Overview
On 3 September, 2026, an event took place at the Socio-Economic Innovation Cluster, Zabłocie 20.22 in Krakow, where representatives of companies and business support institutions, along with AI experts, gathered to discuss practical opportunities for leveraging artificial intelligence in business development.
Over 50 participants, dozens of conversations, new connections, and above all, concrete knowledge about AI. This is exactly what the AI Expert Tour business breakfast looked like, organized by ACC Cyfronet AGH as part of the LUMI AI Factory project, for which we are the Polish operator.
Key thematic areas included:
- opportunities to support Polish companies in AI development; specific forms of support under the LUMI AI Factory project: free expert consultations, training, and access to computing infrastructure,
- implementing artificial intelligence in business,
- practical case studies of enterprises utilizing the support ecosystem,
- networking with business representatives and new technology experts.
Event agenda:
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Registration and networking breakfast
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Welcome and presentation: ACC Cyfronet AGH and LUMI AI Factory, Patrycja Dąbrowska-Wierzbicka, LUMI AI Factory Manager, ACC Cyfronet AGH
9:45 AM - 9:55 AM Entrepreneurship as a Pillar of a City's Brand, Jacek Liguziński, Director of the Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Kraków City Hall
9.55 AM - 10.05 AM Startup Kraków, Izabela Górska, Startup and Business Collaboration Specialist, Kraków City Hall
10:05 AM - 10:15 AM Opportunities for startups and teams developing AI-powered solutions, Kinga Kamińska, Expert, Polish Development Fund
10:15 AM - 10:25 AM Let's talk about industrial AI. Pragmatically, Renata Poreda, Press Spokesperson, ASTOR
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM Presentation by EDIH Łódź, Monika Tomaszewska
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM Bielik: Using AI for Business Growth – How to Do It Right?, Waldemar Boszko, CTO, Bielik
11:05 AM - 11:30 AM How to Sink Your Budget into AI? The Most Common Mistakes Companies Make, Katarzyna Starosławska, ACC Cyfronet AGH
11:30 AM - 11:55 AM "It Works for Me..." – A Debate on the Strengths and Weaknesses of the Innovation Ecosystem in the Age of AI.
Moderator: Łukasz Leszczyński, Innovation Development Expert, ACC Cyfronet AGH.
-Roman Barzyczak - CEO, HiMommy,
-Andrzej Gładysz - Head of Technology Department, NOVOMATIC Technologies Poland S.A,
-Paweł Kupczak - CEO, SentiOne.
11:55 AM - 12:30 PM Networking, open mic, and discussions with experts.
Who was it for? The event was intended for entrepreneurs, startup representatives, managers responsible for innovation and digital transformation, business support institutions, organizations supporting entrepreneurship development, and anyone interested in the practical application of artificial intelligence in business.
The event organizer was ACC Cyfronet AGH.
Event partners: Zabłocie Social and Economic Innovation Cluster, Kraków City Hall, BIELIK, ASTOR.
The event was held as part of the LUMI AI Factory project.
Recording
We invite you to watch the recording prepared during the event:
as well as the photo gallery (Photo by Monika Malczewska):