Keynote Speakers
prof. Christopher Abraham
CEO & Head – Dubai Campus , Sr. Vice President – Institutional Development at S P Jain School of Global Management
prof. Christopher Abraham
CEO & Head – Dubai Campus , Sr. Vice President – Institutional Development at S P Jain School of Global Management
Professor with 3 Masters and a PhD. Certified Design Thinker with 33 years’ experience in management consulting, and management education. Currently he is the CEO – Dubai campus at the S P Jain School of Global Management, a Top 10 ranked business School.
Prof. Abraham has been a visiting Professor at universities in Australia, USA, Canada, Singapore and UK. A TEDx and keynote speaker, he has done assignments for The World Bank, The Executive Council, Emirates Airlines, SEWA, Aramex, DHL, P & G, LG, etc.
Twice Awarded “Best CEO in the World” and Twice winner of the Education Leadership Award
Regularly Interviewed in CNBC, Dubai Eye, Dubai TV etc.
Global Advisory Board Member – World CMO Council (Council of Chief Marketing Officers)
His areas of competence are Strategy, Innovation, Future Studies, Neuroscience of Decision Making, Positive Organizational Behavior, Design Thinking and the Science of Happiness.
Title: Procurement in VUCA World, 21.10.2019
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prof. dr hab. Maciej Błaszak
Lecturer at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
prof. dr hab. Maciej Błaszak
Lecturer at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
The neurocognitive scientist, his interests and experience concern the epigenesis of the mind, i.e. the possibility of controlled shaping of the human brain. He deals with the psychology of universal design and mind tools (braintools). An experienced lecturer and business trainer, using the results of brain research to improve the process of knowledge transfer, building a path of personal and professional development. Scholarship holder of the universities of Edinburgh and Cologne. Employee of the University of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan.
Closing lecture: Making purchasing decisions, 22.10.2019
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Maciej Trybulec
Partner, Talent Center
Maciej Trybulec
Partner, Talent Center
An expert with over 27 years of experience gained at work in large pharmaceutical corporations. For the last 8 years, President Sanofi Pasteur, including 2 years, when he was also responsible for Ukraine. His special interests concern the challenges posed to leaders in the VUCA era, developing leadership skills that can cope with the times of “permanent change” in which we live. He introduced in his organization a “turquoise” way of functioning, which focused primarily on the development of its employees, achieving at the same time excellent business results. A member of Sanofi’s strategic project Global Leadership.
For 5 years he has been a coach and mentor of Polish and foreign managers. He conducts trainings on leadership in times of change, strategy building, team motivation, art of presentation.
He is a member of the Association of Professional Speakers, an expert in the ThinkTank Council, and a Digital University speaker. He is also a member of an international group that is working on the idea of effective communication. The leader of the “Pole of Excellence” project, which includes the development of managers from 17 European countries.
Founder of Boehringer Ingelheim Business Academy. The originator and founder of the Marketing Excellence Club. Founder and president of the Santo Subito Association. A graduate of the Krakow Medical Academy. Scholarship holder from Wiliam Harvey Institute, London, UK. PhD student at Univeristy University in Philadelphia, USA, where he wrote his doctoral thesis.
Title: Transformation of the leader in the times of VUCA, 21.10.2019
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dr Jan Vašek
Expert; Assistant Professor, MIAS School of Business at CVUT
dr Jan Vašek
Assistant Professor, MIAS school of business at CVUT
He is one of the best specialists in the field of purchasing management, and he can transfer acquired experience to students and trainees. He studied at Palacky University, Harvard University, Oxford University and Cranfield University. He gained practical experience in the field of purchasing at Toyota, Inergy, Automotive Lighting and Swiss Krono. He is an inspirational speaker and his speeches literally draw listeners to the heart of the problem.
This has been confirmed many times by the participants of the largest shopping conference in Poland, PROCON / POLZAK, placing it at the forefront of the speakers.
Opening lecture: Applying VUCA to procurement, 22.10.2019
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Bernard Gracia
Dean & Director, European Institute of Purchasing Management
Bernard Gracia
Dean & Director, European Institute of Purchasing Management
In 1976, he collaborated in the launching of the first post-graduate program in Purchasing in the world (M.A.I – Master Industrial Purchasing for the Bordeaux Business School).
As director of MAI (Master program in Industrial Purchasing) in Bordeaux in the 80’s, he developed an important network of Purchasing Managers and positioned the MAI Diploma as market standard in. In 1990, he gathered companies such as Aerospatiale, Alcatel, Bull, Nokia, Pechiney, Philips and Renault associated with the European Union to found the European Institute of Purchasing Management (EIPM).
As director of EIPM, he launched the first MBA program specialized in Purchasing Management in the world on December 1991 and the first European Roundtable for Senior Executives in 1993. Then he developed EIPM across the world with a 1st in China in 1999 before developing a global international footprint
Acts mainly as consulting for multinational companies such as ArcelorMittal, Axa, Bayer, DuPont, Ferrero, Michelin, Nokia, ThyssenKrupp, Valeo, Volvo …for developing strategy & training engineering
He gives courses & Conferences around the World and develops research activities with Universities & companies, mainly on Corporate Purchasing Strategy, Purchasing Organization, Contribution to Value Creation, competences and excellence model.
Graduate of Bordeaux Business School in 1976. He obtained his MBA diploma in 1979 at UT Austin (Major in International and Industrial Business).
Title: Procurement competences in VUCA, 22.10.2019
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Wojciech Marchwicki
CPO, ING Bank Polski
Wojciech Marchwicki
Chief Procurement Officer Poland & Wholesale Banking European Network Countries ING
Chief Procurement Officer of ING Bank Polska and at the same time responsible for the Purchases Area in nine ING Group units in Europe, which are located in countries such as Slovakia, Hungary, Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Member of the Board of the purchasing organization Global Procurement Bank N.V.
Procurement Organizer for ING in Singapore and as part of the bank’s structures in Central and Central and Eastern Europe.
Experienced in creating centralized purchases, shared service centers as well as purchasing processes and procedures. The main negotiator of many categories of purchases in the field of IT and non-IT in local tenders and global.
In addition, previously managing over ten years in various entities, gaining experience in a number of industries and functional areas of the company such as foreign trade, sales and marketing.
An active mentor and speaker at many industry conferences.
Title: Development of procurement in the conditions of a changing environment based on the example of a bank, 21.10.2019, block: PROCESSES AND TOOLS
Discussion panel participant: How do Poles manage global change? 22.10.2019
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Ewa Zamościńska
CSR consultant and trainer, CSRinfo
Ewa Zamościńska
Project manager for responsible business and sustainable development, consultant and CSR trainer
Educational and advisory company CSRinfo
Experienced manager in the field of consulting projects and a leading Polish trainer specializing in training and workshops in the field of corporate social responsibility and sustainable development.
She runs comprehensive consulting projects in the area of responsible business, including companies in the financial, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, retail, consulting and HR, FMCG and energy sectors as well as public administration institutions. She coordinated and consulted the CSR strategies of the Capital Groups. She runs consultancy projects regarding the creation and implementation of ethical programs, social engagement policies, environmental policies, codes of conduct and purchasing policies that take into account sustainable development issues.
She has extensive experience in planning and conducting dialogue sessions and stakeholder panels according to AA1000 standards, for companies in the manufacturing, financial and retail sectors. Co-author of the course and lecturer at the postgraduate studies of Collegium Civitas “CSR Manager”. Author of publications in this area.
Roundtable Moderator: Responsible supply chain management – new challenges, new solutions; 21.10.2019
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Grzegorz Skowronek,
Director, IPOsystem
Grzegorz Skowronek
Director, IPOsystem
From the beginning of his professional career associated with activities aimed at sales and customer service, mainly in the industrial sectors. He has over 20 years of professional experience, in which the common denominator is market development. At UIBS Teamwork, he is responsible for the promotion of IPOsystem as a modern tool for manufacturing companies. A graduate of the University of Economics in Katowice.
Title: The use of artificial intelligence and decision automation in production planning processes in conditions of high variability; 21.10.2019, Block: DIRECT PROCUREMENT
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Konrad Bąk
Head of Strategic Procurement PL, SMA Solar Technology
Konrad Bąk
Head of Strategic Procurement PL, SMA Solar Technology
For more than a decade, he has been associated with the automotive, energy and aviation markets.
He has developed his professional career in prestigious international companies such as Philips Lighting, Delphi Automotive, Nexteer Automotive and Woodward, covering key purchasing positions such as Global Category Buyer, Global Category Leader and Purchasing Supplier Manager. During this time, he gained extensive knowledge confirmed by certifications and practice in such issues as: negotiations, cost models, finances, analytical tools, personnel management, LEAN, contracts and international agreements, quality management, audits, etc.
He traveled and performed audits, analysis of suppliers’ processes around the world, including the USA, China, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, throughout Western Europe and the majority of Eastern Europe.
Owner of an education and design company in the field of purchasing management and supply chain. The creator of the entire postgraduate course of “Purchasing and Supply Chain Management” at one of the non-state universities. Owner of the continuous improvement system at Woodward.
Title: Non-strategic purchases – how are purchases no longer strategic? 21.10.2019, Block: PROCESSES AND TOOLS
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Lesław Nowak
Director of Purchases and Logistics, UJET Manufacturing
Lesław Nowak
Director of Purchases and Logistics, UJET Manufacturing
He has many years of experience in the central (strategic) and regional (operational) purchasing organizations of Asian, American and European corporations and achievements in the scope of construction and reorganization of purchasing structures, cost reduction and process optimization. For 2 years he has been the Head of Purchases and Logistics at UJET Sarl – an e-scooter producer. He is responsible for building an international purchasing team in the area of electro-mobility, selecting strategic suppliers from Europe and Asia and creating a purchasing strategy for direct materials.
Title: VSM: Value Stream Mapping – Role of procurement in optimizing costs and simplifying operation, 21.10.2019, Block: DIRECT PROCUREMENT
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Przemysław Kruk
Sales Department Deputy Director at TVP Polish Television
Piotr Apollo
Sales Department Deputy Director at TVP Polish Television
In the TVP Advertising Office for over ten years. Since 2017, he has been supervising the area of pricing policy and trade negotiations with media agencies. He implemented, among others: the new BR TVP accounting group and a transparent price threshold policy.
In the first years of his professional career he was associated with the Agora group, gaining experience in sales and operational marketing departments.
Master of psychology, which he attended at SWPS University. He also completed the Executive MBA program of the Warsaw University of Technology Business School.
Title: The paradox of the 16-49 age group. How demographic changes affect the way TV advertising is purchased, 22.10.2019, Block: PURCHASE OF MARKETING SERVICES
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Andrzej Zawistowski
Member of the Board, PSML
Andrzej Zawistowski
Member of the Board, PSML
Senior International Manager with documented thirty years of experience working in international environments, creating and effectively managing teams for logistics, distribution, purchasing and strategic relations with suppliers, at local, regional and global level.
Has many years of experience in managing people and managing projects in the field of Global Supply Chain (product costs, purchasing and managing relations with suppliers, transport, warehouse management, sales and production planning, distribution of finished products together with full customer service, etc.).
He gained extensive experience in process optimization and implementation of comprehensive IT platforms – including J.D. Edwards, SAP and Oracle.
A long-term negotiator, with the ability to persuade and implement cost-effective optimal solutions in complex and demanding organizations.
Working for over 13 years in one of the world’s largest tobacco concerns, he created from scratch an organization responsible for supply chain management in a production plant in Poland, and then in the company’s headquarters was responsible for global purchases in the non-working area.
After returning to Poland, he built one of the first Purchasing Group in the country with the participation of 10 large companies and for the following years he was responsible for negotiating global contracts on behalf of the Group.
For over 8 years he has been active in the Polish Association of Managers of Logistics and Procurement of PSML as a Member of the Board. He runs many training courses and shopping workshops throughout Poland and is responsible for the substantive side of the largest Polish Procurement Conference POLZAK.
Opening address and Welcome Speech, 21.10.2019
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Mateusz Borowiecki
Managing Director, OptiBuy
Mateusz Borowiecki
Managing Director, OptiBuy
Has many years of practical knowledge. Passionate, an expert in the purchasing industry. He has over 15 years of experience in managing international purchasing and consulting projects (including in the financial and medical sectors). He is a specialist in the implementation of comprehensive purchasing systems and IT tools (Ivalua, NextBuy). He managed optimization projects on a European and global scale. He shares his knowledge and experience as part of industry conferences, meetings, trainings, and lectures for students (ALK in Warsaw and WSB in Wrocław). He is the author of numerous publications on supply chain management.
Opening address and Welcome Speech, 21.10.2019
Discussion Panel Moderator: How do Poles manage global purchases? 22.10.2019
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Małgorzata Malinowska
Director of the Corporate Customers Department, Lyreco Polska
Małgorzata Malinowska
Director of the Corporate Customers Department, Lyreco Polska
A leader with documented successes in building and managing teams also in an international environment. Has experience in negotiations and cost optimization projects among the largest companies in the country. Oriented to win-win strategy in a sustainable cooperation environment. Fan of all CSR initiatives, an avid propagator of their principles and implementation of their elements in cooperation with business partners. A graduate of post-graduate studies at the University of Cambridge, the Kozminski University and the Warsaw University of Technology Business School. A graduate of many courses at the ICAN Institute.
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dr Robert Daniluk
Director for Sustainable Development, Quality and Safety, Lyreco Polska
dr Robert Daniluk
Director for Sustainable Development, Quality and Safety, Lyreco Polska
A member of the International Project Team responsible for preparing the Global Purchasing Policy based on the principles of corporate social responsibility and Product Compliance for Lyreco branches around the world. Implementing, together with its Polish team, pilot projects for product compliance and balanced supplier evaluation for the Lyreco Group.
In Lyreco Polska since 2004, he is a member of the Company’s Management Staff. Previously, he gained experience at BRE Bank (mBank) and Inter Polska in the field of organization management.
Doctor of economic sciences, specializing in integrated management systems. A graduate of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin and Warsaw University of Technology. Parallel to the active professional life, he fulfills himself as a university lecturer in the field of management systems, ethics and CSR.
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Marta Macke
Managing Partner, Shortlist Consulting
Marta Macke
Managing Partner, Shortlist Consulting
She has over 20 years of experience in the marketing communications industry and business development.
In 1995-2012 she worked at Client Service in Gruppa 66 (today’s Ogilvy & Mather), Saatchi & Saatchi and 15 years at DDB Group, where as Business Development Director she was responsible for strategic development of companies. In 2013, she created the first company on the market that focused on tender consultancy and building client-agency relationships. She is the initiator of the integration process of procuremet, marketing and marketing communication environments, and the co-creator and organizer of cyclic conferences “In the tender triangle”, CMO Summit and Marketing Benchmarks Summit.
She conducts training including in the field of conducting tenders, sales strategies and building customer-agency relations (among others at the School of Brand Strategy at SKM SAR. Speaker at Forum Shopping, Polzak, Marketing Summit conferences. She is a mentor at the Mentorek Club of Entrepreneurial Women Networks and the Advertising Ethics Arbitrator .
When not working, she spends time with family and friends – she goes skiing and is active in the ski environment. She was the Vice President of the Board of the WKN Warsaw Ski Club.
Title: The devil is in the details – the key elements of the tender for the selection of a marketing communication agency based on the tender for Super-Pharm, 22.10.2019, Block: PURCHASE OF MARKETING SERVICES
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Rafał Karski
Partner, Shortlist Consulting
Rafał Karski
Partner, Shortlist Consulting
Over 20 years of experience in marketing and management. He started his career at Procter & Gamble in 1994, then in the years 2002–2006 he managed Marketing Departments at Opoczno SA and Żywiec Zdrój. From 2007, he co-founded the Polish branch of Liberty Mutual Insurance, the owner of the Liberty Direct brand, where he managed the Marketing Department for the first two years. In the years 2009-2013 he was the Sales and Marketing Director, at the same time managing the Customer Service Office.
In 2014-2017 he was the Chief Operating Officer and Member of the Management Board of Media Impact Polska, a company from the Rignier Axel Springer group. He is the winner of the EFFIE Award, IPRA Golden World Awards and SABER Award. He graduated from the Warsaw University of Technology and MBA at INSEAD in France and Singapore.
He was an arbitrator of the Advertising Ethics Committee. Co-founder and co-organizer of the CMO Summit and Marketing Benchmarks Summit conferences.
When not working, he spends his time actively with his family, going on off-road trips, trekking or sailing. He can’t imagine winter without ski trips and long evenings over an interesting book.
Title: The devil is in the details – the key elements of the tender for the selection of a marketing communication agency based on the tender for Super-Pharm, 22.10.2019, Block: PURCHASE OF MARKETING SERVICES
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Daria Schreier-Dmochowska
Chief Specialist, Orange Polska
Daria Schreier-Dmochowska
Chief Specialist, Orange Polska
For over 15 years associated with Orange Polska, where she began with gaining experience in sales and trade marketing. Nine years ago, she began her adventure with Procurement, where she is currently responsible for managing categories in the areas of interactive agencies, BTL / event agencies, loyalty programs and prints. Due to the fact that she comes from business, she efficiently translates marketing experience into a better understanding of customer needs. She focuses on choosing optimal solutions that take into account both business and purchasing needs.
Title: How to effectively manage the category of marketing prints? CASE STUDY, 21.10.2019, Block: INDIRECT PROCUREMENT
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Marcin Zborowski
Procurement Manager, Signify (previously Philips Lighting Electronics)
Marcin Zborowski
Procurement Manager, Signify (previously Philips Lighting Electronics)
He started working in Signify in 2003 as a purchasing specialist. In the time frame from 2008 to 2012, as Global Strategic Buyer, he was responsible for managing the assortment group “high-melting metals” for the Philips Lighting factories producing conventional light sources. In 2012-2015 he worked at Philips Innovation Services in Piła, where from 2013 he managed the Project Implementation Department. From 2015 he has been managing the Procurement Engineering department and is a member of the management team of the Signify factory in Piła.
Title: Buyer 4.0 – what competences to develop and why? 21.10.2019, Block: TALENT MANAGEMENT
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Dominika Żwirbla-Kalman
Member of the Board, PSML
Head of SCM, Siemens Poland
Dominika Żwirbla-Kalman
Member of the Board, PSML
Head of SCM, Siemens Poland
Manager with extensive experience in the field of purchasing and project management acquired in international corporations in the energy sector. Currently Head of SCM at Siemens cooperating in the EMEA region with several European countries of the Siemens AG concern and Member of the Board at PSML. Her responsibility in Siemens is, inter alia, indirect purchases, as well as creating a purchasing policy with an emphasis on good practices, setting standards for partner cooperation with contractors. She has been involved with the trade industry for over twenty years.
Previously, she was professionally associated with PKN ORLEN SA for 7 years, where she managed strategic purchases for Capital Group companies. She has created and successfully implemented cooperation within the framework of central purchases in the Area for over a dozen categories of direct purchases.
Certified mentor and graduate of the Academy of Leadership Psychology Jacek Santorski. She is passionate about developing not only hard skills, but above all, soft skills, which translates into cooperation within her environment.
Block moderator: PROCESSES AND TOOLS, 21.10.2019
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Agnieszka Piątkowska
Career Coach, Partner, Big Fish Poland
Agnieszka Piątkowska
Career Coach, Partner, Big Fish Poland
An international recruitment expert with over 13 years of experience in managing recruitment projects in the area of supply chain & procurement in Central and Eastern Europe for global organizations. Partner in the international Big Fish recruitment company www.e-bigfish.com.pl. He deals with the recruitment processes of middle and senior managerial staff as well as highly specialized recruitment projects.
A member of the Polish HR Forum.
Qualified Assessor – Academy of Assessor – Ernst & Young Academy of Business. The creator of competency models and development programs for the purchasing staff (including “Procurement Leaders Academy”). Since 2009 she has been lecturing “Career Management in Purchases” at the School of Banking in Wrocław. Creator of the “Career Management in Purchasing” training program. She cooperates with the Kozminski University in the field of seminars and meetings for postgraduate students in the area of competence development and career management. She cooperated with the Polish Association of Logistics Managers – she developed and delivered a series of workshops for the members of the association. Training Coordinator: defines training programs for purchasing departments in accordance with the clients’ goals. Advisor and career coach, creator of career management tools. The author of “CareerFreak” website on managing his own career https://www.facebook.com/career.fr and many articles related to the subject of management and career development (she works with Goldenline as the author of articles for the magazine “My Career”). As a coach, she cooperates with a higher managerial staff within the framework of “career transitioning / outplacement” programs.
A graduate of Kozminski University, Bradford University (International Business Management, master’s degree, studies conducted in English), SGH (Professional Counseling, Development Management and Coaching, post-graduate studies) and ALK (Personnel Controlling, post-graduate studies).
Title: Evaluation of the competences of the buyer – what kind of employee are the procurement departments looking for? 21.10.2019, Block: TALENT MANAGEMENT
Block moderator: TALENT MANAGEMENT, 21.10.2019
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Andrzej Pędzieszczak
Real Estate Purchase Coordinator, mBank
Andrzej Pędzieszczak
Real Estate Purchase Coordinator, mBank
From March 2018, Real Estate Purchase Coordinator. Previously, for almost 3 years he was an expert on purchases in the field of real estate, lease agreements, purchase of Facility Managmenet services and investment and construction processes. Connected with purchasing and the financial industry for over 10 years. He gained experience working, among others ING Życie (Nationale – Nederlanden), Bank BPH (GE Group), currently at mBank S.A ..
Title: Case Study: PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE. How mBank breaks the record – a story about the largest office lease in the history of Poland, 21.10.2019, Block: INDIRECT PROCUREMENT
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dr Anna Stasiak-Apelska
Legal Counsel, Branch Director, CIOCH & PARTNERZY Law Firm
dr Anna Stasiak-Apelska
Legal Counsel, Branch Director, CIOCH & PARTNERZY Law Firm
Doctor of legal sciences, legal advisor, director of the Warsaw law office, graduate of the Lazarski University of Commerce and Law in Warsaw. Has over 12 years of experience in providing legal services to entities from various sectors, including media, production and automotive. Specializes in issues of intellectual property law, including copyright, contracts transferring copyrights and license agreements, protection of the client’s personal rights, i.e. stature and name identifying the entrepreneur, press law. She also advises in the area of industrial property law, including obtaining protection certificates and documents at the Polish Patent Office, audits and planning strategies for intellectual property management in an organization in connection with Inovation Box. Author of numerous publications on copyright and intellectual property law.
Roundtable moderator: Intellectual Property, 21.10.2019
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Jean-François FAUCHER
President of the Supervisory Board, XBS Group/Logistics
Jean-François FAUCHER
President of the Supervisory Board, XBS Group/Logistics
Jean-François earned an engineering degree at the University of Strasbourg with a master’s degree in biomedical engineering at the University of Montreal. He graduated from the Executive MBA at ESSEC, a leading business school in Paris. He began his professional career in the aerospace and defense industries, serving airline companies and air forces throughout North America, for a subsidiary of Cobham PLC. He worked for leading technology consulting companies such as Altran and Segula Technologies in the field of business process outsourcing for various industries.
Jean-Francois started logistics operations in Poland in 2006 as the President of STACI Polska. After separating STACI, currently XBS Group, he came to Poland in 2012, where he is a shareholder and until 2019 he was the President of the Management Board of the company. In February 2019, he became the President of the Supervisory Board of XBS Group / Logistics.
Title: Robotic Process Automation: our journey from myth to reality, A business case presentation, 22.10.2019, Block: RPA in Procurement
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Kinga Chelińska- Barańska
Country Manager, Digital Workforce
Kinga Chelińska- Barańska
Country Manager, Digital Workforce
A professional with over ten years of experience in financial sector and process efficiency management. She successfully manages the ever-growing team of certified RPA consultants, executes business projects related to creation and implementation of new systems, process migration and RPA/IPA. As a Country Manager she is responsible for the Polish branch of Digital Workforce with its registered office in Lodz.
Title: Robotic Process Automation: our journey from myth to reality, A business case presentation, 22.10.2019, Block: RPA in Procurement
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Olga Moleda
Purchasing Specialist, Siemens
Olga Moleda
Purchasing Specialist, Siemens
For 4 years associated with the purchasing and supplier management industry. Current acts as an IT buyer and is responsible for the analysis of the purchasing area. Passionate about healthy living, cycling and trips to the mountains.
Title: Siemens Smart Procurement. Tools and methods of operation supporting the increase of purchase efficiency, 22.10.2019, Block: SMART PROCUREMENT SOLUTIONS
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Renata Krakowiak
IT Purchasing Manager, Siemens
Renata Krakowiak
IT Purchasing Manager, Siemens
Active in the purchasing industry for 5 years, previously a manager in a financial institution responsible for operations, project management and purchasing processes. Enthusiast of innovation, which she successfully introduces in the company. A graduate of ALK Postgraduate Studies Supply Chain Management. Specialization in Purchase Management and Business Psychology for Managers. Currently a student at CIPS.
Title: Siemens Smart Procurement. Tools and methods of operation supporting the increase of purchase efficiency, 22.10.2019, Block: SMART PROCUREMENT SOLUTIONS
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Hubert Gleba
Business Development Manager, Integart
Hubert Gleba
Business Development Manager, Integart
A graduate of the Wrocław School of Banking. His many years of experience in the 3D printing industry began in 2011 at e-Prototypy S.A. – the first Polish comprehensive prototype center.
Former President of the Management Board of Personalize, which deals with 3D printing for individual clients, advertising, medical and related industries, which in 2014 has been incorporated into Materialize.
Over the next few years, Account Manager at Materialize S.A. responsible for the development and implementation of large projects related to prototyping and manufacturing in additive technologies. Currently at Integart Sp. z o.o. as a Business Development Manager, he implements, mainly in industry, proprietary 3D printing technology from HP – Multi Jet Fusion 500 and 4200 series.
In his free time, he is a fan of motorization and technological innovations, and a passionate skier in the season.
Title: 3D printing MJF as a manufacturing process in Industry 4.0, 21.10.2019, Block: DIRECT PROCUREMENT
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Monika Bis
Strategic Procurement Expert, PSML Board Member, Mentor, Trainer, Interim Manager
Monika Bis
Strategic Procurement Expert, PSML Board Member, Mentor, Trainer, Interim Manager
Strategic indirect purchasing expert with 20 years of professional experience in the international environment of the FMCG, pharmaceutical and financial and medical industries, of which the last 7 years in senior management positions. In 2011, she obtained the title of Purchasing Manager of the Year, awarded by the Members of Polish Supply Management Leaders, during the 9th POLZAK Congress for the implementation of the supply chain risk management process at Provident Polska S.A. Currently a member of the Management Board of the PSML Association for the 2019-2022 terms and the founder of the VALUE FIRST company operating in the area of consulting, training and purchasing projects.
Since 2015, lecturer at postgraduate studies at Kozminski University in the subject of Purchase Management and Risk Management in the Supply Chain. Co-organizer of training for advertising agencies and media houses in the field of preparation for tenders for marketing services for the client with Shortlist Consulting.
A graduate of the Faculty of Management at the Częstochowa University of Technology with a specialization in marketing, postgraduate studies at the Gdansk School of Banking in the field of corporate finance management. Currently, she is undergoing certification studies in the field of Business Trainer at the INTRA Help and Psychological Education Center.
Her passions are traveling, photography and Argentine tango.
Block Moderator: PURCHASE OF MARKETING SERVICES, 21.10.2019
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Grzegorz Turniak
Master of Networking, Academy of Recommendations
Grzegorz Turniak
Master Of Networking, Scrum Master Networking-Employee Advocacy & Event Onboarding Evangelist
Inspirational speaker. A tireless advocate, mentor and enthusiast of networking. Mingling Maven – conducted over 1,200 networking sessions for over 120,000 participants. In February 2006 he introduced the BNI Polska company to the domestic market. Over the space of 2 years, he opened 11 groups in 5 cities in Poland.
From 2013, the President of the training and consulting company Recommendation Academy. Formerly: President of Jobpilot Polska; HR Sector Sales Manager – SAP Polska; Managing Director – Neumann Management Institute; Director of the Polish International School of Management.
A graduate of the Electronics Department of the Warsaw University of Technology. Certified OD consultant (OD Institute Ohio). Entrepreneurial teacher (Babson College). Certified ICC (International Coaching Community) coach. In the years 2002–3 a member of the PSZK Management Board. Founder and from 2006 to 2016 President of the Professional Speakers Association. Member: Event Industry Associations, BNI WSPÓLNA business recommendation groups.
Author of the book “Nigdy nie stój sam” and co-author of the books: “Alchemia Kariery” (with J. Santorskim), “Profesjonalny networking. Kontakty, które procentują” (with R.Wendtem), “Praktyczny poradnik networkingu” (with W. Antosiewiczem),” „Zanurz się w błękitnym oceanie. Jak networking wspiera rozwój firm” ( with K.Rumianowskim ), „Nigdy nie stój sama” (with A.Dynoch).
Morning Networking: Positive Relations Session, 21-22.10.2019
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Mariusz Krzysztoń
Manager, OptiBuy
Mariusz Krzysztoń
Manager, OptiBuy
Over 6 years of professional experience in cost optimization and purchasing strategies. Has expert knowledge in category management and supplier relations. During the implemented projects, responsible, among others for the marketing and sales cost reduction program, category management, assortment selection, trade negotiations with suppliers (over 30 companies), inventory reduction and product rotation monitoring. He gained purchasing experience in international companies from the retail sector (DIY and FMCG). For over four years associated with the consulting company OPTIBUY.
Title: Procurement 4.0: analysis using Process Mining that will improve the purchasing process in your company on the example of Amrest Polska, 21.10.2019 Block: PROCESSES AND TOOLS
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Mariusz Geraltowski
Procurement Director, Fujitsu; PSML President
Mariusz Geraltowski
Procurement Director, Fujitsu; PSML President
Strategist in the field of procurement and innovation in the supply chain. MBA graduate with over 20 years of experience in corporate purchasing (P&G, Pepsico, GSK, Novartis). For 8 years he worked in Switzerland, managing purchases at the regional (Emerging Growth Markets, Europe) and global (Head Global Sourcing Marketing) levels. He built global strategies for purchasing categories with annual expenses of USD 2 billion, implemented savings budgets up to USD 200 million.
Co-creator of the global purchasing strategy for the function of about one thousand employees. Creator of the global innovation strategy for the abovementioned functions and innovative purchasing processes. Deeply convinced that Procurement can generate significant value for the organization (solving business problems) by modifying contemporary purchasing processes and building new qualifications.
He returned to Poland with the aspiration to build a competence center (theoretical and practical) from Poland on a European scale.
Discussion panel participant: How do Poles manage global change? 22.10.2019
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Marlena Kryściak-Sitkowska
Partner, OptiBuy
Marlena Kryściak-Sitkowska
Partner, OptiBuy
He has over 13 years of professional experience in supply chain optimization, purchasing and logistics. She took part in international consulting and outsourcing projects. Has expert knowledge in project management to create and implement new purchasing strategies in the organization; carries out audits and negotiates with suppliers.
Block moderator: DIRECT PROCUREMENT, 21.10.2019
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Artur Sulewski
Managing Director, Business Lease Poland
Artur Sulewski
Managing Director, Business Lease Poland
Associated with the Car Fleet Management industry for over 17 years. Since March 2018, he has been the managing director of Business Lease Poland, and previously he was the commercial director at LeasePlan Fleet Management.
He completed two fields of study – International Economic Relations and Finance and Banking at the Warsaw School of Economics.
He leads an active lifestyle. He loves cars, travel and extreme sports. Parachuting or diving – nothing is impossible for him.
Roundtable moderator: Car fleet management in the company, 22.10.2019
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Norbert Fox
Procurement leader, ETO Magnetic
Norbert Fox
Procurement leader, ETO Magnetic
Has many years of experience in building the procurement department, creating purchasing strategies and selecting suppliers. Over 20 years of professional experience in the automotive industry in Poland and Germany. At that time, he was responsible for sales and material category management, and was also the head of department and global category manager.
Title: How to verify suppliers’ requests for price increases and how to prepare for negotiations, 21.10.2019, Block: DIRECT PROCUREMENT
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Jacek Jarmuszczak
Procurement expert, Vice President, NextBuy
Jacek Jarmuszczak
Procurement expert, Vice President, NextBuy
Practitioner, experienced procurement manager, negotiating expert and strategist of generating savings in international markets. He started his professional career in Polish FMCG companies, for which he conducted purchase negotiations with suppliers from around the world. Later, as head of the electronic procurement department at the Carlsberg Group, he managed a team that conducted about 600 tenders per year for all factories around the world. As a Global Category Manager in the Carlsberg Group, he created a purchasing strategy and negotiated with key suppliers in the most demanding purchasing area: IT, professional services and the car fleet. An expert in the field of electronic auctions and e-procurement management systems. Has practical experience in the implementation and improvement of electronic tools supporting the purchasing area (Supplier Assessment, Contract Management, Internal Demand Circulation, Electronic Auctions).
Block moderator: INDIRECT PROCUREMENT, 21.10.2019
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Damian Czernik
Manager, NextBuy
Damian Czernik
Manager, NextBuy
Manager and purchasing expert at NextBuy, has 6 years of experience in the implementation of purchasing systems in the private and public sector, which makes procurement automation an open book for him. In addition, he has expert knowledge in accelerating negotiations using electronic auctions. From 2016, he was responsible for the implementation of the NextBuy platform.
Title: The role of e-catalogs in the enterprise on the example of implementation in the OEX Group, 22.10.2019, Block: SMART PROCUREMENT SOLUTIONS
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Krzysztof Wieczorek
Business Architecture Director, OEX E-Business
Krzysztof Wieczorek
Business Architecture Director, OEX E-Business
Business architecture director at OEX E-Business. Has 20 years of experience in the areas of sales management and administration, e-commerce and trade marketing. For 9 years, the OEX group has been supporting e-commerce and POSM logistics processes. He focuses on implementing sales platforms and creating system solutions to support logistics processes. He also deals with customer service. Previously associated with companies such as Bripox, Philip Morris, Sarantis. Author of many industry publications, he conducts classes at the Kozminski University in the field of e-commerce logistics.
Subject: The role of e-catalogs in the enterprise on the example of implementation in the OEX Group, 22.10.2019, Block: SMART PROCUREMENT SOLUTIONS
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Maciej Fiedosiejew
Strategic Purchasing Expert, Orange Polska
Maciej Fiedosiejew
Strategic Purchasing Expert, Orange Polska
He has been managing purchasing areas at Orange Polska for over 10 years. At the moment, he is responsible for marketing and consulting purchases, previously managed the administrative purchases department and the card and accessories purchases department. From scratch he formed a team and processes in the field of market analysis and analytical support for buyers.
Title: How to effectively manage the category of marketing prints? CASE STUDY, 21/10/2019, Block: INDIRECT PROCUREMENT
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Marcin Plichta
Head of Procurement CEE, Bayer
Marcin Plichta
Head of Procurement CEE, Bayer
Od ponad 15 lat związany z firmą Bayer, gdzie pełnił różne funkcje w działach wspierających, m.in. HR, Administracji.
Posiada praktyczną wiedzę z zakresu budowania i doskonalenia funkcji zakupowych w organizacji międzynarodowej oraz zarządzania projektami.
Obecnie kieruje międzynarodowym projektem transformacji zakupowej (organizacja / procesy / narzędzia IT).
Absolwent Szkoły Głównej Handlowej, Wydziału Psychologii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego oraz ICAN Institute.
Uczestniczył w licznych kursach i szkoleniach zakupowych (CEB Gartner, KPMG, EIPM, CIPS i in.)
Temat: Czy jesteś gotowy na Twojego Czarnego Łabędzia?, 21.10.2019, Blok: ZAKUPY INDIRECT
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Aleksandra Antoniuk
CPO, Orange
Aleksandra Antoniuk
CPO, Orange
Manager with over 20 years of experience in large international companies. She specializes in issues related to operational management, change management and increasing efficiency. She carried out projects of restructuring and / or integration of companies. Creator and perpetrator of implementing business strategies in the areas of purchasing, logistics and operations. A leader of a 100-person team, as well as many project teams in international projects.
Discussion panel participant: How do Poles manage global change? 22.10.2019
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Marko Blažević
Expert in purchasing professional services, Orange Polska
Marko Blažević
Expert in purchasing professional services, Orange Polska
Has over 10 years of experience in the field of consulting purchases and consulting. Currently, he is involved in the management and organization of the purchasing process in the field of Professional Services (including strategic and operational consulting services, mergers and acquisitions, debt collection services) as well as Marketing (in particular in the “digital” area) at Orange Polska. Before joining Orange Polska Shopping, he worked as a consultant in a company specializing in purchasing consultancy and implemented a number of projects for leading Polish and international companies in various industries. He had graduated from the Warsaw School of Economics with a master’s degree in international relations.
Roundtable moderator: Consulting services, 22.10.2019
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Marta Kozłowska
Procurement Director, Mars
Marta Kozłowska
Procurement Director, Mars
For years associated with the procurement department in the FMCG industry. An expert in the area of marketing and business purchases. She took part in international purchasing projects. She consolidated Mars / Wrigley media budgets in Central Europe with the merger of companies. Currently responsible for the team of business purchase buyers in Europe and Russia. Jury member in Effie competitions and speaker at procurement conferences, took part in market discussions about the transparency of the media market.
Title: Challenges of indirect merchants in a changing world, 21.10.2019, Block: INDIRECT PROCUREMENT
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Paweł Mamcarz
National Account Executive, SAP Ariba
Paweł Mamcarz
National Account Executive, SAP Ariba
Ekspert zakupowy z ponad 18 letnim doświadczeniem w zakresie organizacji zakupowych, negocjacji handlowych, wyboru dostawców, budowy i wdrożenia strategii zakupowych, zarządzania projektami wdrożeń systemów wspierających zakupy. Posiada duże doświadczenie kupieckie (zarządzanie portfelem zakupów > 500 mln zł/rok), doświadczenia w prowadzeniu skomplikowanych projektów zakupowych (m.in. wybór wykonawcy EPC elektrowni), doświadczenie w przejmowaniu kontroli i zarządzania projektami zakupowymi „z problemami” (np. sprawy w KIO, brak transparentności, specyfikacje pisane „pod jednego dostawcę”).
Doświadczenia branżowe Pawła dotyczą przede wszystkim przemysłu naftowo-gazowego, kolei, przemysłu ciężkiego, handlu detalicznego i e-commerce, oprócz tego kierował zespołem centrum kompetencji zakupowych w Europie centralnej w PwC, zespołem projektowym wdrożenia systemu sprzedaży i rezerwacji biletów w PKP Intercity, zespołem wdrożeniowym zintegrowanego systemu zakupowego Connect dla 15 spółek z Grupy Orlen, zespołem zarządzania zmianą procesu zakupu usług w OAO Aeroflot oraz prowadził kilkadziesiąt projektów z zakresu zakupów, wdrożeń systemów zakupowych i zmian organizacyjnych.
Obecnie Paweł jest dyrektorem ds. rozwiązania SAP Ariba w Polsce, które oferuje kompleksowe wsparcie dla całości procesu zakupowego w przedsiębiorstwach.
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Wojciech Skierski
Senior Consultant, OptiBuy
Wojciech Skierski
Senior Consultant, OptiBuy
Has experience in implementing optimization projects in various areas of strategic and operational procurement: from cost-cutting activities to creating strategies for indirect categories, as well as projects aimed at analyzing and improving existing procurement processes in the organization. A graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics.
Title: Procurement 4.0: analysis using Process Mining that will improve the purchasing process in your company on the example of Amrest Polska, 21.10.2019 Block: PROCESSES AND TOOLS
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Adam Kołodziejczyk
CEO, Super-Pharm
Adam Kołodziejczyk
CEO, Super-Pharm
A manager who started his career in sales and marketing in global concerns such as Pepsico and Reckitt Benckiser, where in addition to his duties in Poland he also conducted international projects. Currently, for over a dozen years on the side of broadly understood retail trade. He managed networks of shops, restaurants and pharmacies – also for Warburg Pincus and Enterprise Investors investment funds. Currently, the President of the Management Board of SUPER-PHARM Polska. Privately, a travel and skiing enthusiast.
Title: The devil is in the details – the key elements of the tender for the selection of a marketing communication agency based on the tender for Super-Pharm, 22.10.2019, Block: PROCUREMENT OF MARKETING SERVICES
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Irina Dudnichenko
Procurement Process Manager, AmRest
Irina Dudnichenko
Procurement Process Manager, AmRest
For five years she has been involved in the implementation, optimization and customization of IT tools at the merger of finance and purchasing. She manages the team responsible for global purchasing processes and systems at Amrest, which is the largest independent company that has chains of restaurant brands such as KFC, Pizza Hut, Starbucks, Burger King and others in Central and Eastern Europe. She is currently conducting a project to modernize the P2P process and the iValua Buyer system that covers it.
Title: Procurement 4.0: analysis using Process Mining that will improve the purchasing process in your company on the example of Amrest Polska, 21.10.2019 Block: PROCESSES AND TOOLS
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Monika Kiełtyka – Michna
Head of Global Procurement Services, AstraZeneca
Monika Kiełtyka – Michna
Head of Global Procurement Services, AstraZeneca
Stands out as an experienced leader in business area transformation, professional negotiator with significant experience in management of multi-million spend of the companies. She is a goal–oriented person focused on achieving companies’ strategic targets by embracing change programs. Joined AstraZeneca from Kenya Airways, where she spearheaded turnaround of the airline and led strategic projects. Prior to that she was responsible for consolidation of the back office and embedding of the procurement shared services at LOT Polish Airlines, where she held a position of a Chief Corporate Officer.
Before joining an airline, she spent many years in pharmaceutical industry. She created Novartis’ very first world-wide shared service center in a capacity of a Head of Shared Country Procurement Organization and Administration. Prior to that, she held a range of procurement leadership positions at Polpharma, where she spent seven years. She spent her early career at Carlsberg, as a Purchasing Manager and Strategic Buyer, and Phillip Morris, where she built a greenfield marketing procurement services function.
She graduated from University of Mining and Metallurgy in Cracow and an MBA at the University of Minnesota and Warsaw School of Economics. She used to be a Visiting Lecturer at the Warsaw School of Economics. Monika loves spending time with her family – two lovely daughters and a husband. They enjoy long hikes and travelling together to all the corners of the World, and most recently Africa.
Discussion panel participant: How do Poles manage global change? 22.10.2019
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Monika Duda
Head of Industrail & Logistics Agency Cee, M4 Real Estate
Monika Duda
Head of Industrail & Logistics Agency Cee, M4 Real Estate
In September 2016 she became a partner at M4 Real Estate. Previously, she held the position of Associate Director at Cushman & Wakefield, in the logistics and industrial space department. He has over 10 years of experience working for international corporations. She held managerial functions in them, managed operational and sales departments. As the Sales Director at ID Logistics in Poland, she was responsible for comprehensive sales of logistics services for companies from the FMCG, Retail and e-commerce sectors. Previously, she also worked for Kuehne + Nagel and for the CAT Group.
It implements projects for tenants from various industries, from logistics operators and distributors, through chain stores to manufacturing companies. The service portfolio includes brokerage of warehouse and industrial real estate as well as logistics consulting.
Member of the Management Board of Polish Supply Managers Leaders and PSME (Polish Supply Management Experts)
Roundtable Moderator: How to optimize logistics costs? Outsorcing or in-house: Rent or build? 21.10.2019
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Piotr Górecki
CEO, Experiencer
Piotr Górecki
CEO, Experiencer
For nearly 20 years, he has been contributing to the marketing success of Polish and international brands. He started as a creative in international advertising agencies to co-create and manage the Directors marketing agency in 2008-2019. In 2019, he decided to devote himself to building experience as the founder of the brand & customer experience Experiencer.
Co-creator of campaigns awarded at creative and performance festivals.
Juror Effie Awards 2019.
Economist.
Title: Customer Experience. Build or die. Why only organizations that provide adequate “experience” survive, 22.10.2019, Block: PURCHASE OF MARKETING SERVICES
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Artur Romański
Director of Operations and Commerce, AGIS Management Group
Artur Romański
Director of Operations and Commerce, AGIS Management Group
Economist, graduate of the Radom University of Technology and the Warsaw School of Economics (postgraduate studies in Quality Management), experienced salesman, operational manager and specialist in quality management. He started his corporate career in cooperation with Eurest Poland – Compass Group (mass catering sector) following the entire development path in the operational department. As a Quality Manager, he implemented GMP / GHP and HACCP systems in a network of 70 restaurants throughout Poland. In the years 2005–2007 he led the Sales Department of Eurest Poland as a Development Director. At the end of 2007, he started cooperation with SOL Polska Sp. z o.o. (SOL Palvelut – Finnish Cleaning Company) as Managing Director. From 2010, he began working with Bilfinger HSG Facility Management (formerly HSG Zander Polska) as the Development Director responsible for strategy implementation and company development. The areas of operation are office facilities, logistics centers, industrial plants, sports facilities, housing communities. From June 2013, Development Director, Proxy at Zinel Facility Management Sp. z o.o. part of the Zinel Holding S.A. group, currently the Operations and Commercial Director of the AGIS Management Group.
Roundtable moderator: Property & Facility Management property management and technical support; 21.10.2019
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Bartek Tulejko
Managing Partner, Strategic & Logistic Advisory, M4 Real Estate
Bartek Tulejko
Managing Partner, Strategic & Logistic Advisory, M4 Real Estate
Managing partner at M4 Real State from September 2018.
For the past seven years, he has managed logistics activities in the Central and Eastern Europe region for JYSK – one of the fastest-growing retail companies in the interior design sector. He managed a warehouse area of approximately 340,000 sq m, logistics from the Far East and Europe, and distributed goods to his own stores and e-commerce orders. Bartek has been successful in running international logistics – both in retail (Netto, JYSK) and the 3PL / 4PL sector (K + N, DSV).
As a member of the management board of Kuehne Nagel in Poland, he did pioneering work, launching a 4PL branch from Wroclaw, southern Poland. The main accounts were P&G, Raatac, Cisco. Earlier, he managed the KN road department.
Roundtable Moderator: How to optimize logistics costs? Outsorcing or in-house: Rent or build? 21.10.2019
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Aleksandra Zych
Sourcing Manager, Europe Middle East & Africa, Mastercard
Aleksandra Zych
Sourcing Manager, Europe Middle East & Africa, Mastercard
Purchasing Manager at Mastercard, responsible for marketing categories in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. As part of Mastercard, she is a member of the Global Marketing Purchasing Management Board, which sets directions and strategies for marketing purchases throughout the company.
From the very beginning associated with indirect procurement. She started her shopping adventure in 2004 in one of the companies of Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne SA, working on the project “PSE Consortium for Iraq”, under which she monitored international energy tenders in the Middle East. Has over 15 years of experience, gained in many regional positions in organizations from various industries, ranging from consulting, through FMCG and the financial sector. Has extensive knowledge and experience in managing international projects in the field of purchasing.
A graduate of International Relations at the Warsaw School of Economics. She also completed post-graduate studies in Business Psychology at the Kozminski University. He is a certified member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply from Great Britain.
Title: What is the best model of cooperation with the agency in the area of event marketing? 21.10.2019, Block: INDIRECT PROCUREMENT
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Anna Gogacz
CEO, Allegro Brand Experience Agency
Anna Gogacz
CEO, Allegro Brand Experience Agency
Founder and CEO of Allegro, one of the leading event marketing & brand experience agencies in Poland – twice awarded the title of Event Agency of the Year (based on a customer satisfaction survey by Kantar Millward Brown commissioned by Media & Marketing Polska). Has over 25 years of experience in cooperation with leading global and Polish brands, organizations and institutions.
For many years, she has been actively working for the professionalization of the Polish event marketing industry. Co-founder of the Event Agency Club at the SAR Marketing Communication Association, where she served as a board member twice. Co-author and signatory of the Code of Good Practice. Panelist of many debates and events devoted to marketing communications. For years, she has been involved in the industry dialogue devoted to developing the best practices and standards of cooperation between the client and the agency. Member of the jury of EFFIE Awards Poland, KTR and MP Power Awards.
A graduate of the Warsaw Academy of Music. F. Chopin, postgraduate studies at the Warsaw School of Economics in the field of management and marketing and the Harvard Business School Executive Education Program.
Title: What is the best model of cooperation with the agency in the area of event marketing? 21.10.2019, Block: INDIRECT PROCUREMENT
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Michał Gac
Vice President of the Management Board, Marcova Polska Office Group
Michał Gac
Vice President of the Management Board, Marcova Polska Office Group
A business practitioner who has been successfully creating the Marcova Polska Office Group since 2005. Has almost 20 years of experience in negotiations, supply chain optimization, costs and logistics. Human-oriented in a sustainable collaboration environment.
Roundtable Moderator: Reduction of printing costs in the company. 22.10.2019
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Piotr Kaniewski
Associate, Kancelaria SSW Pragmatic Solutions
Piotr Kaniewski
Associate, Kancelaria SSW Pragmatic Solutions
An expert in the field of technological transactions. He specializes in designing and negotiating IT contracts, in particular those implemented in Agile methodologies. He builds agile contract and purchasing models for clients. He advises comprehensively on projects involving the implementation of IT solutions in organizations based on cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI) and the automation of business processes (RPA).
Title: ABC RPA – key issues in the process of purchasing and contracting solutions that automate business processes, 22.10.2019, Block: RPA in Procurement
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Bartosz Kochanowski
Head of Robotic Competence Center, Rhenus Data Office Polska (robotydoroboty.pl)
Bartosz Kochanowski
Head of Robotic Competence Center, Rhenus Data Office Polska (robotydoroboty.pl)
He implements optimization and process automation projects using, among others robot software for companies from Poland and abroad, created by the international group Rhenus. Project manager, entrepreneur, investor, business development consultant, lecturer at the Kozminski University (post-graduate studies in robotization of processes). A graduate of the Faculty of Computer Science of the Szczecin University of Technology, postgraduate studies in strategy and design of IT management systems at the Warsaw School of Economics, he also studied postgraduate managerial studies at the University of Warsaw. Participant of many management and sales trainings. Has coordinated several hundred IT development and implementation projects as well as advisory missions in the field of increasing operational efficiency and sales in the region of Central and Eastern Europe (CESE). Privately husband and father. He lives with his family in Warsaw.
Title: Support of purchasing processes using robots (RPA) – good practices, case studies (contracts, categories, risk, relations with suppliers, monitoring, settlements), Block: RPA in Procurement
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Jon Kolasinski
Country Manager, MARKIT.PL
Jon Kolasinski
Country Manager, MARKIT.PL
Has over 15 years of experience in cooperation with Procurment Departments of international companies. He manages Markit.pl from the very beginning of its existence. During this time, the company has achieved the status of a leading “end user-IT” provider, serving over 300 companies on the Polish market. He currently manages relationships with Fortune 2000 companies at the global and EMEA levels.
For 3 years he was an adviser to the USAID (United States Agency for International Development) project, which supported the development of Polish enterprises. He is a graduate of Herberger Business School at St. Cloud State University Minnesota.
Roundtable Moderator: IT purchasing challenges in the light of current trends. 22.10.2019
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Edyta Musielak
Co-founder, Cashy.pl
Edyta Musielak
Co-founder, Cashy.pl
Co-creator of the B2B platform for handling invoices, where buyers get a discount for paying their obligations to their suppliers in advance. Previously associated with the Aleo.com purchasing platform and with purchasing consultancy companies, including Kerkhoff Consulting. Enthusiast of electronic tools improving purchase and payment processes.
Roundtable Moderator: How to improve supplier liquidity and make money on it ?; 21.10.2019
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Michał Szlęzak
Indirect Procurement Manager EER & SER, Danfoss
Michał Szlęzak
Indirect Procurement Manager EER & SER, Danfoss
Expert in the field of procurement. Enthusiast of digital transformation and sustainable leadership.
He has over 10 years of experience, which he gained working in teams responsible for both strategic purchases, as well as tactical and operational purchases in large companies from the industrial sector, as well as in business consulting services.
Currently, he manages an international team responsible for operational and tactical purchases for 27 locations in 11 Eastern European countries.
Title: How to break the stereotype of business purchases based on modern tools. Case study with the client, 21.10.2019, Block: PROCESSES AND TOOLS
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