Start-up - how to prepare to set up and run a startup based on research results

Paweł Bochniarz

Invited talk





  • Serial entrepreneur, investor, advisor and expert in commercialization of new technologies

  • Alumnus of Economics studies at the Warsaw University and an Advanced Management Program at IESE Business School. Expert and adviser experienced in the field of startups creation and acceleration.

  • Chairman of MIT Enterprise Forum CEE (www.mitefcee.org). MIT EF CEE is one of the largest acceleration programs in Central and Eastern Europe focused on deep tech startups. MIT EF is a 40-year old not for profit organization originally established at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA). Today MITEF has chapters in major markets in the U.S. and a growing number outside of the U.S., including many in emerging markets. MIT EF informs, connects, and coaches technology entrepreneurs—enabling them to rapidly transform ideas into world-changing companies. We are a global network of local organizations, inspired by MIT, and open to the world.
  • CEO at ValueTech Seed Fund (www.valuetech.pl). Valuetech is a seed fund with a capitalization of USD 6M investing in early stage deep tech startups. Valuetech Seed is based in Warsaw, Poland.
  • Previously, Paweł Bochniarz was a Director at PwC, Strategic Advisor to the PM of the Republic of Poland and a Co-founder of Coalition For Polish Innovations