(ANSA) - PESCARA, 05 SET - Over 6,000 people are expected to attend the 35th edition of the Karpacz Economic Forum, known as the 'Davos of the East', scheduled to take place from 8 to 10 September in Poland. 'The Architecture of the New Order - Stability in Times of Change' is the theme of the 2026 edition, which features over 500 events covering politics, the economy, security, technology, healthcare and sustainable development. The programme also features a significant Italian presence, with around thirty representatives involved in various capacities in the proceedings. On Tuesday 8 September, among the sessions involving Italian participants, the one on the future of European cohesion policy - "The Future of Cohesion Policy: Centralisation or Multi-level Governance?" - will feature a presentation by the director of Fasi.eu, Andrea Gallo. The panel 'Connecting Territories. Creating Opportunities' will, meanwhile, discuss the five new direct flights between Turin and Poland, with Alessandro Saglio, Vice-President of Confindustria Polonia, Patrizia Paglia of Confindustria Piemonte and German Carboni of the Italian Embassy in Warsaw. On the same day, Marta Carissimi, head of women's football at Genoa, will take part in the discussion on sports sponsorship. On Wednesday 9 September, the Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office, Francesco Tufarelli, will be among the key speakers in the debate on EU administrative reform. On the security front, Albertina Nania of Roma Tre University and Vincenzo Di Dato of Helmut Schmidt University will speak on Europe's response to hybrid threats. There will also be a focus on the relationship between climate risk and tourist flows in cities, featuring Alessandro Moricca, chief executive of Consap, and Damiano De Marchi of the Venice Sustainability Foundation. On Thursday 10 September, the panel on Polish nuclear energy will feature Elisabetta Caprino, managing director of the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Poland. On the same day, Matteo Ogliari, director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Kraków, will take part in the debate 'Do Europeans need history?'. The Forum, organised by the Foundation Institute for Eastern Studies, has been bringing together representatives from the worlds of politics, business, academia and civil society in Central and Eastern Europe for over thirty years. (ANSA).