Speakers
ŁUKASZ BĄK
Handen Sp. z o.o.
Sales Director of Handen Sp. z o.o. Graduate of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń and postgraduate management studies at the Warsaw School of Economics and Lazarski University. Long-time key account manager, initially at Toruń area of Energa (2002-2007), then as Key Account Manager at RWE Polska (2007-2011), and finally from 2012 to the present at Handen, where he and his team managed to build a sales portfolio exceeding 4 TWh of natural gas per year. An attentive conversationalist and listener to the voices of Customers.
KATARZYNA BOJKO
Krajowy System Kaucyjny Zwrotka SA.
Sales Director at the Krajowy System Kaucyjny Zwrotka SA. An expert with 30 years of experience in the sales industry, specialising in building strategic business relationships and managing the sales process. She has developed her knowledge and competencies while working for leading companies, including Arcelor Mittal Refractories and Śnieżka Invest, where she successfully managed the development of sales networks, export expansion, and marketing activities. In the steel industry, she built an extensive network of business contacts worldwide. Over the past decade, she has established and developed cooperation with all key retail chains, both in the modern and traditional trade channels, successfully introducing FMCG products to domestic and international markets. Her core competencies are strategic planning and management, which, combined with her extensive industry experience, enable her to effectively identify business opportunities and implement optimal solutions in a demanding commercial environment.
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.
MILAN BUKUMIROVIĆ
HORTEX GROUP
CEO Hortex Group. Milan brings extensive leadership experience from the food & beverage, retail and business services sectors. Before joining Hortex, he held Managing Director and senior leadership positions at Swarovski and Knjaz Milos, leading. Northen Europe Market cluster and strategic and operational transformations across Europe.
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.
MARTIN GEHLE
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 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.
Emilia Hahn
PR Hub Sp. z o.o.
Founder and CEO of PR Hub. With a career in communications dating back to 1997, Emilia Hahn leads a consulting firm dedicated to supporting organizations in reputation management and stakeholder relations. She combines strategic, business, and organizational perspectives to build effective teams and cooperation models that address clients’ real needs. She advises companies and public institutions on corporate and crisis communications, public affairs, and social and educational initiatives. A graduate of the Faculty of Social Psychology at SWPS University, she now shares her expertise as a lecturer at the university’s Faculty of Social Sciences in Warsaw. From 2022 to 2024, she served as President of the Management Board of the Association of Public Relations Agencies (SAPR). She is a member of the Polish Public Relations Association, as well as the Program Council and the Council of Employers and External Stakeholders at the Medical University of Warsaw’s Faculty of Health Sciences. She is also the co-author of the book The PR Agency Instruction Manual, a speaker at industry conferences, and a recipient of prestigious awards, including the Golden Clips award for the "There Is Only One Tiger" project in the “Campaign of the Decade” and “Crisis Communication” categories.
DR DARIUSZ LIZAK
National Chamber of Commerce Bottling Industry
President of the Management Board of the National Chamber of Commerce for the Bottling Industry. Member of the Management Board of the European association in Brussels, Natural Mineral Waters Europe. Experienced manager with a proven track record of working on management boards in the beverage, packaging, and recycling industries. Specialist in the water, beverage, juice, beer, polymer, plastic packaging, and recycling sectors. Doctor of Economics. Active in research, lecturer. Consultant on strategy, restructuring, M&A processes, investment.
MICHAŁ MAKSYMIEC
YOUGOV
Retail Client Director, YouGov. A graduate of the Faculty of Management at the University of Warsaw. He also studied at Karel de Grote-Hogechool in Antwerp and the Caledonian University in Glasgow. A postgraduate of the Brand Management Studies at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics. He has over 20 years of experience in FMCG research (mostly consumer panels and retail audit). At YouGov (formerly GfK) he is responsible for implementation of projects and counselling based on the Household Panel study and other sources of expertise. Over the years he has been cooperating mostly with FMCG marketers and shopper marketing specialists, as well as retail customers. He is currently leading the team responsible for the Retail FMCG sector, cooperating with leading retail chain stores in Poland on the daily basis. An author of market commentaries and a panelist at conferences on the FMCG market and consumer trends.
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.
ANDRZEJ ODZIOBA
WOSANA S.A.
A manager with over 32 years of experience in the FMCG industry. Since 2018, he has been President of the Management Board of Wosana S.A., and previously a Management Board Member of McCormick and Żywiec Zdrój S.A. He began his career at Coca-Cola. Currently, he is also a Management Board Member of KUPS and a member of the Supervisory Board of KIG PR.
PIOTR OKUROWSKI
Kaucja.pl – Krajowy System Kaucyjny S.A.
Chief Executive Officer, Kaucja.pl – Krajowy System Kaucyjny S.A. An accomplished leader with extensive expertise in implementing modern technologies as well as managing logistics and supply chains. For the past 15 years, he has been associated with DHL Supply Chain, where he served as a Member of the Management Board, Business Director, and subsequently CEO of the company’s operations in Poland and Slovakia. Throughout his career, he has held senior management positions at DHL Supply Chain, PepsiCo Poland, and Lyreco Polska SA. He is a graduate of the Warsaw University of Technology and holds an Executive MBA degree from SGH Warsaw School of Economics and the University of Quebec in Montreal.
PROFESSOR MARIUSZ PANCZYK
THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW
Professor Mariusz Panczyk is recognized as an excellent researcher and lecturer at the Medical University of Warsaw, focusing on data analysis and academic teaching. He has extensive experience in collaborating on international research projects in the field of health sciences, enabling him to develop innovative methodologies in public health. As an expert, he has collaborated with various organizations, focusing his activity on the optimization of clinical data management and enhancing the quality of scientific research.
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.
JULIJA POLISCUK
EUROMONITOR INTERNATIONAL
Consultant at Euromonitor International, specializing in FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer Goods) research across Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. With over 10 years of experience in market research and a particular focus on drinks and tobacco, she delivers structured, data-driven industry overviews and in-depth category insights that provide businesses with a clear understanding of regional dynamics, competitive landscapes, and evolving consumer trends.
MAGDALENA ROHDE-KREMPA
GRUPA MASPEX SP. Z O.O.
General Manager Bussines Unit Poland. Magdalena Rohde - Krempa graduated of Technical University in Cracow. For 30-years has worked for Maspex Group - one of the biggest company in CEE region in food and drinks market. During her professional career was responsible for strategic areas of business, taking key positions in the Management Board of the company. At present, as a General Manager of „Business Unit Poland Beverages”, she takes responsoibility for manufacturing, sales, marketing and development of the main polish brands: Tymbark, Kubuś, Tarczyn, Dr Witt and Tiger.
PIOTR ROMAŃCZUK
Grupa Maspex Sp. z o.o.
He has been working in the food processing industry for 27 years and his professional career has been mostly connected with PZZ Lubella GMW Sp. z o.o., the company belonging to Grupa Maspex since 2003, conducting business activities in the field of crop processing, which is one of the leading Polish pasta, noodles and breakfast food producers. In PZZ Lubella GMW Sp. z o.o. his main task was supply chain management. Member of the Board at PZZ Lubella since December 2005.
Currently, he is a Member of the Board and Sustainability & Environment Director at Grupa Maspex, responsible for implementation of the goals resulting from the Sustainable Development Strategy and for the issues related to the deposit-refund system, extended producer responsibility and the decarbonisation and waste management policies. He is an active member and panelist in conferences on closed-loop economy, deposit-refund system and issues on extended producer responsibility. An active participant of the project that was to establish the entity representing Kaucja.pl Krajowy System Kaucyjny S.A. and a founding member and the chairman of its Supervisory Board.
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.
DR KRZYSZTOF PIOTR RUTKOWSKI
the National Institute of Horticultural Research
Since 6th of October 2025 the Director of the National Institute of Horticultural Research. Assistant professor at the National Institute of Horticultural Research in Skierniewice. 2011-2025 the Head of the Department of Fruit and Vegetables Storage and Processing and Head of the Laboratory of Postharvest Physiology of Horticultural Products. He conducts research on the quality of fruits and vegetables and technological aspects of storage, including, among others, coordinating and performing physicochemical analyses of fruits and using non-destructive methods of measuring the maturity and quality of fruits and vegetables.
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
ADDenda
Third-Party Auditor, Owner, ADDenda, LRQA. He has seen over 2,000 food plants from inside. He knows where procedures exist only on paper, where HACCP systems are built for the certificate rather than the process — and why internal auditors fail to see it, or choose not to. Sławomir Stec is among the few professionals in Poland who combine twenty years of operational experience in food production with hands-on knowledge of modern AI tools. He does not ask whether the food industry should adopt artificial intelligence. He asks something harder: whether the data it would run on can actually be trusted. And most of the time, he already knows the answer.
DR KATARZYNA STOŚ
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH NIH – NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Head of the Department of Nutrition and Nutritional Value of Food, National Institute Of Public Health NIH – National Research Institute. Her primary research focus is on the relationship between food, nutrition, and health, particularly in research on dietary intake, nutritional status, food quality and nutrition, food composition, specific food groups, and dietary supplements. She serves as an expert on national and international working groups, including the European Commission, the Codex Alimentarius (FAO/WHO Code of Conduct on Nutrition and Foods for Special Nutritional Purposes), and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
KAROLINA ŚLUZEK
Döhler Sp. z o.o.
A graduate of the Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, specialising in plant protection. For over 15 years, she has been professionally involved in quality assurance and food safety systems as a consultant and auditor. Currently works as Agro&Sustainability Manager at Döhler sp. z o.o., where she is responsible for promoting and implementing the principles of sustainable agriculture throughout the supply chain. A Board Member of the Time 4 Bee Foundation – Foundation for the Development of Sustainable Fruit and Vegetable Farming.
DR IZABELA TAŃSKA
IGI FOOD LAW Sp. z o.o.
An expert on food law and sustainable food production regulations and a PhD in medical science and health science. For over 20 years she has been working on application and interpretation of food law regulations on the national and EU levels and their impact on the strategies of food industry companies. The chairwoman of the board at IGI FOOD LAW, the consulting company supporting food and drink producers regarding safe implementation of products into the EU market, particularly in the fields of labelling, food and health claims, new food products, FSMP and packaging and environmental regulations. She advises companies regarding regulation-related risk assessment and adjustment of business models to forthcoming UE legislative amendments. She participates in the works on the EU legislation regarding food safety and for years has been cooperating with the food industry organisations and has been conducting trainings in the private and public sectors. The founder of the Food Law Summer School, a platform for dialogue between business, science and regulatory authorities.
EDYTA URBANIAK-KONIK
OK OPERATOR KAUCYJNY S.A.
An expert in the waste industry, she has been associated with for over 30 years. She currently serves as a Member of the Management Board of OK Operator Kaucyjny SA, responsible for sales, legal, and environmental protection. Previously, she served as the Management Board Representative for Sustainable Development at PreZero Polska, and prior to that, as a Member of the Management Board of PreZero Recycling Południe Sp. z o.o. based in Knurów, she was responsible for the company's operational management, including the sorting plant and landfill. She also served as a Member of the Management Board of PreZero Bałtycka Energia Sp. z o.o. based in Warsaw. Previously, as Director of Communications and Marketing at the SUEZ Group, she was responsible for public affairs, internal and external communications, and led projects with, among others, the United Global Compact in Poland, the Federation of Food Banks, Greenpeace, and the Polish Chamber of Ecology. She is a member of the ROP Council and the GOZ Council at Lewiatan, and Secretary of the Council of the Polish Chamber of Ecology. A graduate of the Faculty of Law at the University of Silesia, she completed postgraduate studies in Waste Management and Management at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW) at the Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Management and the International Institute of Management and Marketing in the Food Economy in collaboration with the Ecole Superiere des Sciences Economiques et Commeciales (EESEC) and the Institut de l'Environnement Urbain (IEU).
ASSOCIATE PROF. MAREK WIGIER
Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics NRI
Habilitated Doctor of Social Sciences, in the field of economics and finance. Professor at the Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics National Research Institute (IAFE NRI). He specializes in issues related to agricultural economics, with particular interest on the CAP, international trade, agri-food markets, as well as market intervention and market imperfections. He graduated with a Master’s degree from the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) and obtained his Post-Doctoral degree at the Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics National Research Institute. He was a scholarship holder at the École Nationale Supérieure d’Agronomie (France), the European Institute of Public Administration (the Netherlands), the Histadrut International Institute for Labour Studies (Israel), and the International Visitor Leadership Program (USA). He has led and participated in numerous national (including projects funded by the National Science Centre and the National Centre for Research and Development) and international research projects (including EU-funded), as well as evaluation studies (both national, including for the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and international). Since 1994, he has been professionally affiliated with IAFE NRI. He currently serves as the Director and Professor.