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GTIPA Summit 2026

Join us at the GTIPA (Global Trade & Innovation Policy Alliance) Summit 2026.

This prestigious event takes place once a year, each time on a different continent - and this year, it comes to Warsaw. Bringing together top experts, policymakers, and industry leaders from across the globe, the Summit offers a rare opportunity to engage with some of the most influential voices shaping innovation policy worldwide.

GTIPA is a global network of think tanks working to advance policy solutions that support trade liberalization, international cooperation, and innovation-driven growth. Its members share a commitment to fostering open, rules-based economic systems while promoting policies that strengthen innovation and productivity.

The main public conference day will take place on Friday, September 11 (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM) at the University of Warsaw Main Campus (Auditorium of the Old University Library) . The program will focus on key challenges and opportunities in innovation policy, artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing, offering participants the chance to engage in high-level discussions and exchange ideas with international experts.

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AGENDA:

Thursday, September 10

09:00–11:00
Meeting With the Polish Business Community
PKO Rotunda, Marszałkowska 100/102

11:00–13:00
GTIPA Internal Meeting
PKO Rotunda, Marszałkowska 100/102

13:00–14:00
Lunch Break

14:00–17:00
Visit to Adamed Lab — Study Trip

Transfer by coach to Adamed Lab in Kajetany (35–45 minutes)

Study visit to Adamed Lab, a modern research and development (R&D) center operated by Adamed Pharma, one of Poland’s leading pharmaceutical companies.

17:00
Return to Hotel

19:00–21:00
Dinner
U Szwejka Restaurant
Plac Konstytucji 1

Friday, September 11

Main Public Conference Day

Location: University of Warsaw, Main Campus, Jan Baszkiewicz Auditorium

08:30–09:00
Registration

09:00–09:30
Welcoming Remarks

  • Stephen Ezell, ITIF

  • Małgorzata Bonikowska, THINKTANK

  • Jan Hagemejer, CASE

  • Robert Grey, University of Warsaw

09:30–10:00
Keynote Speech

Michał Baranowski, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology (Poland)

10:00–13:00
Conference Sessions
With coffee breaks

Session 1: Smart De-/Regulation to Advance Innovation

  • Amit Kapoor, Institute for Competitiveness (India)

  • Natalia Gonzalez, Libertad y Desarrollo (Chile)

  • Lorenzo Montanari, Property Rights Alliance (USA)

  • Lidia Adamska, THINKTANK Leaders Hub (Poland)

  • Moderator: Tetiana Rak, Fundación Internacional Bases (Argentina, Ukraine)

Session 2: Making AI Policy to Drive Innovation

Crowdsourced Report

  • Syed Munir Khasru, The Institute for Policy, Advocacy, and Governance (IPAG) (Bangladesh, Australia)

  • Aneel Salman, IPRI Chair, Economic Security (Pakistan)

  • Alvaro Trigueros, FUSADES (El Salvador)

  • Tomasz Klekowski, THINKTANK Leaders Hub (Poland)

  • Carolina Agurto, Fundacion IDEA (Mexico)

  • Moderator: Michał Jaworski, Polish Information Processing Society

Session 3: Policy to Drive Life-Science Innovation in Europe

  • Mark Schultz, Geneva Network (USA)

  • Pietro Paganini, Competere (Italy)

  • Marcin Czech, Department of Pharmacoeconomics, Institute of Mother and Child, ISPOR (Poland)

  • Michał Czarnuch, Head, Life Sciences Practice, Rymarz Zdort Maruta

  • Moderator: Stephen Ezell, ITIF (USA)

13:00–14:00
Buffet Lunch

14:00–16:30
Conference Sessions

Session 4: Transatlantic Subnational Innovation Index

Crowdsourced Report

  • Marija Risteska, Centre for Research and Policy Making (North Macedonia)

  • Andreas Larsson, STUNS (Sweden)

  • Stefano da Empoli, I-Com (Italy)

  • Maciej Stańczuk, CASE (Poland)

  • Axel Plünnecke, German Economic Institute (Germany)

  • Moderator: Amila Pilav-Velic, Center of Excellence for Evaluation and Policy Research (Bosnia)

Session 5: Competition and Collaboration in the Global Space Industry

  • Sean Randolph, Bay Area Council Economic Institute (USA)

  • Zbysław Ziemacki, Department of Innovation and Space Policy, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology (Poland)

  • Zoltan Cséfalvay, Center for Next Technological Futures at Mathias Corvinus Collegium (Hungary)

  • Rajat Katuria, Shiv Nadar University (India)

  • Shota Watanabe, Nomura Research Institute (Japan)

  • Moderator: Stephen Ezell, ITIF (USA)

16:30
Closing Remarks

19:00
Keynote Dinner
Special Guest: Jurand Drop, Ministry of Finance (Poland)
Location: Novotel Warszawa Centrum
Marszałkowska 94/98

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