We have the energy! 

Let us invite you to the Perspektywy Women in Tech Summit 2026 – the biggest event for women in tech in Europe

It is the 8th time that the Perspektywy Education Foundation, along with 100 partners, would like to invite you to a unique conference for women. The event will take place in Warsaw, 10 and 11 June (EXPO XXI, Prądzyńskiego 12/14) and as every year, we expect it to gather over 1,000 participants from over 80 countries. This year’s Summit motto is UNLEASH NEW ENERGY. Because the story of life on Earth and of civilisation is the story of energy, and new challenges require us to unleash new energy!

“Energy is an important part of our life. It allows us to grow, cooperate, create technology, and build the future. When energy is insufficient, we lose not only strength and agency, but also the feeling of security: individual, social, and geopolitical. This is why we need energy that is inexhaustible, clean, and available to all. Energy that we can manage intelligently, responsibly, and sustainably, with respect to humans and their sensitivity, care for environment, and trust for technological progress,” says dr Bianka Siwińska, the Summit’s creator and the chair of the Perspektywy Education Foundation, organiser of the event. She adds: “This is the eight time that we organise the Perspektywy Women in Tech Summit, because for years we have been working on increasing women’s participation in IT/Tech, so that the world’s technological future is created with taking into account the needs of all users, making the proposed solutions better and better thanks to including various perspectives. Because the real energy of inventions that change the world is the joint effort, where each voice is important, heard, and appreciated.” 

Perspektywy Women in Tech Summit 2026 in short:

• 10,000 talented women and men in one place
• 2 days full of knowledge, inspiration and possibilities for career development
• 2-days long huge Career Fair with interviews and industry networking
• 5 stages with the most influential female leaders, scientists, and engineers
• 400 inspiring speakers, mentors, and special guests
• 50 informative workshops
• 50 inspiring tech talks
• 500 individual mentoring sessions
• 100 stands representing the most innovative global tech companies and universities

Perspektywy Women in Tech Summit 2026 is an invitation to consciously shape the direction of changes in the key technologies of the future and their impact on business, society, and work culture. Therefore the Summit’s main topics in 2026, apart from the main theme, which is NEW ENERGY, will include: people-oriented technology, future of work, robotics, heavy industry, biotechnology, responsible AI.

Traditionally, the event organisers will demonstrate their care for environment. The entire carbon footprint created during preparations for the event and its duration will be calculated and compensated. 

In 2026 we will support wetlands restoration.

In connection with caring for the environment, the organisers provide: free public transport for Summit participants; hundreds of bicycle stands installed near Expo XXI; a selection of vegan and vegetarian meals and Warsaw tap water. Like in the previous editions, the Summit will include a special Climate Zone (a space for discussion and interesting presentations by leading ecological organisations on protecting our planet). 

Summit is also a regular meeting place for C-level people, professionals, and new-tech students. Career Zone: Just like every year, the Summit will have a huge Career Fair with lots of attractive job offers and industry networking!

HOT GUESTS!

Like every year, the world’s best technology experts will visit the Summit. Among over 500 speakers there will be some special guests, including:

• ENRICA PORCARI, Chief Information Officer at CERN. A technology and innovation leader with over 30 years of experience in managing global IT systems, digital transformation, and development of infrastructure supporting science at the highest world level. 

At the Summit she will tell how advanced technologies, knowledge management, and international cooperation enable functioning of one of the world’s most complex research organisations – from the Large Hadron Collider to the global community of thousands of scientists.

• DR RUTH D. JONES, a physicist and leader with over 25 years of experience in the aerospace sector (Deputy Division Chief at NASA) and long-standing academic career. One of the most notable figures combining science, technology, and values-based leadership!

At the Summit she will share her experience with work in demanding technological environments and her view on how resilience, psychological safety, and responsible leadership actually influence teams, innovation, and long-term organisation development.

• SIRI CHILAZI, Senior Researcher at Harvard Kennedy School, specialising in gender equality and co-author of Make Work Fair. One of the key experts analysing the ways of designing fair and effective work environments using the data and knowledge from behavioural sciences.
  At the Summit she will demonstrate how scientific knowledge can change an organisation – from the recruitment and advancement process to work culture and flexible employment models to long-term decisions influencing equality, innovativeness, and business results.

Every year at the PWiTS we announce a TOP-100, i.e. a list of the best female experts specialising in particular technologies, sciences, and innovation (AI, cloud computing, 5G, cybersecurity, data science).

Continuing our mission of appreciating the notable women in STEM, in 2026 we will announce the Top 100 Women in Biotech in Poland. We want to highlight female leaders, scientists, and innovators who actually shape the future of biotechnology: from health protection and natural sciences to modern technologies and sustainable growth. We would like to ask you to nominate Polish women working in biotech here or abroad, as well as foreign women who have notable impact on the development of this area in Poland. From the list of one hundred, we will select the Top 10 Women in Biotech, whose achievements will be highlighted at the Gala during the Perspektywy Women in Tech Summit 2026.  

Bajtek Generation

During the 2026 PWITS we will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the legendary Bajtek –
a magazine co-created by Waldemar Siwiński, founder of the Perspektywy Education Foundation. Bajtek shaped the first generation of the Polish computer lovers. The Bajtek Generation that grew up on it, the 1980s generation, today co-creates the state’s digital and technological policy: from the Minister of Digital Affairs to the creators of the Polish algorithm school, heads of Poland’s best IT companies, and critical infrastructure leaders. During the Summit a unique Bajtek Generation: from 8-bit Dreams to Quantum Futures congress will take place, uniting the microcomputer pioneers with the new wave of AI and quantum technologies talents.

IMPORTANT!

Perspektywy Women in Tech Summit is not a commercial event – students of both genders, studying technical subjects, physics and mathematics can receive free tickets! 

If you want more information, please visit: https://womenintechsummit.pl/

Organiser

Perspektywy Education Foundation – a noted non-profit organisation that inspires, connects, and supports women in technology, science, and innovation in Europe and Central Asia, in partnership with over 100 biggest tech companies and best technical universities in Poland. We conduct various inspirational activities for young women in technology and science: IT for SHE, LeaderSHEp Academy, Shesnnovation Academy, Girls Go Science!, Girls In the Game. Most of our activities include a mentoring element – because we believe in the value of a relationship in which persons with experience are willing to share it with young women who have potential. For 17 years we have been supporting young women in choosing to study technical and science subjects with the pioneering, biggest in Poland event: Girls As Engineers! and Girls Go Science! 

More about our projects: https://womenintech.perspektywy.org/