Agenda of the previous edition RetailTec Congress
31 May – 1 June 2021, 100 % ONLINE
Day I
Day II
Day 1 – 31 May 2021
9:00 – 9:20
Opening of the Congress
- Renata Juszkiewicz, Co-chairman of the RetailTec Congress Advisory Board; President of the Management Board, Polish Organization of Commerce and Distribution
- Michał Pieprzny, Co-chairman of the RetailTec Congress Advisory Board; Country Leader, SAS Poland
9:20 – 9:30
Presentation of the Guest of Honor
Polish trade sector after the pandemic - current state, prospects and directions of development
- Marek Niedużak, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economic Development, Labour and Technology
9:30 – 9:40
Presentation of the Guest of Honor
- Tomasz Chróstny, President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection
9:40 – 10:00
The Value of Analytics on Your Journey to Digitise Retail
Keynote speech
- PatrickDittli, Director Business Development, SAS Canada
- Andrew Fowkes, Head of Retail Centre of Excellence, Retail Solutions Director, SAS UK
BLOCK 1. RETAIL LANDSCAPE POST-COVID19 - A WIDE LOOK
10:00 – 11:00
Reconstruction of the economy, strategic directions of development of the commercial sector
Debate:
- There will be no return to normality, there will be new normality - how to prepare for it and how to deal with the pandemic?
- Long-term effects of a pandemic. Pandemic and months of lockdown (restrictions on commercial activities) - their impact on the condition of retailers.
- The spectre of the economic crisis - how to prepare for it? Forecast for the coming months, macrotrends
- The Next Generation EU reconstruction plan for Europe and the state’s actions towards the trade sector - a political strategy
- What actions of state authorities do commercial networks expect in order to more effectively counteract the effects of the pandemic?
- Acceleration of trade challenges as a factor of acceleration of the pace of change - new solutions and technologies. How has technology helped to meet new challenges?
- Renata Juszkiewicz, President of the Management Board, Polish Organization of Commerce and Distribution
- Marek Lipka, Member of the Board, Commercial Director & Supply Chain, Carrefour Poland
- Michał Nowaczyk, CFO, Lidl Polska
- Daniel Rogiński, Head of E-commerce CEPD / VP, Drogerie Natura
- Anita Ryng, Acting Country Communication Manager, IKEA Retail Poland
- Tomasz Trzósło, CEO, EPP Poland
- Karol Tokarczyk, Analyst, Polityka Insight
BLOCK 2. THE (POST)PANDEMIC CLIENT
11:00 – 11:15
Retail Trends 2021
Case:
- Maria Mazzone, Managing Director Innovation, Accenture
11:15 – 12:15
Research on changes in consumer behaviour and the impact on shopping habits
Debate:
- Consumer state of mind - customer psychology during a pandemic
- Changes in the direction of consumer preferences. Will the customer want to return to the traditional channel or stay online?
- Changes in priorities, value chain and expectations towards retailers:
- health is most important
- personal safety
- ease and safety of shopping
- intuitiveness and contextual nature of e-shops
- express and free delivery
- human factor - contact with a human, not a bot
- novelties and facilitations in purchases allowing, above all, positive shopping experiences
- Increased price sensitivity of consumers and their decreasing purchasing power
- Consumer patriotism - showing solidarity within local ecosystems
- Krzysztof Bajołek, Founder/CEO, Answear.com
- Małgorzata Piekarska, Brand, Customer and Digital Director, Auchan
- Rafał Reif, Head of Fashion & Retail Poland, Director, Accenture
- Michał Sacha, Marketing, digital, IT, e-commerce and financial services director, Carrefour Polska
- Marek Złakowski, Digital & Customer Development Director, Jeronimo Martins Poland
- Marcin Langowski, Managing Director Dealz CEE, Board Member Pepco Poland, Pepco Group
- Michalina Szczepańska, Editor-in-Chief, VFP Communications, Handel monthly, handlextra.pl portal
12:15 – 12:45
Let’s network!
Online networking session - a new interesting experience ensuring effective discussions and establishing business relations.
- random networking connecting participants for 3-minute talks
- the ability to ask questions and comment in real time
- the possibility of establishing relationships in private chats/video chats and rooms
- presence in the Partner zone
12:45 – 13:45
Post-Pandemic client centrism - the market’s response to new challenges posed by customers
12:45 – 13:00 Post-pandemic client centrism - the market’s response to new challenges posed by customers, analysis of changes introduced to the market as a fit to the new reality
Introduction to use cases (report/speech/analysis):
Introduction to use cases (report/speech/analysis):
- Jakub Czerwiński, VP CEE, Adyen
- Krzysztof Kręcikij, Enterprise Sales Director, Salesforce
- Adam Bębenek, Salesforce Certified Application & System Architect, Senior Manager, Accenture
- Maciej Szelerski, Salesforce Delivery Manager, Żabka Polska
- Dariusz Jańczuk, Principal Business Solution Manager, SAS Poland
BLOCK 3. CLIMATE CENTRISM – SECOND GREEN WAVE
13:45 – 14:45
Main assumptions, opportunities and threats related to achieving the climate neutrality goals Europe 2050.
Debate:
- A paradigm shift and redefinition of growth in response to economic and political changes and consumer expectations
- Main assumptions, opportunities and threats related to achieving the climate neutrality goals Europe 2050.
- Green consumerism
- Green initiatives by producers - more and more ecological products on store shelves, ecological packaging as a standard, carbon footprint as a factor in changing the growth paradigm
- Is it possible to achieve success in retail with respect to the natural environment despite the increasing sales volume?
- Why is the “wonky beetroot in Lidl” a good step towards not wasting food? Zero waste/less waste trends
- Anna Gorączka, Green Officer, Żabka
- Marta Mikliszańska, Head of Public Affairs & Sustainability, Allegro
- Michał Siwek, Food&Agri International Hub Director, Bank BNP Paribas
- Bartłomiej Wojdyło, Deputy Sustainability Director, CANPACK
- Maciej Lasoń, Head Of Communication East Europe, Board Member, Unilever
- Arkadiusz Mierzwa, Dyrektor ds. Komunikacji i CSR, Jeronimo Martins Polska
- Łukasz Grass, Journalist, Author of books
14:45 – 15:00 Thinking about the Planet in the market
Use case
- Matthew Jipps, Director of Strategy and Planning, Kompania Piwowarska
15:00 – 15:15 Pro-ecological solutions in trade with particular emphasis on waste management
Use case
- Tadeusz Plewa, Head of Technical Operations, Makro Polska
Day 2 – 1 June 2021
BLOCK 4. THE FUTURE IS PHYGITAL – A NEW DIMENSION OF THE PURCHASING EXPERIENCE
9:00 – 9:15
Introduction to the debate
Introduction
- Katarzyna Zubrzycka, Head of Merchant Sales & Acquirers, CEE, Visa
9:15 – 10:15
Rapid development of e-commerce and modern payment systems
Debate:
- New multi-formats: mobile-commerce, social-commerce, gaming-commerce, video-commerce, voice-commerce, e-commercialisation of events
- E-commerce finance – innovations in online payments, the most popular methods of cashless payments
- Wide range of marketplaces - what value do each of them bring to customers (3xA: Amazon, Allegro, Aliexpress)?
- Omnichannel challenges in the context of double-digit growth of the e-commerce market - necessary diversification of sales channels and strategies to strengthen online position (omnichannel strategy of the post-covid era)
- Dagmara Brzezińska, Commercial Category Management Director, Allegro
- Łukasz Dwulit, ex-Head of Global Expansion, Central Europe & Israel w AliExpress
- Jakub Czerwiński, VP CEE, Adyen
- Jakub Gierszyński, E-commerce Director Poland and Czech Republic, Sephora Polska
- Sebastian Szmigielski, Client Partner, Facebook
- Rafał Zakrzewski, CEO, Digitree Group
- Katarzyna Zubrzycka, Head of Merchant Sales & Acquirers, CEE, Visa
10:15 – 11:00
A new model of traditional stores – omnichannel strategy
Debate:
- Redefinition of the role of retail space (shop/showroom/collection point/service point)
- Multi-format and the evolution of formats, a hybrid model of traditional stores
- How to rebuild the footfall of traditional stores after lockdown?
- Examples of strategic partnerships as ways to overcome the crisis and increase the agility of the organisation (example of Allegro and inPost)
- Jan Kisielewski, Head of Foresight, Żabka Polska
- Maciej Siedlewski, Omnichannel Lead, VOX Detal
- Anna Szczygielska, General Manager Poland, Viafintech
- Wojciech Wieroński, Managing Director Finance, Media-Saturn Holding Polska
- Andrzej Gantner, Vice-President/Director General/ Editor-in-Chief Food Lex
11:00 - 11:15
Customer Checkout 2030: Sales, financing and tools to support them under the DSA, DMA, AI Act regulations
Use case:
- balance and transparency
- terms of competition in the area of data
- open data
- Krzysztof Korus Ph.D, Legal Counsel, Partner, DLK Legal Korus
BLOCK 5. LOGISTICS AS THE BLOOD OF TRADE AND AN ELEMENT OF BUILDING A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
11:15 - 11:35
Consumer first - how to adjust modern e-commerce logistics to the expectations of consumers
- Łukasz Turczyński, Global Accounts & SME Market Sales Director, inPost
- Artur Zbroja, Head of Carrier Management, Allegro
- Maciej Pograniczny, CEO, XGSM
11:35 – 12:50
Last mile logistics – key from the customer’s point of view
Debate + use cases:
- Evolution of the supply chain in the light of the pandemic
- Intelligent Supply Chain - Technology-driven logistics that improves operational efficiency is the blood of an efficient omnichannel and the key to customer satisfaction in the online channel
- Customer expectations towards the CEP industry:
- optimisation of the so-called Last Mile: Maximise the time it takes to deliver the product to the customer’s home/parcel locker/collection point
- Same Day Delivery, delivery in 60 minutes
- the precision of deliveries from the so-called ETA (estimated time of arrival), i.e. short-span anticipated and implemented delivery windows, thanks to which the ordering party knows exactly when to expect their shipment
- pro-ecological activities, taking into account the entire logistic process - packaging, means of transport (or emission programs as compensation for CO2 emissions)
- The newest logistical solutions:
- automation and robotisation - packing machines, shipping automation
- real-time inventory monitoring systems
- intelligent (smart) warehouses - will we ever turn off the light?
- regionalisation of distribution centres as an adaptation to changing market needs
- eco-warehouses
- Reverse logistics – new challenges
- Przemysław Bryk, Director, Jeronimo Martins Polska
- dr Marta Kapała, Strategy & Marketing Manager, CEE Region, Honeywell
- Maciej Pograniczny, CEO, XGSM
- Pior Kondraciuk, President of the Management Board, polskikoszyk.pl
- Magdalena Rempuszewska, Advisory Business Solutions Manager, SAS Poland
- Michał Samborski, Head of Development, Panattoni Europe
- Łukasz Turczyński, Global Accounts & SME Market Sales Director, inPost
- Artur Zbroja, Head of Carrier Management, Allegro
- Damian Kołata, Member of the Polish Association of Logistics and Purchasing Managers, PSME Expert, E-Commerce Operations Director Poland / Eastern Europe FIEGE
12:50 – 13:10
Let’s network!
Online networking session - a new interesting experience ensuring effective discussions and establishing business relations.
- random networking connecting participants for 3-minute talks
- the ability to ask questions and comment in real time
- the possibility of establishing relationships in private chats/video chats and rooms
- presence in the Partner zone
BLOCK 6. TECHNOLOGICAL USE CASES
13:10 – 14:20 Technology use cases
- 13:10 – 13:20 VOXBOX as an omnichannel element in the VOX ecosystem
- Maciej Siedlewski, Omnichannel Lead, VOX Detal
- 13:20 – 13:30 We are #FUTURESHAPER – Honeywell's modern technologies for the retail and logistics industry
- Marta Kapała, Strategy & Marketing Manager, CEE Region, Honeywell
- 13:30 – 13:40 Full Dropshipping - the evolution of the Dropshipping model for the benefit of end customers, and an increase in the quality of the e-commerce industry
- Grzegorz Ciupek, CEO, ECAT e-Commerce Automation
- 13:40 – 13:50 Cloud solution. Cloud potential - the best implementations
- Kamil Smuga, CIO, VP, Limitless Technologies
- Addressing Data Management Challenges in Retail
- 13:50 – 14:00 Arthur Dell, Technology Sales Director, International Emerging Region, Veritas Technologies LLC
- 14:00 – 14:10 Advantech - a global provider of innovative technologies
- Alicja Strzemieczna, Regional Sales Manager CEE, Advantech
- 14:10 – 14:20 Turn your online reputation into offline sales
- Marika Rybarczyk, Managing Director, Redlink
- Miłosz Wójcik, CEO, Center.ai
BLOCK 7. FUTURE OF RETAIL
14:20 – 15:00
How the future of trade is shaping - a prognostic summary of the conclusions of the two days of Congress
- What will the commercial reality look like in 3-5 years?
- RetailTec – the future of technology in the retail ecosystem
- Maxim Makarov, Strategy Director, Magnit
- Michał Pieprzny, Country Leader, SAS Poland
- Akshay Saraf, Senior Manager, Data Labs, Landmark Group
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