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    9 March: Summit Day

    “Summit Day: 9 March”

    9 March, 2023 (08:30 – 14:45)

    Join us for top Key Note Panelists, Case-Study presentations and “lessons learned” from top BSC Directors from across CEE, and benefit from a day of practical, actionable next-steps.

     

    8:00-9:00

    Coffees and Registration

    9:00 - 9:10

    Opening & Welcoming comments.

    Thom Barnhardt, CEE Business Media

    CEE Business Services Directory 2023

    BSC Charity Beach Volleyball Tournaments - Summer 2023

    9:10 - 9:40

    Keynote Opening Panel: How Leadership Development in CEE is essential to drive truly global transformation.

    Elias van herwaarden, Head of Location Strategy, Occupier Services EMEA Colliers International

    Ash Noah, VP & Managing Director, AICPA & CIMA

    9:40 - 10:05

    Navigating from 1-process SSC to Multi-process, world-class GBS ... Tips and techniques for expanding your services portfolio.

    Trevor Hanbury, SVP Business Group Global Finance, Amerisource Bergen

    Ruta Jasiulioniene, Branch manager, SEB Global Services (Vilnius and Riga)

    Moderator: Krystian Bestry, Founder, Adaptive Solutions & Advisory Group

    10:05 - 10:30

    Getting started in GBS in Europe: Entry options, risks, benefits, locations.

    Lukasz Wielochowski, Director, Moderna International Business Services Center (Warsaw)

    Hema Gunawardana, L&T Technology Services (Krakow)

    Arunas Linge Head of GBS, BMI Group (Lithuania)

    10:30 - 11:00

    Conversations & Coffees

    11:00 - 11:30

    Is a new operating model emerging? How "thin-layer" SSCs are overseeing outsourced services providers.

    Artur Gronkiewicz, VP, Sony Pictures Entertainment

    Darren Owens, Finance Operations Director - Global Business Services, Imperial Brands PLC

    11:00 - 12:00 - Stage 2

    2 Break-Out Sessions (18 min each)

    Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency

    JTI AP Transformation Journey, empowered by Transparent. Presentation by Aleksander Hajdas, Global Process Owner, P2P, JTI (Japan Tobacco Int'l)

    11:30 - 11:55

    "A New Hierarchy of Needs at Work": New Research shows how workers have changed and how the workplace needs to change, too.

    Ilinca Popescu, Steelcase Europe

    12:00 - 12:30

    Becoming "Anti-Fragile": Adapting your GBS strategies in an age of uber-disruption, uncertainty, and geo-political risks.

    Jaromir Staroba, Prague Capability Center Director at Anheuser-Busch InBev

    Taras Skyba, Managing Director | Alternative Delivery Model Lead, PWC (Lviv)

    Fredis Bikovs, MD, Riga Investment Agency

    12:30 - 13:30

    VIP Luncheon

    13:30 - 14:10

    ​Enabling Technology - Process Intelligence. Gaining process excellence and transparency unveiling your system data potential.

    Piotr Kocot, Partner, PWC

    Mariusz Walkiewicz, Director, PWC

    Jacek Bujas, Digital Transformation Manager, PMI Service Center Europe

    Krzysztof Znaleziony, Head Digital Transformation, PMI Service Center Europe

    13:30 - 14:20 - Stage 2

    3 Break-Out Sessions (18 min each)

    ‘Digital Transformation & Frictionless Finance’, Ash Noah, AICPA & CIMA

    Hybrid Strategies for Building IT Teams Effectively; Szymon Stadnik, Itelence

    Steelcase: "Designing With, Not For: Solving for the Hybrid Work Challenges Leaders Face Today"

    14:25 - 14:55

    Keynote (Closing): The Next Generation: How rapidly-developing technology will revolutionize business models, and transform operating processes. The relentless forces of AI, immersive technology, and advanced Robotics.

    David Poole, Executive Chairman, Emergence Partners Ltd (London)

    15:00 - 15:55

    1-on-1 InPerson Meetings; and OnLine Meetings. Arranged via our world-class Event App Brella.

    18:30 - 23:30

    CEE BSC Awards Gala and VIP Dinner. Corporate Tables-of-10.

    MEDIA PARTNERS

    Distinguishing Top Companies and Executive Leadership in CEE's Business Services Sectors