Speakers
Professor, Marek Ratajczak Secretary of State in the Ministry of Science and Higher Education
Dr. Mauro Dell’Ambrogio Swiss State Secretary for Education and Research
Grażyna Henclewska Viceminister – Ministry of Economy
Igor Radziewicz-Winnicki Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Health
Jerzy Majchrzak Director of Innovation and Industry Department, Ministry of Economy
Alexandra Bishop President of Novartis Poland
Maciej Adamkiewicz CEO, Adamed Group
Prof. Marek Banaszkiewicz President, Polish Space Agency
Renato Di Rubbo Chief Marketing Officer of Franke Group and Franke Kitchen Systems
Johannes Ermatinger Owner and managing partner of RBU management consulting partners
Piotr Grabiec Professor at the Institute of Electron Technology (ITE)
Ewa Grenda CEO of Roche Poland, Roche Polska
Mariusz Ignatowicz Partner at PwC Tax and Legal Department
Magdalena Jabłońska Senior Manager in the team Innovations and R & D PwC
Leszek Kaczmarek Profesor and Head of Molecular Neurobiology at the Institute of Experimental Biology at Polish Academy of Sciences
Jacek Kosiec Director of Space Programme, Creotech Instruments S.A.
Eva M. Klaper Head COST Switzerland, State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI
Monika Lamparska-Przybysz Funding Manager Polpharma Biologics, owner of a consulting company Biopharma Consulting
Paulina Zadura-Lichota Director of Enterprise and Innovation Department, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development PARP
Vital Meyer Head of Start-up Promotion and Entrepreneurship
Paweł Rowiński Vice-President, Polish Academy of Sciences
Benjamin Schwägli Head of Swiss Business Hub Poland
Robert Sekuła Head of Research Team at ABB
Peter Stämpfli CEO, Stämpfli AG
Marek Szymański CEO Franke Polska, President of Polish-Swiss Chamber of Commerce
Roman Walasiński President of the Board, Swissmed
Marek Synowiec Innovative Project Manager, Wielton
Dr. Bogdan Wasilewski Chairman of the Board, Technopark Łódź
Place
Hotel Sofitel Victoria
Królewska 11, Warszawa- The nearest public transport:
- Pl. Małachowskiego 02
- Zachęta 01
- Zachęta 02
- Metro Świętokrzyska
Conference Programme
9.00-9.30 Registration
• Mr. Marek Ratajczak, Secretary of State, Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education
• Dr. Mauro Dell’Ambrogio, State Secretary, Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI
• Mrs. Grażyna Henclewska, Undersecretary of State, Polish Ministry of Economy
• What are the conditions for innovation?
• How to create an optimal environment for innovation?
• R&D bilateral collaboration
• Swiss contribution to Poland – Polish-Swiss Research Program
• Technology transfer through Swiss investments
• What is the source of Swiss innovation?
• What makes the success of Swiss innovative companies?
Panelists:
• Mr. Marek Ratajczak, Secretary of State, Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education
• Dr. Mauro Dell’Ambrogio, State Secretary, Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI
• Mrs. Grażyna Henclewska, Undersecretary of State, Polish Ministry of Economy
• Prof. Paweł Rowiński, Vice-President, PAN
• Prof. Marek Banaszkiewicz, President, Polish Space Agency
• Mr. Marek Szymański, CEO Franke Polska, President of Polish-Swiss Chamber of Commerce
Moderator: Mr. Bogusław Chrabota, Editor-in-Chief, Rzeczpospolita
11:00-11:30 Coffee break.
Panel 1A: 11.30-12.45
Swiss and Polish contributions to the European Research Area
• How to make use of the international cooperation possibilities efficiently?
• How to use available funds in the best possible way?
• What are the opportunities for common collaboration?
• Swiss-Polish research cooperation: best practices under the FP7 and opportunities under Horizon 2020
• Best practices under the Polish-Swiss Research Programme
Panelists:
• Prof. Paweł Rowiński, Vice-President PAN
• Prof. Jerzy Kątcki, Deputy Director, NCBiR
• Prof. Leszek Kaczmarek, Member of the Selection Committee of the Polish Swiss Joint Research Programme
• Prof. Piotr Grabiec, Institute of Electron Technology
• Dr. Eva M. Klaper, Head COST Switzerland, State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI
Moderator: Mr. Wojciech Szeląg, Polsat
12:45-13:00 break
Panel 1B: 13.00-14.30
Innovation in practice
• What determines success in the field of innovation?
• The “ecosystem” of innovations in Switzerland and Poland
• Cooperation science-business: good practices
• The role of capital market (VC) in financing innovation
• From the laboratory to commercialization
• Private sector investment in R&D
Panelists:
• Mrs. Paulina Zadura-Lichota, Director of Enterprise and Innovation Department, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development PARP
• Mr. Robert Sekuła, ABB, Corporate Research Center, Kraków
• Dr. Vital Meyer, Head of Start-up and Entrepreneurship, Commission for Technology and Innovation CTI, Switzerland
• Mr. Jacek Kosiec, Director of Space Programme, Creotech Instruments SA
• Mr. Maciej Adamkiewicz, CEO, Adamed Group
Moderator: Mr. Marcin Piątkowski, World Bank
Panel 2A: 11.30-12.45
How to foster innovation in healthcare?
• What are the challenges ahead?
• Policy towards health care of the elderly.
• How to increase investment in healthcare?
• What are the necessary framework conditions?
• How to ensure an innovation-friendly regulatory environment?
Panelists:
• Mr Igor Radziewicz-Winnicki, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Health
• Mr Jerzy Majchrzak, Director of Innovation and Industry Department, Ministry of Economy
• Mrs. Ewa Grenda, General Director Roche Polska
• Mrs. Alexandra Bishop, CEO Novartis Poland
• Mr. Roman Walasiński, CEO Swissmed
• Mr. Bogdan Wasilewski, Chairman of the Board, Technopark Łódź
Moderator: Mariusz Ignatowicz, Partner, PWC
12.45-13.00 Presentation: Switzerland as a business location
Speaker: Mr. Benjamin Schwägli, Head of Swiss Business Hub Poland*
Panel 2B: 13.00-14.30
How to develop a company’s culture of innovation?
• Impact of culture on company’s innovation capacity: values, behavior, innovative climate
• How to change the culture – process, milestones, barriers
• How to keep an organization innovative?
Panelists:
• Mr. Peter Stämpfli, Stämpfli AG, entrepreneur
• Mr. Johannes Ermatinger, RBU, business consultant
• Mr. Renato di Rubbo, Chief Marketing Officer of Franke Group
• Mrs. Magdalena Jabłońska, Innovation and R&D Team, PwC
• Mr. Marek Synowiec, Innovative Project Manager, Wielton
• Mrs. Monika Lamparska-Przybysz, Funding Manager Polpharma Biologics
Moderator: Mr. Dariusz Ćwiklak, Newsweek Polska
*The participants of the conference will have the chance to learn more about the advantages of Switzerland as a business or research location. It will be possible during bilateral consulting meetings held at the dedicated information stand organized by the Swiss Business Hub Poland.
Partners
Partners of the Conference:
