7th Home Appliance Congress

President of the Management Board, MediaMarkt Poland

Marcin Rosati gained his professional experience at companies such as Philips Polska and Samsung Polska. He also served as vice president and managing director responsible for the Polish market at InPost. Previously, he worked in banking, including at Bank Handlowy and HSBC Investment Bank in London. Marcin Rosati has been with MediaMarkt Polska for over 13 years. He first served as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Then, from 2013 to 2019, he was president. He returned to the position of president in March 2025.

Professor at Kozminski University, Vice-Rector for Innovation and AI, Scientific Advisor at Campus AI

A pioneering force in AI research and academic innovation, she currently serves as the Vice-Rector for Innovation and AI at Kozminski University, where she also holds the position of Associate Professor with habilitation in management and organizational sciences. Her academic journey spans prestigious institutions, having earned her PhD in the philosophy of artificial intelligence from the University of Warsaw and graduated from The New School for Social Research in New York. Since 2016, she has been conducting groundbreaking research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, while also serving as a Senior Research Associate at Harvard’s Center for Labor and Just Economy. As Scientific Advisor to Campus AI, she brings her extensive expertise to shape the future of artificial intelligence education and research. Her research interests encompass the broad spectrum of artificial intelligence, with particular focus on natural language processing, machine learning, social robots, and wearable technologies. This diverse expertise allows her to bridge the gap between theoretical foundations and practical applications in the rapidly evolving field of AI.

Member of the European Parliament

Politician and local government official, deputy mayor of Łódź (2010), member of the Sejm (lower house of parliament) in the 7th, 9th, and 10th terms (2011–2015, 2019–2024), member of the European Parliament in the 10th term (since 2024). In 2007–2010, he held the position of chief specialist at the Provincial Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management and deputy director of the Provincial Labor Office in Łódź. He was elected to the Sejm in 2011, when he also became the spokesperson for the SLD parliamentary club and the party's press spokesperson. In 2019, after a four-year break, he was re-elected as a member of parliament for the Civic Coalition. In 2024, he was elected to the European Parliament for the 10th term, running on the Civic Coalition list.

Secretary of State at the Ministry of Development and Technology

Michał Jaros is an economist, local government official, and member of parliament. In 2006, he graduated from the University of Economics in Wrocław. From 2006 to 2007, he was a member of the Wrocław City Council. In the 2007 parliamentary elections, he won a seat in the Sejm. Since 2007, he has been a member of the Sejm (lower house of parliament) for the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th terms. In the current term (10th), he is the vice-chairman of the Extraordinary Committee for Flood Prevention and Removal of the Effects of the 2024 Floods and the Committee on Economy and Development. He is also a member of the Public Finance Committee and chairman of the Lower Silesian Parliamentary Team. Since 2021, he has been the chairman of the Lower Silesian Region of the Civic Platform (PO).

Vice President of the Management Board of Abrys Company Limited

He has over 25 years of experience in the municipal economy and environmental protection. For the past 20 years, he has continuously run the company Abrys together with his wife. His professional activity aligns with the profile of the company, which publishes industry magazines, organizes training sessions, conferences, and congresses, and is involved in public communication and environmental education. He cooperates with or is a member of leading industry organizations representing the water and sewage, waste management, and energy sectors. He is the initiator and co-founder of an industry organization bringing together municipal waste processing facilities. A key aspect of his professional work is uniting public administration, local government, and environmental sector stakeholders around common goals.

President of the Management Board of BSH in Poland, President of the APPLiA Polska

Konrad Pokutycki is the CEO of BSH in Poland, at BSH Sprzęt Gospodarstwa Domowego Sp. z o.o. A trained economist and graduate of Łódź University. Following his graduation, he lectured for several years in the Department of Accounting at his alma mater, as well as at a number of business schools and the Association of Accountants in Poland. He co-authored a Polish-German- English dictionary for accounting and banking terms. A consultant in financial management, tax consultancy, and information systems in consulting companies. In 2003, he was awarded the title of statutory expert auditor. Supervisory Board, and member of the Zelmer S.A. Supervisory Board. By virtue of a unanimous election, he served two terms of office between 2010 and 2014 - on a pro publico bono basis - as the President of APPLiA Polska - the European Association of Manufacturers of Household Appliances. In 2015, he was awarded the prestigious Vector 2014 award from the Employers of the Republic of Poland for his special contribution to the development of the industry of household appliance manufacturers, as well as for his innovative ideas and solutions that are consistently being implemented at BSH Sprzęt Gospodarstwa Domowego Sp. z o.o.

First Vice President
for Operations of the Amica Group

A graduate of Poznan University of Technology and Cranfield University in the UK. For almost 30 years he has been involved in the management of international supply chains from both the distribution logistics and production management sides. He is particularly interested in the "trade-up" issue between the expected level of customer service and the cost of providing it.
Vice President of the Management Board (appointed to the Management Board of Amica S.A. in May 2019 and again in June 2023) As a member of the Management Board, he was responsible for carrying out all tasks related to the management, development and supervision of all Amica Group projects in the area of digitalization, as well as for the development of IT technology in the Amica Group. Meanwhile, since 2023, he has been responsible for production, environmental protection, purchasing and logistics.
Prior to his appointment to the Management Board of Amica S.A., Robert Stobinski held the following positions: General Manager at Amazon (Poznań, London, Szczecin), Operations Director for Europe at Bundy Refrigeration, Vice President at Samsung Electronics Poland, Member of the Management Board responsible for Supply Chain at Beiersdorf. From 2004 to 2010 he was Chief Operating Officer at Amica S.A.

President of the Management Board | Chief Financial Officer, BIAZET S.A.

Associated with Biazet S.A. since 2013, initially serving as a member of the Supervisory Board for the first year and a half. Subsequently appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Management Board. Since November 2022, she has held the position of President of the Management Board of Biazet S.A., and since December 2022, also serves as President of the Management Board of Bianar sp. z o.o. (Tooling Division). She is a member of the Program Council of the EVOLUMA Industrial Cluster. She has over 20 years of experience as a board member of joint-stock companies in the manufacturing sector and as a member of supervisory boards. From the beginning of her career, she has specialized in corporate finance, initially working in controlling, and since 2003 serving as CFO. Graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics, with degrees in Finance and Banking (specialization: Corporate Finance) and in Management and Marketing (specialization: Corporate Management).

President of the Management Board ElektroEko

President of ElektroEko Electronic Equipment Recovery Organization. Since 2006, Grzegorz Skrzypczak has served as President of ElektroEko Electronic Equipment Recovery Organization. Previously, he was Commercial Director at Fastrack (2000-2005) - a representative office of the British company Kenwood and the American company Remington. From 1991 to 1999 he was General Manager at Brabork - a representative office of Philips and Whirlpool. He was also an Economic Consultant for the Italian company Merloni Polska and the Greek company Klimatechniki. He is a graduate of Management at the University of Warsaw and a former student at the University of Michigan in the United States.

General Manager Electrolux Poland, Member of the Central and Eastern Europe Leadership Team

Mariusz Chołyst is the General Manager of Electrolux in Poland and a member of the Central and Eastern Europe leadership team. He holds a degree in economics from the Cracow University of Economics. He joined Electrolux in 2007 and has held various managerial positions within the company’s finance department, including roles at the Global Shared Services Center in Krakow, and at headquarters in Stockholm and Vienna. Since 2020, as Cluster Product Line Manager, he was responsible for developing product categories in vacuum cleaners and small domestic appliances across 24 Central and Eastern European markets. Since October 2022, he has served as General Manager of Electrolux Poland.

CEO
Pro Progressio

Wiktor Doktór is a Polish entrepreneur, business activist and expert on outsourcing and shared service centres (SSC). He has been involved in the development of this sector in Poland for almost 20 years. Since 2012, he has been running Pro Progressio - an organisation supporting the development of the modern business services sector. As part of its activities, Pro Progressio conducts, among others, training courses, conferences and market research. Wiktor is also the publisher of the FOCUS ON Business media, which deals with the topics of outsourcing and SSC. He hosts the podcasts 'BSS bez tajemnic' and 'Good Morning BSS World', in which he talks to industry experts. Recognised expert on outsourcing and GBS, author of numerous publications and speeches at industry conferences.

Member of the Polish Parliament

Politician and local government official. Former Deputy Marshal of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (2006–2012), Vice President of the Polish People's Party (since 2012), and Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Treasury (2012–2015). She has been a Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) since 2015, serving in the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th terms. In 2006, she was elected to the regional assembly of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship and appointed to the regional executive board as Deputy Marshal, a role she held again after the 2010 election. In 2012, she became Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Treasury, stepping down from the deputy marshal position but continuing as a regional councilor.

Director of Project Management - HILLWOOD

Piotr has been working with Hillwood since 2017. Currently, he is Head of Project Management, responsible for project implementation. Piotr also manages and supervises the construction delivery process, ensuring that customers’ expectations are met. He has over 20 years of international experience in investment processes and in delivering high-tech industrial facilities. Piotr’s management remit encompasses large projects as well as project portfolios. While holding the position of director and president of the board between 2001 and 2015, he was responsible for the business development and operations of international enterprises in the design and implementation sector for the high-tech industry. He has also consulted with international corporations on the implementation and management of large capital projects as well as on investment operations crisis management. A graduate of the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning of the Gdańsk University of Technology, Piotr also completed MBA studies conducted by GFKM in Gdańsk in cooperation with RSM Erasmus University and the University of Strathclyde in Scotland.

President of the Board
Lodz SEZ

In 2004 he graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Lodz. He worked in an advertising agency, then in the Marshal's Office of the Lodz Province. For one year he taught marketing at the Faculty of Economics and Sociology at the University of Lodz.
In the 2006 local elections, he won a seat as a member of the Łódź City Council on the Civic Platform list. After Włodzimierz Fisiak became Marshal of the Voivodeship, he was appointed Secretary of the Lodz Voivodeship.
After the dismissal of Jerzy Kropiwnicki in the local referendum in January 2010, Prime Minister Donald Tusk appointed him as the Mayor of Lodz in February of the same year. In the 2010 elections, he was again elected to the Lodz City Council, resigning as a commissioner on November 26 of the same year.
In 2011, he left the city council and took the position of chairman of the board of the Lodz Special Economic Zone, which he held until 2016. From January 2017 to January 2019, he was the chairman of the Municipal Enterprise of the Municipality of Konstantynów Łódzki. In November 2018, he became the acting director of the WAM University Clinical Hospital No. 2 in Lodz of the Central Veterans Hospital. In 2024 he was reappointed as the President of the Board of the Lodz SEZ.

General Director, Member of the Board APPLiA Polska, Vice President of the Polish Chamber of Commerce

Graduated from SGPiS / SGH Warsaw School of Economics as a Master of Economics in 1991. After 20 years of working in household appliances industry, in 2004, he co-founded and has been leading as Director General a household appliances association, APPLiA Polska. Organization deals with the broadly understood representation of the industry. For 15 years he has been involved in management of the Polish Chamber of Commerce, KIG and has been appointed as the vice-president in 2017. He is the chairman of the Technical Committee for electrical consumer equipment of the Polish Committee for Standardization, member of the Board of Officers of CENELEC, an European standardization organization. He is the chairman of the supervisory board of the recovery organization ElektroEko SA.In publications, he specializes mainly in energy efficiency, electrorecycling, and market trends.

Member of the Management Board of ATC Cargo S.A.

Graduate of the University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk School of Management, and the Academy of Leadership Psychology at the Warsaw School of Business. Since 2014, associated with ATC Cargo S.A., responsible for operations, sales, and development of freight forwarding and contract logistics services. An expert in intermodal transport, container and general cargo forwarding as well.

President of the Devire Group

President of the Devire Group – the largest Polish permanent recruitment company and a leader in outsourcing services. Board member of the Polish HR Forum. He holds an MBA from the University of Sydney, Ashridge, and IMD. Previously served as Managing Director for Central and Eastern Europe at HAYS. He has also been a board member of the British-Polish Chamber of Commerce and the Corporate Social Responsibility Foundation. He has extensive experience working with executive teams on talent acquisition strategies and employer branding.

Professor at the University of Łódź and urban social activist.

Born in Łódź. Professor at the University of Łódź and a civic activist. An urban planner and economist, his research focuses on the economies of cities and regions, as well as methods for improving their effectiveness. Member of the Regional Studies Association, European Regional Science Association, Polish Urban Planning Society, and the Ukrainian Academy of Economic Sciences. Author and editor of over 80 publications on urban economics. Senator of the University of Łódź for the 2020–2024 and 2024–2028 terms. For several years, he worked as a property manager and advisor in the real estate market. He co-authored the Development Strategy for Piotrkowska Street (2009–2020) as a community member and was responsible for its revitalization as a local government official between 2009 and 2013. He has expanded his knowledge and experience through international fellowships in France, Italy, Germany, Russia, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. In his spare time, he reads extensively and writes occasionally. His passion is travel, especially by motorcycle.

President of the Management Board, Polish Organization for the Development of Heat Pump Technology (PORT PC)

Since January 2011, Paweł Lachman has served as President of the Polish Organization for the Development of Heat Pump Technology (PORT PC), an association representing the heat pump industry in Poland. Since 2020, he has also coordinated the Industry Agreement for Energy Efficiency (POBE), a coalition of 13 organizations focused on energy efficiency in construction. He has over 25 years of experience in training installers and designers in the field of renewable energy and heating technologies, including heat pumps, hybrid systems, solar thermal collectors, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, and hydraulic systems for heating and domestic hot water. From 2011 to 2012, he conducted certified RES Installer courses on heat pumps under the “Instal+RES” program (Cracow University of Technology). Since 2014, he has led training for installers within the European training and certification framework “Eucert” (EHPA and PORT PC). He is the coordinator and co-author of the PORT PC industry guidelines on heat pumps (parts 1–8), and author of over 60 professional articles on renewable energy and heating systems. Graduate of Cracow University of Technology, majoring in Environmental Engineering.

Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Deregulation

From 2001 to 2004, he served as an economist for Poland and Hungary at the World Bank. He later held executive and economist roles at several banks: Bank BPH (2004–2008), BRE Bank (now mBank, 2009–2011), and PKO BP (2011). In May 2011, he became Chairman of the Polish Society of Economists. Active in politics since the 1990s, he was a member of the Freedom Union and served as an advisor to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Leszek Balcerowicz (1997–2000). In May 2015, he established the Nowoczesna RP Foundation and initiated the formation of the political party NowoczesnaPL. Elected to the Polish Parliament (Sejm) in 2015 (8th term). In 2019, he announced his withdrawal from politics and return to business. He rejoined Nowoczesna in January 2022 and later moved to the Poland 2050 party led by Szymon Hołownia in 2023. In the same year, he was elected to the Sejm again. In March 2025, he became Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Deregulation.

Head of Environmental Law Practice, WKB Wierciński, Kwieciński, Baehr

He leads the Environmental Law team at WKB and works closely with teams specializing in product compliance, ESG, energy law, infrastructure projects, public procurement, and real estate. He also collaborates extensively with in-house legal teams on matters related to environmental protection and product regulatory requirements. His areas of expertise include environmental law, waste management, environmental impact assessments, and liability for environmental damage. He has been consistently recognized in prestigious legal rankings such as Chambers Europe (for 11 consecutive years), Who’s Who Legal, and Rzeczpospolita. He has taken part in numerous legislative processes, including drafting of the Water Law Act, Geological and Mining Law, waste management regulations, and nuclear energy legislation.

Director of the ABB Corporate Technology Center

Technology expert at ABB with over 20 years of experience in engineering, research, and development within the company. Since 2019, he has led the ABB Group’s Corporate Technology Center, shaping its development strategy. The center integrates cloud platforms, the Internet of Things (IoT), automation, and advanced data analytics to develop solutions for production management in discrete manufacturing, food processing, and petrochemical industries, as well as for e-mobility, energy efficiency and storage, smart buildings, and digital systems for the maritime sector. Przemysław is co-responsible for R&D projects that deliver products and services enabling ABB’s clients and partners to operate more efficiently, sustainably, and cost-effectively. A passionate programmer, he has long been fascinated by digital technologies and the development of future interfaces and collaboration models between humans and machines, and between machines themselves.

Head of Learning Services, Ericsson

Ewelina Danowska leads the international Learning Services team at Ericsson, supporting mobile operators from diverse countries and cultural backgrounds, operating in markets with varying levels of maturity. She brings over 15 years of experience in competence development in the telecommunications sector, where she integrates the worlds of education, digitization, and business. A passionate advocate of new technologies and social innovation, she promotes the use of virtual reality and serious gaming as modern learning methods. She is currently introducing a pioneering global solution—technology training in Mixed Reality. In 2020, she was recognized as one of the Top 15 Women in 5G in Poland for her efforts to combat misinformation and raise awareness about 5G technology. She is also a long-standing mentor, including in the IT for She program—an initiative awarded by the European Commission, aimed at increasing the participation of women in the tech industry by helping talented female students in technology fields enter the job market.

Member of the Polish Parliament

Polish politician and agricultural engineer. Long-time Member of the Polish Parliament and former Member of the European Parliament. He specializes in agricultural policy, environmental protection, and sustainable development. He has been actively involved in the work of both national and European parliamentary committees, contributing to initiatives focused on innovation in the home appliance (APPLiA) sector and the circular economy.

Head of Sales T&D (ex. GfK) NIQ

He has been involved in the Tech & Durables industry for 17 years. Early in his career at GfK, he focused on the audio market, later shifting to IT and Telecommunications. Since the beginning of 2025, he has been responsible for the entire business in Poland. His many years of daily cooperation with clients from the technology sector have given him extensive knowledge of the markets—both from the supply and consumer perspectives. He continuously monitors trends shaping the consumer electronics landscape.