Events Calendar

New ‘Industrial’ Order is a call for Europe’s renewal through innovation, ideas, and industrial transformation in the changing world. A shift from legislation to delivery, from fragmentation to scale. Decarbonisation, financing, and defence integration are reshaping Europe’s industrial DNA – making innovation a system, not just a sector.

CSBS 2026 provides a platform for European businesses, policymakers and experts to assess what is working in the EU’s economic agenda, what is not delivering results, and what is pivotal to invest in if Europe is to remain competitive globally.

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AGENDA

9:30-10:00 REGISTRATION

10:00-10:30 OPENING CEREMONY

I. COMPETITIVENESS

11:00-12:30 Panel discussion: “Decarbonisation as a Catalyst for EU Competitiveness: A Reality Check”

Turn decarbonisation challenges into opportunities to strengthen Europe’s industrial competitiveness, clean-tech development and raw materials autonomy. This session focuses on a holistic, value-chain approach to the transition, addressing the tensions between climate goals, investment costs and the global competitiveness of European industry.

12:30-14:00 Lunch

II. FINANCING

14:00-15:30 Panel discussion: “Financing Competitiveness: Quo vadis Europe?”

Unlock synergies between finance and innovation to turn Europe’s competitiveness agenda into investable growth. This session explores how capital can effectively reach infrastructure, industry and scale-ups, addressing the missing financing link

between innovation and market deployment while aligning public instruments, private capital and risk allocation.

15:30-16:00 Coffee Break

III. SECURITY

16:00-17.30 Panel discussion: “The Capability Clash”

Build industrial capability for Europe’s secure future by strengthening defence production, supply chains and security of supply. This session brings together public and private sector leaders to discuss capability gaps, joint procurement, innovation and the long-term competitiveness of the European defence industrial base.

IV. NEW STAGE

17:30-18:30 THE EDGE LAB

A space where the next generation of ideas meets decision-makers. This curated innovation arena gives young founders, researchers and early-stage innovators from Central and Eastern Europe the opportunity to present bold ideas and receive direct, forward-looking feedback from senior experts across business, academia and public administration.

18:30-20:30 EVENING GALA


And something special beyond that:

FIRESIDE CHATS
Unlike formal presentations or panel debates, these sessions create a more conversational setting where thought leaders share personal insights, strategic reflections, and practical experience.

10:30-12:15

Aneta Lobodzinska, CEO, The Science-Technology Centre of Unmanned Systems
Piotr Burczyk, Director, Department of Promotion Coordination, Marshal's Office of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Sebastian Rynkiewicz, CEO, Evoluma Industry Cluster
Michal Kanownik, President, Digital Poland Association, Leader, CEE Digital Coalition
MEP Michal Kobosko, Renew, Poland
MEP Ondrej Krutilek, ECR, Czechia

SUMMIT ORGANISED BY: Business & Science Poland
STRATEGIC PARTNERS: ORLEN S.A., Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego
SUMMIT PARTNERS: Digital Poland Association, CEE Digital Coalition, East Poland House in Brussels, Lodzkie Region, CEC Group, WB Group, PPL Polish Airports
IN COOPERATION WITH: WindEurope, Euromines, European Metals, CEBRE – Czech Business Representation to the EU in Brussels, Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland, Polish Institute in Brussels, We Did It In Poland, Ilot Lukasiewicz, iTECH Lukasiewicz, Ensemble, Industry Contact Point, Visegrad Insight
MEDIA PARTNERS: Euractiv, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, Forsal.PL, Axel Springer