Supply Chain Plenary Stage

Day1, 14 April




09:00 -10:40

BLOCK 1  -  WAREHOUSE & INTRALOGISTICS AUTOMATION

8:50 - 09:20

PANEL

 Automation demand accelerates, yet warehouse readiness still lags behind

  • Exploring how throughput pressure, labour constraints and brownfield realities shape warehouse automation ambition.
  • Highlighting where mixed-mode operations, exception concentration and uneven standard work undermine scalable automation outcomes.
  • Connecting process discipline, safety routines and exception ownership into one readiness frame.

Moderator:

Ireneusz Kozber Logistics Director MILLANO
Panelist:

Monika Kurowska-Olczak Director of the Distribution and Logistics Center FANEX

Przemysław Bryk Head of Logistics NETTO

09:20 - 09:40


Automation performance depends on data stability and exception discipline

  • Exploring which operational data inputs automation relies on during daily warehouse execution.
  • Highlighting how weak task integrity, inventory accuracy and unclear exception ownership degrade automation outcomes at scale.
  • Anchoring identifiers, event definitions and data-quality rules into one shared reference layer, ensuring decisions move faster across partners under pressure.

 09:40 - 10:00

Automation reshapes warehouse work faster than operating models adapt

  • Exploring how mixed manual and automated operations change daily work, supervision and decision-making on the warehouse floor.
  • Highlighting where safety routines, role clarity and training lag create friction as automation expands beyond pilot areas.
  • Integrating workforce design, safety discipline and exception ownership into one operating model.

Łukasz Jatta CEO MIEBACH CONSULTING



10:00-10:20

The benefits of outsourcing logistics explained anew. How to quickly and permanently gain financial, HR and technological advantages

  • In the face of the growing complexity of supply chains, more and more companies decide to outsource logistics in order to free up resources and focus on their core business thanks to the knowledge, scale and technology provided by the operator.
  • Many concerns related to logistics outsourcing, such as loss of control, increase in costs, disruption of liquidity, are not confirmed in practice.
  • During the speech, we will show specific examples of how logistics outsourcing allows you to quickly build lasting financial, HR and technological advantages, increasing the efficiency, profits and resilience of the supply chain.

Jacek Mysiński Director of the GXO Production Logistics Business Unit for Poland and the Czech Republic GXO
Maciej Szczurek Business Development Manager Central Europe GXO LOGISTICS POLAND SP. Z O.O.

 10:20 - 10:50

PANEL

Automation risk concentrates where peaks, exceptions and people collide

  • Exploring how automated warehouse systems behave under peak volumes when assumptions break and manual intervention increases.
  • Highlighting where supervisors and shift leaders absorb risk through workarounds when systems cannot cope with volatility.
  • Reframing automation ownership around clear escalation rules, workload thresholds and decision rights, thereby reducing personal risk concentration.

Moderator:

Piotr Sędziak Supply Chain Director ORBICO SUPPLY

Panelist:

Krzysztof Niciejewski Head of Logistics MAKRO POLAND
Maciej Zdonek Dyrektor Logistyki BRICOMARCHE

Agnieszka Kielech Group Supply Chain Diector STOCK POLSKA

Karolina Didyk Director of Automation Projects - Europe GXO


 10:50 - 11:00

Coffee Break

 11:00 - 13:00

BLOCK 2  -  PLANNING, INTEGRATION & DECISION CONTROL

11:00 - 11.30

PANEL

Decision speed increases while authority and escalation remain misaligned

  • Exploring how planning signals and alerts multiply across organisations without corresponding clarity on who decides and when.
  • Highlighting where escalation paths stall because authority, incentives and accountability are split across functions and partners.
  • Aligning decision rights, escalation thresholds and execution ownership.

Moderator:

Katarzyna Sobieraj Compliance & ESG Manager DAWTONA
Panelist:

Agnieszka Bierońska Market Supply Director CASTORAMA POLSKA SP. Z O.O.
Anna Randak Head of Demand Planning EMPIK
Marcin Jaskółka Distribution Director SKLEPY KOMFORT S.A
Wojciech Maćkowiak Logistics Director ZIKO APTEKA

Brian Svaerke Head of Logistics & Supply Chain NETTO

Jarosław Poskrobko Group Planning Director STOCK SPIRITS GROUP

11:30 - 11:50

 Shared data standards determine whether cross-partner decisions are possible

  • Exploring which identifiers, event definitions and data elements must be shared for partners to act on the same planning signals.
  • Highlighting how inconsistent data definitions force manual reconciliation and slow decisions across organisational boundaries.
  • Anchoring identifiers, event definitions and data-quality rules into one shared reference layer, ensuring decisions move faster across partners under pressure.

11:50 - 12:10

Sequencing planning and network change when transformation bandwidth is limited

  • Exploring how planning upgrades, network redesign and system changes compete for the same organisational capacity.
  • Highlighting where parallel initiatives overload teams, dilute ownership and stall measurable progress.
  • Structuring change into a clear order of moves across planning, network and execution layers, reducing transformation fatigue and rework.

 12:10 - 12:30

Execution control fails where escalation and authority are fragmented

  • Exploring how execution decisions stall at organisational and cross-partner handoffs when authority is unclear.
  • Highlighting where governance gaps and uneven partner readiness force manual escalation and delay action.
  • Consolidating escalation rules, decision rights and exception ownership into one execution framework, enabling faster response under pressure.

 12:30 - 13:00

PANEL

Decision latency persists where integration maturity varies across the network

  • Exploring how uneven system maturity across partners forces decisions to slow down to the weakest link.
  • Highlighting how local workarounds emerge when integration gaps make formal decision paths impractical in daily operations.
  • Aligning minimum integration standards, escalation thresholds and decision timing, stabilising action even when partner readiness differs.

Moderator:

Radomir Sobczak Managing Director ALPINUS
Panelist:

Bartosz Chojnacki Distribution Center Leader / DC Leader DECATHLON
Katarzyna Fenslau Supply Chain Development Director ZOOPLUS

Agnieszka Kielech Group Supply Chain Diector STOCK POLSKA

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

 14:00 -18:00

BLOCK 3  -  EXECUTION UNDER VOLATILITY & OWNERSHIP

14:00 - 14:30

PANEL

 Volatility concentrates where warehouses, docks and carriers repeatedly intersect

  • Exploring how frequent handoffs and tight replenishment cycles amplify disruption when conditions change unexpectedly.
  • Highlighting where queueing, missed appointments and informal coordination absorb volatility outside formal systems.
  • Integrating handoff rules, time buffers and escalation ownership into one execution rhythm, absorbing disruption before service degrades.

Moderator:

Łukasz Mazurowski Managing Partner PROFITIA MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS
Panelist:

Piotr Alejski Operations Manager BRAND MACHINE GROUP

    14:30 - 14:50

Execution backbones resist change when disruption demands immediate response

  • Exploring how core execution systems are designed for stability rather than rapid reprioritisation during disruption.
  • Highlighting where manual overrides and parallel processes emerge because system change cycles cannot match operational pressure.
  • Balancing core-system stability, controlled override rules and escalation timing into one response model, limiting ad-hoc intervention.

      14:50 - 15:10

Throughput erodes when waiting time becomes the default capacity buffer

  • Exploring how queues and appointment delays silently absorb volatility across daily warehouse and transport handoffs.
  • Highlighting where waiting replaces planning because slot discipline and prioritisation break under pressure.
  • Reconfiguring slot governance, buffer placement and release logic into one flow model, preserving throughput during disruption.

 

 15:10-15:30


 Execution orchestration stalls when overrides replace governed decision paths

  • Exploring how alerts and recommendations multiply when execution assumptions break during volatile operating periods.
  • Highlighting where frequent overrides, unclear thresholds and parallel decisions delay action rather than accelerate response.
  • Reassembling escalation thresholds, override permissions and action ownership into one orchestration logic, preventing paralysis under pressure.

 15:30–16:00  

PANEL

Execution risk accumulates where disruption is absorbed by individuals

  • Exploring how daily disruptions are stabilised through personal judgement and informal coordination across shifts.
  • Highlighting where repeated manual intervention concentrates risk, fatigue and inconsistency in frontline roles.
  • Redistributing decision thresholds, escalation paths and response authority into shared routines, reducing personal risk concentration.

Moderator:

Jarosław Dąbrowski Sales Director REFLEX, HARDIS GROUP
Panelist:

Krzysztof Janczukowicz Director, Supply Chain Management SEE MIELE
Maciej Hope Production Director SERPOL COSMETICS
Piotr Litwin Consultant for Lean Management OCEANIC

Rafał Jodaniewski Logistic Director LEROY MERLIN POLSKA

16:00–16:30

Coffee Break

16:30–17:00  

PANEL

Ownership gaps widen as unresolved exceptions accumulate through the day

  • Exploring how unresolved issues cascade across shifts when escalation decisions are deferred rather than resolved.
  • Highlighting where late-day fatigue, handover gaps and alert accumulation weaken execution control.
  • Rebinding escalation ownership, handover discipline and resolution deadlines into one closure rhythm, containing end-of-day risk.

Panelist:

Piotr Litwin Consultant for Lean Management OCEANIC

Rafał Jodaniewski Logistic Director LEROY MERLIN POLSKA

17:00–17:30  

PANEL

Frontline roles absorb disproportionate risk under continuous operational disruption

  • Exploring how repeated disruptions push decision-making downward when escalation pathways fail to activate.
  • Highlighting where responsibility accumulates in operational roles without corresponding authority or support.
  • Reallocating decision scope, escalation responsibility and support mechanisms into shared structures, relieving frontline overload.

17:30–18:00  

PANEL

Operational stability requires shifting volatility from individuals into systems

  • Exploring how repeated disruptions expose the limits of informal coordination and personal judgement late in the day.
  • Highlighting where unresolved ownership and fragmented escalation prevent consistent resolution across shifts.
  • Systemising escalation logic, decision thresholds and handover routines into one operating cadence, locking volatility handling at system level.

Moderator:

Judyta Przezdomska Head of Logistics Operations WESTWING
Panelist:

Michał Barańczyk Commercial Operations Manager MAKRO CASH AND CARRY POLSKA SA

Wiesław Majewski Director of Warehouse Operations ŻABKA









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