The forum is organized by the District Office in Olsztyn and our Foundation. It will take place on September 5, 2023, in Sila near Olsztyn at the Marina Club hotel. It is directed to:
- Small, medium, and large companies from areas covered by the Holy Warmia Trail
- Entrepreneurs whose business is concentrated around the Holy Warmia Trail
- Local government officials
- Employees of city and municipal offices
- Tourism industry / travel agencies
- Carriers of Tourist Organizations
Event Schedule
Part I 9:00 – Participant registration 9:30 – Press conference of the Holy Warmia Trail Association Board
Part II 10:00 – Official opening of the forum 10:15 – “Economic idea of the Holy Warmia Trail tourism project” – Andrzej Abako, Chairman of the Holy Warmia Trail Association 10:30 – “Warmia – identity of the region” – Prof. Stanisław Achremczyk, President of the Wojciech Kętrzyński Scientific Society 11:00 – “Can Warmia be an alternative to Mazury?” – Marcin Galibarczyk, Director of the Tourism and Sports Department, City Hall 11:15 – “Warmia through a blogger’s eyes” – Monika Sztorc, Warmia guide 11:30 – “Does pilgrimage tourism make sense?” – Rafał Szczepański, President of the Board of Rybaki Łańsk Project Company 11:45 – Coffee break and exhibition booth visits
Part III 12:15 – “Can the local economy benefit from the Holy Warmia Trail project?” Moderator: Jacek Wiśniowski, Vice-Chairman of the Holy Warmia Trail Association, Mayor of Lidzbark Warmiński Panelists: Andrzej Dowgiałło, Mirosław Hiszpański, Małgorzata Ofierska, Jarosław Klimczak, Rafał Szczepański, Wiktoria Świdwa
13:30 – “Is it worth investing in local product promotion?” – Wojciech Szalkiewicz, Spokesman for Olsztyn District 13:50 – “Tourist postcards from the St. James Trail” – Bożena Olszewska-Świtaj and Tomasz Czarniewski 14:10 – “Changes in the insurance market and the broker’s role in client risk management” – Szymon Piotrowski MENTOR 14:25 – “Loan for tourism development from European Funds for Eastern Poland” – Maciej Henkiel BGK 14:40 – “How and where to look for financial resources for SME development?” – Marek Karólewski, President of WMARR S.A. in Olsztyn
Warmian Cuisine and meeting summary in the corridors