AGENDA

12.06.2019
Starting 15:00	Registration
Starting 16:00	TESA CUP football tournament
Starting 20:00	Barbecue
13.06.2019
08:00	Participant registration
09:30	Welcome
09:40 – 10:40	“Impossible” is just an excuse – how to overcome one’s own limits in life and business. Jan Mela, Polish explorer and social activist representing his Poza Horyzonty (“Beyond the Horizons”) foundation
	OFFICIAL BEGINNING OF THE CONFERENCE
The end of the automotive industry as we know it? The prospects of Polish suppliers in European supply chains Moderated by: Luk Palmen
10:40 – 11:00	The condition and development of the Polish automotive industry compared to the economic processes taking place in Europe and across the world Marek Zuber, Economist and financial market analyst
11:00 – 11:20	The future EU-UK relationship Emma Baines Head of Political Section British Embassy Warsaw
11:20 – 11:35	Commercial trends and challenges in the automotive industry. How pricing improves business profitabilityArtur Staniec, Managing Director at Simon-Kucher & Partners
11:35 – 12:35	Panel discussion: Introduction: “The investment opportunities and the demand for collaboration with companies from Poland across global markets. Based on the Polish Investment and Trade Agency’s experience. The purpose of economic missions. A case study” – Grzegorz Gałczyński, Strategic Industry Manager at the Polish Investment and Trade Agency How will the political and economic changes taking place in Europe and in the world affect the automotive industry in the EU and Poland? Are Polish suppliers ready to face the challenge of another economic slowdown or recession? How will the mega-platform production announced by OEMs affect supply chains and, in consequence, local suppliers in Poland? Brexit and the development of the automotive industry in Poland, Europe, and the world Panelists Marek Zuber, Economist and financial market analyst Stephen Steele, First Secretary of Policy, British Embassy Warsaw Grzegorz Gałczyński, Strategic Industry Manager at the Polish Investment and Trade Agency Andrzej Korpak, Director at Opel Manufacturing Poland Marek Gawroński, Vice-President for Public and Governmental Affairs at Volvo Group Poland Janusz Kobus, Vice-President of the Polish Chamber of Automotive Industry, Vice-President of Pilkington Automotive Poland
12:35 –13:00	Coffee break, visiting stands
New trends in the automotive industry – Industry 4.0 Moderated by: Grzegorz Banakiewicz
13:00 – 13:15	Employee 4.0 Andrzej Marcinek, Managing Director at Gedia Poland
13:15 – 13:30	APS by Siemens as a digital tool to schedule production in an upredictably changeable environment. Jacek Mechecki, Portfolio Development Executive at Siemens Industry Software sp. z o.o.
13:30 – 13:45	How to be “Lean & Flexible” for automated and manual assembly lines Jacek Taczała, Business Development Manager Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. (sp. z o.o.) Polish Branch
13:45 – 14:00	The process of implementation of a fine-tuned control-assembly line for TIER 1 and TIER 2 Paweł Ulichnowski, President of the Board of TRASKO AUTOMATYKA SP. Z O.O.
14:00 – 14:15	rEVolution and its impact on the technical cleanliness of manufactured components in the automotive industry and the cleaning systems making it possible to achieve it Grzegorz Sirko, Business Development Manager NOYEN (GT85)
14:15 – 14:45	Innovation inspired by 3M sustainability Kristof Peerens, R&D Manager at 3M EMEA
14:45 – 15:30	Panel discussion: Has technology got the upper hand over reason? Do we know why we have to invest in technology 4.0? How to combine investing in technology 4.0 and economic uncertainty? How to plan ahead well and implement industry 4.0 projects? Panelists Krzysztof Zaręba, Head of Industrial Policy, Department for Innovation at the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Technology Jacek Taczała, Business Development Manager Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. (sp. z o.o.) Polish Branch Jacek Urbanowicz, Technical Coordinator Fanuc Polska Cezary Mychlewicz, Marketing Director for Digital Industries at Siemens Polska Przemysław Pendrowski, Member of the Board of Leadec Andrzej Marcinek, Managing Director at Gedia Poland Paweł Ulichnowski, President of the Board of TRASKO Automatyka
15:30 – 16:30	*Lunch and visiting stands*
Logistics and warehousing in the changing manufacturing reality Moderated by: Grzegorz Banakiewicz
16:30 -16:50	A modern warehouse. Automation, new technology. The future or the present? Michał Brzozowski, President of the Board of Metroplan Polska sp. z o.o.
16:50 – 17:05	How much you can save by implementing EDI solutions Alesandro Poma, Regional Sales Director – Member of the Board of Data Interchange
17:05 – 17:35	Panel discussion: Difficult decisions in the area of warehousing proximity of the warehouse and the manufacturing shed and the availability of land warehouse – to build or to rent? the height to store at – 12 metres or 10 metres? Michał Brzozowski, President of the Board of Metroplan Polska sp. z o.o. Tomasz Arent, Business Development Manager Goodman Poland Christophe Le Corre, Contract Logistics Director at Kuehne+Nagel
Carbon efficiency – Electromobility in Poland, Europe, and the world Moderated by: Luk Palmen
17:35 – 17:50	Electromobility in the world – the present situation Paweł Gos, President of the Board of Exact Systems S.A.
17:50 – 18:05	The impact of innovative technologies on the preferences of automotive market customers Michał Lesiuk, Partner at EY’s Audit Department and Leader of the Advisory Group for the Automotive Industry
18:05 – 18:45	Panel discussion: Carbon efficiency – Electromobility in Poland – isn’t it the time to adjust the original guidelines of the programme? No charging infrastructure as one of the major barriers to the development of electromobility Are Polish manufacturers already suppliers of parts and components used in the manufacturing of electric cars in foreign markets? Lithium-ion batteries. Is the production technology in use sufficient? What about technology disposal? Roman Kantorski, President of the Polish Chamber of Automotive Industry Paweł Gos, President of the Board of Exact Systems Leszek Lerch, Partner at EY’s Audit Department and Leader of the Advisory Group for the Automotive Industry Andrzej Korpak, Director at Opel Manufacturing Poland Łukasz Hołubowski, President of the Board of Orlen Paliwa Maciej Mazur, Managing Director at the Polish Alternative Fuels Association
20:30	A FORMAL EVENING GALA AT THE STARÓWKA RESTAURANT Voting results: Manager of the Year Investment Project of the Year
14.06.2019
Polish Qualifications Framework, skills and professions of the future of the automotive industry Sector Council for competence in the automotive industry (including electromobility) Moderated by: Luk Palmen
10:00	Welcome
10:10 – 10:30	Current findings, achievements, and pursuits of the Sector Council for competence in the automotive industry (including electromobility) Krzysztof Świerk, Member of the Sector Council’s Working Committee for Industry
10:30 –10:50	Education and practice – partnerships for dual vocational education Artur Kowalski, MSHE Expert, Author of the core curricula and teaching programmes for the automotive industry
10:50 – 12:00	PANEL DISCUSSION Does vocational education need to be continuously reformed? Dual education as an investment in economic development. What are the challenges faced by the automotive industry? The Future of the Profession in the automotive industry Recommendations for changes in regulations on preparing for the profession
12:40	Summary and conclusion
12:40 – 16:00	Business talks according to the schedule of entries and registration

Starting 13:00	LUNCH

* The organiser reserves the right to change the agenda