Summary of the European SME Congress with the participation of the WSB University

Two days filled with meetings and debates with the participation of best practitioners and business experts. These were all elements of the already concluded 12th Edition of the European Congress of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, which took place in Katowice on 20-22 November this year at the International Congress Centre in Katowice under the patronage of the European Parliament. The WSB University was the Partner of the event.

Representatives of the WSB University took part in discussions and sessions:

• Assoc. Prof. Zdzisława Dacko-Pikiewicz, PhD - Rector of the WSB University in Dąbrowa Górnicza
   - Participation in the debate "Does leadership have a gender?".
• Assoc. Prof. Katarzyna Szczepańska-Woszczyna, PhD - Vice-rector for Science and Education of the WSB University in Dąbrowa Górnicza
  - participation in the debate "Poland as a mine of young talent - myth or reality?"
• Assoc. Prof. Marcin Lis, PhD - Vice-Rector for Student and Business Relations with the Environment of the WSB University in Dąbrowa Górnicza
  - debate moderator: "How to manage business in times of challenges" and "Industry 4.0 solutions for SMEs".
  - speech: "Global intelligence"
• Paulina Polko, PhD - Head of the Department of Security Studies at the WSB University in Dąbrowa Górnicza
  - participation in the debate "Poland, Europe, the world in 2023. Possible scenarios."
  - speech: NATO-RUSSIA 10:0
• Marek Zuber - Polish economist, financial markets analyst, expert of the WSB University in Dąbrowa Górnicza
  - speech: "VUCA in the game again, or scenarios for 2023".
• Assoc. Prof. Eugenia Rostańska - Chair of Pedagogy at the WSB University, chairperson of the Professional Education Committee of the GIS in Katowice
  - participation in the debate: "Education for business. The future and role of vocational education in Poland."

During the congress, WSB University received a commemorative medal on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Regional Chamber of Commerce in Katowice "Pearl in the Crown of the Republic of Poland".