Agenda
Modern Distribution Congress
May 20, 2024, Sofitel Warsaw Victoria
Presentation by the Presidents of the Program Council.
- Renata Juszkiewicz - President of the Board of Polish Organization of Commerce and Distribution, Vice President of EuroCommerce, Chairman of the Advisory Board
Trade 2024 - legal and economic changes
Presentation:
- Christel Delberghe, General Director, EuroCommerce
Presentation:
- Prof. Konrad Raczkowski, Director of the Center for World Economy
Presentation:
- Małgorzata Modzelewska de Raad, Lawyer and Partner, Modzelewska&Paśnik law firm
Debate:
- Retail under pressure of geopolitical, economic challenges, and changes occurring in the economic environment - diagnosis, forecasts
- The biggest challenges for employers. How to deal with them in a dynamically changing trading environment (including: rising labor costs, workforce shortages, hiring migrants)
- Difficult economic situation as a particular determinant of consumer behavior. How current consumer trends affect the condition of retail networks? Investments in promotions. Price competitiveness - can prices be even lower?
- Investments in technology as a key to the company's success. Main challenges
- Government Representative
- Marina Dubakina, Country Retail Manager & Chief Sustainability Officer, Member of the Board, IKEA Poland
- Adrian Jabłoński, Director of Corporate Affairs and Communications, JTI Poland
- Adam Manikowski, Managing Director, Żabka Polska
- Paweł Stolecki, National COO, Board Member, Jeronimo Martins Polska
- Michał Ślawski, Administration and Finance Director, Member of the Board, Castorama Polska
- Włodzimierz Wlaźlak, President of the Board, Lidl Polska
HOW TO EFFECTIVELY BUILD AND IMPLEMENT HUMAN EXPERIENCE POLICY?
Presentation:
- Karolina Zajdel - Pawlak, Managing Director, NielsenIQ
Presentation:
- Robert Biegaj, Country Manager, Offerista Poland
Presentation:
- Helena Januszkiewicz, Specialist Transfer Solutions & Open Banking Product & Solutions, Central Europe, Mastercard
Debate:
- How do leaders in Polish retail manage to retain customers and how can innovations from cashless payment partners help in this regard?
- Building a value market - how to listen to consumers' voices? Personalization and segmentation of customers.
- Consumer behaviors and preferences. Studying consumer choices using technology.
- Creating data-driven media strategies, or how to increase customer engagement through technology and modern payment solutions?
- The effects of cooperation between representatives of retail networks and service providers in the areas of purchasing and returns on card.
- New payment technologies, BNPL, seamless payment, and their impact on consumer choices.
- Małgorzata Piekarska, Customer Concepts and Innovation Director, Auchan
- Łukasz Dwulit, Head of CEE, Klarna
- Ariel Kępka, Country Integrated Media Manager II, IKEA Retail
- Waldemar Korwin - Kowalewski, Country Manager for Poland and the Baltic countries, Ingenico
- Jean-Philippe Magre, President, E. Leclerc
- Michał Nowaczyk, Board Member for Administration, CFO, Lidl Polska
- Representative of the payment company
Presentation:
- Karolina Szleszyńska, Vice President of the Board, Gremi Personal Poland
USING TECHNOLOGY IN COMMERCE - #RETAILTECH
Debate:
- It's not enough to be...you have to adapt. How do we develop a suitable business model? What is the importance of organizational management?
- Scaling the business. Investment as a driver of growth. Where is the space for this?
- How do you invest and find money to invest? Where to look for cost optimization factors?
- From planning to customer service... What benefits does integration and automation of processes, as well as artificial intelligence, bring?
- Quick commerce and e-platforms - commerce activities in advanced logistics for the sake of customer satisfaction
- Dmytro Dybash, Supply & E-commerce Director, Auchan Retail
- Krzysztof Kośmider, Managing Director, Head of Retail & Fashion, Accenture
- Michał Zych, Technology Director, Member of the Management Committee, Castorama Polska
- Representative of the Non-Food Retail Network
- Representative of the e-commerce Industry
Presentation:
- Representative of Accenture
Presentation:
- Kinga Wyganowska, Senior Account Executive, RELEX Solutions
Presentation:
- Marcin Kalisiak, Sales Support Engineer, Zebra Technologies
"PLAYING THE GREEN GAME” OR PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTIONS WITHIN THE INDUSTRY
Presentation:
- Representative of Polenergia Obrót
Debate:
- How does ESG facilitate business operations? How to collaborate and cooperate in environmental care? Intensification of ecological actions.
- When will ESG be a requirement and not just reporting? Consequences of the CSDR Directive. Checking and verifying the maturity of entities within cooperation.
- Value chains in the ecological area - will everyone have access to them? Criteria and interdependencies of trade and producers.
- ESG in everyday consumer choices. The role of trade in promoting organic products. Does the final price matter more?
- Pro-environmental actions - second life of clothes, zero waste, and monitoring of electricity consumption.
- Sustainable chain - shortening the supply chain, electromobility
- Jacek Hutyra, Chief ESG Officer, Leroy Merlin Poland
- Jakub Tyczkowski, President of the Management Board, Rekopol
- Representative of Allegro
- Representative of a Retail Network
Presentation:
- Konrad Robak, Managing Director, TOMRA Collection Polska
Presentation:
- Marcel Rakowski, President of the Management Board, „PolKa” Operator Systemu kaucyjnego not for profit
Debate:
- Legislative Challenges. How does the current law regulate the sector's activities?
- What are the preparations for the introduction of a deposit system in Poland? Industry remarks and recommendations
- Financing and managing the deposit system
- Deposit system and packaging collection points. Additional obligations arising from the law
- System usage and accessibility - preparing infrastructure and selecting/implementing technology
- Małgorzata Domagała, Vice President, Products and Solutions (Poland, Czechia and Slovakia), Mastercard
- Agnieszka Koc, Environmental Director, Jeronimo Martins Polska
- Anna Sapota, Vice President for Public Affairs for Northeast Europe at TOMRA Group, TOMRA Systems ASA
- Ryszard Machoj, Member of the Management Board for Sales/COO, Lidl Polska
- Moderator: Andrzej Gantner, Vice President of the Board, General Director of the Polish Federation of Food Producers, Employers' Union
*Speaker's participation during confirmation
**The organizer reserves the right to change the agenda