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Are Clean Transport Zones in crisis?
During the recent European Economic Congress, Cleantech for CEE Director Mirek Janik joined a roundtable discussion organized by Polityka Insight to address the future of Clean Transport Zones. The session brought together city officials, researchers, and business leaders to evaluate urban mobility frameworks, just as the city of Katowice officially greenlit its own Clean Transport Zone for 2026.
08.05.2026
European Economic Congress
During the recent European Economic Congress, panel discussions and industry conversations underscored a critical evolution in the regional green transition. Local content is no longer a passing trend, but a fundamental structural shift that will deeply impact how value chains are designed, structured, and governed across Europe in the coming years.
30.04.2026
MIT Universal AI Summit
During a recent panel at the MIT Universal AI Summit, experts from across the climate and technology sectors—including Suzana Carp, Linda Plano, Daniel Dumitrescu, PhD., Sera E., Kasia Marczuk, and Giorgio Mariano—gathered to reframe the intersection of digital and green policy. While current discourse frequently treats the digital and climate shifts as separate, parallel tracks, the discussion revealed that they ultimately converge on a single infrastructure priority: large-scale electrification.
26.03.2026
Parliamentary Subcommittee on Innovation and Competitiveness
During a recent session of the parliamentary subcommittee on innovation and competitiveness, Magdalena Jabłońska represented the cleantech ecosystem to advocate for a strategic evolution in how green investments are executed. The discussion centered on transitioning from narrow "local content" requirements toward a broader "local value" approach, ensuring that regional innovation is structurally embedded into large-scale investment processes.
26.01.2026
From Prototypes to Factories: Cleantech for CEE at the Cleantech for Europe Summit
During the Cleantech for Europe Summit in Brussels, our team joined high-level policy and industry leaders to explore a critical shift in the European narrative: the transition from local cleantech innovation to full-scale industrial resilience.
09.12.2025
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Scaling the Valley of Death: Cleantech for CEE at the "Nauka dla Biznesu" Congress
During the inaugural "Nauka dla Biznesu" (Science for Business) congress hosted by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education in Warsaw, Cleantech for CEE addressed a critical systemic challenge: the gap between successful innovation pilots and sustained market deployment.
25.11.2025
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From Rhetoric to Results: Cleantech for CEE Procurement Roundtable at DeepTech Summit
During the DeepTech Summit in Warsaw, Cleantech for CEE convened an intimate roundtable to turn local-content rhetoric into measurable procurement outcomes to support clean technology enforcement in Poland.
11.11.2025
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CEE Innovation Takes Center Stage at Verbund Venture Day
Last week in Vienna, Cleantech for CEE joined XISTA Science Ventures and VERBUND Venture Day to bridge the gap between breakthrough research and climate-ready capital. The event focused on how science, investment, and entrepreneurship can jointly accelerate Europe’s path toward decarbonization.
31.10.2025
Cleantech for CEE Joins Discussion on Financing Innovation at New Mobility Congress
Mirek Janik, Director of Cleantech for CEE, participated in a high-level panel discussion titled “Innovation First, Money as the Foundation. How to Finance R&D?” during the New Mobility Congress, held in Katowice from 23–25 September.
25.09.2025
Cleantech for CEE Advances Cleantech Agenda at the Economic Forum in Karpacz
At the beginning of September, Cleantech for CEE concluded the summer season by participating in the Economic Forum in Karpacz, where Magdalena Jabłońska, Co-Head of the organization, took part in a discussion on the launch of the TechPL initiative.
05.09.2025