Speakers
ANNA BUGAŁA
Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics – NRI
Horticultural market analyst. Co-author of the twice-yearly report "Fruits and vegetables market. State and prospects". Author of numerous articles and studies on Polish horticulture, especially foreign trade in fruit, vegetables and their products.
Dr Mariusz Dziwulski
PKO Bank Polski
Expert in agri-food market analysis at PKO Bank Polski. Doctor of Economics. A graduate of the Faculty of Economics at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences. Has several years of experience in market analysis for the banking sector. Formerly associated with the Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics (2007-2010). He is the author of numerous scientific and popular publications, as well as expert opinions on the food industry.
Dr inż. Barbara Groele
Polish Association of Juice Producers
Since 2004 she is the Polish Association of Juice Producers (KUPS) General Secretary. She defended her doctoral thesis at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences at the Faculty of Human Nutrition and Consumer Sciences. A graduate of the University of Agriculture in Krakow, Faculty of Technology and Human Nutrition, Biotechnology Department and NCU School of Business in Nowy Sącz. Member of the DQS Program Council, the DSK Technical Team, the AIJN Technical Committee.
GEHLE MARTIN
Hammelmann GmbH
Martin Gehle works as a Sales Engineer at Hammelmann GmbH, specializing in process pump solutions for food applications. He combines technical expertise with a strong understanding of food processing requirements, particularly in the field of high-pressure pasteurization, where his work supports efficient production and consistently high product quality.
DR BOŻENA NOSECKA, PROF. IAFE
Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics – NRI
Head of the team that has been preparing market analyzes on the situation on the fruit and vegetable market since 1992 (twice a year). Central Statistical Office expert in estimating vegetable harvests in Poland. Author of many studies, articles and expert opinions on Polish, European and global horticulture, especially regarding the processing sector.
JULIAN PAWLAK
Polish Association of Juice Producers
President of the Polish Association of Juice Producers since 2004. Formerly the president and CEO of Tymbark, currently the Strategy Advisor and since 2003 chairman of the supervisory board of Tymbark.
DR CARRIE RUXTON
Fruit Juice Science Centre
Dr Carrie Ruxton is a UK-based dietitian and Science Director for the Fruit Juice Science Centre with responsibility for commissioning research on fruit juice and health. Over the years, Carrie has written and spoken extensively about the scientific evidence linking fruit juice with health and helped to dispel myths about the natural sugar content.
GRZEGORZ RYKACZEWSKI
Bank Pekao S.A.
Expert in agricultural and food sector analyses in Department of Macroeconomic Analyzes. In 2015-2022 Food and agribusiness analyst in Santander Bank Polska. In 2014-2015 he worked in Department of Macroeconomic and Sectoral Analyzes of Bank Gospodarki Żywnościowej, where he was responsible for the red meat market analyses. From 2005 to 2014 he worked for Agricultural Market Agency. Author of scientific articles on public aid in agriculture sector and several hundred comments, articles and press releases regarding the situation on agricultural markets.
SŁAWOMIR STEC
Food Safety & Digital Process Transformation Expert
A third-party auditor with a track record of over 2,000 audits and 20 years of managerial experience in large-scale food organizations. A visionary in adapting modern digital tools (LLM, data analysis) to enhance quality systems and risk analysis. He specializes in designing proprietary training methodologies, merging rigorous standards (ISO, HACCP, BRC GS, FSSC) with intelligent growth strategies and operational optimization.
KAROLINA ZAŁUSKA
Dőhler Sp. z o.o.
Procurement Manager at Dőhler Sp. z o.o. She has been working in Dőhler Sp. z o.o. since 2023 where she is active in the fields of raw material issues, strategic analyses and sustainable development. She graduated from the Warsaw University of Life Sciences obtaining a degree in horticulture and has a postgraduate diploma from the Lech Kaczyński National School of Public Administration. For her entire professional career she has been focusing on Food & Agriculture sector, especially horticulture. Was working for many years in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development where she was the head of the Division of Horticultural Products, Cooperative Movement and Groups of Agricultural Producers and worked on strategic analyses. She is the co-author of reports and papers on the branch of horticulture and operation of the Common Agricultural Policy in terms of the Polish market of fruit and vegetables. She also contributed to establishment of the original Association of Organisations of Fruit and Vegetable Producers and worked for several years in the banking sector as an expert on Food & Agriculture.