The main objective of the conference titled The Three Seas Initiative: The Economic Dimension of Intra-EU Cooperation is to broaden knowledge of the economic aspects of the Three Seas Initiative, with a particular focus on intra-EU infrastructure integration and connectivity development.
The conference is part of the Three Seas Business Forum, which accompanies the Three Seas Initiative Presidential Summit.
Conference Title: The Three Seas Initiative: The Economic Dimension of Intra-EU Cooperation
Organizers: Institute of Political Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, University of Łódź, Three Seas Business Council (TSBC)
Partners: Lithuanian Academy of Sciences. Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw (UKSW), Mykolas Romeris University
Date & Venue:
📅 April 29, 2025
📍 Hilton Warsaw City, Grzybowska 63, Warsaw
Contact: 📧 conference@3seasbc.com
The conference will be held in English (no interpretation services will be provided).
🔗 Registration for the Three Seas Business Forum: https://forum.3seasbc.com/
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
7:30-8:30 Registration
8:30- 8:50 Opening and greetings
8 50 – 9:00 Introduction Prof. Agnieszka Orzelska-Stączek, the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Plenary panels
09:00 -10:00 Review of the First Decade of the Three Seas Initiative – Impact on Connectivity
Moderator: Dr Konrad Popławski, Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW)
- H.E. Gediminas Varvuolis, Ambassador at Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania
- Paweł Nierada, The Three Seas Business Council
- Prof. Jolanta Urbanovic, Mykolas Romeris University and Dr Barbara Jundo-Kaliszewska, University of Lodz
- Prof. Maria Gavouneli, National & Kapodistrian University of Athen, ELIAMEP
12:15- 13:15 The Three Seas Initiative as an Economic Incentive – Opportunities and Challenges for Business Moderator: Dr Łukasz Lewkowicz, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) and Institute of Central Europe (IEŚ)
- Prof. Iva Lopižić, University of Zagreb
- Danuta Nierada, Sobieski Institute
- Prof. Piotr Bajda, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw (UKSW)
- Prof. Octavian-Dragomir Jora, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies
13:15- 14:00 Lunch break
14:00- 14:45 The Three Seas Initiative as an intra-EU cooperation format: bridging the infrastructure gap Moderator: Dr Agata Włodarska-Frykowska, University of Lodz,
- Prof. Magdalena Bainczyk, Institute for Western Affairs (IZ), Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University
- Velina Tchakarova, FACE
- Dr Mihai Sebe, University of Bucharest, European Institute of Romania
14 45-15 15 Panel discussion
15 15 – 15 30 Summary and conclusion
