SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN & OPERATIONS STAGE

Day 2 April 16

Stage Host

Ewa Rybołowicz Market Analysis Director  COMP CENTRUM INNOWACJI RETAIL

09:00 -12:00

09:00 - 09:30

PANEL

09:30 - 09:50

 Expensive or cost-effective? Debunking the high costs of a sustainable supply chain

• Sustainable supply chain – why is it worth investing?
  
• The cost you’re already paying – hidden expenses of the traditional pallet ownership model
  
• Regulations and their impact on a sustainable supply chain
  

Tomasz Sączek Business Development Director CEE IPP POOLING

09:50 - 10:10

Circular Retail - effective waste management strategies for the sustainability era

• How can a new approach to waste generate savings and change business models in retail?
  
• Circular Retail - Strategies for Industry
  
• Green Efficiency - How to improve environmental and business performance at the same time?
  

Piotr Bruździak Sales & Marketing Director STENA RECYCLING

10:10 - 10:40

PANEL

 Mapping and Optimizing Circular Resource Utilization

• Real-time tracking to minimize waste and overproduction
• Creating resource maps to identify reuse opportunities
• Improving transport efficiency with optimized packaging design

Moderator:
Aleksandra Stanek-Kowalczyk Partner, Consulting Sustainability Leader EY

Panelist:

Joanna Olchowska Business Development Manager Central Eastern Europe CABKA GROUP GMBH

Marek Piątkowski CEO BEWA

Andrzej Klimkiewicz Commercial & Assets Manager LPR - LA PALLETE ROUGE SP. Z O.O.

Marta Szymborska Board Member, Co-CEO GS1 POLSKA

 10:40 - 11:00

Coffee Break

 11:00 - 11:40

PANEL

Optimizing Resource Recovery: The Role of Deposit Return Systems

• Enhancing circular supply chains with efficient deposit return systems
  
• Building consumer and regulatory trust through transparent material recovery
  
• Leveraging DRS as a competitive advantage for cost savings and sustainability
  

Moderator:

Ewa Rybołowicz Market Analysis Director COMP CENTRUM INNOWACJI RETAIL

Panelist:

Iwona Wojna Deposit Return Scheme Transformation Lead PEPSICO
Iwona Jacaszek-Pruś Corporate Affairs Director KOMPANIA PIWOWARSKA

Przemysław Stęślik Managing Director RVM SYSTEMS POLAND
Michał Pląska Operational Director CENTRUM INNOWACJI RETAIL COMP

Jakub Ogórek CEO POLSKI SYSTEM KAUCYJNY S.A.

 11:40 - 12:00

PPAs in the context of the retail market

• What is a PPA and what are the types?
  
• How can retailers use PPAs to purchase energy (e.g., large retail chains, distribution centres)?
  
• How does a PPA help to minimize the risk of energy price fluctuations in the market?
  

Rafał Hajduk Chief Commercial Officer R.POWER S.A.

Block 2: Automation and Adaptation to Demand Peaks and Seasonal Variability

12:00 - 12:20

GS1 2D Codes: A New Era of Consumer Engagement

• Consumer Needs – Research Results
  
• The 2D Revolution Continues – Implementation Examples
  
• Consumer Engagement – ​​Inspirations
  

Magdalena Bednarkiewicz Project Manager - Retail GS1 POLSKA

12:20 - 13:00

PANEL

Sustainability Through Technology and Collaboration

• How can AI-driven forecasting improve sustainability during demand peaks?
• What role does automation play in reducing resource consumption while scaling?
• Collaborative strategies for balancing operational flexibility with ESG goals

Moderator:

Michael Konopka Partner DEININGER CONSULTING
Panelist:

Maksymilian Pawlowski Corporate Communications Manager DPD POLSKA

Wojciech Iwulski Climate Solutions Director UNIMOT

Joanna Mroczek Senior Director, Head of Strategic Consultancy & ESG Board Member & Proxy CBRE

Jerzy Glinkowski Director Operations Customer Service North East Europe Cluster PHILIP MORRIS

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 16:00

Block 3: Consumer-Centric Sustainable Logistics and Transparency

14:00 - 14:30

Counting emissions in supply chains. Practical approach, case study.

• variable regulations - does counting make sense at all???
  
• pro-business approach to emissions
  
• the most popular calculator - when it answers all challenges and when it is worth reaching for a better solution
  

Mateusz Boruta Managing Director ECR POLSKA X LEAN&GREEN X BIGMILE
Paweł Brzeziński Program Development Manager ECR POLSKA X LEAN&GREEN X BIGMILE

14:30 - 15:00

Tracking That Delivers: Ethical Sourcing in Practice

• Building Trust Through End-to-End Traceability and Influence
  
• The Role of Partnerships to Improve Supply Chain Transparency and Compliance
  
• Effective Use of Technology to Track Progress and Monitor Risk
  

Jacek Puła Head of Raw Materials Procurement AVON INTERNATIONAL

Paula Kasprzyk Sustainable Materials Procurement Manager AVON INTERNATIONAL