Speakers

Head of Development at Fast White Cat. I manage a team of several dozen developers, coordinating their work and taking care of the flow and optimisation of processes. I am responsible for choice technological solutions, automation and maintenance of projects. I take care of the quality and course of projects in terms of software, from the project start to its production implementation.

President of the Management Board of Baltona since January 2021.

The companies of the Baltona Capital Group operate in the Travel Retail, F&B and ship chandling industries, fulfilling the needs of travelers and ship crews working at sea.

Matured Managing Director with proven experience in working in the retail industry. He has held executive positions in such companies as Toys “R” Us, REWE Int. BILLA Polska and Ukraine, Ahold, NOMI and Makro Cash & Carry Polska.

Piotr Dopierała – is one of the most experienced supply chain managers in the retail industry. He started his professional career in Raben Group and then for many years he was responsible for Global Supply Chain and Logistics strategy in Metro Group, working in: Dusseldorf, Istanbul and Hong Kong. After returning to the home country, he worked as the Logistics Director at LPP SA and now for 3 years as a Supply Chain and Logistics Director at Auchan Retail Poland. He is a graduate of the University of Life Sciences and the University of Logistics in Poznań, besides that he completed Executive MBA studies at ETH in Zurich and doctoral studies at the College of Management and Finance at the Warsaw School of Economics.

Since 2008 President of Polish Organization of Commerce and Distribution which associate the biggest international retail and wholesale companies in Poland. 2000 till 2017 Director of the METRO AG Representative Office in Poland representing METRO AG companies Makro C&C, Real and Media Saturn Holding towards state authorities, NGO’s and industry associations. Vice President of Employer’s Confederation Lewiatan. Vice President of the European trade association EuroCommerce in Brussels.
Since 2012 Chairman of the Central Eastern Europe Council, representing modern distribution channel of the CEE region towards EU institutions.

Data Science Manager at Allegro Pay, mainly responsible for supporting customer acquisition and revenue management initiatives through the use of advanced Machine Learning methods. Successfully built from scratch a data science team, creating a culture of innovation and collaboration to drive impactful results.

At the core of her approach is a focus on solving data-related challenges with a business-first mindset, ensuring that all solutions align with strategic goals and generate tangible results. She strongly believes in the democratization of data and data science, striving to empower every team member across the organization to make data-driven decisions.

Before joining Allegro, worked as a Data Science consultant across various industries, including retail, manufacturing, banking and insurance.

Sales professional with a solid retail and FMCG background, experienced in category management, key account management, negotiations, business planning, 4P strategy creation, development and implementation.
Practical knowledge of FMCG market well-established during years spent with leading retailers.
Strong analytical skills and focus on fact-based decision making, successful in converting data into insights and actionable recommendations.
Now proud to work at NielsenIQ, market intelligence company, leveraging years of experience to great success, equipping retailers and manufactures with advanced analytical solutions which are a robust support to their operational, tactical and strategic business decisions.

Agnieszka Kubera is Managing Director responsible for Products Operating Group in Poland. (In her role) She manages a team of top-class experts specializing in the strategic, business and technology consulting in the areas of consumer goods and services; retail; air, freight and travel; automotive; industrial equipment; infrastructure and transportation and life sciences industries. Agnieszka Kubera holds number of client account lead positions for flagship Accenture clients in Poland and Europe.

Graduate of Warsaw School of Insurance and Banking (now Vistula University).
His career began in 2001 with KPMG consultancy, where for five years he managed an array of projects for financial institutions, including in the scope of internal processes optimization and profitability improvement. In 2006 he took over as credit card portfolio manager at Polbank EFG, with responsibilities covering partnership programmes and increase in credit card portfolio profitability.
With Visa since March 2011, Adrian Kurowski ran for three years a consulting practice for Central Eastern Europe, having carried out many projects focused on implementing new product strategies and optimizing card portfolio management in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.
As from October 2014, he is Country Manager for Poland, Visa.

Sales Development Department Director at Carrefour Polska. He gained his professional experience working in the areas of operations, supply chain, purchasing and strategy planning of international retail chains and running a business. A graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics and postgraduate studies at the University of Portland and Escuela de Organización Industrial in Madrid. At Carrefour, he is responsible for finding new trends and transforming them into commercial reality. He is also a mentor in the foodtech.ac startup accelerator.

Has more than 17 years of experience in managing various operational areas and organisational development. As part of his remit at the CCC Group, he is responsible for the supply chain across all sales channels and formats. In his daily work he uses lean management methods, focused on optimising processes to achieve efficiency gains. Prior to joining the CCC Group, he worked for Mondelez, Nestle, Beiersdorf and other companies, also in the capacity of CEO.

Rafał Reif manages the retail advisory division at Accenture, specializing in process improvement and implementation of IT solutions for projects related to supply chain strategy, digital transformation, sustainable development in the fashion industry, and mergers and acquisitions. He advises companies in the fashion industry as well as retail companies in the food, cosmetics, and construction sectors. Rafał conducts analyses of consumer market trends and is a co-author of reports on consumer purchasing habits in Poland. He is a co-author of reports on consumer purchasing habits in Poland, including titles such as “Postpandemic Generation Online or Offline” from 2021 and “Second Life of Clothes” from 2022. He has been with Accenture for 16 years, previously affiliated with Daimler, where he held managerial positions in the financial services division. Additionally, Rafał is the author of a blog and podcast dedicated to emerging trends in the fashion industry, titled “What’s Up with Fashion.”

Patrycja Sass-Staniszewska is the President of the Chamber of Digital Economy in Poland, formerly a member of the Board of e-Chamber. e-Chamber’s mission is to develop the digital industry in Poland through the cooperation, know-how exchange, legislative actions and representation of common interests in the national and international area. Patrycja Sass-Staniszewska is the Member of the Coalition for Cashless Trading and Micropayments, which was established in 2007 on the initiative of The Polish Bank Association. The Member of the Board of Directors Ecommerce Europe. Patrycja is involved in e-Chamber’s actions from its very beginning. As the President – Patrycja Sass-Staniszewska is responsible for the strategic development of the e-Chamber in the field of digital transformation, finance digitalisation and e-commerce. With the digital industry, she is connected for almost 20 years. Previously, Patrycja Sass-Staniszewska worked for IAB Poland, where she was creating an online marketing organization and for Eniro Poland (Panorama Film) as a Press Secretary. She graduated from Warsaw University. Privately, she is a happy wife and mother of wonderful Lena.

On a daily basis, I help the retail industry build new business value with Google Cloud solutions. I also have experience in the CDP & Marketing Automation sectors. In my spare time, I enjoy grappling and exploring new technologies.

Senior Manager with nearly 20 years of experience managing technology, product, and UX teams in e-commerce. At Allegro, he has been working in the product and technology area for over a decade, responsible for mobile apps, including creating strategies for customer activation and acquiring new users. Graduate of MBA studies at the Poznań University of Economics. Privately, he actively shares his knowledge through numerous mentoring programs.

Manager with many years of experience in business and consulting, specializing in building and scaling new businesses, and organizational transformations. Since November 2020, he has been leading the team developing and managing Allegro Business – a B2B marketplace built on the largest eCommerce platform in Poland. A graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics, also holds an Executive MBA from the Rotterdam School of Management.

Marcin Walendowski is a CFO (Managing Director Finance) at MediaMarktSaturn Polska / MediaMarkt Polska, where he also held the position of Strategic Projects Director for several years. Previously, he worked for the international consulting company EY (Ernst & Young) in the Audit and Business Advisory departments. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Management at the University of Warsaw and numerous courses at foreign universities.

Wojtek is a globally experienced CFO, recently took over the role of General Manager Finance for Polish subsidiary of Media Markt Saturn Group. Before for last 18 months led entire finance operations of Polish subsidiary of Dr Max, the biggest pharmacy chain in Central Europe and Poland.
Vast majority of Wojtek’s career was spent in retail sector, namely with Tesco PLC Group. He has grown within the organization from junior Business Analyst role to regional CFO one he had been performing for 3.5 years between 2015-2018.
He joined the organization in 1999 within its Polish subsidiary and having spent 7 years doing various roles within Finance, he moved internationally to start managing from finance perspective Tesco overseas operations with main focus on its Asian subsidiaries.
After return back to Central Europe region in 2009 he took over CFO role for Czech Republic leading and supporting the business strategy review in the times of retail industry decline and economic crisis. Having performed that role successfully he has been appointed to take over finance leadership over the entire CE region in May 2015, focusing on Finance Transformation programme as well as business strategy development within new, regional model of business management.
Wojtek graduated from University of Economics in Cracow (faculty: Finance and Banking, obtained Master’s Degree in Corporate Finance Management in 1999). He qualified within CIMA in 2008 and became a Fellow in May 2016. Elected for the first time to the Regional Board in 2018 where he was leading one of successful members engagement initiatives in Poland – CIMA Mentoring Programme. Became Co-Opted member of CIMA Council from November 2019, was on Global Member Engagement Committee in 2020 and he is now a member of Membership Committee.

He has been working for Lidl Polska for 20 years. He worked in the sales area of Lidl Polska, as well as in the international structures of the company. He has been a board member for 9 years. He is responsible for managing seven regional Lidl companies in Poland.

For over 20 years, Kinga Wyganowska has been involved in technologies that support optimization and development of trade and production in a holistic value chain approach, covering S&OP, Category Management, Supply Chain, Pricing, Promotion, and Workforce Management. She has successfully delivered dozens of projects for clients in Poland and across Europe. Her professional satisfaction stems from consistently delivering real business and environmental value by utilizing the latest and proven technologies. Currently, she is responsible for the business development of RELEX Solutions in Poland and the CEE region.

25 years of experience in business design and development in international business and multicultural environments. Totally focuses on #logistics #supply chains #fulfillment #sales #development #cross-border trade #process implementation and delivering effects adapted to business models dedicated to b2b and b2c markets.
For years, involved in logistics and the expansion of significant European brands to markets throughout the EU, CEE, APAC, ME&A.

Employed at Kaufland Polska in 2006, he learned the company’s logistics from scratch, and in the following years was promoted to the positions of Shift Leader and Team Leader – an example of a career from a Picker to a Manager.
Since 2014, he has led the Goods Flow Control department – a Team responsible for coordinating and supervising all production processes carried out in the warehouse.
In 2018, as the Project Leader, he successfully launched an automatic small-parts warehouse (AKL).
In 2023, he was promoted to the position of Operational Director of the Wola Krzysztoporska Distribution Center.
The devil is in the details, so every day I focus on shaping proper communication – precise, not overloaded, effective. Constructive feedback and consistent investigation of the source of difficulties are factors that allow you to learn from every day, even the most routine one, and improve your efficiency.

At Visa, Katarzyna manages a team responsible for relations with acquirers and retailers, and acceptance growth in the region of Central Eastern Europe (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary).

She has more than a dozen years of professional experience in such sectors as banking, cashless payments and loyalty programs, and also in the FMCG industry. During her career, she has held a number of directorial positions with companies including Raiffeisen Polbank (formerly Polbank), POLCARD, and Premium Club. Most recently she was the President of the Management Board of Paymax S.A., a company providing a solution which enables card acceptance via payment application installed on a phone / tablet and mPOS Paymax card reader.