EEC Startup Challenge 2024, 8 May 2024, International Congress Centre in Katowice, Poland

09:00-11:00

Opening session: How is business born? From an idea to a company. Synergy between start-ups, corporations and the state
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How is business born? From an idea to a company. Synergy between start-ups, corporations and the state
- Start-up companies. Who will help them?
- The state wants to help. Start-up support programmes. Will large state-owned companies speed up the processes of commercializing start-up ideas?
- EU funds for young business. What exactly can we expect?
- Start-up accelerators. Theory and practice.
- Not only cash. What else does young business need to grow?
- Synergy, inspiration, benefits. Cooperation between corporations and start-ups.
- Brunon Bartkiewicz
  
  Position: Chairman of the Board, ING Bank Śląski SA
- Radosław Gnutek
  
  Position: Executive Director for Research and Innovation, Tauron Polska Energia SA
- Patrycja Klarecka
  
  Position: President, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP)
- Eliza Kruczkowska
  
  Position: Innovation Development Director, Polski Fundusz Rozwoju SA (Polish Development Fund)
- Julia Krysztofiak-Szopa
  
  Position: CEO, Startup Poland
- Jarosław Rogoża
  
  Position: Member of the Board, Synthos S.A.
- Dariusz Żuk
  
  Position: Chairman of the Board, Business Link Poland

11:30-12:30

Business Mixer - Urban Quest Final - Presentation of three start-ups; the jury will select the winner
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- Małgorzata Bonikowska
  
  Position: President, ThinkTank
- Katarzyna Malec
  
  Position: Managing Director, bChange
- Renata Nowakowska
  
  Position: Innovation Manager, Skanska Property Poland
- Mariusz Turski
  
  Position: Co-founder, AIP, Business Link, bValue
Start-up Challenge. Start-up presentation.
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Start-up Challenge. Start-up presentation.
- presentations (6 start-ups from categories 3 and 4, max 10 min each)

11:30-12:10

The future of VR
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- Katarzyna Jaklewicz

12:15-13:00

Confrontations. Cat 3. Tradition & modernity. Industry. Energy. Telecommunications. Logistics
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Confrontations. Mature companies and start-ups. What innovations does business need and how do the young see innovation? A common course?
- Corporations, innovations, development. What do large companies need?
- Structure and scale of activity and risk acceptance. “Outsourcing” of innovation?
- Flexible and fearless. Innovations in the perception and practice of young business
- What can we give to each other? Synergies in joint projects by corporations and start-ups
- Barriers and limits to cooperation. Dialogue and communication failures
- Dilemmas of independence: – I pay and I demand. And I create…
- Step by step. Examples of companies and start-ups that made it.
- Beata Cichocka - Tylman
  
  Position: Director, Innowacje i B+R, PwC
- Marcin Lewenstein
  
  Position: Innovation Officer, InnoEnergy Poland Plus
- Jarosław Rogoża
  
  Position: Member of the Board, Synthos S.A.
- Maciej Szota
  
  Position: Director of the Department of Innovation and Business Development, PGNiG SA

12:30-13:00

MEETINGS WITH MENTORS
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- Grzegorz Albrecht
  
  Position: Chairman of the Board, Albrecht & Partners Sp. z o.o.
Inspirational lecture
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- How to effectively promote a startup ecosystem, best practices from Israel that can be used in Poland
- Guy Hilton

13:30-14:15

Confrontations. Cat.4. For human. Biotechnology, medicine, ecology
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Confrontations. Mature companies and start-ups. What innovations does business need and how do the young see innovation? A common course?
- Corporations, innovations, development. What do large companies need?
- Structure and scale of activity and risk acceptance. “Outsourcing” of innovation?
- Flexible and fearless. Innovations in the perception and practice of young business
- What can we give to each other? Synergies in joint projects by corporations and start-ups
- Barriers and limits to cooperation. Dialogue and communication failures
- Dilemmas of independence: – I pay and I demand. And I create…
- Step by step. Examples of companies and start-ups that made it.
- Piotr Buszman
  
  Position: Chairman of the Board, American Heart of Poland SA
- Wojciech Kuta
  
  Position: Editor-in-Chief, Rynek Zdrowia, rynekzdrowia.pl
- Barbara Misiewicz-Jagielak
  
  Position: Director of External Relations, Polpharma Group
- Michał Pizon
  
  Position: Co-founder, Sidly Medical
- Sławomir Połukord
  
  Position: Senior Business Development Manager, Microsoft
- Magdalena Władysiuk
  
  Position: Expert of Medical Technology Assessment, HTA Consulting, Chairman of the Board, Central and Eastern European Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care

13:30-14:30

Start-up Challenge. Start-up presentations
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Start-up Challenge. Start-up presentations
- presentations (6 start-ups from categories 5 and 1, max 10 min each)

13:30-14:00

MEETINGS WITH MENTORS
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- Matan Scharf
  
  Position: CEO and Founder, cycuro.com

14:10-14:55

Confrontations. Cat 5. Client & business. Commerce, customer experience, fintech
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Confrontations. Mature companies and start-ups. What innovations does business need and how do the young see innovation? A common course?
- Corporations, innovations, development. What do large companies need?
- Structure and scale of activity and risk acceptance. “Outsourcing” of innovation?
- Flexible and fearless. Innovations in the perception and practice of young business
- What can we give to each other? Synergies in joint projects by corporations and start-ups
- Barriers and limits to cooperation. Dialogue and communication failures
- Dilemmas of independence: – I pay and I demand. And I create…
- Step by step. Examples of companies and start-ups that made it.
- Krystian Dylewski
  
  Position: Owner, 2take.it
- Wojciech Kazimierski
  
  Position: Chairman of the Board, LeaseLink
- Paweł Maj
- Piotr Olkowski
  
  Position: Senior Associate, DLA Piper
- Michał Owczarek
  
  Position: Innovation Expert, ING Bank Śląski SA

14:15-14:40

MEETINGS WITH MENTORS
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- Kamil Bolek
  
  Position: Head of Communication, indaHash

14:30-14:45

Inspirational lecture
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- How to grow start-up from zero to 1 billion PLN in Polish conditions. Comments of the entrepreneur.
- Krzysztof Domarecki
  
  Position: Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Selena FM SA

14:40-15:05

MEETINGS WITH MENTORS
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- Maciej Balsewicz
  
  Position: CEO, bvalue

14:45-15:00

Speech
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- The role of modern technologies, start-ups and young entrepreneurs in the economic modernisation and clean energy transition - How can policy makers facilitate further innovations and the uptake of modern technologies in everyday lives of EU citizens.
- Maroš Šefčovič
  
  Position: European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union

15:30-16:10

Confrontations. Cat 1. Industry 4.0. Robotics, automation, IT, new materials
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Confrontations. Mature companies and start-ups. What innovations does business need and how do the young see innovation? A common course?
- Marek Gutt-Mostowy
  
  Position: Founder, euroLoop
- Michał Kot
  
  Position: Director of industrial sales, Siemens Sp. z o.o.
- Sebastian Meszyński
- Jacek Ziarno
  
  Position: Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Nowy Przemysł Economic Magazine

15:30-16:30

Start-up Challenge. Start-up presentation
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Start-up Challenge. Start-up presentation
- presentations (6 start-ups, 3 from categories 2 and 6, max 10 min each)
The jury evaluates and the public votes by smartphone

15:30-16:00

MEETINGS WITH MENTORS
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- Konrad Pawlus
  
  Position: Co-founder, SALESmanago Marketing Automation

16:10-16:40

Confrontations. Cat. 2. Business & ICT. Management. Analytics and decision-making processes
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Confrontations. Mature companies and start-ups. What innovations does business need and how do the young see innovation? A common course?
- Corporations, innovations, development. What do large companies need?
- Structure and scale of activity and risk acceptance. “Outsourcing” of innovation?
- Flexible and fearless. Innovations in the perception and practice of young business
- What can we give to each other? Synergies in joint projects by corporations and start-ups
- Barriers and limits to cooperation. Dialogue and communication failures
- Dilemmas of independence: – I pay and I demand. And I create…
- Step by step. Examples of companies and start-ups that made it.
- Jan Gajewski
  
  Position: Exon
- Debbi Hoehn
  
  Position: Director of the New Technology Department, Microsoft
- Ross Knap
  
  Position: CEO, CallPage
- Wojciech Wolny
  
  Position: Chairman of the Board, EUVIC Sp. z o.o.
- Jacek Ziarno
  
  Position: Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Nowy Przemysł Economic Magazine

16:40-17:10

Confrontations. Cat 6. Lifestyle. Leisure industry. Others
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Confrontations. Mature companies and start-ups. What innovations does business need and how do the young see innovation? A common course?
- Corporations, innovations, development. What do large companies need?
- Structure and scale of activity and risk acceptance. “Outsourcing” of innovation?
- Flexible and fearless. Innovations in the perception and practice of young business
- What can we give to each other? Synergies in joint projects by corporations and start-ups
- Barriers and limits to cooperation. Dialogue and communication failures
- Dilemmas of independence: – I pay and I demand. And I create…
- Step by step. Examples of companies and start-ups that made it.
- Przemysław Jedlecki
  
  Position: Journalist, Gazeta Wyborcza
- Wojciech Kuśpik
  
  Position: Chairman of the Board, PTWP SA Group
- Rafał Pikiewicz
  
  Position: Managing Director, Turtle Entertainment Poland
- Maciej Piwko
  
  Position: Chairman of the Board, Everytap

20:00

GALA
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- contest description, justification of the verdict – President of the Jury
- presentation of the 6 awards

21:30

Concert + start-up party
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Agenda

09:00-11:00

How is business born? From an idea to a company. Synergy between start-ups, corporations and the state

11:30-12:30

Start-up Challenge. Start-up presentation.

11:30-12:10

12:15-13:00

Confrontations. Mature companies and start-ups. What innovations does business need and how do the young see innovation? A common course?

12:30-13:00

13:30-14:15

Confrontations. Mature companies and start-ups. What innovations does business need and how do the young see innovation? A common course?

13:30-14:30

Start-up Challenge. Start-up presentations

13:30-14:00

14:10-14:55

Confrontations. Mature companies and start-ups. What innovations does business need and how do the young see innovation? A common course?

14:15-14:40

14:30-14:45

14:40-15:05

14:45-15:00

15:30-16:10

Confrontations. Mature companies and start-ups. What innovations does business need and how do the young see innovation? A common course?

15:30-16:30

Start-up Challenge. Start-up presentation

15:30-16:00

16:10-16:40

Confrontations. Mature companies and start-ups. What innovations does business need and how do the young see innovation? A common course?

16:40-17:10

Confrontations. Mature companies and start-ups. What innovations does business need and how do the young see innovation? A common course?

20:00

GALA

21:30

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