{"id":3487,"date":"2026-09-04T13:20:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T11:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/?p=3487"},"modified":"2026-10-23T10:18:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T08:18:48","slug":"dual-use-technology-cracow-university-of-technologys-zone-at-the-35th-economic-forum-in-karpacz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/en\/dual-use-technology-cracow-university-of-technologys-zone-at-the-35th-economic-forum-in-karpacz\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Dual Use Technology&#8221; \u2013 PK&nbsp;KUT&#8217;s&nbsp;Zone at&nbsp;the 35th Economic Forum in&nbsp;Karpacz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/PK_ZONE-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Image showing PK KUT delegation at the Economic Forum\" class=\"wp-image-10025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/PK_ZONE-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/PK_ZONE-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/PK_ZONE-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/PK_ZONE-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/PK_ZONE.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-pk-typografia-lead pk-lead has-text-align-justify\"><strong>Post-quantum cryptography standards, Europe&#8217;s&nbsp;technological sovereignty&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;shifting global economic order, and the strategic challenges facing the EU&#8217;s&nbsp;semiconductor sector&nbsp;&#8211; these are real issues demanding discussion and evidence-based solutions. That is&nbsp;why, once again, PK&nbsp;Krakow University of&nbsp;Technology \u2014 its staff and experts, alongside representatives of&nbsp;industry, innovative companies, academia and local government \u2014 will play a&nbsp;significant role at&nbsp;the 35th Economic Forum in&nbsp;Karpacz, taking place on&nbsp;8-10 September.<\/strong> <strong>The University serves as&nbsp;Academic Partner of&nbsp;the event. Organizers expect this year&#8217;s&nbsp;edition, themed &#8220;Architecture of&nbsp;the New Order \u2013 Stability in&nbsp;Times of&nbsp;Change,&#8221; to&nbsp;draw more than 6,000 guests from around the world. In&nbsp;the University&#8217;s&nbsp;own &#8220;Dual Use Technology&#8221; zone alone, more than 20 activities are planned&nbsp;&#8211; panel discussions, 1:1 conversations and other events. As&nbsp;in&nbsp;previous years, CUT will present the &#8220;AI&nbsp;Visionary Award&#8221; to&nbsp;a&nbsp;company demonstrating innovative use of&nbsp;artificial intelligence. The winner will be&nbsp;announced during the gala closing the second day of&nbsp;the Forum.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<nav class=\"pkng-toc\" aria-label=\"Contents\"><p class=\"pkng-toc__title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"pkng-toc__list\"><li class=\"pkng-toc__item pkng-toc__item--h3\"><a href=\"#h-eight-thematic-tracks-one-university-zone\"><span class=\"pkng-toc__nr\">1.<\/span> Eight thematic tracks, one university zone<\/a><\/li><li class=\"pkng-toc__item pkng-toc__item--h3\"><a href=\"#h-are-we-ready-for-a-new-economic-order\"><span class=\"pkng-toc__nr\">2.<\/span> Are we&nbsp;ready for a&nbsp;new economic order?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"pkng-toc__item pkng-toc__item--h3\"><a href=\"#h-new-challenges-for-the-automotive-industry\"><span class=\"pkng-toc__nr\">3.<\/span> New challenges for the automotive industry<\/a><\/li><li class=\"pkng-toc__item pkng-toc__item--h3\"><a href=\"#h-building-polands-deep-tech-future\"><span class=\"pkng-toc__nr\">4.<\/span> Building Poland&#039;s&nbsp;deep tech future<\/a><\/li><li class=\"pkng-toc__item pkng-toc__item--h3\"><a href=\"#h-semiconductors-europes-strategic-bottleneck\"><span class=\"pkng-toc__nr\">5.<\/span> Semiconductors: Europe&#039;s&nbsp;strategic bottleneck<\/a><\/li><li class=\"pkng-toc__item pkng-toc__item--h3\"><a href=\"#h-a-packed-schedule-of-debates-and-special-guests\"><span class=\"pkng-toc__nr\">6.<\/span> A&nbsp;packed schedule of&nbsp;debates and special guests<\/a><\/li><li class=\"pkng-toc__item pkng-toc__item--h3\"><a href=\"#h-quantum-computing-and-the-race-for-post-quantum-security\"><span class=\"pkng-toc__nr\">7.<\/span> Quantum computing and the race for post-quantum security<\/a><\/li><li class=\"pkng-toc__item pkng-toc__item--h3\"><a href=\"#h-strategic-materials-protective-construction-and-rail-cybersecurity\"><span class=\"pkng-toc__nr\">8.<\/span> Strategic materials, protective construction and rail cybersecurity<\/a><\/li><li class=\"pkng-toc__item pkng-toc__item--h3\"><a href=\"#h-where-technology-meets-psychology\"><span class=\"pkng-toc__nr\">9.<\/span> Where technology meets psychology<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Highlights of&nbsp;the zone&#8217;s&nbsp;program, among others,&nbsp; include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 &#8220;Sovereignty in&nbsp;the Shadow of&nbsp;Qubits: Do&nbsp;We&nbsp;Need Our Own Post-Quantum Standards?&#8221; \u2014 moderated by&nbsp;<strong>Grzegorz Gancarzewicz<\/strong>, PhD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 &#8220;Europe&#8217;s&nbsp;Technological Sovereignty \u2013 Are We&nbsp;Ready for a&nbsp;New Economic Order?&#8221; \u2014 moderated by&nbsp;DSc Eng.&nbsp;<strong>Bo\u017cena Tyliszczak<\/strong>, prof. PK<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 &#8220;The Semiconductor Sector in&nbsp;the European Union \u2013 Innovation, Expertise, and Strategic Challenges&#8221; \u2014 moderated by&nbsp;DSc Eng.&nbsp;<strong>Katarzyna Matras-Posto\u0142ek<\/strong>, prof. PK<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pk.edu.pl\/images\/news\/2026\/9\/PK_ZONE.jpg\" alt=\"PK KUT delegation for the 35th Economic Forum at Karpacz\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Eight thematic tracks, one university zone<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">The motto of&nbsp;the 35th Economic Forum in&nbsp;Karpacz sets the main thematic axis, around which events in&nbsp;eight leading program areas will be&nbsp;organized, including: AI&nbsp;Forum, Cybersecurity Forum, Healthcare Forum, Regions Forum, Economy, International Politics and Security, Society, and Sustainable Development. PK&nbsp;Krakow University of&nbsp;Technology has its own thematic track as&nbsp;well. The University&#8217;s&nbsp;zone, named &#8220;Dual Use Technology,&#8221; located in&nbsp;room 6.33 on&nbsp;the 6th floor of&nbsp;the Go\u0142\u0119biewski Hotel in&nbsp;Karpacz&nbsp;&#8211; the hub of&nbsp;the three-day proceedings \u2014 will provide space for both conference-style discussions and networking. The University has planned more than 20 expert conversations and debates featuring distinguished guests, focused on&nbsp;the zone&#8217;s&nbsp;leading theme: technologies that can serve both everyday life and the military domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">According to&nbsp;the Forum&#8217;s&nbsp;organizer, the Jan Nowak-Jeziora\u0144ski College of&nbsp;Eastern Europe Foundation (Fundacja Instytut Studi\u00f3w Wschodnich), this year&#8217;s&nbsp;motto reflects the scale of&nbsp;challenges facing Europe and the world today. Rising geopolitical tensions&nbsp;&#8211; the war in&nbsp;Ukraine, conflicts in&nbsp;the Middle East, and shifting balances of&nbsp;power on&nbsp;the international stage \u2014 are pushing states and international organizations to&nbsp;seek new mechanisms for security, resilience and stable development. Cooperation structures such as&nbsp;the European Union and NATO play a&nbsp;key role in&nbsp;strengthening political, economic and military coordination. In&nbsp;this new architecture, energy security, economic resilience and the development of&nbsp;strategic technologies \u2014 including artificial intelligence and cybersecurity \u2014 are gaining particular importance. These are precisely the issues that PK&nbsp;Krakow University of&nbsp;Technology&#8217;s&nbsp;experts and their guests will address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Are we&nbsp;ready for a&nbsp;new economic order?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">One of&nbsp;the zone&#8217;s&nbsp;central debates, &#8220;Europe&#8217;s&nbsp;Technological Sovereignty \u2013 Are We&nbsp;Ready for a&nbsp;New Economic Order?,&#8221; moderated by&nbsp;DSc Eng.&nbsp;<strong>Bo\u017cena Tyliszczak<\/strong>, prof. PK&nbsp;of&nbsp;the Faculty of&nbsp;Materials Engineering and Physics, will examine Europe&#8217;s&nbsp;ability to&nbsp;build and sustain technological sovereignty amid rapid geopolitical and economic change. Panelists will discuss deep tech as&nbsp;the foundation of&nbsp;a&nbsp;modern economy \u2014 particularly in&nbsp;artificial intelligence, functional materials and biotechnology \u2014 and assess Europe&#8217;s&nbsp;position relative to&nbsp;the United States and China, identifying both competitive advantages and structural barriers. The discussion will also look at&nbsp;how innovation is&nbsp;financed in&nbsp;Europe, from public funds and venture capital to&nbsp;EIC instruments, and what continues to&nbsp;hold back the commercialization of&nbsp;research and the transfer of&nbsp;technology from labs to&nbsp;industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>New challenges for the automotive industry<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">One of&nbsp;the discussions will focus on&nbsp;new challenges facing the automotive world. For decades, the automotive industry was one of&nbsp;the fundamental pillars of&nbsp;the European economy, both in&nbsp;development and production. Over the past decade, however, the situation has changed radically, mainly due to&nbsp;strict new environmental regulations and the expansion of&nbsp;Asian car manufacturers. These global shifts also affect the Polish economy, where automotive component manufacturing linked to&nbsp;European producers plays a&nbsp;significant role. In&nbsp;a&nbsp;panel moderated by&nbsp;Prof.&nbsp;<strong>Marek Brze\u017ca\u0144ski<\/strong>&nbsp;(9 September), head of&nbsp;the Department of&nbsp;Automotive Vehicles at&nbsp;the Faculty of&nbsp;Mechanical Engineering, representatives of&nbsp;automotive giants \u2014 Toyota Central Europe and Renault Polska \u2014 will debate the issue alongside the BOSMAL Automotive Research and Development Institute and the Polish Automotive Industry Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Building Poland&#8217;s&nbsp;deep tech future<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;recent years, deep tech \u2014 technology based on&nbsp;breakthrough scientific discoveries and advanced engineering with the potential to&nbsp;transform entire sectors of&nbsp;the economy, from medicine to&nbsp;energy to&nbsp;security \u2014 has gained growing importance in&nbsp;debates about Poland&#8217;s&nbsp;economic future. &#8220;<em>Poland has excellent scientific and engineering talent, which is&nbsp;one of&nbsp;our key strengths in&nbsp;the Carpathian Euroregion. We&nbsp;can be&nbsp;not only a&nbsp;consumer but also a&nbsp;creator of&nbsp;breakthrough technologies that will build our economy&#8217;s&nbsp;competitive advantage and strengthen the technological security of&nbsp;the whole of&nbsp;Europe<\/em>,&#8221; says Prof.<strong>&nbsp;Andrzej Szarata<\/strong>, Rector of&nbsp;PK&nbsp;KUT. How can Polish inventions move beyond promising research projects and become the foundation of&nbsp;strong, global technology companies? Rector Szarata will pose this question to&nbsp;guests of&nbsp;the panel he&nbsp;will moderate (8 September), featuring the heads of&nbsp;well-known companies operating successfully on&nbsp;both Polish and international markets:&nbsp;<strong>Ryszard Florek<\/strong>&nbsp;(President, FAKRO),&nbsp;<strong>Aleksander Szalecki<\/strong>&nbsp;(President, Stratego),&nbsp;<strong>J\u00f3zef Michalik<\/strong>&nbsp;(Deputy President, NEWAG), and&nbsp;<strong>Marcin Styrna<\/strong>&nbsp;(Deputy President, TAURON Nowe Technologie).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">As&nbsp;the Rector emphasizes, deep tech ventures require advanced, often interdisciplinary academic knowledge, long-term research, and substantial upfront capital. &#8220;Unlike &#8216;shallow&#8217; technologies, deep tech creates solutions that are hard to&nbsp;copy \u2014 the kind that can shake up&nbsp;existing markets or&nbsp;create entirely new ones. At&nbsp;PK&nbsp;KUT we&nbsp;already have our first successes, from rail to&nbsp;construction to&nbsp;cosmetics, where cooperation with companies such as&nbsp;NEWAG, Hitachi and Duolife shows that our model of&nbsp;science-business partnership works and delivers measurable results,&#8221; Prof. Szarata adds. He&nbsp;will return to&nbsp;these themes in&nbsp;a&nbsp;conversation with Natalia Osica (9 September), chair of&nbsp;the advisory team on&nbsp;strengthening the transfer of&nbsp;research results to&nbsp;the Minister of&nbsp;Science and Higher Education, and co-author of&nbsp;the report &#8220;How to&nbsp;Increase the Impact of&nbsp;Scientific Research on&nbsp;Poland&#8217;s&nbsp;Development? An&nbsp;Agenda for Change in&nbsp;Science-Business Cooperation.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Semiconductors: Europe&#8217;s&nbsp;strategic bottleneck<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Closely related to&nbsp;the sovereignty debate is&nbsp;the panel &#8220;The Semiconductor Sector in&nbsp;the European Union \u2013 Innovation, Expertise, and Strategic Challenges,&#8221; moderated by&nbsp;DSc Eng.\u00a0<strong>Katarzyna Matras-Posto\u0142ek<\/strong>, prof. PK&nbsp;of&nbsp;the Faculty of&nbsp;Chemical Engineering and Technology. Semiconductors are one of&nbsp;the key pillars of&nbsp;a&nbsp;modern, technology-driven economy, and the EU&nbsp;has designated the sector as&nbsp;strategically critical to&nbsp;technological security and industrial sovereignty. Amid global competition and supply-chain disruptions, building Europe&#8217;s&nbsp;own design and manufacturing capacity for integrated circuits has become a&nbsp;policy priority. Industry experts, semiconductor companies and academics will discuss the sector&#8217;s&nbsp;current challenges, including shortages of&nbsp;skilled staff, competency gaps in&nbsp;micro- and nanoelectronics, and limited technology transfer between science and industry \u2014 as&nbsp;well as&nbsp;the role higher education must play in&nbsp;training specialists for modern chip design and manufacturing. The panel will note that despite major investment through EU&nbsp;initiatives such as&nbsp;the European Chips Act, the sector still faces infrastructure, cost and workforce barriers slowing the pace of&nbsp;Europe&#8217;s&nbsp;technological independence. It&nbsp;will also be&nbsp;an&nbsp;opportunity to&nbsp;showcase PK&nbsp;Krakow University of&nbsp;Technology&#8217;s&nbsp;newly developed program in&nbsp;Semiconductors and Integrated Systems, run in&nbsp;cooperation with Taiwanese partners \u2014 including the Southern Taiwan University of&nbsp;Science and Technology \u2014 under the NAWA Katamaran project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A&nbsp;packed schedule of&nbsp;debates and special guests<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout the Forum, Rector Szarata will moderate or&nbsp;take part as&nbsp;an&nbsp;expert in&nbsp;numerous debates and events. Particular interest is&nbsp;expected around a&nbsp;special conversation between the Cracow-based scholar and renowned physicist, science communicator and artist Prof.<strong>&nbsp;Andrzej Dragan<\/strong>&nbsp;(9 September) of&nbsp;the Faculty of&nbsp;Physics, University of&nbsp;Warsaw. The program also includes a&nbsp;discussion between Rector Szarata and Prof. Ryszard Tadeusiewicz, former Rector of&nbsp;the AGH University of&nbsp;Science and Technology and honorary doctor of&nbsp;PK&nbsp;Krakow University of&nbsp;Technology. A&nbsp;leading specialist in&nbsp;biocybernetics, biomedical engineering, automation, robotics and computer science, and a&nbsp;pioneer of&nbsp;research into artificial neural networks and automated medical image interpretation in&nbsp;Poland, Prof. Tadeusiewicz will present his latest book, &#8220;Artificial Intelligence: From Turing to&nbsp;ChatGPT&#8221; (9 September).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">AI&#8217;s&nbsp;growing presence in&nbsp;everyday life will also be&nbsp;examined during a&nbsp;panel (10 September) hosted by&nbsp;Dr. Zbigniew Pilch and Maciej Gibas from the Department of&nbsp;Infotronics and Cybersecurity, Faculty of&nbsp;Electrical and Computer Engineering. Do&nbsp;AI&nbsp;users still think critically? Who is&nbsp;designing our decisions \u2014 and who is&nbsp;accountable for them? What competencies will be&nbsp;essential in&nbsp;a&nbsp;&#8220;Society 2.0&#8221; that increasingly trusts AI&nbsp;more than fellow humans? These and other questions will be&nbsp;addressed by&nbsp;Dr. Ewa Kozie\u0144 (PK&nbsp;Krakow University of&nbsp;Economics), Fr. Dr. S\u0142awomir Soczy\u0144ski SDS (Pontifical University of&nbsp;John Paul II&nbsp;in&nbsp;Krakow), and Maciej Burnus, President of&nbsp;the Krak\u00f3w branch of&nbsp;the Association of&nbsp;Polish Electrical Engineers (SEP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">As&nbsp;AI&nbsp;becomes ubiquitous, its growing use on&nbsp;the battlefield \u2014 from intelligence data analysis to&nbsp;autonomous drones, cyberwarfare and information operations \u2014 is&nbsp;drawing close attention. Experience from Ukraine and tensions in&nbsp;the Middle East show that AI&nbsp;accelerates decision-making and reshapes the dynamics of&nbsp;conflict, raising the question of&nbsp;whether it&nbsp;delivers a&nbsp;genuine advantage or&nbsp;merely the illusion of&nbsp;control, and who bears responsibility when autonomous systems&#8217; decisions are not fully understood. This will be&nbsp;the focus of&nbsp;a&nbsp;panel moderated by&nbsp;Prof. Maciej Jaworski (9 September) of&nbsp;the Department of&nbsp;Computer Science, Faculty of&nbsp;Computer Science and Mathematics, together with Prof. Piotr Sankowski (University of&nbsp;Warsaw, Director of&nbsp;the IDEAS Research Institute) and Col. Prof. Zbigniew Piotrowski of&nbsp;the Military University of&nbsp;Technology \u2014 who will also weigh in&nbsp;on&nbsp;whether Poland and Europe can develop their own defense technologies amid global competition from the US&nbsp;and China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Quantum computing and the race for post-quantum security<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Among the zone&#8217;s&nbsp;most forward-looking discussions is&nbsp;&#8220;Sovereignty in&nbsp;the Shadow of&nbsp;Qubits: Do&nbsp;We&nbsp;Need Our Own Post-Quantum Standards?&#8221; (also framed as&nbsp;&#8220;Post-Quantum Cybersecurity&#8221;), moderated by&nbsp;Dr.&nbsp;<strong>Grzegorz Gancarzewicz<\/strong>&nbsp;of&nbsp;PK&nbsp;KUT. The panel starts from a&nbsp;stark premise: once quantum computers become widely available, much of&nbsp;today&#8217;s&nbsp;digital-security technology will become worthless. Introducing and deploying new protocols and algorithms resistant to&nbsp;quantum-computer attacks is&nbsp;critical to&nbsp;the security and continued operation of&nbsp;companies and public institutions alike \u2014 and alongside the threats, the shift will open new opportunities, if&nbsp;Poland and Europe can seize them. Discussion topics will include the participation of&nbsp;Polish research centers and companies in&nbsp;building quantum computers and developing post-quantum technologies; growing dependence on&nbsp;cloud-based quantum computing services and the research-business consortia needed to&nbsp;preserve &#8220;sovereignty in&nbsp;the shadow of&nbsp;qubits&#8221;; how universities must prepare their staff, infrastructure and curricula \u2014 especially in&nbsp;computer science, telecommunications, electronics and cybersecurity; how to&nbsp;design IT&nbsp;systems today that won&#8217;t&nbsp;become obsolete with the next technological shift; the &#8220;harvest now, decrypt later&#8221; threat, whereby encrypted data collected today is&nbsp;already at&nbsp;risk from future quantum decryption; and how to&nbsp;navigate the transition period before quantum technology becomes widely accessible. Confirmed and proposed panelists include representatives from Google Cloud, IBM and Warwick Business School, Cyfronet, a&nbsp;major telecom operator, MikroTik and Cisco Polska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Strategic materials, protective construction and rail cybersecurity<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Staying with military themes \u2014 today&#8217;s&nbsp;arms race is, in&nbsp;reality, a&nbsp;laboratory and economic race. Advanced technologies carry strategic significance not only as&nbsp;a&nbsp;military advantage but also as&nbsp;a&nbsp;catalyst for a&nbsp;modern economy. In&nbsp;an&nbsp;era of&nbsp;deglobalization and great-power competition over critical raw materials, the ability to&nbsp;produce advanced composites and alloys domestically is&nbsp;becoming a&nbsp;condition for strategic state autonomy. Guests of&nbsp;Prof.&nbsp;<strong>Agnieszka Sobczak-Kupiec<\/strong>, Deputy Dean of&nbsp;the Faculty of&nbsp;Materials Engineering and Physics, will discuss mechanisms for transferring technology from academia to&nbsp;the defense industry, funding for research into materials of&nbsp;the future such as&nbsp;graphene, and the potential for breakthrough military-derived discoveries to&nbsp;benefit the civilian economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Geopolitical challenges have placed security firmly at&nbsp;the center of&nbsp;public attention. PK&nbsp;Krakow University of&nbsp;Technology recently launched a&nbsp;new engineering diploma track in&nbsp;protective construction, alongside training programs for local government officials on&nbsp;collective protection facilities. One of&nbsp;the &#8220;Dual Use Technology&#8221; zone&#8217;s&nbsp;activities will be&nbsp;the panel &#8220;Protective Construction \u2013 New Regulations and Challenges,&#8221; organized by&nbsp;the Faculty of&nbsp;Civil Engineering and moderated by&nbsp;its Dean, Prof. Lucyna Domaga\u0142a. The debate will focus on&nbsp;the role of&nbsp;protective infrastructure within the state security system, bringing together representatives of&nbsp;public administration, engineering, the construction sector and civil defense experts to&nbsp;discuss the condition of&nbsp;existing shelters, current threats, and the direction of&nbsp;dual-use construction development \u2014 with particular attention to&nbsp;the regulatory, technical and financial challenges facing local governments, designers, architects and investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Rail vehicle security in&nbsp;the face of&nbsp;a&nbsp;new generation of&nbsp;cyber threats will be&nbsp;the subject of&nbsp;a&nbsp;discussion hosted by&nbsp;Prof. Piotr Ma\u0142ka of&nbsp;the Faculty of&nbsp;Electrical and Computer Engineering. Researchers at&nbsp;PK&nbsp;Krakow University of&nbsp;Technology, commissioned by&nbsp;Public Transport Service (PTS), developed a&nbsp;cybersecurity system for onboard IT\/OT&nbsp;rail networks, strengthening rail transport&#8217;s&nbsp;resilience against modern digital threats. The solution, RailGuard Sentinel (RGS), will have its premiere presentation during the Economic Forum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where technology meets psychology<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Among&nbsp;our new academic offerings for the upcoming year is&nbsp;a&nbsp;program in&nbsp;Computer Science with Cyberpsychology \u2014 one of&nbsp;the University&#8217;s&nbsp;most distinctive programs and the only one of&nbsp;its kind in&nbsp;Poland, combining computer science with knowledge of&nbsp;human behavior in&nbsp;the digital world. This important field will also have its place in&nbsp;Karpacz: the need \u2014 indeed, the necessity \u2014 of&nbsp;linking technology with psychology will be&nbsp;the subject of&nbsp;a&nbsp;panel moderated by&nbsp;Dr.<strong>&nbsp;Daniel Grzonka<\/strong>, Deputy Dean of&nbsp;the Faculty of&nbsp;Computer Science and Mathematics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Panels and events in&nbsp;the &#8220;Dual Use Technology&#8221; zone and Forum plenary sessions<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Day One<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Can Polish Cosmetics Become a&nbsp;Global Category? Innovation, Regulation and the Poland Brand as&nbsp;a&nbsp;Source of&nbsp;Advantage&#8221;<br>8 September, time TBA, moderator: Prof. Magdalena Malinowska<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;From Patent to&nbsp;Global Company: Can Poland Become Central Europe&#8217;s&nbsp;Deep Tech Hub?&#8221;<br>8 September, 3:30 PM, moderator: Prof. Andrzej Szarata<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Protective Construction \u2013 New Regulations and Challenges&#8221;<br>8 September, 4:40 PM, moderator: Prof. Lucyna Domaga\u0142a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>(preceded by&nbsp;a&nbsp;presentation by&nbsp;Dr. Bartosz Dendura, &#8220;Straw Enthusiasm, Concrete Habits \u2013 Why Poland&#8217;s&nbsp;Eco-Declarations End at&nbsp;Brick and Concrete&#8221;)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Europe&#8217;s&nbsp;Technological Sovereignty \u2013 Are We&nbsp;Ready for a&nbsp;New Economic Order?&#8221;<br>8 September, 5:35 PM, moderator: Prof. Bo\u017cena Tyliszczak<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;ISAC for Local Government Units: Information Sharing, Digital Resilience and a&nbsp;Joint Response to&nbsp;Cyber Threats&#8221;<br>8 September, 6:35 PM, moderator: Prof. Piotr Ma\u0142ka<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Day Two<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Can We&nbsp;Afford Heritage? 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