8.00 a.m. – 6.00 p.m. BOOMTOWN : THE ASPIRE INDUSTRY SUMMIT 2019

8.00 a.m. – 9.00 a.m.

Registration
plus coffee & refreshments

Breakfast snacks courtesy of our Conference Partner, Main Square Hospitality Group and a first opportunity to experience our exhibition and networking pavilions.

9.00 a.m. – 11.40 a.m. Morning Plenary

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9.00 a.m. – 9.15 a.m.

Conference Opening: Why Boomtown?
Masters of Ceremonies:
Jola Gantkowska
Global Head of Global Client Service Centres, Alexander Mann Solutions
Alexander Mann Solutions
Filip Walkowicz
Site Director & Global Site Governance GREWP Director, Akamai Technologies, Kraków
Andrew Hallam
General Secretary, ASPIRE
Introduction to our aims and expectations for the day.

9.15 a.m. – 9.30 a.m.

My vision for Kraków
Jerzy Muzyk
Zastępca Prezydenta Krakowa ds. Zrównoważonego Rozwoju
The Mayor of Kraków outlines his strategy and vision for the city and the role of the Tech & Business Services sector in supporting the strategy.

9.30 a.m. – 9.50 a.m.

Is Krakow booming? The view of the Chief Economist
Witold Orłowski
Chief Economist, PwC
New report by PwC outlining the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to Kraków’s continuing development.
• Infrastructure & Communications
• Industries
• Politics & Civic society
• Regional factors

9.50 a.m. – 10.40 a.m.

Kraków 2029: What can we become?
Focus on Business Services
Where have we come from?
Where are we going?
What can stop us?
What can we achieve by working together?
Session Lead::
Romek Lubaczewski
Partner, PwC
Peter Mitchell
Hub Leader, ABB GBS Kraków
Juan Boned
Director, HEINEKEN GBS Kraków
Herve Hachet
Director, Amer Sports Service Centre Krakow
Przemek Roth
Director, IAG GBS
Scott Newman
Managing Director, State Street Bank
Alex Schmidt
Managing Director, HSBC Service Delivery Kraków
Jakub Vanek
Country Manager, Poland, Genpact
In 2009, ASPIRE held its first Centre Heads Roundtable. The meeting was titled: “Kraków 2019: Will we still be here?”
Now in 2019, we again look forward 10 years, but this time the question is “Kraków 2029: What can we become?”
Local heads of centres make key points about:

• Current state of the industry in Kraków

• Lessons learned over the last 10 years

• Strategies and Tactics for accelerating the development of the sector in the City

• Key challenges and opportunities that lie ahead

• The value of working together

10.40 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.

Kraków 2029: What can we become?
Focus on IT
Same questions answered from the perspective of the city’s leading Tech companies.
Session Lead:
Grzegorz Cempla
Head of Ocado Technology, Poland
Jacek Drabik
President, Motorola Poland
Przemek Zakrzewski
Head of Software Development Centre, ABB
Sławek Kumka
Director, IBM Software Lab, Kraków
Chris Kern
Head of Software, Cisco Systems Kraków
Szymon Kwapiszewski
Head of Software, Akamai
Adam Romanowicz
Head of QA, IG
Heads of software centres debate:
• Their vision for the future of IT in Kraków
• Key challenges and opportunities
• Strategies and Tactics for accelerating the development of the sector in the city
• Reasons why we should work together and suggestions how we can do this.

11.30 a.m. – 11.40 a.m.

Morning Plenary Closing Remarks
Jola Gantkowska
Filip Walkowicz
Closing remarks to the morning’s session by our Masters of Ceremonies.

11.40 a.m. – 12.10 p.m. COFFEE BREAK

12.10 p.m. – 1.00 p.m. BREAK OUT

THEMES
Session Leads and Keynotes

Break out 1

12.10 p.m. – 12.50 p.m.

  • Data Science & Analytics
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Climate Change
  • Great places to work
  • Industry evolution
  • Leaders vs Managers
  • Local government support
  • Networks & ecosystems
  • Robotics & Automation
  • The CEE Centre Head
  • The Generation Game
Wojciech Czakon
Chair in Strategic Management, Jagiellonian University
Herve Hachet
Director, Amer Sports Finance Service Centre
Wojtek Karpiński
Centre Manager, Amway Business Centre, Europe
Mani Sundaram
SVP, CIO , Akamai Technologies
Ramon Tancinco
Site Leader, Cisco Kraków
Martina Kukulova
GBS Finance Global Lead, Inter-company & AMEA Region, ABB Business Services
Sheena Minhas
Global HR Business Partner, Global Business Services, ABB
John Lyons
Kraków Centre Leader GBS, Aon
Philippe de Brouwer
Head of Independent Model Review, HSBC Service Delivery Centre, Kraków
Szymon Malecki
Managing Partner, Malecki Executive Search
Romek Lubaczewski
Partner; SSC Advisory Lead, PwC
Daniel Tilley
Regional Head of Business Management, EU, MENAT & UK, HSBC
Filip Walkowicz
Site Director, Akamai Technologies, Kraków
Steve Swientozielskyj
President, CIMA
Anthony Thompson
SVP, Senior Managing Director, and Chief Operating Officer, State Street Poland
Agnieszka Langer-Król
Chief of Staff, State Street Poland

1.00 p.m. – 2.00 p.m. LUNCH

2.00 p.m. – 3.50 p.m. BREAK OUT

Break out 2

2.00 p.m. – 2.50 p.m.

Break out 3

3.00 p.m. – 3.50 p.m.

  • Data Science & Analytics
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Climate Change
  • Great places to work
  • Industry evolution
  • Leaders vs Managers
  • Local government support
  • Networks & ecosystems
  • Robotics & Automation
  • The CEE Centre Head
  • The Generation Game
Wojciech Czakon
Chair in Strategic Management, Jagiellonian University
Herve Hachet
Director, Amer Sports Finance Service Centre
Wojtek Karpiński
Centre Manager, Amway Business Centre, Europe
Mani Sundaram
SVP, CIO , Akamai Technologies
Ramon Tancinco
Site Leader, Cisco Kraków
Martina Kukulova
GBS Finance Global Lead, Inter-company & AMEA Region, ABB Business Services
Sheena Minhas
Global HR Business Partner, Global Business Services, ABB
John Lyons
Kraków Centre Leader GBS, Aon
Philippe de Brouwer
Head of Independent Model Review, HSBC Service Delivery Centre, Kraków
Szymon Malecki
Managing Partner, Malecki Executive Search
Romek Lubaczewski
Partner; SSC Advisory Lead, PwC
Daniel Tilley
Regional Head of Business Management, EU, MENAT & UK, HSBC
Filip Walkowicz
Site Director, Akamai Technologies, Kraków
Steve Swientozielskyj
President, CIMA
Anthony Thompson
SVP, Senior Managing Director, and Chief Operating Officer, State Street Poland
Agnieszka Langer-Król
Chief of Staff, State Street Poland

3.50 p.m. – 4.15 p.m. COFFEE BREAK

4.15 p.m. – 5.15 p.m. CLOSING PLENARY

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4.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m.

The View from Head Office:
Strategy
How do they view us?
What are their key messages for us?
Session Leads:
Scott Newman
Managing Director, State Street Bank, Poland
Ramon Tancinco
Site Leader, IT Director, Cisco Kraków
Panellists:
Mani Sundaram
SVP, CIO, Akamai Technologies
Stephane Bernard
COO, Euroclear
Daniel Tilley
Regional Head of Business Management, EU, MENAT & UK, HSBC
Ben Habib
CEO, First Property Group; MEP Elect, Brexit Party
Steve Swientozielskji
President, CIMA
In this concluding session 5 global leads will share with us their views on the key global influencers that can impact our success.
Each will be asked to name:
• One thing that keeps them awake at night
• Their one key takeaway from the day
• Their one key message to us

5.00 p.m. – 5.15 p.m.

Closing Remarks
Jola Gantkowska
Filip Walkowicz
Conference close

5.15 p.m. – 6.00 p.m. Drinks

5.15 p.m. – 10.15 p.m. ASPIRE 4 ALL

5.15 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.

Registration & Welcoming Drinks
  • Please note we will be serving drinks during registration.
  • This is an opportunity to explore our exhibition pavilions.
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6.00 p.m. – 6.05 p.m.

Introduction
Andrew Hallam,
General Secretary, ASPIRE
Romek Lubaczewski,
Partner, PwC

6.05 p.m. – 6.15 p.m.

Official Welcome
Jacek Majchrowski
Mayor of Krakow

6.15 p.m. – 6.55 p.m.

Getting from here to there: personal strategies for change
Jim Lawless, Back by popular demand, one of the world’s leading motivational speakers, British record holder for free diving and self-taught jockey; author of Taming Tigers: How to overcome your deepest fears.

6.55 p.m. – 7.15 p.m.

The ASPIRE Dragon 2019: Showcase of shortlisted films

7.00 p.m. – 7.45 p.m.

The Boy from Allahabad: what the world’s biggest festival can tell us about behaviour and organisational change
Ruchir Verma, Corporate executive, global shared services leader… and novelist. Ruchir brings together the analytical and the imaginative to tell the story of Kumh Mela, the largest pilgrimage in the world, and arrives at some inspiring insights for individuals and organisations.

7.45 p.m. – 8.15 p.m. INTERVAL

8.15 p.m. – 8.25 p.m.

The ASPIRE Dragon 2019: Showcase of shortlisted films

8.25 p.m. – 9.05 p.m.

Be more Pirate – or how to take on the world and win.
Sam Conniff Allende, Multi-award winning serial social entrepreneur, co-founder and former CEO of the youth-led creative network, Livity and strategy consultant to brands such as Red Bull, Unilever and PlayStation.

9.05 p.m. – 9.20 p.m.

The ASPIRE Dragon 2019: Showcase of shortlisted films

9.20 p.m. – 10.00 p.m.

A Story of Resistance – Nina, me and a struggle for civil rights
Josette Bushell-Mingo, Award winning actress and theatre director, campaigner on issues of gender, race and disability rights, and breaker of glass ceilings. Author and performer of the one woman show: “Nina – a story about me and Nina Simone”

10.00 p.m. – 10.10 p.m.

The ASPIRE Dragon 2019: Announcing the Winner!

10.10 p.m. CLOSE