AGENDA The Honorary Patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda over the #PALS conference on Feb 9th,
8TH (THURSDAY) 9TH (FRIDAY) 7:30 PALS GUESTS MEET AT THE WARSAW CHOPIN AIRPORT DEPARTURE TERMINAL 10:00 PALS FLIGHT DEPARTING FOR MIAMI, FL 16:00 LANDING IN MIAMI AIRPORT 16:00 16:30 CUSTOMS, PASSPORT CLEARANCE Transport to JW Marriott Hotel 20.00 22:00 WELCOME DRINK JW MARRIOTT, MIAMI, FL Message from the Event Partner 7.45 9.15 REGISTRATION JW Marriott, Miami, FL 9.15 9.30 WELCOME REMARKS MICHAŁ LISIECKI - Founder & President PMPG Polskie Media, Chairman of PALS Honorary Program Council ZBIGNIEW PISARSKI - President of the Casimir Pulaski Foundation, Vice-Chairman of PALS Honorary Program Council 9.30 9.35 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND A video message from the President of the Republic of Poland - ANDRZEJ DUDA - to the guests of the Polish-American Leadership Summit. 9:35 9.50 OPENING SPEECH JERZY KWIECIŃSKI - Minister of Investment and Economic Development, Republic of Poland 9:50 10:10 KEYNOTE SPEECH Special Speaker to be announced during the conference. PALS CENTURIES OF FRIENDSHIP Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Kazimierz Pulaski, Ignacy Paderewski, Woodrow Wilson, Herbert Hoover, Ronald Reagan, John Paul II, Lech Walesa, Donald Trump, Mateusz Morawiecki, Andrzej Duda, Jarosław Kaczyński, Donald Tusk. 3
9TH (FRIDAY) 10:10 10:35 LEADER BRIEF I INNOVATIVE ENERGY US LESSONS LEARNED FROM U.S. DISASTERS IN 2017 RISKS FOR THE ENERGY SECTOR DANIEL KANIEWSKI, PH.D. - Acting Deputy Administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, United States of America 10:35 11:00 LEADER BRIEF II INNOVATIVE ENERGY PL CHALLENGES TO THE POLISH UPSTREAM INDUSTRY GRZEGORZ PYTEL - Chief Advisor to the Board, Lotos Group 11:00 11:20 LEADER BRIEF III INNOVATIVE ENERGY US ADVANCING THE GOAL OF EASTERN EUROPEAN ENERGY INDEPENDENCE CHARLES MCLAUGHLIN - Senior Advisor, Overseas Private Investment Corporation., The U.S. Government s Development Finance Institution 11:20 11:45 LEADER BRIEF IV INNOVATIVE ENERGY PL ACCELERATING THE POLISH ECONOMY POLISH DEVELOPMENT FUND AS AN INVESTMENT BOOSTER PAWEŁ BORYS - President of the Management Board, Polish Development Fund 11:45 12:30 FIRST PANEL DISCUSSION TRANSATLANTIC DEFENSE AND ENERGY COOPERATION AS THE PILLAR OF CEE SECURITY MAREK JAN CHODAKIEWICZ, PH.D. - The Kosciuszko Chair in Polish Studies, The Institute of World Politics ANDRII DESHCHYTSIA - The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Poland OVIDIU DRANGA - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania to Poland MODERATOR: JACEK BARTOSIAK - Director, Wargaming and Simulation Program, Casimir Pulaski Foundation, author of Pacific and Eurasia. On War 12:30 13.30 NETWORKING LUNCH EVENT PARTNER: RAYTHEON 13:30 13:55 LEADER BRIEF V INDUSTRY & TECH TRANSFER PL CENTRAL COMMUNICATION HUB PROJECT OPENING A NEW GATE FOR INNOVATION AND COOPERATION MIKOŁAJ WILD - Secretary of State, Plenipotentiary for the Central Communication Port, Republic of Poland 4
9TH (FRIDAY) 13:55 14:20 LEADER BRIEF VI INDUSTRY & TECH TRANSFER US ECONOMY VS. SECURITY - THE BALANCED APPROACH FOR POLAND HOWARD BROMBERG, LT. GEN. (RET.) - VP, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Republic of Poland 14:20 14:45 LEADER BRIEF VII INDUSTRY & TECH TRANSFER PL THE POLISH INVESTMENT ZONE POLAND AS A CEE INVESTMENT HUB TADEUSZ KOŚCIŃSKI - Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Technology, Republic of Poland 14:45 15:10 LEADER BRIEF VIII INDUSTRY & TECH TRANSFER PL HOW DO POLISH COMPANIES SUCCEED GLOBALLY? RADOSŁAW ŁABĘDZKI-DOMAGALSKI - CEO, KGHM 15:10 15:35 LEADER BRIEF IX INDUSTRY & TECH TRANSFER PL ELECTRIC ENERGY LEADERS IN POLAND: THE WAY FORWARD TOMASZ JARMICKI - CEO, PGE Nowa Energia 15:35 16:00 LEADER BRIEF X ALLIES IN DEFENSE US ENHANCED FORWARD PRESENCE & THE CREDIBILITY OF NATO S ARTICLE V IAN BRZEZINSKI - Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO Policy (2001-2005), Distinguished Fellow at the Atlantic Council 16:00 16:25 LEADER BRIEF XI ALLIES IN DEFENSE US US FORCES IN EUROPE THE PILLAR OF STABILITY SUSAN ELLIOTT - US Forces Europe (EUCOM) Deputy to Commander (2015-2017) 16:25-16:50 LEADER BRIEF XII ALLIES IN DEFENSE PL SOCIAL ISSUES AND DEFENSE READINESS: POLISH- COOPERATION IN ADDRESSING DIVISIVENESS RON FARKAS - Instructor of Security Cooperation, Defense Institute of Security Cooperation, United States Department of Defense. President and Founder, Poland-U.S. Operations 5
9TH (FRIDAY) 16:50 17:40 SECOND PANEL DISCUSSION AN EVER-STRONGER BOND: THE POLISH - ALLIANCE ANNA MARIA ANDERS - Secretary of State at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, Republic of Poland PETER DORAN - President & CEO, Center for European Policy Analysis DAVID KRAMER - Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, United States of America (2008-2009) ERIC STEWART - Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce (2001-2006), President, U.S.-Poland Business Council MODERATOR: KATARZYNA PISARSKA, PH.D. - Director of the European Academy of Diplomacy 20:00-22:30 GALA DINNER MESSAGE FROM THE EVENT PARTNER TOMASZ SZYPUŁA - President, Ptak Warsaw Expo POLISH- EAGLES - AWARDS CEREMONY Inspired by the Coat of Arms of the President-in-Exile Ryszard Kaczorowski Honorary Guests: ANNA MARIA ANDERS - Secretary of State at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, Republic of Poland ADAM BIELAN - Deputy Speaker of the Senate, Republic of Poland ADAM HAMRYSZCZAK - Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Investment and Economic Development, Republic of Poland TADEUSZ KOŚCIŃSKI - Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Technology, Republic of Poland JERZY KWIECIŃSKI - Minister of Investment and Economic Development, Republic of Poland MIKOŁAJ WILD - Secretary of State, Ministry of Infrastructure, Plenipotentiary for the Central Communication Port, Republic of Poland 22:30-23:30 NIGHT OWL SESSION 1 CAPITAL MARKETS IN THE US & PL THE WAY FORWARD? 6 RAFAŁ ANTCZAK - Vice-President, PKO BP: PROSPECTS OF THE BANKING SECTOR IN POLAND PIOTR HOFMAN - President of the Board, Grupa Invest: CREATING NATION- AL CAPITAL WITH POLISH FIRMS KRZYSZTOF SENGER - Deputy Chairman, Polish Investment and Trade Agency Representative: DESTINATION POLAND: OPTIMAL INVESTMENT PLACE IN CEE VOYTEK SIEWIERSKY - Managing Partner at Silicon Valley Venture Partners MODERATOR: ANNA HEJKA - Founder and Managing Director, HEYKA Capital Markets Group: THE END OF IPOS? BLOCKCHAIN AND THE FUTURE OF CAPITAL MARKETS
9TH (FRIDAY) 10TH 22:30-23:30 NIGHT OWL SESSION 2 CARBOHYDRATES CHOOSING THE RIGHT TRANSITION FUEL FOR CEE GRZEGORZ PYTEL - Chief Advisor to the Board, Lotos Group PAWEŁ PUDŁOWSKI - Representative Of The Lower Chamber Of Polish Parliament MODERATOR: PAWEŁ POPRAWA - AGH University of Science and Technology, Cracow, Poland 22:30-23:30 NIGHT OWL SESSION 3 POLAND S HIGH-TECH INDUSTRY LEADERS TODAY AND TOMORROW INNOVATIVE MINING, SEMI-CONDUCTORS, ELECTRIC CARS, NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND ALL IN BETWEEN PIOTR CZAK - CEO, PGE Ventures RADOSŁAW ŁABĘDZKI - DOMAGALSKI - CEO, KGHM PIOTR MONCARZ, PH.D. - Professor, Stanford University. Founder and President of the US-Polish Trade Council ALEXANDER ROCKY NAWROCKI - CEO, Airspeed Equity DOMINIK SCHMIDT - QVT Financial Silicon Valley MODERATOR: MACIEJ KOWALSKI - Defense and Security Program Coordinator, Casimir Pulaski Foundation 22:30-23:30 NIGHT OWL SESSION 4 THE POWER OF FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN POLAND AND THE US KAROLINA DEHNHARD - Esq Attorney, Budd Larner, 2016 winner of Leading Woman Entrepreneur BEATA DRZAZGA - President of BetaMed S.A, Director of Polish-American Chambers of Commerce in Nevada MAŁGORZATA KACPRZAK - Security & Privacy Program Manager, Google USA SABINA KLIMEK - Consul, Trade Commissioner, Head of Trade and Investment Section of Polish Consulate ANNA STASIAK-APELSKA - Vice-Chairwoman of the Damy Radę z Kulturą! Foundation MODERATOR: AGATA GOLUBIEWSKA - Chairman & CEO of Polish-American WE in USA 11.00 14:00 NETWORKING BRUNCH AT JW MARRIOTT INVITATION ONLY 19:00 20:00 JOINT NETWORKING COCKTAIL - EDEN ROC HOTEL, MIAMI BEACH OPENED TO POLONAISE BALL AND FAREWELL DINNER GUESTS 20:00 23:00 THE 46TH INTERNATIONAL POLONAISE BALL - EDEN ROC HOTEL, MIAMI BEACH 100 YEARS OF POLAND S INDEPENDENCE AND CENTURIES OF POLISH RELATIONS (SATURDAY) 7
10TH (SATURDAY) A 11TH (SUNDAY) 20:00 23:00 PALS FAREWELL DINNER - EDEN ROC HOTEL, MIAMI BEACH DESTINED TO LEAD: BUILDING POLAND S GLOBAL POSITION THROUGH ALLIANCES GEORGE FRIEDMAN - Chairman and Founder, Geopolitical Futures, USA 11:00 15:00 FREE TIME MIAMI SIGHTSEEING 11:00 14:00 WORKING LUNCH EDEN ROC HOTEL MIAMI BEACH MAR-A-LAGO EXECUTIVE DIALOGUE AGENDA Summit and next-steps summary at Donald Trump s Winter White House. Maximum attendance: 30 persons 10:00 PARTICIPANTS DEPART JW MARRIOTT INVITATION ONLY INVITATION ONLY 11:00 11:30 RECEPTION AND MAR-A-LAGO SIGHTSEEING 11:30 12:00 COFFEE BREAK NETWORKING 12:00 14:00 SUMMIT CLOSING DISCUSSION - VIP MEETING PHOTO OPPORTUNITY JERZY KWIECIŃSKI - Minister of Investment and Economic Development, Republic of Poland MAREK JAN CHODAKIEWICZ, PH.D. - The Kosciuszko Chair in Polish Studies, The Institute of World Politics 14:30 BUS DEPARTURE FOR AIRPORT (FROM MAR-A-LAGO) 14:30 BUS DEPARTURE FOR AIRPORT (FROM JW MARRIOTT) 8 18:45 MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT #PALS FLIGHT DEPARTING FOR WARSAW
The Casimir Pulaski Foundation is an independent, non-partisan think-tank specializing in foreign policy and international security. The Pulaski Foundation provides analyses that describe and explain international developments, identify trends in international environment, and contain possible recommendations and solutions for government decision makers and private sector managers to implement. The Foundation concentrates its research on two subjects: transatlantic relations and Russia and the post-soviet sphere. It focuses primarily on security, both in traditional and non-military dimensions, as well as political changes and economic trends that may have consequences for Poland and the European Union. The Casimir Pulaski Foundation is composed of over 60 experts from various fields. It publishes the Pulaski Policy Papers, the Pulaski Report, and the Pulaski Commentaries. The Foundation experts cooperate with media on a regular basis. Once a year, the Casimir Pulaski Foundation gives the Knight of Freedom Award to an outstanding person who has promoted the values represented by General Casimir Pulaski: freedom, justice, and democracy. Prizewinners include: Professor Władysław Bartoszewski, Professor Norman Davies, Alaksandar Milinkiewicz, President Lech Wałęsa, President Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President Valdas Adamkus, Bernard Kouchner, and Richard Lugar, President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President Mikheil Saakashvili, Radek Sikorski i Carl Bildt and President Toomas Hendrik Ilves. One of the leading projects in the field of international security is the annual Warsaw Security Forum, organized in partnership with the Polish and foreign partners and institutions, which is bringing together policymakers from European Union and NATO countries to discuss major security challenges. Casimir Pulaski Foundation received an award Think Tank Awards 2017 in category Best EU International Affairs think tank, awarded by Prospect magazine. The Casimir Pulaski Foundation has a partnership status with the Council of Europe. In today s world, countries need to deal with both military and non-military threats. Security issues has therefore risen to the top of the agenda. The gradual reduction of America s presence in Europe and lessening defence spending among many European allies has made it necessary for a wider take on security issues in Central Europe. Due to its geopolitical position, Poland is a perfect location to undertake a discussion on European security issues. The Warsaw Security Forum addresses these issues through an international gathering of experts who specialize in security. Its purpose is to exchange professional experiences as well as to present solutions to complex regional security challenges confronting the Central and Eastern European region. The two day forum consists of numerous plenary sessions dedicated to security issues, particularly those related to the future of NATO; the Common Security and Defence Policy of the European Union, including relations with the Russian Federation; energy security; border states of NATO and the European Union; new threats and security in the economic, military and politic dimensions. 9
PMPG Polskie Media S.A. is a holding company operating on the market of traditional and new media. Today the capital group PMPG consists of Publishing and Advertising Agency WPROST, publisher of the opinion-forming polish weekly WPROST and the company Orle Pióro, publisher of Paweł Lisicki s Tygodnik Do Rzeczy and monthly magazine Historia Do Rzeczy. The strategy of the company is to develop in the new media. Web services of PMPG reach over 8 million users and are growing at the high double digit rate. The company started in 1998 with 20 000 PLN initial capital publishing magazine for students. In 2005 PMPG bought MACHINA magazine from Barrings investment fund. In 2007 from Hachette Filipacchi group monthly FILM. At the and of 2009 PMPG bought 80 percent shares in AWR WPROST. In 2011 PMPG got license under which it launched polish edition of Bloomberg Businessweek magazine. PMPG had been publishing Bloomberg Businessweek Polska since September 2011 until October 2012. In January 2013 conservative weekly Do Rzeczy was introduced on the market. Since 2006 PMPG Polskie Media is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The president of PMPG SA is Michał M. Lisiecki publisher, manager, businessman, expert of the media market and marketing communication. Round Table Mixer is a format for handling meetings where presentation and exchange of ideas as well as letting the participants getting known each other are the main goals. All participants seat at the round tables fitting between 6 to 10 people. In order to make the agenda flow smoothly and at the right tempo it follows specific rules. Each topic on the agenda has a dedicated time slot broken into following parts: Introduction 2 min Presentation - 13 min Q&A - 5 min Between the blocks there is a 5-minute-long technical break during which participants change the tables and introduce to each other exchanging business cards. Background: Round Table is a symbol of constructive dialogue and the largest peaceful political and economic transformation in Poland. It s been almost 30 years that have passed since the victory of Solidarity movement. Meanwhile Poland became a member of NATO and the European Union. Looking back at the journey that is behind us but even more at the challenges ahead of us we feel that we need a creative discourse that will mobilize us to constantly raise the standards of public and economic life. We need consensus, but also discussion about shared values. That is why we are promoting the idea of the Round Table. The initiators and organizers of RTMix meetings are: Michał M. Lisiecki, entrepreneur, publisher of two opinion weeklies, Matthew Tyrmand - American economist, financier, author of the book Jestem Tyrmand, son of Leopold. 10
EDEN ROC MIAMI BEACH HOTEL 4525 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33140 United States Tel. +1 305-531-0000 MAR-A-LAGO 1100 S Ocean Blvd, Palm Beach, FL 33480 United States Tel. +1 561-832-2600 JW MARRIOTT MIAMI 1109 Brickell Ave, Miami, FL 3313 United States Tel. +1 305-329-3500 CASIMIR PULASKI FOUNATION Oleandrów 6 street 00-629 Warsaw CONTACT PMPG POLSKIE MEDIA S.A. Al. Jerozolimskie 212 street 02-486 Warsaw ZBIGNIEW PISARSKI President of the Board Vice-Chairman of PALS Honorary Program Council zpisarski@pulaski.pl MACIEJ KOWALSKI Coordinator of the Program Council mkowalski@pulaski.pl (+48) 504 125 483 MICHAŁ M. LISIECKI President of the Board Chairman of PALS Honorary Program Council mml@pmpg.pl EWA RYKACZEWSKA PMPG e.rykaczewska@pmpg.pl (+48) 660 618 053