8th of May 2025 - Greater Poland, Regional Development and Youth Day
plenary hall
► Opening
Tomasz Kobierski - President of MTP
Krzysztof Grabowski - Deputy Marshal of the Wielkopolska Region
Dr Bogusław Wijatyk - Director General, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Polish Rural Parliament announcement - Jarek Kuba President of the Board of the Polish Rural Forum
► Presentation of the Wielkopolska Region / Greater Poland Village Renewal Phenomenon
Krzysztof Grabowski - Deputy Marshal of the Wielkopolska Region
Prof. Dr. Krzysztof Szoszkiewicz - Rector of the University of Life Sciences in Poznań
Mieczysław Łuczak - President of the Wielkopolska Chamber of Agriculture
► Women in leading roles
Joanna Kuciel-Frydryszak - author of the bestseller "Chłopki"
Magdalena Sobkowiak - Czarnecka - Deputy Minister for European Union Affairs
Marta Kos - European Commissioner for Enlargement
► Wielkopolska's partner regions on their rural development
Miriam Staudte - Minister for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Land of Lower Saxony
Arnaud Lécuyer - Vice President of the Regional Council for Agriculture and Food, Brittany Region
Teresa Schipani - Directorate-General for Agriculture, Hunting and Fisheries, Emilia-Romagna Region
Gregor Beyer - State Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Consumer Protection, Land of Brandenburg
Anca Ghigulescu - Adviser to the President of the Council, Sibiu District
► Food production as a key element of village identity
Mirosław Maliszewski - Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Henryk Smolarz - Director General of the National Support Centre for Agriculture
Michał Kołodziejczak - Secretary of State for the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Jarosław Maciejowski - Second Deputy Governor of the Wielkopolska Region
LUNCH
► A vision of rural development, educational and cultural challenges in Europe from the perspective of young people
Szymon Migoń - President of the National Executive Board of the Union of Rural Youth
A representative of CEJA
Ketrin Kastehein - Board Member, Group 4 (Eastern Europe) Representative, Rural Youth Europe
Piotr Styczeń - Board Member of the Youth Leader Community
Nina Sapa - National Institute of Culture and Rural Heritage
Prof. Dr. Karolina Pawlak - University of Life Sciences in Poznań
Valentina-Mădălina Pintican - Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
Martina Codeluppi - President of the CIA (Italian Farmers' Confederation), Emilia-Romagna Region
► Local governments, the country, the European Union, banks and local development
Prof. Dr. Paweł Krzysztof Swianiewicz - Director of the National Institute of Local Self-Government
Natalia Gołąb - Member of the Board of the Lower Silesian Voivodship
Arkadiusz Lewicki - the Polish Bank Association
Krzysztof Hetman - former Marshall and former Minister for Development and Technology, MEP
Andrzej Grzyb - MP, former MEP, local government officer
► Health of rural residents
Dr Tomasz Pilawka - Director, Office of the Management Board of the Farmers' Social Insurance Contribution Fund
Adam Jarubas - Chairman of the Public Health Committee in the European Parliament
Marek Kos - Deputy Minister of Health
► The role of science in creating the agriculture and rural development of the future
Prof. Dr. Piotr Goliński - Vice-Chancellor for Science, University of Life Sciences in Poznań
Dr. Marek Wigier, Prof. Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics - National Research Institute
Prof. Dr. Mariusz Matyka - Director Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation – National Research Institute
Education (TBC)
Prof. Dr. Adam Cieślak - University of Life Sciences in Poznań
Dominik Kmiecik, PhD - University of Life Sciences in Poznań
dr inż. Mirosław Czechlowski - Poznań University of Life Sciences
► Physical activity, rural tourism
Athletes - Presentation of Olympians
Piotr Borys - Deputy Minister of Sport and Tourism
Olympians
DINNER