Real Estate & Asset Investment Stage
Day 2, 15 April
Stage Host
Szymon Tylman Senior Store Development Manager Eastern Europe TRIUMPH
9:00 - 11:00
09:00 - 09:40
PANEL
Retail Park Ambition vs Market Reality: Making Expansion Defensible
Mapping how park growth, mall decline, brownfield availability and catchment fragmentation reshape expansion logic across Polish regions.
Highlighting where rent escalation, shell variability, developer inconsistency and tenant clustering undermine viability of seemingly attractive sites.
Connecting catchment modelling, asset-risk criteria and capital thresholds, helping leadership clarify which locations merit long-term commitment.
Moderator:
Szymon Tylman Senior Store Development Manager Eastern Europe TRIUMPH INTERNATIONAL
Panelist:
Anna Rybus Real Estate Leasing Manager AUCHAN
Anna Strauchold Director of Expansion GIACOMO CONTI
Andrzej Czarnecki ANDRZEJ CZARNECKI CONSULTING
09:40 - 10:10
Recognising the Network Limits Behind Aggressive Store Expansion
Exploring how DC placement, transport corridors and regional logistics capacity limit viable rollout density.
Highlighting where reliance on central hubs and uneven infrastructure raises service-level risk.
Aligning logistics readiness metrics and expansion thresholds, enabling teams to share one view of system boundaries
Przemysław Piętak Senior Director | Head of Industrial and Logistics Agency Poland KNIGHT FRANK
10:10 - 11:00
PANEL
A modern warehouse as a place for business development. Can a building create a competitive advantage in logistics?
How does a modern warehouse impact costs, efficiency, and business scalability?
Which facility features truly support logistics, automation, and operational resilience?
How can developers, tenants, operators, brokers, and technology providers work together to build a competitive advantage.
Moderator:
Damian Kołata Head of Commercial 7R
Panelists:
Żaneta Ścigała Partner | Attorney-at-law LEGAL HUB
Urszula Rąbkowska Board Member I CSMO XBS LOGISTICS
Lukas Jatta Managing Director & Partner MIEBACH
Benedykt Żółtowski Head of the Network Architecture Development of the Logistics Department POCZTA POLSKA S.A
Szczepan Gowin Head of Industrial & Logistics, C&W
11:00-12:00
11:00 - 11:30
FIRESIDE CHAT
Delivering Modernisation in Live Environments: What the Estate Can Tolerate
Reviewing how sequencing, operational constraints and omni-service needs shape modernisation limits.
Highlighting where backroom space, power capacity and shell variability restrict realistic execution.
Aligning phasing, fixture adaptability and infrastructure readiness, prompting discussion on acceptable compromises.
Moderator: Katarzyna Chwalbińska-Kusek Partner, Head of ESG Advisory BAKER TILLY TPA
Guest: Barbara Ślusarczyk Merchandising Director EMPIK
11:30 - 12:00
How to Restore ESG Value: Why Reporting Alone Isn't Enough and How to Reverse the Paradigm
ESG is stuck in reports – it's time to restore its real impact on business and performance.
Companies need to shift from a "compliance mindset" to an approach that drives growth and competitive advantage.
How to Build ESG That Works: Practical Ways to Integrate It into Strategy, Management Decisions, and the Business Model.
Katarzyna Chwalbińska-Kusek Partner, Head of ESG Advisory BAKER TILLY TPA
