Conference: Economy of IP Rights: Tax Instruments Supporting Film Production and Valuation of Copyrights

The Institute of Finance of SGH, in cooperation with the Center for the Global Economy of UKSW, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the the Wielkopolski Branch of the National Chamber of Tax Advisers, invites you to participate in an international conference entitled: Economy of IP Rights:Tax Instruments Supporting Film Production and Valuation of Copyrights.

Location: Warsaw School of Economics
Date: 22 of April 2026 r. Aula I building C

Participation in the conference is free of charge. The conference will be held in a hybrid format: on-site (Lecture Hall I, Building C, 128 Independence Avenue) and online via Microsoft Teams. The link for online participation will be sent one day prior to the conference.

The conference will cover the following key thematic areas:
•    modern tax instruments supporting the development and financing of film production,
•    copyright valuation in the audiovisual industry,
•    valuation of NFTs and related rights,
•    content protection in the age of streaming and AI,
•    OECD recommendations for the digital economy,
•    a comparison of distribution models in Poland and abroad,
•    public-private cooperation in the field of IP protection,
•    enforcement mechanisms and infringement monitoring,
•    a Q&A session.

Aim of the conference 
The aim of the conference is to analyze key legal, financial, and regulatory challenges related to film production financing and the valuation of intellectual property rights, with particular emphasis on tax instruments, cross-border film production, distribution models, and valuation standards. 

The focus of the conference will be on tax instruments supporting film production and culture, as well as on the valuation of copyrights from both theoretical and practical perspectives.
Tax instruments are increasingly becoming a key element in supporting film production and ensuring the development of the audiovisual industry. Particular emphasis will be placed on the process of introducing and implementing these instruments.

The conference is addressed to a broad audience interested in the economics of intellectual property and the economics of culture. This includes representatives of the audiovisual sector, film producers, public administration, and tax advisers engaged in cross-border cooperation in film production.

Speakers will include experts in economics and law, representatives of public administration, as well as experienced practitioners (see the Speakers section for more details).

Participants in te event will include, among others:

  • Film producers and artists;
  • Public administration representatives, including the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage;
  • Tax advisers;
  • Academics and researchers.
Invited Experts 

Government and Public Institutions:

  • Foreign institutions, including Film Commissions;
  • Ministry of Culture and National Heritage;
  • Representative of the Ombudsman for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Film Production and IP Sector:

  • Polish Filmmakers Association (Stowarzyszenie Filmowców Polskich)
  • Polish Film Academy (Polska Akademia Filmowa)
  • CANAL+ Polska
  • Netflix
  • Film producers
Organizing Committee
  • dr Aleksandra Chmielewska- The Mazovian University in Płock
  • dr hab. Marcin Jamroży, prof. SGH – Director, Institute of Finance, SGH 
  • dr hab. Paweł Kossecki, prof. UKSW
  • Joanna Kotłowska - Cinema City Cinemas
  • prof. Yochanan Shachmurove – City College of New York
  • Katarzyna Wasilewska- Institute of Finance
Conference programme

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Registration and Welcome Coffee
Participants arrive, register, and enjoy a morning coffee while networking.
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Opening conference

  • dr hab. Joanna Wielgórska-Leszczyńska, prof. SGH - Dean of the College of Management and Finance
  • Jakub Bejnarowicz- Regional Director Europe AICPA & CIMA
  • Małgorzata Ostrowska-Krzewina - Greater Poland Branch of the National Chamber of Tax Advisors
  • dr hab. Paweł Kossecki, prof. UKSW - Kossecki Tax Planning

10:00 AM - 12:00 AM Session 1: Challenges in Film Production Financing
Moderator: prof. UKSW  Paweł Kossecki 

Speaker: prof. dr hab. Andrzej Bednarczyk- JM Rektor ASP Kraków (to be confirmed)
Panel discussion:

  • prof. dr hab. Andrzej Krakowski - director, screenwriter, film producer
  • Jule Jones - screenwriter


12:00 AM - 12:30 AM Coffee Break
Opportunity for participants to network and discuss the previous session.

12:30 AM - 14:30 PM Session 2: Tax Incentives Supporting Film Production.

Moderator: dr hab. Marcin Jamroży, prof. SGH 

Panel discussion: 

  • dr Mariusz Cieśla - Silesian Branch of the National Chamber of Tax Advisors
  • Diego Conte - tax advisor
  • dr Jakub Jankowski 
  • Małgorzata Ostrowska-Krzewina- Greater Poland Branch of the National Chamber of Tax Advisors
  • dr Monika Piosik - lecturer at the University of Warsaw

14:30 PM - 15:30 PM Lunch Break


15:30 PM - 17:30 PM Session 3: Valuation of Intangible Assets and Distribution Challenges


Moderator: Joanna Kotłowska - Cinema City Cinemas

Speaker:  dr hab. Paweł Kossecki, prof. UKSW

Panel discussion: 

  • Ignas Lukosevicius - CEO of Start Up Autor UAB
  • Halina Cegielski - Attorney at Law
  • Martyna Skrodzka
  • Prof. Yochanan Shachmurove- City University of New York 
  • dr Anita Zawisza - Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Journalism, Information and Book Studies at the University of Warsaw
     

17:30 PM - 17:45 PM Closing Remarks and Wrap-Up

19.00 PM Dinner at the invitation of Conference Partner Kossecki Tax Planning (for how to register for the dinner, please see the message confirming acceptance of your conference registration)

Contact

if@sgh.waw.pl

 

PRELEGENT: 

dr Mariusz Cieśla

Doctor of Economics and Lawyer. Tax advisor. Lecturer in Tax Law at the Faculty of Economic Law of the University of Economics in Katowice and trainer in tax law for various external entities. Chairman of the Board of the Silesian Branch of the National Chamber of Tax Advisors during the 6th term of office.

dr Mariusz Cieśla
Halina Cegielski

Halina Cegielski holds dual citizenship; she was born in Poland and resides in the US since 1991.  She is bilingual professional with extensive mediation, negotiation, litigation, as well as client representation experience.  For the last 19 years, Ms. Cegielski represented major corporations, including Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, PNC, HSBC and Deutsche Bank, in multidimensional types of court proceedings including civil trials, code enforcement hearings and mediations. Ms.

Halina Cegielski
Diego Conte

Diego Conte is an Italian lawyer authorized to represent before the Higher Courts and a member of the Milan Bar Association, with extensive expertise in national and European tax law. Alongside his legal practice within prestigious international firms, he has developed a solid and recognized track record as an international lawyer over the years. He has positioned himself as a strategic point of reference for companies aiming to expand their global reach, supporting them in resolving complexities and negotiating agreements.  

Diego Conte
dr Jakub Jankowski 

Doctor of Law; tax advisor and attorney-at-law; a practitioner with many years of professional experience in income taxation, in particular international tax law and corporate group restructuring; a graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw, which he completed with distinction; author of numerous academic publications on income taxation, as well as a speaker at conferences devoted to these issues. Member of the Anti–Tax Avoidance Council, University of Łódź.

Jakub Jankowski 
dr hab. Marcin Jamroży, prof. SGH

Marcin Jamroży, Ph.D., Professor at SGH - University Professor at the SGH Institute of Finance, Director of the Institute of Finance since 2024, Head of the Department of Taxation, Doctor of Economic Sciences (SGH, 2015), Doctor of Laws (Adam Mickiewicz University, 2004), Doctor of Economic Sciences (Europa-Universität Viadrina, 2001), Head of Postgraduate Studies in International Taxation and Postgraduate Studies in Transfer Pricing and Tax Management.

Marcin Jamroży
dr hab. Paweł Kossecki, prof.UKSW

He is currently a member of the Scientific Council at the SME Ombudsman and has been serving as an arbiter of the Copyright Commission since September 2024. ​He gave lectures at the Faculty of Management of the University of Warsaw, Kozminski University, and the Warsaw School of Economics, AMU in Poznań.

Paweł Kossecki
Prof. Andrzej Krakowski, Ph.D.

Director, screenwriter, film producer, writer, educator, and cartoonist. Professor at the City University of New York, Doctor of Film Arts and the recipient of the Distinguish Pole Award 2022. Krakowski studied directing at the Polish National Film School in Łódź. Expelled from Poland during anti-Semitic purges in 1968, he continued his studies at the American Film Institute. He has made over seventy films and TV series. Director of the award-winning “Looking for Palladin”, “Farewell to My Country”, “Campfire Stories”, “The Politics of Cancer”.

Prof. Andrzej Krakowski, Ph.D.
Ignas Lukoševičius

Education: studied programming languages in Vilnius, Lithuania and then Media, culture and production in Southampton, UK.

Main work experience business development, new business cases tests, and the last 5 years helped to develop a couple regional TV stations, mostly focusing on engineering and new technology implementation into business, focusing on costs and business leverage.

Founded UAB Autor as a startup with focus on helping agencies and artists through internet revolution with AI and blockchain technologies.

 

Ignas Lukoševičius
dr Monika Piosik

Monika Piosik, PhD is a lecturer at the Faculty of Economic Sciences at the University of Warsaw. She teaches financial mathematics, derivative instrument valuation, investment portfolio management, and corporate finance. In her scientific research, she focuses, among other things, on analyzing the impact of tax policy on the stakeholders to whom the regulations are targeted.

Monika Piosik
dr Yochanan Shachmurove

Dr. Yochanan Shachmurove is a Professor of Economics and Business at the City College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY). He is affiliated with the Department of Economics at New York University. His main research interests are applied econometrics (including vector auto regressions, Bayesian vector auto regressions, emulative neural networks, non-linear deterministic systems, and chaos), international economics, international finance, economic growth, industrial organization, entrepreneurial finance, law and economics, futures and options. Dr.

Yochanan Shachmurove
Magdalena Skrodzka

Martyna Skrodzka is an international technology and commercial lawyer specializing in tech, AI, and cross-border innovation. She is the founder of Legally on Court, a boutique legal consultancy advising startups and high-growth technology companies on IP strategy, structuring, and global market expansion, especially in USA.

Magdalena Skrodzka
dr Anita Zawisza

PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Journalism, Information and Book Studies at the University of Warsaw. She holds a PhD in Social Communication and Media. Her main research interests are: Polish movies, particularly contemporary trends and directions, production and distribution chains of cinematography. Member of Polish scientific associations: the Polish Society for Film and Media Studies, as well as the Polish Digital Library, and international ones: The International Association for Media and Communication Research.

Anita Zawissza
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