• Business and academia collaboration – creating innovations and shaping future skills
• What are the challenges faced by academia in the era of artificial intelligence?
• What are the hottest trends and breakthroughs at top research centers?
• How to support scientists in translating research into practical application?
• How to enhance international cooperation in research and innovation?
• How technology can support academia in producing graduates with the skills that are demanded on the job market?
• What are the ways of increasing the impact of science as a driver of academic entrepreneurship?
• Is science hand in hand with the innovative economy?

• Academic society
• Universities and research institutes
• International science organisations, networks and associations
• Companies involved in R&D activities
• Companies searching for highly skilled professionals
• Policy makers
• EU units for science, innovation and higher education
• Spin-offs and startups
• Young researchers
• Innovation brokers

Jarosław Gowin, Ministry of Science and Higher Education
Piotr Dardziński, Łukasiewicz R&D Network
Jerzy Lis, AGH University of Science and Technology
Michał Gwizda, Crido
Antti Vasara, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Mariusz Jabłoński, PolTREG
Lothar Kroll, Fraunhofer IWU
Eliza Kruczkowska, Polski Fundusz Rozwoju
Kornel Koronowski, Boryszew Energy
Aniko Dobi-Rózsa, Ministry for Innovation and Technology in Hungary
Peter Adamovsky, Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency
Jakub Kapiszewski, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna
Michał Kurzelewski, Pfizer
Robert Neymann, Bioton
Andrzej Dybczyński, Polish Centre for Technology Development
Izabela Żmudka, National Centre for Research and Development
Sandra Ejsymont, Szkoła Pionierów PFR
Łukasz Taraszka, Szkoła Pionierów PFR
Marcin Kraska, Łukasiewicz R&D Network
Michał Janasik, Łukasiewicz R&D Network
Elitsa Panayotova, Sofia Municipality
Krzysztof Jedlak, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna
Wojciech Kuźmierkiewicz, Naukowa Fundacja Polpharmy
Zbigniew Matyjas, Instytut Technologii Materiałów Elektronicznych
Maria Zybura-Skrabalak, Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz – Instytut Zaawansowanych Technologii Wytwarzania
Andrzej Sałasiński, Krajowy Fundusz Kapitałowy
Michał Chomczyk, Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju
Adam Kostrzewa, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego
Tomasz Jarmicki, PGE
Anna Borys-Karwacka, McDonald’s