September 26, 2918, 9:00 a.m.
“HORIZONS Re-Envisioning Business, Society & Self in the 21st Century” – such is the title of the TWIN, The World Innovation Network meeting taking place in Chicago. Professor G. W. Kolodko discusses in the panel with Esko Aho, the former Finland's Prime Minister, about the innovation and cultural changes. The event occurs at Chicago's iconic Merchandise Mart and Museum of Contemporary Art. The conference's agenda.

September 27-28, 2018
The 8th edition of the European Forum for New Ideas, EFNI, is held in Sopot. This is one of the largest conference in this part of the continent dedicated to global trends, new ideas and the future of Europe. Professor Kołodko was invited to participate in a panel debate entitled "Is China the Most Powerful Country in the World?" During EFNI, a meeting will also take place with the author of the bestselling book "Will China Save the World?" (the English edition will be published by I.B. Tauris-Bloomsbury in early 2019).

October 8, 2018, 3:00 p.m.
During the inauguration of the new academic year at the Kozminski University, the Nobel Laureate in Economics, Professor Edward C. Prescott receives doctorate Honoris Causa. The laudation, presenting his scientific achievements, is given by Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko, at whose invitation Professor Prescott has visited Kozminski University in the past. He was awarded the Nobel Prize, together with Finn E. Kydland, “for their contributions to dynamic macroeconomics: the time consistency of economic policy and the driving forces behind business cycles”.

October 9, 2018, 9:15 a.m.
At Kozminski University, celebrating the 25th anniversary, the EFMD GN Annual Conference for Central and Eastern Europe  takes place under the slogan "One Europe One World?". In the plenary session Director of TIGER, Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko debates on the subject "Geopolitical Changes and Implications for the Future Development and Management Education", with Tomas Sedlacek, Chief Macroeconomic Strategist at ČSOB, the author of the bestseller "Economics of Good and Evil".

October 18, 2018, 12:30 p.m.
Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko again participates in the Kiev Economic Forum, which this year is held under the slogan "Creating the Future in a High-Tech World". This time the Director of TIGER participates in the debate on "The Future of Competitiveness: Corporations, Cities, Countries". The moderator puts the following questions to the panelists: "How to ensure mutual cooperation of corporations, cities and countries? What kind of responsibility can we borrow from the countries? What should countries do to achieve sustainable cities? How can cities have world's leading positions?"

October 25, 2018, 10:30 a.m.,
"How China will change the world?" - A conference with a participation of ambassadors, experts and entrepreneurs. Is China doomed to a crisis? To what extent will the economic confrontation between China and the US influence international economic relations? Is B&R a real opportunity for polish entrepreneurs? These topics (and many others) will be discussed by our distinguished guests during three discussion panels: panel of ambassadors, panel of experts and panel of entrepreneurs. We invite you for a jubilee 25th conference organized by TIGER for the 25th anniversary of the Kozminski University. More here.

October 29 - November 4, 2018
At the invitation of Professor Biliang Hu, Dean of the Emerging Markets Institute at Beijing Normal University, Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko gives a series of lectures on "Leadership at the New Era of Globalization". The lecture is addressed to a group of several dozen postgraduate students from more than 40 countries.