Are you the founder of a start-up or its originator? Do you want to learn how accelerators work and how to implement your innovative solution at PKN ORLEN? You must appear in our workshop! The PKN ORLEN Innovation Office team will present you in what areas we are looking for solutions, what support you can get, how and when to apply for acceleration programs and who we already cooperate with. Do not hesitate and join us!

Krzysztof Langer
Mateusz Zabierowski
Natalia Pawlik
Anna Wojcieszczak

The future is not linear and it is not the place we are heading to. It is the result of our decisions. What we can be sure of, is that the business models we design today wonʼt stay with us in a decade from now – at least not in the form they currently have. To manage the uncertainty of future change, it is good to include design practice and its methods in your companyʼs DNA and experiment with possible scenarios. This will help you create a well-equipped environment within your companyʼs structure, that ensures conditions for the innovation growth.

Zuzanna Skalska – 360Inspiration
Rafał Kołodziej – Greenhat Innovation

Why is cross-border e-commerce the future of e-commerce?
How to encourage more cross-border transactions in local currencies?
How to manage transactions over one secure payments gateway?

Monika Constant – Dyrektor Generalna Francusko-Polskiej Izby Gospodarczej (CCIFP)
Julien Hallier – Reprezentant regionalny CCIFP, Prezes Destination Poland

Maciej Balsewicz

How to decrease the CAC, optimize operational costs and reach international customers? For the first time, bValue VC will share the knowledge of startup scaling techniques. bValue VC is a leading operational early stage VC in Poland with €20 m for investments. This time the session will be dedicated to the Indirect Sales Channels creation for B2B business. Victoria Umanska will share the canvas for Indirect Sales channel creation and provide an overview of 2 Inc 500 startups Indirect channel strategies. After the session, you will be able to create the basic Indirect Sales Channel in your company.

Dariusz Wiatrak – Regional Sales Manager Europe & Russia, Clean Energy Compression
Przemyslaw Zakrzewski – Head of Software Development Center in Krakow, ABB
Ash Kebriti – CEE Regional Manager, UBER
Moderator: Sheri Brienza-Wypyski – Office of Economic Affairs, Embassy of the United States

Canada, Switzerland and the United States are among the world’s leading innovators in clean transportation ecosystems, having established global partnerships to grow successful industries. Global cooperation and integration of government, R&D and industry clusters strengthens each stakeholder’s international significance. The Panel discussion will explore elements needed for the development of an innovative clean transportation ecosystem. The panel will address the interconnected worlds of sustainability, the environment, energy and transportation; the evolution of transportation technologies; transportation technology and infrastructure to address air pollution.

Justyna Orłowska – GovTech

Do you want to have say in how public services are offered? Do you enjoy a challenge? Is innovation your middle name? Then the GovTech Polska workshop is exactly for you!

After last year’s success, we are coming back with more challenges where you can win not only cash prizes, but also full implementation contracts worth hundreds of thousands. Since we want the experience to be as convenient as possible, we want to first hear your feedback on the challenges’ every aspect – from what we need, to what we offer back in prizes and data, to how we’ll be evaluating submissions. We’ll listen to every comment and make sure they are reflected as we open the contests later this year.

Do you specialise in image recognition? Perhaps data science, or AI? If so, the Polish Senate, Patent Office, TAURON, LOTTO and PKN ORLEN will all want to hear your feedback on their ideas for challenges. Participation is entirely free and the only prerequisite is being ready to give feedback which could shape your experience as participants and later as users. This is a unique opportunity for you to be the one to challenge the public sector and learn more about their challenges in return. We’ll also have an option for those of you who would prefer to participate remotely. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Dorota Toczyska

Zastanawiasz się jak otrzymać dofinansowanie na nowy produkt z Twojej oferty? A może planujesz ulepszyć metodę produkcji lub dostawy? Przyjdź na nasze warsztaty! Eksperci NCBR zaprezentują możliwości uzyskania dofinansowania na działania, które pozwolą na wprowadzenie nowatorskich rozwiązań w prowadzonej przez Państwa działalności. Przedstawimy Państwu m. in. ogólne zasady udziału w konkursach NCBR finansowanych z Programu Inteligentny Rozwój (POIR), omówimy szczegółowo zasady i kryteria oceny projektów, a także pokażemy konkretne przykłady Beneficjentów, którzy realizują innowacyjne projekty dofinansowane z POIR.

Wojciech Piotrowicz

Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju w niecodziennej roli – Beneficjenta środków Europejskich z Programu Operacyjnego Polska Cyfrowa realizuje Projekt „e-Pionier”, który wspiera programistów angażując ich w rozwiązywanie problemów zgłoszonych przez administrację publiczną. e-Pionier był pierwszym projektem, który dotknął formuły innowacyjnych zamówień publicznych. Projekt realizowany jest w latach 2016-2022, budżet wynosi ponad 138 mln złotych. Reprezentujesz administrację publiczną? – sprawdź, czy możesz skorzystać z udziału w projekcie!

Paulina Skrzypińska & Michal Miszułowicz – Innovation Lab of BNP Paribas
Tomasz Kalicki & Maciej Zajda, Jakub Kubalski – Domański Zakrzewski Palinka
Rafał Piotrowski – Architect of Innovation of BNP Paribas
Alina Zając – Senior Expert in Information Security and Compliance Assistance, BNP Paribas

Wondering who’s at the back of any tech implementation in a bank? Well, don’t underestimate the importance of the IT architecture, security & legal. The sooner you engage them the better for you. Now is your chance to talk to them face to face and dispel all you doubts. We are starting with a short introduction on details of the back office of our implementations and showing to the world – for the first time – our “how to” publication for startups. Join us and our experts and don’t miss the chance to work with them.

Take your investors with you and talk to us on:

· Legal issues – when to apply for a license / supervision with the KNF? What regulations do you need to know? What is the most important in cooperation with the bank – outsourcing agreement, and many more – Tomasz Kalicki & Maciej Zajda, Jakub Kubalski, Damian Szczygielski & Luiza Bąkiewicz & Katarzyna Biarda – dzp. Domański Zakrzewski Palinka – law firm

· IT architecture – with golden rules, what to stick to and what you can negotiate. Rafał Piotorwski – Architect of Innovation of BNP Paribas

· IT Security (form & more) – what you need to do to work with us; security rules – Alina Zając – Senior Expert in Information Security and Compliance Assistance, BNP Paribas · Code of Cooperation with Startups with simplified procurement process – Paulina Skrzypińska & Michal Miszułowicz, Innovation Lab of BNP Paribas

Alina Zając – BNP Paribas
Jan Wardecki – BNP Paribas

Jarek Oleszczuk – AstraZeneca Pharma Poland
Alberto Di Gennaro – McKinsey &Company, UK
Piotr Stępniak – Ardigen
Rafał Lolo – AstraZeneca Pharma Poland
dr Radoslaw Sierpiński – Agencja Badań Medycznych
Łukasz Jankowski – Okręgowa Izba Lekarska w Warszawie
Jolanta Jaworska – Government & Regulatory Affairs Director, IBM
Łukasz Jankowski – Prezes Okręgowej Rady Lekarskiej, Okręgowa Izba Lekarska w Warszawie
Piotr Drobek – Dyrektor Zespołu Analiz i Strategii w Urzędzie Ochrony Danych Osobowych
Prof. Piotr Grzelak – Kierownik Zakładu Diagnostyki Obrazowej, Instytutu Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki w Łodzi
Piotr Najbuk – DZP

13:00 – 13:20 “Leading in a world poised for disruption” Alberto Di Gennaro (McKinsey & Company, UK). Comparative review of the main forces that are driving current macro-trends & longer terms evolution with special focus given to health care and pharmaceutical business.

13:20 – 13:40 – “How AI is re-shaping drug development & healthcare” Jarek Oleszczuk (AstraZeneca Pharma Poland) From drug development to bedside care, AI applications are rapidly transforming how the health sector operates to reduce costs, widen access & improve patient outcomes. Better understanding of what organisations and countries can do to accelerate adoption of AI-based solutions in healthcare is crucial for policymaking & data-driven infrastructure set up.

13:40-14:00 Case study: “AI & outcome-based healthcare – optimizing clinical trials” Piotr Stępniak (Ardigen) & Rafał Lolo, (AstraZeneca Pharma Poland) Immuno-oncology case study focused on how adoption of AI solutions early in the drug development process could guide better patients selection and lead to faster commercialisation and decrease of treatment cost.

14:00 – 15:00 Debata: „Dlaczego potrzebujemy strategii AI w ochronie zdrowia” Działania dotyczące budowania strategii wykorzystania AI powinny uwzględniać odrębność sektora ochrony zdrowia. Ze względu na transformacyjny charakter AI, który porównuje się do rewolucji przemysłowej w XIX wieku, ważne jest aby strona publiczna i inni kluczowi interesariusze podjęli skoordynowane działania na rzecz pełnego wykorzystania potencjału sztucznej inteligencji w sektorze medycznym i farmaceutycznym w Polsce. W ramach panelu zastanowimy się czy i dlaczego ważne jest aktywne promowanie rozwiązań AI w uwarunkowaniach polskich i jakie bariery oraz szanse związane są z tą technologią. Warsztat może stanowić punkt wyjścia do zbudowania szerokiej koalicji na rzecz rozwoju AI w sektorze medycznym i farmaceutycznym w Polsce.

Panel discussion:

Dr Radoslaw Sierpiński – p.o. Prezesa, Agencja Badań Medycznych
Jarosław Oleszczuk – Prezes Zarządu, AstraZeneca Pharma Poland
Jolanta Jaworska – Government & Regulatory Affairs Director, IBM
Łukasz Jankowski – Prezes Okręgowej Rady Lekarskiej, Okręgowa Izba Lekarska w Warszawie
Piotr Drobek – Dyrektor Zespołu Analiz i Strategii w Urzędzie Ochrony Danych Osobowych
Prof. Piotr Grzelak – Kierownik Zakładu Diagnostyki Obrazowej, Instytutu Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki w Łodzi

Moderator – Piotr Najbuk, Senior Associate, DZP

PART I (15:00 – 16:00): Digital entrepreneurship: how innovative policies help the brightest ideas meet the smartest money? Views from RO & PL

PART II (16:15 – 17:15): Competences of the future -connecting education, labour market and performance; social and psychological challenges of transition toward digital economy

Part I: Panelists:

Mr. Sorin-Valeriu NAȘ – Secretary of State, Romanian Ministry for Business Environment, Commerce and Entrepreneurship
Mr. Pawel Boris – President of Polish Development Fund-PFR
Mr. Marcin Motel – Sales Director, Poland -UiPath, global software company

Part II: Panelists:

Mrs. Mariana Crasovan – Dean, Faculty of Psychology, West University of Timisoara
Mr. Dan Ioan Tufiș – Director of the Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence “Mihai Drăgănescu” – Romanian Academy
Mr. Andrzej Adamski – Rector’s Proxy for Innovations Jagiellonian University
Mr. Wojciech Przybylski – President of Krakow Technology Park

Part I: Key goal: Foster digital entrepreneurship as a way to move the economy from a cost-based competitiveness to a quality-based competitiveness-it is high time for the CEE not to be only known for its cheap workforce, but also to become an innovation powerhouse.

Part II: We should start our discussion on the competencies of the future not with the competencies themselves, but with how learning should change in adapting to new realities. Since we have established that small companies an start-ups are and will continue to be the backbone of a growing economy, we should focus on how they keep up with the digital economy.