The AI Collective Poland | Humans in AI Week
The AI Collective Poland | Humans in AI Week (Kraków)
From AI Prototype to Trusted Product: The Human Side of Implementation
About the Event
As part of Humans in AI Week, The AI Collective Poland is coming to Kraków for an evening about the human side of building AI products that actually work beyond the demo.
Around the world, communities are gathering to ask one shared question: what does it mean to be human in the AI era?
In Kraków, we’ll explore this question through a practical lens: how do we move from AI prototypes and experiments to products that people can understand, trust, adopt, and rely on?
AI prototypes are easier than ever to create. But turning them into useful, reliable, and responsible products is still a deeply human challenge.
It requires more than models, tools, and workflows. It requires product judgment, collaboration, validation, responsibility, trust, and a clear understanding of the people who will build, use, approve, and depend on these systems.
This event is also part of a global conversation and time capsule created by The AI Collective - a space for people around the world to share what they believe should remain human as AI becomes more powerful and more present in our lives.
Poland has a growing ecosystem of engineers, founders, product leaders, researchers, operators, and innovators working close to real AI implementation. That makes it a great place to move the conversation beyond hype - toward practical, responsible, human-centered adoption.
Hosted together with Business Link, we’re creating a modern, open space for people, teams, and ideas to meet around one of the most important questions in AI implementation today.
This event is for tech leaders, founders, builders, product people, innovators, and AI practitioners who want to better understand what it takes to move from AI experiments to real-world implementation.
We’ll explore:
Product & Implementation Perspective
Where does an AI prototype end and a real product begin?
What are the most common traps when moving from demo to deployment?
How should teams think about quality, data, validation, safety, and trust?
Human & Organizational Perspective
How do teams build confidence in AI-powered systems?
What role do humans play when AI becomes part of products, workflows, and decisions?
How do we design AI products that people can actually understand, use, and trust?
We’re gathering in Kraków to explore one key question:
What does it really take to build AI products that people can understand, trust, and rely on in the real world?
📅 June 1, 2026
🕔 17:30 - 21:00
📍 Kraków
📝 Registration required
Agenda
17:30 - Registration & Welcome Coffee ☕
Arrival, check-in, and informal networking
18:00 - Opening & The AI Collective Poland 🎤
Introduction to The AI Collective’s global mission, Humans in AI Week, and the local AI ecosystem in Poland
18:15 - Keynote #1 💡
Mateusz Kierepka
From AI Prototype to Real Product - How to Implement AI So It Works Beyond the Demo
A practical look at where impressive AI demos end and real implementation begins - including common pitfalls, quality, data, responsibility, and trust in AI systems.
18:45 - Keynote #2 💡
Krzysztof Kosman
Designing AI Products People Actually Use - From Use Case to Adoption
A practical keynote on how to move from promising AI use cases to products, workflows, and solutions that create real value for users and organizations. Drawing from his experience in building digital products and implementing solutions across business, education, and technology, Krzysztof will share lessons on choosing the right problems, designing for adoption, and making AI useful in everyday work - not just impressive in a demo.
19:15 - Panel Discussion & Q&A 🗣️
A conversation on the human side of implementation - trust, adoption, responsibility, organizational readiness, and what should remain human as AI becomes part of products, workflows, and decisions.
As part of Humans in AI Week, this discussion will also connect Kraków’s perspective to the broader global conversation about what it means to be human in the AI era.
19:45 - Networking 🤝
Open space to connect, exchange ideas, and build relationships within the Kraków AI ecosystem.
21:00 - Wrap-up
Why Attend?
Beyond the AI hype
We focus on what happens after the demo - real implementation, real constraints, and real product decisions.
Human-centered implementation
As part of Humans in AI Week, we’ll explore not only what AI can do, but how people build, trust, adopt, and work with AI systems.
Product + technical depth
A mix of product thinking, technical perspective, and practical lessons from building AI-powered solutions.
Global conversation, local community
Be part of Poland’s contribution to Humans in AI Week and connect with The AI Collective’s global movement.
Curated networking
Meet tech leaders, innovators, founders, product people, and AI practitioners shaping the AI ecosystem in Poland.
Speakers & Hosts
Mateusz Kierepka
Technology Leader, AI & MedTech
Mateusz is a CTO and founder building products at the intersection of artificial intelligence, medicine, and IT systems. He specializes in taking AI solutions from prototype to implementation, with a strong focus on quality, validation, safety, and real business and clinical value.
Krzysztof Kosman - Co-founder, EdTech Dots
Krzysztof is the co-founder of EdTech Dots, a community connecting educators, founders, and innovators across Europe. He creates and grows digital products, combining experience in software development, product design, and team leadership. Passionate about sharing knowledge, he explores how AI and automation can transform business and education through his EdTech Dots podcast. Krzysztof focuses on connecting founders, technologists, and educators to exchange ideas and build practical, human-centered solutions together.
Wiktor Mijal
Regional Director (Europe) at The AI Collective, building and supporting AI communities across the region. Focused on connecting ecosystems, enabling collaboration, and translating global insights into local impact.
In Partnership With
This event is co-hosted with Business Link, our partner for this Kraków edition.
Business Link designs, creates, and operates modern workspaces in the centers of four cities in Poland. Their offices offer flexible terms for teams looking for high-quality office and coworking space in class A buildings.
Through its connection and partnership with Skanska, Business Link provides work environments built around strong workplace standards, flexibility, and everyday comfort.
🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/company/businesslinkofficial/
Join us for an evening of insights, discussion and networking.
As always, food and drink, engaging conversation, and incredible company will all be provided!
Please be advised: Unfortunately, space is very limited at these community events and we can not always accept everyone we would like to. If you are not accepted to this event, please keep applying! We appreciate your application tremendously and we are looking forward to seeing you at a future event very soon!
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