TechnoLogic Bridge v.0.4
Date: March 28
Time: 2.30 pm to 6 pm
Venue: Świetlica Wolności (6 Nowy Świat #12, Warsaw, Poland)
Registration at Eventbrite: https://cutt.ly/0ripxxd4
Organized by:
We Are Innovation
Students for Liberty Poland
Forum Obywatelskiego Rozwoju (FOR)
Warsaw Enterprise Institute (WEI)
Partners:
Fundacja Wolności Gospodarczej
Artising
Startup Grind
Instytut Misesa
KASE Krakow
Polish-Ukrainian Startup Bridge
Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce
Description:
Join us for TechnoLogic Bridge v.0.4. Four formats tested, one pre-launch before the big edition is coming — TechnoLogic Bridge v.0.4 is where innovation, business, and society collide.
This edition will explore the growing landscape of migration, AI’s transformative power, and the power of business cooperation on the Polish-Ukrainian axis. Poland isn’t just a backdrop for this conversation — it’s the stage where innovation, migration, and business collide. The country is fast becoming a place where foreign startups find a launchpad, Ukrainian resilience meets global tech, and investors and policymakers can learn from this high-energy ecosystem. This isn’t just about ideas; it’s about the real opportunities from this exchange. Everyone — founders, investors, policymakers — has something to gain, and TechnoLogic Bridge v.0.4 is where those conversations start.
Agenda:
Panel: From Borders to Business: The Migration Effect
How does migration impact economies, entrepreneurship, and innovation? Our panel will explore the challenges and opportunities that migration presents in Poland.
Speakers:
Mariya Nebozhenko is the head of the Diia.Business center in Warsaw. Founder of the Empowerment Foundation. Maria is also the co-chair of the Social Dialogue Commission on Foreigners at the Bureau of International Cooperation of the Government of the City of Warsaw and a member of the Social Dialogue Commission at the Bureau of Economic Development. She works closely with entrepreneurs.
Peter Strupp is an experienced entrepreneur and business leader. He was Co-Founder and CEO of Intersource, which he grew from startup to becoming one of the largest employment business service groups in Poland with over 700 enterprise customers and exited to Randstad. He built another high growth business services group that was bought out in 2020.
Peter is the Founder of Summit Prospect and provides scaling advisory and equity capital financing services to high-growth companies.
He is working in areas such as strategy formulation, GTM strategy, B2B Sales Team Development, leader and operating team development as well as institutional equity capital raising. He works closely with high-growth companies from various sectors, including technology companies.
Peter is currently on the Advisory Board of several high-growth companies in Poland. He is on the Board of Directors of Fulbright Poland. A graduate of the Harvard Business School Owner President Management (OPM) program. He is based in Warsaw, Poland.
Piotr Oliński is a legal analyst of FOR and PhD student at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Gdańsk. Graduate of law studies at the University of Warsaw, he also completed the School of German Law organized by the law faculties of the University of Warsaw and the Rhine Friedrich Wilhelm University in Bonn. He received scholarships from, among others, the Minister of Education and Science and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. Piotr is also a participant of the Young Affiliate program at the Network for Constitutional Economics and Social Philosophy.
Moderator:
Błażej Szkudlarek is the national coordinator of Students For Liberty – Poland, lead of the Clubs of the Austrian School of Economics and project manager in Instytut Misesa. Graduated in Economics and Economic Analysis, a financial sector professional specializing in investment and risk analysis.
Panel: Building Bridges for Polish and Ukrainian Business Cooperation
A conversation about the resilience and creativity of businesses in Ukraine and Poland. We’ll explore how startups from both countries are facing challenges head-on and finding new paths forward.
Speakers:
Sebastian Stodolak is Vice President of the Warsaw Enterprise Institute, an economic columnist for Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, a graduate of the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Warsaw, and Postgraduate Studies in Finance and Monetary Policy at the Polish Academy of Sciences. He also publishes articles for the ObserwatorFinansowy.pl portal and hosts a radio show “0+ – a program about entrepreneurship” on Radio Wnet. In the past, his articles were published in “Wprost” and “Newsweek” magazines. He won a distinction in the 15th edition of the Wladyslaw Grabski competition for his work on monetary policy. In 2017, he was awarded the Krzysztof Dzierżawski Prize of the Adam Smith Center for “promoting freedom and common sense.” In addition to his work as a journalist, he is also the lead singer of the heavy metal band Scream Maker, with whom he has released 3 albums and played over 300 shows, including 6 tours in China.
Vladyslav Ivanov is the Vice President of the Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce on the Polish side. Vladislav has a strong legal background with over 25 years of experience working in senior positions in legal matters, as well as as an arbitration manager and advisor on business restructuring. Since 2012, Vladislav has been heading a consulting company that deals with business internationalization and business relocation in the direction of cooperation between Ukraine and foreign partners.
Łukasz Wawak is the Manager of the Polish-Ukrainian Startup Bridge — a project implemented by the Cooperation Fund Foundation in partnership with the CEE Startup Bridge Foundation. The project focuses on creating synergies between promising Ukrainian tech companies and the Polish innovation ecosystem, including venture capital funds and technology adopters. It features an acceleration program offering expert mentoring and tangible financial support for startup development. Łukasz is also a Co-founder and Head of the Supervisory Board of the CEE Startup Bridge Foundation.
Moderator:
Tania Rak is the Chief Operations Officer at We Are Innovation. A journalist and freedom activist with 8 years of experience, Tania has worked with renowned media outlets, including CNN, TechCrunch, Fox News, HackerNoon, the BBC, and Radio Free Europe.
Panel: AI’s Ethical and Economic Journey
As AI continues to revolutionize industries, what are the ethical, economic, and business implications? Experts will dissect the future of AI and its potential for transformation.
Nafis Faysal is an AI entrepreneur and AI engineer with 10 years of experience working with Citibank, a hyper-growth Silicon Valley-based startup. He is the founder of Headshotly.ai, Vosu.ai, TalkGPT.app, and the AI content creation platform CopywriterPro.ai With expertise in AI Agents, Programmatic SEO, and business strategy, he has also contributed to projects for NASA, Google, and Mattermost.
Igor Lyubashenko is an expert in applying AI to research, professor at SWPS University. He has over 10 years of experience in social studies, particularly in qualitative research methodologies. His work focuses on factors determining the effectiveness of policies, solutions, and interventions. He is the principal investigator of two projects funded by the National Science Centre and has participated in numerous other scientific and applied projects. Also, he collaborates with EGO S.C., a Warsaw-based company specializing in creating and improving products and services, modeling and changing human behaviors and experiences, and optimizing organizational processes.
Natalia Nogacka is a marketing and business strategist passionate about AI and entrepreneurship. As Managing Partner at Bootstrappie.ai and former CEO of Collabee, she helps businesses scale and innovate, using AI to drive growth and navigate its impact.
Ahmad Piraiee is a Venture Builder dedicated to transforming startups and scaling businesses from concept to global success. With over 20 years of experience, he has played a pivotal role in mentoring, advising, and accelerating companies at all stages, from early ideation to Fortune 500 collaborations. Ahmad actively builds and strengthens startup ecosystems, leading Startup Grind Poland, curating Techstars Startup Digest, and serving as an Ambassador for Venture Café and Global Startup Awards. He has designed and led corporate acceleration programs for MIT Enterprise Forum, PwC, and mBank’s Corporate Venture Capital.
Moderator:
Jakub Bilski is a journalist, sharing his expertise on AI at Bezprawnik media platform and social media, gathering over 19k followers on X. member of the GHOST scientific club, and part of the organizing committee for GHOST DAY: Applied Machine Learning Conference. Jakub studies Computer Science at Poznań University of Technology.
Why Attend?
Gain insights from top experts in migration, entrepreneurship, and artificial intelligence.
Connect with business leaders, policymakers, and innovators.
Be part of discussions shaping the future of technology and society.
