March 21, 2023, Sheraton Grand Warsaw
Polish Infrastructure & Construction is a meeting of industry leaders that enjoys great esteem on the market and gathers the most important representatives of the sector every year.
14th edition will take place on March 21, 2023 at The Sheraton Grand Warsaw and will be an opportunity to discuss topics related to the financing and development of road investments, new technologies in the service of infrastructure, and the dynamics of rail transportation development. The conference is aimed at the management staff of Polish and foreign companies from the infrastructure and construction sectors as well as representatives of local authorities and public administration.
The conference will culminate with the formal “Infrastructure & Construction Diamonds” gala, awarding the most distinguished entities in the industry.
AGENDA
CONFERENCE
- In the event of an economic slowdown, public investments are to act as the driving force of the economy. How to meet the challenges to implement investments?
- Indexation of the contractor’s remuneration in the face of price increases. What conditions will enable the completion of projects that have already started so that companies do not have to leave the construction site?
- Additional sources of industry financing. Effective PPP, i.e. effective cooperation between the public and private sectors as a method for further Polish infrastructure financing.
- Infrastructure investment risk management. Bank and insurance guarantees as a form of security. How to contract and make credit decisions?
- What awaits Polish infrastructural construction in the near future? Is there a chance to bypass the collapse in construction? Solutions and ideas to avoid a repeat of 2012.
- What can increase the level of orders, i.e. the demand on the road construction market. Where to get funds for road construction investments?
- Construction and maintenance of national roads. How to calculate the costs of investments, renovations, safety and environmental aspects?
- Rising wages and shortage of workers in the construction industry. Inflation, high material prices and an unprecedented rise in construction costs. Will contractors manage to implement infrastructure projects and at what cost?
- How will the Kolej Plus program affect the development of railway infrastructure? Will the investments increase the travel comfort of passengers and help in the fight against transport exclusion?
- The scale of needs and directions of investments in railways. Financing and construction of new tractions. Investments in rolling stock and their maintenance points.
- Solutions supporting the digital transformation of railways. How can new technologies contribute to the development of an integrated and secure infrastructure?
- Smart and sustainable public transport – how to encourage people to use the railway and subway?
- What environmental and economic benefits will the transformation of the construction sector towards a circular economy bring?
- How is the building materials market changing in the face of decarbonisation requirements? The main environmental goals set today for manufacturers of building materials.
- Increasing energy efficiency as a key requirement for construction. Optimization of energy consumption costs thanks to the use of new technologies and RES.
- Prefabrication as the key to the low-carbon construction sector. Will modular construction help decarbonise and reduce investment costs?
INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTION DIAMONDS
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SPECIAL GUESTS
Hubert Nowak
President,
Public Procurement Office
Hubert Nowak - President of the Public Procurement Office, legal adviser, graduate of the University of Łódź, specialized in civil law, public procurement law, EU funds, economic and commercial law. In his professional career, he controlled, prepared and conducted public procurement procedures, audited them, represented in appeals, complaints before the SO and conducted court cases in the field of appeals related to the implementation of public procurement contracts. He also represented beneficiaries of EU funds in correction matters before the Provincial Administrative Court. Academic lecturer and author of closed trainings in the field of public procurement. In the years 2005-2007, he was an attestator from the list of the President of the Public Procurement Office. Co-author of publications in the field of public procurement. Participant of postgraduate studies conducted by the Warsaw School of Economics, MBA studies at the University of Warsaw and MPA management studies conducted by IESE Business School - University of Navarra and KSAP.
Tomasz Żuchowski
General Director, National Roads and Motorways
Engineer, entrepreneur, government official, fond of teamwork and challenges. Masters degree holder in construction and spatial planning and postgraduate studies certuficate holder in IT and energetic effectivness. During the period of 2008-2015, worked on various positions at the Ministry of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy, today’s Ministry of Infrastructure. From 2015 til 2018, held a deputy minister post at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Construction. Since August 2018, has been in charge of the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways.
PRELEGENTS
Anna Prigan
Attorney-at-law, Partner,
Wardyński & Partners Law Firm
Radca prawny w praktyce infrastruktury, transportu, zamówień publicznych i PPP w Kancelarii Wardyński i Wspólnicy. Odpowiada również za obszar projektów partnerstwa publiczno-prawnego w praktyce prawa nowych technologii. Ma znaczące doświadczenie w obsłudze projektów w formule zamówień publicznych, koncesji na roboty budowlane oraz transakcji PPP. Doradza stronie publicznej i podmiotom prywatnym w projektach dotyczących inwestycji w infrastrukturę, w szczególności w zakresie budowy, rozbudowy i modernizacji elektrowni i elektrociepłowni, informatyzacji sektora energetycznego, budowy gazociągów i infrastruktury gazowej, spalarni odpadów, oczyszczalni ścieków, a także w projektach transportowych, jak terminale intermodalne, drogi, autostrady, linie kolejowe. Jest Członkiem Założycielem oraz Przewodniczącą Komisji Rewizyjnej Stowarzyszenia Prawa Zamówień Publicznych. Autorka licznych publikacji z zakresu zamówień publicznych, w tym komentarza online komentarzpzp.pl.
Anna Łopaciuk
Director of the Infrastructure, Transport and Logistics Program, Manager in the Department of Strategic Relations, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego
Expert in investment project financing. She has been working in banking industry since 2012, where she was mainly involved in the evaluation and financing of investments in both the private and public sectors and also in market analyses in the construction and infrastructure sectors. Since 2016, she has been working at BGK, Polish development bank. She currently serves as the director of the Infrastructure, Transport and Logistics program and is also a manager in the Strategic Relations Department, which provides, among other things, substantive support for the analysis of PPP projects. Prior to joining BGK, she worked at PKO BP and PBP SA.
Hubert Nowak
President,
Public Procurement Office
Hubert Nowak - President of the Public Procurement Office, legal adviser, graduate of the University of Łódź, specialized in civil law, public procurement law, EU funds, economic and commercial law. In his professional career, he controlled, prepared and conducted public procurement procedures, audited them, represented in appeals, complaints before the SO and conducted court cases in the field of appeals related to the implementation of public procurement contracts. He also represented beneficiaries of EU funds in correction matters before the Provincial Administrative Court. Academic lecturer and author of closed trainings in the field of public procurement. In the years 2005-2007, he was an attestator from the list of the President of the Public Procurement Office. Co-author of publications in the field of public procurement. Participant of postgraduate studies conducted by the Warsaw School of Economics, MBA studies at the University of Warsaw and MPA management studies conducted by IESE Business School - University of Navarra and KSAP.
Jan Styliński
President of the Board, Polish Federation of Construction Employers
Jan Styliński - President of the Board of the Polish Federation of Construction Employers, Vice-President of the Polish Cluster of Construction Exporters, Vice-President of the Federation of Polish Entrepreneurs. By appointment of the Minister of Development - member of the Public Procurement Council and by appointment of the Minister of Infrastructure – member of Council of Road Experts. Jan Styliński is an attorney at law, he practices investment, concession and PPP law. He is the author of numerous publications on investment issues, as well as a speaker and panelist at many conferences and trainings.
Przemysław Szulfer
Head of Financing & Treasury & Administration,
Warbud
Director at Warbud SA responsible for finance, treasury and administration. Expert in the field of Public-Private Partnerships, responsible at Warbud for the development of PPP projects and financing long-term investments. Graduate of Warsaw School of Economics. Certified auditor. Member of ACCA. Associated with Warbud since 2007, previously worked for Deloitte and BDO audit firms. His interests include economics, history and social psychology.
Bartosz Tokarski
Financial Technology Leader, Deputy Director of the Strategic Clients Insurance Office, EIB
Bartosz Tokarski - Deputy Director of the Insurance Bureau of Strategic Clients EIB SA, Leader of Financial Practice, economist. A graduate of Financial Management at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. He graduated with honors from post-graduate MBA studies at the Kozminski University. Since 2007, he has been associated with insurance, initially at the petrochemical company, then at EIB S.A. In 2008, he passed the Broker License Examination. Responsible for servicing clients from the energy, fuel and large enterprises sectors. For years, he has been particularly associated with financial insurance, guarantees, thanks to which he can devote himself to his passion for financial analysis of companies and assessment of investment projects.
Dr hab. inż. Janusz Rymsza, prof. IBDiM
Deputy Director for Scientific and Management Systems
Janusz Rymsza, Ph.D., Eng. is an Associate Professor at the Road and Bridge Research Institute in Warsaw. Since 2009 he holds the position of Deputy Director of the Institute. His professional work relates to the full range of bridge works including designing, field testing as well as supervision over bridge works.
Jakub Saloni
CEO, Menard
First of all, an engineer and designer, a graduate of the Warsaw University of Technology. He started his professional career in geotechnics in 2000. Work with French investors and general contractors, carried out in difficult ground conditions in Poland gave him the opportunity to get acquainted with the first modern methods of ground reinforcement implemented in our country. In 2004, he joined the Soletanche – Freyssinet group, introducing innovative geotechnical solutions to Poland. In 2007, he participated in the formation of the independent company Menard, separated from the activities of Freyssinet, taking the position of General Director. Since 2011 he has been a member of the Management Board. While developing, he tried to draw knowledge from the greatest authorities in the field of geotechnics in Poland and Europe. His experience includes participation in the design and implementation of over 200 geotechnical projects of varying complexity, implemented in cooperation with Polish and foreign research centers. He is an enthusiast of innovative and bold solutions. As part of his work, he participated in the implementation of over 10 new technologies in the field of soil reinforcement. He has unlimited building licenses to design and manage construction works. It can also boast of geotechnical specialization in the above-mentioned ranges. He also has the qualifications of a construction appraiser in the field of geotechnics of the Polish Chamber of Civil Engineers. In his private life, he is also focused on action, which is visible in his approach to sport, maintaining fitness, active recreation in the mountains, under water, on the road, underground, and even in his own apartment. His approach has already infected many family members and friends.
Kamil Simka
Vice President of the Management Board, Director of North Region, Eurovia Polska
Graduate of Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering. He has been working since the beginning of his professional career in road construction, performing, among others, the functions of marketing director, branch director and executive vice president. From 2021 to present, Director of North Region and Vice-President of the Management Board of Eurovia Polska SA. In addition to the company's business activities, he was involved in mentoring and chaired the Ethics Committee. In his private life he is a sports enthusiast, practicing among others mountain running and skiing.
Michał Ziajowski
Member of the Management Board, Managing Director of LSO,
Aebi Schmidt
A graduate of the University of Minnesota MBA and the Warsaw University of Technology, major Hydrotechnical Construction. He built his career with leading companies in the industrial and automation sectors. Currently involved in road and runway safety maintenance projects.
Tomasz Żuchowski
General Director, National Roads and Motorways
Engineer, entrepreneur, government official, fond of teamwork and challenges. Masters degree holder in construction and spatial planning and postgraduate studies certuficate holder in IT and energetic effectivness. During the period of 2008-2015, worked on various positions at the Ministry of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy, today’s Ministry of Infrastructure. From 2015 til 2018, held a deputy minister post at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Construction. Since August 2018, has been in charge of the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways.
Maciej Ziomek, CFA
EY Poland, Strategy and Transactions, Leader in Consulting in the Transport and Infrastructure sectors, Associate Partner
Maciej is responsible for advisory services for the transport and infrastructure sectors in various areas of financial, transaction and business consulting, including the Public-Private Partnership. He has several years of experience in working with clients from the infrastructure, transport and industry sectors, both public and private. Involved in the implementation of many flagship projects in the field of infrastructure and transport in Poland, among others, in the field of railways, aviation, maritime and inland waterway transport, public and road transport, as well as in projects commissioned by the European Commission. Maciej is a member of international EY teams of experts from the transport, infrastructure and public sector consultancy in the EU, CESA and EMEIA regions, supporting the implementation of infrastructure projects in these countries. He actively participates in industry conferences and debates. Graduate of the Faculty of Management at the University of Warsaw. He has international CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) qualifications issued by the American CFA Institute.
Dr inż. Jerzy Lejk
President of the Management Board,
Metro Warszawskie
Jerzy Lejk - Doctor of Technical Sciences, Member of the Committee on Transport of the Polish Academy of Sciences. He defended his doctoral dissertation at the Poznań University of Technology in the discipline of transport. He graduated from the Warsaw University of Technology where he was awarded the title of Master of Civil Engineering. He completed a post-graduate course “MBA for Engineers” at the Koźmiński University. He started his career at the Development Planning Department of the City of Warsaw, after which he expanded his knowledge and experience at the Warsaw Province Governor's Office, Municipal Roads Authority and in Budimex S.A. He was Deputy Mayor of Warsaw between 1994 and 1999. He has been working at Metro Warszawskie since 2002, first as Deputy Director, and further as Management Board Member at Metro Warszawskie Sp. z o.o. As Management Board Member, he was responsible for Metro extension and operations. He has served as the President of the Management Board since January 2006. He is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Warsaw University of Technology. He conducts teaching and research activities at the Department of Geotechnics, Bridges and Underground Structures. He took part in numerous specialised professional training courses in construction and environmental protection from the perspective of European Union laws, in public procurement and management of investment processes. For three terms, between 2013-2019, he represented Poland at the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) as Policy Board Member.
Dr Jakub Majewski
President, "Pro Kolej" Foundation
Ph.D. in transport policy, graduate of two Departments of Warsaw University: the European Institute of Local Development and the Geography and Regional Studies. As the founder and manager of Transport Policy Lab, he lectured at the A. Gieysztor Academy of Humanities (2011-2014) and at the Warsaw School of Economics (2018-2020). Currently, employed as an assistant professor at Warsaw University at the Centre for European Regional and Local Studies (EUROREG). Analyst and expert in mobility and logistics, development of transport systems and infrastructure investments professionally involved in spatial planning and the railway market. In 2001-2006 a specialist in the Mazovian Regional Planning Office and President of the Institute for Railway Development and Promotion. Then, a member of management boards and supervisory boards of railway undertakings, including top Polish entities, such as PKP Przewozy Regionalne, SKM Warszawa, Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa. In 2009-10 the President of the Mazowieckie Railways, and then a Manager in PL.2012 responsible for infrastructure investments carried out before UEFA Euro 2012. From 2012 the Vice-President of the Railway Transport Office (the Polish Railway Regulator), and from 2014 the President of the "Pro Kolej" Foundation. Author and reviewer of several scientific articles, analytical studies, feasibility studies, bills and regulations. Licensed train driver and an media expert in railway and infrastructure.
Artur Martyniuk
President of the Management Board, General Director,
Polregio
He is a graduate of MBA studies at IESE Business School in Barcelona. He was also educated at Harvard Business School and London Business School. He also graduated from the Lublin University of Technology at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science with a master's degree in engineering. He started his professional career in the consulting company KPMG, where for many years he managed projects for medium and large Polish enterprises and international concerns. He also worked in the Swiss branch of the Goldman Sachs bank and the Madrid headquarters of Bank Santander. In 2013-2020 he was the financial advisory director at Deloitte, managing a project team for many sectors of the economy in the country and in the region of Central and Eastern Europe.
Jarosław Oniszczuk
Member of the Board,
PKP Intercity
He has been working in Polskie Koleje Państwowe (eng. Polish State Railways) for 29 years and since 2001 he has been gaining his professional experience in PKP Intercity. He finished his education as a railwayman and is a valued expert in the field of rolling stock exploitation and maintenance. Since March 2016 he has been a Member of the Management Board at PKP Intercity S.A.
Marcin Trela
Vice-President,
Office of Rail Transport
Marcin Trela is attorney-at-law, graduated of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. He completed postgraduate studies in commercial and corporate law at the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, competition and regulation of network industries at the Faculty of Management of the University of Warsaw, competition law at the Institute of Legal Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and transport and spedition at the Warsaw School of Economics. He obtained a certificate of professional competence in road haulage. He has long experience in public administration and in regulation of network industries. On 1 April, 2021 he was appointed as Vice-President of the Office of Rail Transport.
Aleksandra Przywózka
Architect and Project Manager at APA Wojciechowski Architekci. PhD student at the Faculty of Architecture of the Warsaw University of Technology
Dr inż. Andrzej Maciej Czapczuk
President of the Management Board, F.B.I. TASBUD International Group, President of the Management Board, TASBUD SVERIGE AB
President of the Management Board and General Director of the F.B.I. TASBUD International Group, President of the Management Board of the Swedish company TASBUD SVERIGE AB. President of the Polish Cluster of Construction Exporters and Chairman of the Expert Group for New Technologies and Intelligent Systems in Infrastructure and Construction of the Polish Association of Construction Employers. For over seventeen years he has been continuously associated with the Warsaw University of Technology. He is an academic lecturer and coach with many achievements supported by numerous publications. He successfully combines the business and science sectors.
Maciej Kopański
Investment Director,
Baltcap
Graduate of Civil Engineering Faculty at Warsaw University of Technology, and AMP program at IESE Business School. He began his professional career in the field of building construction in AiB design office and Skanska Teknik. He gained experience in the field of industrial construction in Hammon Group, managing contracts during the modernization of the Turow power plant. Then he headed the sales department at Rheinhold&Mahla MainServ. Since 2007 he is working with ENGIE Group. He holds the position of CEO of ENGIE Technika Instalacyjna, and is responsible for the development of the whole ENGIE Group in Poland.
Łukasz Marcinkiewicz
General Manager Lafarge Construction Solutions
Absolwent Politechniki Poznańskiej na wydziale Budownictwa, specjalizacja Budowa i Eksploatacja Autostrad. Posiada wieloletnie doświadczenie w projektowaniu i wykonawstwie skomplikowanych projektów infrastrukturalnych – m.in. w projekcie budowy autostrady A2 między Strykowem i Warszawą, S5 obwodnicy Rawicza, DK16 Borki Wielkie – Mrągowo, S7 Płońsk – Czosnów, S2 Południowa Obwodnica Warszawy.
Artur Michalski
Vice-President of the Management Board, the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management
Artur Michalski – Vice-President of the Management Board of the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management since December 2015. Previously he held this position in years 2006-2008, earlier he was the Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of National Fund. Currently, as Vice-President of the Board he supervises activities related to the transformation of the energy, heating and industry sectors, energy efficiency, the development of renewable energy sources, energy-efficient construction, electromobility and innovation. He also supervises the Fund's activities in the field of equity financing and financing with foreign funds, including the EU funds. In the past he was an advisor to the Minister of the Environment and the Head of the Minister's Political Office. He was the President of the Management Board of the Water Supply and Sewerage Company in Sochaczew and Vice-President of the Management Board of the Water Supply in Radom. He also worked at the Environment Protection Office of the Warsaw City Council as the Head of the Environmental Funds Department. In years 2000-2001, he worked at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister as an advisor to the Secretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Częstochowa University of Technology (1999). He completed specialist postgraduate studies, including Inter-University Postgraduate Studies in Assessment and Valuation of Natural Resources at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences and Warsaw School of Economics, Postgraduate Studies in Nature Compensation Natura 2000 (Warsaw University of Life Sciences), Environmental Policy - Ecology and Management. He also completed postgraduate Master of Business Administration (MBA) studies. He is involved in environmental organisations, e.g. in the Association for Sustainable Development of Poland. He actively participates in scientific research conducted by the Laboratory of Assessment and Valuation of Natural Resources (SGGW). He is the author or co-author of several scientific publications.
Dr inż. Artur Pollak
CEO,
APA Group
Member of the Program Council of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Silesian University of Technology. An expert in the field of computer control systems. He led several projects, creating factories referred to as Industry 4.0 in Europe and China. He cooperated with such concerns as VW, GM, Daimler and Siemens.
Ewa Giniewska
Business Development Executive MTWO, SoftwareOne
A graduate of the Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering in the field of Management and Operation of Production Systems. She has over twelve (12) years of experience in providing CAD and BIM solutions for the construction industry. At MTWO, she is involved in a strategic approach to digital transformation processes based on increasing productivity and improving communication.
Remigiusz Pyszka
Country Leader MTWO, SoftwareOne
Absolwent MBA, CIM, Project Managementu oraz Automatyki i Aparatury Kontrolno-Pomiarowej. Pasjonat i promotor nowych technologii, w tym transformacji cyfrowej z ponad dwudziestoletnim (20) doświadczeniem w zarządzaniu rozwojem rynku produktów specjalistycznych. Obecnie wspiera firmy w tematyce transformacji cyfrowej, rozwiązań w chmurze, zarządzaniu danymi oraz zarządzaniu zmianą.
Dr hab. Waldemar Rogowski
Chief Analyst,
BIK Group
Dr. hab. of economic sciences in the discipline of finance, professor at the Warsaw School of Economics. Deputy Director of the Institute of Corporate Finance and Investment. Head of the Risk Management Department. A graduate (Master's degree) of the Warsaw School of Economics - among the TOP 5 of 1995 and the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (post-graduate studies in commercial law). Many years of economic practice - Director of the Departments of Risk and Corporate Clients of leading financial institutions, including Bank PKO BP, currently the Chief Analyst of the BIK Group. Economic commentator on radio and television, incl. Radio Zet, Radio RMFM, Radio TokFM, Radio ESKA, Radio 357, Radio Nowy Świat, Polsat, TVN, TV Biznes 24, and the professional press, e.g. Rzeczpospolita, Gazeta Inwestorów Parkiet, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, Puls Biznesu and weekly magazines Polityka and Newsweek. A long-time UN expert on Industrial Development UNIDO and a consultant of the World Bank. Author or co-author of over 123 publications in the field of corporate finance published in renowned Polish and English-language journals. He specializes in corporate finance, including in particular investment efficiency and business valuation, risk management, financial analysis, predicting the risk of bankruptcy, ESG, and sustainable finance. In the area of scientific and practical interests are also: AI, BI, BIG DATA, Data Analytics.
INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTION DIAMONDS 2023
The goal of the competition is to promote individuals and companies associated with the infrastructure and construction sector with outstanding achievements in terms of implementation and economic efficiency. The Diamonds show the added value that infrastructure and construction investments bring to the development of the Polish economy. Participation in the competition is an opportunity to present the achievements and activities of the company and exhibit the brand among the most important representatives of the industry.
The winners will be announced on 21 March 2023 as part of the 14th edition of the “Polish Infrastructure & Construction” conference. Traditionally, the industry’s most prominent representatives will be honored at the Evening Awards Gala.
ContaCt
Partnership:
Mirosław Witkowski
miroslaw.witkowski@executiveclub.pl
tel: +48 510-105-474
Karla Głodek
karla.glodek@executiveclub.pl
tel: +48 530-306-046
Participation:
Małgorzata Topolska
malgorzata.topolska@executiveclub.pl
tel: +48 570-105-450
Media & Patronages:
Anastazja Lach
anastazja.lach@executiveclub.pl
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