On the eve of a key event for the European investment market, Invest Cuffs 2025, Kraków organised a dedicated business meeting, emphasising its rapidly developing investment potential. This intimate forum became a prelude to the broad conference agenda, bringing together key representatives of the city and institutions supporting investment capital.
Invest Cuffs: A platform for meeting investors and exchanging knowledge
Invest Cuffs is not only an arena for nearly 200 experts sharing their analyses of the equity, currency, commodity, cryptocurrency, investment fund, real estate and alternative investment markets. It is first and foremost a platform for strategic networking, enabling key business relationships to be established. The event, which took place on 28-29 March 2025 in Krakow, offered a rich programme of lectures, debates and accompanying events.
Presentation of Kraków’s investment assets
The meeting, focused on presenting Kraków’s investment opportunities, was attended by:
Dr Dominika Walec – Plenipotentiary of the Mayor of the City of Krakow for Cooperation with the Business Environment
Katarzyna Olesiak – President of the Management Board of Krakow City Development Agency Sp. z o.o.
Wojciech Warian – Management Board President of Kraków Nowa Huta Przyszłości S.A.
Jacek Liguzinski and Wojciech Przywała from Krakow Technology Park Sp. z o.o.
Key sectors and investment projects
Ms Dominika Walec presented a comprehensive analysis of Krakow’s economic potential, highlighting the key competences of the human capital, the strength of the academic community, stable economic indicators and the dynamic development of the BSS, BPO, IT and MICE sectors. The meeting participants were provided with the latest reports ‘Krakow Startup report’ and ‘Krakow real estate market’. The strategic investment areas of the city were also outlined: Wesoła, Airport Kraków-Balice and Kraków – Nowa Huta Przyszłości.
Ms Olesiak presented a detailed revitalisation plan for the Wesoła project, the concept of the Music Centre as a space for creative initiatives and the offer of the ICE Krakow Congress Centre.
Mr Warian presented the assumptions of the ‘Kraków – Nowa Huta. District of the Future’ project, emphasising the potential of service and industrial properties. He also emphasised the company’s ability further to acquire land in the eastern part of Krakow.
Representatives of the Kraków Technology Park, Mr Jacek Liguziński and Mr Wojciech Przywała, pointing to the cooperation between the authorities of the voivodeship and its capital, presented instruments for supporting investors within the Polish Investment Zone and the activities of hub4industry.
The meeting ended with a Q&A session and networking.
