Agenda
EUTechSovereignty2025
26 May 2025
Old Library Building of the University of Warsaw
Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, Warsaw
9:00 – 9:30
Conference registration
9:30 – 9:40
Conference opening & Welcome remarks
9:40 – 10.20
Key-note: European strategy for technological sovereignty – goals, priorities, instruments
Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy
Key-note: Polish contribution to the European plan for technological sovereignty
Dr Dariusz Standerski, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland
9:40 – 10.20
Key-note: European strategy for technological sovereignty – goals, priorities, instruments
Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy
Key-note: Polish contribution to the European plan for technological sovereignty
Dr Dariusz Standerski, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland
10:20 – 11.30
High-level debate: How to secure the achievement of the goal of regaining Europe’s technological sovereignty in the light of the priorities of the Polish Presidency of the EU Council
Moderator: Prof. Jerzy Buzek, Prime Minister of Poland in 1997-2001, Chairman of the Council of the Polish Chamber of Commerce for High Technology (IZTECH)
Panelists:
Waldemar Pawlak, Prime Minister of Poland in 1993-1995, Chairman of the National Economy and Innovation Committee of the Senate of the Republic of Poland
Prof. Andrzej Szeptycki, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Science and Higher Education Republic of Poland
Emanuela Girardi, President of the AI, Data and Robotics Association
Antonio Novo Guerrero, President of the European Clusters Alliance
Jesus Valero, President of the European Association of Research and Technology Organisations (EARTO) and CEO TECNALIA Research & Innovation
Prof. Alojzy Nowak, Rector of Warsaw University, President of the 4EU+ Alliance
Żaneta Zemła-Pacud – Vice-President, Patent Office of the Republic of Poland
11:30 – 11:45
Coffee break
11:45– 12:00
Using artificial intelligence to rebuild Europe’s technological sovereignty
Prof. Piotr Sankowski, Informatics Institute, University of Warsaw – Presentation
12:00 – 13:00
Plenary Session I: Assessment of the impact of EU Framework Programme’s instruments and European partnerships on the development of Europe’s technological sovereignty and the reconstruction of the European high-tech industry
Moderator: Dr Adam Piotrowski, President of VIGO Photonics S.A., Member of the Commission Expert Group on the Interim Evaluation of Horizon Europe
Panelists:
Tomasz Mazuryk, Co-Founder, Co-CEO, FundingBox
Katarzyna Walczyk-Matuszyk, Vice-President, Polish Chamber of Commerce for High Technology (IZTECH)
Florin Zubașcu, Executive Editor at Science|Business
Prof. Piotr Sankowski, Informatics Institute, University of Warsaw
Krzysztof Lipiec, EIT Manufacturing
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 15:00
Plenary Session II: Success stories of H2020 and Horizon Europe projects – examples of science-industry cooperation and implementation of high technologies
Moderator: Katarzyna Jodko-Piórecka, Łukasiewicz – ITECH Institute of Innovation and Technology
XTPL S.A. – Jacek Olszański, Management Board Member, XTPL S.A. – Presentation
7bulls.com Sp. z o. o. – Katarzyna Materka, EU Project Manager/Quality Assurance Specialist at 7bulls.com Sp. z o. o – Presentation
Projects in the area of civil security co-ordinated by ITTI – Krzysztof Samp, Vice-president of ITTI Sp. z o.o. – Presentation
Centre of Excellence NOMATEN – Prof. Jacek Jagielski, Co-ordinator of the Centre of Excellence NOMATEN, National Centre for Nuclear Research – Presentation
15:00 – 16:00
Key note and Discussion Panel: Valorisation of knowledge for effective implementation of technological solutions in a view of FP10
Key note: Ioannis Sagias, Deputy Head of Unit for valorisation policies and IPR, European Commission, Belgium
Moderator: Katarzyna Walczyk-Matuszyk, Vice-President, Polish Chamber of Commerce for High Technology (IZTECH), Coordinator of the widerAdvance Facility project
Panelists:
Ioannis Sagias, Deputy Head of Unit for valorisation policies and IPR, European Commission
Dr Agata Wańcio, Deputy Director, Department of Innovation and Industrial Policy,Ministry of Economy Development and Technology, Republic of Poland
Michele Andolfo, CEO Artigo, Italy
Barbara Świątkowska, Social Transformations and Resilience Candidate Partnership, National Science Center
Antonio Carbone, Expert at Horizon Europe EIC and EIE Programme Committee, Italy
16:00 – 17:00
Wrap-up and Networking session
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