On June 28th-29th, Katowice hosted the most awaited business service sector event in the region. As the emotions have settled, it is now the time for some important messages.

First and foremost, the Conference had gathered nearly 1.000 participants – and we would like to wholeheartedly thank each and every one of you for being a part of this amazing experience. We are honoured that you decided to be with us in Katowice on such important days.

The brightest of bright points of the Conference was definitely the presentation by our Special Guest, Dr. Condoleezza Rice, 66th US Secretary of State 2005-2009. As an expert in the field of politics and Central and Eastern Europe, Dr. Rice complimented Poland’s growth and changes occurring in the country over the course of the years.

We also had the honour to host some of the most influential people of the world of business and politics:

• Mateusz Morawiecki, Deputy Prime Minister of Poland, Minister of Development
• Marcin Krupa, Mayor of Katowice
• Aruna Jayanthi, CEO, Capgemini Business Services
• Hannes Apitzsch, CEO of Global Services, Siemens AG
• Kerry Hallard, CEO, National Outsourcing Association Director, European Outsourcing Association
• Sean Kracklauer, President Advisory Services and Research, The Hackett Group
• Katarzyna Zawodna, President, Skanska Commercial Development Europe
• Till Dudler, Managing Director, Industry Lead for Consumer Goods & Services for Europe, Africa and Latin America, Accenture Strategy

Them, along with many others present at the Conference, shared their thoughts and insights into the newest megatrends and directions the industry should be heading in.

In case you wish to relive some of the best moments of the Conference, below we have prepared a special gallery with a selection of photos, which will be broadened in the next few days.

Speakers of ABSL conference 2016 Katowice

• Condoleezza Rice United States former Secretary of State; Denning professor in Global Business and Economy, Stanford Graduate School of Business; Thomas and Barbara Stephenson Senior Fellow on Public Policy, Hoover Institution; Professor of Political Science, Stanford University; and Founding partner, RiceHadleyGates, LLC
• Mateusz Morawiecki Deputy Prime Minister of Poland Minister of Development
• Marcin Krupa Mayor of Katowice Aruna Jayanthi CEO, Capgemini Business Services Member of the Group Executive Committee, Capgemini
• Hannes Apitzsch CEO of Global Services, Siemens AG
• Roman Wieczorek Executive Vice President, Skanska AB, Stockholm
• Kerry Hallard CEO, National Outsourcing Association Director, European Outsourcing Association
• Sean Kracklauer President Advisory Services and Research, The Hackett Group
• Katarzyna Zawodna President, Skanska Commercial Development Europe
• Jacek S. Levernes President of the Management Board, ABSL Entrepreneur in Residence, Oaktree Capital Management / Cornerstone Partners
• Marek Grodziński Head of European Business Services Delivery Centers, Capgemini Vice President of Thought Leadership & Conferences, ABSL
• Wojciech Popławski Managing Director, Accenture Operations Vice President, PR & Business Intelligence, ABSL
• Paul Jacquin Managing Partner, Randstad Innovation Fund
• Samit Chopra Head of Integrated Portfolio Services in EMEA, JLL
• Paul Morrison Partner, Head of BPO and RPA Practice, Aecus
• Elias Van Herwaarden EMEA Service Leader, Global Location Strategies, Deloitte
• Jakub Andrzejewski Head of Design Studio, BLStream
• Weronika Achramowicz Counsel, Baker & McKenzie
• Christopher Bates Site Lead, Krakow Center of Excellence, Uber
• Dariusz Bazeli General Manager, Geoban Poland
• Edwin Bennaars General Manager, Head of Shared Services Centres Europe, ArcelorMittal
• Joanna Bensz Country Manager Poland, CH2M
• Przemysław Berendt Global Marketing Vice President, Luxoft
• Paweł Borys President of the Management Board, Polski Fundusz Rozwoju S.A.
• Iwona Chojnowska-Haponik Director, Foreign Investment Department, Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency
• Katarzyna Dmitrus-Krakowiak Project Manager in Disputes Service Center, Geoban Poland
• Ewa Don-Siemion Founding Partner, CDZ Legal Advisors Attorney, New York Bar
• Till Dudler Managing Director, Industry Lead for Consumer Goods & Services for Europe, Africa and Latin America, Accenture Strategy
• Konrad Dziewoński CEO, BUMA
• Henry Foy Central Europe Correspondent, The Financial Times
• Jolanta Gantkowska Director of Operations, Alexander Mann Solutions
• Terri Gerosa Head and Managing Director, Citi Service Centre Poland Vice President, Human Capital & Talent, ABSL
• Michal Grabarz Director, SSC & Finance Transformation, Infosys Poland
• Chris Hill Director, Hewlett Packard Enterprise EMEA Enterprise Group IT
• Tomasz Horaček Vice President, State Street Bank International GmbH, Poland Branch
• Piotr Jankowski Head of Poland GDC, Fujitsu Technology Solutions
• Jolanta Jaworska Government Programs Director, IBM Poland & Baltics VP Public Affairs & Regulatory, ABSL
• Wojciech Karpinski Center Director, Amway Business Center Europe
• Arkadiusz Kiereś Process Monitoring and Development Director, Accounting Shared Services Centre, Orange Poland
• Guy Kirkwood COO, UiPath - Robotic Process Automation
• Tadeusz Kościński Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economic Development - Poland
• Agnieszka Kubera Managing Director, Accenture Poland
• Dariusz Lis Principal Consultant & Managing Director, InnoMentors Consulting
• Nicklas Lindberg CEO, Echo Investment
• Kajetan Malinowski Product Director, Lionbridge
• Przemysław Marchlewicz Vice President for Corporate Affairs, Grupa LOTOS S.A.
• Marvel Matarrita Manager, Global Customer Experience, Google
• Zuzanna Mikołajczyk Commercial and Marketing Director, Board Member, Mikomax Smart Office
• Agnieszka Milewczyk Managing Partner, Korn Ferry Hay Group Poland
• Krzysztof Misiak Partner, Manager of Regional Cities, Cushman & Wakefield
• Anna Młyniec Head of Office Agency and Tenant Representation, JLL Poland
• Scott Newman Senior Vice President, Managing Director, State Street Bank International GmbH, Poland Branch
• Grzegorz Nowaczyk Head of Threat Intelligence, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
• Marcin Nowak Delivery Centre Director CEE, Head of Global Distributed Smart Services, Capgemini
• Anna Ordowska Service Delivery Manager, Business Services, Capgemini Poland
• Marcin Piątkowski Director, Invest in Pomerania, Agencja Rozwoju Pomorza S.A.
• Sylwia Piechnik Senior Leasing Manager, HB Reavis Poland
• Arkadiusz Rudzki Managing Director, Skanska Property Poland
• Bartosz Poździk Chief Operating Officer, Credit Suisse BDC Wrocław
• Barbora Račan Ježková Head of the Financial Support Section, CzechInvest Agency
• Eric Simonson Managing Partner, Research, Everest Group
• Lucia Sinapi-Thomas Corporate Vice President, CEO, Business Services Platforms (ITOPs & Prosodie), Capgemini
• Ryszard Skarbek Manager HR Operational Excellence & Training, PMI Service Center Europe
• Derek Smith Managing Director, Head Global Sourcing & Strategy, UBS
• Wawrzyniec Smoczyński Managing Director, Polityka Insight
• Grzegorz Śniadała ABSL IT Club Leader Section Manager, Procter & Gamble Global Business Services
• Richard Stephens Founder & Editor, Poland Today
• Michael Stanford Senior Partner, Leadership and Talent Consulting, Korn Ferry
• Michel Stokvis Director COE EMEA, Randstad Sourceright
• Izabela Strońska-Gurgul Service Designer, BLStream
• Jacek Stryczyński Vice President, Country Head, Poland & Slovakia, Lionbridge
• Marcin Świdziński Manager, Security & Resilience Lead Poland, Royal Bank of Scotland
• Bartosz Szczęsny HR Lead – Accenture Operations Poland, Leadership Team Member
• Marcin Tchórzewski Managing Director, Arla Global Financial Services Centre – Gdansk Board Member, Arla Foods S.A.
• Michał Tłaczała Board Member, Global Delivery Centre, IBM Poland
• Marek Tryzybowicz Partner, Design Director, CoFounder, Bose International Planning & Architecture
• Kacper Winiarczyk General Manager, Uber Poland
• Arkadiusz Wiśniewski Mayor of Opole
• Hanna Zdanowska Mayor of Łódź