In July 2025 Liberté Foundation! organise a unique education and improvement programme for those curious in marketplace economy principles, public policies and contemporary societal challenges. The summertime School is 3 days of intensive meetings, talks and workshops with experts, practitioners, leaders and participants who want to influence Poland's development.
Summer School Programme
Day 1 (July 07 – Monday)
12:00–14:00 : Arrival of participants, accommodation
14:00–15:00 : Dinner
15:00–15:30 : Introduction, presentation of the project, brief presentation
They will perform: Błażej Lenkowski, Leszek Jażdzewski
15:30 – 4:30 p.m. : “Liberal imagination of the state and society”: a conversation with Liberté editors! – lecture
They will perform: Magdalena M. Baran, Piotr Beniuszis, Sławomir Drelich
16:30 – 6:00 p.m. : “Paradigms and structural changes in the global economy”–lecture and conversation
Performs: Prof. Paweł Wojciechowski
18:00 – 19:30 p.m. Volleyball tournament for volunteers
20:00-21:00 : Dinner
21:00 Integration at the bar
Day 2 (July 08 – Tuesday)
09:00–10:00 Breakfast
10:00 to 11:30 “At the corner of defence sovereignty” – lecture and conversation
Performs: Prof. Paweł Wojciechowski
11:30–11:45 Coffee break
11:45–12:45 How can Poland be the most friendly country for work and business in Europe? – talk and Q&A
Appears: Paul Wajda
12:45-13:00 Coffee break
13:00 – 2:30 p.m. “Repolonization of the Polish economy – a nightmare from the past era or a rational turn?” – debate and Q&A
Performances: Ignacy Morawski, Janusz Jankowiak, Leszek Jażdzewski
14:30-15:30 Lunch
15:30 – 5:30 Cruise
18:00 – 19:30 p.m. "Migrant Schrödinger and the Polish case"– lecture and conversation
Performs: Prof. Paweł Kaczmarczyk
20:00 – 22:00 Dinner – outdoor grill
Day 3 (July 09 – Wednesday)
9:00 to 10:00 Breakfast
10:00 – 10:30 Checkout
10:30 to 1:00 p.m. “Economic ideas for Poland’s development” – workshops
12:30–13:30 Evaluation, graduation
13:30-14:30 Lunch
2:30 p.m. Exit of participants
Invitation:
Magdalena M. Baran – Doctor of Philosophy, historian of ideas and publicist, assistant prof. at the Institute of Sociology of the University of National Education in Krakow. She specializes in the doctrine of politics, applicable ethics and war issues; editor of the monthly magazine “Liberté!”, author of books “The Meaning of War” and “There Was a Country”. elder Fellow at the European Liberal Forum in Brussels.
Peter Beniuszius – Politologist and sociologist, associate of the editorial squad “Liberté!”, specializes in the past of liberalism and analysis of populism. He published in “Gazeta Wyborcza”, “Politics” and “Diary Gazeta Prawna”, addressing the crisis of democracy, the regulation of law and Polish relations with the West.
Sławomir Drelich – Politologist and Ethicsman, Doctor of Political Sciences; lecturer at the Department of Political thought of the University of Toruń. associate of the Board of the Foundation for the improvement of the Education System, writer and editor of “Liberté!”. Author of books and articles devoted to populism, liberalism and public discourse, co-author of textbooks for WOS. He specializes in the past of political doctrines, political parties and civic education.
Paweł Wojciechowski "For 10 years, he has been the EU's coordinator for implementing TEN-T transport policy (Brussels), and for respective years has been a associate of the Whiteshield London Board of Directors. In 2006-2015 he held the positions of Minister of Finance, Deputy Minister of abroad Affairs, president of PAIiIZ and Ambassador to the OECD. Previously, he was president of respective financial marketplace companies, the longest between 1995 and 2005 PTE Allianz. He taught at respective universities, including Harvard Kennedy School, and most late as a prof. of WPSW in Warsaw.
Paul Wajda – prof. of the University of Warsaw, lawyer and specialist in financial law, marketplace regulation and administrative law, associate of the board of PZU. The author of more than 200 technological publications, a lecturer at SGH, advised on the biggest projects in the banking and insurance sector in Poland.
Ignacy Morawski – Chief economist of “Business Puls” and manager of the SpotData analytical centre, an expert valued in the business environment. Previously, the main economist in the banking sector, two-time winner of the NBP and "Rzeczpospolita" competition for top analysts. A postgraduate of the University of Bocconi in Milan and the University of Warsaw, awarded among others by the Financial Times and ThinkTank.
Janusz Jankowiak – Economist, publicist and advisor, chief economist of the Polish Business Council. He graduated from the Faculty of abroad Trade SGPiS and was a scholarship holder of the Kościuszkowski Foundation and the European Commission. He advised socially Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Deputy Prime Minister George Hausner. In the past, the editor-in-chief of “Gazeta Bankowa”, associated with the banking sector as chief economist, among others BRE Bank. Co-founder of the Polish Association of Business Economists, presently runs its own consulting company JJ Consulting. Awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
Paul Kaczmarczyk – prof. at the Faculty of economical Sciences of the University of Warsaw, manager of the UW Migration investigation Centre. He specializes in the economics of migration, demography and relations between mobility and the labour marketplace and social safety systems. associate and associate of many groups and institutions dealing with migration issues, including Polish Academy of Sciences, OECD and planet Bank. It has managerial functions in the program of the Excellence Initiative – University of Research, where it coordinates activities in the field of social sciences.
With respect,
Błaże Lenkowski
Chairman of the Board of the Liberté Foundation! manager of the Freedom Games
Leszek Jażdżewski
Vice president of the Liberté Foundation Management Board! Chief editor Liberté!
