Economic Forum is an annual international meeting of economic and political elites held in the first half of September at a ski and spa resort of Karpacz, Poland. The Forum was founded by Zygmunt Berdychowski in 1992 and it is organised by the Foundation Institute for Eastern Studies in Warsaw.^[1]

From 1992–2019, it was held in Krynica-Zdrój. The Economic Forum is one of the most notable meetings of the political and business leaders of Central and Eastern Europe,^[2] and is therefore sometimes referred to as the "Eastern Davos".^[3] According to the organisers, the mission of the Economic Forum is to create a favorable climate for development of political and economic cooperation in Europe. The opinions of the Forum's speakers are often quoted by the international media and discussed by leading analysts.^[4] The Forum includes political, business, and nonprofit leaders. The 29th edition of the Economic Forum^[5] in 2019 was attended by 4,500 visitors^[6] from 60 countries.^[7]

Over 200 debates and discussion panels are held annually during the Forum.^[8] They are grouped in the following theme paths:

• Business and Management
• Europe and the World
• Healthcare Forum
• Investments Forum
• Innovations Forum
• International Politics
• New Economy
• Regions' Forum
• Society
• Sustainable Development

The Forum is regularly covered by journalists from major international media outlets.^[9] The debates and discussion panels have been covered by Bloomberg, AFP, Reuters,^[10] ANSA or TASS, and by leading daily newspapers such as: Die Welt, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Le Figaro, Euronews,^[11] Kommersant, Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal.^{[citation needed]}