European Economic Congress 2026: Central Europe's top business forum

Published on 20/04/2026 - 15:12 GMT+2

The 18th European Economic Congress (EEC) volition instrumentality spot from 22 to 24 April 2026 astatine the International Congress Centre and the Spodek multipurpose arena successful Katowice.

Katowice, erstwhile the bosom of Poland’s ember industry, is present a fast-evolving metropolis wherever dense manufacture meets modern architecture, civilization and tech.

For astir 2 decades, the Congress has been 1 of Central Europe’s largest and astir influential economical events, providing a level for dialog wherever ideas and initiatives are shaped and person a tangible interaction connected economical improvement successful Poland and crossed Europe.

Three days of aggravated debates

Each variation of the Congress brings unneurotic 3 days of intensive debates, meetings and discussions focused connected the astir pressing challenges of our clip — from geopolitics and sovereignty to the vigor transition, arsenic good arsenic the improvement of caller technologies and investment.

This year’s programme volition absorption connected cardinal themes including Europe’s geopolitical pressures, sovereignty and competitiveness, the vigor modulation and investment, arsenic good arsenic digitalisation and emerging technologies.

Previous editions person brought unneurotic astir 1,300 speakers, much than 13,500 participants and implicit 200 debates, with a akin standard expected this year.

Beyond the ceremonial programme, thousands of informal meetings and conversations instrumentality place, bridging imaginativeness and signifier and helping to foster meaningful concern relationships.

For this emerging cohort, economical improvement is nary longer defined solely by growth, but besides by societal responsibility, the vigor and integer transitions, and a renewed attack to sustainability.

The Congress volition beryllium attended by concern leaders, authorities representatives and experts.

Among the speakers are Jerzy Buzek, erstwhile premier curate of Poland and erstwhile president of the European Parliament, and Bogdan Benczak, president of PZU. Government figures see Krzysztof Gawkowski, lawman premier curate and curate of digitalisation, Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz, curate of funds and determination policy, and Katarzyna Kotula, curate for equality.

Business leaders attending see Michał Bolesławski, president of ING Bank Śląski, Rafał Brzoska, laminitis and CEO of InPost, and Sebastian Kulczyk, planetary investor. Also contiguous volition beryllium Mark Brzeziński, erstwhile United States ambassador to Poland and subordinate of the UNIMOT Board of Strategic Advisers, and Guy Standing, prof astatine SOAS University of London.

Euronews volition besides beryllium among the event’s patrons.

Accompanying events

A fig of accompanying events signifier an integral portion of the Congress.

These see the Investor Without Borders 2026 Gala, which recognises some overseas investors operating successful Poland and Polish companies investing abroad, arsenic good arsenic the TOP Investment 2026 Gala, showcasing immoderate of the astir innovative and inspiring projects delivered by section governments.

The lawsuit is organised by the PTWP Group, a steadfast of online portals and organiser of starring manufacture congresses successful Poland.