Pre-conference agenda (Friday, June 28, 2024)
Place to be announced
8:00-2:00 pm Workshops offered by partner law firms for students connected with ESG and Sustainability
Main Aula, Collegium Novum, UJ (Gołębia Str. 24)
1:00-2:00 pm Commencement Ceremony, American Law Program
Jagiellonian University Faculty of Law & Administration and the Columbus School of Law of The Catholic University of America (Catholic Law). Awards to top program students.
2:00-3:00 pm Concert celebrating commencement and welcoming guests coming to the US-CEE Weekend
Duo Karolina Mikołajczyk & Iwo Jedynecki, one of the most vibrant and innovative chamber ensembles of the young Polish generation. Winners of Grand Prix and First Prizes at multiple international music competitions.
3:00-5:00 pm Informal Roundtable for Speakers and other Invited Guests
Invitation only. The Roundtable gives speakers, who come from business, the legal professions, US and Polish government, academia, and civil society an opportunity for informal, “off-the record” exchange. Possible topics include what is currently of most concern and controversy in the US, Poland, and Europe more generally regarding ESG and positions currently taken by stakeholders and interest groups on both sides of the Atlantic.
Conference agenda (Friday, June 28, 2024)
Main Aula, Collegium Novum, UJ (Gołębia Str. 24)
4:00-5:00 pm Registration
Opening
5:00-5:30 pm Welcomes by Dean Stephen Payne, Dean Jerzy Pisuliński and Representative of the US Consulate to Poland
5:30-6:00 pm Opening Remarks (Keynote)
6:00-8:00 pm Panel #1: Conceptualizing ESG and Sustainability
This panel will address multiple perspectives on defining sustainability, e.g., philosophical, religious, and international law perspectives on sustainable development. Panelists also will consider overarching questions like what is/should be encompassed in ESG, purposes sought to be served, and relative effectiveness of contemplated approaches in achieving those goals.
Representative Rooms, Larisch Palace, UJ (Bracka Str. 12)
8:00- 9:30 pm Reception
Conference agenda (Saturday, June 29, 2024)
Main Aula, Collegium Novum, UJ (Gołębia Str. 24)
9:00-9:20 Where is responsibility for and interest in ESG investment located in the US government?
A dialogue between the Honorable Phyllis Borzi & Honorable Hester M. Peirce
9:20-9:40 Where is responsibility for and interest in ESG investment located in the Polish government and European Union?
A dialogue to be announced
9:40-11:40 Panel #2: Differing EU and US Approaches to Promoting ESG goals
Many US lawyers are not aware of what the EU is doing re ESG. Conversely, some in the EU are surprised by currents in the US including efforts within some states to block ESG directed investment, e.g., in pension funds. This panel will provide the basics of where each side “is” and explore the differing premises and politics that underlie differing approaches.
11:40-12:10 pm Coffee Break
12:10-2:10 pm Panel #3 Competing visions of corporate interests and ESG goals
It is important to focus on competing visions regarding the purpose of regulation in capital markets and debates about corporate purpose in smaller incorporated ventures as well. Discussion during this panel will include debate about relative effectiveness of differing approaches to corporations to push toward ESG goals.
2:10-3:10 pm Lunch Break
3:10-5:10 pm Panel #4: Law and Business Perspectives on Practice Challenges in Meeting ESG Requirements
This panel will build on the first three panels and talk about practical consequences for businesses and their in-house and outside counsel who must deal with compliance with current and contemplated regimes in the US and EU.
5:10-5:30 pm Closing
Place to be announced
from 5:30 pm Food & Drink & Networking
