💥 On Wednesday and Thursday, November 13 and 14, the third edition of the Horizon4Poland conference was held at the Novotel Warsaw Airport Hotel. The conference was organized by the Industry Contact Points of the Łukasiewicz Research Network, which support entrepreneurs and scientists in applying for EU funds for research and innovation under the Horizon Europe framework program. This year’s conference motto was: “Polish Presidency on the Horizon,” referring to Poland’s upcoming presidency of the Council of the European Union.
📣 We registered more than 500 visitors from 12 countries!
🎤 The opening session featured:
– Wieslaw Skwarko, vice president of the Lukasiewicz Research Network;
– Magdalena Bem-Andrzejewska, director of the National Contact Point at the National Center for Research and Development;
– Patrycja Matusz, PhD, Plenipotentiary of the Minister of Science for European Affairs and the Presidency of the Republic of Poland in the Council of the European Union;
– Jacek Wasik, director of the Regional Representation of the European Commission in Wroclaw.
🌍 Horizon4Poland is an event dedicated to representatives of business and science. The current edition was also attended by representatives of more than a dozen European partnerships, including: Virtual Worlds, Batt4UE, Clean Hydrogen Partnership, EIT InnoEnergy, Solar PV, AI Data and Robotics Association, Clean Aviation, SESAR Joint Undertaking, EP PerMed, BrainHealth.
🎯 As pointed out by Prof. PhD, DsC Leszek Kwiecinski Director of Lukasiewicz – ITECH, the institute that coordinates the work of the six Industry Contact Points in Lukasiewicz:
– (…) This year’s edition of the H4PL conference is of particular importance, as it precedes the Polish presidency of the EU, as well as a key decision time for the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework for 2028-2034. For this reason, the event is an opportunity to summarize the achievements of Polish (but not only) research teams in recent years and outline opportunities and challenges for the next perspective, especially in the areas of climate policy, health care, artificial intelligence and sustainable development (…).
📃 The event discussed six thematic areas related to competitions in the Horizon Europe framework program:
👉 Is virtual and augmented reality the technology of the future?
👉 Sustainability in the energy industry.
👉 Potential of hydrogen technologies in Europe.
👉 How to bridge the gap between artificial intelligence, data and robotics.
👉 Towards clear European skies.
👉 Equitable access to psychiatric care – a healthier and longer life in good mental health.
🤝 Horizon Europe is the largest research and innovation program in the history of the European Union. A total of 93.5 billion euros will be allocated for cutting-edge research and innovative solutions over 7 years (2021-2027). We hope to have dozens of effective meetings at our conference, which will lead to the establishment of consortiums with Polish companies and scientific and research units.
🙏 The Honorary Patron of the event is the European Commission Representation in Poland.
🙏 The Strategic Patron is the National Contact Point for EU Research Programs.
🙏 Patron of the event: National Center for Research and Development.
