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12:22 13 September 2019
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The European Forum for New Ideas

The European Forum for New Ideas

The European Forum for New Ideas is one of the largest conferences in this part of the continent, dedicated to global trends, new ideas and the future of Europe. This year’s edition, titled #WhatTommorowBrings, will take place between 25th and 27th of September 2019.

Business representatives, charismatic speakers, leaders and policy-makers as well as authorities from the world of politics, culture and science discuss the most important challenges for business and societies of the changing world, global trends and the future shape of the European Union during dozens of events, panel discussions, open meetings, counterpoints and night owl discussions.

EFNI has been organized since 2011 by the Polish Confederation Lewiatan in cooperation with BusinessEurope and the city of Sopot.

The idea behind the first edition of EFNI was to devise a platform for exchanging thoughts and concepts intended to improve the environment in which we live and carry out business.

“About the changes the modern world is facing we could write an entire book, but within a year such publication will become irrelevant. Dialogue is much more effective. That’s why we created EFNI – an event that gives an opportunity for entrepreneurs, politicians, economists, NGOs and experts to share their experiences, opinions and collect new data” – said Henryka Bochniarz, Vice-President of BusinessEurope, Chairwoman of the General Board of Polish Confederation Lewiatan.

Only by observing trends closely can we react quickly, proactively and constructively to shape the future of our continent. The intellectual melting pot of business leaders with participants representing the world of politics, science, culture, NGOs and the media is intended to inspire entrepreneurs and make it possible to build a common voice of business in the debate on the future of Poland and Europe. During the Forum, we look for answers to new global challenges, discuss changes taking place in the world and propose constructive solutions. We share knowledge and define new ideas that are changing Europe, its societies and business. An opportunity for networking and establishing business relations with representatives of companies from different countries is created here. We will talk about many important issues and try to find solutions for various challenges the modern world forces us to face, including development of artificial intelligence, applying ecological solutions, sustainable development, competences of the future and changes on the labor market, and try to find out if we are about to face the end of the corporations.

Over a thousand recommendations and conclusions from the discussion held at EFNI had been passed on to the administration of the European Union, governments of the member states, NGOs and media.

Last year EFNI hosted in Sopot over 1,5 thousand participants and over 200 panelists, representatives of the world of business, science, culture and administration, Polish and European alike.

Since it’s conception, the Forum became an important landmark on the business map of Central Europe gathering the representatives of international business, government and NGOs. The main topics of the current edition of the Forum are as follows: Technology and the Future of Employment, Economy and the Future of the Market, Society and Democracy. The discussions will engage exquisite panelists including Jerzy Buzek, Chairman of the EFNI Programme Council, Chair of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) at the European Parliament; Mikulas Dzurinda, former Prime Minister of Slovakia; Petro Poroshenko, fromer president of Ukraine, Shada Islam, Director of Europe and Geopolitics in the Friends of Europe thinktank; Mai Chen, former Director of the Bank Of New Zealand and founder of law services My Bucket List and MyAdvice.Legal; Jerzy Kwieciński Minister of Investment and Economic Development.

For the participants – over 90% of which are C-level managers – EFNI creates an opportunity to dispute with world-class experts and decisionmakers.

Join us during EFNI 2019 between 25th and 27th September, and let’s shape together #WhatTommorwBrings.

Register today!

 


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