Horizon4Poland'26: Türkiye–Poland Strategic Investment Partnership panel and Innovation Expo

Horizon4Poland'26 is one of the key Horizon Europe partnering events in Poland. Under the theme "From Partnerships to European Impact", it brings together companies, research institutions and public bodies from Poland and Europe that want to build international consortia for Horizon Europe projects. It takes place on 3 November 2026, 08:30–20:00, at The Tides, ul. Wioślarska 8, Warsaw. The day runs in parallel tracks: debates and keynotes, workshops, matchmaking and networking, and the Innovation Expo.

The event is organised by the Horizon Europe Industry Contact Points (BPK) of the Łukasiewicz Research Network, coordinated by Łukasiewicz – ITECH. It is held under the honorary patronage of the Minister of Science and Higher Education, the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, PARP Grupa PFR, the European Commission Representation in Poland, NCBR, the Polish Chamber of Commerce (KIG) and the Polish Confederation Lewiatan. TURKPOL takes part through its people and its strategic partner; it is not an organiser.

The Türkiye–Poland debate

One of this year's main themes is Polish–Turkish technological and defence cooperation, the subject of a debate organised with TIDE, TURKPOL's strategic partner.

• Debate: "Türkiye–Poland Strategic Investment Partnership: New Horizons in Industry, Defence, Energy and Technology"
• When: 12:30–13:30, main conference stage
• Opening remarks: H.E. Rauf Alp Denktaş, Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Poland
• Chair: Atilla Arda Beşen, Founder & CEO, VolareVers; co-founder of TIDE
• Speaker: Witold Leśniak, former Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Istanbul
• Speaker: Konrad Maj, Director, HumanTech Center
• Speaker: Dorota Heidrich, Plenipotentiary of the President of the Łukasiewicz Research Network for International Cooperation
• Speaker: Oktay Ercan, EU projects expert, Directorate for EU Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye
• Speaker: Iwona Bogucka, Managing Director, FND; CEO, ISETIA

At the Innovation Expo

• A TIDE delegation of Turkish technology companies exhibits at a joint Türkiye / TIDE area.
• TIDE also helps Turkish companies prepare for the matchmaking session.

Programme (the organiser's preliminary agenda of 27 October)

• 08:30: Registration and welcome coffee
• 09:00: Opening speeches: Andrzej Szeptycki (Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Science and Higher Education), Hubert Cichocki (President, Łukasiewicz Research Network) and Michał Matlak (Director, Łukasiewicz – ITECH)
• 09:30: Keynotes: Grzegorz Brona (Founder and CEO, Creotech Instruments) and Krzysztof Pyrć (President, Foundation for Polish Science)
• 10:00–11:00: Debate I: the future of Horizon Europe in the next EU budget
• 10:00–18:00: Innovation Expo, with the joint Türkiye / TIDE area
• 11:00–12:00: Debate II: space and strategic technologies in building Europe's technological sovereignty
• 12:30–13:30: Debate III: Türkiye–Poland Strategic Investment Partnership
• 14:30–15:30: Debate IV: scaling innovation for Europe's energy transition
• 15:30–16:30: Debate V: how European partnerships listen, connect and create value
• 16:00–18:00: Matchmaking session (15-minute one-to-one meetings)
• 17:00–18:00: Innovation success stories: entrepreneurs on the road from lab to market
• 18:00–20:00: Networking cocktail

Parallel workshops: 12:00–13:30, designing digital health projects (design thinking); 14:30–16:00, the Polish voice in the EIT 2028–2034 reform. The agenda is preliminary and the organiser may change it.

How to register

Participation is free, and registration is open until 2 November 2026 on the b2match platform.

• Step 1: create your account. Go to the event's registration page on b2match and sign up with your name, e-mail and organisation.
• Step 2: complete your profile. Say who you are and what you are looking for (partners, consortia, technology or investment), so that other participants can find you.
• Step 3: book meetings. Once registered, you can see the participant list and request 15-minute one-to-one meetings with the people and organisations on it. The meetings take place during the matchmaking session, 16:00–18:00.
• Step 4: get the b2match app. Download the b2match app from the App Store or Google Play and sign in before the event. Your personal agenda, your meeting schedule and the notifications for your meetings are in it, so you have them on your phone on the day.
• Step 5: choose your sessions. Check the programme on the official event page. Workshop places are limited and need the organiser's approval.
• Step 6: on the day. Bring your phone: your meetings are in the app. Come to The Tides, ul. Wioślarska 8, Warsaw, from 08:30 (registration and welcome coffee). Sessions run in Polish and English, with interpretation.

Turkish companies that want help preparing their matchmaking meetings can write to TIDE: atilla@tideurope.com or tunc@tideurope.com.

More: official event page · TIDE's event page