9.30-10.00 Registration & Coffee

10.00-10.15 Welcome Address

• Prof. Robert Tomanek, Rector of the University of Economics in Katowice, Poland
• Prof. Celina M. Olszak, Dean of the Faculty of Economics, University of Economics in Katowice, Poland
• Prof. Ewa Latoszek, Jean Monnet Chair Holder, The Director of Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, President of Polish European Community Studies Association (PECSA), Poland
• Prof. Piotr Wachowiak, Vice Rector for Research and Management, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland

10.15-11.15 Keynote Speeches Session

Moderators:

Prof. Ewa Latoszek, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland

Speakers:

• Prof. Willem Molle, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• Prof. Bogdan Góralczyk, University of Warsaw, Poland
• Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, University of Warsaw, Poland

11.15-12.15 Session I. From Community of Law to a Union of Values? The Future of the EU in Times of (Identity) Crisis

Moderator:

Dr. Kamil Zajączkowski, University of Warsaw

Speakers:

• Prof. Rafał Riedel, University of Opole, Poland – “The Challenge of Issue-Specific Euroscepticism and the Problem of Differentiated Integration of Eastern Peripheries”
• Prof. Roman Petrov, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Ukraine – “EU Common Values in the EU – Ukraine Association Agreement: Anchor to Democracy?”
• Prof. Vasile Cucerescu, ECSA-Moldova – “The European Law Beyond the European Legal Oder”
• Dr. Aleksandra Szczerba-Zawada, The Jacob of Paradies University in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland – “Between (Legal) Possibilities And (Political) Will. The EU Ability to Protect Its Value of Equality”

Discussion

12.15-13.00 Lunch

13.00-14.15 Session II. Stronger and Integrated Union – How to Build a Stronger Single Market Boosting Jobs and Growth? How to Boost Innovation in the EU – Perspectives of the EU, Member States and Companies

Moderator:

Prof. Małgorzata Dziembała, University of Economics in Katowice, Poland

Speakers:

• Dr. Monika Mynarzová,  H.Stverkova, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic – “Economy Based on Knowledge and Innovation – the Case of European Single Market”
• Prof. Ioan Horga, University of Oradea, Romania – “Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC) as Tool to Build a Stronger Single Market Boosting Jobs and Growth. Study Case Eurometropolis Lille and DEBORA Project”
• Dr. Mirela Mărcuţ, University of Oradea, Romania – “Building a Stronger Union – Governing the Digital Single Market”
• Mr. Hubert Zydorek, MBA, the University of Texas at Dallas, USA – “The role of industry-university relationships in innovation and talent generation in the EU”
• Dr. Anna Masłoń-Oracz, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland – “The Role of Accelerators in the Development of Start-Ups”

Discussion

14.15-15.45 Session III. EU as a Global Partner

Moderator:

Prof. Magdalena Proczek, Dr. Anna Masłoń-Oracz, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland

Speakers:

• Prof. Alina Stoica, University of Oradea, Romania – “The Power of Culture in a Necessary Unity of the European Union”
• Prof. José Mella, the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain – ”The Role of the EU as a Global Partner: a New Perspective on Africa”
• Prof. Jean-Marc Trouille, University of Bradford, UK – “EU-Africa Relations and the African Challenge”
• Dr. Olga Barburska, University of Warsaw, Poland – “Troublesome Eastern Neighbourhood: Russia as a Difficult Partner of the European Union”
• Dr. Kateřina Kočí, Dr. Miloslav Machoň, Ms. Alexandra Madarászová, University of Economics in Prague, Czech Republic – “Examining the EU actorness: Example of Space Policy bargaining”

Discussion

15.45 – 16.00 Coffee break

16.00 – 17.30 Session IV. Current Global Order under the Turbulence – Challenges and Opportunities”

Moderator:

Dr. Aleksandra Szczerba-Zawada, The Jacob of Paradies University in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland

Speakers:

• Prof. Bogdan Góralczyk, University of Warsaw, Poland – “The End of Value-Based Global Order”
• Prof. Marianna Gladysh, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine – “Transformation of the European Security System in the Context of Current Geopolitical Changes”
• Dr Kamil Zajączkowski, University of Warsaw, Poland – “The Position and Role of the EU in New Global Order – Political and Economic Perspectives”
• Prof. Maciej Zalewski, European Regional Centre for Ecohydroloy of the Polish Academy of Science, Poland – “Ecohydrology – Regulation of Hydrological and Geochemical Cycles Towards Enhancement of Sustainability Potential in the Face of Global Challenges”
• Dr. Marta Pachocka, Mr. Diego Caballero Vélez, PhD candidate (SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland; Sant´Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa, Italy) – “Understanding EU Member States’ Cooperation in the Field of Asylum Policy During the Refugee Crisis from IR Perspective”

Prof. Ewa Latoszek, Prof. Bogdan Góralczyk, Prof. Willem Molle, Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, Prof. Małgorzata Dziembała