OCT 27 · 13:30 – 14:15 CET
Science to Business
Building Your Path to the EIC Accelerator
EIC presents success stories of EIC Accelerator alumnae.
Maciej SadowskiStartUp Hub PolandMaciej SadowskiCo-founder, StartUp Hub PolandCo-founder of the Startup Hub Poland Foundation (CEO 2012-2022) - Financial Times no.1 CEE tech accelerator and ranked as the first one in mentoring quality (2026). Maciej advocates innovative Central Eastern European high-tech talents in starting up a global/inter-local venture in Poland. An activist of the high-tech startup industry supporting pioneers of innovation in finding investment and scaling up their solutions and the RoI potential. Specialized in IP transfer, RnD commercialisation and in VC pre-investment process, Maciej searches for best early-stagers from all hard-tech and IP-based sectors from 18 countries of the CEE region. For best teams his Non-Profit prepares acceleration with non-equ grants to €85k as well as exclusive VC/industry bootcamps.Read full bio →
Agnieszka ChłądEuropean Innovation Council (EIC)Agnieszka ChłądCommunications Adviser, EIC & SMEs Executive Agency, European Commission, European Innovation Council (EIC)Agnieszka Chłąd is a communications professional at the European Innovation Council (EIC), where she works at the intersection of deep tech innovation, investment and European policy. She leads communication activities that showcase Europe’s breakthrough innovations and support the growth of European deep tech start-ups and scale-ups. Her work brings her into close contact with entrepreneurs, investors, policy makers and other innovation ecosystem stakeholders, with a particular focus on how Europe can help its most promising technologies reach the market and scale globally.Read full bio →
Tomasz ĆwikFinqubitTomasz ĆwikCo-founder & CEO, FinqubitPassionate technologist and experienced financial industry executive who loves to shift the borders of what is possible with strong track record of successful innovations merging cutting-edge technologies with practical financial industry challenges. Leader of the first Quantum team in the financial sector in CEE. Recognized as one of the Worldwide Quantum Strategists by Quantum Insider.Read full bio →
Sven ZagałaResQuantSven ZagałaCEO, ResQuantSven Zagała is the CEO of ResQuant, a serial entrepreneur, business developer, and business angel with nearly thirty years of experience building technology companies. At ResQuant he leads the development of European hardware chips that implement NIST-compliant post-quantum cryptography for IoT and edge computing devices. He is also a partner at Invento.VC and a mentor to ICT, deep tech, blockchain, and AI projects.Read full bio →