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Małopolskie Centrum Kultury SOKÓŁ Nowy Sącz See Google map

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Europe in Cinema

Film "Last Fisherman", meeting with the film director.

This section will provide you the unique opportunity to see the pre-release screening of the new documentary movie “Last fisherman” in Poland and to meet with movie co-creator and producer Leo Kaserer – the Austrian youth worker and promoter of volunteering service. Last Fisherman is a reflection and celebration of one’s man life; a life that has impacted more than just a community, but the next generation. It provides a reminder that progress, industrialism and rapid change can have a harmful impact on industries, communities and individuals. Not to mention the legacy of our forefathers. Nevertheless, in the face of change there are individuals stout of heart who band together; they favour the old ways, celebrate hard graft and always do a ‘proper job.
The film projection will be preceded by a short getting to know session.

Moderator: Andrij Pavlovych

Guest:

• Leo Kaserer –director

Registration of participants and networking session

Małopolskie Centrum Kultury SOKÓŁ Nowy Sącz See Google map

Opening Session

Guests:

• Ryszard Nowak, Mayor of the City of Nowy Sącz
• Jacek Krupa, Marshal of Małopolska Region
• Zygmunt Berdychowski, Chairman of Foundation Institute for Eastern Studies
• Paweł Poszytek, Ph.D, CEO of Foundation for Development of Education System
• Agata Dziubińska-Gawlik, Chairman of European Meeting Centre – Nowy Staw Foundation

Motivational lecture:
„Contemporary leadership - leader, charistmatic reformer, explorer”

Higher Education Lecturer:

• Prof. Christopher Bezzina, prof., University of Malta, Malta; Uppsali University, Sweden
• Joanna Madalińska-Michalak, prof., Chairman of Polish Educational Research Association, University of Warsaw Poland

Discussion Panel:
Poland in the face of shaping youth policy – what kind of representation the Polish youth needs?

The attempts in establishing of long-standing representation of youth in Poland has been undertaken repeatedly in the past 28 years and it has never brought about sustainable and effective solution. It is the right time to expand on the idea of youth participation and, as the rest of the EU countries, provide young Poles with long-standing institution to represent their interests.

Moderator: Mateusz Konieczny

Guests:

• Jacek Kurzępa, prof., Member of Polish parliament, Chairman of Parliament Group for Supporting Youth Councils, Poland
• Adam Janczewski, Chairman of th Polish Council of Children and Youth of the Republic of Poland
• Natalia Kapusta, Vice-Chairwoman of Youth Council of Commune of Piaseczno, Poland

Workshop PART 1.

Workshop 1.
Entrepreneur and global challenges

max 20 people, 3,5 hours
Place: Bohema Restaurant, Rynek 13 See Google map

Business simulation is a game, which lets you play the role of an entrepreneur in the global market. Participants running businesses will be exposed to different situations in the markets where they will operate. This will require responsible and resolved decisions. The participants will experience a variety of constraints and events arising from market or legal and social conditions (eg. competition or environmental pollution). The game allows you to understand market realities better, gives you material for discussion on various topics related to entrepreneurship and the role of an entrepreneur. The dynamics of the game allows you to experience the consequences of your decisions immediately and give you the opportunity to check yourselves in stressful situations. It allows you as participants to understand yourself and your motivation better as well as test your ability to work in teams.

Moderator:

• Agata Rudnicka Ph.D - an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Management University of Lodz, activist, trainer of the business game Homoresponsabilis in the Globalized World;

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Workshop 2.
Entrepreneur and global challenges

max 20 people, 3,5 hours
Place: Bohema Restaurant, Rynek 13 See Google map

Simulation business game lets you play the an entrepreneur in the global market. Participants running businesses will be exposed to different situations in the markets where they will operate. This will require responsible and resolved decisions. The participants will experience a variety of constraints and events arising from market or legal and social conditions (eg. competition or environmental pollution). The game allows you to better understand market realities, gives you material for discussion on various topics related to entrepreneurship and the role of an entrepreneur. The dynamics of the game allows you to immediately experience the consequences of your decisions and give you the opportunity to check yourselves in stressful situations. It allows participants to better understand themselves, their motivation, and test their ability to work in teams.

Moderator:

• Janusz Reichel Ph.D - an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Management, University of Lodz; activist, trainer of the business game Homoresponsabilis in the Globalized World;

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Workshop 3.
Take the Lead – managerial skills workshop .

Place: Małopolskie Centrum Kultury SOKÓŁ, Długosza 3 See Google map

The workshop will focus on setting up and achieving goals as well as team management skills. The main subject of this workshop is generating and managing personal and professional goals. In the course of this workshop you will learn how to set up and achieve goals in an effective way. You will also find out how to delegate and enforce tasks in a teamwork as well as how to take up individual and team decisions. What is more, you will be provided with self-motivation techniques and methods of effective motivating employees.

Moderator:

• Aneta Szczykutowicz - psychologist, certified trainer, author of many publications in the field of psychology. Trainer of soft skills and effective learning techniques.

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Workshop 4.
A leader between East and West

Place: Bohema Restaurant, Rynek 13 See Google map

The leaders should not be afraid of undertaking challenges while managing projects and acting as a source of inspiration for their teams. What challenges do they face though when it comes to implementing international cooperation projects? What competences and skills are useful to overcome barriers and stereotypes when linking East and West? How to remain strong and consistent subjects in order to promote your own visions and, at the same time, constantly strive for your goals? What obstacles can be encountered and how to overcome them while achieving milestones and expected outcomes of cooperation? The core objective of the workshop is to provide its participants with guidelines and basic tools that can be helpful in dealing with joint transnational initiatives, networking and building new partnerships between organizations from the EU and partner countries.

Moderator:

• Michał Pachocki (Foundation for Development of Education System) – educational researcher, philologist, anthropologist and evaluator
• Anna Szlęk - member of the Pool of Trainers of the Polish National Agency of Erasmus+ Programme

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Workshop 5.
Drop… and Change – inspiration, motivation and change

Place: Małopolskie Centrum Kultury SOKÓŁ, Długosza 3 See Google map

It aims at evoking of inspiration and motivation in order to make changes in private and social life of young people. The workshop Drop... and Change will focus on gaining specific knowledge about psychology of change, education, motivation and communication. It all will be presented in very interesting way involving the art of juggling. During the workshop you will have the chance to acquire the ability to deal with new situations, crossing internal barriers, developing creative and innovative thinking. You will also be motivated to take up new challenges.

Moderator:

• Mirosław Urban - psychologist, business coach, juggling enthusiast. He specialise in unconventional training methods.

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Workshop 6.
Coaching in projects

Place: Małopolskie Centrum Kultury SOKÓŁ, Długosza 3 See Google map

The workshop is designed in such a way to be as practical as possible. That’s why during the workshop you will: Get to know the ESSENTIALS AND BASICS OF COACHING as a method. We will answer the question what coaching is and what it is not. By comparing it to other methods of development and support we will become clear in which context it can or should be applied. TRAIN YOUR COACHING SKILLS. You will get to know more about the techniques which can be applied in your work immediately. You will learn what is crucial in being a coach and what is the secret of supporting people in their development. EXPERIENCE YOURSELF how coaching works. You will not only see a demonstration of a coaching sample but also you will work in small groups in order to practice your new skills. All participants will check how it is to be in the position of a client and a coach. GET TO KNOW HOW TO USE COACHING in ERASMUS+ mobility. Based on the experience of participants (as organizers and recipients of different projects) we will look for contexts where coaching can be applied by youth workers in non-formal educational projects. We will analyze case studies showing how coaching was used in several organizations. Come and explore the power of coaching!

Moderator:

• Marcin John - psychologist, life and executive coach (Multi-Level Coaching, CC INNOVATION), education and social project manager, soft-skills trainer

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Workshop 7.
Coaching skills: How and when to use them for optimal results?

Place: Caffe Kawka, 4 Długosza street See Google map

While "coaching" has become a popular term in recent years, the popular image of this tool is slightly distorted. This workshop is meant to introduce the participants to the classical coaching skills, explaining their real form, the specific conditions needed for optimal effects of coaching interventions, as well some alternatives to coaching for situations where other tools would be more suitable. Participants will learn what is the proper usage of coaching questions, discover some significant points about proper coaching attitudes, and master certain basic coaching exercises such as GROW or SWOT. While this workshop will not be sufficient to make anyone a coach – which is an impossible task for such a short time - participants should leave with practical skills, which they will be able to apply immediately in their organizations.

Moderator:

• Artur Król - psychologist, business coach and soft skills trainer, founding member of the Polish Scientific Scepticism Association (PSSN)

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Workshop 8.
Elevator Pitch – how to present your idea in shorter time than it takes to complete elevator ride

Place: Małopolskie Centrum Kultury SOKÓŁ, Długosza 3 See Google map

The workshop allows young people to gain the ability to effectively communicate and attractively present their business ideas. Participants will learn about the so called pitching. They will find out how to present their work and projects to their potential co-producers. Moreover, they will learn the secrets of encouraging others to talk with us about their brand-new project idea in the time span of an elevator ride.

Moderator:

• Piotr Bucki – coach, lecturer, manager.

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Workshop 9.
Entrepreneurship and savings

Place: Małopolskie Centrum Kultury SOKÓŁ, Długosza 3 See Google map

Developed countries are heading for demographic crisis. Our population is decreasing, our lifespan is increasing. Thus, raising of our capital need to last longer in order to gain financial security during our retirement. How will you benefit from making your savings as early as possible? Grzegorz Chłopek, CEO of Nationale-Nederlanden PTE S.A ,will share wealth of knowledge and his managerial experience on financial markets

Moderator:

• Grzegorz Chłopek, CEO of Nationale-Nederlanden

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Lunch

Workshop part 2.

without workshops: “Entrepreneur and global challenges”, “A leader between East and West”

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Plenary Session:
"The Future of the European Union"

The debate will focus on key values and principles on which the European integration project should be based, as well as a catalogue of issues, that the EU should solve to be capable to answer the real needs of societies. We will consider how to return to the ideas of the Founding Fathers of the European Community. How to ensure unity of Union and how to make it capable of reform? How to prevent it from the idea of two-speeds Europe? How to ensure democratic control of the integration process? What should be done in the future to protect the Union from further crises? How should we shape the European Union after Brexit?

Moderator: Kuba Gąsiorowski Ph.D

Guests:

• Sylwester Tułajew, Member of the Parliament
• Georg Milbrandt, Professor, Minister President of Saxony (2002-2008), Dresden University of Technology Germany
• Jacek Czaputowicz, Director MFA Diplomatic Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland

Debate of Young Leaders:
„European Union will still exist in 2025”

Guests:

• Mariusz Bednarz - Poland
• Michal Pati – Slovakia
• Lenka Švancarova - Czech Republic
• Nikolett Garai - Hungary

Official Banquet at Nowy Sącz Town Hall

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Morning coffee with science and business practitioners.

Meeting no. 1 | Modern Business Management "Poland. Economy. Banking"

Place: Małopolskie Centrum Kultury SOKÓŁ, Długosza 3 See Google map

Moderator: Krzysztof Pietraszkiewicz, CEO of The Polish Bank Association

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Meeting no. 2 | How to not get lost in the music business

Place: Bohema Restaurant, Rynek 13, 9:00-10:15 See Google map

Moderator: Piotr Iwicki - artist, multi-instrumentalist, publicist, radio editor, publisher, record producer, manager, teacher and lecturer, cultural animator.

The music industry is the same as any other business. It is governed by vague laws and due to very fluid quality criteria, there is often manipulation, subliminal promotion, or even actions aimed at combining activities on a monopolistic level. How to not get lost in this, how to distinguish artistically valuable things from the well promoted ones? And finally how to find your way to good music? Piotr Iwicki will help you get the answer.

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Meeting no. 3 | Connected Cars, technology push or customer wish?

Place: Małopolskie Centrum Kultury SOKÓŁ, Długosza 3 See Google map

Moderator: Filiberto Amati owner of Amati & Associates

We will look at some of the main drivers and hurdles for the development of connected cars, and we will debate on whether this is a disruptive move of external players, or an upgrade of automotive producers or whether social and cultural aspects are impacting the development of connected cars.

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Meeting no. 4 | Novartis AG

Place: Małopolskie Centrum Kultury SOKÓŁ, Długosza 3 See Google map

Moderator: Łukasz Wojczak, Representative of the Novartis Poland

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Meeting no. 5 | Grzegorz Chłopek, CEO of Nationale Nederlanden

Place: Małopolskie Centrum Kultury SOKÓŁ, Długosza 3 See Google map

Moderator: Grzegorz Chłopek, CEO of Nationale Nederlanden

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Meeting no. 6 | Entrepreneurship and science. IT services for the HEI sector.

Place: Caffe Kawka, 4 Długosza street, 9:00-10:15 See Google map

Moderator: Sebastian Kawczyński, PhD, MBA - PhD in history, graduate of Warsaw University, MBA.

The theme of the presentation will be entrepreneurship on the crossroads of science and business. Science and business are not seen as a matched couple. Although everyone sees the benefits of collaborating in these two sectors, success stories in this area are still rarities rather than a beaten track. How shall we build a start-up that will succeed? Where shall we get ideas for business? During the meeting, we will discuss issues related to the transition from the academic to business sector and threats related to the cooperation with public entities. We will also talk about success factors and opportunities provided by combining learning with business. The meeting will be an opportunity to learn from a practitioner why you should try your hand at business.

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Meeting no. 8 | Incubator STARTER

Place: Bohema Restaurant, Rynek 13, 9:00-10:15 See Google map

Moderator: Karolina Rzepecka

Karolina Rzepecka - Innovative and Technology Education Manager at Gdansk Business Incubator STARTER, Project Manager, psychologist, educator experienced in developing and coordinating educational programs for teachers and students.
Katarzyna Kołakowska Project specialist at Gdansk Business Incubator STARTER, technology education project’s coordinator and Clipster’s co-coordinator – the place where group of inspiring people with business ideas live together in a house and spend their days brainstorming, building and launching new businesses. User centered design enthusiast.

Clipster is the first in Poland live-in business incubator, a place where group of inspiring people with business ideas live together in a house and spend their days brainstorming, building and launching new businesses. They also attend to business training program, which part we will show you during this workshop. We’ll based on user centered design called design thinking. “Design thinking is a human-centered approach to innovation that draws from the designer’s toolkit to integrate the needs of people, the possibilities of technology, and the requirements for business success.” - Tim Brown, IDEO. You’ll learn how to put design thinking into practice and see what it can give you when you design a product, service or even planning a new social project.

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Special Guest of Economic Forum of Young Leaders
Gjorge Ivanov, President of the Republic of Macedonia

Discussion Panel:
„Here Beats Heart of Innovation - Nowy Sącz - Poland - Europe”

Poland, as the V4 country, is committed to restore Europe's spirit of innovation. The good economic performance of the European Union is ensured by the effective functioning of the single market, including the correct application of the principles of competitiveness and innovativeness. That is the reason why Poland focuses on the development of startups, supports the innovativeness of the economy by introducing new products, services, technological processes and management techniques. Digitalisation programs, science and business cooperation, commercialization of scientific research, support for innovative high-risk projects have been launched. It all makes us a country that responds adequately to the challenges of the modern world, resistant to modern economic shocks, and, on the other hand, it makes us a reliable partner for economic cooperation and discussion about the challenges of the European Single Market. The debate will also raise the issue of cooperation in the Central European region for innovation and modernization of the economy and how to restore the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship throughout the European Union.

Moderator: Piotr Trąbski, Media and Youth

Guests:

• Jan Dziedziczak, Secretary of State , Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Anna Moskwa, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation
• Wojciech Kostrzewa, Chairman Division Central and Eastern Europe, Stadler Rail AG
• Cornelius Ochmann - Director, Member of the Board - Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation
• Artur Racicki, Chairman Social WiFi, Co-Founder startupu SEEDiA, Pozytywnie.pl – Digital Marketing Agency.

Discussion Panel:
"Active Leader"

Leader development in the context of contemporary social, economic and educational challenges: what are the trends? What are the differences between regions and countries? Is being a local leader contradictory to international activity? How does the professionalization of the youth sector affect the position of a youth leader?

Moderator: Max Fras

Guests:

• Paul Galles, Caritas Luxembourg, Laureate of the European Citizen’s Prize 2016;
• Iryna Bodnar, Association for youth co-operation Alternative-V
• Arkadiusz Mierkowski, Youth Association of Sport Initiatives, Polish Chagemaker;
• Karolina Gałek, Europeers

Lunch

Special Guest of Economic Forum of Young Leaders
Beata Szydło, Prime Minister of Poland

Discussion Panel:
"Europe Startup"

Debate of practitioners, founders, representatives of startups and innovative companies from Poland and other European countries. The panel will present Polish successful startups (solar benches, beacons, robots, smart home, technology, medicine). What is the source of their success? How does the Polish startup environment develop and what is its position against Europe? What are the support programs (including the presentation of the Polish program Start in Poland)? What is missing? How to establish cooperation with Polish startups? What are the favourable factors for international cooperation? Do we have a chance to startup globally?

Moderator: Mariusz Bednarz

Guests:

• Anton Holovachenko, CEO UniExo;
• Karol Karczewski, Leader of Lime Divices
• Markus Renner, Chairman, International Brand and Reputation Community (INBREC), Switzerland
• Jan Fousek, CEO, Solar Global
• Ciprian Dragomir, Young Leader, Romania
• Angelika Jarosławska, Vice President of the Board, Polish National Cluster of Innovative Enterprises, Poland

Discussion Panel:
"Cooperation of science and business"

Discussion panel: "Collaboration of science and business" - refers to the Act 2.0 on higher education, envisaging strengthening and establishing the rules for cooperation between universities and industry. Its purpose is to improve collaboration and exchange of experience in the conduct of research and technology implementation as well as ways to develop academic careers by students and academics.

Moderator: Tomasz Tokarski, Chairman of the Polish Parliament of Students

Guests:

• O’Loughlin Fiona, Chair of the Joint Committee on Education and Skills, Houses of the Oireachtas, Ireland
• Waldemar Zbytek, Deputy CEO of Warsaw Institute of Banking
• Borbala Czako, President, Hungarian Business Leaders Forum, Hungary
• Piotr Dardzinski, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Science and Higher Education

Intercultural Evening: Poland

Nowy Sącz. „Bohema” Restaurant. Dinner in Polish style with various attractions from our country.

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Plenary Session of the 27th Economic Forum in Krynica

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Participation in discussion panels during 27th Economic Forum in Krynica Zdrój

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Discussion Panel:
"Building capital development - education, employment, future."

The discussion panel will focus on the role of employers and employees in developing national capital development, presenting examples of saving mechanisms, creating special educational programmes that link education to labour market needs. The panel will try to answer the questions which are faced by Poland and Europe in terms of development challenges.

Moderator: Damian Szacawa Ph.D

Guests:

• Grzegorz Chłopek, CEO of Nationale Nederlanden
• Krzysztof Pietraszkiewicz, CEO of The Polish Bank Association
• Piotr Janiszewski – CEO of Skanska SA.
• Oleksander Yarema, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Ukraine
• Marek Rocki, Rector, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
• Piotr Dardzinski, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Science and Higher Education

Debate:
Educational development in Europe – successes and challenges

Social and technological development necessitates changes in the education system because it must be tailored to its recipients’ needs. Consequently, education institutions are facing many challenges. The issue of synergy between formal and non-formal education is being increasingly raised, which results from the expectations of the job market. The European Programme Erasmus+, which celebrates its 30th Anniversary this year, shows that institutions and their beneficiaries are successful in the field of education in international environment. Therefore, is education without technical, social, and geographical barriers becoming a real thing?

Moderator: Andrij Pawlowycz

Guests:

• Marzena Drab, Secretary of State, Ministry of National Education
• Paweł Poszytek, Ph.D, CEO of Foundation for Development of Education System
• Tina Hocevar, Board Member, European Youth Forum
• Umurhan Bayri, ex EVS volunteer, Erasmus Programme Alumni
• Emin Amurlayow, Head of Education Development Programs, Ministry of Education, Azerbaijan

Participation in discussion panels during 27th Economic Forum in Krynica Zdrój

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Closing Session

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Arrival in Nowy Sącz

Intercultural Evening: Europe

Nowy Sącz. „Bohema” Restaurant. Dinner in the European style.

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