ESG & Sustainable Strategies Day 
Monday 21 November, 2022


 8:00 - 8:50

Registration & Morning Coffee

8:50 - 9:00

Conference Opening: 

Casper Haring CEO European Conferences United

Joanna Gajek Donizak  Strategic Projects Director (Retail/ CPG) European Conferences United

9:00 – 10:00

Responding to the changing regulatory environment

 9:00 - 9:35 

Panel Discussion: Responding to the changing regulatory environment

  • Reviewing (European) regulations in the area of ​​producer/retailer responsibility and waste management
  • Preparing for stringent mandatory climate disclosure requirements, becoming compliant and staying ahead of the curve.

Moderator:
Konrad Nowakowski President of the board PIOiRO
Panelists:
Sebastian Tołwiński Head of Corporate Affairs & Communications CEE Upfield

Aleksandra Bańkowska Partner PwC
Maciej Ptaszyński Vice-President of the Board Polska Izba Handlu
Maciej Lasoń Communication & Corporate Affairs Director CEE Unilever

 9:35 - 9:55

Sustainable development and the retail sector - legal requirements

Dariusz Kryczka Senior Associate EY

9:55 - 10:55

Keeping pace with rapidly changing consumer habits, behaviors and needs following new insights and perspectives

9:55 – 10:35

Panel Discussion: Keeping pace with rapidly changing consumer habits, behaviors and needs following new insights and perspectives

  • Evolving brands following social media, consumer sentiment, and consumer expectations for corporates, brands and leaders to take a stand on social issues
  • Redesigning retail spaces in urban settings and implementing the next level of store reinvention

Moderator:
Karolina Zajdel-Pawlak Managing Director NielsenIQ
Panelists:
Andrzej Izraelski Board Member Lewiatan
Marek Sumiła Managing Director Danone
Oleksadr Koliakin General Manager Retail CEE Shell
Szymon Dąbrowski Board Member Commercial Director Modivo

 10:35 - 10:55

Will the consumer of the future be sustainable?

Grzegorz Przytuła Partner EY

10:55 - 11:10

Networking over Coffee

 11:10 - 12:10

Understanding the importance of a purpose-driven organization and the role played by its leaders

11:10 - 11:50

Panel Discussion: Understanding the importance of a purpose-driven organization and the role played by its leaders

  • Undergoing ruthless self-examination to reorganize and reinvent the business
  • Making tough choices of purpose and performance while adapting to healthier and more sustainable diets and lifestyles

Moderator:
Robert Krzak Senior Advisor EY
Panelists:
Kiril Marinov General Manager Consumer Brands  Henkel Beauty Care
Stephane Tikhomiroff Managing Director Perfetti van Melle
Mirosław Proppe CEO WWF
Paweł Nowak CEO Goodvalley brand of Dolina Dobra


11:50 - 12:10

Data instead of intuition - the special role of People Analytics in creating a friendly and stimulating workplace

  • How to understand and manage employee behavior?
  • How to organize the process so that it is not a burden for the company?

 

Katarzyna Komorowska Partner PwC

 12:10 -  13:00

Using technology to achieve the set sustainability goals and to solve ESG-related challenges

12:10 - 12:30

Deposit Return System and technology to benefit retail shops - examples from countries in Europe

Konrad Robak Country & Business Development Manager Tomra 

 12:30 - 13:00

Panel Discussion: Using technology to achieve the set sustainability goals and to solve ESG-related challenges

  • Cooperating with innovators and startups to achieve the formulated sustainability goals
  • Capitalizing on changing investor perspectives on ESG & Sustainability investments

Moderator:
Jose Miguel  Sazalar Manager PwC

Panelists:

Magdalena Sowierszenko Head of Brand and Communications Packhelp
Karolina Wojtas
Investment Manager Icos Capital

Maciej Majewski CEO & Head of Acceleration Accelpoint

13:00 - 13:50

Networking over Lunch

13:50 - 15:20

Implementation sustainable product and packaging innovations

13:50 - 14:30

Panel Discussion: Implementing sustainable product and packaging innovations

  • Rethinking the way ingredients are sourced and products packaged with sustainability in mind
  • Driving sustainability in the food industry across the entire value chain, with a certain focus on ways/solutions for more sustainable food and measuring the environmental footprint

Moderator:
Agnieszka Sznyk President of the Board Innowo
Panelists:
Andrzej Grzymała Vice President Managing Director Reverse Logistic Group

Paulina Kaczmarek Head of Sustainability Danone
Marta Pilczuk CEO Kraft Heinz
Agnieszka Koc Enviromental Director Jeronimo Martins
Krzysztof Baczyński President of the Board Eko-Pak

14:30 - 15:00

Marcel Rakowski Executive Vice President, Corporate Development Reverse Logistic Group


15:00 - 15:20

Transforming the food value chain through credible measurement of the environmental footprint – Sustell

  • A practical approach to measure the environmental footprint of animal proteins credibly
  • Improving the environmental footprint by partnering along the food value chain

Heinz Flatnitzer Global Director Emissions Value Management DSM
Zbigniew Marczak Director Customer Experience EMEA DSM Nutritional Products



15:20 - 15:50

Development? Always! Balanced? Especially!

  • How ESG is changing the trade and consumer goods sector At what stage are the companies in terms of ESG?
  • Conclusions from the PwC report "ESG in consumer goods and retail trade: still declarations, not reality" Are ESG only challenges?
  • How to take full advantage of the opportunities it offers for companies and the entire sector?

Fire chat talk:

Mieczysław Gonta Partner PwC

Przemysław Januszko COO Green Holding

15:50 - 16:10

Extended producer responsibility towards a circular economy - new obligations, fees and challenges

Tomasz Wagner Partner  EY

16:10 - 16:50

Pursuing a sustainability strategy that serves society – but also does better business

16:10 - 16:50

 Panel Discussion: Pursuing a sustainability strategy that serves society – but also does better business

  • Addressing the ongoing crisis in the supply chain, rising inflation and energy costs, and increasing labor shortages impacting retail
  • Removing the blockers to become Net Zero and Net Positive

Moderator:
Ewelina Łukasik - Morawska Manager PwC
Panelists:
Anna Kozera - Szałkowska Managing Director Plastic Europe Polska
Andrzej Odzioba CEO Wosana
Maciej Włodarczyk CEO Iglotex
Bartosz Woźnicki Board member Clovin

16:50 - 17:05

Networking over Coffee

17:05 - 18:10

Improving trade cooperation in the supply chain and positioning for strong growth while reducing environmental and social impacts

 

17:05 - 17:25

Liquid retention technology for trays

Paul Rawlings Launch Manager Klöckner Pentaplast

 17:25 - 17:40

Sustainability Award 2022 ceremony

17:40 - 18:10

ESG strategies in practice. Interview with the winners of the Sustainability Award in the category of retail chains, manufacturers and solution providers 

Moderator:

Maria Andrzejewska General Director UNEP-Grid Warszawa, Jury member

Robert Krzak Senior Advisor EY, Chairman of the Jury


  • "ESG - PR, new compliance obligation or competitive advantage? 
  • What goals to set and how to measure and monitor issues in the area of the supply chain and closed economy 
  • How do Polish producers fit into the ESG goals of their foreign customers? 
  • Does the energy crisis hinder or accelerate the energy transformation and the achievement of climate goals? 
  • How to approach building an ESG strategy?
  • Is the ESG strategy different from the corporate strategy?

Panelists:
Jaroslaw Wajer Partner EY Sustainable Development Consulting Leader CESA
Winner of the Sustainability Award 2022

 18:10 - 20:00

COCKTAIL & NETWORKING


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