Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Grant Polonia and Poles Abroad 2024 - Polish events and initiatives

Task title: Science: Polish Perspectives Mediolan 2024

Implementation period: May 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Applicant: Polonium Foundation

Managing Authority/Competition Announcer/Grant Recipient:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of cooperation with Polonia and Poles Abroad.

The task concerns organizing a one day Meetup in Milan entitled “Bridging art and innovation”. SPP Milan ’24 will be held on November 23rd in Palazzo del Senato in central Milan and will provide an excellent opportunity to meet notable guest speakers, artists, scientists, and industry representatives from Italy, Poland and surrounding countries. We expect the event to bring together about 50 participants from the world of art, academia and business.

Key activities:

The conference will include a keynote lecture and two thematic sessions, devoted to topics of art and literature. A discussion panel on the topic of “Key Drivers of Innovation” with a professional moderator is planned.

The conference program will include a professionally conducted soft skills development workshop improving the qualifications of participants. Presentation of the Polonium Foundation as a resource for the scientific diaspora and Polonium Mentoring Programme will take place.

Networking with participants and speakers during the coffee and lunch breaks will be facilitated.

Project budget:

Funding: 75,000.00 PLN

Total value: 150 060,00 PLN

Date of contract signing: October 24, 2024