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It is our great pleasure to invite you to the 5th Central European Technology Forum – CETEF’26 which will be held at the Lecture and Conference Center of the Poznan University of Technology, Poland on 19-20 October 2026.

MANAGE THE FUTURE!

CETEF is a key international undertaking organized since 2014 by the Polish Chamber of Commerce for High Technology (IZTECH) and the Polish Federation of Engineering Associations under the patronage of the European Parliament and under the auspices of the European Commission, in cooperation with universities, research institutes and the high-tech industry.

CETEF’26 - HIGH TECHNOLOGIES FOR EUROPE'S SECURITY

Over 1000 representatives from the technology, academic, industry and governmental sectors – international platform for:

discussion on the development of technical fields that are decisive
for ensuring Technological Sovereignty and security for Europe
exploring new ideas, building partnerships, shaping the new EU
Framework Program and enhancing the role of the Central and Eastern
European countries
presenting technological potential of Poland and the region
to implement large European high-tech projects

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CETEF’26 AGENDA

DAY 1 – 19 October 2026

DAY 2 – 20 October 2026

PARALLEL THEMATIC CONFERENCES
9:00 – 15:00

CETEF'26 CLOSING EVENTS

DAY 1 AND DAY 2

19- 20.10.2026

Chairman of the CETEF Steering Committee

Prime Minister of Poland 1997-2001
President of the European Parliament 2009–2012
Member of European Parliment 2004-2024

INVITED SPEAKERS

Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy

Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland

Deputy Director-General for Research and Innovation European Commission

Head of Unit

High Performance Computing and Applications Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT) European Commission

Secretary of State at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland

Sekretarz Stanu Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego

President of the AI, Data and Robotics Association

Secretary General ENGINEERS EUROPE

Director General ORGALIM – Europe’s technology industries

Zenit GmbH

First Deputy Director National Centre for Research and Development

President of the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development

Chief Intellectual Property Officer – EVP Research

Director of Orange Innovation Poland

Chair of the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools n Poland

Rector of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

President of the Management Board of WB Group

President of the Management Board of ENEA S.A.

President of the Management Board

Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa S.A.

Vice President for Research, Łukasiewicz Research Network

President of A.SPIRE

President of the Board Foundation for Polish Science

Rector of the University of Warsaw

Head of the AI UNESCO Chair at IPPT PAN

Founder and CEO Collabwith

Director of the IDEAS Research Institute

Director of the Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences

Deputy Mayor of the City of Poznań

Poznan University of Technology

ETH Zurich

PATRONAGE

STRATEGIC INSTITUTIONAL PARTNER CETEF'26

CO-FINANCED BY THE POLISH MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND HIGHER EDUCATION

CETEF'26 STRATEGIC INDUSTRIAL PARTNER

CETEF'26 SILVER INDUSTRIAL PARTNER

CETEF'26 STRATEGIC RESEARCH PARTNER

CETEF’26 INTERNATIONAL NETWORK PARTNER

CETEF’26 EUROPEAN NETWORK PARTNER

CETEF’26 ORGANISERS

CETEF'26 PARTNERS - ORGANIZERS OF PARALLEL THEMATIC CONFERENCES

CETEF'26 PARTNER - ORGANIZER OF YOUNG SCIENTIST DAY

CETEF’26 PARTNERS

CETEF’26 INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS

CETEF'26 PARTNER - ORGANIZER OF HORIZON EUROPE MATCHMAKING EVENT

CETEF’26 RESEARCH PARTNERS

CETEF'26 INTERNATIONAL PARTNER PROJECTS

CETEF'26 - MEDIA PARTNERS