Program
The photo of the participants of the 14th CIRCLE Conference. Phot. T. Reindl
The conference photos are available at this link
Wednesday, 19th April 2017
14.00 Registration, welcome snacks.
14:45 Official Opening of the Conference Prof. Magdalena Krzyżanowska, Head of the Organising Committee, Kozminski University, Prof. Grzegorz Mazurek, Vice-Rector for International Relations, Kozminski University and Prof. Gianpaolo Vignali, President of CIRCLE, University of Manchester.
Inaugural for full professor of The College for International Retailing, Consumerism, Leisure & Entrepreneurship (CIRCLE International), a Virtual College at The University of Vitez: Michael Fass, Razaq Raj, Mitsunori Hirogaki
15:15 Special Guest: KPMG, The Polish luxury market in the shadow of global luxury trends: value, market segmentation and investments, Tomasz Wiśniewski, Partner, Deal Advisory and Andrzej Marczak, Partner, Tax.
16:00 Keynote Speaker: Prof. Grzegorz W. Kołodko, Kozminski University, Poland, Europe, the World: After the Crisis or Before a Next One?
17:00 Special Guest: Nowy Styl Group, What is the value of responsible business partner? Alina Szastok, PR&CSR Specialist.
17:30 Special Guest: Thales, Creating long-term value in Poland by delivering tomorrow’s products today. Andrzej Banasiak, General Director.
19.00-21.00 Optional program – Polish traditional cuisine at Oberża pod Czerwonym Wieprzem (additional fee: euro 50, paid in cash on 19th April, number of participants is limited, please register by 4th April at: https://goo.gl/forms/hCQmnIgbxMGzvqSz1 ).
Thursday, 20th April 2017
09:00-11.00 Parallel Sessions 1;
Special Guest: Santander Universidades Bank Zachodni WBK; Global Santander Universidades activity in the context of supporting the academic community, Tomasz Mielniczuk, Department Director of Santander Universidades; Leadership and its impact on business, Lech Gałkowski, Managing Director Head of Corporate & Investment Banking Poland.
Circle PhD viva exam 1.
11:00-11:15 Coffee break
11:15-13:00 Parallel Sessions 2; PhD modules
13.00-14:15 Lunch
14:15-16:00 Parallel Sessions 3; Circle PhD viva exam 2
17:00-19:00 Optional program – Warsaw Walk: Old Town (additional fee: euro 20, min. 10 people required; application necessary – here: application form, paid by bank transfer or credit card to eTravel Agency)
19:00-21:00 Optional program – Polish traditional dumplings at Zapiecek, Nowy Świat 64; (additional fee: euro 25, paid in cash on 19th April, number of participants is limited, please register by 4th April at: https://goo.gl/forms/hCQmnIgbxMGzvqSz1)
Friday, 21st April 2017
9:00-10:45 Parallel Sessions 4; PhD mock exam
10:45-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:45 Parallel Sessions 5; PhD modules
12:45-14:15 Lunch
14:15-16:00 Parallel Sessions 6;
16:00-16:15 Coffee break
16:15-17:15 Meeting with Editors; Ending session
19.00-23.00 Gala dinner (Mercure Warszawa Grand Hotel, Krucza 28)
Saturday, 22nd April 2017
9:30-13:00 Optional program – Warsaw Sightseeing (additional fee: euro 50, min. 20 people required; application necessary – here: application form, paid by bank transfer or credit card to eTravel Agency)