Topics for discussion:

Innovation as a key factor in increasing the competitiveness of SMEs in Europe.
Access to European funds and support programs as an opportunity for innovation development.
Organizational culture conducive to experimentation and openness to change.
The importance of knowledge and human capital management in the innovation process.
Global competition as an impulse to accelerate the innovative transformation of SMEs.
Invited panelists:

Dr. Mariusz Filipek - Deputy Ombudsman for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Prof. Marek Gzik, PhD, Eng. - Secretary of State, Ministry of Science and Higher Education
Dr. Zygmunt Krasiński - President of the Polish Chamber of Commerce for Advanced Technologies, Head of the EU Research Projects Center at the Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences
prof. dr hab. inż. Jerzy Małachowski – Director of the National Centre for Research and Development
Marcin Nowak – Vice President of the Katowice Gaming and Technology Hub
Leszek Stypułkowski – Member of the Management Board of Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego
Moderator:

dr hab. Marcin Lis, prof. AWSB - Vice Rector for Student Affairs and Cooperation with the Environment at the WSB Academy


prof. dr Juergen Deller

Mariusz Filipek

dr Zygmunt Krasiński

dr hab. Marcin Lis, prof. AWSB

prof. dr hab. inż. Jerzy Małachowski

Marcin Nowak

Leszek Stypułkowski