Business breakfast for guests with individual invitations distributed by the organizer.

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Speech by Janusz Piechociński, Chairman of the Congress Organizing Committee, President of the Poland-Asia Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Speech by Jacek Piechota, President of the Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce

• Her Excellency Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Poland Nargiz Gurbanova
• Her Excellency Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of India to the Republic of Poland Nagma Mohamed Mallick
• His Excellency Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the Republic of Poland Amirsaid Agzamkhodjaev
• His Excellency Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Vietnam to the Republic of Poland Hà Hoàng Hải

The second year of the war in Ukraine, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Taiwanese crisis, the conflict in the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, the recession, high inflation and the unstable geopolitical situation – the main challenges that accompanied us in the past year – what does this mean for the volume of transport and the security of supply chains in the European and global economy in 2024.

• What is the importance of transport corridors connecting Europe with Asia for global supply chains?
• What sectors of the economy can benefit the most from the development of the Euro-Asian Transport Corridor?
• The importance of e-commerce and international trade in stimulating growth in freight transport.
• Prospects for cooperation between the countries of Central Asia, China, the Caucasus and Turkey in the development of joint transport projects.
• The impact of new transport corridors on the competitiveness of the Europe-Asia route.
• What investments in the infrastructure of transshipment terminals are necessary to handle the growing freight traffic between Europe and Asia?
• What investments are planned or implemented in the modernization and expansion of terminals, ports and railway networks?
• Challenges related to the modernization of existing terminals and the construction of new facilities.

Panelists:

• Paweł Pucek, Member of the Management Board for Sales DB Cargo Polska
• Wojciech Nastawny, Member of the Management Board, Alza Cargo
• Marek Słomka, President of the Management Board Cargotor
• Imad Jenayeh Ph.D., Senior Business Development Manager CFL multimodal S.A. (Luxembourg)
• Marek Tarczyński, Chairman of the Council of the Polish Chamber of Forwarding and Logistics
• Agnieszka Hipś, President of the Management Board CLIP Group S.A.
• Halina Bajczuk, Deputy Director of the Sales Office – International and Intermodal Transport Market

Key EU initiatives and actions for the development of transport corridors and communication routes, challenges facing Europe and Asia and the priorities of the Polish Presidency in the area of ​​transport and logistics after 1 January 2025.

Modernisation of railway infrastructure and investment activities to be undertaken by the manager of the Polish railway infrastructure in the near future, related to the border railway infrastructure in Małaszewice taken over by PKP PLK S.A., which is key for Asia-Europe freight transport.

• What is the importance of European and Asian seaports in handling goods transported between Europe and Asia?
• Ports as logistics and multimodal hubs – key transport hubs.
• Regulatory, tariff and customs barriers – what are the key obstacles and how to solve them?
• Challenges related to differences in standards and procedures in different countries.
• How to build cooperation in the context of diverse political and economic interests?
• Challenges related to port capacity and infrastructure
• How are seaports from both continents coping with the growing volume of goods in the Europe-Asia corridor?
• The need for modernization and expansion of port infrastructure to meet future trade requirements.
• Introduction of digital innovations and automation of port processes – how do they affect the efficiency and safety of cargo handling?
• The importance of port partnerships and alliances for improving global supply chains.
• What strategies do ports use to cope with unforeseen disruptions, such as geopolitical conflicts, pandemics or climate change?
• How can ports act as central distribution hubs in international trade?
• The potential of seaports to develop duty-free zones and logistics centers for the markets of Europe and Asia.

Panellists:

• Dominik Landa, Director of Strategy and Development, Port of Gdansk Authority
• Maciej Brzozowski, Director of Haven Hamburg Marketing
• Dariusz Mierkiewicz, Business Development Manager for Poland and Northern Europe, Port Koper (Slovenia)
• Serik Zhetpispaevich Ahmetov, General Director Port Kuryk LLP (Kazakhstan)*
• Turikpennaev Abai Nogaevich, President of the Management Board, NC Aktau Commercial Seaport JSC (Kazakhstan)*
• Khurshudzada Azad – Senior operations Specialist port Alyat, Baku, AZ