CEBioForum Awards Banquet at The Westin Warsaw – 22nd April @ 18:30

This year, the CEBioForum Awards Banquet will take place at the prestigious The Westin Warsaw — setting the stage for an exceptional evening.

Join us for a unique event combining the official CEBioForum Awards ceremony with high-level networking and insightful remarks from leading investment experts. It’s a perfect opportunity to celebrate innovation, connect with key players in the biotech ecosystem, and gain valuable perspectives on the future of the industry.

al. Jana Pawła II 21, 00-854 Warszawa

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
DAY 01

Andrew Craig
Author Our Future is Biotech
Investment Manager / The Conviction Life Sciences Company

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
DAY 02

Prof. Tomasz Ciach
Founder / NanoGroup

PANEL 01

Central & Northern Europe Biotech Landscape: Opportunities for Growth

Aleksandra Kubica-Misztal PhD
President / BioForum

Petra Kinzlova
CEO / Prague.bio

Agnė Vaitkevičienė
Vice-president / LithuaniaBIO

Iva Machova
i&i Prague

Adam Pustelnik
The First Deputy Mayor of the City of Łódź

Magdalena Kołodziejska
Deputy Director / NCBR

PANEL 02

The Biotech Act and the New Innovation Map: Can CEE Become Europe’s Next Biotech Hub?

Marcin Tomasik
Partner / Kancelaria TJSP

Grzegorz Rychwalski
Medicines for Poland (PZPPF)

Jeremy Launders
CEO / Bioton SA

Zbysław Ziemacki
Ministry of Development and Technology

Izabela Najda-Jędrzejewska
Ministry of
Science and Higher Education

PANEL 03

Smarter Science: Quo Vadis Testing

Przemko Tylżanowski
KU Leuven & Medical University Lublin / Chairman of the Sectoral Council for Life Sciences

Marta Gajewska
Assistant Professor / Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Piotr Podlasz
Professor / University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Ewa Sokołowska
Senior Director / Transpharmation Poland

Tomasz Trombik
Senior Scientist / Medical University of Lublin

PANEL 04

Women Leadership in Biotech & Venture Capital

Alicja Bekier
Senior Manager Life Sciences / Goldman Recruitment

Krystyna Kowalczyk
CEO / Kapadi Clinical

Magdalena Raczyńska-Stachowiak
Recruitment Director / Fortea

PANEL 01

Effective Venture Capital in European Life Sciences: What’s Working, What’s Broken, and What’s Next?

Karolina Jarosińska
Managing Director / ExecMind

Robert Aleksandrowicz
Co-Founder / Twiti Investments

Aleksander Kłósek
General Partner / YouNick

Marios Nicolettis
Co-founder and Partner / Moondust Ventures

Bernhard Nussbaumer
Managing Director & Co-Owner / ACMIT Gmbh

Katarzyna Wójcik Bąkowska
Partner / Wolf Theiss

PANEL 02

Investing in CEE Biotech: Opportunities & Barriers

Robert Rzemiński
Supervisory Board / Celon Pharma

Paweł Przewięźlikowski
CEO / Ryvu Therapeutics

Tobiasz Jankowski
Investment Partner / MCI Capital

Wojciech Kula
CEO, Founder / Axcellant

Piotr Godlewski
Patent attorney / FGGH IP

PANEL 03

Longevity & Ageing: The Next Frontier for European Venture Capital

Celia Yanez Martinez
MD / Clinica Neleva

Jarosław Biliński
CEO / Human Biome Institute

Patrick Burgermeister
General Partner / RegenEra VC

Marek Postuła
CEO, MD, Co-founder / The Polish Society of Longevity, Agenox

Łukasz Rzeczkowski
Co-founder / CCO / LinkGevity

Jakub Swadźba
CEO / Diagnostyka

PANEL 04

 Biotech in Translation: How to Tell the Story of Innovation

Jakub Knurek
Marketing Specialist / MABION

Maryam Daneshpour
Biotech & Pharma Market Researcher

Ewa Kasprzak
Senior Marketing Specialist / Twist Bioscience

Bilyana Petrova
Marketing and Business Development / JPP – Life Sciences

Mariusz Popin
Expert / HAYS Poland

PANEL 05

Talent as the New Biotech Currency: Shaping the Workforce for the Future

Alicja Bekier
Senior Manager Life Sciences / Goldman Recruitment

Mateusz Bednarski
CEO / Edocera

Anna Cyranka
VP Global Program and Development Site Head / LEO Pharma

Iwona Jaszczyńska
HR Director  / Diagnostyka SA

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