East x West Forum 2025: in pictures
BIG IDEA
Europe and the world face extraordinary challenges amid a rapid pace of change. To harness it, we must understand emerging megatrends, leverage Europe’s strengths, and unite leaders and experts to forge a strategic vision rooted in advanced industries and investment. Poland has the potential to become an economic and technological leader in the region, driven by innovation, advanced technologies, and strategic defense capabilities.
Let’s define the future of Poland and Europe —shifting focus from trying to understand how.
[X] MAKE
YOUR MARK
Engage with business leaders and experts to explore the growth
opportunities and define strategies for the economic future of Poland and Europe.
DISCOVER
CEE’s potential and its role as Europe’s growth engine
UNDERSTAND
Megatrends driving the future
ELEVATE
European growth through advances industries
Join. Experience. Be the change.
Speakers & Participants
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Speakers
Radosław Sikorski
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Laith Altimime
President of SEMI Europe
Michał Andrzejczak
CEO Resquant
Marcin Bajtek
Vice President at GISPartner Sp. z o.o.
Sandra Baniak
Analyst at the Centre for Eastern Studies, Poland
Aleksander Baranowski
Chief Technical Officer (CTO) at Test Army
Arkadiusz Bąk
Member of the board Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa S.A.
Maciej Borkowski
Founder BRIDGE FOUNDATION
Anna Butrym
Host
Krystian Chmielewski
Senior Vice President. Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace
Łukasz Czajkowski
Founder BRIDGE FOUNDATION
Krzysztof Domarecki
Founder and main shareholder of Selena Group
Bill Drexel
Fellow with the Technology and National Security Program at the CNAS
Max Dropiński
Founder BRIDGE FOUNDATION
Michał Dżoga
Country Manager Poland INTEL
Maciej Gajek
co-host; deputy editor-in-chief of “Forbes” magazine and Forbes.pl
Paweł Gancarz
Marshal of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Magdalena Jaworska-Maćkowiak
President of the Polish Air Navigation Agency
Dr Benjamin Jensen
Director, Futures Lab, and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
Paweł Karbownik
Deputy Minister of Finance
Jacek Kosiec
Vice President of the Executive Board of Creotech Instruments S.A.
Marcin Kubica
Managing Director, WB Electronics
Jędrzej Kowalewski
CEO, Scanway
Dariusz Kuś
Vice President, CPK
Piotr Krzyżewski
Vice President of the Board KGHM Polska Miedź S.A.
Grzegorz Lot
CEO, TAURON POLSKA ENERGIA S.A.
Adam Łodygowski
Member of the Management Board of the KRUK Group
Sebastian Magadzio
Airbus Chief Representative in Poland
Monika Morali-Majkut
Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board at Atlas Ward Polska
Marta Poślad
Director, CEE & Transatlantic Public Policy, Google
Justyna Redelkiewicz
EU Agency for Space Program – EUSPA – EU Head of Section for Enterpreneurship
Monika Sus
Polish Academy of Sciences
Wojciech Szymulewicz
President of the Management Board of BCT – Baltic Container Terminal in Gdynia
Dr. Marios Thoma
Director Cyberecocul Global Services
Marcin Urban
Treasurer of Wrocław
prof. Paweł Wojciechowski
Chair of the Council of Institute of Public Finance
Sylwester Wyka
Deputy Director at Institute of Aviation
Tomasz Zakrzewski
Director, Poland Requirements & Capabilities, RTX
