Conference Agenda 2026

4th US-CEE Connection Weekend - June 12-13, 2026

Agenda

Friday

June 12, 2026

Pre-conference events

9:00-10:00

Registration & Welcoming Coffee

Main Aula Foyer & 2nd Floor Foyer

8:30-09:30

CUA–UJ American Law Program Gala

Main Aula (1st Floor)

Main Program

10:00-10:30

Opening & Welcome Remarks

Main Aula (1st Floor)
Łukasz Chyla Program Director for US-CEE Connection Weekend Prof. Paweł Laidler Vice-Rector for Educational Affairs, Jagiellonian University Prof. Piotr Dobosz Dean of the Faculty of Law and Administration, Jagiellonian University Prof. Stephen Payne Dean of the Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America Prof. Christopher Ross Director, CUA-UJ Programs
10:30-10:45

Address by The Honorable Gretchen Cuerton

U.S. Consul General in Kraków

Main Aula (1st Floor)
10:45-11:45

Opening Keynote Panel (Plenary Session)

Poland at the G20

Main Aula (1st Floor)
Under the patronage of Alvarez & Marsal and Greenberg Traurig
Stephen J. Horvath III Greenberg Traurig Krzysztof Maruniak Alvarez & Marsal Prof. Małgorzata Podrecka Canpack S.A.
11:50-13:00

Panel 1

The Transatlantic IPO Divide: Bridging the Gap Between the US and EU Capital Markets

Main Aula (1st Floor)
Jon S. Rand Jon S. Rand LLC Prof. Jacek Jastrzębski The Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) Elizabeth Lance Investment Company Institute Jakub Michalak Euronext The Honorable Mark T. Uyeda U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission Moderator: Łukasz Chyla Jagiellonian University, Fulbright Poland
13:00-14:15

Lunch break

2nd Floor Foyer

14:15-15:25

Panel 2

AI Without Borders: Can the US and EU Align on AI Regulation?

Main Aula (1st Floor)
Under the patronage of Peak Legal
J.C. Boggs Kings & Spalding Lee Carosi Dunn Catholic Law Board of Visitors Marcin Ledworowski Accenture Poland Prof. Alain Strowel UCLouvain Saint-Louis Brussels University Dr. Małgorzata Wilińska Peak Legal Moderator: Anna Olszewska Peak Legal

Panel 3

Storytelling Nation: How Poland's Sci-Fi and Fantasy Legacy Shaped a Global Video Game Powerhouse

Presentations

Piotr Gnyp European Federation of Video Games Archives, Museums and Preservation projects Piotr Mańkowski Creative Industries Institute Dr. Paweł Schreiber Kazimierz Wielki University Moderator: Dominic Kisielewski Peak Legal
15:30-16:40

Panel 4

Courts, Counsel, and Compromise: Comparative Perspectives on Civil Dispute Resolution

1st Floor
Jennifer Gartlan Catholic Law Szymon Gostyński Gostynski & Partners Agnieszka Owczarewicz GEMME Poland Patrick M. Regan Catholic Law Board of Visitors Vincenzo Senatore Giambrone & Partners Dr. Krzysztof Skawiańczyk Skawiańczyk & Stanek Moderator: Prof. Leah Wortham Catholic Law

Panel 5

The Role of Compliance and Regulation in Investment Certainty

Room 52 (2nd Floor)
The Honorable Phyllis C. Borzi Former Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits Security, U.S. Department of Labor, Catholic Law, Board of Visitors Tomasz Chmal Trzeciak|Chmal Christopher Christian Dechert LLP Dawid Malinowski Bexley Beaumont Witold Strzelecki Science & Business Poland Moderator: Prof. John Polanin Catholic Law Board of Visitors
16:45-17:20

Coffee break

2nd Floor Foyer

17:20-18:30

Keynotes (Plenary Session)

Main Aula (1st Floor)

17:20-17:40

Polish-American Initiatives of The Kościuszko Mound Committee in Kraków

17:40-17:55

Keynote Address

17:55-18:30

Keynote Discussion - Leading American Voices: Safeguards or Barriers – Perspectives on Regulation - TBD

18:30-18:45

1st day Closing & Thanks

Main Aula (1st Floor)

19:00-22:00

Friday Reception

Collegium Nowodworskiego (ul. św. Anny 12) / Rain location: Larish Palace (ul. Bracka 12)

Reception for UJ-CUA Community & Program Supporters (by invitation)

Saturday

June 13, 2026

Pre-conference events

9:00-10:00

Registration & Welcoming Coffee

Main Aula Foyer & 2nd Floor Foyer

9:00-9:45

CUA-UJ American Law Program Information Session

Room 30 (1st Floor)
Dr Wojciech Bańczyk Jagiellonian University
9:00-9:45

Young Leaders Panel

Room 52 (1st Floor)

Main Program

10:00-10:15

Opening & Welcome Remarks

Main Aula (1st Floor)
Prof. Michał Kowalski Vice-Dean for International Cooperation, Faculty of Law and Administration, Jagiellonian University Prof. Leah Wortham Catholic Law Director of CUA-UJ Cooperative Programs
10:15-11:15

Keynotes (Plenary Session)

Main Aula (1st Floor)

10:15-10:45

TBA

10:45-11:00

Address by The Honorable Mark T. Uyeda U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
10:45-11:45

Keynote Panel (Plenary Session)

American Polonia as a Co-Architect of Poland's Global Presence

Main Aula (1st Floor)
Under the patronage of The Kościuszko Mound Committee in Kraków
Elwira Kelly Moog Inc. Prof. Jim Mazurkiewicz Polish-American Chamber of Commerce in Texas Fred Schmidt Capital Factory Beth Łachut Spiess Moog Inc. Moderator: Łukasz Chyla The Kościuszko Mound Committee in Kraków, Polish-American Center
11:50-13:00

Panel 6

Securing Europe's Future: Poland's Role in NATO and Transatlantic Defense

Main Aula (1st Floor)
Under the patronage of The Kościuszko Mound Committee in Kraków
Piotr Kochański Kochański & Partners Piotr Krawczyk Foreign Intelligence Agency Beth Łachut Spiess Moog Inc. Tomasz Zakrzewski RTX Jacek Zygmunt PONAR Wadowice S.A. Moderator: Mateusz Jurczyk AmCham Poland
13:20-14:40

Lunch break

2nd Floor Foyer

14:40-15:45

Panel 7

Reindustrializing Europe: Lessons from United States on Competitiveness and Manufacturing

Main Aula (1st Floor)
Under the patronage of AmCham Poland
Tomasz Arabski Kochański & Partners Sharayah Heidenhain U.S. Consulate General in Kraków Elwira Kelly Moog Inc. Dr. Eng. Piotr Rosikowski PONAR Wadowice S.A. Mariusz Wawer 3M, AmCham Poland Moderator: Mateusz Jurczyk AmCham Poland

Panel 8

Bridging the Chain: U.S.–EU Approaches to Blockchain and Digital Assets

Room 52 (2nd Floor)
Dr. Agnieszka Hajos-Iwańska B2RLaw Prof. Justyna Maciąg Jagiellonian University Zofia Piwowarek Erste Bank Prof. Stanisław Rybicki Cracow University of Technology Prof. Piotr Szwedo Jagiellonian University Moderator: Dr. Wojciech Bańczyk Jagiellonian University
15:30-16:40

Panel 9

Bridging the Chain: U.S.– EU Approaches to Blockchain and Digital Assets

Main Aula (1st Floor)
Jurand Drop Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Finance Maciej Kliś Polish Development Bank (BGK) Artur Rudnicki European Investment Bank Adrian Whelan Brown Brothers Harriman Moderator: Prof. Jack Murphy Catholic Law

Panel 10

Poland+Texas. Why? And Why NOW?

Room 52 (2nd Floor)
Under the patronage of Polish-American Chamber of Commerce in Texas
Prof. Jim Mazurkiewicz Polish-American Chamber of Commerce in Texas Fred Schmidt Capital Factory, Austin, Texas Bobby Gutierrez Mayor, City of Bryan, Texas Artur Owczarski Filmmaker, Author, Texas–Poland Relations
16:40-17:20

Coffee break

2nd Floor Foyer

17:20-18:30

Keynotes (Plenary Session)

Main Aula (1st Floor)

17:20-17:40

Address by Jurand Drop Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Finance

17:40-18:00

Fireside Chat

A Conversation with The Honorable Phyllis C. Borzi, Former Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits Security, U.S. Department of Labor, Catholic Law, Board of Visitors

Moderator: Wojciech Jarosiński Peak Legal

18:00-18:15

Address – TBD

18:30-18:45

2nd day Closing & Thanks

Main Aula (1st Floor)

19:00-22:00

Saturday Reception

Larish Palace (ul. Bracka 12)

Reception for UJ-CUA Community & Program Supporters (by invitation)

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