Poland and India: Strategic Partners in a Changing World Order
Embassy of India to Poland, Centre for International Relations, University of Warsaw, Faculty of Political Science and International Studies and International Relations Discipline Council invite you to the International Conference
Poland and India: Strategic Partners in a Changing World Order
Date: 14 October, 10.30-13.30, Dobra 55, Warsaw
The event is organized as a follow-up to the official visit of the Minister of External Affairs of India, Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, to Poland this September, and in anticipation of the forthcoming official visit of the Prime Minister of Poland, Mr. Donald Tusk, to India 22-24 October.
The conference will provide a platform for discussing the current state and future prospects of India-Poland relations in the political, economic, academic, and strategic dimensions.
Please, find below the preliminary program with speakers.
We would appreciate your confirmation of attendance by registering on this website.
Preliminary Agenda
10.00-10.30 Registration
10.30-10.50 Opening Remarks
- Robert Grey, Chancellor, Warsaw University
- HE Neeta Bhushan, Ambassador of India to Poland
- Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, President of the Centre of International Relations, ass. prof Warsaw University Centre for Europe
- Prof. Agnieszka Bieńczyk-Missala, Dean of the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies, University of Warsaw
- Prof. Jakub Zajączkowski, Head of International Relations Discipline, Warsaw University
10.50-12.05 Session 1: Strategic Partnership: Poland-India growing engagement in the context of global challenges
Opening address: Władysław Teofil Bartoszewski, Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland
Opening address: Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha, India
- Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha, India
- Kinga Gajewska, Member of Parliament, Poland
- Prof. dr hab. Adam Burakowski, Ambassador of Poland to India (2019-2023), expert in Centre for International Relations, consultant in ITEC
- Prof. dr hab. Piotr Kłodkowski, former Ambassador of Poland to India
Moderator: dr Patryk Kugiel, expert, Polish Institute of International Affairs.
12.05-12.15 Coffee break
12.15-13.30 Session 2: EU-India FTA: opportunities for Poland-India economic cooperation
Opening address: Michał Baranowski, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Technology and Economic Development, Poland
Opening address: Vikas Swarup, former Secretary West, India
- Vikas Swarup, former Secretary West, India
- Agnieszka Durlik, Board Member, KIG
- Robert Ludera, Board Member, LOT Polish Airlines
- Krystyna Boryk- Józefowicz, Indian Market Development Consultant, TZMO Group
- Dinesh Musalekar, CEO, Lumel S.A.
- Bartosz Łopiński, CEO, Billennium
Moderator: Prof. Jakub Zajączkowski, University of Warsaw, chair of the International Relations Discipline Council.
13.30-14.00 Networking brunch