| 09:00 - 09:25 | Registration, networking over coffee and tea | |
| 09:25 - 09:30 | Welcome. Briefing on discussion topics | |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Opening speeches: Katarzyna Sobierajska, deputy minister of Sport and Tourism Rafal Szmytke, president of the Polish Tourist Organization (POT) Grzegorz Zawada, vice president of the board, Warsaw Stock Exchange |
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| 10:00 - 11:15 | Panel Discussion No. 1: “Prospects for the development of inbound tourism and the meetings industry in the context of changes in the international situation and the Ukraine crisis” To what extent can recent events beyond Poland’s eastern border influence inbound tourism in Poland? What impact could this have on tourism and the meetings industry? Is it worth focusing on the development of the meetings industry in this situation? What measures and tools can be particularly useful in this process? How to support local governments in their efforts to develop local tourism products? The concept of the local tourism fee as a new tool for local governments. Participants: Katarzyna Sobierajska, deputy minister of Sport and Tourism, Rafal Szmytke, president of the Polish Tourist Organization (POT), Ireneusz Raś, Deputy, Sejm, Grzegorz Zawada, vice president of the board, Warsaw Stock Exchange, Marcin Szewczykowski, CFO, member of the board, Orbis S.A., Małgorzata Przygórska-Skowron, representative of the Association of Polish Cities (ZMP), Andrzej Saja, vice president, Chamber of Commerce of the Polish Hotel Industry (IGHP) Moderation: Alex Kloszewski, Warsaw Destination Alliance, Hotel Professionals Juliusz Kłosowski, The Warsaw Voice, Poland Meetings Destination |
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| 11:15 - 11:30 | Presentation of the idea of a letter of support for the local tourism fees: Alex Kloszewski and Juliusz Kłosowski |
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| 11:30 - 12:35 | Panel discussion No. 2: "The art of attracting international events" Attracting major international events for thousands of participants is potentially lucrative business for Polish cities. However, as in other business sectors, everything starts with investment. How should Polish cities go about attracting big projects? What should they pay attention to in the process? What kind of projects and what kind of investors need to be involved? How can they raise funds for that? What kind of benefits can they count on? Participants: Jan Mazurczak, president, Poznań Convention Bureau, Marta Wiśniewska, koordynator, Gdańsk Convention Bureau, Żaneta Berus, Warszawskie Centrum Expo XXI, Andrzej Mochoń, president, Targi Kielce, Ryszard Strojnowski, sales manager, ICE Kraków, Moderation: Dr Krzysztof Celuch, manager of Poland Convention Bureau of the Polish Tourist Organization |
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| 12:35 - 12:50 | Summing up the conference | |
| 12:50 - 13:30 | Cocktail served by Sofitel Warsaw Victoria. Networking opportunity. |