Business

European Economic Congress 2017 Katowice

EEC 2017 Katowice


EEC (Source: EEC)
USPA NEWS - On business and the economy in many contexts - The 9th European Economic Congress Katowice has ended.
Katowice, 15 May 2017. 132 sessions, 700 speakers, over 9,000 participants, including 660 media representatives ““ the ninth edition of the European Economic Congress (EEC) has ended in Katowice. The Congress was attended by representatives of the EU administration, the Polish Government, the Polish and EU Parliaments, Ministers and Deputy Ministers from Europe and around the world, CEOs from the largest businesses, experts, and opinion leaders. The European Start-up Days held in parallel in the Spodek Arena was visited by over 2,500 people.
“Once again, the European Economic Congress spoke with a strong voice in economic circles on what will decide the future of Europe and Poland. For three days Katowice was the meeting place for various professional groups and opinions. The diversity of views on issues discussed by us showed the enormous value of the project, generated ideas, and allowed us to observe trends which will impact on the economy in the period to come. This year's edition of the Congress was attended by over 9,000 participants, and the European Start-up Days by more than 2,500. If entrepreneurs or young people display such huge interest in such an event, it means that creating space for dialogue and the establishment of business relations makes sense“, said Wojciech KuÅ›pik, President of the PTWP SA Group, initiator of the European Economic Congress, summarising this year's edition of the event.
The following persons were among the guests of the 9th European Economic Congress in Katowice (10-12 May 2017): MaroÅ¡ Å efčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission for the Energy Union; Krzysztof Szczerski, Secretary of State at the Chancellery the President of the Republic of Poland; four Ministers of the Republic of Poland ““ Witold BaÅ„ka, Minister of Sport and Tourism, JarosÅ‚aw Gowin, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Science and Higher Education, Mateusz Morawiecki, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Development, Krzysztof Tchórzewski, Minister of Energy ““ and Deputy Ministers of the Republic of Poland, Ministers and Deputy Ministers of foreign governments, Presidents and CEOs, and Deputy Presidents of the largest businesses, enterprises, and institutions from all around the world.
Liability for this article lies with the author, who also holds the copyright. Editorial content from USPA may be quoted on other websites as long as the quote comprises no more than 5% of the entire text, is marked as such and the source is named (via hyperlink).