ESG & SUSTAINABILIY MAIN STAGE

Trust, Governance & Decisions Under Pressure



Stage Host

Anna Jarzębowska Senior Consultant, ESG Advisory BAKER TILLY TPA

09:00 - 10:50

BLOCK 1: Trust, Proof & Permission in the Consumer Economy

09:00 - 09:30

PANEL

Polish consumers see more sustainability claims, while trust and proof still lag

  • Exploring how sustainability claims shape consumer trust across retail and FMCG.
  • Highlighting where fragmented standards and uneven proof weaken credibility.
  • Connecting claims, proof and consumer understanding into one shared trust reality.

Moderator:

Monika Dyrda Commercial Director NIELSENIQ
Panelist:

Magdalena Sułek-Domańska Director of Sustainability and External Relations DR. MIELE COSMED GROUP S.A.
Dr Sybilla Berwid-Wójtowicz Veterinary Marketing & Scientific Communication Manager NESTLE POLSKA

Agnieszka Koc Director of Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development JERÓNIMO MARTINS POLSKA

Tomasz Michalak Partner, Assurance EY

09:30 - 10:00

PANEL

Where sustainability expectations encounter retail systems, product realities and implementation pressure

  • Exploring how sustainability expectations become harder to absorb when they meet product standards, operational routines and new system requirements.
  • Surfacing where responsibility becomes difficult to translate into execution across retailers, producers and emerging recovery models.
  • Bringing implementation pressure, operating constraints and market readiness into one shared reality check.

Moderator:

Łukasz Łyczko Director, Legal Counsel PwC  POLSKA

Panelist:

Aleksandra Wierzba Corporate Affairs Representative PEPSICO
Kamilla Stańczyk Owner ECO AND MORE

Monika Suwała Trade Marketing & Sustainability Manager HENKEL POLSKA
Nina Szadurska Sustainability Manager AVON

10:00 - 10:20


From Ecodesign to Overregulation: Where Legislation Meets Market Reality

  • The real impact of EPR, PPWR, SUP, and other requirements on packaging, product, and service design.
  • Can Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) help secure stable access to secondary raw materials?
  • Regulations: Accelerating change or blocking the market for primary and secondary raw materials?

Joanna Leoniewska-Gogola Circular Economy Leader DELOITTE

10:20 - 10:50

PANEL


Where sustainability expectations meet everyday reality across retail, brands and consumers

  • Exploring how expectations collide with price pressure, convenience habits and uneven readiness.
  • Surfacing where responsibility shifts between brands, retailers and consumers as proof tightens.
  • Bringing constraints, commitments and consumer behaviour into one shared reality check.

Moderator:

Jacek Czarnecki Head of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Central and Eastern Europe NESTLE POLSKA I BALTICS

Panelist:

Natalia Bryjak Head of product quality & food safety management ŻABKA
Magdalena Bobko CSR Director AUCHAN POLSKA
Joanna Leoniewska-Gogola Circular Economy Leader DELOITTE

Magdalena Markiewicz President of the Management Board POLKA - POLSKA KAUCJA

Katarzyna Bojko Sales Director KRAJOWY SYSTEM KAUCYJNY ZWROTKA SA

10.50 - 11:10

Coffee Break

11:10 - 13:00

BLOCK 2: Governing ESG Pressure: How Decisions Get Made

11:10 - 12:00

PANEL

When sustainability responsibility spreads faster than decision ownership can keep up

  • Exploring how responsibility expands across functions and partners as expectations grow.
  • Highlighting where unclear ownership and uneven readiness slow decisions.
  • Bringing dependency and governance routines into one decision reality.

Moderator:

Magdalena Sułek-Domańska Director of Sustainability and External Relations DR. MIELE COSMED GROUP S.A.
Panelist:

Aleksandra Stanek-Kowalczyk Partner, Consulting Sustainability Leader EY

Marta Zarzeczna Supply Chain Director Central Europe MARS WRIGLEY
Anna Dziedzic Management Board Representative for Sustainable Development and Responsible Business GOBARTO

Sebastian Bellitzay Director of Legal Department APART

Magdalena Osowiecka ESG Director SMYK

Anita Bednarek Sustainability Director GOODVALLEY

12:00 - 12:20

From the production line to the stage: a partnership that transforms packaging and business

  • One goal: fewer emissions, less waste, more responsible innovations.
  • A trusted partnership where innovation and circularity happen naturally.
  • Innovative packaging that supports sustainability and production scale.

Beata Lis-Kozłowska Key Accounts Director DS SMITH POLSKA
Mariusz Maciejowski Packaging Development Manager/Central PL PCC CARLSBERG

12:20 - 12:40

Navigating the future: The Logistics Trend Radar 7.0

  • How key sustainability trends are transforming FMCG supply chains.
  • What leading companies are prioritizing today—insights on adoption, challenges, and real impact
  • What’s next on the DHL Logistics Trend Radar

Simran Rohra Innovation Manager DHL SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS

12:40- 13:00

Foundations of trust in ESG data: consistency, digital standards and an architecture that eliminates information silos.

  • Growing ESG requirements and data sourced from multiple systems and providers increase the risk of errors and inconsistencies.
  • The lack of a unified data model, divergent reporting standards and low‑quality inputs from partners and suppliers weaken the credibility of ESG metrics.
  • Common data definitions, clear governance rules and technologies that integrate information into a single architecture strengthen reliability and transparency, and improve ESG data management both within the organization and across the supply chain.

Aleksandra Stanek-Kowalczyk Partner, Consulting Sustainability Leader EY

  13:00  - 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 - 14:40

PANEL

When decisions stall amid shared responsibility, uneven readiness and shifting interpretation

  • Exploring how decisions are made when partners operate at different speeds.
  • Surfacing where workarounds, local interpretation and readiness gaps delay action.
  • Bringing governance realities into open discussion around why negotiation often replaces rules.

Moderator:

Małgorzata Głos Owner CHILLI INSIGHTS

Panelist:

Katarzyna Długa Senior Marketing Manager and President of the PSH Lewiatan Foundation. Close to your needs LEWIATAN HOLDING S.A.
Natalia Rompska-Żuk Senior Energy Manager JERÓNIMO MARTINS
Anna Imielińska Sustainability&ESG Specialist DR. OETKER POLSKA

Aleksandra Kusz Vel Sobczuk Head of Corporate Communications and ESG LOTTE WEDEL
Michał Bryda-Przybyszewski PR & Communications Manager FUNDACJA FAIRTRADE POLSKA

14:40 - 16:10

BLOCK 3: What Nobody Wants to Decide Yet (But Will Have To)

14:40 - 15:10

PANEL

When postponed sustainability decisions turn into sudden pressure for leadership teams

  • Exploring which decisions are deliberately delayed amid uncertainty and competing priorities.
  • Surfacing how delay increases exposure once scrutiny accelerates.
  • Bringing leadership hesitation and external pressure into candid discussion.

Moderator:

Małgorzata Greszta Managing Partner CSR CONSULTING
Panelist:

Monika Piekarska Corporate Affairs Manager MARS WRIGLEY

Beata Kuczewska Member of the Board PPH EWA-BIS SP. Z O.O
Karolina Błońska Senior Sustainability Manager JERÓNIMO MARTINS

Joanna Kasowska Quality Standards & Climate Protection Director ŻABKA POLSKA

15:10 - 15:40

PANEL

When social and human-rights expectations surface before governance is truly ready

  • Exploring the shift from environmental topics to less mature social responsibilities.
  • Surfacing where weak ownership and visibility create hesitation.
  • Bringing readiness gaps into open discussion across the value chain.

Moderator:

Robert Moreń Advisor to the Management Board for ESG and Corporate Communications VELVET CARE
Panelist:

Agnieszka Caban-Nowakowska Trade Compliance Expert, EMEA EX CARGILL

Marta Kukowska Sustainable Business Transformation Expert ROBIMY LEPSZY BIZNES

Michał Kostrowicki Head of the ESG and Corporate Communication Team TIM

15:40 - 16:10

PANEL

Which sustainability decisions can no longer be postponed without real consequences

  • Exploring which choices around cost, scope and accountability remain unresolved.
  • Surfacing where postponement now amplifies regulatory, consumer or reputational exposure.
  • Bringing decision timing and responsibility boundaries into a final reckoning discussion.

Moderator:
Katarzyna Długa Senior Marketing Manager and President of the PSH Lewiatan Foundation. Close to your needs LEWIATAN HOLDING S.A.
Panelist:
Monika Butz CFO ZPC OTMUCHÓW SA
Jacek Płaza Chief Sustainability Officer DECATHLON POLAND
Justyna Kuch Regional Public Affairs Lead, Central & Eastern Europe OPELLA
Krzysztof Zagrajek Public & Regulatory Affairs Manager CARLSBERG POLSKA















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