Simplify to Amplify is a high-energy event on how regulatory simplification can unlock Europe's most ambitious innovations. We cut the red tape, unlock finance, and connect science and business, creating the conditions for women in tech to scale faster. Less regulation, more funding, and stronger science–start-up bridges show how simple rules allow complex ideas to grow.
The event brings together representatives of the European Commission and the European Parliament, national public authorities, research organisations, industry leaders, investors, and innovation ecosystem actors, including start-ups and scale-ups from across Europe. It is designed as a solution-oriented dialogue that moves beyond general principles to focus on practical experience, implementation challenges, and policy tools that deliver measurable impact.
Discussions will cover key themes such as regulatory simplification and legal design, access to finance for start-ups and scale-ups, public procurement as a lever for innovation, science-to-market pathways, and the conditions needed to support women-led innovation and entrepreneurship. Particular attention will be given to how initiatives such as the 28th Regime, SME policy reforms, and innovation funding frameworks can reduce fragmentation, lower compliance costs, and enable companies to scale across borders more effectively.
Organised by
- Business & Science Poland (BSP)
- National Centre for Research and Development – Office in Brussels (NCBR Brussels)
Honorary Patronage
- Marcin Kulasek, Minister of Science and Higher Education, Republic of Poland
Patronage
- Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the European Union
Location: Rue Belliard 40 (5th floor), 1000 Brussels
09:30 – 10:00 | Welcome Coffee
10:00 – 10:05 | Opening Ewa Dolińska, Chairwoman of the BSP Supervisory Board
10:05 – 10:15 | Keynote speech MEP Kamila Gasiuk - Pihowicz
10:15 – 10:30 | Idea Session I: Legal Design for Innovation Katarzyna Krzywicka
10:30 – 11:20 | SIMPLIFY (Policy Area) Moderator: Ewa Dolińska (BSP)
- CEE perspectives on innovation: Michal Kanownik (CP);
- Belgian perspectives on innovation Emmanuel PIETERS (Acting Director-General of the FPS Economy)
- Startup/Scaleup ecosystem Marta Kępa (SoDA) x Ms. Linda Štucbartová (Czech Chamber of commerce)
11:20 – 11:35 | Coffee Break
11:35 – 11:50 | Idea Session II: 28th Regime Dr Apostolos Thomadakis (CEPS)
11:50– 13:00 | AMPLIFY (Science → Spin-Offs → Scale-Ups) Moderator: Aleksandra Ihnatowicz (National Contact Point NCBR )
- TAKE I Quantum as EU R&I priority sector, policy EC: Anna Krzyżanowska, (Taskforce for Startups & Scaleups EIC) x Bianka Siwińska (Women in Tech Perspektywy)
- TAKE II Voice of EU Science Magdalena Sikorska (Secretary General of EUNICE)
- TAKE III How to scale up female innovation: Magdalena Cymerys, (Policy Officer DG RTD) x, M. Zastawna, (WoshWosh)
13:00 – 13:15 | Closing Reflections
13:15 – 14:45 | Lunch & networking
Please note that this event is by invitation only.
This is an in-person event and will not be live-streamed.
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