Panel discussion "Intersections of Business and Diplomacy: State's Role in Promoting Business"

On 21st of May, the students of the EAD’s flagship program, the Academy of Young Diplomats (AYD), had the opportunity to attend a panel discussion “Intersections of Business and Diplomacy: State’s Role in Promoting Business”, organized in cooperation with the AYD Strategic Partner, PwC. Among the panelist were Ms. Katarzyna Kacperczyk – Undersecretary of State for Economic Diplomacy, the Americas, Asia and Europe (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland), Prof. Witold Orłowski, PwC Chief Economic Advisor, Member of the National Development Council and Dr. Paweł Wojciechowski, Minister of Finance of Poland (2006), Undersecretary of State (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland, 2009-2010. Topics focused on role of diplomacy in promoting prosperity and wealth, priority areas in Polish economic diplomacy (foreign investments, export, aid, free trade agreements) and challenges states face when trying to coordinate different bodies responsible for economic diplomacy as well as impact of the EU membership on members states’ economic diplomacy.