On September 3-5 this year, the 33rd Economic Forum was held in Karpacz. The Economic Forum in Karpacz is the largest and the most important conference in Central and Eastern Europe. For 30 years now, the Forum has gathered political, economic and social leaders from over 60 countries around the world. It serves as a platform owing to which the most important figures in European politics and economy can exchange their views on security, economic development prospects, contemporary challenges and overcoming crises. It is also a place where specific solutions and innovative ideas are presented. Each year important declarations are made during the Forum, which is why the sessions attract the media from all over the world the most, as well as their effects are echoed among experts long after the Forum’s closure. The international dimension of the Economic Forum is the opportunity to replace stereotypes with facts and form an opinion based on a substantive exchange of views.

This year, almost 6,000 people confirmed their presence in Karpacz and participated in almost 600 panels, debates, discussions, meetings with authors and presentations.

The University of Rzeszów was represented by Dr. hab. Józef Cebulski, prof. UR - Vice-Rector for the College of Natural Sciences. Professor Cebulski took part in the panel entitled "From critical raw materials to semiconductors at critical points in the economy." The entire panel was moderated by Jakub Wiech from Energetyka24.com.

The panel was also co-created by: Kasjan Wyligała from the National Development Council under the President of the Republic of Poland, Mariusz Strojny from the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Herbert Wirth from the Wrocław University of Science and Technology and Gábor Papp from the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs (HIIA).

More information about the Economic Forum can be found on the website.