Poland as a Developed Market: Our Takeaways from Bloomberg Live

Poland is not the same country it was 20 years ago.

It is the 8th largest economy in the European Union and the largest among the central European members.

Last week, C-level members of top Polish companies met at Bloomberg’s European Headquarters. Together, they laid out the future landscape of the Polish economy, highlighting shared hopes and challenges. Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki delivered the opening address at the event.

One of the executives present was Maciej Dziergwa, CEO of STX Next, who discussed Poland’s new status as part of the “View from the C-Suite” panel.

He was joined by:

• Anna Rulkiewicz, CEO of LUX MED, the largest network of private medical clinics in Poland;
• Paweł Przewięźlikowski, CEO of Selvita, a global drug discovery company for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries;
• Martin Balawajder, CFO of 11 bit studios, the game development company behind such titles as Frostpunk and This War of Mine.

If you’re interested in a full recap of the discussion, look no further than Bloomberg’s recording of the panel:

But the panel is only part of the story, and of the lessons we’ve learned.

Here are some of our key takeaways about Poland’s future after the Bloomberg event.