INVITATION | FROM VISION TO IMPACT: Successful Implementation of EU Regional Policy – The Podkarpackie Center of Innovation Example

On behalf of Business & Science Poland, National Centre for Research and Development, the Podkarpackie Center of Innovation and the Podkarpackie Region we have the honour to invite you to the international conference entitled “FROM VISION TO IMPACT: Successful Implementation of EU Regional Policy – The Podkarpackie Center of Innovation Example”.

The conference will be a high-level European event bringing together representatives of European Union institutions, public administration, academia, and business. Its objective is to present effective models for supporting regional innovation and best practices in the use of European Union funds.

The Podkarpackie Center of Innovation was established as a result of the European Commission’s Catching Up Regions initiative, aimed at strengthening the innovation potential of regions.

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REGISTRATION

AGENDA:

09:30 – 10:00 | Welcome Coffee

10:00 – 10:30 | Opening Remarks

• Wolfgang Munch, Senior Expert, DG Regio, European Commission
• Monika Sikora, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy of Poland
• Władysław Ortyl, Marshal of the Podkarpackie Region

10:30 – 10:40 | Audiovisual Presentation: Podkarpackie Centre for Innovation

Thematic Block 1: Talent Development

10:40 – 10:50 | Martyna Łuszczek – Where Science Meets Entrepreneurship: A Young Innovator’s Journey

10:50 – 11:00 | Kamil Ziółkowski, Supercluster – From Hackathon to Space Startup

11:00 – 11:40 | Panel Discussion

How to Engage Young People in Building Innovative Europe?

• Anna Krzyżanowska, Adviser, DG RTD, European Commission
• Agnes Leroux, EU Government Affairs Director, Boeing
• Maciej Zdanowicz, EU Policy Advisor, National Centre for Research and Development, Office in Brussels

Timelab Gent (Speaker tbc)

11:40 – 12:00 | Coffee break

Thematic Block 2: Effective Science-to-Business Collaboration

12:00 – 12:10 | Prof. Andrzej Majka, Rzeszów University of Technology – From Grant to Spin-Off: Aerospace Engineering Center

12:10 – 12:20 | Szymon Skorupski, Board Member, Fanum – Business Benefits from Implementing R&D Grant Results

12:20 – 13:00 | Panel Discussion

The Value of Science-to-Business Collaboration - Key Factors for Creating Breakthrough Innovation

• Agnieszka Stasiakowska, Head of Sector, EIC Business Acceleration Services
• Witold Strzelecki, Managing Director, Business & Science Poland

13:00 – 13:10 | Looking Ahead: The Way Forward for Regional Innovation

Małgorzata Jarosińska-Jedynak, Board Member, Marshal's Office of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship

13:10 – 14:00 | Networking & Lunch

Moderator & Presenter: David Kennedy, business journalist

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