Ola Ihnatowicz
Coordinator of the EU Innovation Journey’25 conference
Ola Ihnatowicz is the coordinator of the EU Innovation Journey’25 conference, organised under the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. She is an expert at the National Contact Point of the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) in Poland, specialising in supporting innovators in accessing EU funding for research and development.
She is a member of the EIC Forum and an expert on the European Innovation Council (EIC) under Horizon Europe. As the coordinator of the Innovative Europe team at NCBR, she brings over 18 years of experience in European research programmes, with extensive practice in project implementation and management.
Ola holds a degree in Computer Science and pursued further studies and research in Canada and the UK. Since 2010, she has been a key expert at the Polish National Contact Point, supporting deep-tech start-ups and innovators in securing funding. She is passionate about strengthening the innovation ecosystem, inspired by the energy and dedication of the companies and people she works with.