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Digital Future
- Exploring Emerging Technologies:
Analyzing the latest advancements and trends in emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, blockchain, internet of things (IoT), virtual reality, and augmented reality.
Assessing the transformative impact of these technologies on industries, business models, and innovation opportunities. - Strategic Digital Transformation:
Understanding the imperative of digital transformation for organizations to maintain competitiveness in the digital age.
Examining effective strategies and best practices for successful digital transformation, encompassing change management, cultural shifts, and optimal utilization of digital tools and platforms. - Leveraging Data Analytics for Insights:
Harnessing the power of data analytics to drive actionable business insights and informed decision-making.
Exploring methods to leverage data for enhancing customer experiences, optimizing operational efficiency, and fostering business growth. - Ensuring Cybersecurity and Privacy:
Addressing critical concerns and challenges associated with cybersecurity and data privacy in the digital future.
Identifying proactive measures and best practices to safeguard sensitive information, mitigate cyber threats, and adhere to data privacy regulations. - Evolving Workforce Dynamics:
Analyzing the evolving landscape of work in the digital era, with a focus on automation, robotics, and artificial intelligence.
Exploring strategies for upskilling and reskilling the workforce, fostering an innovative culture, and adapting to remote and flexible work arrangements. - Enhancing Customer Experience through Personalization:
Recognizing the paramount importance of delivering exceptional customer experiences in the digital landscape.
Examining methodologies to leverage data, analytics, and emerging technologies for personalized customer interactions, predictive insights, and enhanced customer satisfaction. - Ethical and Social Implications of the Digital Future:
Evaluating the ethical considerations and social implications arising from the digital future, such as algorithmic bias, privacy concerns, and societal impact.
Engaging in discussions around responsible and inclusive technological development and adoption. - Disruptive Innovation and Entrepreneurship:
Investigating disruptive innovation trends and the pivotal role of startups in shaping the digital future.
Gaining insights from successful startup founders and industry experts on fostering innovation, securing funding, and driving entrepreneurial endeavors within the digital
Artificial Intelligence
- Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI):
Comprehensive exploration of AI fundamentals, encompassing machine learning, natural language processing, and computer vision.
Examination of AI’s potential applications across diverse industries and domains. - AI Algorithms and Models:
In-depth analysis of AI algorithms and models, including neural networks, decision trees, and support vector machines.
Evaluation of the strengths, limitations, and appropriate use cases for each algorithm, emphasizing their impact on solving complex problems. - AI Ethics and Responsible AI:
Analysis of the ethical considerations and societal implications associated with AI deployment, such as bias, fairness, privacy, and accountability.
Emphasis on the significance of responsible AI development, encompassing transparency, explainability, and ethical decision-making. - AI in Business and Industry:
In-depth exploration of AI’s transformative impact on industries like healthcare, finance, retail, manufacturing, and customer service.
Examination of successful AI use cases, including predictive analytics, personalized recommendations, intelligent automation, and supply chain optimization. - AI and Robotics:
Investigation into the integration of AI and robotics, enabling autonomous systems to perceive and interact with the physical world. Analysis of advancements in robotic automation, collaborative robots (cobots), and the implications of AI-driven robotics in industries such as manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare. - Future of AI and Emerging Trends:
Discussion on the current state of AI and emerging trends shaping its future, including explainable AI, federated learning, edge computing, and AI ethics. Examination of the potential societal impact of AI, its influence on the job market, and the implications for policymakers and businesses.
Economics of AI
- Produktywność i konkurencyjność:
Analiza wyzwań, przed jakimi stoi Europa w związku ze spadającą produktywnością i słabnącą globalną konkurencyjnością w kluczowych technologiach, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem tego, w jaki sposób AI może pomóc w rozwiązaniu tych problemów lub je pogłębić. - Rodzima innowacja:
Badanie, w jaki sposób Stany Zjednoczone, Chiny i inne kraje rozwijają technologie AI oraz jakie może to mieć konsekwencje dla Europy. Jakie polityki są potrzebne, aby wspierać lokalne innowacje i utrzymać konkurencyjną pozycję w wyłaniającej się gospodarce napędzanej sztuczną inteligencją? - Suwerenność technologiczna i kontrola nad AI:
Omówienie, w jaki sposób europejscy decydenci mierzą się z koncepcją „suwerennej AI” oraz innymi fundamentalnymi pytaniami o to, kto kontroluje strategicznie ważne platformy i systemy sztucznej inteligencji. - Definiowanie suwerennej AI:
Określenie, czym jest bezpieczeństwo gospodarcze w erze sztucznej inteligencji. Choć europejscy liderzy uznają strategiczne znaczenie suwerennych zdolności w zakresie AI, wciąż panuje duża niepewność co do tego, co to powinno oznaczać w praktyce. - Polityka przemysłowa na rzecz konkurencyjności w obszarze AI:
Analiza, w jaki sposób można zaprojektować kompleksowe polityki przemysłowe, które wesprą i wzmocnią europejską konkurencyjność w technologiach cyfrowych oraz zapobiegną dalszemu pogłębianiu się jej słabszej pozycji w globalnym krajobrazie technologicznym. - Ewolucja ram regulacyjnych i antymonopolowych:
Dyskusja o tym, czy Europa powinna ponownie przemyśleć i dostosować swoje podejście regulacyjne i antymonopolowe, aby lepiej wspierać rodzimą innowację w obszarze AI, jednocześnie równoważąc tradycyjne obawy dotyczące konkurencji rynkowej i ochrony konsumentów.
Cybersecurity
- Strategies and Best Practices in Cyber Protection:
Effective methods for risk management and incident response. - AI and Machine Learning in Cybersecurity:
The role of artificial intelligence in detecting and neutralizing threats. - Organizational Cyber Resilience:
Strategies for minimizing the impact of attacks and rapidly restoring systems. - International Cooperation:
Global agreements and information exchange in combating cyber threats. - Privacy and Data Protection:
Compliance with regulations, encryption, and secure data processing. - Cloud and IoT Security:
Protection of cloud infrastructure and Internet of Things devices. - Future Technologies and Trends:
The impact of blockchain, 5G, and quantum computing on digital security.
Defence
- New Defense Strategies and Risk Management:
Analysis of modern approaches to building security systems, including flexible response structures to hybrid and asymmetric threats - Dual-Use Technologies in Defense:
The role of civilian solutions in the defense sector, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, drones, and autonomous systems
Critical Infrastructure Protection: Effective models for managing and securing key infrastructure assets against physical and digital threats - Cyber Defense and Digital Technology Integration:
Building resilience of military systems against cyberattacks, including incident response strategies and securing technological supply chains - International Cooperation and Defense Alliances:
Analysis of international cooperation mechanisms, including joint exercises, information sharing, and standardization of defense procedures - The Future Battlefield and Defense Innovations:
The impact of advanced technologies, such as quantum computing, blockchain, and satellite technologies, on future defense strategies - Human Resource Management in Defense:
Preparing personnel for new challenges, developing competencies in emerging technologies, and enhancing strategic security management skills
Future Geopolitics
- Focus on Asia: In recent years, Asia has gained significant geopolitical and economic importance, becoming a key area of interest for many countries. States such as China, India, and Japan are playing increasingly prominent roles on the international stage, influencing global supply chains, technological advancements, and security policies. This rise necessitates that other countries adjust their political and economic strategies to effectively collaborate with this dynamically developing region.
- The Future of Transatlantic Relations in the Trump Era: Donald Trump’s presidency introduced new challenges in the relationships between the United States and Europe. The “America First” policy and unilateral decisions regarding trade and security led to tensions within traditional alliances. European leaders had to reassess their approach to transatlantic cooperation, striving for greater strategic autonomy and reducing dependence on U.S. foreign policy.
- European Integration as an Unfinished Project: The process of European integration, initiated after World War II, aimed to ensure peace, stability, and prosperity across the continent. Despite numerous achievements, the European Union continues to face challenges such as economic disparities among member states, migration crises, and growing euroscepticism. These issues highlight the need for further reforms and deeper integration to effectively address contemporary problems.
- Has Liberalism Lost Its Appeal? Liberalism, as the dominant political and economic ideology of the 20th century, promoted values like democracy, human rights, and free markets. However, in the face of global financial crises, increasing social inequalities, and the rise of populism, its attractiveness has been questioned. Many are contemplating whether liberalism can adapt to new realities and continue to offer effective solutions to modern challenges.
- The Future of the EU as a Global Actor: The European Union strives to play a significant role on the international stage, promoting democratic values, human rights, and multilateralism. However, the lack of a unified foreign policy, differing interests among member states, and internal challenges like Brexit hinder its effectiveness. To become a more influential global actor, the EU must strengthen its internal cohesion and enhance its capacity for joint international actions.
- How to Combat Autocracy and Win the Information War? In the face of rising authoritarianism and widespread disinformation, democracies need to develop effective strategies to defend their values. Strengthening independent media, implementing civic education, and developing technologies to identify and counter false information are crucial steps. International cooperation in sharing information and best practices also plays a vital role in this fight.
Energy
- Energy of Tomorrow: Innovation and Sustainable Development:
Exploring the most groundbreaking trends in the energy sector, from new sources of clean energy to technologies transforming how we produce and consume energy. - The New Faces of Renewable Energy:
A look at innovative solutions in solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal energy, including perovskite technology, offshore wind farms, and floating PV installations. Assessing their real impact on decarbonization and the energy mix. - Energy Storage and Smart Management:
Discussion of modern energy storage technologies – batteries, hydrogen, thermal storage, and compressed air – and their integration into smart grids and demand management systems. - Energy in the Digital Economy:
How artificial intelligence, blockchain, and IoT are revolutionizing energy production, distribution, and consumption. Analyzing digital solutions that enhance efficiency and system stability. - Green Investments and New Financial Models:
An overview of innovative financing mechanisms for energy projects, including green bonds, ESG funds, crowdfunding, and Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). How investments in clean energy are shaping a new economy. - Energy, Society, and Climate:
Examining the impact of energy access on social development, education, and health. Discussing how the energy sector can support community resilience and climate adaptation. - The Future of Energy: Hydrogen, CCS, and Microgrids:
Analyzing the latest trends: green hydrogen, carbon capture and storage (CCS), microgrids, and local energy systems. How these innovations are creating more flexible and resilient energy systems.
Green Economy
- Planet or Profit? The Sustainability Dilemma:
Companies are increasingly pledging ambitious sustainability goals – but how do you turn promises into real impact without sacrificing profits? Dive into the tension between doing good and doing well, exploring case studies of businesses that have successfully integrated sustainability into their core strategy. - Green Economy 101: From Concept to Action:
What does a truly green economy look like? Participants will discover how sustainable practices, from energy use to resource management, can mitigate climate change, conserve natural resources, and transform industries. This journey highlights the shift from theory to practical action, showing how businesses, governments, and communities can make a tangible difference. - Green Tech is the New Black:
Technology is at the heart of the green transition. From solar panels and bioplastics to smart cities and sustainable mobility, this path examines the innovations shaping our sustainable future. We explore which technologies have real-world impact, which are still emerging, and how they are reshaping everyday life and business practices. - Money Talks, Carbon Walks:
The financial sector has a pivotal role in the green economy. Green bonds, ESG funds, and cleantech investments are helping steer capital towards sustainability, but what does profitable impact really look like? This path delves into how investors and corporations are responding to climate pressures, demonstrating how financial decisions can drive environmental progress. - Clean Tech, Big Impact:
Clean technologies, solar, wind, hydropower, smart grids, and energy-efficient systems , are transforming how we power our world. This path highlights the innovations that reduce emissions, optimize resources, and create economic opportunities while supporting a low-carbon future. - Policy Power: Leading the Green Transition:
Policies and governance frameworks are critical to accelerating or hindering the green transition. This path examines how international agreements, national strategies, and collaborative initiatives can create the systemic change needed for a sustainable economy, highlighting the power of effective regulation and multi-stakeholder engagement.
Industry 5.0
- Augmented Leadership: how AI copilots are changing decision-making at the top:
How technology-enhanced leadership is transforming the way executives make faster, smarter, and more inclusive decisions. - The Ethics of Algorithms: how to prevent bias in the age of autonomous decision-making:
Exploring how organizations can ensure fairness, transparency, and accountability in AI-driven processes. - Beyond Resilience: building antifragile organizations in times of crisis:
Why leading companies move beyond resilience to thrive and grow stronger in the face of disruption. - The Human Dividend: why empathy and inclusivity are competitive advantages in Industry 5.0:
How empathy, diversity, and inclusion are becoming strategic drivers of innovation and growth. - From Workforce to Skillsforce: reimagining talent in a world of automation:
Shifting from headcount to skillsets – preparing people and businesses for hybrid human–machine collaboration. - The New Security Imperative: protecting trust in digital ecosystems:
How to safeguard data, reputation, and trust in an increasingly interconnected and vulnerable digital world. - Sustainable Tech: balancing innovation, climate goals, and human well-being:
Designing technologies that accelerate progress while meeting environmental and social sustainability goals. - Invisible Innovation: how backend technologies quietly reshape industries:
Revealing the unseen digital infrastructures – from blockchain to data platforms – that redefine business efficiency. - Creativity Meets Code: the role of art and culture in shaping Industry 5.0:
Where creativity and technology intersect to inspire innovation, inclusion, and human-centered progress. - Global Collaboration for Local Impact: redefining international cooperation in Industry 5.0:
How cross-border partnerships can deliver tangible benefits for communities and industries worldwide.
Health & Longevity
- Longevity medicine – from genes to lifestyle:
How new research on aging, biomarkers, and lifestyle interventions is changing approaches to healthy lifespan extension. - Digital twins in medicine:
How virtual patient twins can support diagnostics, personalized therapy, and treatment monitoring. - Prehabilitation – preparing patients for treatment:
Why proper nutrition, physical activity, and psychological support before surgery or therapy significantly improve treatment outcomes. - Health psychology in the digital era:
How new technologies can support patients’ mental health and reduce the risk of burnout among healthcare professionals. - The new role of regenerative biomedicine:
From stem cells to gene therapies – which innovations in tissue regeneration could transform the future of medicine. - Global inequalities in access to therapies:
How international cooperation and financial innovation can help equalize opportunities for patients across countries. - Smart hospitals – the hospitals of the future:
How robotics, IoT, and data analytics are changing hospital management and patient care. - Personalized prevention:
How genetic data, wearables, and AI can be used to create tailor-made prevention programs. - The power of the microbiome – gut health and disease prevention:
How understanding the human microbiome can help prevent chronic diseases, support immune function, and personalize nutrition and therapies. - Personalized women’s health: shared decision – making in managing endometriosis, PCOS and uterine fibroids:
How precision medicine and active patient involvement are transforming the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome and uterine fibroids.
Cancer Research
- Rehabilitation and life after cancer:
Supporting patients after treatment – from returning to work and protecting mental health to long-term health monitoring. - Predictive oncology – detecting risk before disease onset:
How big data, artificial intelligence, and genetic testing can identify individuals most at risk of cancer and enable personalized prevention. - Early cancer detection and liquid biopsy:
Cutting-edge blood tests and advanced imaging are revolutionizing early diagnosis and significantly improving survival rates - Next-generation cell and gene therapies:
CAR-T cells, engineered T-cell receptors and gene editing: the latest advances shaping the future of hematologic and solid tumor treatments - Tumor microenvironment and metastasis:
Understanding how the tumor microenvironment drives metastasis and how new therapies aim to disrupt these pathways - Cancer prevention through lifestyle, microbiome and epigenetics:
Lifestyle factors, gut microbiome research and epigenetic changes reveal new opportunities to lower cancer risk through targeted interventions. - Colorectal cancer screening – from colonoscopy to next-generation diagnostics:
How innovations in colonoscopy, stool DNA tests and AI-assisted imaging are improving early detection and reducing mortality from colorectal cancer - Immuno-oncology breakthroughs:
Checkpoint inhibitors, personalized cancer vaccines and other immune-based approaches are reshaping standards of care and expanding treatment options.
Mental Health & Wellbeing
- Digital intimacy and AI in relationships:
How apps and artificial intelligence are changing the way we build closeness and cope with loneliness. - Open relationships and new models of intimacy:
Why younger generations are increasingly choosing alternative forms of partnerships and what this means for the psychology of intimacy. - The neurobiology of happiness – can the brain be trained?:
The latest discoveries on neuroplasticity and how daily habits can enhance mental well-being. - Burnout, insomnia, and the modern workplace: fixing the sleep crisis:
Why lack of sleep is becoming one of the greatest threats to mental health in an era of overwork and constant stimulation. - Digital addictions:
The impact of excessive use of social media, gaming, and AI, and how to help young people regain balance. - Tech-assisted therapy:
VR, biofeedback, apps. How digital tools are transforming psychotherapy practice and the ethical challenges that come with them. - Work and psyche – from quiet quitting to well-being:
How workplace culture shapes mental health and which strategies foster resilience in business. - The psychology of sports in everyday life:
What business and education can learn from athletes about coping with pressure and failure. - Creativity as therapy:
How art, music, and design support mental health and build psychological resilience. - New models of men’s mental health support:
Breaking stereotypes and building systems that genuinely respond to men’s emotional needs
Inclusive Future
- The care economy and invisible work:
How unpaid care work impacts equality of opportunity and the labor market. - Digital identity and virtual alter egos:
How avatars and the metaverse reshape belonging and create new social norms. - Generation Alpha and the world of tomorrow:
How economic instability and climate change shape the expectations of the youngest generation. - Aesthetics, fashion, and representation:
How pop culture and the creative industries influence perceptions of diversity and identity. - Algorithmic bias:
How to prevent discrimination in recruitment and decision-making powered by artificial intelligence. - Linguistic diversity in the global workplace:
Why language, accent, and communication style matter for inclusivity. - Inclusivity in hybrid and remote work:
How to build equality and integration in virtual teams. - Measuring real DEI impact:
How to move from declarations to meaningful indicators and outcomes. - Intersectionality in practice:
Overlapping identities and their impact on experiences of inequality within organizations. - New waves of social activism:
From climate to digital rights – how younger generations are redefining the fight for equality and justice.
Leadership
- Leadership in the Age of AI – balancing intuition and algorithms:
A new era of decision-making, where leaders must trust data yet also know when to rely on instinct. - Quieter but stronger – the power of calm leaders:
How introverts and empathetic managers are reshaping organizational culture and leadership styles. - Redefining success in business:
Why success is increasingly measured by social impact, ethics, and trust-not only by financial results. - Decision-making under pressure – the art of acting in crisis:
From communication to reaction speed, which skills become essential when environments demand immediate action. - New work models and organizational culture:
How hybrid, flexible, and project-based work is transforming management and workplace relationships. - AI as a business partner:
Artificial intelligence in process management, risk, and innovation-what it truly brings and what it cannot replace. - Mental resilience in an age of uncertainty:
How organizations can support employee wellbeing and build resilience during times of crisis. - Mentoring and succession:
Why preparing the next generation of experts and managers is crucial for long-term business growth. - The power of diverse teams:
Beyond inclusivity-how different perspectives and experiences drive true innovation. - A culture of trust and transparency:
Why organizations built on openness are more resilient, agile, and attractive to top talent.
Young Voices
- Skills for Tomorrow: What Will Truly Matter? :
The job market is evolving faster than traditional education systems can keep up. Which abilities will be essential in an era of robotics, automation, and advanced technologies and are schools prepared to nurture them? - Can Brands Survive Without Gen Z’s Voice? :
Exploration of the critical influence of Gen Z on contemporary branding and market strategies. Brands that overlook their perspectives risk losing relevance and connection with a key demographic. Focus on effective strategies for engaging with Gen Z, driving innovation, and aligning brand values with the expectations of this influential consumer group. - Bridging Generations:
From Boomers to Alphas, generational gaps are real – but so is the opportunity for cooperation. How can we break down barriers, share perspectives, and co-create rather than divide? - New Generations, New Leadership:
How can management styles evolve to meet the expectations and values of younger generations? - Skills Beyond the Curriculum:
Focusing on critical thinking, adaptability, and emotional intelligence as essential competencies for future challenges. - Rethinking Learning for the Next Generation:
Exploring innovative educational strategies that prepare young people to navigate complexity, embrace creativity, and solve problems collaboratively.
Culture
- Cultural Trends and the Future of Arts and Entertainment: Emerging trends in the arts and entertainment industries, including new forms of artistic expression, audience engagement and the future landscape of cultural consumption.
- The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Creative Industries: Explore how AI is influencing creative fields such as art, music, literature and design.
- Museums and Cultural Institutions: Adapting to the Digital Era: Discuss how museums and cultural institutions are evolving with the rise of digital technology, including virtual exhibits, digital collections and interactive experiences that enhance visitor engagement.
- The Role of Artists in Shaping Society: Innovators, Advocates and Visionaries.
- The Culture of Subscription: Impact of Cultural Consumption Trends on Content Creation: Analyze how shifts in cultural consumption trends, such as streaming services, user-generated content and digital platforms affect content creation and distribution in the arts and entertainment industries.
- The Place of Art in Investment Thinking: The rising interest in art as an investment and how it fits into broader investment strategies.
- Philanthropy and Funding in the Arts: Sustaining Cultural Institutions: The role of philanthropy and alternative funding models in supporting the arts.
Sports & Tourism Marketing
- The Evolution of Sports Sponsorships and Partnerships: Explore how sports sponsorships are evolving in the digital age. This includes data-driven partnerships, influencer collaborations, and purpose-driven sponsorships that align with corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts.
- The Role of Data and Analytics in Sports Marketing: Discuss how data analytics is being used to drive ticket sales, enhance fan experiences and optimize marketing strategies.
- Fan Engagement and Experience: Digital Transformation: Explore how to create immersive, personalized experiences for both in-person and remote fans.
- Social Media and Influencer Marketing in Sports: Analyze how athletes and teams become their own media brands and how social media has become a central part of sports marketing strategies.
- Innovations in Sport: New disciplines, technologies supporting training and…sports spectacles.
- Women in Sports Marketing: The rise of women in sports marketing, both as leaders in the industry and as athletes whose brands are transforming how sports marketing campaigns are created.
- Learning from Champions: Success stories of top athletes as a source of inspiration.
Marketing & Digital Consumers powered by Mastercard
- Dilemmas of the Modern Marketer:
Marketing is constantly evolving, with trends like Sustainability, AI Marketing Automation, and Hyper-Personalization dominating discussions. Yet, the question arises: what is truly changing, and what remains constant? What challenges do marketers face today? - The Impact of AI Agents on the Future of Shopping and Marketing:
The year 2025 has been declared the year of AI Agents. These agents are set to take over tasks like finding the best deals on flights or cosmetics, leaving us to simply approve payments—or even automate that.
How will shopping change in such a reality? Will consumers still want to make choices, or will algorithms take over entirely? Can we trust AI enough to handle sensitive data like credit card information?
For marketing, could AI Agents become the new focus for brands, competing for their attention rather than that of consumers? - The Most Important Trend of the Future – Accessibility:
1.6 billion people worldwide live with disabilities, and their purchasing power amounts to trillions of dollars. How can companies design products and services with this group in mind, creating value for both sides? - Hey AI, Tell Me a Joke! :
Does AI understand humor? Generative AI supports creativity, but can it create genuinely funny content? Leading meme creators will share their experiences with this technology. - Moral Injury in Communicating Sustainable Products and Services:
Although consumers declare ethical choices, reality often diverges from those intentions. How can brands effectively communicate their sustainable approach without inducing guilt? - Who Cares if It’s Real? – The Truth Crisis in the Financial Sector:
Generative AI tools are reshaping perceptions of authenticity. How will this revolution impact industries built on trust, such as banking and insurance?
Global Economy & Banking
- Global Economic Outlook: Recovery and Future Growth: An overview of the current state of the global economy, including growth projections, trade dynamics, inflation trends and factors affecting economic stability.
- Central Banks and Monetary Policy: Navigating Inflation and Interest Rate Challenges: Examine how central banks are managing inflation, interest rates and financial stability in a rapidly changing global environment.
- Geopolitical Risks and Their Impact on Global Finance: Discuss how geopolitical tensions, such as trade wars, sanctions and regional conflicts, are impacting global finance and banking operations.
- Banking Transformation and Resilience: Explore how banks are transforming their operations, business models and customer experiences in response to digital disruption and changing consumer expectations. Address resilience strategies amid financial crises and disruptions.
- The Role of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in Banking: Explore how AI and big data are transforming banking operations, from personalized customer service to fraud detection and risk management.
- Cybersecurity and Risk Management in Global Banking: Address the growing cybersecurity threats facing financial institutions. Discuss strategies for enhancing cybersecurity, protecting data and managing operational risks.
Financial Tech
- Financial Tech Trends and Innovations: Engage in discussions about the future of fintech, including emerging technologies, potential disruptions and the evolving financial landscape.
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Explore how AI and machine learning are transforming financial institutions, from personalized financial services to fraud detection, risk assessment and predictive analytics.
- Cybersecurity: Address the cybersecurity challenges facing financial institutions. Discuss strategies for protecting digital services, securing customer data and mitigating fraud.
- Customer-Centric Innovation: Examine how fintech is revolutionizing customer experience by offering personalized, seamless and convenient financial services. Discuss the role of user experience (UX) design, data-driven personalization and omni-channel engagement in fintech innovation.
- Personalization and Predictive Analytics: Discuss how fintech companies and financial instytutions are leveraging predictive analytics and data science to personalize financial services, offering targeted advice, product recommendations and proactive financial management solutions.
- Building Digital-First Financial Organizations: transformation of traditional businesses into digital-first organizations. The importance of digitalization in improving operational efficiency, customer engagement and decision-making.
Digital Commerce
- E-Commerce Growth and Trends: Navigating the Digital Marketplace: Latest trends and growth patterns in e-commerce, including shifts in consumer behavior, emerging markets and the impact of global events on online shopping.
- Artificial Intelligence: Explore how AI is transforming digital commerce, from chatbots and virtual assistants to predictive analytics and automated marketing.
- Personalization and Customer Experience: Discuss how businesses can use data to personalize the shopping experience, enhance customer engagement and drive conversions through targeted content and offers.
- Omnichannel Retail: Integrating Online and Offline Experiences: Strategies for creating a seamless customer experience across multiple channels, including online, in-store, mobile, and social media.
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Meeting the Demands of Digital Commerce: Challenges and solutions related to logistics and supply chain management in the context of e-commerce, including inventory management, shipping and fulfillment.
- Sustainability and Ethical Practices: Address the growing importance of sustainability and ethical considerations in retail. Discuss how businesses can implement eco-friendly practices and support social responsibility to meet customer demands.
- International Ecommerce and Cross-Border Trade: Insights into expanding ecommerce businesses to international markets, dealing with cross-border regulations and overcoming cultural barriers.
Investments & Startups
- IMPACTful Startups:
How entrepreneurs are integrating purpose and profit, creating scalable solutions for climate change, healthcare, education, and social inclusion. - From startup to scaleup
Transition strategies, leadership challenges, and organizational changes needed when moving from an early-stage startup to a sustainable scaleup. How founders and investors can build financial and operational resilience to weather economic uncertainty, geopolitical instability, and market volatility. - AI in the startup ecosystem:
How startups can leverage AI to compete with larger companies and disrupt industries. How AI is changing the way startups pitch, attract investors, and optimize fundraising strategies – and how investors evaluate AI-driven business models. - Corporate – startup collaborations & strategic investments:
The best practices for building meaningful partnerships between startups, corporates and investors that go beyond pilots to real long-term value creation. How strategic investments and venture-building initiatives between startups and established corporations can combine resources, expertise, innovation, and flexibility. - Spotting the challenges, and opportunities, that matter – what to invest in?
How startups and investors identify the challenges that truly matter and design solutions that make a lasting impact? What factors, from founder mindset and resilience to timing and strategy, determine whether a startup succeeds in solving the right problem at the right time?
Urban Next
- The quiet energy revolution in cities:
How microgrids, renewable energy sources, and energy storage are transforming urban infrastructure. - Micromobility and the last mile:
Cargo bikes, scooters, and drones – how small-scale transport solutions are reshaping logistics and service accessibility in cities. - Climate-resilient architecture:
Designing buildings and public spaces that protect against heatwaves, floods, and extreme weather events. - Circular cities:
How the circular economy is transforming waste systems, construction, and resource use in urban areas. - Culture and art as engines of urban growth:
Why investments in creative spaces, galleries, and festivals attract talent and boost the appeal of cities. - Cities at night:
Safety, transport, and cultural offerings after dark – how to manage a 24-hour metropolis. - Biophilic urban design:
Integrating nature into city planning – from green roofs to retention parks that improve health and quality of life. - Data for communities:
From open data to civic tech – how citizens can co-create urban policies through digital tools. - Responsible and sustainable tourism:
How cities can grow tourism without overburdening infrastructure or displacing local communities. - The future of retail in city centers:
From the decline of shopping malls to new models of local markets – how consumption patterns are reshaping urban spaces.
Space
- AI in Space: How Artificial Intelligence is Revolutionizing Space Missions
How Artificial Intelligence not only improves the efficiency of space missions, but also opens up new possibilities for autonomous operations beyond Earth. - Space Sustainability: Managing Space Traffic and Reducing Space Debris
A discussion on new technologies for space sustainability, such as ‘active debris removal’ and cooperation between space agencies to protect the space environment for future generations of space exploration and communication. - Space Collaboration: The Power of International Partnerships for Global Advancement
How space exploration fosters global peace, advances scientific discovery and tackles Earth’s grand challenges, such as climate change and global health crises, through space innovations such as environmental monitoring satellites and telemedicine applications. - Space and Earth: Lessons from Space That Could Transform Business and Daily Life
How does space affect our daily lives and business? Using lessons from space to improve decision-making, increase operational efficiency and manage risk. - A New Era of Global Connectivity for All
Satellite internet is driving a new era of global connectivity, especially in remote and underserved regions. An examination of the development of satellite constellations and how they provide broadband access to rural and isolated communities around the world.
Design Manifesto
- DESIGN MANIFESTO vol. 3 – Continuation of the first design-focused manifesto on the Polish market. Key value of the year 2025: courage as a vital success factor for organisations, leaders and designers.
- Courage in business: Understanding that courageous companies develop more dynamically, boldly explore new trends, and inspire others with non-obvious solutions. Responsible diversity management, recognition of the value of change, and active shaping of the market future are becoming essential growth drivers.
- The condition of Polish leadership: The launch of a report containing the results of research on the condition of Polish leaders in 2025. Answering valid questions: What defines a true leader in a fast-changing reality? How does courageous leadership translate into the commitment of teams, their effectiveness and the organisation’s innovation? Exploration of key conclusions and practical recommendations for the future of leadership in Poland.
- The hamburger effect in leadership: Analysis of the expectations placed on managers by boards and teams. Answering valid questions: How to find the balance between the demands of both sides? Which leadership models work well in dynamic organisations?
- Courageous product and service design – Understanding that effective design is a strategic approach, taking into account the needs of both users and the environment. Placing people and the planet in the centre of the process helps create solutions that respond to the challenges of shrinking resources. Courageous design means consciously facing new realities, seeking sustainable alternatives, and creating responsible products and services for future generations.
- Courage in organisational culture – Understanding the synchronisation of organisational culture and strategy – one cannot exist without the other. Emphasising that courage in this respect means both consciously shaping organisational culture and remaining ready to dynamically respond to changes inside and outside the company. Tips on how to build an environment that not only supports innovation, but also enables swift decision-making and allows flexibility to adapt to new realities.
- Artificial intelligence – Diagnosing the potential of AI and identifying examples of artificial intelligence courageously implemented in innovative products and services.
- Managing diversity – Practical tips on how to recognise differences between people inside and outside the organisation, and how to consciously leverage the potential of diversity to enable organisations to thrive.
- Courage in developing competencies of the future – Highlighting the new competencies of the future and the skills that will be appreciated by employers in the age of evolving artificial intelligence and the transforming labour market.
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