Crossing the Valley: How Startups Win Defence Contracts in Poland

Описание: As Europe ramps up defence spending, a critical question remains: why is innovation still struggling to reach the battlefield? This panel brings together practitioners and policymakers to examine the growing gap between urgency, available capital, and the realities of procurement systems built for peacetime. The discussion will explore how Europe can shift from buying platforms to enabling capabilities—faster, more flexibly, and at scale. At its core, the conversation will focus on what must change to ensure that technology, funding, and operational need finally move in sync.

Speakers
Izabela Albrycht, Director, AGH University of Krakow / Krakow DIANA Accelerator
Łukasz Jurczyszyn, Director of EU Funds, Polish Armaments Group (PGZ)
Balázs Nagy, CEO & Co-Founder, TYTAN Technologies

Moderator: Tomasz Lepka, Investment Manager, Keen Venture Partners