Jacek Piechota

He now runs his own business – Jacek Piechota Solution Partners. He specialises in consultancy for companies operating in Eastern markets.     Previously, he served as Minister for the Economy and Minister for the Economy and Labour in the governments of Leszek Miller and Marek Belka; amongst other things, he led pre-accession negotiations with the European Commission, negotiated offset terms, established the framework for special economic zones, co-developed rescue programmes for businesses, and implemented an incentive scheme to attract foreign investment to Poland.    

As a Member of the Sejm, he chaired, amongst others, the Committees on Entrepreneurship Development and on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises.   He developed and implemented programmes to support small and medium-sized enterprises, including the government’s ‘Capital for Entrepreneurs’ programme, and was responsible for implementing the national development strategy and regional support programmes.     Since 2007, he has been President of the Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce, which works to promote economic cooperation between Poland and Ukraine; since 2012, he has been President of the “Europe – North – East” Association – the organiser of the “Baltic Business Forum” congress.