3rd US–Central and Eastern European Connection Weekend
📍 Kraków, Poland
📅 June 13–14, 2025
🎫 Free participation (registration required via this link): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScf7dmPFFkzeb1TYcMo5t4jXkz1SZYrK7XOOW2teAt1ht6nkA/viewform
As an honorary patron, we are pleased to invite you to the 3rd US–Central and Eastern European Connection Weekend.
The US–CEE Connection Weekend is an annual conference co-organized by the Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law (Washington D.C.) and Jagiellonian University in Kraków, with strategic support from the American Chamber of Commerce in Poland. The event brings together lawyers, business leaders, government officials, academics, civil society representatives, and students interested in current regulatory challenges in transatlantic relations.
This year’s theme:“Safeguards or Barriers? EU & US Perspectives on Regulation”
The conference will explore whether modern regulatory frameworks serve more as safeguards or barriers to the competitiveness of the EU and US economies.
Featured Speakers:
Among the confirmed keynote speakers are:
- Summer K. Mersinger – Commissioner, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
- Daniel M. Gallagher – Former SEC Commissioner, Chief Legal Officer at Robinhood Markets
- Phyllis C. Borzi – Former Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits Security, U.S. Department of Labor
- Eric J. Pan – President, Investment Company Institute (ICI); Chair, International Investment Funds Association
- Jurand Drop – Undersecretary of State, Polish Ministry of Finance
- Erin Nickerson – Consul General, U.S. Consulate General in Kraków
This year’s edition will also commemorate the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Consulate General in Kraków.
📬 If you have any questions, please contact Program Director Łukasz Chyla.
