9:30–10:00 | Registration and Welcome Coffee
10:00–10:20 | Opening of the Conference
Welcome by the organizers:
Attorney-at-law Anna Sękowska, Dean of the Warsaw Bar Association
Dr. habil. Kamil Zajączkowski, Director of the European Centre, University of Warsaw
10:20–11:00 | Keynote speech: TBC
Panel I | 11:00–12:15
New Frameworks for Market Responsibility: Omnibus Package, Competition, and the Deregulatory Perspective
Moderator: Attorney-at-law Dr. Agnieszka Oleksyn-Wajda, Director of the Institute of Sustainable Development and Environment, Lazarski University
Speakers:
Dr. habil., Prof. Kozminski University Bolesław Rok, Kozminski University, RES. Centre for Reimagining Sustainability. Management, Finance and Society; Head of Postgraduate Studies “The ESG Perspective. Responsible and Sustainable Management”
Dr. Jacqueline Kacprzak, Polish OECD National Contact Point for Responsible Business Conduct, European Affairs and International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy
Dr. habil., Prof. Warsaw School of Economics Ewelina Szczech-Pietkiewicz, Vice-Dean of the Doctoral School, Director of the Institute of International Economic Policy, Collegium of World Economy
Panel II | 12:15–13:30
Capital for the Future: Finance as the Architecture of ESG
Moderator: Zofia Piwowarek, ESG Manager at Santander Bank Polska S.A.
Speakers:
Anna Malinowska, Expert in the Department of Strategy and Risk Development and ESG in the Risk Management Division at Pekao S.A., Member of the Sustainable Investment Forum Poland (POLSiF)
Dr. Anna Grygiel-Tomaszewska, Associate Director at KPMG Poland, Founding Member and Member of the Program Council of the Legal Centre at the Sustainable Investment Forum Poland (POLSiF), Head of Postgraduate Studies “Strategic ESG Transformation in Enterprises” at the Warsaw School of Economics
TBC
13:30–14:15 | Lunch Break
Panel III | 14:15–15:30
What Does Responsible Business Really Mean?
Moderator: Attorney-at-law Sylwia Kołodziej, Director, Legal and Site Contracts at Velocity Clinical Research, Member of the Committee for International Cooperation and Human Rights in the Warsaw Bar Association
Speakers:
Kamil Wyszkowski, CRepresentative | Executive Director of UN Global Compact Network Poland, Representative of UNOPS in Poland
Wiktoria Płocha, Sustainability Leader / Sustainability Business Partner at IKEA
Michał Mikołajczyk, Member of the Main Board of the Polish Red Cross, President of the Management Board of the Mazovian Regional Branch of the Polish Red Cross
Attorney-at-law, doctoral candidate Michał Bernat, Partner at Dentons, Assistant Professor and Director’s Plenipotentiary for Equality at the European Centre, University of Warsaw, Member of the Committee for International Cooperation and Human Rights in the Warsaw Bar Association
Panel IV | 15:30–16:45
Management Board Liability in ESG: Negligence, Overzealousness, Responsibility
Moderator: Attorney-at-law Dr. Katarzyna Barańska, Leader of the Decarbonization Practice at Osborne Clarke, Member of the Committee for International Cooperation and Human Rights in the Warsaw Bar Association
Speakers:
Advocate Dr. Małgorzata Skawińska, Lexalis Law Firm, Head of University Relations at Worldwide Independent Lawyers League
Attorney-at-law Szymon Jelonek, Senior Associate at Dentons, Chair of the Promotion and Professional Development Committee of the Warsaw Bar Association, Co-Leader of the Legal Centre at the Sustainable Investment Forum Poland (POLSiF)
TBC
16:45–17:00 | Summary and Closing of the Conference
Key takeaways from the panels: TBC
17:00-18:30 – Cocktail and Networking
An informal meeting over a glass of wine and snacks – an opportunity for further conversations with speakers and participants.