East Poland Innovation Day 2026

On behalf of Business & Science Poland, East Poland House in Brussels and National Centre for Research and Development, we have the honour to invite you to the high-level event "East Poland Innovation Day 2026".

REGISTRATION

This event showcasing the rapidly growing innovation potential of Eastern Poland's five regions: Lubelskie, Podkarpackie, Podlaskie, Świętokrzyskie and Warmińsko-Mazurskie.

This first edition is dedicated to ecosystem builders: regional authorities, innovation agencies, technology parks, incubators and accelerators.

East Poland Innovation Day offers the perfect opportunity to meet innovators driving projects at the EU's eastern frontier, while sampling Polish cuisine during networking.

AGENDA:

09:30 – 10:00 | Welcome Coffee

10:00 – 10:15 | Opening Remarks

• Łukasz Prokorym, Marshal of Podlaskie Region
• Władysław Ortyl, Marshal of Podkarpackie Region
• Witold Strzelecki, Managing Director, Business & Science Poland
• Waldemar Dubaniowski, Director, NCBR Office in Brussels

10:15 – 10:30 | Keynote speech

• Michiel Scheffer, President of the Board, European Innovation Council (EIC)

10:30 – 11:15 | Regional spotlights

• Podkarpackie Region: Carpathian Startup Fest
• Podlaskie Region: Agricultural Valley

11:15 – 11:30 | Coffee break

11:30 – 12:30 | Expert panel: Scaling regional innovation ecosystems

• Pirita Lindholm, Director, European Regions Research and Innovation Network (ERRIN)
• Magdalena Cymerys, Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD), European Commission
• Alasdair Reid, Executive Director, European Future Innovation System (EFIS) Centre
• Dieter De Smedt, Investment and Tech Innovation Manager, City of Ghent (TBC)

12:30 – 13:30 | Networking & Lunch

Moderator & Presenter: David Kennedy, business journalist

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