
The European Innovation Council (EIC) is organising an Info Day in Warsaw on October 27, 2025.
Speakers will showcase the funding and support opportunities offered by the EIC, with a particular focus on the EIC Accelerator and STEP. The programme will feature insights from a successful Polish beneficiary, presentations on the EIC Business Acceleration Services and National Contact Points, as well as a panel discussion on tackling regional challenges. Participants will also have the opportunity to ask questions throughout the sessions. The event will conclude with networking drinks and bites, creating space to connect with innovators and stakeholders from across the ecosystem.
The event will be held in English and is organised in collaboration with NCBR Poland.
- innovation
- Monday 27 October 2025, 09:00 - 15:00 (CET)
- Warsaw, Poland
Programme
- 27 Oct 2025, 09:00 - 09:30 (CET)Welcome Coffee & Registrations
Master of Ceremony: Ola Ihnatowicz, Coordinator of Innovative Europe Team, National Centre for Research and Development of Poland
- 09:30 - 09:40 (CET)Opening Remarks
Bożena Lublińska Kasprzak, Deputy Director of NCBR
Prof. Adam Woźniak, Vice-Rector for Development, WUT
- 09:40 - 10:00 (CET)Presenting the European Innovation Council (EIC)
Stéphane Ouaki, Acting Director, EISMEA
- 10:00 - 10:40 (CET)Deep Dive into the EIC Accelerator and STEP
Stéphane Ouaki, Acting Director, EISMEA
- 10:40 - 11:00 (CET)Chat with a successful beneficiary
Bart Roszkowski, co-CEO Proteine Resources
- 11:00 - 11:15 (CET)Q&A
- 11:15 - 11:30 (CET)Coffee Break
- 11:30 - 11:50 (CET)EIC Business Acceleration Services
Agnieszka Stasiakowska, Head of sector for EIC BAS services, EISMEA
- 11:50 - 12:00 (CET)Presentation of NCP Services
- 12:00 - 12:45 (CET)Unleashing Deep-Tech in CEE: Tackling Regional Challenges
Panel discussion with the representatives of CEE innovation ecosystem
Pawel Michalski, CEO of VCLeaders and Vice-President of TechPL
Jakub Jasiczak, Chairman at Polish Association of University Knowledge Transfer Companies
Cristian Dascalu, EIC Ambassador, Partner at GapMinder VC & Techcelerator
Justyna ChoińskaJackiewicz, Center for Innovation, Warsaw University of Technology
- 12:45 - 13:00 (CET)Final Remarks
- 13:00 - 14:30 (CET)Networking Lunch
Practical information
- When
- Monday 27 October 2025, 09:00 - 15:00 (CET)
- Where
- Innovation Centre of Warsaw University of Technologyul. Rektorska 4, 00-614 Warsaw, Poland
- Languages
- English