Could there be a better place to discuss and share ideas than one of Europe's newest centers for corporate-startup collaboration - The Heart Warsaw?

The idea behind the meeting was to showcase the startup ecosystems of both countries, as well as to connect Belgian and Polish startups with international companies.

The event was opened by Mr Pierre Detry, Chairman of the Belgian Business Chamber, followed by a speech by Mr. Krzysztof Szubert, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Digital Affairs, The Government Plenipotentiary for Digital Single Market.

Minister Szubert gave his insights on the startup ecosystem in Poland, as well as underlined the importance of the cooperation between Polish and international startups. 

During the moderated discussion experts addressed numerous interesting issues such as current hot startup topics, what are the possibilities of co-operation between companies and startups, what solutions from both Belgium and Poland can be implemented and more.

Panelists, who took part in the discussion:

• Professor Bernard Surlemont HEC - Management School, Liège University
• Mr Hubert Brogniez - Venture Lab, Liège
• Mr Tomasz Rudolf - The Heart Warsaw
• Ms Dagna Frydrych - Polish Development Fund
• Mr Piotr Gadzinowski - CRIDO Taxand
• Mr Piotr Marciniak - Bank BGŻ BNP Paribas - moderator

Right after the discussion, six startups form different sectors, had a great opportunity to present their activities and innovations to all of the participants.

Those Startups were:

• Swing Development
• Ronis Vision
• Mcorpus
• Brain Attach
• Vreego
• Soti

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