We would like to invite you to participate in the 4th International Seminar entitled “Digital Transformation and Competitiveness in the European Union: Opportunities, Risks and Innovation”. The seminar will be held on Wednesday, 15.04.2026, 15.20 – 17.00 (CEST) in a hybrid format:

• SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Aleja Niepodległości 162, Building G, Room 151 & MST (hybrid)
• online via Microsoft Teams: Join the Seminar

The seminar will focus on the digital transformation in the EU and its importance for sustainable development and improving the competitiveness of the EU economy. During the seminar, experts will analyse opportunities and threats for supporting digital transition. The importance of innovation for the EU's digital transition will also be analysed.

15.20-15.35 – Welcome addresses

• Professor Ewa Latoszek – Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence project – CEWSE II, Jean Monnet Chair of the European Union, Collegium of Socio-Economics, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, PECSA, Poland
• Dr Michał Jasiński - Department of Economic Geography, Collegium of Business Administration, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland

15.35-16.45 – Panel discussion „ Digital Transformation and Competitiveness in the European Union: Opportunities, Risks and Innovation”

Moderator:

• Dr Marta Pachocka, Department of Political Studies, Institute of International Studies, Collegium of Socio-Economics, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, CEWSE II, PECSA, Poland

Panellists:

• Prof. Michał Schwabe – Department of European Integration and Legal Studies, Collegium of World Economy, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland 
  “Digital transformation: Opportunities and Threats for the EU” 
• Prof. Anita Talaja – Department of Management Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism, University of Split, Croatia
  “Translating Digital Transformation into Competitive Advantage: The Role of Innovation”

16.45-17.00 – Closing remarks

• Dr Michał Jasiński - Department of Economic Geography, Collegium of Business Administration, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland

Organisers:

• Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at SGH Warsaw School of Economics – CEWSE II on “Global Public Goods Management and Sustainable Growth in the Policy and Practice of the EU”
• Jean Monnet Chair of the European Union, Collegium of Socio-Economics, SGH Warsaw School of Economics 
• International Strategies Unit, Institute of Management, Collegium of Management and Finance, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
• Department of Political Studies, Institute of International Studies, Collegium of Socio-Economics, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
• Polish European Community Studies Association (PECSA)

Partners:

• Centre for Europe, University of Warsaw, Poland
• Department of European Studies, Poznan University of Economics, Poland
• Department of International Economic Relations, University of Economics in Katowice, Poland
• Department of International Economics and Economic Development, University of Gdańsk, Poland
• Department of International Relations and European Studies, Faculty of History, International Relations, Political Science and Communication Sciences, University of Oradea, Romania, ECSA–Romania
• Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in European Studies National University of Kyiv-Mohhyla Academy, Ukraine
• Jean Monnet Module AFROEU at SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
• Jean Monnet Module EU4AFRI at SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
• Jean Monnet Module EUCLIME at SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
• Jean Monnet Module EUHatEq at the Jacob of Paradies University in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
• Jean Monnet Module EUMIGRO at SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
• Jean Monnet Module EUSEC at SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
• Faculty of Administration and National Security, the Jacob of Paradise University in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
• Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
• Liceul Tehnologic Economic „Elina Matei Basarab” Râmnicu Sărat, Romania
• University of Messina, Italy
• University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
• VSB Technical University of Ostrava, Czechia
• Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Ukraine

Important Information:
Due to the hybrid format of the event, participants' names, images, and voices (if they choose to turn on their cameras and speak) may be visible to other attendees, based on consent given through active participation. The event will be recorded and streamed live on the CEWSE YouTube channel. After the seminar, the recording will be available for future viewing.