Economy (10.00)
What is the plan for the recovery. The first half of 2020 was marked by extreme uncertainty and nervous discussions about how big the post-lockdown crisis will be and whether the economic rebound will be V-, U- or even L-shaped. The economy has not yet come out of the Covid crisis, but it has taught politicians and management boards to listen, seek synergies and manage uncertainty through greater flexibility and the fastest possible reactions to the changing circumstances. Is this the time for multi-year plans or for permanent crisis management? How will companies prepare to operate under the circumstances of a creeping climate disaster?
Gowin on wanting to change the Polish economy in agreement with business. Deputy PM Jarosław Gowin has been MinDev since October 2020. Before that, he was MinSci in the PiS government from 2015 to 2020, and MinJus in the PO-PSL government from 2011 to 2013. The discussion about the MinDev’s ideas for the economy comes at a difficult time - there is turmoil in Porozumienie, Gowin's party. Work on the Polish "new order" is dragging on, and there is uncertainty and confusion within Zjednoczona Prawica. PI's Managing Director Andrzej Bobiński will try to determine how the deputy PM assesses his self-agency in shaping the development directions of the Polish economy. He will ask what role business should play the creation of next government plans, and what the MinDev wants to leave behind when he finishes his government mission.
Ducarroz about the obligations of operators towards the state and society. Julien Ducarroz has headed Orange Polska since September 2020. Prior to that, he was CEO of Orange Moldova for four years. During his 18-year career with the group, he has been associated, inter alia, with Orange Romania as director of strategy and CCO, as well as with Orange Nederland, where he was responsible for implementing performance management in six countries. Bobiński will ask him if the government's plans fit with Orange Polska's strategy. The participants will discuss Industry 4.0 and to what extent this once fashionable slogan is becoming a reality and what role telecommunications operators should play in the development of the industry. Bobiński and Ducarroz will also talk about the role that Orange wants to play in the decarbonisation of the economy and how the operator can counteract digital exclusion.
Brodin on how to deal with unpredictability. Jesper Brodin has been the president of the board of IngkaGroup (formerly IKEA Group) since September 2017. He has been with the IKEA Group since 1995. In the course of his career, he has held positions such as assistant to company founder Ingvar Kamprad and CEO Anders Dahlvig, and managing director for assortment and procurement at the Inter IKEA Group. Bobiński will ask Brodin for his opinion on the subject that runs throughout this year's Risks and Trends - to what extent the pandemic has changed everything, and to what extent it accelerated processes that had previously started. They will also talk about the organisation’s cost resulting from constant volatility that seems necessary to manage a business in times of plague.
Work and Education (15.00)
How to prepare for the future. In the future, social and professional life will be shaped by two conflicting trends: profound demographic changes and rapid technological progress. Has the coronavirus pandemic given us a foretaste of how the world of work and learning will have to adapt to the new reality? How to prepare to function in a world full of uncertainty? Should education be reformed and how, so that schools can be better prepared for contemporary challenges.
Albin on how automation will change the labour market. Rafał Albin has been director of marketing and operations at Microsoft Polska since August 2020. Previously, as CEE Enterprise Channel Management Lead, he supported the digital transformation process of Microsoft’s customers within the partner channel in Central and Eastern Europe. Before joining the Polish branch of Microsoft in 2009, he had been was associated with the distribution market for many years - he held a number of positions, mainly at AB SA. Economic analyst Hanna Cichy will ask him if and how much the process of economic automation has accelerated during the pandemic. Cichy and Albin will talk about the pros and cons of automation. They will also discuss which professions will gain in importance and which will disappear and how to prepare for these changes.
Ciesiołkiewicz, Micińska and Radwan on whether and how to adapt the educational system to the labour market. In the last interview of the day, President of the Management Board of the Orange Foundation Konrad Ciesiołkiewicz, educator and guidance counsellor Hanna Micińska, and head of the Foundation for Good Education Magdalena Radwan-Röhrenschef will talk about how students, teachers, parents and educational administrators survived a year of remote education. Cichy will ask how this experience highlighted the shortcomings of the system. Together, they will consider whether this is a good starting point for a conversation about fundamental school reform. The interviewees will also tackle questions about what, how and who should teach in Polish schools and beyond. 
