Agenda

Technical skills, industrial traditions and a strong academic and engineering base remain among Upper Silesia’s greatest assets. Amid the energy and industrial transition, the key question is how this potential can be used to develop new sectors of the economy.

The debate will focus on the future of the labour market, technical education and building skills for the industry of the future – from energy and critical raw materials to modern manufacturing and industrial technologies.

Main themes:

• Workforce for the industry of the future
• Technical education and cooperation with universities
• Labour market transformation
• Skills for energy and new technologies
• Development of the engineering and advanced manufacturing sector

Key questions:

• How can the region’s industrial skills be used?
• Which sectors can build the future of employment in Silesia?
• How can talent and young professionals be retained in the region?
• How can education be adapted to the needs of new industry?