Poland & CEE Retail Summit

Big news from the Poland & CEE Retail Summit 2025! We’re expanding again! Last year, we brought you 10 stages filled with incredible discussions and insights. This year, we’re taking things up a notch by adding 4 brand-new stages to the lineup for 2025: 🔸 Retail & CPG: Sustainability Synergy Track 🔸 FMCG & Retail: Trade Collaboration Stage 🔸 Retail & CPG: CFO Stage 🔸 Retail & CPG: HR Directors Stage These new additions are designed to tackle some of the most pressing topics in retail and consumer goods today, from sustainability to leadership and collaboration. Explore the Full Program – 14 Stages, 225 Panels & Speeches ! The initial program is now live, featuring 14 diverse stages and tracks with over 225 insightful panels and speeches designed to address the industry’s most pressing challenges and opportunities. Check it out at https://lnkd.in/gcV9rA4K If one of these stages sparks your interest and you’d like to join as a panelist, send me a message. Let’s explore how you can be part of this year’s event! Looking forward to seeing you there and shaping the future of retail together. #RetailSummit #Retail2025 #Sustainability #Leadership

Missed the Exclusive Event in Prague? Here's Your Chance to Catch Up! ⠀ Last month, Consulting4Retail participated in the CEO & Board Directors Dinner for Retail & CPG in Prague, organized by European Conferences United. At the event, our Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer, Stan Krupnik, delivered an exclusive presentation exploring the latest strategies for digital transformation and building customer loyalty. ⠀ Participants discovered: 💎 Proven digital transformation strategies tailored for retail and CPG businesses 💎 How to drive customer loyalty in today’s fast-changing retail environment 💎 Real-world examples of achieving measurable results through innovative approaches The event was incredible, but not everyone could attend due to limited, invitation-only seats. Now, we’re excited to offer you an exclusive opportunity to access the video recording of Stan’s presentation, along with the accompanying materials. ⠀ 📥 Learn directly from Stan Krupnik, a highly regarded expert in retail strategy and change management, with over two decades of experience transforming retail businesses at top-tier companies. ⠀ 🔗 Fill out the form on our website today to gain free access: https://lnkd.in/dC8A9kyN ____ #DigitalTransformation #RetailInnovation #Retail #CPG

✨ Last night, we hosted an unforgettable eCommerce Dinner for Retailers & CPG companies in Prague, bringing together industry leaders for an evening of networking, learning, and collaboration. ✨ A huge thank you to everyone who joined us, engaged in discussions at our round tables, and contributed to the vibrant networking atmosphere. Your participation made the night truly memorable! Special appreciation goes to our five esteemed chairpersons who shared the key takeaways from their discussions on stage: 🔹 Anastasia Kvasyuk - Business Development Lead EMEA, eBay 🔹 Terezia Budiska - Key Account Manager, Adyen 🔹 Steffen Saemann - MD TCHIBO 🔹 Martin Minařík - Digital Marketing, Media & dCommerce Leader, Nutrition East Europe, UNILEVER 🔹 Kateřina Urbanová - Sr. Team Leader Digital Marketing, PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL And a heartfelt thank you to our partner for the night, Adyen, whose support was invaluable. Special thanks to: 🔹 Jan Caldr - Key Account Manager, Adyen 🔹 Terezia Budiska - Key Account Manager, Adyen We hope everyone made meaningful connections and is as excited as we are about joining the Czech version of The Club of 369—an initiative focused on connecting, learning, and growing in the retail world. If you're interested in joining one of our upcoming events, feel free to send me or my colleague Michael Vinrald Samuel a message. Let's keep building this amazing community together!

Looking Back and Ahead to Amazing Weeks with The Club of 369! ✨ Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting over 200 industry professionals from The Club of 369 as they collaborated on the agenda for Poland & CEE Retail Summit 2025. The day was full of insight and innovation, followed by a series of exclusive dinners in the evening – the ESG Dinner, CEO & Board Dinner, Supply Chain Dinner, and eCommerce Dinner – bringing together leaders and experts for deeper discussions. But the excitement doesn’t stop here! Next week, European Conferences United heads to Prague, diving even further into knowledge-sharing and networking across the CEE region. We still have a few spots open for these exclusive gatherings: - Tuesday, 5th November: CEO & Board Directors Dinner - Wednesday, 6th November: VIP eCommerce Dinner for Solution Providers - Thursday, 7th November: eCommerce Dinner for Retail & CPG companies Special thanks to our sponsors: Consulting4Retail, for sponsoring the CEO &Board Directors Dinner, and Adyen, for sponsoring the eCommerce Dinner for Retail & CPG in Prague Want to be part of this incredible journey? 📩 Don’t hesitate to send me a personal message – let’s explore if you’re the right fit for our journey!

Shaping the future of retail? The best way to do it is by gathering the best minds in the industry around one table! 🚀 Last night, I had the pleasure of attending the VIII eCommerce Dinner at the Polonia Palace Hotel. As part of the Customer Experience & Loyalty Advisory Committee, we shared valuable insights that will contribute to shaping the Poland & CEE Retail Summit 2025 edition! It was a fantastic opportunity to connect with industry peers and discuss key trends and challenges shaping the future of retail in Poland & CEE Great to meet other Retail experts: Adam Nowak Bartosz Żochowski Rajmund Kula Daniel Kulesza Robert Wójcik Michal Zych and way much more! Looking forward to the next steps! #eCommerce #Retail #CustomerExperience #Innovation #RetailSummit2025

We want to thank Hanshow's Vice President of Germany, Klaus Smets, for taking the stage at the CEO & Board Directors Dinner in Warsaw. As a pre-Conference Dinner for Poland & CEE Retail Summit 2025 Klaus delivered valuable insights on "Retail 4.0: Leveraging AI and IoT for a Future-Ready Retail Ecosystem." We are looking forward to the next CEO & Board Directors Dinner in Prague on November 5th at the Almanac X Alcron Hotel in two weeks. For more information or to join, feel free to send me a PM.

🇵🇱We are thrilled to share that Hanshow’s Vice President of Germany, Klaus Smets took the stage at the CEO & Board Directors Dinner of the Poland & CEE Retail Summit in #Warsaw. Klaus delivered insights on "Retail 4.0: Leveraging AI and IoT for a Future-Ready Retail Ecosystem." As a Gold Partner, #Hanshow values its strong relationship with European Conferences United and Polish retailers. We look forward to working closely with our partners to accelerate retail #digitalization in #Poland and create smarter, more sustainable stores. Dziękuję, Warszawa! 🫶 Zhengyuan Guo Lu Yang Michael Vinrald Samuel #Retail40 #AI #IoT #RetailInnovation #Hanshow #PolandRetailSummit #SustainableRetail #DigitalTransformation

A Memorable Night at the CEO & Board Directors Dinner in Poland! Yesterday, we had the pleasure of hosting our CEO & Board Directors Dinner at the beautiful Polonia Palace Hotel in Poland. The evening was capped off with an exciting award ceremony, where we recognized excellence in various retail categories. A big congratulations to the winning companies, whose outstanding achievements were recognized last night. We were honored to welcome their esteemed representatives to accept the awards on their behalf: 🏆 Customer Experience • Rossmann Polska – Jakub Jankowski, Deputy Press Officer 🏆 Healthy Food Champion • E.Leclerc – Krzysztof Gajewski, Board Member 🏆 Excellence in Technology • Hebe – Maciej Świątek, Junior E-commerce Applications Manager • Magdalena Krzysztoszek, E-commerce Project Coordinator 🏆 Localness • ABC- Grupa Eurocash – Paweł Rozpara, Operations Manager 🏆 Best Loyalty Program • Biedronka – Marek Złakowski, Director of Customer Relations and Digitalization 🏆 Recommended by Consumers • Hebe – Łukasz Cholewicki, Senior Sales Manager In addition to these, we had the honor of awarding several other exceptional leaders in the category of Biggest Process: 🏆 Best Process • Hebe – Magdalena Krzysztoszek, E-commerce Project Coordinator • Carrefour – Robert Stupak, Board Member, Director of Marketing, Digital & E-Commerce 🏆 Excellence in Technology • POLOmarket – Krzysztof Szultka, Marketing Director 🏆 Customer Experience • POLOmarket – Krzysztof Szultka, Marketing Director 🏆 Localness • POLOmarket – Krzysztof Szultka, Marketing Director We also took the opportunity to review the Retail Champion Awards 2024 report, revealing some impressive data-driven insights into market leaders' performances across categories like customer satisfaction, healthy food offerings, and technological innovation. One key takeaway was the continued growth in softer aspects of retail experience, such as cleanliness, product arrangement, and service quality, which are becoming more critical as the focus shifts away from cost. It was a full house, with inspiring speeches and a fantastic atmosphere. Congratulations again to all the winners! We're excited to see what’s in store in two weeks in Prague for our next CEO & Board Directors Dinner in the Czech Republic. (5th November) #Leadership #RetailExcellence #Awards #Innovation #CustomerExperience #CzechRepublic #Poland #Networking

🌍 The first of four sessions of the Advisory Committees for the Poland & CEE Retail Summit took place yesterday- in person! This week, we are physically working with over 200 of the brightest minds and leaders to co-create the program for the Poland & CEE Retail Summit, including the European Circular Retail Congress and the Poland & CEE eRetail Congress. Yesterday’s session, centered around ESG & Sustainability, set an incredible tone, with insights that far exceeded our expectations. The scale and depth of this engagement are truly unmatched anywhere in the world. What makes this possible? It’s the unwavering commitment of active, passionate communities determined to push the industry forward and in yesterdays session, champion sustainability. These communities, thriving in Poland, are leading the charge in shaping a brighter, more responsible future for all. And the journey doesn’t stop here! Today, we continue with the Advisory Committees for Strategic Development, as we dive even deeper into building an unparalleled program—one that is for the industry, by the industry. We are incredibly proud and deeply grateful for the collective power of this community. Together, we’re proving that when we unite with a shared purpose, the impact we can achieve is limitless. Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far. The future is brighter because of you. 🙏 #ESG #Sustainability #RetailInnovation #CircularEconomy #Collaboration #RetailSummit #CommunityPower

We are excited that the first in-person meetings of the Advisory Committees are happening next week! We greatly appreciate the efforts of all members and look forward to productive and engaging discussions. Below, you’ll find the schedule for all meetings. Please note that all sessions will be held at the Polonia Palace Hotel, Aleje Jerozolimskie 45. The meetings will begin at 16:00, with registration starting from 15:45. Over the course of 4 days, we will be meeting with over 220 members across 25 groups. Here’s the full schedule for next week: 📅 Monday, October 21 - Category & Merchandise Management - Consumer Behavior Impact - Emissions Reduction & Environmental Impact - ESG & Sustainability - Packaging & Sustainability - Private Label & Brand Strategy - Sustainable Partnership Development - Waste Management & Recycling 📅Tuesday, October 22 - Finance & Investment - Global Expansion & Market Entry - Human Resources Development - Innovative Retail Formats - Strategic Planning & Business Development 📅Wednesday October 23 - QCommerce - Supply Chain & Logistics - Trade Marketing & Partnerships 📅Thursday October 24 - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning - Consumer Insights & Analytics - Customer Experience & Loyalty - eCommerce Strategies - IT & Digital Innovation - Marketplace - Omnichannel Integration - Retail Technology