Summary

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Speakers

02-06
October
2019
New York

Monika Wiela

CEO & Founder GiveBackBox ™

Brian Rusk

Former President of the Pulaski Association in Buffalo

Marek Rudnicki

The Polish Diaspora Council at the Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland

Henry Rinder

Licensed accountant in New Jersey and New York

Joseph Mikołaj Rej Jr.

President - One Polonia Inc.

John Petkus

Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland in Las Vegas

Beata Paszyc

Honorary Vice-Consul of the Republic of Poland in Miami

Coleen Paderewski

Paderewski Music Festival

Rafał Milczarski

President and CEO for LOT Polish Airlines

Lauren Merkel

Director of Partnerships at Global NY - Empire State Development

Łukasz Mazur

Co-founder of the ECDP Business Consulting Group

Tomasz Małodobry

President of the Management Board of the Macierz Polonii Center Development Foundation

James L. Ławicki II

Businessman, politician, community leader

Leszek Ładski

President of the Polish American Chamber of Commerce of Florida & the Americas, Inc. 

Krzysztof Sadecki

Columnist, Editor-in-Chief of Businessman Today

Virginia L. Chest

President of the Management Board and Co-founder of the Piast Institute

Karolina Zmarlak

Fashion designer, artist, visionary

Dariusz Zawiślak

Curator of the Poland I Told You So! #NYMediaHub.

Don Young

Founder - Merchant Coterie

Melissa E. Welch

Legal Advisor to the Trusteeship Council - Presbyterian Hospital of New York

Jared Vestal

Growth marketing consultant for retail and consumer brands

Matthew Tyrmand

Board Member of Project Veritas Director at Open the Books

Mariusz Tomasik

Founder of the TPG Adwokaci i Radcowie Prawni Law Firm - a partnership

Rafał Stykowski

President of RadarSat, Inc

Anna Stasiak-Apelska

Legal advisor, President of the Management Board of the Krakow Komedia Theater sp.z oo

Jakub Staniewski

Chairman of the Youth Affairs Committee of the Polish Supplementary Schools Headquarters in the USA

Bartosz Soroczyński

President of the Management Board of Polska Grupa Konsultingowa (www.pgk.pl)

Aleksandra Slabisz

Member of the Management Board of the Polish American Business Club

Marek Skulimowski

President of the Kościuszko Foundation

Carlene Lacy

Senior Marketing Manager Sling International

Daniel Kurzyna

Deputy Chief of Staff of New York City Council member Robert Holden

Sebastian Gąsior

Founder and CEO - DICE

Adrian Furman

Founder and CEO - Grupa AF Sp. zoo & Poland. IT-Lab LLC

Beata Drzazga

Founder and CEO of Betamed SA

Edward Dobosiewicz

Co-founder of Dyngus Day Buffalo

Jeffrey K. Cymbler

Member of the Board of the Polish-Jewish Committee for Dialogue

Rita Cosby

American television journalist

Andrzej Cierkosz

Founder of the Dobra Polska Szkoła Foundation and co-founder of the dobrapolskaszkola.com website

Joshua Buse

Co-founder and CEO of TUNED BKT

Andrzej Bułka

President of Fracht FWO Polska

Camille Brandon

Expert at Western New York politics

Aleksandra Borowczak

Founder and President of the Polish-American Fashion Foundation (PAFF)

Kamil Błaszczak

Managing Director of LM Capital Solutions, LLC

Dariusz Barcikowski

Co-founder and managing partner of White Eagle Media

Maciej Golubiewski

Consul General of the Republic of Poland in New York

Agata Golubiewska

President and CEO of the non-profit Polish & American Women Entrepreneurs (WE)

Adrian Kubicki

Consul General of the Republic of Poland in New York

Iwona Korga

President and Executive Director of the Pilsudski Institute in USA

Oskar Klonowski

Co-founder and CEO of TUNED BKT

Klaudia Klonowska

Student of Technology Law in Amsterdam and presenter

Anna Karolewska

Marketing Director in the luxurious ZŁOTA 44 apartment building

Michał Kanarkiewicz

Strategic advisor, trainer, MBA lecturer

Wojciech Jeznach

Vice President of Sales, Co-owner of Fantasy Expo

Beata Klar-Jakubowski

President of the Children's Smile Foundation

Natalia Iwaszko

Vice-Consul of the Republic of Poland in Toronto

Eva Hussain

Leader in the fields of translations POLARON

Darek Homel

Entrepreneur, investor, certified international real estate specialist, 60mln Organizing Committee

Bartosz Groele

Partner at TPG Adwokaci i Radcowie Prawni - a partnership

Andrzej Gołębiowski

Media producer, operator, editor - WNED-TV (PBS), WBFO (NPR)

Michał Abramczyk

CEO of M / S Real Estate Sp. z o. o. Abramczyk Partners SA

Congress program

WEDNESDAY
02/10


18:00 - 20:00

NEW YORK CITY HALL - CITY HALL PARK, MANHATTAN

THURSDAY
03/10


08:30 - 09:30

REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS

09:30 - 10:30

OFFICIAL OPENING

10:30 - 11:30

PANEL I

What are Polish-American relations like today? What effects will Poland have for the visa-free regime for both countries? What is the significance of the recently signed military agreements between Poland and the United States and what will be their long-term effects? What role can the Polish diaspora play in American politics?

11:15 - 12:30

PANEL II

Polish heritage: double identity and citizenship. Cultivating Polish heritage, language and citizenship is a wonderful thing. But it can also be a challenge. How to maneuver and come to terms with two very different cultures, systems and traditions? How to discover our potential as a leader and use it for the benefit of our diverse communities? How to encourage and support next generations to participate? How do you engage in a meaningful way that will leave a lasting legacy for future generations?

11:30 - 12:30

PANEL III

What are Polish-American relations like today? What effects will Poland have for the visa-free regime for both countries? What is the significance of the recently signed military agreements between Poland and the United States and what will be their long-term effects? What role can the Polish diaspora play in American politics?

12:30 - 13:15
LUNCH
13:15 - 13:30

POWER SPEECH                                           

POWER SPEECH

Mariusz Tomasik - Presentation introducing real estate and investment risks

13:30 - 14:30

PANEL IV

From Wall Street to Warsaw Street. What are the latest investment trends in the financial industry and how lucrative is the MCA market? Which companies and investment funds are most successful on the Warsaw Stock Exchange and on Wall Street? How does the Trump presidency affect investment trends and transatlantic cooperation in the financial industry?

PANEL V

Investing in real estate in the USA and Poland. What are the latest trends, where are the best opportunities, and what to consider when creating investment strategies.

2:15 pm - 2:30 pm

POWER SPEECH

Andrzej Bułka - New logistic initiatives - how to support closer cooperation between Poland and the USA. Import - Export.

14:30 - 15:30

PANEL VI

What will be the effects of Poland's inclusion in the visa-free program? Will it help Polish organizations? How can different social groups benefit from the new law?

PANEL VII

How to operate in the global economy and what should our strategies and plans look like? What are the ways to connect startups from Europe with those from the United States, and what are the advantages of such cooperation? How can Polish companies help their American partners to establish themselves in the European Union? What are the opportunities for start-ups in the EU working with US-based business incubators?

15:30 - 15:45

POWER SPEECH

Michał Kanarkiewicz

15:30 - 16:30

PANEL VIII

The fashion industry and reaching new frontiers. How to promote fashion internationally? What are the opportunities and advantages of working with the Polish fashion industry?

15:45 - 16:30

PANEL IX

How to combine European losses with US companies and what are the benefits of such cooperation? What could be the benefits of such cooperation?

4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.

SUMMARY

18:00 - 22:00

EVENING GALA - QUEENS

FRIDAY
04/10


09:00 - 09:30

REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE CONSULATE

09:30 - 10:30

OFFICIAL OPENING

10:30 - 11:30

PANEL I

How can we have a greater impact on education, politics, and culture in the United States? What are the strategies that can be used to strengthen Poland's image? How can you activate the political power of the Polish community in the USA?

11:30 - 12:30

PANEL II

NGOs and philanthropy. What are the most recognized Polish NGOs and foundations in the United States, how do they work and how they can be supported? What are the modern operating models implemented by NGOs and how can this knowledge be passed on to Polish organizations?

12:30 - 14:15
LUNCH
13:30 - 14:30

PANEL III

How to build a better brand "Poland" in the international arena? What are Polish cultural, social and business assets that have gained worldwide recognition? Who are the most important "ambassadors" of Poland in the world and how can we support them? How can you become an "ambassador" of the Polish brand?

14:30 - 15:30

PANEL IV

60 Million - Research on the potential of the Polish diaspora in the world. How to cooperate with the leaders of the Polish community in the creation of international projects in the field of culture, sport, business and more? What are the ways to use their potential? What models of cooperation are used in other diasporas?

15:30 - 16:30

PANEL V

Polish and Polish media in the United States. How to survive and develop today in the demanding media market - what are the latest trends and development strategies? What are the possibilities and why is it worth supporting legal distribution channels?

4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

SUMMARY

5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

EVENING RECEPTION IN CONSULATION

SATURDAY
05/10


08:00 - 08:15

DEPARTURE FROM SHERATON HOTEL

08:30 - 09:15

MORNING COFFEE AND STUDY VISIT AT THE KOSCIUSZKOWSKA FOUNDATION IN NEW YORK

09:30 - 10:00

TRANSFER TO WEST POINT ACADEMY

10:45 - 11:00

ARRIVAL TO THE WEST POINT ACADEMY

11:30 - 12:30

PANEL SESSION AND PRESENTATION

"American Association of the Friends of Kosciuszko at West Point, Inc."

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

VISITING THE ACADEMY WITH PARTICULAR TO THE HISTORY OF TADEUSZ KOŚCIUSZKI.

15:00 - 15:15

A commemorative photo at the monument to Tadeusz Kościuszko.

15:30 - 16:30

TRANSFER TO NEW YORK

19:00 - 22:00

NATALIA KUKULSKA CONCERT AT MELROSE BALLROOM

SUNDAY
06/10


09:00 - 10:00

MASS AT THE CHAIR OF ST. PATRYKA - NEW YORK

10:30 - 12:00

CEREMONY BREAKFAST, 3 WEST CLUB - NEW YORK, NY (BETWEEN 5 AND 6 AVE.)

12:30 - 15:00

PULASKI PARADE CELEBRATION, 5TH AVE PARADE. - NEW YORK, NY (FROM 36TH ST. TO 53RD ST.)

5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

RECEPTION IN THE APARTMENT WITH A GREAT VIEW OF NEW YORK.

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