18th International Congress
PMI Poland Chapter
Transform | Project | Value

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MAIN THEME

This year’s Congress, titled “Transform | Project | Value,” focuses on showcasing projects and transformations that have significantly impacted the world over the past two decades, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the PMI Poland Chapter. Our speakers will share their experiences on stage, illustrating how they are adapting to new business practices rather than merely awaiting the future, all within the framework of project management.

PMI PC CONGRESS

Networking

A unique opportunity to establish relationships with people with similar interests.

Grand Celebration

An informal atmosphere that will allow you to relax and strengthen relationships during the event.

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN

The PMI Congress is the largest event of this type organized in Poland, attracting over 300 participants every year. During organized lectures and workshops, participants gain knowledge about effective project management. Networking and the ceremonial gala are conducive to establishing new business relationships and exchanging experiences. 3 days full of inspiring trainings are waiting for you, and the performers on stage will ensure that after their performances you will gain a new dose of motivation and improve your management methods.

Great Speakers

Presentations & Workshops of the most outstanding specialists in the project management industry.

Know-How

Opportunity to exchange experiences with other participants representing an international group.

keynote SPEAKERS

Jonathan Brill

AI Inventor | HP Global Futurist | Bestselling Author

ENG

Rogue Waves: Future-proof your business to profit from radical change

ABOUT Speech: Don’t just watch your future happen — architect it. Take a thrilling journey to the frontlines of tomorrow, where technology, geopolitics, and society collide to create what’s next. If you know how to turn disruption to your advantage, it’s your biggest opportunity.

There’s no better guide to the changes we face — or coach on how to take advantage of them — than Jonathan Brill, HP Global Futurist, bestselling author, and celebrated inventor. His repeated ability to spot disruption and flip it into opportunity is why Forbes recently ranked him as the #1 Futurist in the world.

Your assumptions will be challenged by hard data. You’ll be inspired by extraordinary people who are changing the world. Your imagination will be ignited as you gain the same exclusive access as the Fortune 50 CEOs and government leaders Brill advises. In this inspiring talk, you’ll learn how to:

  • Navigate Uncertainty — Discover the key trends shaping the 2020’s.
  • Invent Tomorrow — Leverage AI on your org chart.
  • Do What Matters — Learn the ABC’s, the three actionable tools to Architect Your Future.

As Adam Grant said, this is “an actionable framework for driving change, instead of being blindsided by it.”

Which path will you choose?

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ABOUT Jonathan: Architect Your Future with Forbes’ #1 Futurist and HBR’s “foremost transformation architect”

Don’t just watch your future happen — architect it. Jonathan Brill is Forbes’ #1 futurist and “the world’s leading transformation architect”, according to HBR. Inc. called him a “Silicon Valley Legend” for his work as the global futurist at HP, as an inventor of AI and Metaverse technologies, and as an advisor to the Secret Service.

In his talks, he brings you to the frontlines of tomorrow and shows you how to turn disruption to your advantage. Drawing from a $15 Million research program and his international bestseller, Rogue Waves, he shares how the collision of technology, geopolitical, economic and societal trends will impact your specific audience. Brill then unveils practical, innovative tools to gain from the change. He makes your future concrete with relatable stories that inspire awe, action and a new comfort with uncertainty. JP Morgan’s Head of Learning and Development said, “our executives walked away changed”. You will too.

Marcus Glowasz

Projects & Data | Author | Facilitator

ENG

Mastering the Future: Unleashing Project Managers' Potential through AI-Driven Excellence

ABOUT Speech:

The age of AI has begun and is in full swing, transforming not only our lives and workplaces but also our approach to managing and delivering projects. The imperative to adapt or be left behind is widespread and undeniable. It is clear that the future of project management relies on the integration of data and artificial intelligence to remain relevant.

Although many project management professionals perceive this shift as a precarious turning point that could render their roles obsolete, it actually holds immense potential to revolutionize and enhance their capabilities. Far from rendering their roles obsolete, the rise of AI presents a unique opportunity to enhance their capabilities. It serves as a catalyst for their growth and development, empowering them to become indispensable assets and leaders in the age of AI.

In his talk, Marcus Glowasz will highlight the path that project managers can embark upon in the AI era, emphasizing the increasing importance of human-led skills, knowledge, and adaptability for innovation and success in the evolving landscape of project management.

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ABOUT Marcus: He is a trusted advisor and specialist in leveraging data and analytics capabilities in the project management domain. With nearly 30 years of international experience in technology and data-driven projects, he provides guidance and support to project leaders and teams, helping them become data-literate and enable effective data-informed and evidence-based practices that align with the dynamic nature of today’s business environments.

Marcus is the author of the book “Leading Projects with Data” which offers invaluable insights into overcoming cultural and behavioral barriers to successfully leverage data-informed practices in projects, empowering organizations to harness the power of data and drive project success

Carole Osterweil

Project Troubleshooter | Author | Neuroscience

ENG

How neuroscience changes your relationship to stress and builds your power skills

ABOUT Speech: Recent research tells us:
👉 People problems are six times more challenging to resolve on projects than technical ones: people issues, 84.8%, technical project issues 15.2%.
👉 With investment on major projects running at $20 trillion per year, ‘we are flushing $13 trillion down the drain’.

We know things need improving, and we’ve seen significant changes in recent years, including the arrival of Power Skills on PMI’s Talent Triangle. But there’s loads more to do. We can make it EASIER and QUICKER to increase #projectsuccess rates by using ideas from #neuroscience.

In this interactive session Carole will draw on material from her book, Neuroscience for Project Success: Why People Behave as They do, published in 2022 by the Association for Project Management.

You’ll come away with a clear understanding of how the human brain works and new insights into yourself, your projects and your decision making, in a world characterized by stress and disorder. Act on them and you’ll rapidly transform project value and build your power skills.

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ABOUT Carole: Known for bringing an understanding of how the human brain works to the worlds of project management and business transformation, Carole’s on a mission: to make the invisible dynamics which get in the way of delivery more visible – so we can do something about them and stop squandering project value.  

Carole is an author, project troubleshooter and coach.  Her current assignments include building the UK Government’s senior change, project, and program management capability at Cranfield University.  

She has also worked as an international project leader, transformation director and educator.   An accredited Executive Coach since 2003, she holds an MBA and has trained in neuroscience, psychotherapy, and the arts.

speakerS

Bruno Morgante

VP Global Head of PMO - The Adecco Group

ENG

Speech: Creating value through projects: from getting things done to leading change and driving transformation

Workshop: Strategic stakeholder engagement: driving project success through effective communication

ABOUT Speech: Embracing change is not just a mantra, it is the essence of progress. In this engaging and insightful session, Bruno will unveil the role Project Managers play in not just adapting to change, but in becoming the driving force behind it. Join this journey that will take you from getting things done to leading change and driving transformation. Captivating stories, insights, and anecdotes from Bruno’s experience about the importance of forging meaningful stakeholder connections, fostering effective communication, bridging gaps, building trust, and delivering projects towards true value creation.

ABOUT Workshop: The workshop focuses on the importance of stakeholder engagement in project management. It highlights the critical role that effective communication plays in securing stakeholder support and achieving project success. It equips project managers with strategies, techniques, and tools to engage stakeholders effectively throughout the project lifecycle, manage expectations, and secure support for project initiatives.

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ABOUT Bruno: You can find Bruno somewhere in between solving problems, inspiring others, working on himself, dodging negativity and crushing his goals.

In everything he does, Bruno believes in challenging the status quo to improve processes, get better results and set things in order. Bruno listens carefully, works with people, communicates clearly and believes in the power of positive attitude.

Bruno introduces himself with “I solve problems and deliver results”. He leads an amazing team of Project Managers, Portfolio Managers and PMO Specialists focused on delivering projects on target, on time and on cost.

He has over 18 years of experience in large multinational conglomerates, consistently delivering business results, improving processes, building and leading successful teams and managing multiple projects simultaneously.

As a Mentor, Bruno helps young brilliant individuals and people in need, by providing pro bono guidance, support and advices about Leadership, Personal Development, Career Development, PMO, Portfolio, Program and Project Management.

Dariusz Ciechan

CEO - AlterV

PL

Ster na cel: gra łącząca biznes i projekty

ABOUT Workshop: How to effectively link planned business goals and results with ongoing projects and tasks? How to ensure their consistency? After all, this is Hamlet’s “To be or not to be?” question transferred to the business world. During our interactive workshop, interweaving business and project challenges with fun during a simulation game, participants divided into two teams – business and project – will seek answers to these questions. During the simulation game, we will think together:

  • How to build effective and efficient cooperation between business and projects?
  • What management methods can business and projects share?
  • How to set strategic and operational priorities in a consistent way?

The task of the participants will be to relate the situation from the game to the realities of their organizations, to identify patterns and anti-patterns related to the consistency of goals and results with the implemented projects. As a result, we will develop organizational and management solutions that they can apply to their work environment. Are you ready for this challenge?

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ABOUT Dariusz: Project and Change Professional.
He manages, introduces and improves project management and project portfolios management in organizations. He works with business to develop project management in their organizations.
He is passionate about the Flow Management approach, combining Lean, Kanban, TOC and flow/motivation psychology.
He provides practical knowledge to postgraduate students and Executive MBA students at the Nicolaus Copernicus University, the WSB University, as well as participants in seminars and workshops.
He is an official reviewer and contributor of international PMI standards, as well as a project manager and proofreader of Polish translations of the PMBOK® Guide.

Maja Lose

Business Trainer | Consultant | Coach

PL

Jak wdrażać kulturę proaktywności w zespole?

ABOUT Workshop: Do you manage a team and dream of people who are independent, responsible and outgoing? And at the same time, for them to find their way through the rollercoaster of change?

Enter a culture of proactivity. It’s one of the competencies needed in the 21st century.

During the speech, I will talk about the difference between proactive and reactive people, how to build a proactive attitude in a team, and what are the pros and cons (!) of working in such a culture.

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ABOUT Maja: Maja is an experienced trainer, consultant and coach specializing in working with managers and their teams. Her services have benefited nearly 7,000 participants during more than 4,500 hours of work with groups and individuals.

In her career, as Head of Sales at Medicover, she built the sales department in Wroclaw and developed the medical services market in Lower Silesia.

As Director of the Sales and Marketing Department at Medar (Impel Group and then Lux Med), she participated in the company’s restructuring project. She was responsible for the creation of the sales, marketing and personnel departments and the launch of the PROMEDIS brand. She co-authored the company’s 6-year strategy.

Maja has worked with major corporate clients of various brands (such as PZU, Orange, Hewlett Packard, Asseco, Bank BNP Paribas, McDonald’s and many more)

Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of the joint-stock company UNITY.

Jarosław Łojewski

Founder of the Dobra Porażka Foundation

PL

Skuteczne radzenie sobie z błędami i porażkami w projektach

ABOUT Workshop: Dealing effectively with project failures

Every project is about the tasks and the people who do them, and the risks of mistakes or slip-ups that can occur. In this workshop we will explore together what features of a project team environment allow you to deal effectively with mistakes and risks in a project. We will try out tools and exercises that will help to build your courage to talk about what goes wrong, while using these situations to build stronger teams.

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ABOUT Jarosław: Failureologist at the Dobra Porażka Foundation. Originator and organizer of the Dzień Porażki conference. Author of the Failess method, which is a structured way of learning from failures. Creator of Failowship – the world’s first cards teaching how to talk well about failures.

Professionally involved in IT for over 35 years. He has participated in more than 700 technical and organizational projects. In recent years, he has primarily worked at the interface between IT and business, taking care of, among other things, maintaining the right relationships and proposing solutions to business needs, solving difficult problems and managing risks.

Jolanta Kuruc

Senior Project & Program Manager

PL

Konsulting w zarządzaniu projektami - kierunek rozwoju profesji?

ABOUT Speech: “It was the most successful and smoothest SAP migration I have ever seen” – how to achieve this kind of feedback from the client’s executives, complete the project three times faster than other companies and save the client $1 million?

Attendees will leave with a new perspective and practical information on how to: – Help their organization achieve mission-critical success to achieve this – Transform pragmatically with a focus on innovation – Accelerate business results – Enhance their professional development in project management, all based on the showcasing of successful practices in action with practical examples and case studies.

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ABOUT Jolanta: With over 25 years of experience in project management, Jolanta Kuruc has been involved in strategic projects such as the creation of Polkomtel (1995), the privatization and stock market debut of KGHM (1996-1997), and the merger of AIG Bank with Santander Consumer Bank (2008-2011). For the past 12 years, Jolanta has been associated with the IT industry. As a Project and Program Manager at IBM and Kyndryl, she has led numerous technological transformations for corporate clients in Europe and Asia, primarily in the finance, banking, and industrial sectors. Jolanta holds certifications such as PMI-PMP, PMI-ACP, IBM Certified Expert Project Manager, as well as industry-specific technical certifications. For the past nine years, she has been teaching PMI Standards in the Project Management postgraduate program at the University of Economics in Wrocław. Additionally, for the past three years, she has been conducting a Project Management course at Laba International Business School.

Vikram Srivastava

Global HR Portfolio Leader - Philips

ENG

Why Transformations Fail?

ABOUT Speech: Transformation is often a fundamental step for any organization to grow and to achieve its strategic goals. Yet, staggering 70% of all Digital Transformation initiatives do not reach their goals (Tabrizi, Lam, Girard, & Irvin, HBR March 2019). Interestingly, many leaders know the recipe of success however fail to cook effectively. Let’s gain insights in this session on how to implement and safeguard Transformations based on my 20 years of career journey.

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ABOUT Vikram: He has almost 20 years of experience in Project, Program and Portfolio management. Currently, he has been working as Global HR Portfolio Leader in Philips HQ in Amsterdam for the last 8 years. Before that he enjoyed his consulting journey with various clients through Deloitte and Wipro Consulting. Started his career in Bangalore in SAP domain, currently living in the Netherlands for the last 15 years, he finds his strength in bridging the cultural gaps especially between East and West.

He has been part of the PMI Dutch Board for 6 years and has led Marketing and Comms team as well as the Events team.  He appreciates the chapter’s mentorship program which has established him as a go to Mentor. What else, an authentic leader and a passionate trainer and mentor, always looking for an opportunity to create a positive impact in people’s lives. 

Vikram loves to play tennis and paddle. He tries not to miss any opportunity of travelling, and has visited 18 EU countries so far and is looking forward to exploring further nations and experiencing new cultures.

Jerzy Stawicki

CEO - JS PROJECT

PL

Ster na cel: gra łącząca biznes i projekty

ABOUT Workshop: How to effectively link planned business goals and results with ongoing projects and tasks? How to ensure their consistency? After all, this is Hamlet’s “To be or not to be?” question transferred to the business world. During our interactive workshop, interweaving business and project challenges with fun during a simulation game, participants divided into two teams – business and project – will seek answers to these questions. During the simulation game, we will think together:

  • How to build effective and efficient cooperation between business and projects?
  • What management methods can business and projects share?
  • How to set strategic and operational priorities in a consistent way?

The task of the participants will be to relate the situation from the game to the realities of their organizations, to identify patterns and anti-patterns related to the consistency of goals and results with the implemented projects. As a result, we will develop organizational and management solutions that they can apply to their work environment. Are you ready for this challenge?

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ABOUT Jerzy: Consultant and trainer with over 25 years of experience in the areas of project and portfolio management, Kanban and Flow Management approaches, agile leadership, goal management (OKR method) and building agile project organizations. 

He helps managers, project managers, teams and companies work and manage more effectively, smarter and have more satisfaction from their work.

Fan and promoter of pragmatic combination of classic, agile (Agile, Flow, Kanban) and Lean, TOC and critical chain methods in project management. And also leadership methods and techniques leading to self-organization of teams.

Author of online courses on various agile project management methods and practices. 

Managing Partner of JS PROJECT and Solution Partner of Kanbanize. 

One of the founders of PMI Warsaw Chapter in 2003. PMP certificate holder since 2003.

Author of numerous publications in the field of project management, columnist of “Strefa PMI” magazine since 2014 and co-author of the book “Strategic Project Management”.

Alexandre Rezende

Associate Partner at AdEx Partners

ENG

The PMO metamorphosis: from “time-and-budget” to Global-Transformation-Office influencing and delivering the strategy

ABOUT Speech: Can you imagine evolving a PMO towards a Global-Transformation-Office which is paving the path from strategy towards delivery? The aim of this presentation is to guide you to the answer “yes!” by disclosing how the PMO “metamorphosed” itself becoming responsible for 40% of company results. We will look at the steps taken to establish a global framework and change approach. Particularly, we will provide details about the integrative approach applied and how challenges were mastered.

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ABOUT Alexandre: He is a transformation leader for turnaround global companies, focusing on paving the path from strategy to seamless delivery. With over 17 years of experience in multiple industries, he is a recognized industry reference, guiding organizations to achieve agility in PPM-PMO related topics.

Since relocating to Germany in 2012, Alexandre has led international transformations in over 40 countries, including post-merger integration programs. In 2023, he joined AdEx Partners as an Associate Partner, where he continues to drive global transformation initiatives. Prior to this, he served in various management positions, including as a Chief Transformation Officer (CTO) and a member of the executive committee.

Beyond his professional roles, Alexandre is also an international professor and speaker on topics related to transformation and PPM-PMO. He has 12 published articles and has been a speaker at numerous international congresses.

Waldemar Olbryk

CEO - Archicom

ENG

Dear Project Manager, your job is no longer your job ...or never was

ABOUT Speech: Has the role of the Project Manager in the company really changed significantly in recent years? I will share my observations in which areas I have identified the biggest differences. The presentation will be enriched with my own perspective: today a representative of the C-Suite. I will try to inspire what can be done to propose a redefinition of the real value of PM for organizations, as well as how one can try to open the eyes of representatives of the highest management levels and other teams to PMs. I will share my observations and experiences gathered as part of diverse investment projects or program changes. My target is to refer to the concept of Life Cycle or DevOps. I believe that project management knowledge can play a key role in the organizations, and C-level can use it even more fully.

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ABOUT Waldemar: He has been managing business ventures in Poland for many years. During his more than 25-year career, he has had the opportunity to work for numerous companies in various industries, including the creation of projects such as the BP petrol station chain, Manufaktura in Lodz, and the European EAS Philips Centre. He also held the position of President at Skanska Property Poland. His diverse and extensive experience has allowed him to view the housing industry from a broader perspective. His greatest passion and mission are to support the smart and sustainable development of cities, aiming to improve the quality of life for their inhabitants. He actively promotes the concept of 15-minute cities and social settlements.

Waldemar is also an initiator and co-creator of debates between artists, businesses, and academia organized during the SOUNDEDIT festival in Lodz.

Michał Mądry

Partner - JP Weber

PL

Jak liderzy biznesu transformują swoje organizacje?

ABOUT Speech: Today, business leaders must cope with the accelerating pace of technological and market changes. Transforming organizations in the digital age requires not only new technologies and tools, but also a change in culture and mindset. Keeping up with the evolving workplace has become a necessity. However, research shows that still more than 70% of major transformations fail, and transformation risk is still the most important issue for most executives. The talk will present strategies that leaders are using to transform their organizations and meet the challenges of today’s market.

The goal is to introduce participants to the key challenges of transformations, provide examples of successful transformations and present a methodology for managing transformations.

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ABOUT Michał: Heads the business consulting and transformation team at JP Weber. Expert in consulting in the areas of transformation and operational management. In his daily work, he supports clients in managing organizational change, including post-transaction integration, and advises on technology, innovation and business process optimization. He gained his more than 10 years of experience managing consulting projects for Fortune500 companies, government and local administrations. He is a laureate of the BRIEF ranking of the 50 most creative people in business, SGH Business Sails, Polish Innovation Award, Business Tigers. He is the managing director of the largest foodtech business gas pedal in the CEE region. He holds PgMP, PMP, PMI-ACP, PMI-PBA, PMO-CP, PROSCI – CMP, Lean Black Belt certifications.

Piotr Sałata

Product Director - Siepomaga.pl

PL

Jak zbudować i rozwijać klientocentryczny zespół produktowy i dlaczego Chat GPT Ci w tym nie pomoże.

Mapa Podróży Użytkownika w codziennej pracy

ABOUT Speech: Delivering a successful product is not the work of an individual, but of a whole team. But how do you build the right team? How do you balance the realities of limited time, budget and the not always high level of customer awareness in the organization?
Drawing on my experience of building and developing teams, I will talk about, among other things, how to in practice:
– start building a product team under both favorable and difficult conditions,
– select roles that are appropriate to the characteristics of the project, the product and the organization,
– develop the competencies of each role,
– implement the research and project process effectively and not by the book,
– what are the advantages and disadvantages of hiring people with little a
nd a lot of experience? – how to look at a team in terms of personality rather than position?
During the presentation we will talk about the product design market in Poland. About flaws and trends that may be observed. What recruitment looks like – from the recruiter’s and the candidate’s point of view. I guarantee that when you leave the room you will know what to expect from a team, how to build it and why not everything you hear at conferences is worth your attention 😉

ABOUT Workshop: The Customer Journey Map provides a broad and systematic view of the customer experience in the context of our product or service. A well-prepared map can be both a trigger for change and a tool for prioritizing product development.
During the workshop we will practice rapid map creation based on the participants’ own experiences. The limited duration of the workshop provides both challenge and added value – to include a quick, agile application of this method as an alternative to standard forms of summaries and presentations.
During the workshop you will learn and practice how to:
– collect data from users,
– summarize observations in the form of a map,
– draw conclusions and set priorities,
– present findings.

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ABOUT Piotr: Creates and helps build teams responsible for implementing user-centered design approaches in organizations. Supports organizations in customer-centered digital transformation. Leader with many years of experience focusing on empowering people responsible for Product Design and injecting product competencies in organizations. UX expert, academic lecturer, mentor (e.g. in PMI program), trainer and author of UX and Digital Product Design trainings implemented in Poland and abroad. Product Director at Siepomaga.

Specializes in the development and verification of solution concepts, process modeling and interactions for various touchpoints. Combines education and technical experience with User Experience methods covering all phases from research, design to solution validation and subsequent development.

In his several years of experience, he has worked with Mastercard, FIFA, Asseco, Orange, PLL LOT, Ministry of Finance, Autopay, ING Bank Slaski, KRUK, BNP Paribas, Santander, PZU, Netia, among others.

He is passionate about modern technologies, especially in the areas of payment services and financial management. In his free time, he runs or rides an electric longboard.

Maciej Gawlik

Managing Partner - leanspin

PL

Finanse projektu oczami zarządu i inwestorów

ABOUT Workshop: If you want to sit at the same table with management and/or investors, it’s worth getting to know their language and the way they look at business. Projects and programs are a piece of a larger puzzle, in which sometimes completely different metrics and analyses count than the ones that give you an idea of the project’s health on a daily basis. Therefore, in this workshop you will learn, among other things, what financial terms such as OPEX, CAPEX, Cash Flow, EBIT(DA) mean. You will also understand why they are so important when investors evaluate projects. You will learn all this based on real cases of projects and questions asked by boards and investors.

This workshop is designed for experienced project or program managers, PMOs and project sponsors.

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ABOUT Maciej: Lean startup practitioner, innovator, business trainer, and effective project manager, quickly adapting to the latest trends and solutions, a follower of the agile philosophy. A doctor of economics by education, a graduate of Finance Management at the Wrocław University of Economics. He has many years of experience in data analysis and business processes, information processing, and business reasoning in large and small organizations.

For many years he worked with Eurobank and Santander Consumer Bank as a manager of the Management Information and Financial Analysis teams, conducting training in the operational area and implementing modern business process support systems. Since 2011, he has been an IT entrepreneur creating his own products for analyzing financial data (SonarMind) and retail data (Topyfi). It comes from “business” and conducts workshops focused on the functions performed by participants in everyday business life.

Maciej Makselon

popularizer of knowledge about the Polish language

PL

Po naszemu, czyli po jakiemu? O komunikacji

ABOUT Speech: Three-quarters of it is about whether the rules are always helpful or sometimes a barrier to communication. About language standards that can unite but also divide. About jargon that streamlines processes but isolates communication. About the risks of using anglicisms and the limitations of avoiding them. And, above all, about whether corporate language is needed and for whom.

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ABOUT Maciej: Born on May 28 in democratic Poland, in Knurów, Upper Silesia, a town so small that if it were nice, it could be called intimate. Graduate of Literary Comparatism at the Jagiellonian University, initiating and guiding editor (W.A.B. Publishing House), two-time TEDx speaker, university teacher, popularizer of Polish language knowledge, writing teacher.

Piotr Magnuszewski

Scientific Director - Centre for Systems Solutions

ENG

Social simulations as a tool for building awareness in change

ABOUT Workshop: The “better is the enemy of the good” syndrome has already killed many changes and transformation. No matter how fantastic the vision of the future after the project sounds. As long as today’s action strategy seems reasonably good, you can expect resistance. This is when social simulations come in handy. A well-designed gameplay conducted with key stakeholders helps make them aware of the long-term consequences of not changing. The effect is similar to using a time capsule to speed up the inevitable future. With participants coming to conclusions on their own, the effect in terms of changing beliefs is much stronger than with techniques such as reports or presentations. At the same time, it is a tool that allows individual stakeholders to understand the mutual impact of the actions of individual players and the environment.

We have divided the workshop into 3 parts: – an excerpt of gameplay that will allow you to experience what social simulation looks like in practice, – an introduction to some of the basic tools we use when building simulations, – a presentation of several case studies, allowing you to see how simulations have been used by us in change projects of different scales.

Finally, we’ll show you places where you can get more information on the subject.

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ABOUT Piotr: He is a co-founder and scientific director of the Centre for Systems Solutions (Poland). He also works as a research scholar at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (Austria). He is the author of many research and educational publications.

Piotr has been working as a systems modeler, game designer, professional trainer, facilitator, and researcher.

He designed and applied many social simulations addressing the issues of resilience and sustainability such as climate change, energy transition, conflict resolution, and management of natural resources. These tools support the system-level understanding of complex problems and enable more effective collaboration for groups and organizations.

Piotr has been working with diverse groups of scientists, businesses, NGOs, and international organizations around the world including OECD, GEF, African Development Bank, European Commission, WWF, IUCN.

Michalina Kułakowska

Senior Game Designer - Centre for Systems Solutions

ENG

Social simulations as a tool for building awareness in change

ABOUT Workshop: The “better is the enemy of the good” syndrome has already killed many changes and transformation. No matter how fantastic the vision of the future after the project sounds. As long as today’s action strategy seems reasonably good, you can expect resistance. This is when social simulations come in handy. A well-designed gameplay conducted with key stakeholders helps make them aware of the long-term consequences of not changing. The effect is similar to using a time capsule to speed up the inevitable future. With participants coming to conclusions on their own, the effect in terms of changing beliefs is much stronger than with techniques such as reports or presentations. At the same time, it is a tool that allows individual stakeholders to understand the mutual impact of the actions of individual players and the environment.

We have divided the workshop into 3 parts: – an excerpt of gameplay that will allow you to experience what social simulation looks like in practice, – an introduction to some of the basic tools we use when building simulations, – a presentation of several case studies, allowing you to see how simulations have been used by us in change projects of different scales.

Finally, we’ll show you places where you can get more information on the subject.

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ABOUT Michalina: She develops and applies innovative and engaging tools for solving complex, multi-faceted problems. She co-designed many social simulations and policy exercises related to the energy transition, disaster risk management, sustainability, and climate change.

At the Centre for Systems Solutions, she works as the Senior Game Designer, project coordinator, and facilitator, bringing serious games and simulations to stakeholders and researchers. Michalina is also editor in chief of the Games4Sustainability, a portal created around the idea of promoting games, role-play, and simulations as means to teach about sustainability, increase community engagement and promote sustainable solutions.

Since 2015 Michalina Kulakowska has been running online webinars with simulation games for academia, business, and NGOs, applying the simulation methods in various environments.

Przemysław Kutnyj

Business Trainer | CEO - DOBRA MOWA

PL

Prezentuj projekty z ogniem, czyli jak mówić, by zaiskrzyło

ABOUT Workshop: This workshop will allow you to practice your presentation skills, focusing on key areas such as body language, voice, and stress management. We will dispel some myths, learn some perspectives, refresh our perception of smart speeches that leave value in the memory of the audience. Value that will allow you to present better during projects, even when they take place in constant change.

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ABOUT Przemysław: Trainer, speaker, author. As a trainer he specializes in topics such as public speaking, plain language, change management and personal effectiveness. As a speaker, he shares his experiences, casting on them the optics of knowledge he did not have when he gained these experiences. As an author, he disseminates good rhetorical practices.

As a trainer, he has worked for such companies/institutions as Interia, ORLEN, BNP Paribas Bank, PANEK, Luxiona, Elitmind, Mobica, LOTOS, PKP Energetyka, Tramwaje Warszawskie, Benefit Systems, BGK Bank, PKO BP, National Tax Chamber, CBA, AMW, Royal Bank of Scotland, Luxiona, Ergo Hestia, MSWiA, Samsung, BM Rent, Advantech, Lingaro, CISCO, Luxoft, Heineken, Unilever.

Polish Champion in Humorous Speeches. Champion in Speeches at the European level. Author of books:
– Sztuka autoprezentacji i wystąpień publicznych na żywo i online, wyd. PWN (2020);
– Jak być zabawnym, a nie śmiesznym. Przewodnik po dobrej rozmowie w pracy, w domu, w życiu, wyd. Helion (2022).

Privately, he enjoys taking pictures of people and trees, especially people against trees. He likes history, because basically everything has already been, so there is no need to get overly excited about the present.

He runs the company DOBRA MOWA.

Anna Świątańska

Head of EMEA Project Management - Fortrea

ENG

Creating a Dynamic Talent Ecosystem for Project Success: Case Study from Clinical Research

ABOUT Speech: Embark on a journey into the fascinating world of clinical research project management with Agata Bloswick and Anna Swiatanska. In a world where the clinical research landscape is constantly evolving, the speakers will shed light on the details that come up when project management meets this highly complex field. Expect insights, discussions, and case study that will redefine your perception of clinical research project management.

Agata and Anna will aim to address a fundamental question: is it easier to turn a project member, a specialist in their field into a project manager, or develop a project manager in a well-designed, incubator-style ecosystem, based on personal predispositions. They will explore whether being a project manager is a promotion from subject matter expertise, a trainable skill, or a personal predisposition.

In addition, the speakers will present a case-study of the path to growing your own talent pool and fostering engagement among cross-generational, global workers.They will also introduce the concept of “Talent Growth Hubs,” a revolutionary approach that will not only expand your market share but also enhance leadership diversity in unexpected ways.

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ABOUT Anna: She is Senior Director, Head of EMEA Project Management at Fortrea (former Labcorp Drug Development). In her current role she is spearheading the development ~ 250 employees: Managers, Project Directors and Senior Leaders within the Global Project Delivery function, fostering consistent project management brilliance, ensuring the successful execution of all project deliverables, while also nurturing talent to its fullest potential. Since joining Labcorp/Fortrea in 2019, she has been championing the integration of innovative solutions, specifically in decentralized clinical trials and mobile clinical health. She was also leading CEE, China&APAC Project Management Academy growing ~ 100 talents across 3 regions and 15 countries into future leadership roles. Anna is an experiences global leader in global clinical trials, business operations, project management, strategic client relationships, driving growth and building high performing teams. Anna is highly engaged in supporting EMEA Employee Resource Groups: young professionals who aim to grow within the company as well as LGBTQ+ groups.

Agata Bloswick

Vice President & Global Head Clinical Operations - Fortrea

ENG

Creating a Dynamic Talent Ecosystem for Project Success: Case Study from Clinical Research

ABOUT Speech: Embark on a journey into the fascinating world of clinical research project management with Agata Bloswick and Anna Swiatanska. In a world where the clinical research landscape is constantly evolving, the speakers will shed light on the details that come up when project management meets this highly complex field. Expect insights, discussions, and case study that will redefine your perception of clinical research project management.

Agata and Anna will aim to address a fundamental question: is it easier to turn a project member, a specialist in their field into a project manager, or develop a project manager in a well-designed, incubator-style ecosystem, based on personal predispositions. They will explore whether being a project manager is a promotion from subject matter expertise, a trainable skill, or a personal predisposition.

In addition, the speakers will present a case-study of the path to growing your own talent pool and fostering engagement among cross-generational, global workers.They will also introduce the concept of “Talent Growth Hubs,” a revolutionary approach that will not only expand your market share but also enhance leadership diversity in unexpected ways.

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ABOUT Agata: She is Vice President, Global Head Clinical Operations for Fortrea, a newly spun off company (former Labcorp Drug Development, an S&P 500 company). As head of the department, Agata is responsible for $500mln in annual revenue, and oversees over 2200 FTEs across 60 countries. Since joining Labcorp/Fortrea in 2017, she has been adding value throughout various departments, including project delivery in biopharma and China. She was responsible for delivery in the new business area during COVID-19 pandemic, and subsequently for heading start-up and regulatory operations. Currently, she oversees the clinical operations team, delivering on the largest share of the revenue in the organization. PMP certified since 2017, Agata also holds PhD in Pharmacology and Pharmacy, and has been a fellow in leadership programs on Leadership Academy Poland, and London School of Economics. Agata supports women leaders and diverse voices throughout the industry, and is a keen speaker in career development programs inspiring young talent to join the important journey of drug development and project management.

Lucy Szaszkiewicz

CEO & Co-Founder at 1Strike.io

PL

Czy PM może zostać hackerem? I dlaczego warto? a nawet się opłaca!

ABOUT Speech: Until now, the cyber security industry has looked like a Waterfall model with no definition of success criteria, project scope or business analysis, or even any methodology or logic. It’s time for a breath of fresh air with a factual, structured approach with clear, precise and predictable outcomes. With automated tools powered by AI, you can become an ethical hacker in your organisation and see for yourself what circle of cyber hell your company is in and how to get out of it.

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ABOUT Lucy: Restless soul, sales revolutionary, passionate about change and breaking stereotypes. Innovator by education (Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Cracow University of Economics), manager in practice. Expert in technology commercialisation in start-ups and corporations (VoicePin, Dronn, Comarch, Alior Bank, Wyborcza, Zen.com, 1Strike.io). She has been responsible for the successful implementation of ground-breaking concepts and B2B business models, combining technological knowledge with the ability to build relationships, create high-value international partnerships and identify unique market opportunities. She was the only Polish entrepreneur invited by the US Department of State to participate in the prestigious International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) “Promoting Cybersecurity”. For her achievements she has been honored as one of the most influential women in the payments industry ’22 (by Visa, Mastercard and Cashless), Top 100 Women From CEE VC and Startup Ecosystem – Poland. Strongly represents and supports women in the IT industry.. She shares her knowledge with charisma and simplicity, making the topic of cybersecurity friendlier.

Taras Fedoruk

Technical Program Manager - Booking.com
President of PMI Ukraine Chapter

ENG

Staring at a Bonfire: The Manager in a Corporate Tribe

ABOUT Speech: Taras invites you on a captivating journey, drawing intriguing parallels between ancient tribal rituals and our modern corporate world. Discover how tribal heritage still influences our daily office interactions, shaping leadership dynamics and project outcomes.

Join the speech for a fascinating exploration of these parallels as Taras shares real-life stories and practical strategies. Learn to tap into these innate human tendencies to foster stronger team bonds, make better decisions, and lead with empathy. Embark on this adventure and gain a fresh perspective on your role as a manager within your corporate tribe. Your managerial journey awaits around the bonfire of insights!

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ABOUT Taras: As a seasoned program manager and leader with extensive experience across various IT domains, Taras drives conscious management to benefit teams and organizations.

Over the past ten years, Taras has worked on a diverse range of projects and products. Currently, he participates in the cloud adoption journey at Booking.com as a technical program manager, where he applies his unique experience in different environments and with different approaches to drive complex programs related to enabling the tech community to use the cloud frictionlessly. Taras is a passionate mentor and coach, with over 1,000 people having trained in his educational programs. He is an active member of PMI, currently serving as a President at PMI Ukraine. Taras received several accolades, including Best Professional in Project Management in Ukraine in 2019 and PMI Rising Leader in 2022 for significantly impacting project management practices and setting industry standards.

Michał Łakomski

Head of Digitalization and Cybersecurity Office
at Smart City Poznan

PL

Ewolucja smart city na przykładzie Poznania

ABOUT Speech: Explore the fascinating evolution of smart cities through the lens of Poznań. This lecture offers a comprehensive examination of the successes, challenges, and innovative solutions associated with implementing the smart city concept. We will also delve into the intricacies of public sector management during this transformative process, emphasizing the importance of effective project management in overcoming these challenges.
Gain valuable insights into project management strategies and be inspired to initiate similar endeavors. Join us for an engaging session that unveils the transformative potential of smart cities, with Poznań as an inspiring model to follow.

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ABOUT Michał: Michal Lakomski is the Mayor’s Proxy for Smart City and the Director of Digitalization and Cybersecurity for the city of Poznan. A graduate of the University of Poznań and a respected smart city expert. Michal has been the driving force behind Poznan’s digital transformation since 2017. Responsible for the implementation of innovative systems and e-services for both the residents of Poznan and the employees of Poznan City Hall. Michal is a champion of innovation with a keen interest in open data and new technologies. He is a regular speaker at national and international conferences (WSB Merito University, Stanford University, Smart City Expo Barcelona, Urban Tech Forward).

Leszek Zaremba

CEO - hero/dot

PL

Rozwój innowacyjnych produktów – szczęściu trzeba pomóc!

ABOUT Speech: Research reports and online sources shows that failure rate in implementing new products remains relatively high (up to 50%). In the other hand scientific publications indicate that investing in a formal or semi – formal product development methodology such as Stage Gate or Design for Six Sigma allowed to significantly increase the success rate, despite this many organizations have not even taken this step.
Based on examples from the IT industry and experience in cooperation with industries and corporations, the lecture will present how to increase your chance of success by implementing right methods, tools, processes to respond to challenges like:
1. How to meet to customer/user expectations and fit it with the budget for the MVP, where Implementation Analysis comes to the rescue;
2. How to drive success, i.e. how to deploy the product/get the first customer, where the right process or processes and methodology comes to the rescue;
3. How to select projects for implementation in a budget-constrained environment, where defining how to manage a portfolio of projects and their evaluation and selection comes to the rescue.

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ABOUT Leszek: Leszek Zaremba is an experienced innovation manager and project manager, expert in defining innovation strategies, developing and implementing innovative products and services, and building effective business models. He has been co-creating innovation at the intersection of corporations and start-ups for more than a dozen years, with a rich track record of success.

He is currently associated with TISA GROUP, which provides professional services and consulting in IT, digital transformation and mobile technologies. CEO of Hero.DOT, a software agency.
Member of the Board of Directors of SoDA – an organisation of employers in the IT services industry. Graduate of the Faculty of Computer Science and Management at the Wroclaw University of Technology.
IPMA Certified Project Manager. Assessor in the Polish Project Excellence Award competition.

Przemysław Lelewski

Expert HR | Mentor C-Level | Coach ICC

PL

Kryzys idzie, czyli zarządzie ściągaj wartości ze ściany!

ABOUT Speech: The theme of the speech will be values and the role of the leader in a value-based management system. Using business examples, I will show how a company’s value system is transformed or built and the role leaders play in it today. During the talk, each participant will be able to do a mini-scan of their own values, based on C.W. Graves’ model, and answer the question of how their values and the people they manage have changed or could change in the present. I will give examples of the types of leaders who are most needed in organizations today to make an effective business case in a time of crisis, which is already manifesting itself in research with an understated sense of emotional security. I will show what kind of brakes a leader, an organization, may have and how this will be translated into an organization’s culture when, under the influence of economic stressors, we ‘take’ values off the walls. What happens when instead of trust, empowerment, permission for mistakes or innovation, we return to control, fault finding, blocking proactivity in favor of a restorative and reactive “why improve when it’s good”.

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ABOUT Przemysław: Przemysław is an HR expert, C-level mentor, trainer, ICC coach, provocative coach, speaker at coaching and coaching conferences, coordinator of several post-graduate courses. Co-founder of the first and only Edutainment Coach Academy (ETA®) in Poland. He uses innovative methodological and didactic trends, as well as sociological and psychological research to achieve results, introducing Virtual Reality (VR) activities to the training market. Author of innovative and cutting-edge trainings in the field of coaching, team coaching, working with values. Co-developer of the first comprehensive tools for working with values and a system of supporting workshops on the Polish training market. Przemysław created an original programme for implementing leadership in organisations: “Wprowadzaj Leadership ograniczając #laddership!” He also conducts strategic workshops for management boards of organizations, restructurings, provides change management support, and co-creates company policies with HR departments.

Łukasz Długowski

Wolf tracker | Writer | Creator of the Microventures

PL

Samiec alfa czy lider. Nauki z życia watahy

ABOUT Speech: Od początków rolnictwa zakładano, że wilki są nikczemnie i krwiożercze;

potem, w epoce oświecenia, uznano, że są szlachetne i mądre. Na początku XX wieku uznaliśmy, że mamy samca i samicę alfa, które trzęsą watahą jak generał wojskiem. Nic z tego nie jest warte więcej niż metafora. Dzisiaj wiemy już, że wilki nie tworzą ścisłej hierarchii. W takim razie na czym polega ich sukces? Jakim cudem przeżyły tysiące lat eksterminacji? Oraz czego możemy się od nich nauczyć w zarządzaniu ludźmi i projektami?

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ABOUT Przemysław: TBA

Liz Hector

Director of PMI Netherlands Chapter

ENG

The Science & Art of Creating a High Performing Team

ABOUT Workshop: A make-your-own-plan workshop (toolkit included).
An interactive workshop focused on networking ideas and building a plan you can start using today.
The core belief in this session is that leadership and Creating High Performing Teams are part Science and part Art:
Science through intellectual, systematic, and practical application of processes and competencies.
Art because all projects and teams are unique. Project Managers must master human dynamics, creativity, inspiration, and emotional intelligence.
After setting the scene, we will jump into ‘doing’ mode. You will create a fit-for-purpose Take-Away plan for your team or for yourself. You will be provided with a toolset and resources during this working session. Be ready to chat, have fun, and get some work done that you will take away and build on.
Get inspired using tools and discussion with others to create a more aligned and high-performing team (or become more high-performing yourself)!

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ABOUT Liz: Liz Hector is a Project Manager with a mission – to help others learn the art and science of Project Management. She does this using inspirational storytelling, practical tools, and group discussion.
Continuous learning and supporting the next generation of leaders is the focus of Liz’s Mentorship & Coaching and on her YouTube Channel and Blog: ProjectSkillsMentor.com.
Liz has been inspired by the work done in cooperation with companies like Apple, IBM, ABN AMRO, and Shell. Her 30+ years of international Project and Program Management experience is focused on Digital Strategy, App building, Tech/ERP implementation, and more.

Paweł Dudek

Change Management & Business Development Expert

PL

Zmiana kultury organizacyjnej - początek czy koniec transformacji?

ABOUT Speech: Do we need to start or finish projects in organizations when changing the organizational culture? What marks the beginning and the end of the transformation process? Is that possible and why? What are the key challenges and success factors in projects that are aimed at changing an organization’s culture? Paweł will present several examples and case studies (including data-driven culture) and discuss with the participants what to consider and what to avoid. His aim will be to present best practices and examples of cultural change failures, to help project managers understand their role in such processes, and to provide a set of insights based on research and practical experience from both Polish and international companies, which you can easily apply in your own endeavors.

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ABOUT Paweł: Business development and change management expert with a proven track record in various sectors, including professional services and international trade firms. Currently working as a consultant at Silfra Consulting and Gekko Advisory. Certified Advanced Trainer of the Prosci® change management methodology, one of only four individuals in Poland with this certification.

Paweł brings over 20 years of experience in market entry, realignment processes, leading change, and driving growth through the establishment of long-term client relationships and collaboration with regulatory bodies and local communities. His expertise spans multiple countries, including Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Serbia, Germany, Switzerland, Turkey, and the U.K.

Since 2022, Paweł has been serving as an Organizational Change Manager (OCM), providing support to multinational corporations operating in robotics, power, and automation. From 2020 to 2022, he worked as an OCM with the world’s largest biotech company. Prior to that, he spent two years (2018-2020) in Serbia, leading a project with a blockchain startup.

In the earlier stages of his career, Paweł held positions on the board of a venture capital company, served as CEO of a publicly-owned organization, and worked as a general manager for a market entry law firm that quickly gained recognition as one of the top 10 firms in Poland. Since 2016, he has been a visiting lecturer at the University of Warsaw, and since 2018 at Kozminski University.

Paweł is an alumnus of the Leadership Development Program (PLD11) at Harvard Business School, completing the program in 2010. In 2019, he successfully completed the Blockchain technologies program at MIT Sloan School of Management (Executive Education). He holds a Master of Philosophy degree.

Norbert Grzybek

Coach ICC | Trainer | Mentor

PL

Nie gniewaj się na życie - czyli o roli odporności psychicznej w życiu i biznesie

ABOUT Speech: A workshop that raises awareness of the role of conscious work on one’s mental resilience in professions that involve the risk of stress, failure, uncertain circumstances, and human nature’s resistance. It shows the directions of personal influence.

Almost any healthy person would attempt to walk along a 20cm wide, 4m long beam lying on the ground.

How many people would do the same if the beam were placed at a height of 1m? 3m? 15m? 30m?

In terms of skill, it’s exactly the same challenge, so why do fewer and fewer people dare to attempt it as the height increases?

Why do hands and legs shake and muscles freeze?

What good are experience and skills if they aren’t fully utilized in difficult situations?

What influences your ability to use your skills to the fullest under stress, time pressure, need for results, and lack of good solutions? How do you influence your mental resilience? We will explore these and several other aspects of maintaining mental well-being in the face of life/business challenges during the session.

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ABOUT Norbert: He has been working with business since 1998 as a consultant, project manager, trainer, coach and mentor. He co-created sales tools for ING and PZU, e-learning tools for Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa. He has over 20000 hours of training and coaching for executives, sales, consultants, back office, trainers, coaches. Certified mastertrainer of work based on the MTQ PLUS family of products. Prepares the helping professions to consciously diagnose/enhance psychological resilience and use provocative approaches in development processes. Co-founder of Provocare and inLumine. Founder of the Provocare Foundation. 

Specialization: individual and organizational change processes, building mental resilience and cohesiveness of leaders, processes of effective collaboration, provocative approach in coaching, therapy, training.  

Certifications:
ICC certification (2011)
Provocative Teraphy (Frank Farrelly 2007).
Provocative Style (Noni Hofner 2014,2015,2016, 2017,2023)
Provocative Coaching (Jaap Hollander 2014, 2015)
Provocative Change WorksTM (Nick Kemp 2023)
Certification: Master Trainer MTQ Products Family Mindset (2018) 
Certification: Polish School of Business Coaches OSH Contract (2010)
Certification: Tool Coach OSH Contract (2010) 
Mindsonar Certification (2016)

He has worked for, among others:
ING Usługi Finansowe, T-Mobile Polska, Ringier Axel Springer Polska, Siemens Polska, Idea Money, Getin Bank, Philip Morris Polska, DHL, Kredyt Bank, Orlen, Galderma, Millennium Bank S.A., Auchan, Anders Group, PZU Życie, AMG.net, Graco, Grupa Żywiec, Akzo Nobel, Virgin Mobile, NovoNordisk, ViaSat Ukraine, Clear Channel Polska, Polsat Cyfrowy, Fiege, Booksy.

Job reviews: norbertgrzybek.pl

Katarzyna Dąbrowska

Trainer | Mentor | Author

PL

Zarządzanie energią i zaangażowaniem (swoim i innych)

ABOUT Speech: This workshop was planned especially for you! 

Because sometimes it is difficult to engage people without being their formal supervisor. Or to motivate their efforts when change chases change, some things are beyond our influence, time is shrinking, and we lack the tools to motivate or engage. 

What’s more – we ourselves often run in a reel and waste energy on irrelevant matters. 

At the workshop, I will show how to motivate and engage most effectively, how to activate people’s main motivators, what tools we have at our disposal, and how to create engaging communication with the most power! I’ll toss in some engaging practices from top companies! 

We will stop at self-engagement – because in order to cause people to give more of themselves, to improve the quality of their work, to grow – we ourselves must be the role models in this. 

But where do we get the energy to do so? We will go through a simple scheme for managing our own energy – we will identify the most important moments when we lose it, and the conditions under which we regain it. 

You will leave the workshop with a plan for engaging others and taking care of yourself. 

This is what you need to be an effective PM and at the same time enjoy the satisfaction of this unique role!

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ABOUT Katarzyna: Katarzyna Dabrowska – mentor, coach, trainer expert in engaging leadership.

She has been supporting male and female leaders in managing teams for many years. She specializes in developing personal leadership, based on talents and values, and not necessarily on formal authority. 

She has been in business and in the areas of professional and personal development for more than 20 years, with experience both as a PM, solopreneur, manager in corporations and family businesses. 

On a daily basis, she trains executives in the area of leadership (feedback and communication, values and mission, attitudes and competencies) and conducts coaching and mentoring processes for executives. She is the author of the books on engaging leadership “Leader Success”. 

In addition to her knowledge and experience, clients greatly appreciate her high energy, positive attitude, building relationships based on trust and confidentiality.

She invites you to contact her: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katarzynadabrowskacoach/

Paweł Zajączkowski

Development Manager - Xebia

PL

S, BB, X, Y, Z, a – plejada pokoleń w IT

ABOUT Speech: Generational conflict is a long-standing topic involving differences between older and younger generations. While there may be hindrances to progress from the older generation, it’s important to recognize their valuable contributions. Individuals like Gordon Moore, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Greta Thunberg represent different generations with distinct perspectives and priorities. Reverse mentoring allows younger generations to teach older generations about new technologies. The theory of generational cycles suggests that history repeats itself every 80 years. We owe gratitude to the Silent Generation for their contributions. Generational differences will continue to shape the job market and IT industry, with younger generations prioritizing technology and work-life balance. Understanding and respecting different generational perspectives can lead to a more inclusive society.

Please sit back, relax and listen.

*This content may contain references to Star Wars, sailboats, and taunting memes.

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ABOUT Paweł: Paweł has been part of the IT sector in Wrocław from 2009.  He has coded for Finnish telecom, German logistics, Swiss banks, car factories, a travel start-up, British compliance, and villa rentals.

Currently, he’s on the dark side, responsible for a herd of programmers and team leaders, mentoring programs, guilds, and sticking his nose everywhere.

He likes to read, play board games, do paper-based and computer-based role-playing games, do powerlifting, and collect old Lego Technic sets. Whenever inspiration strikes, you can find him writing about technology, people and dragons at HowToTrainYourJava.com.

Wojciech Ozimek

Product and R&D guy | Lecturer | Musician

PL

Rola kierownika projektów w organizacjach produktowych

ABOUT Speech: The role of the project manager in product organizations

Subtitle: Product management standards and how do they affect the work of the project manager?

Summary 

In the talk, I will present a case study from my own practice of how to build a product development and management department based on the framework and good practices collected. Product Development and Management Association (PDMA), what are the key difficulties in implementation and what is the role of project managers in such an organization.

Agenda:

1. What are the key areas of product area management according to PDMA (product strategy, product portfolio, product culture and teams, NPD processes, tools and metrics, market research in product development). 

2. How business objectives affect the company’s product strategy and product portfolio decisions.

3. How to select the right development processes for the type of products and their life cycle, and how this affects the conduct of product projects.

4. What are the key roles and the most common misunderstandings such as Product Manager vs. Product Owner, and what does this entail.

Benefits:

1. You will learn about the PDMA Body of Knowledge, a product framework analogous to PMI. 

2. How you build a department that aims for repeatable success in building products.

3. What role Project management plays in a product organization (managing new product development and R&D, expansion of existing offerings, supporting projects) and what impact it has on product profitability.

4. What are the typical challenges in implementing best practices.

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ABOUT Wojciech: He has worked in Product Management for over 10 years, led the product in the startup TeamStormer, was the Director of the Product Management in the listed company – XPLUS S.A., and helped as an interim manager and mentor to many product teams. He was the founder and first president of the PDMA chapter for Central Europe – an international association of product managers and c-founder of Rokanan Group training company. He is certified as a New Product Development Professional (NPDP). His passion is music, in his free time he composes music for games and films and deals with music technologies.

Szymon Wesołowski

Product Manager / Team Leader | Żabka

PL

Czy AI zastąpi sprzedawcę w Żabce?

ABOUT Speech: Artificial intelligence, ChatGPT, machine learning, generative models – these are just some of the “buzz-words” that are causing curiosity (and sometimes even an accelerated pulse) among some CEOs and most CTOs. There is a lot of talk about how the revolution under the banner of AI can change the way we do business, but it still seems that the use of this technology in the retail industry is a distant future…. Or perhaps, to paraphrase William Gibson, “The future in the world is already here, just unevenly distributed,” and part of that future is already present in Żabka? Let’s find out during this presentation.

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ABOUT Szymon: To quote a classic, “I was involved in digital product management before it became fashionable” :-), as I have been developing and implementing IT solutions at the intersection of business, technology and User Experience for over 15 years. I’m a proponent of an unorthodox approach to “agile” ways of building digital solutions, but always with the goal of creating value for users and business. I also do mentoring in the area of Product Management, because I firmly believe that the success of a manager is the sum of the successes of his team members.

Work is not the only thing one lives for, so in my free time I discover the charms of scuba diving on held breath, and I gain further levels of initiation in the Japanese martial art of Aikido.

Rafał Czarny

Partner Workshop - Inprogress

PL

Design Thinking Lab - Kluczowe narzędzia procesu

ABOUT Speech: Design Thinking Lab – Key tools of the process

In this workshop you will learn the key tools of the Design Thinking process. They allow the design thinking (project?) team to effectively manage stakeholders, generate and refine ideas to develop an effective solutions. It will be creative, substantive and, certainly, not boring!

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ABOUT Rafał: Director of Innovation and Development at Inprogress Design Lab. Lead author of DTMethod – a methodology that helps to apply Design Thinking in an organization. Designer, trainer, and consultant. As part of Rafał’s professional activity, he supports organizations in introducing changes using facilitation and Design Thinking. Rafał has spent hours helping design thinking teams to fins best solutions. He created training games, Development programs, motivational systems and supported organizational changes involving employee recruitment, increasing engagement and work satisfaction.

His dream is to go on a bicycle journey across both Americas: from northern Alaska all the way down to Tierra del Fuego.

Łukasz Gruszczyk

Managing Director SmartFlow - Future Processing

ENG

Digital Product Journey – lessons learned

ABOUT Speech: During the presentation we will share some of our case studies and lessons learned from the perspective of a product-oriented business director (SmartFlow) and a technology partner in delivering products (Future Processing).  With these two perspectives we will share some insights into Digital Product Development which combine Design Thinking Methodology with Consulting Services in order to design an optimal roadmap for shaping the final product. During the presentation, we will also address the following areas:

Taking the right approach from the very beginning of the idea shaping or problem solving process within a budget and set time frame.

How to deliver value for the business and the users when you need to adjust a ‘by the book’ approach to the business and market reality?

How to take care of scalability, customer experience and meet the goals in a tight budget and timeline circumstances?

What is technically feasible and optimal? 

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ABOUT Łukasz: Łukasz Gruszczyk, Managing Director at SmartFlow by Future Processing. On his ten-year journey in the IT world, he has been focusing on creating innovative products in the field of Smart Measurement and the Internet of Things (IoT). He has successfully leveraged his education in business systems and telecommunications to introduce product innovation, especially during his collaboration with Diehl Metering, where he tackled challenges related to the water industry, such as water loses. 

Since joining Future Processing in 2021, he has led the development of SmartFlow, ensuring it meets the global requirements of the water industry. Now, as the Managing Director since 2023, his main goal is to propel innovation and deliver products and services that perfectly meet customers’ needs.

Krystyna Bodzioch

Head of Analysis & Design - Future Processing

ENG

Digital Product Journey – lessons learned

ABOUT Speech: During the presentation we will share some of our case studies and lessons learned from the perspective of a product-oriented business director (SmartFlow) and a technology partner in delivering products (Future Processing).  With these two perspectives we will share some insights into Digital Product Development which combine Design Thinking Methodology with Consulting Services in order to design an optimal roadmap for shaping the final product. During the presentation, we will also address the following areas:

Taking the right approach from the very beginning of the idea shaping or problem solving process within a budget and set time frame.

How to deliver value for the business and the users when you need to adjust a ‘by the book’ approach to the business and market reality?

How to take care of scalability, customer experience and meet the goals in a tight budget and timeline circumstances?

What is technically feasible and optimal? 

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ABOUT Krystyna: Krystyna Bodzioch, Head of Analysis and Design at Future Processing. She has worked in the IT industry since 2012. Together with her interdisciplinary team of UX designers and Business Analysts she leverages Design Thinking and Human-Centred Design to create the most suitable digital solutions. In her daily work on the product, she combines analytical thinking with creativity and innovation. She transforms business goals and user needs into reliable technological solutions. 

Her role involves designing and delivering services and products throughout the entire design process (from analysis through research to the seamless delivery of the final product), facilitating smooth collaboration with all stakeholders, and maintaining customer relationships. She is committed to fostering a culture of collaboration, overseeing changes related to digital transformation, and continuously aligning the product with the changing business needs.

Remigiusz Orzechowski

CEO - Hadrone

PL

Zarządzanie uzasadnieniem biznesowym projektu w praktyce

ABOUT Speech:

Managing the project business case in practice

Introduction

  • What is the business case for the project?
  • Why is it worth using them?

Managing the business case for the project

  • Business case planning
  • Updating and monitoring the business case

Summary

  • Benefits of using the business case and its limitations
  • Automation of project business case management

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ABOUT Remigiusz: CEO and founder at Hadrone. Assistant Professor at the Institute of Value Management at the Warsaw School of Economics. He specializes in implementing solutions for project portfolio and project management as well as service costs. A long-time specialist in designing and implementing the transformation of IT organizations. Business architect of Hadrone PPM software – the leading Polish solution for project portfolio and project management.

Klaudia Purchała-Przybyła

IT Project Manager / Agile PM® / Design Thinking

PL

Unconscious bias, instrukcja obsługi

ABOUT Speech: Podczas warsztatu zagłębimy się w temat nieświadomych uprzedzeń (unconscious bias), badając ich obecność w zespołach, zapewniając strategie rozpoznawania i łagodzenia ich wpływu.

Z nieświadomymi uprzedzeniami mamy do czynienia na co dzień. Czym są? Dlaczego ich doświadczamy? W czym mogą nam przeszkadzać? Czy mogą nam sprzyjać?

W trakcie tego intensywnego spotkania pokażę jak możemy odkrywać nieświadome uprzedzenia w otaczającej nas rzeczywistości. Jak, mimo negatywnej konotacji w nazwie, możemy na nich budować. Oraz co zrobić z nimi w Waszym otoczeniu biznesowym.

Czeka Was:

 

  • Zrozumienie nieświadomych uprzedzeń (czym są i skąd się biorą).
  • Strategie rozpoznawania i łagodzenia nieświadomych uprzedzeń.
  • Spersonalizowane plany działania z konkretnymi krokami w celu zwalczania uprzedzeń w zespołach uczestników (do wypracowania)
  • Zbudowanie świadomości i zbudowanie postaw do wspierania bardziej integracyjnego i bezstronnego środowiska pracy.

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ABOUT Klaudia: Jestem Project Managerem pochłoniętym przez IT. Bardzo lubię pracować ze specjalistami w tej branży. To świetna sprawa, bo w IT spotykam bardzo otwartych, mądrych (i cierpliwych 😉 ) ludzi, z niesamowicie otwartym podejściem do innych. Poza PM blisko mi m.in. do UX/UI czy CX. To jeden z powodów, dla których zakochałam się w Design Thinking: empatyczne podejście do pracy nad problemami użytkowników.

Lubię sprawiać, że “rzeczy się dzieją”, gdy “piłka w grze”, projekt w trakcie, gdy trwa burza mózgów. Koordynowanie wydarzeń, łączenie wątków, praca nad kolejnym etapem, nad kolejną iteracją produktu: woda na mój młyn! Jestem miłośniczką wiedzy wszelakiej, pasjonatką nowych wyzwań, uwielbiam zdobywać nową wiedzę, poznawać ciekawostki

Lucila Dotto

Europe Head of Community - PMI Global

ENG

Embracing Emotions: Navigating Adversity with Resilience and Growth

Unlocking a Culture of Positivity: Empowering Change from Within

ABOUT Speech: Experiencing adversity can be emotionally challenging. During this presentation, we aim to delve deeper into the various emotions people experience during difficult times, and how these emotions influence decision-making and behavior. Together, we will review strategies to manage and cope with intense feelings in a healthy and constructive way.
By embracing our emotions, we can gain insights into ourselves and those around us. Participants may discover healthy ways to cope with their emotions, reflect on their wellbeing and explore practical strategies to cope with adversity. Embracing our emotions in a positive manner can be transformative, not only while navigating change and adversity, but also in growing personally and professionally. Let us seize this opportunity to embrace our emotions, understand their power and expand our journey towards well-being.

ABOUT Workshop: This 2- hours workshop will empower you to be the ripple that creates a wave of positivity in your organization and beyond. Our interactive sessions will delve into PMI core values and explore how behaviours can be aligned with these values to foster a more inclusive, ethical, and harmonious work environment. By attending, you’ll gain valuable insights and practical tools to ignite positive change in your own actions and inspire those around you. Join us in this journey of self-discovery and transformation because positive change truly starts with us. Together, let’s cultivate a culture that reflects our best selves and paves the way for a brighter future.

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ABOUT Lucila: Lucila leads the team that works to connect, enable, and empower PMI Community in Europe. She is London base. 

She is an SME in Culture transformation and Leadership development.

Before joining PMI, she worked for KMPG in the People Consulting team and as Global Culture Senior Manager. She also co-founded her own boutique consulting in Argentina. 

She is passionate about education. She worked for eight years at San Andres university, where she served in different director roles. 

An interesting fact? Lucila wrote a book in Spanish, which translates as ‘Have the courage to be yourself’

Laura Davidson

Social Impact Manager - PMI Global

ENG

SROI (Social Return on Investment): Good for Your Project, Good for the Planet

ABOUT Speech: Corporate Social Responsibility is more than community service and often difficult to give tangible examples of the benefits. SROI analysis is a framework for understanding, measuring, and reporting the social, environmental and economic value generated by an organization, program or policy. This presentation will define SROI and its significance in measuring social impact; share the principles and components of SROI; give benefits and challenges of SROI; as well as provide a practical framework for implementing SROI.

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ABOUT Laura: PMI, Social Impact Manager, developing purposeful partnerships and leading the integration of PMI initiatives supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Laura has 20+ years of project and program management experience in ERP implementation; IT Security; and, telecommunications. Past President of PMI Atlanta, she is also honored to be a PMI LIMC Alum as well as a former PMI senior global volunteer and is thrilled to be part of the PMI staff family giving visibility, process and celebration of PMI’s work in making our world better!  Laura is a self-proclaimed serial volunteer, having led over 500 Atlanta art, architecture, and history tours, and she currently serves as guest ambassador for the Georgia Aquarium, and Past President of the National Speakers Association Georgia.

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Agnieszka Gasperini

Board Director Project Management Institute

ENG


Panelist in Panel: Success Stories and Impactful Initiatives: Advancing Women in Project

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ABOUT Agnieszka: Agnieszka Gasperini is a multicultural, passionate volunteer and leading expert in project management. Over the past fifteen years she has been teaching, advising and coaching project managers and executives around the world, focusing her expertise around European Union (EU) development projects. Her work, articles and overall contribution to the profession have been recognized with several awards, including the PMI Distinguished Contribution in 2012.

Mrs. Gasperini is the CEO and founder of Project Management Consulting. Formed in 2003, the firm was one of the first consulting and training firms focused on Project Management established in Poland. She has trained and coached more than 10,000 executives and has consulted over 500 companies in gaining European Union (EU) funds for their projects (over €1 billion in total). She is an assessor of EU projects, serving the European Commission and local governments since 2007. Mrs. Gasperini has been a speaker at forums in over 20 different countries. Since 2010, she has been part of the faculty of Warsaw University and business schools.

Mrs. Gasperini has been an active PMI volunteer for more than 18 years, is a PMI Poland Chapter founder (2002), and has served as both president and vice president of the chapter (2008–2012). She has held several roles that support PMI’s global operations since 2013, including serving on the Board Volunteer Advisory Committee (BVAC) team, as a region mentor in Central Europe, and as a PMIEF Community Engagement Committee (CEC) member. She is also a graduate of the PMI Leadership Institute Master Class (2012).

She holds a master’s degree from Warsaw University in economics and management, and completed post-graduate studies in project management at George Washington University. Mrs. Gasperini was raised in Poland and lived in Italy from 2011 to 2017. She speaks Polish, English, Spanish, Italian and conversational German and Russian. Her hobbies include dancing Argentinian tango and playing the saxophone.

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program council

Wioleta Kicman

Bio

Over 10 years of experience delivering business change and transformation initiatives in public and private sector give Wioleta a unique perspective on human behavior and factors that influence it. That’s why in her work she focuses on the people side of business change to ensure organizational readiness to adopt new ways of working.

As an active change practitioner, Wioleta delivered projects for NHS, Transport for London, EY, Becton Dickinson, UK local authorities as well as for a leading global clinical research organization (CRO).

In her role she designs and executes change implementation and communication strategies. She also supports leaders in creating and delivering change adoption plans adjusted to the specifics of their business areas.

Wioleta holds master’s degrees in Public Health and in Psychology. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Change Management Practitioner, Agile Change Agent (ACA), Prosci Certified Change Practitioner and Managing Successful Programs Practitioner.

Aneta Wereszczak

Bio

Project Manager with 10 years of experience passionate about sharing the knowledge. Is always learning and cConfesses that she cannot start her day without a cup of coffee. Managing projects during the standard working hours was not enough for her and she joined the local PMI Wroclaw community in 2017. Sha passed the PMP exam the same year. In 2020 she was elected as the PMI Poland Chapter Board Member. Currently she is responsible for PMI Poland Chapter membership. Actively supports the PMI chapter XChange initiative and is fond of getting to know different cultures and perspectives. Enjoys hiking and playing board games. Speaker for international conferences and co-author of the book "The Xchange Effect. A Virtual Journey of Cross-Country Collaboration and Co-Creation.

Grzegorz Szałajko

Bio

Over 20 years as a project management professional, including over a decade of supporting organizations in major strategic initiatives and transformations as an advisor, allowed Grzegorz to build a deep insight on how organizations work. That’s why he focuses on systemic effects that shape the way people and entire organizations behave.

His professional experience includes cooperation with global companies as well as with local market leaders in several industries. Grzegorz is also a co-author of the Standard for Risk Management in Portfolios, Programs and Projects published by PMI, lead editor of Polish edition of the PMBOK Guide 7, and a lead editor of the global project evaluation standard Project Excellence Baseline issued by IPMA. He also contributed to several other international standards. In addition, he is a lecturer in several international MBA and Executive MBA programs, and a valued speaker regularly invited to participate in national and international events in the field of management. Awarded many times for development programs and mentoring in project management.

Grzegorz holds master’s degrees in Computer Science and Sociology. He is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Prosci Certified Change Practitioner, International Certified Coach (ICC), Project Excellence Baseline Professional, Disciplined Agile Senior Scrum Master (DASSM), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).

Wojciech Dymowski

Bio

Deliver value for customers and satisfaction for teams, meet other people, learn from them to the fullest, have fun
-- this is my motto and a proven way of doing things...

He is a manager by education and a leader by experience for over 20 years in project management. His everyday work is to inspire and support the creation of optimal solutions. As best as possible given the needs and constraints - lean, agile, stewardship, leadership ... he is constantly looking for the most useful methods. It focuses on a maximally practical approach, although created on the basis of knowledge and experience from many sources. And I judge the results by the satisfaction they bring to both the client and the team. He shares his knowledge as a leader, coach, mentor, trainer.

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Early Birds
to 14.09.2023

PARTICIPANT
2 800 PLN Gross

PMI PC MEMBER
2 200 PLN Gross

Standard
15.09.2023 to 21.11.2023

PARTICIPANT
3 300 PLN Gross

PMI PC MEMBER
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Individual price from 5 people – contact congress@pmi.org.pl

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organizers

Patryk Szlęk

Project Manager

Michał Prorok

VP of Events

Katarzyna Kowalska

Logistics

Anna Kustrzepa

Logistics

Katarzyna Wójcik

Logistics

Marta Marcinkiewicz

Marketing

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Marketing

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Marketing

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Marketing

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Marketing

Justyna Możejko

Speakers

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Speakers

Klaudia Purchała-Przybyła

Speakers

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Sponsors & Partners

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Web Design / Development

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18th International Congress PMI Poland Chapter

22-24 November 2023
Hotel Airport Okęcie
Komitetu Obrony Robotników 24 Street
02-148 Warsaw
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