2015 Annual Conference
Former US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to keynote the 2015 Annual Conference
Saturday October 10, 2015
The Atlantic Council, 1030 15th Street NW, Washington DC
9:30am – 10:15am
Registration & Coffee
10:15am – 10:25am
Welcome remarks by Gen. Edward Rowny - President, American Polish Advisory Council
10:25am – 10:45am
Remarks by His Excellency Ryszard Schnepf – Ambassador of Poland to the United States
10:45am – 11:45am
Panel I: The 2016 Presidential Elections and the Ethnic Vote
- Moderator: Agnes Marczak – Political Director, American Polish Advisory Council
- Dr. James Zogby – President, Democratic Ethnic Coordinating Council, President and Founder, Arab American Institute
- Mike Wild – Deputy Director on Redistricting, Republican National Committee
- Adam Wilczewski – Political strategist and consultant, Busch Global Ventures
11:45am – 12:30pm
The Economic and Energy Security Impact of a Belligerent Russia
- Ted Kontek – U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Office of Economic Analysis
12:30pm – 1:15pm
Keynote Speaker
- US on the Frontlines: Poland, NATO and Emerging Challenges to Global Security
- The Honorable Chuck Hagel – former US Secretary of Defense
1:15pm – 2:00pm
Lunch Break
2:00pm – 3:15pm
Panel II: The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Trade, Jobs and Energy Independence
- Moderator: Katarzyna Klimasinska – Economic Policy Reporter, Bloomberg News
- Skip Jones – Global Markets Executive Director for Europe and Eurasia, US Department of Commerce
- Francisco Sanchez -Former Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade, US Department of Commerce
- Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. -Senior Research Fellow, the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, The Heritage Foundation
- Eric Stewart – President, US-Poland Business Council
3:15pm – 4:00pm
Polish American Affairs in 2015
Visa Waiver Update
- Monika Lipert–Sowa – First Counselor, Head of Political Section, Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Washington
Polish American Agenda 2016 and American Polish Advisory Council Update
- Agnes Marczak – Political Director, American Polish Advisory Council
- Darek Barcikowski – Executive Director, American Polish Advisory Council
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Post-Conference Reception
Please join us for a reception following the 2015 Polish American Conference at the Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle NW, from 5:30 until 7:30 featuring a degustation of Polish fusion cuisine and open bar. Note: Separate registration is required for the reception. Tickets are $65 for adults and $45 for students. Space is limited and tickets are sold on first come – first serve basis.
The 2015 conference is sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland, the Kosciuszko Foundation, the Trade & Investment Section of the Polish Embassy in Washington and the Andrew Kaminski Law Office PC.
