Re_d Rethink Digital Fest 2026: 8–9 October in Łódź
The event took place on 8–9 October 2026. The fifth edition of the ŁSSE technology festival: main stage, Business and Society tracks, Re_d Demo Showcase, an after party and the Osaka Promotion Seminar with a delegation of companies from Japan.
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About the event
The fifth edition of Re_d Rethink Digital Fest, under the theme “Digital Future”, began with the Łódź AI Breakfast x RETHINK, co-organised by Liki Mobile Solutions. The festival was opened by Tomasz Sadzyński and Michał Sobczak of the ŁSSE Management Board and Olgierd Cygan of Future.Company, and hosted by Dr Paweł Blajer. The main stage featured the panel “Transforming tech into business” with Bluerank, Corning Optical Communication, TME and Polimex Infrastruktura, the talk “What the FEJK” on disinformation with the National Centre for Film Culture and Demagog, and a panel of rectors of Łódź public universities, “Are we ready for the technological revolution?”, moderated by the ŁSSE President.
In the afternoon the programme split into two tracks. In Galanta, the Business track: “Tech for Human” on artificial intelligence in recruitment and careers, “Tech for Production” on the digital factory with Intelo, Mitsubishi Electric and Orange Polska, and “Tech for Future” with Google, Cyfronet and Hycom. In Krańcówka, the Society track: “Tech for silver generation”, “Tech for Education” with Ericsson, the University of Łódź and Lodz University of Technology, and “Tech for longevity” with University Clinical Hospital No. 2 and Endolink. The main stage closed with the “Cybersecurity RED Flags” escape-room workshop prepared by Cyber Box, the talk “RzeczpospolitAI” with Artur Kurasiński, and the Re_d Demo Showcase with three demonstrations: AI, automation and VR. The day was rounded off by VC Corner, B2B meetings with venture funds, and the evening Rethink After Party with Teatr Rethink Impro, opened by the ŁSSE President, Mayor of Łódź Hanna Zdanowska and Mayor of Osaka Hideyuki Yokoyama.
The second day belonged to Japan. The Osaka Promotion Seminar was opened by Tomasz Sadzyński, Hanna Zdanowska, the Ambassador of Japan to Poland Akira Kono and the Mayor of Osaka Hideyuki Yokoyama. Four companies from Osaka presented their business: Across Solutions, Arigato Service, El Zion and Rococo; a representative of JETRO spoke, and the seminar was summed up by Kazuyo Iwatani, Director General of Osaka's Economic Strategy Bureau. The stage was hosted by Małgorzata Wolna of ŁSSE and the day ended with the Rethink Networking Brunch. The festival's strategic partner was Filmteractive Festival, its content partners were the ICT Cluster Łódź, Cyber Box, Intelo, myERP.pl and Invest in Lodz, and it was held under the patronage of the Ministry of Digital Affairs and the Ministry of Development and Technology.
What it looked like
The opening, the main stage in Galanta, panels, workshops and technology demonstrations on day one, and the Japanese part of the festival: the Osaka Promotion Seminar and conversations with guests from Japan.
