Forum
Registration opens on November 15, 2023!
We are creating the largest professional event which is an excellent platform to share experiences and meet experts from different sectors of the economy. IPAF conference provides knowledge, unlimited networking opportunities and a vast amount of sector-specific inspiration. The first edition of the Forum brought together more than 150 experts from the public affairs, media and political sectors. IPAF conference is one of a kind event, created by the public affairs industry and for the public affairs industry.

About the event
The first Forum in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) dedicated to corporate communications and public affairs professionals. A one-day event during which experts from multiple fields will discuss the future of corporate communications and dialogue between public administration and business in times of constant change and crises.
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A unique in Europe Academy aimed at education in corporate communication according to the highest international standards. Practical classes, experienced international staff, unique location and carefully designed training plan are a guarantee of reliably transmitted and valuable knowledge. The world of small and big politics, media, crisis and corporate communications – IPAA is a dedicated course for all practitioners wishing to deepen their knowledge of the world of public affairs. It currently operates in the Polish, Czech and Slovak markets.
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He has nearly 20 years of experience in public affairs, corporate communications, and issue management. He is an expert in communication support for business. He has extensive experience in implementing projects for clients in the capital market, energy, industry and ICT sectors. He is an advisor to multinationals, for which he creates strategies for communication, reputation management and building relationships with opinion leaders. Since 2023 he has been President of the Union of Associations Advertising Council, an organization dedicated to self-regulation and ethics in the advertising industry.

Associated with the industry for nearly 20 years. Currently in the Management Team of Grupa Żywiec she is responsible for building the company’s reputation, stakeholder
relations, public affairs, corporate communications, and sustainable development. She also serves as Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Polish Breweries Employers’ Association.
Prior to joining Grupa Żywiec, she led a team specializing in corporate communications at one of the largest PR agencies, Havas PR Warsaw, for several years. She has authored many corporate communications strategies for companies in the FMCG, financial, transportation, automotive and energy sectors.

Director of the Digital Market Department at the Polish Lewiatan Confederation, former member of the Council for Digital Affairs at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister (term 2021-2023). Since 2017, on a daily basis cooperates with the largest companies operating in the domestic market for new technologies technologies, supporting their public policy activities. At Lewiatan, she specializes, among other things, in the issues of data processing, cloud services, IoT, cyber security, telecommunications, Industry 4.0, e-commerce regulation. Since 2018, he has participated in the work of the Economic Policy and Labor Market Team of the Commission for Social Dialogue Social Dialogue Committee, and since 2023 in the work of the FERC Monitoring Committee (a key digital operational program in Poland).

He is an experienced public policy manager who specializes in strategy, stakeholder engagement and corporate diplomacy. With ca. 20 years of public affairs background, Aleksander brings in the experience from working on the governmental side (being a diplomat) as well as consultancy work for stock exchange listed companies. Currently, he serves as the Regional Public Policy Director at Bolt for the East region (CEE, SEE, Adria, UA & West Asia), dedicated to support the business in multiple verticals.

Member of the Polish Parliament. Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on National Defense, the Subcommittee on Foreign Cooperation and NATO, the Committee on Liaison with Poles Abroad. Chairwoman of the Polish-American Parliamentary Group, Vice-Chairwoman of the Polish-Ukrainian, Polish-Italian, Polish-Armenian and Polish-Thai Parliamentary Groups. Member of the Development Cooperation Program Council and Member of the Council of the International Solidarity Foundation. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, she coordinated the evacuation of Ukrainian orphanages to Poland, then served as Head of Mission of INTERSOS in Ukraine

Expert in strategic communications, passionate about language, architect of narratives and trend hunter. She specializes in communication management in media and reputation crises and in building effective communication strategies and public affairs programs. She has completed dozens of consulting projects for companies in various industries (including logistics, retail, FMCG and professional services), helping them achieve their key communication goals. Co-founder and managing partner of StrategyWise consulting firm. Juror of the prestigious PR competition Golden Clips (Zlote Spinacze). Holder of an MBA degree from the Warsaw School of Economics.

He leads Zalando’s Public Affairs and Social Impact functions. He is responsible for the company’s work with policymakers and key political stakeholders across Europe and drives Zalando’s philanthropic and community empowerment projects. Prior to joining Zalando in 2018, Daniel held roles within the German Retail Association and in different Public Affairs advisory firms. He graduated from the University of Tuebingen in Political Science, Modern History and Rhetoric.

Politician and legal advisor. Secretary of State in the Prime Minister’s Office and Deputy Head of the Prime Minister’s Office. Representative of the Prime Minister in the Financial Supervision Commission. Chairman of the Council for Companies with State Treasury Shareholding and State Legal Entities. Studied law at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. Since 2007 he has been associated with the Civic Platform. Member of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland for the sixth and seventh terms. He sat on the Legislative Committee and the Justice and Human Rights Committee, as well as on the Commission of Inquiry into the Correctness of the Actions of Government Administration Bodies in the Case of the Abduction and Murder of Krzysztof Olewnik.

Director of Corporate Affairs at Samsung. He is in charge of cooperation with the government and NGOs regarding the company’s investments in Poland and its social engagement. She coordinates ESG, PA, PR, CSR and PPP and strategic partnerships. He is also Vice President of the Cyfrowa Poland Association and Vice Chairman of the Council of the Polish Chamber of Information Technology and Telecommunications – the largest organizations for Polish digital business. Jacek is a graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics and the Warsaw University, as well as postgraduate programs at Boston University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Professor of medical and health sciences, lecturer, president of the Polish Pharmacoeconomic Society. He has two medical specializations – in epidemiology and public health. Professor at the Warsaw University of Technology and the Mother and Child Institute, Ph. D. in Economics. (habilitated at the Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw). He is the head of the Interdisciplinary Studies of Pharmacy Managers and guest lectures at the SGH-WUM MBA program at the Warsaw Medical University (WUM). For almost 10 years, he co-founded the Department of Pharmacoeconomics at WUM, at the UW Faculty of Management and at Lazarski University. Head of the Department of Pharmacoeconomics and head of the Hospital Infection Control Team at IMiD.

For years professionally associated with the area of direct investment development. In 2006-2007, director of the Investor Acquisition Department in the Łódź Special Economic Zone. He participated in the management of more than 40 investment projects with a total value exceeding 1 billion euros. As part of the ZPP, he coordinates relations with members, including industry organizations regions. Marcin also oversees all foreign relations and partnerships, including the ZPP Representative Office in Brussels, participating in key regulatory processes for Polish entrepreneurs in the EU. He is the initiator and head of the European Enterprise Alliance

Natalia Mileszyk is director of the Digital & Technology team at CEC Group. She has extensive experience in working with major technology clients, including clients in the telecommunications sector. With many years of experience in public affairs both in Poland and the European Union, she has an in-depth understanding of the regulation of the technology sector. Prior to joining CEC Group, Natalia was a public policy expert at the Digital Center Foundation, a leading Polish think-and-do-tank dealing with the social aspects of technology.

Sociologist by training, forensic mediator by profession, expert on knowledge transfer from science to the socio-economic environment, building relationships with scientists and public communication. Her mission is to unlock the science sector for cooperation with external stakeholders. She works to increase the participation of scientists in the country’s economic life. She moderates and supports science sector stakeholders and scientists from all over Poland, as well as technology companies to reach out to the academic community. She is an expert of the European Research Council on the socio-economic impact of science. She is the founder of the first science communication agency in Poland – ‘pro science’, and also runs the Science PRO Foundation.

Business consultant with more than 25 years of experience in corporate communications, crisis, IR, PA and lobbying. He gained practice both on the side of PA consulting firms – as co-founder of StrategyWise Consulting, and earlier TBT and Partners, PR agencies (partner at Partner of Promotion) and on the in-house side (Trinity Management). He has advised numerous clients, including those in the commodities, fuel, financial, commercial, healthcare or international logistics sectors. He has led and coordinated dialogue with government administrations, local governments, regulators, politicians or public policy makers.

Deputy CEO and Director of Public Affairs at United Partners. Stefan Bengtsson is a seasoned executive with extensive experience in strategic communications, public affairs and business development in international markets. As Deputy CEO and Director of Public Affairs at United Partners, he plays a key role in driving the agency’s global growth, supporting strategic partnerships and shaping the public affairs agenda. As president and founder of the Swedish-Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce, he played a key role in strengthening economic and trade relations, promoting Swedish companies and creating opportunities for cooperation.

Advisor to the Management Board of Cyfrowy Polsat on Public Affairs. President of the Association of Private Media Employers Lewiatan. President of the Signal Association, which unites the audiovisual industry in efforts to protect intellectual property. Vice President of the Polish Chamber of Information Technology and Telecommunications responsible in the Chamber for issues related to the media and digital content market. Vice-chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Association of Internet Industry Employers IAB Poland. Arbitrator of the Advertising Ethics Commission operating at the Advertising Council.

Ulrich has headed Brunswick Group’s European Public Affairs area since 2021, and has been a Senior Partner in Brunswick Group’s Berlin office since 2012. He advises the boards of international and German corporations on strategic communications, reputational risks and key stakeholder relations. Ulrich joined Brunswick after more than two decades in German politics, which he covered as a journalist and contributed to as a high-ranking government advisor.

Director of Government and Government Relations at Microsoft. She has extensive experience in the area of building public policies and supporting digital legislation, as evidenced by her previous roles such as Digital & Fintech team leader at CEC Government Relations and co-founder of Impact Congress. A graduate in International Relations, she began her career in the Foreign Department of the National Bank of Poland, working with the EBRD, among others. She joined Microsoft in 2020 and since then has been actively involved in various initiatives related to digital transformation in Poland.

Khaled is a policy advisor, He has 20 years of experience in working with multinational companies and governments on strategic planning, business development, and public policy & economic diplomacy such as with General Electric, Siemens AG, IBM, and the Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport. Khaled studied at the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen (University of Applied Sciences) in Giessen, Germany where he graduated with a quad-major of Clinical Engineering, Project Management, Marketing, and Business Administration. His regional experience spans the MENA region with a particular focus on advising Egypt and GCC governments on international cooperation and economic diplomacy including stakeholder management and strategic bilateral and multilateral policy design.

President of the Board of the Polish Chamber of Commerce. President of the Board of the Polish Chamber of Commerce, on the Board of the Chamber since 2020. Director General of the Polish Chamber of Commerce since 2011. Previously Managing Director at Accor Services Poland. He also worked as Regional Director at Adecco Poland. Since 2008 involved in activities aimed at improving legislative solutions for the functioning of trading companies in Poland and the European Union. Trained as a political scientist and a graduate of the Human Resources Management course at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, USA.

Professor at the University of Warsaw, Doctor of Laws, Head of the Department of Economic Analysis of Law, as well as Head of the Center for Regulatory Impact Assessment and Head of the Postgraduate Study of Legislative Issues at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw.
Legal counsel, partner and managing partner at Jabłoński Kozminski & Partners Advocates and Legal Advisors. President of the Law and Economy Laboratory Foundation.
Expert of public institutions and non-governmental organizations, he also served as a member of supervisory boards of companies and drafted legal opinions and draft normative acts on behalf of Polish and foreign public authorities.

Successful, committed manager with 20 years of experience, working with multidisciplinary teams of several hundred people in an international environment. Co-created plans for the energy transition in Poland. During the pandemic, she coordinated the preparation of a crisis shield, which benefited 347,000 enterprises with more than 3.2, million employees. From 2015 to 2023 Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Development, Minister of Entrepreneurship and Technology, Deputy Prime Minister and Government Plenipotentiary for Polish-Ukrainian Development Cooperation in the government of Mateusz Morawiecki. Member of the Polish Parliament for the 9th term.

Lawyer, MBA graduate. For more than 10 years of his career, he worked with the largest business organization in Poland, and also worked for multinational corporations, dealing with the areas of public affairs, regulatory and lobbying. He worked for the most regulated business entities. He was involved in building lobbying strategies. Prior to joining 24/7 Communications, he ran his own agency, AK Consulting, serving clients from Arab countries, particularly the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and Qatar. He represented organizations and companies before public administration bodies in Poland and European Institutions.

Michelle Roverelli is Director of Member Relations and Communications at the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). As part of the EBU’s senior leadership team, Michelle is responsible for Member and Institutional Relations, supporting EBU member broadcasters in 56 countries and championing the values and needs of public service media in Europe and beyond. Michelle also leads marketing, communications and events for the organization. Prior to joining the EBU, Michelle held senior roles in two global public affairs and communications consultancies in Brussels and Geneva. She also has extensive experience with some of the most influential lobbies in Brussels

Specializes in business litigation, strategic and regulatory consulting. Expert in the areas of consumer law, competition law and activities in regulated markets (financial products, insurance, cryptocurrency). He has 15 years of experience in regulatory consulting and management of portfolios of economic proceedings, conducted on behalf of domestic and foreign businesses. He has handled significant disputes in the areas of financial products, insurance, domestic IT system implementations or infrastructure projects, among others.

At 24/7Communication, she is responsible for strategic communications consulting and the development of the agency’s expert sector practices. She manages the Advisory & Products division, within which she oversees teams specializing in crisis communications, change communications, social dialogue, public affairs, ESG, internal communications, employer branding and Studio & Content. She has nearly 20 years of experience in the industry and is a trainer of media and public speaking. In her career, she has implemented strategic communication projects working with the Boards of Directors of international and Polish companies, including state-owned companies.