An extremely important meeting is behind us. On 8 May, the “Summit Talks” were held in Olivia once again, the main topic of which was geopolitics and the economy between the US, Europe and China.
In a world of rapid geopolitical shifts, it is becoming increasingly clear that relations between the US, Europe and China today define not only trade or international politics. Access to technology, security of supply chains, the pace of innovation, the stability of economies and the competitiveness of companies and countries depend on their shape. Global competition is moving to the level of strategic raw materials, artificial intelligence, energy, cybersecurity, and control over key technologies of the future.
It is no longer a question of whether the world is entering a new phase of geopolitical reconstruction, but of how quickly companies, institutions and countries will be able to adapt to the new architecture of global dependencies.
The event organized by the Employers of Pomerania brought together people who have been co-creating the Polish debate on the world, security and the place of Europe in the dynamically changing balance of power for years.
The debate was moderated by journalist Agnieszka Lichnerowicz, and among the participants were:
- Małgorzata Bonikowska, PhD – an expert on geopolitics and US-EU-China relations, president of the Centre for International Relations and co-founder of THINKTANK, who has been analysing the impact of global changes on the security and competitiveness of the West for years,
- Prof. Bogdan Góralczyk – political scientist, sinologist, diplomat and one of the most respected Polish experts on China and East Asia,
- Janusz Reiter – diplomat, former ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Germany and the USA, founder of the Centre for International Relations, for decades actively participating in shaping Polish strategic reflection and transatlantic relations,
- Lieutenant Colonel dr hab. n. Med. Jacek Siewiera – former head of the National Security Bureau, responsible in 2022–2025 for strategic state advice in the field of security and international policy,
- Maciej Witucki – Vice-President of BusinessEurope and Chairman of the Main Council of the Lewiatan Confederation, representing the perspective of European business in the face of economic and regulatory challenges.
Photog. Dawid Linkowski
The conversation concerned, among m.in, the changing world order, Europe’s role in the rivalry between great powers, economic security and the impact of global tensions on business and society.
We are glad that once again such key issues were discussed here. It is worth recalling that a year ago, experts in the field of politics and defense discussed Polish security and global threats in Olivia. The guest of honour of the meeting was the renowned statesman and historian Bronisław Komorowski, President of the Republic of Poland in the years 2010–2015.
