Polish Press Agency announced that in the newsletter sent by the Foundation Institute for Eastern Studies – the organizer of the Economic Forum in Karpaczthree awards were announced. The Program Council selected the winners in the categories: Person of the Year, Company of the Year and Non-Governmental Organization of the Year 2024.
Kosiniak-Kamysz with the main prize of the Economic Forum in Karpacz
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz was announced the winner of the most important distinction – the Economic Forum Award in the “Person of the Year 2024” category.
The title of “Company of the Year 2024” went to Budimex SA – a Polish construction company. The award in the category of “Non-Governmental Organization of the Year 2024” went to the Foundation for the Development of Cardiac Surgery named after Prof. Religa in Zabrze. The organization focuses on effective treatment of heart diseases and independent development of methods to help patients.
Every year during the forum, winners are selected from among distinguished people.
In 2023, the most important distinction of the Economic Forum went to Marek Brzezinski – the US ambassador to Poland. In previous years, the following were also awarded: Volodymyr Zelensky – President of Ukraine, Janez Jansa – former prime minister Slovenia, Daniel Obajtek – then president OrlenMateusz Morawiecki – former Prime Minister of Poland, Saulius Skvernelis – former Prime Minister of Lithuania, Beata Szydło – former Prime Minister of Poland, Viktor Orban – Prime Minister Hungarian and Jaroslaw Kaczynski.
This year's event in Karpacz takes place from September 3 to 5. How the organizers say“The Forum is one of the largest and most important economic and political events in Central and Eastern Europe. It is a place where for over thirty years people with a decisive influence on the fate of Poland, Europe and the world have been meeting.”