III European Congress | of Small and Medium‐Size Enterprises 16th -18th September 2013

Theme: „Cooperation of companies of the MSME sector in the regional, national and international dimension”

Program*

Day I 16th September 2013

10.00 Registration

11.00–12.00 Press Conference

12.00-14.30 Inaugural session:

„New economic order for small and medium-size enterprises” Invited guests: President of the Republic of Bronisław Komorowski; Vice-President of the European Commission, Commissioner responsible for Industry and Entrepreneurship Antonio Tajani; Prime Minister of Poland ; Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy Janusz Piechociński; Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finances ; Minister of Regional Development Elżbieta Bieńkowska; Minister of Science and Higher Education ; Minister of National Education ; Minister of Environment ; Minister of Labor and Social Policy Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz; Chairman of the Honorary Committee of the III ECSME, Member of the prof. Jerzy Buzek; President of the European People's Party in the European Parliament Wilfried Martens; President of the Polish Chamber of Commerce Andrzej Arendarski; President of the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development Bożena Lubińska Kasprzak; Chairman of the Program Council of the III ECSME, Chairman of the Council of the PCC and CCI in Janusz Steinhoff.

14.30-15.00 Lunch

15.00-17.00 Official session of the Parliament of the Silesian Voivodeship Self‐government Debate „SME in Poland and Silesian voivodeship”

Invited guests:

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Vice-President of the European Commission, Commissioner responsible for Industry and Entrepreneurship Antonio Tajani; Member of the European Parliament prof. Jerzy Buzek; President of the European People's Party in the European Parliament Wilfried Martens; Marshals of Polish Voivodeships; Chairmen of Polish Voivodeship Parliaments; Councilors of the Parliament of the Silesian Voivodeship and representatives of councilors of voivodeship parliaments; Council of the Polish Chamber of Commerce; Council of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Katowice; representatives of councils of chambers of commerce and industry in the Silesian Voivodeship; Prefects; Presidents; Mayors; Village – Mayors; Chairmen of councils of communes and districts. 15.00-17.00 Discussion panel: “Women’s point of view on economy”

16.00-17.30 Meeting of representatives of European agencies for enterprise development.

Round Tables:

15.00–17.00 Round table: “Vicious circle of unfulfilled chances of PPP and public contracts for SME”

15.00–17.00 Round table: “Offer of institutions of business environment and requirements of SME”

17.00-19.00 Round table: System of student practices

17.00-19.00 Round table: “Systems of secondary education and demands of economy”

17.00-19.00 Official awarding of certificates of nomination for 100 Women Entrepreneurship Ambassadors

17.15–18.30 Meetings of Parliament Committees

17.15–19.00 Discussion panel: “Poland – East”

20.00 Official meeting of the Congress participants (by invitation only)

Accompanying events

17.30–19.30 Promotion of the book by W. Martens “Europe – nobody says it will be easy”

Day II 17th September 2013

9.00-11.00

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Plenary session:

„Influence of cooperation of SME in the regional, national and international dimension on the regional development of UE”. Invited guests: European Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn; Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy Janusz Piechociński; Minister of Regional Development Elżbieta Bieńkowska; Member of the European Parliament prof. Jerzy Buzek; President of the European People's Party in the European Parliament Wilfried Martens; Secretary of State in the Chancellery of the President of Poland Olgierd Dziekoński; President of the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development Bożena Lublińska-Kasprzak; President of the Polish Chamber of Commerce Andrzej Arendarski; Chairman of the Program Council of the III ECSME, Chairman of the Council of the PCC and CCI in Katowice Janusz Steinhoff. Moderator - Kamil Durczok.

Parallel session** Part III: 14.00-16.00 Part I: 9.00-11.00 1. PR and marketing in a company. 2. Financing of development and investments. 3. Poland – . 4. Arms industry in cooperation with SME. 5. Intellectual capital management in a company. 6. Design in industry

Part II: 11.30-13.30 1. How can SME manage a crisis? 2. Future of business in modern technologies 3. Protection of consumers market and competition 4. Cooperative movement 5. Poland – Ukraine 6. Significance of innovations, new technologies and cooperation with science for the growth of competitiveness of SME 7. Promotion of Polish products on international markets

8. Role and significance of big companies in the development of SME. 9. E-economy. 10. Young entrepreneurs. 11. Poland – Russia. 12. Private health care for economic entities. 13. Development of civil, sports and business aviation, regional airports; aviation and SME sector. 14. Protection of classified information 11.30-14.00 Meeting of representatives of European agencies for enterprise development – part II

16.00-17.00 Lunch and unofficial meetings

18.00 Official meeting of the Congress participants

Accompanying events

18.00 Meeting with a speaker and business expert Hermann Scherer

18th September 2013 Day III

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9.00-16.00 V Silesian Investment, Construction and Real Estate Forum

10.00-16.00 Visits of the Congress guests in special economic zones, techno parks, centers for technology transfer

10.00-12.30 Lectures on selected foreign markets, economic potential of chosen countries and presentations of possibilities of cooperation by foreign guests

12.30-13.00 Coffee break

13.00-15.00 Individual B2B meetings for Polish entrepreneurs with representatives of institutions/organizations/companies from selected countries

Conference within the framework of the III European Congress of Small and Medium – Size Enterprises in Kędzierzyn – Koźle: „Integrative significance of the Odra river in social and economic life of local communities” Accompanying events

10.00–13.00 Debate „Safe Together” organized by the Polish Association of Licensed Key Account Services

Nationwide Program organized within BIZNES EXPO Fair traditionally the framework of the III Congress of organized within the framework of SME: the III Congress of SME

*Organizer reserves the right to introduces changes in the Program.

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