CONFERENCE PARTNERS

Strategic partners

Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) is the leader of the Polish industry and one of the largest defence groups in Europe. It concentrates more than 60 companies (of defence, shipyard, new technologies sectors), achieving annual revenue of circa PLN 5 billion. By making use of the technology Polonisation potential, close cooperation with the Polish scientists and focus on the research & development process, PGZ offers innovative products which enhance Poland’s security. Furthermore, it upgrades and maintains vehicles, airplanes, helicopters, vessels. In addition, PGZ modernizes and maintains vehicles, airplanes, helicopters, vessels. In the coming years, PGZ will develop aerospace and satellite technologies as well as cyber technologies.

Deloitte Poland is one of the leading advisory firms providing world-class professional services in audit, tax advisory, legal, strategic and technology consulting, as well as enterprise risk management and financial advisory. Currently, Deloitte in Poland has over 2000 practitioners, while Deloitte Central Europe counts more than 5300 practitioners in their respective fields.

Deloitte provides its clients with top quality services, implementing seamless service standards, combining global knowledge and resources of more than 225 000 people working in 150 countries with valuable experience of local market professionals.

Microsoft is a leader of the new technologies industry – a provider of devices and services for consumers and institutional and commercial clients that help realize their full potential.

Microsoft’s flagship products include the Windows operating system. The company is also a leader of cloud computing solutions and is the only vendor with an end-to-end offering that spans infrastructure, a platform, and cloud applications.

The company is a socially engaged, aiming to expand digital literacy through investments in the development of IT education, start-ups’ and NGOs’ support. In 2015 the company donated in Poland 527 million zlotys to achieve this objective.

PKO Bank Polski is the leader of Polish banking sector. It has managed to regularly achieve high results while maintaining a conservative approach to risk. Its capacity for continual improvement has been its strength; enabling it to take full adventage. The Bank’s business rests on retail, corporates and investment banking. They combines concentration on customer needs and delivery of value through all available service channels.

Cisco is the worldwide leader in IT that helps companies seize the opportunities of tomorrow by proving that amazing things can happen when you connect the previously unconnected.

PZU is the market leader in the Polish insurance services market, particularly in non-life insurance, with a 32.9% (together with Link 4) market share as at the end of Q2 2015. It is the oldest Polish insurance group offering a broad range of insurance and financial products. The principal product group offered by PZU is motor insurance for retail and corporate clients. PZU Życie is the market leader in Polish life insurance services in terms of regular gross written premiums – a 43.4% market share as at the end of Q2 2015.

In 2011 IBM celebrated its centennial. The company offers a wide range of consulting and IT services, software, systems and technologies. In its strategy, IBM will continue transformation to growth and focus on key plays of cognitive computing and cloud.

IBM established its first operations in Poland in 1991 with its headquarters in the country’s capital Warsaw.Today IBM also has a number of key facilities across Poland serving clients around the world, including IBM Services Delivery Center and Security Operations Center in Wroclaw, IBM Services Delivery Center in Katowice, IBM Global Process Services Center, IBM Software Laboratory in Krakow and IBM Competence Implementation Center in Gdansk.

T-Mobile Polska is one of the largest mobile operators in Poland, serving nearly 11,6 million customers. We provide a full range of telecommunications services to both private and business customers. Thanks to the integration with GTS Poland in 2015, we can offer a full range of ICT services as part of our portfolio, in addition to mobile and fixed-line services. T-Mobile Polska has now grown from a mobile operator into an integrated operator. T-Mobile customers also have the option to take advantage of a full range of financial services as part of T-Mobile banking services – the most advanced and innovative example of synergy between a bank and a telecom company.

Main partners

Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG) is the leader of the Polish natural gas market. PGNiG is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange as part of WIG 20, the index of the largest Polish companies. The company’s core business includes exploration and production of natural gas and crude oil fields and, through its key subsidiaries, import, storage, sale and distribution of gaseous and liquid fuels, as well as generation of heat and electricity.

We are the biggest Polish telecommunications operator controlled by the National Treasury. For over 20 years, we have combined the knowledge and experience of our experts, delivering the best possible solutions for operators, business, as well as public administration. We provide comprehensive services in the field of telecommunications and IT security for customers in Poland. In addition – as the wholesale voice operator – we effectively operate at the global market. Using modern and extensive transmission network, we cooperate with hundreds of operators, both in Poland and abroad. We are ICT bridge between Eastern and Western Europe.

TAURON Polska Energia SA is the holding company in capital group that deals with coal mining, as well as generation, distribution and supply of power and heat. TAURON Group operates on 18 percent of Poland’s territory and is one of the largest business entities in Poland. TAURON Group includes, among others, such subsidiaries as TAURON Wytwarzanie (Generation), TAURON Dystrybucja (Distribution), TAURON Sprzedaż (Supply), TAURON Obsługa Klienta (Customer Service), TAURON Wydobycie (Mining), TAURON Ekoenergia (RES) and TAURON Ciepło (Heat).

Comarch is a global supplier of IT services, one which comprehensively supports customer relationships, and optimizes operational activities and business processes. The company’s in-depth knowledge of the industry is its main advantage and we pass this on to our customers in the form of integrated IT solutions.

Thales is a global technology leader for the Aerospace, Transport, Defence and Security markets. With 62,000 employees in 56 countries, Thales reported sales of €14 billion in 2015. With over 22,000 engineers and researchers, Thales has a unique capability to design and deploy equipment, systems and services to meet the most complex security requirements. Its exceptional international footprint allows it to work closely with its customers all over the world.

PKP CARGO is the largest and the second largest rail freight carrier in the EU. As a group, PKP Cargo offers its customers integrated logistics services, combining rail, car and sea transport. The company has the most numerous fleet in Poland and its experience enables support for the most difficult and complex jobs.

Partners

Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) is the biggest securities exchange in Central and Eastern Europe. GPW operates a regulated market of shares and derivative instruments and the alternative stock market NewConnect for growing companies. GPW is developing Catalyst, a market for issuers of corporate and municipal bonds, as well as commodity markets

PKN ORLEN is a modern player in the oil and energy industries. It is the largest corporation in CEE, continuously recognized as the most valuable Polish brand for the last 8 years. It is the only Polish company included in “Fortune 500”. Additionally, PKN ORLEN has been awarded the prestigious title of The World’s Most Ethical Company by an international panel of experts at the US Ethisphere Institute.

PSE S.A. is the power transmission system operator in Poland. The company, owned by the State Treasury, has a crucial importance for Polish economy. The scope of its responsibility is defined in the Energy Law. PSE deals with power transmission to all regions of Poland taking care of balancing as well as maintenance and development of the system. One of the main objectives of PSE is to ensure continuous functioning and reliable operation of the Polish Power System.

4ATP Group Sp. z o.o. jest dynamicznie rozwijającą się firmą na rynku usług informatycznych, oferującą swoim Klientom wysokiej klasy sprzęt IT oraz wysoko wyspecjalizowane wdrożenia. Od 2004 roku z sukcesami działa na rynku polskim, stale poszerzając zakres naszych usług i ulepszając ofertę narzędzi i technologii na najwyższym światowym poziomie.

The Industrial Development Agency JSC (IDA JSC) is a state-owned company that has been responsible for responding to the vital needs of Polish economy since 1990. During the transformation period, it saved thousands of work places by helping to modernize medium and large companies. Today’s IDA is a dynamic company working within three pillars: innovations, restructuring and investments. The IDA’s portfolio is made up of a variety of companies operating in industries such as construction, power supply, electrical machinery, industrial design and innovative products development. The IDA supervises two special economic zones, EURO-PARK MIELEC and EURO-PARK WISŁOSAN. The Agency has its main office in Warsaw and branch offices in Katowice, Mielec and Tarnobrzeg. Additionally, it owns the PRO ARTE ET HISTORIA Foundation that manages historical sites in Baranów Sandomierski and Krasiczyn.

Siemens is a global powerhouse focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the world’s largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is a leading supplier of systems for power generation and transmission as well as medical diagnosis. In infrastructure and industry solutions the company plays a pioneering role. As of September 30, 2015, we had around 348,000 employees in more than 200 countries. In fiscal 2015, they generated revenues of €75.6 billion.

CYBERSEC Start-Up Days partner

Witelo Fund is a joint venture initiative of the PZU Group and the National Centre for Research and Dewelopment, under the auspices of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the Ministry of Economic Development. Witelo will enable further development of the venture capital (VC) ecosystem in Poland, available both to investors and to technologically advanced companies from around world. The Fund, through VC, intends to support the implementation of innovative projects and to allow the transfer of know-how. At the same time, Witelo will promote Poland as a place to invest.

Supporting partner

HP Inc. creates technology that makes life better for everyone, everywhere. Through our portfolio of printers, PCs, mobile devices, solutions, and services, we engineer experiences that amaze. More information about HP Inc. is available at http://www.hp.com.

BAE Systems provides some of the world’s most advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions and employ a skilled workforce of some 83,400 people in over 40 countries. Working with customers and local partners, we develop, engineer, manufacture and support products and systems to deliver military capability, protect national security and people and keep critical information and infrastructure secure.

Towarowa Giełda Energii SA (TGE) was established at the end of 1999. In the first six months, from registration of its business operations, it has launched the Day Ahead Market (electricity spot market). In 2003, TGE was the first and so-far only entity to obtain a license to run a commodity exchange market from the Financial Supervision Commission (KNF).

Content partners

To reach another person on the Internet, you have to type an address into your computer – a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers. ICANN is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation and together with its worldwide community it helps keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable.

The United Nations Global Compact is a United Nations initiative to encourage businesses worldwide and promote responsible business practices and UN values among the global business community and the UN System.The UN Global Compact was announced by then UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 1999 and was officially launched in 2000.