Why Poland – Panel Discussion at Polish House Davos 2023

Why Poland. Capturing the opportunity in the era of shift from globalization to regionalization

For more than 30 years Poland has been an attractive market for foreign investors who appreciate the country’s openness, geographic location and economic stability. The country is one of the biggest recipients of greenfield investments in the region, as well as a destination for numerous M&A transactions made by foreign entities. Recent global events have destabilized international trade and production, what influenced the shift from globalization to regionalization. Policymakers, economists and business leaders are concerned about shortening of supply chains and decreasing economic prosperity. Poland being centrally positioned in Europe and the European Union has already became a global BPO and Shared Service Center and demonstrated business resilience during COVID-19 pandemics. Can Poland become a regional production and operation hub? What are the practical aspects of investing and doing business in Poland?

Moderator: Grzegorz Cimochowski (KPMG in Poland)

Speakers: Tomasz Kulik (PZU), Jerzy Kwieciński (Bank Pekao S.A.), Mark Loughran (Honeywell), Loic Tassel (Procter & Gamble), Rafał Brzoska (InPost), Krzysztof Krawczyk (CVC Capital Partners)

Jerzy Kwieciński

Bank Pekao S.A.

Vice President of the Management Board supervising the Corporate Banking and MIB Division. Jerzy Kwieciński is a graduate of Faculty of Materials Engineering of the Warsaw University of Technology and holds a degree of Doctor in the field of technical science. He also completed a postgraduate course for managers at the Warsaw School of Economics and an international Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme run by the University of Antwerp, the University of Staffordshire, the Free University of Brussels and the University of Warsaw. Jerzy Kwieciński also has experience in academic and research and development work, which he gained, among others at the Warsaw University of Technology and as a visiting professor at Brunel University of West London. Jerzy Kwieciński has more than 30 years of international experience in strategic planning, management of large organizations, programs and projects in the public, private, non-governmental and scientific research sectors, including energy sector. From 1993 to 2004, he worked for the European Commission Representation in Poland, where his duties included management of programmes and projects financed by the European Union. He also participated in the works preparing Poland for membership in the European Union. Between 2004 and 2005 he was the President of Europejskie Centrum Przedsiębiorczości sp. z o.o, where in 2008-2015 he acted as a Vice-President of the Management Board. In 2005, Jerzy Kwieciński took a position of the Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Regional Development, where he coordinated the national development policy and cohesion policy, including the work on the National Development Strategy for 2007-2015 and the National Cohesion Strategy for 2007-2013. Between 2008 and 2015, he served as President of the Management Board of JP Capital Group sp. z o.o., specializing in preparation and implementation of projects and innovations, including establishing and running start-ups. In that period he was also head of Fundacja Europejskie Centrum Przedsiębiorczości (European Entrepreneurship Centre Foundation). In 2015, he was appointed the Secretary of State in the Ministry of Development. Since 2015, he has been a member of the National Development CouncilIn November 2015, he was appointed the First Deputy of the Deputy Prime Minister in the Ministry of Development. From January 2018, he held the office of the Minister of Investment and Development, and from September 2019 he served also as the Minister of Finance. He held both functions until November 15, 2019. He worked on, among others on preparation and implementation of the Strategy for Responsible Development and implementation of cohesion policy. From January to December 2020 he acted as President of the Management Board of Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo S.A. (PGNiG), he has been a member of the Supervisory Board in TUW Polski Gaz, Europolgaz SA and President of the Board of Directors PGNiG Upstream Norway. From March 2021, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Pekao Investment Banking S.A. and since April 2021, Member of the Supervisory Board of Pekao Leasing Sp. z o.o.

POLISH HOUSE DAVOS 2023

Why Poland. Capturing the opportunity in the era of shift from globalization to regionalization

Why Poland. Capturing the opportunity in the era of shift from globalization to regionalization

Why Poland. Capturing the opportunity in the era of shift from globalization to regionalization

Grzegorz W. Cimochowski

KPMG in Poland

Tomasz Kulik

PZU

Jerzy Kwieciński

Bank Pekao S.A.

Mark Loughran

Honeywell

Loic Tassel

Procter & Gamble

Rafał Brzoska

‎InPost

Krzysztof Krawczyk

CVC Capital Partners