Open Session | 09 May 2011 | 04:30 pm | room Poland | level 1 |

The challenges of development for Poland and Polish companies


Session open to everyone


Special Guest: Minister Michał Boni Chief of the Team of Strategic Advisers to the President of the Council of Ministers


The session will give the opportunity to talk about the challenges of development for Poland, for Polish companies and at the same time it will be the opportunity to talk about the role of HR people in their organizations. The session is open for everyone interested in participating.


Special Guest:


Minister Michał Boni Graduate of Polish Language Department of Warsaw University, specialisation in cultural sciences. In 1986 defended his Ph.D. thesis on sociology of culture. Specialist in human resources management. Since 1980 activist of Solidarity trade union movement working in its underground structures and press. Member of Solidarity national authorities since 1989, in 1990 chairman of the “Mazowsze” Region Board. In 1991 minister of labour and social policy in Jan Krzysztof Bielecki’s government. Deputy to the Sejm of the fi rst term of offi ce in the years 1991–1993 from the Liberal–Democratic Congress list. Deputy minister of labour and social policy responsible for labour market policy in Hanna Suchocka’s government. Since 1995 director of the Social Policy Reform Programme at Fundacja Batorego. From 1994 until 1996 councillor of the Centrum Commune of the municipal city of Warsaw. In 1996–1997 director and member of the Public Affairs Institute Team. Former consultant of the Third National Investment Fund and the Polish–American Enterprise Fund in the fi eld of employee affairs. In 1997–2001 head of political cabinet of Longin Komołowski’s ministry of labour and social policy in Jerzy Buzek’s government. Collaborator of Polish and international foundations like CASE Socio–Economic Analyses Centre, International Relations Centre, Polish–American Freedom Foundation, Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna. Representative of Polish employers in the Foundation for Improvement of Life Quality in Dublin. Adviser to the Polish Confederation of Private Employers Lewiatan. Member of the Scientifi c Committee for Supporting Community for the Assessment of the National Development Plans and Operational Programmes. Key expert cooperating in the elaboration of the National Development Plan for the years 2007–2013.