parliament of Turkey, a former Foreign Minister, a former ambassador to the NATO, Egypt, and Saudi-Arabia
16.00-17.45
Discussion panel:
"Russia and European Union at the beginning of XXI century: competition or cooperation?"
Moderator: Vitaliy Lipich – member of the board of organisation "Nasha Sprava" in Luck, Ukraine, member of the board of the "Youth4Media" association
Yurii Afanasiev - Russian pro-democracy politician, Founder of the Russian State Human Science University
Elmar Brok - Member of European Parliament, Foreign Policy spokesman of the EPP and the CDU
Vytautas Landsbergis - Member of European Parliament, former president of Lithuania
Maciej Płażyński – former Marshall of Polish Parliament, chairman of "Wspólnota Polska" association
Vladimir Socor - Senior Fellow of the Jamestown Foundation
Kakha Shengelia – President of the Caucasus University
Denis MacShane - Member of UK Parliament, UK delegate to Council of Europe and NATO Parliamentary Assemblies
Volodymyr Polokhalo - Chairman of Committee on Science and Education, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
17:30-17:50
Special guest:
Mikołaj Dowgielewicz
Secretary of the Committee for European Integration in Poland
17:50 - 18:30
Guest of honour:
Katarzyna Hall
Minister of National Education, Government of Poland
Moderator: Mirosław Marczewski – Director General of Foundation for the Development of the Education System
19:15 - 20:15
Discussion panel:
Foundations of Democracy
Moderator: Przemysław Patryk Iwanek - Chairman of the Conference
Sir David Alton - Lord, House of Lords, United Kingdom
Czesław Bielecki - Chairman of the Sejm Foreign Affairs Committee (1997-2001)
Fr. Marcel Guarnizo - Chairman of the Educational Initiative for Central and Eastern Europe, Washington USA
John O’Sullivan - President of the Radio Free Europe
Mart Laar - former Prime Minister of Estonia
Adreas Widemer - The co-director of the SEVEN Fund, USA
20:30
Intercultural evening in Cieniawa
DAY 4 - Friday
12th September 2008
09:30 - 11.00
Discussion panel:
"Countries of Central-Eastern Europe: poor relatives or rising stars?
What is the place of economy of Central-Eastern Europe in Europe and the world?"
Moderator: Przemysław Patryk Iwanek - Chairman of the Conference
Thomas Laursen - Country Manger for Poland and the Baltic Countries, World Bank
Christoph Rosenberg - Senior Regional Representative, International Monetary Fund
Manisha Singh - Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade Policy, Department of State, U.S. Government
James Wilson - Founding Director of the EU - Ukraine Business Council, President and Owner of Macmillan Ltd
11:15-12:15
Special Guest:
Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumarutunga
former president of Sri Lanka
The values and politics: challenges of XXI century
12:30
Special Guest:
Danuta Hübner
Commissioner for Regional Policy, European Commission
"What is the role of regions in European Union:
challenges for regional and cohesion polices of European Union?"
12.30 - 13.30
Discussion panel:
"NATO after Bucharest: prospects for membership of Ukraine and Georgia"
Moderator: Tomasz Różniak – Chairman of the European Meeting Centre – Nowy Staw Foundation
Erhard Busek - Chairman of the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe, former Chancellor of Austria
Donald Jensen - Research Fellow, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Borys Tarasyuk - Member, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Chairman of Committee on European Integration
Georgiou Thedossis – President of the Greek Association for Atlantic and European Cooperation
13:30 – 14:30
Special Guest:
Giorgi Baramidze
Deputy Prime Minister, State Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Government of Georgia