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 Registration & welcome coffee

10:00-10:15 Opening remarks

Witold Strzelecki, Managing Director, Business & Science Poland (BSP)

Łukasz Prokorym, Marshal of Podlaskie Region

Władysław Ortyl, Marshal of Podkarpackie Region

Waldemar Dubaniowski, Director, NCBR Office in Brussels

10:15-10:30 Keynote speech

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

10:30-11:00 Regional spotlights

Lubelskie Region: US-LAB – United States-Lubelskie Acceleration Bridge

Podkarpackie Region: Carpathian Startup Fest

Podlaskie Region: Agricultural Valley

Warmia-Mazury Region: Olsztyn-Mazury Airport and its business ecosystem

11:00-11:15 Eastern Poland start-up presentations

Muotech – Noemi Zabari, CEO

Beccarii – Witek Mielniczek, CEO

Termwall – Rafał Zieliński, CEO

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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