Come up with and create anything that makes everyday life easier. That is the challenge for the sixth edition of Business Talent, a polytechnic competition organised by the Regional Development Agency, iQLANDIA and the Liberec Region in cooperation with their partners. Over eight competition rounds, eighth- and ninth-grade primary school students will develop clever solutions to everyday challenges in the iQFABLAB smart workshop. They will have access to a wide range of equipment and technologies, including laser cutting, 3D printing and soldering. This year, they will also have the opportunity to program their inventions.

Regional data make it easier to understand new topics and discover more about the place we live in. Czech, mathematics, biology, geography — or just about any other subject you can think of. Regional data from the Liberec Region Data Portal can be used almost anywhere to connect classroom learning with an environment that pupils and students know well.

A new chip factory being built in Dresden could create new business opportunities for companies in the Czech Republic as well. The Liberec Region is therefore already preparing to become part of the emerging European semiconductor ecosystem by mapping technologies developed by local companies and the Technical University of Liberec and connecting them with international partners. In September, it will head directly to one of the world’s key semiconductor hubs: at SEMICON Taiwan, the region plans to showcase what it has to offer.

He was on his way to crossing the boundary of space and reaching the Moon. Now, he helps young people look beyond the borders of their own region and their own doubts. Through the Moonshot Platform project, choreographer and actor Yemi A.D. connects people aged 15 to 30 who are eager to drive things forward with mentors, investors - and with one another.

Instria, a company based in Liberec, shows how traditional technical know-how can gradually be transformed into a business capable of responding to the current needs of industry and the energy sector. What path led the company into the field of printed sensors? And why does this technology have the potential to transform how machinery and structures are monitored in industrial environments?

What happens when marketing starts pulling in the same direction as product and sales? That is the central question of the second Marketing Masters conference, taking place on 8 October 2026 at the Vratislavice 101010 Cultural Centre. The event is organised by the Regional Development Agency and the Liberec Region.