XXXI ECONOMIC FORUM
The XXXI edition of the Economic Forum under the theme “Europe facing new challenges” is behind us, lasting from September 6-8, 2022 at the Golebiewski Hotel in Karpacz, where representatives of the world of politics, business, culture and science once again met.
Participants had the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of substantive program, accompanying cultural events and author meetings. As in previous years, awards were given to individuals and institutions that have had a significant impact on key processes and events in Central and Eastern Europe.
Record-breaking Economic Forum
After two years of pandemonium, Karpacz was visited by a record number of 5050 participants from 59 countries and 450 representatives of national and foreign media. For three days they took part in more than 400 debates, presentations and discussions. The XXXI edition of the Forum was attended by: Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala, Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki, Chairwoman of the Seimas Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, Minister of Agriculture of Ukraine Mykola Solskyi, Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov, Minister of Science and Technological Development of Montenegro Bilijana Scepanovic, Deputy Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Latvia Dagmāra Beitnere-Le Galla, former Prime Minister of Slovenia Janez Jansa, former President of Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, former Minister of Defense of the United Kingdom Michael Fallon, Chairman of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach, French journalist and documentary filmmaker Guillaume Pitron, former Prime Minister and current chairman of the Law and Justice party Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Commissioner for Agriculture of the European Commission Janusz Wojciechowski, former Prime Minister and current chairman of the Law and Justice party Jaroslaw Kaczynski. EC Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski, Austrian National Bank Vice President Barbara Kolm, TikTok Vice President Theo Bertram, Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovy, NASA Chief Economist Alexander Macdonald, New York University Rector Andrew Hamilton, and GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Vice President Jon Ball.
The main themes of the XXXI Economic Forum
The six plenary sessions were dominated by key topics in the context of the new challenges facing Europe, and the international lineup made it possible to place the most important themes in a broad context. The war in Ukraine and its consequences, the energy crisis in Europe, the control of public opinion through Internet giants, and the need for strong leadership in the context of shaping a post-pandemic order were among the most important topics discussed at the Forum.
Also part of the Forum was a debate with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala. During the conversation, the role of both countries in the context of helping Ukraine, both militarily, in the form of supplying equipment, and politically, was emphasized. “Our common outlook makes us exert a more effective influence together, including on our partners in the European Commission.” – Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said. Both politicians spoke above all about the strong need to reflect on a vision of energy security in Europe, including independence from raw materials from Russia. PiS President Jaroslaw Kaczynski was a guest at one of the panel discussions as part of the Carpathian Europe track. The panel discussed themes of realism and values in politics. “In politics one should be guided by realism, however, one should first of all conduct politics based on respect for other people. For without respect and mutual understanding, there can be no common political success,” the Law and Justice leader said.
