SPEAKERS
Zbigniew Łaskarzewski
Zbigniew Łaskarzewski
Grzegorz Prorok
Grzegorz Prorok
Związany z firmą od 6 lat. Od blisko 15 lat zajmuje się oprogramowaniem dla łańcucha dostaw. Menadżer i ekspert skupiony na innowacjach w zarządzaniu magazynami i transportem.
Advisor to expert networks Gerson Lehrman Group, Prosapient and Guidepoint, among others. He was educated at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Kozminski University in Warsaw and San Jose State University.
Daniel Kusak
Daniel Kusak
He graduated from the Warsaw University of Technology with a degree in Mechanics and Machine Construction. After graduation, he joined the field of intralogistics process automation, where he gained professional experience in sales and technical consulting.
He has experience in B2B sales in the industrial and logistics industries. On a daily basis, he advises clients on storage, material handling and sorting systems. He values transparency in working with clients, based on the assumption that every technology has its advantages and disadvantages, and that the key to success is optimal adaptation to the individual intralogistics process.
Przemysław Piętak
Przemysław Piętak
Przemyslaw manages Supply Chain Advisory projects related to supply chain strategy, network design, operational assessment and facility concept for industrial, retail and logistics clients. With his years of experience working for some of the world's largest 3PLs, he has a good understanding of the contract logistics business development and solution design process and is able to support clients who are looking for a new 3PL partner or want to evaluate the performance of current ones. He has been involved in the supply chain and logistics industry for nearly 20 years, working on the manufacturer side (Zywiec Group / Heineken), consulting companies (Roland Berger / Logisys) and logistics companies (CEVA Logistics / HUB Logistics). He has worked with clients from Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, the Netherlands, the UK and other regions.
Marcin Albetzki
Marcin Albetzki
A graduate of Automation and Robotics at Gdansk University of Technology, whose passion for the field has spanned nearly 20 years. His experience in automation covers a variety of areas, from manufacturing processes to logistics. He currently serves as Branch Manager Poland at Körber Supply Chain Automation, where he focuses on developing and implementing strategic plans to build a strong partner for customers in warehouse automation in the Polish market. In addition to his professional involvement, his interests revolve around artificial intelligence, cutting-edge technology and travel. He believes that these areas are not only fascinating, but also have the potential to change the world for the better.
Karol Tokarczyk
Karol Tokarczyk
He was a journalist for the Informational Radio Agency of the Polish Radio, where he reported on major economic and business events. Graduate of history and postgraduate studies Mechanisms of Functioning of the Eurozone at the University of Zielona Gora
Sławomir Budzaj
Sławomir Budzaj
Manager with more than 20 years of experience in the field of advanced IT systems optimizing logistics processes with WMS and MFC class systems. As a WMS Competence Center Manager at PSI Poland, he leads teams responsible for the implementation of projects at major market leaders such as Empik, CCC, Inter Cars and many other projects in Poland and abroad. A proponent of management in accordance with agile ideology according to which the system is to support customers in the implementation of processes.
Filip Różański
Filip Różański
Director of Linde Material Handling Polska Sp. z o.o., part of the KION Group, one of the world's largest forklift manufacturers and a leader in the intralogistics industry. He has been involved in the logistics industry for more than 10 years. He has been gaining experience within the international structures of Linde Material Handling since 2017, holding key managerial positions for the East & South-East Europe region. Since 2021, as Director Intralogists Solutions - Sales & Realization, he was responsible for the Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa region at Linde Material Handling and then at KION Group. Since January 2024, he has held the position of Brand Director of Linde Material Handling Poland and is responsible for building the company's strategy in the area of intralogistics and innovative solutions. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Management at the Poznań School of Logistics, the Faculty of Economics at the Poznań University of Economics and Managerial Studies at the Warsaw School of Economics.
Joanna Borkowska – Iwanek
Joanna Borkowska – Iwanek
Awarded the title of "Pro to Know 2023" by the prestigious logistics magazine Supply & Demand Chain Executive. She has been with GXO, the world's largest contract logistics operator, for nearly 15 years. Previously, she worked in HR departments of companies operating in France and Poland for GEFCO, among others. She is fluent in English and French. In her current position, she is responsible for, among other things, all processes and activities related to human resources management in the company, creating the company's HR policy, supporting managers and employees of the organization, proposing and creating HR solutions and managing a subordinate team. She is a graduate of psychology at the University of Warsaw and human resources and employee competence management at Kozminski University.
Marcin Łapiński
Marcin Łapiński
He has been involved in warehouse logistics for more than 10 years, where he is fascinated primarily by the opportunity to streamline processes and apply automation to build competitive advantage and optimize costs.
His largest projects are mainly the ILS European Logistics and Development Center in Zakroczym, where he was responsible for the development of the concept, its implementation, the installation of intralogistics equipment and the commissioning and handover to operations.
He also gathered his experience at IKEA, where he was responsible for the supervision, support and projects of new consolidation points in Europe. Since March 2023, he has been responsible for the creation and launch of a new Joint-Venture company, where, together with Danish partner DANX, he is operationally responsible for the activities of DANXILS dedicated to providing night distribution, day distribution and motorcycle transport services. At ILS, he is responsible for business development.
Artur Thomas
Artur Thomas
A manufacturing logistics engineer by training. He has been with Jungheinrich for more than 10 years. In the Logistics Systems department, he is responsible for automated projects, combining his professional interests in computer-aided warehouse management and material flow with his private passion for new technologies.
Wojtek Łapka
Wojtek Łapka
He leads a team responsible for logistics software, including warehouse management, automation, optimization, digital twins and customer delivery management. With a master's degree in computer science from Warsaw University of Technology, Wojtek has extensive experience in technological innovation. Early in his career, he worked at Bank Inteligo, one of the first online banks in Poland and Central Europe. 20 years ago, he moved to Switzerland, where he worked as a programmer at the CERN scientific center.
W trakcie swojej kariery przemawiał na międzynarodowych konferencjach w Polsce, Szwajcarii, Francji, Hiszpanii, Tajwanie i USA. Biegle włada językiem polskim, angielskim, francuskim i niemieckim. Marzeniem Wojtka jest założenie firmy high-tech w Polsce. Jego pasją są biegi maratońskie, narciarstwo alpejskie i skitourowe oraz podróże z rodziną.
Tomasz Walenczak
Tomasz Walenczak
He manages the company's brands: Manpower, Talent Solutions and Experis, as well as other national structures. His tasks include creating and implementing the company's development strategy and ensuring its further growth by setting key directions. He has been with the company for more than 14 years. Before joining the company, he worked for nearly 10 years for leading companies in the logistics industry, such as Raben Group, GLS and TNT. He was also involved in the automotive industry, managing sales in local Ford structures. Member of the Program Council of the Modern Production Forum and the Youth Entrepreneurship Foundation (member of Junior Achievement Worldwide, nominated for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize). Popularizer of sales culture, operational excellence, continuous improvement in the spirit of "Ampersand" - growing business while supporting local communities.
Piotr Susz
Piotr Susz
M.Sc. in logistics, graduate of the Executive MBA program at Wroclaw University of Technology. Currently focuses his professional activity on supporting Management Boards and Supervisory Boards in building supply chain strategies and designing new logistics facilities. He has several years of experience in designing modern logistics systems, logistics audits and process optimization projects. Originator of a number of solutions for qualification and evaluation of logistics employees and compensation systems correlated with the results of tracked local KPI's. Author of dozens of publications and speaker at logistics and supply chain conferences.
Sebastian Kaczmarski
Sebastian Kaczmarski
Deputy Director of Logistics and Distribution. He has been involved in logistics for nearly 15 years. He gained professional experience at Raben Group, where he developed cooperation with FMCG food and non-food customers. At the beginning of 2017, he joined the IKEA team in Jarosty, where he developed operations at the Distribution Center. As of September 2019, he was responsible for central warehouses in Poland and distribution to stores in PL, SEE & EEC regions, as well as B2C central distribution in the Polish market. As of January 2024, in the position of deputy director of distribution and supply chain, in addition to his current tasks, he supports store logistics, last mile delivery development and logistics network planning.
Katarzyna Rybicka-Dećko
Katarzyna Rybicka-Dećko
A manager with 18 years of professional experience, which she gained at Coca-Cola HBC Poland in specialized and managerial positions.
Last 3 years in the role of Customer Logistics Manager responsible for strengthening cooperation
with the leading beverage producer's largest customers in the Polish and Baltic markets,
and, since June, coordinating this activity in an expanded responsibility for 27 countries of the Coca-Cola Hellenic group.
She began building her knowledge of supply chain processes while she was a student at the Faculty of Production Engineering at Warsaw University of Technology, and expanded her knowledge while working in the international teams of Coca-Cola HBC.
Among the projects she has led are supply chain optimization projects that simultaneously have a positive impact on costs and reduce negative environmental impacts. The manufacturing and logistics infrastructure optimization projects she has been involved in have effectively reduced inventory levels while raising customer service levels, reducing costs and minimizing the carbon footprint.
She has spent the last 8 years leading teams of specialists and managers at the business unit level (Poland and the Baltics) and working closely with colleagues from regional structures, building solutions implemented in Poland and other countries.
Kasia is an experienced manager who combines an understanding of FMCG business and customer needs with supply chain capabilities. Together with cross-functional teams, she seeks, creates and delivers solutions to customers using the latest solutions to enhance service levels, optimize costs and support the implementation of climate neutrality strategies.
Despite the continuous improvement of processes and value chain creation, Kasia is firmly focused on on people, their involvement and maintaining a positive team spirit. She believes that this is recipe for delivering the best results through her teams.
dr Sebastian Grabowski
dr Sebastian Grabowski
Graduate of full-time studies at the Koszalin University of Technology, Faculty of Electronics and Telecommunications, and postgraduate studies at the University of Warsaw (general management studies) and the School of Social Psychology (general psychology). He holds a doctorate from the Faculty of Journalism, Information and Bibliology at the University of Warsaw.
Professionally, he has been with Orange for 23 years, where he has held a number of key managerial positions including, Director of the Service Platforms and Middleware Department, Director of the Research and Development Center of Orange Labs Poland, Director of Internet of Things and Advanced Technologies and is currently Head of IoT/Industry 4.0 Practice at Orange Bussines Services in OBS Europe and is involved in projects on digital transformation of the industry. He is a lecturer at the Jagiellonian University, and President of the ArchitectsPL Foundation, which deals with the topics of Open Data, digital competence, among others.
In 2021, he received a special award from the editors of MIT Sloan Management Review Poland and ICAN Institute in the Responsible Technology - Innovative Transformation Champion category for the project - Transforming the City of Boleslawiec into a Smart City - implementing an ecosystem of smart solutions to improve the management of urban infrastructure."
Winner of the "List of 100 in 2021" awarded by the Broad Alliance for Digital Literacy in Poland. "List of 100" is a list of 100 people who in a special way, with their activity, contributed to the development of digital skills in Poland in 2021.
Founder of the YouTube VBlog - City <-> City dedicated to the topic of Polish self-government. In 2017, awarded by the Polish Chamber of Information Technology and Telecommunications with the title Digital Personality of the Year 2017 in Poland.
Expert of the Polish Chamber of Information Technology and Telecommunications on Smart City.
Member of the Program Council of the Institute 4.0 and the MBA Industry 4.0 Studies at the Warsaw University of Technology Business School.
Coordinator of the Smart City specialization at the MBA Smart City at the Warsaw University of Technology Business School.
Adam Sobolewski
Adam Sobolewski
Manager with 15 years of experience in building efficient logistics operations and analytical supply chains. He has worked in the cosmetics, pharmaceutical, retail and e-commerce industries. For more than 10 years he has led projects and teams responsible for distribution network planning, as well as warehouse expansion and optimization, in large organizations such as Avon, Baxter Healthcare, Jeronimo Martins, Amazon and start-ups such as Opontia.
He managed programs where he created and implemented strategies for global companies. He launched warehouses equipped with automation, implemented IT systems like WMS, OMS, and T&T, which increased the cost efficiency of companies.
Co-founder and board member of the E-Commerce Logistics Experts Association. He hosts a podcast - Logistics Talks.
Mateusz Chudy
Mateusz Chudy
Responsible for supply chain transformation in the medical systems section at Philips for the past 3 years. Main areas of expertise include production planning, material procurement along with integration with material suppliers and inventory planning.
In total, he has more than 17 years of experience in global organizations such as BAT, JTI, P&G Oriflame and Philips. In addition to day-to-day supply chain management, he has managed production, engineering projects and built a central production and material planning process.
Bartłomiej Brach
Bartłomiej Brach
He is involved in shaping organizational culture and HR strategies. He has conducted more than 20 research and consulting projects for CD PROJEKT, Polpharma, x-kom, ING.tech and RASP, among others. Author of the books "Between the Meaning and Meaninglessness of Work" (2023) and "Organization is a Story" (2024). Lecturer at the Department of Sociology, University of Warsaw. Chairman of the Board of the Poland Debates Foundation.
Łukasz Wysokiński
Łukasz Wysokiński
Manager with years of experience in e-commerce business design and development.
Active in international business and multicultural business environments for over 25 years.
He focuses on sales, company development, cross-border trade, process implementation and delivery of synergies tailored to any business model dedicated to B2B, B2C markets and especially fulfillment logistics operations.
He has many years of experience in project management, auditing end2end processes for e-commerce, development of e-commerce fulfillment in European markets and sales (including in OEX, Asseco Poland, Prokom Software, Orkla Food capital groups).
Tomasz Boruta
Tomasz Boruta
For 14 years, he has been involved in the sales, execution and implementation of integrated logistics processes in distribution centers and manufacturing plants at major industry leaders across Europe. Responsible for the creation of conceptual solutions, case analysis, selection of the right strategy for the development of intralogistics processes.
He gained experience in the retail and automotive industries, where modern technologies combined with innovative concepts strive to optimize processes.
Currently, he develops projects in the e-commerce, retail, FMCG industries, where the most important role is played by innovative and highly automated transport and storage systems, where the key is the idea of "industry 4.0"
Since 2022 CEO of Gebhardt Poland, awarded the Forbes Diamonds 2023.
Izabela Kesselring
Izabela Kesselring
Manager with nearly 30 years of management experience in the areas of Marketing, Public Relations, Employer Branding and People & Culture.
He works in FIEGE's international team responsible for cooperation with key clients in the e-commerce industry. She coordinates standardization and optimization processes in P&C and social areas in 5 countries. She has worked on many HR projects both as an external consultant and as a member of internal project teams. One of her major successes in recent years has been leading a recruitment and development team in the e-commerce industry from a start-up stage through stabilizing the organization's team at 2,500 people, while introducing
and embedding multiple organizational, communication, development and social standards.
He believes in economies of scale consisting of small steps - drop by drop and unexpectedly spectacular change occurs.
Piotr Dratwa
Piotr Dratwa
Enthusiastic consultant with over 15 years of sales experience. I started my adventure in the logistics industry with forklifts through intralogistics equipment, warehouse racks and ending with automated warehouse solutions. Currently responsible for sales development at Reesink Logistic Solutions in the Polish, Czech and Slovak markets. From my perspective, sales is about helping the customer make the best decision, and this is what motivates me every day.
Machiel van den Hazelkamp
Machiel van den Hazelkamp
Machiel van den Hazelkamp, Commercial Director at Reesink Logistic Solutions, has nearly two decades of experience in warehouse automation. His specialty is designing forward-thinking, perfectly tailored solutions that address specific customer requirements. User satisfaction with the systems implemented by RLS is a key part of his professional motivation. Machiel appreciates challenges and successfully inspires the team to continuously develop and achieve ambitious goals, resulting in the company's success in the warehouse automation market.