Join us at the 3rd United States–Central and Eastern Europe Connection Weekend: ‘Safeguards or Barriers? EU & US Perspectives on Regulation’, which will be held on June 13-14, 2025 in Kraków, Poland. 

The Connection Weekend is an annual Conference co-sponsored by Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law in Washington D.C. and Jagiellonian University in Kraków. The American Chamber of Commerce in Poland is among the conference’s Strategic Partners.

Every year, the US-CEE Connection Weekend brings together lawyers, business leaders, academics, government officials, civil society representatives, and students interested in US and EU approaches to current issues and their impact on US and CEE country relations.  While last year’s conference focused exclusively on ESG, this year’s theme will encompass a broader range of topics centered on the competitiveness of EU and US legal systems. We believe that the theme of the event will be even more exceptionally lively, especially in light of the recently published document on the competitiveness of the EU (The EU Compass).

With this year’s conference theme, ‘Safeguards or Barriers? EU & US Perspectives on Regulation’, participants will engage in discussions on key regulatory issues, including capital markets, international trade, sustainability, and digital transformation. Recent shifts in government on both sides of the Atlantic have renewed focus on the issues above, with further changes in regulatory approaches on the horizon. The event will feature a dynamic mix of keynote speeches, panel discussions, and interactive problem-solving sessions. The Conference will also include social events to allow alumni and other attendees to meet old friends and make new contacts.

About 2024 edition: In case you haven’t heard of us, the 2024 Agenda included, among others, The Honorable Hester M. Peirce, Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); The Honorable Phyllis C. Borzi, Former Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits Security in the U.S. Department of Labor; the Chair of the KNF Board, Jacek Jastrzębski, and the Undersecretary of State at the Polish Ministry of Finance, Jurand Drop. Here is a link to the speech delivered by Commissioner Peirce, available on the official SEC website. Here you can find our 2024 agenda (for your reference) as well as 2024 photos.

The conference is free to attend and requires only registration.