Panel of cross-border cooperation

A cross-border cooperation panel serves as a dynamic platform where diverse entities from various countries and sectors come together to foster collaboration, exchange knowledge, and collectively address shared challenges. This panel encompasses a wide range of possibilities for cooperation, involving key stakeholders such as universities, government bodies, industry players, and innovation clusters.

In summary, the cross-border cooperation panel serves as a nexus for collaboration across countries and sectors, promoting a holistic approach to addressing shared challenges and leveraging the strengths of diverse stakeholders. It is a space where ideas transform into actionable initiatives, fostering mutual understanding and collective progress.

Each speaker brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, promising insightful presentations on various aspects of international cooperation.

Rector of Bialystok University of Technology, Assoc. Prof. Marta Kosior-Kazberuk, DSc, PhD, Eng., will talk about fostering excellence through international projects, entrepreneurial collaborations, and academic opportunities at Bialystok University of Technology.

Second speaker, Mariusz Dabrowski, PhD, director of the Investors Assistance and Business Promotion Bureau of the Podlaskie Region Marshal’s Office, responsible for the development of the Podlaskie Exporter Centre and Agricultural Valley 4.0 projects will show business promotion of the Podlaskie Region.

Cross-border cooperation panel will also be a space to present foreign activities by Werner Loscheider (head of Division IVB4 for construction industry, lightweight construction/new materials), Cecilia Ramberg (director of LIGHTer which is the Swedish Strategic Research and Innovation Programme on Lightweight) and Dr Andrius Vilkauskas (dean at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Desing at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), vice president at Engineering and Technology Industries Association of Lithuania LINPRA).

The conference is organized by Bialystok University of Technology in cooperation with the Marshal’s Office of the Podlaskie Region (Strategic Partner), National Key Clusters (Evoluma Industrial Cluster, formerly Metal Processing Cluster, Polish Construction Cluster, Polish Composite Technology Cluster) with the support of the Bialystok Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the Foundation for the Development of the Bialystok University of Technology and in cooperation with the Institute of Light and Polymer Technologies from Dresden University of Technology and the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS.