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Comprising of 2 panels, this topics focuses on discussing everything finance, when talking about the Central European region. From challenges to economic growth and addressing structural weaknesses, to impacts of current geopolitical risks and post-COVID inflation, including proposing governmental solution strategies, this topic provides a comprehensive overview and opportunity for debate on current financial and economic standings.
Addressing the landscape of startups, venture capital funds and development within the region, this topic, comprising 1 panel, focuses on the challenges and opportunities faced by these industries. From examining the enables and barriers for startups, to addressing governmental and other regulatory hurdles, whilst incorporating the impacts of current developments, this topic hopes to cover the innovation culture and climate within the CE regions.
With a dynamic political scene, this topics presented through 2 panels makes up a pressing area of discussion, allowing for wide-ranging discussions. Including sub-themes like hybrid warfare, allied cooperation, cyber-capabilities, but also the strengthening and modernising of current defences, this topic discusses conflict across varied spheres - online, on the battlefield and through diplomacy.
Energy and the environment remain widely addressed topics, one’s that especially with dynamic political changes, remain at the forefront of legislative and governmental efforts. This panel will address energy and environment in the context of finance, innovation, policy-making and economic impacts, promoting a discussion of green solutions and challenges along the way.
Combatting the challenge of globally ageing populations, this topic aims to address the adaptations needed across healthcare systems, whilst also evaluating the contributions of new tools, such as AI. With developing cross-border and public-private sector collaborations, this panel aims to account for the challenges and opportunities within such partnerships, whilst also delving deeper into more technical aspects of said topics - including increasing antimicrobial resistance.
The last topic, looks to discuss the Central European regions on a broader scheme, focusing on their role in the EU, whilst addressing issues of populism and its relationship with democracy. Through addressing issues of disinformation, fragility of liberal democracy and maintaining national sovereignty, the panel aims to address the effectiveness of the EU in protecting democracy and countering populist movements.
