TTIP Conference: Facts and Opportunities for
Business in Poland

February 7, 2014, Hotel Hilton, Warsaw

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Registration
Master of Ceremony, Michał Kobosko, Atlantic Council, Wrocław Global Forum

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Official Opening

Janusz Piechoci

ń

ski, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy

Stephen Mull, U.S. Ambassador to Poland
Joseph Wancer, Chairman of the Board of Directors, American Chairman of Commerce in Poland

10:00 a.m.– 10:30 a.m.

Opening Session – „What is the TTIP agreement: what benefits it has for the EU; the current state situation of
the negotiation process”

Elena Bryan, Senior U.S. Trade Representative, U.S. Mission to the European Union
Denis Redonnet, Head for Trade Strategy DG TRADE of EU, Coordinator of TTIP Communication
Paweł Zalewski, Vice-Chairman of the EP International Trade Commission in the European Parliament (INTA)

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Coffee break

10:45 a.m. – 12:00

Discussion Panel – „Why is TTIP important for Poland? What should we do in order not miss this
opportunity?"

Moderator: Paweł Zalewski, Vice-Chairman of the EP International Trade Commission in the European
Parliament (INTA)

Andrzej Dycha, Undersecretary of State, Minister of Economy
Katarzyna Kacperczyk, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Krystyna Gurbiel, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Michał Boni, Politician, former Minister of Administration and Digitalization
dr Michał Pola

ń

ski, Director Economic Promotion Department, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development

Wawrzyniec Smoczy

ń

ski, Managing Director, Polityka Insight

12:00 – 1:15 p.m.

Discussion Panel – „What do AmCham members and SME's want to see in a trade agreement? What are
the specific problems that business/industry/AmCham members hopes TTIP will address for their
industry/business to improve US/EU trade?”

Moderator: Michał Kobosko, Atlantic Council, Wrocław Global Forum

Mark van der Horst, Director EU Affairs, UPS Europe, Chair of Trade and External Affairs Committee
of AmCham EU
dr n. med. Jarek Oleszczuk, General Director, AbbVie Polska
John Claussen, Country Manager Poland, Chevron
Hendrik Bourgeois, Vice President European Affairs, GE, Chairman, AmCham EU
Marek Kapłucha, Vice Chairman, Grupa Azoty
Liam Benham, Vice President, Governmental Programs, Europe, IBM

1:15 p.m.– 1:30 p.m.

Closing remarks

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Lunch

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