On 18 and 19 November 2025 Krakow will again become the place where the economy will meet values. The Jubilee, the 10th edition of Open Eyes Economy Summit, announces the strongest programme in the past of the event – with participation of opinion leaders, scientists, politicians, entrepreneurs and cultural creators, who will jointly reflect on the direction the planet is heading.
This year's programme will focus on the hottest public debate topics.
While in "Value versus Greed"Jerzy Hausner, the initiator of the Open Eyes Economy movement, will open the Jubilee legislature with a reflection on how work and credibility can reconstruct assurance to the economy.
A Hot Fight of Ideas
The state of the Polish state will be discussed Antoni Dudek and Jarosław Flis under OEES:Talks “What have we learned about our country in 2025?”, The fight “Immigrant – Who?” meet Krzysztof Bosak, the Marshal of the Polish Sejm, and Magdalena BiejatMarshal of the legislature of the Republic of Poland.
The anniversary of OEES will be attended not only by opinion leaders, but besides by key representatives of the government and the largest companies in Poland.
Among the representatives of the authorities will include:
- Andrzej Domański, Minister of Finance and Economy,
- Maciej Lasek, Government Plenipotentiary for CPK,
- Paulina Piechna-Wyżekiewicz from the Ministry of National Education,
- Bartosz Dominik from the Ministry of Digital Affairs,
- Aleksandra Gajewska, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy.
The business planet will represent, among others:
- Ireneus FąfaraPresident Orlen S.A.,
- Dariusz March, president of Polish Energy Group,
- Mirosław Wait, the president of Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego,
- Michael Roundabout, president in Poland,
- Marina Dubakina, president of IKEA Retail in Poland.
They will besides feature intellectuals and creators: Swiatlana Cichanouska, Yascha Mounk, Peter Pomerantsev, Henryk Bochniarz, Emi Kusano, Maciej Wróbel and Prof. Marcin Matczak and others.
Debates and peculiar sessions on OEES 2025
Debates and peculiar sessions will address the key challenges of modern times:
- Public or private? Who should form the urban residential space?
- Culture – a means of salvation or a tool to earn?,
- Colonization of space – an chance for humanity or a dangerous utopia?,
- State Treasury companies in a competitive economy,
- Is it everything? Europe between the US, Russia and China,
- Health safety of Poland in the context of the geopolitical situation,
- No more illusions – public finances were in a sharp turn. The recovery plan needed right away,
- Make feminism large again!,
- In search of energy stability,
- Fireside chat: “The fact – weapons of mass destruction.
An crucial part of this year's OEES will be copyright meetings.
Among them meeting with Aleksandra Karasińska, author of the book Why does feminism pay off?conducted by Magdalena M. Baran – editor of the monthly magazine Liberté! and a lecturer University of the Committee on National Education in Krakow. In the program besides meeting with Erik Angner, economist and author of a loud publication How Economics Can Save the World (leading: Mr Setta, TOK FM).
Economy, trust and credibility
During the convention will be presented 4th edition of the Index of economical Reliability of Poland (IWEP) – an yearly study showing the state and resilience of the Polish economy.
Document under development George Hausner, is an independent survey of experts analysing key indicators of the regulation of law, public finances, the quality of institutions and climate policy.
– So far we have mainly analysed Central European countries, this year we have expanded the survey to include Spain, Italy and Lithuania, which allows us to look at Poland in a broader European context. There is simply a slight improvement in part of the indicators, but besides fresh challenges – especially the condition of public finances and the increasing debt of the country – says Jacek Martyrco-author of the report.
– economical and social improvement is based on the broadly understood economical credibility of the state. Its low value, not only in the area of public finances or fiscal policies, but besides in terms of the quality of public policies and the labour market, makes countries more susceptible to crises.
Poland is inactive not making full usage of its possible and in a number of areas we see a field of improvement.
Building economical credibility present is simply a prerequisite for further improvement – adds Dr hab. Agnieszka Chłoń-Dominczak, prof. of Warsaw School of Economics.
The results will be accompanied by a discussion with representatives of business, NGOs and financial institutions: Henrykka Bochniarz, Bruno Bartkiewicz, Piotr Krupa, Tomasz Pawlonka and Cuba of Exile.
Artistic opening
This year's 10 OEES will open a performance ‘PLOTS. Music past of Poland”which will combine tradition, modernity and sensitivity of artists.
They'll step out. Natalia Szroeder, Igor Herbut, Grzegorz Turnau, Joanna Słowińska and Jan Emil Młynarski, under musical direction Stanisław Słowiński.
Partners and patrons of the OEES Jubilee
The organizer of the event is GAP Foundation, a The City of the Host – Kraków. The main partners of the legislature are: AGH University, Warsaw School of Economics, Cracow University of Economics and Jagiellonian University.
The honorary patronage of the legislature was taken by: Minister of Digitization, Minister of Energy, Minister of Climate and Environment, Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Minister of abroad Affairs, Ministry of improvement and Technology and the Polish Space Agency (POLSA).
The Weekly of civilian Affairs is 1 of the media patrons of OEES 2025.(Press release)
Pending the launch of the OEES Jubilee edition, respective snapshots from erstwhile years.
(all photos of the OEES press office)
