Stainless Steel
Days 2026
ORGANIZER:
Polish Stainless Steel Association
DATE:
November 16 - 17, 2026.
Location:
The Bridge Wroclaw Hotel, Wroclaw
About the conference
We invite you to participate in the most important meeting of the representatives of the Polish stainless steel industry.
The conference organized by the Polish Stainless Steel Association every year gathers leading managers from the industry. We talk about market trends, new technologies, interesting phenomena, forecast…
Participation in SSD is a must-attend point for anyone professionally involved in the Polish stainless steel industry.
We guarantee:
- interesting speakers,
- highest quality of discussion,
- meeting with leaders of the Polish stainless steel industry,
- professional organization of the event.
This year we will talk about:
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directions of development of the Polish stainless steel industry,
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The situation in the various sectors of the stainless steel industry,
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business forecasts for the coming months,
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modern technologies to support the sale of stainless steels,
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the challenges facing today's managers.
Program
11:45 - 12:30
Registration and lunch
12:30 - 12:40
Opening of the conference
12:40 – 13:50
SESSION 1
13:50 - 14:10
Coffee break
14:10 - 15:10
SESSION 2
15:10 – 15:30
Coffee break
15:30 – 16:10
SESSION 3
16:10 – 16:30
Coffee break
16:30 – 18:00
SESSION 4
20:00 - 24:00
Dinner
09:30 – 10:45
SESSION 1
10:45 – 11:05
Coffee break
11:05 – 12:05
SESSION 2
12:05 – 12:25
Coffee break
12:25 – 13:25
SESSION 3
12:40 – 13:00
Coffee break
13:00 – 14:00
SESSION 4
14:00
Conclusion of the conference
Speakers of the previous edition
The conference will be attended by representatives of leading companies operating in the Polish stainless steel industry,
but also representatives of other sectors of industry, business and academia. We want to discuss the most important
challenges among the most knowledgeable people.
We will soon introduce the profiles of our speakers. In the meantime, we would like to remind those performing in the previous edition.
Maciej Suska
Managing Director of Metal Centrum (Investa)
Graduate of the Gdynia Maritime University. He earned an MBA degree from the Gdansk Foundation for Management Education. He has been with Investa since 1998, where he started in the purchasing department. From 2005 to 2006, he served as director of the Katowice branch. Since 2007, he has been managing director of Metal Centrum, Investa’s 100-person central unit consisting of the purchasing department, export department and central warehouse in Strykow near Lodz. The central warehouse serves as a service and logistics center for Investy’s subsidiaries and a number of Amari Metals companies scattered in neighboring countries.
Jan Zielinski
Managing director at In.tech Innovative Technologies
He has been involved in the steel industry for more than twenty years. Since 2011, he has represented KASTO on the Polish market in cooperation with In.tech Innowacyjne Technologie. During this time, he was responsible for the sales and commissioning of more than 200 cutting machines and automatic storage systems from KASTO.
KASTO is a world leader in automated storage solutions for log and sheet metal, as well as metal cutting machines.
The company’s history is 180 years of experience. Breakthroughs included the introduction of a frame cutting machine in 1947, the first circular saw in 1965, and the launch of the first fully automatic bar storage system in 1972. Over the years, the company has gained a following of more than 70,000 satisfied customers worldwide.
Today, KASTO has more than 700 employees working at production facilities in Germany and subsidiaries in the US, France, the UK, Singapore, Switzerland and China. Kasto also has 40 partners around the world, including In.Tech Innovative Technologies sp. z o.o.
Jacek Baran
Key Account Manager, EAGLE Sp. z o.o.
He has many years of experience in the technical industry, gained while working with key clients and implementing advanced technological projects. For nearly ten years, he has been associated with EAGLE Sp. z o.o., where he is responsible for the selection and implementation of modern solutions in the field of metalworking.
He specialises in the integration of innovative technologies that support the efficiency of production processes and the development of the metal industry.
Julia Pitulska
Design Strategist and innovation consultant
A graduate of Design Management at the University of the Arts London (UAL).
Author of works devoted to the implementation of design thinking in non-creative sectors and
in SMEs. An expert in the field of innovation, design thinking and communication strategy, with
experience in leading transformation processes in the SME sector and
non-profit organisations.
She has been living and working in London for almost a decade, where she specialises in
leading innovation processes – from design sprints and hackathons to
strategic workshops for executives, operational managers and
project teams. Since 2018, she has been supporting companies and social organisations in
integrating design thinking methods and innovative approaches to management.
She has been associated with MTL since 2020, initially as the author of a new communication strategy,
and since 2023 as a permanent design strategist, responsible for implementing communication activities
and designing workshop processes that support the development of
the organisation.
In her practice, she combines international experience with a local perspective on
European markets, focusing on how innovation and facilitation tools can
translate into real change, supporting people, processes and business relationships.
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Piotr Sikorski
President of the Polish Union of Steel Distributors and Processors (PUDS)
A graduate of the Faculty of Journalism and Political Science at the University of Warsaw. For many years, he has been involved in the steel distribution industry, where he actively works to develop the market, integrate the community and promote modern standards and services. In December 2024, he was appointed to the Council of EUROMETAL, the European federation of steel distributors, where he represents the Polish sector at the European forum.
Since August 2025, he has been the President of the Polish Union of Steel Distributors and Processors (PUDS), an organisation representing the interests of steel distributors and processors in Poland.
Kristian Sylvest
CEO, founder and owner or Dacapo Stainless.
He has been in the stainless-steel distribution industry since 1995. He founded Dacapo Stainless A/S in Denmark in 2003 and has since developed the company to a pan-European distributor of stainless steel long, flat, fittings and flanges.
Dacapo is represented in 9 countries, with warehouses in NL and DK. The company today sells 45.000 tons of steel and 60 mio€ of fittings and flanges.
Strategical focus areas has been to transform role of the stockholder from a traditional analogue business model to a digital business model. The result, among many, is that Dacapo today harvest +80% of the order lines digitally from the customer. This is due to Dacapos state of the art webshop combine with high availability logistical and financial solutions to big consumers of stainless steel.
He is fluent in English, and gets by in German.
Interest: Dacapo, high pulse work out, family and traveling.
Marcin Bożek
Head of Business for the CEE Region in Sun Mark Stainless Poland Sp. z o.o.
A graduate of the Krakow University of Technology. He began his professional career in 2006 in the automotive industry, working with brands such as Ford, Mercedes and Opel, where he gained experience in sales positions.
Since 2013, he has focused on providing comprehensive services to customers in the OEM, Tier 1 and Tier 2 segments – from design and production to the sale of rubber and felt components, adhesives and stainless steel pipe fittings. Over the years, he has managed projects with a total value of over €500 million.
At the same time, he developed his business in the field of construction and management of steel centres dedicated to industry in Poland, Slovakia, Belgium and Spain. His strength lies in his ability to build and effectively manage teams in an international environment.
Within Sun Mark Stainless Poland, he serves as Director of the Central and Eastern Europe region, covering markets from Estonia to Romania, as well as Germany and Austria. He also serves as a proxy in Sun Mark Polska Sp. z o.o.
Privately, he is passionate about motoring and actively participates in car and motorcycle racing. In his spare time, he is involved in small development projects. He is constantly looking for new challenges, both in business and in his private life.
Krzysztof Kurjański
Managing Director Outokumpu Distribution Poland
A graduate of the Faculty of Transport Economics at the University of Gdańsk. For the first few years after graduation, he was involved in the shipbuilding industry. In May 1991, he took up a position as a sales representative for the steel division of the Krupp concern in Poland. In the following years, he gained experience in sales as office manager, regional manager and director of the Polish branch of Krupp, Krupp Hoesch and ThyssenKrupp. Since mid-2006, he has been managing director of the ThyssenKrupp Stainless Polska service centre, and since 2013, Outokumpu Stainless Polska. Within Outokumpu, he serves as the head of the Eastern Europe region, which covers more than a dozen countries from Estonia to Bulgaria.
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A lover of good music, medieval history, and record collector. He relaxes best by exhausting himself mercilessly on mountain trails.
Michał Kmieć
Customer Solution Expert, Remmert GmbH
He is an expert in the field of automation of intralogistics preocesses at Remmert GmbH – a renowned German manufacturer specializing in comprehensive storage systems and automation of long materials and sheet metal processing. For several years, he has been actively supporting the development of the Central and Eastern European market, advising clients from various industries – including steel and aluminum – on the implementation of modern warehouse and production technologies.
Thanks to his extensive technical knowledge and experience gained during the implementation of numerous industrial projects, Michał Kmieć effectively combines the needs of production plants with the possiblities of the latest automation solutions. He specializes in the optimization of material flow in production and warehouse halls and integration with processing lines, focusing on the maximum use of the potential of the customers machine park.
Remmert GmbH, based in Löhne (Niemcy), has been providing modular and scalable intralogistics solutions for almost 80 year, supporting companies in increasing efficiency, reducing costs and better managing space. The company is a valued partner of metal processing plants, service centers and machine manufacturers.It offers, among others: automatic warehouses for long and sheet metal, transoprt systems and intelliget software for managing the flow of materials – these solutions, when combined, open up new development and innovation opportunities for manufactiring companies.
Anna Żurawiecka
CEO/Head of Growth at Green Reporting
Ekspert in CBAM regulations and operational efficiency in environmental reporting. Lawyer, customs agent and advisor with over 15 years of experience in trade compliance and supply chain management. She has supported the largest global organizations from the Global 500 list, including companies from the high-tech, FMCG, pharmaceutical and automotive industries.
Specializes in sustainable development in international trade and implementation of environmental regulations in business practice. Responsible for the development and operational implementation of solutions that automate CBAM reporting at Green Reporting.
Editor-in-Chief of the portal www.prawoilogistyka.pl – an expert platform of knowledge about regulations and logistics in international trade.
Mateusz Nikel
President of the Management Board of Aperam Stainless Services & Solutions Poland Sp. z o.o.
He has been associated with the company since 2007, when he began working as a Quality Engineer at ArcelorMittal. In subsequent years, he held management positions, including Quality Manager and Production Director. Since November 2024, he has served as President of the Management Board.
An expert in stainless steel production and quality, service center management, and industrial process improvement. His responsibilities included system implementation (including WCM and MES), investment execution, and modernization projects. He also holds an MBA.
Mirosław Motyka
Metallurgical Chamber of Industry and Commerce HIPH, President of the Management Board
He graduated in Germanic philology from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow and completed a six-month internship at Humboldt University in Berlin. He also completed a UEC training course in the Iron and Steel Training Programme in Pittsburgh (USA) and postgraduate studies organised by Ernst & Young and the Warsaw School of Economics (Executive Studies in Finance). Between 1988 and 2022, he worked for ArcelorMittal Poland, where he was responsible for investments, Young and the Warsaw School of Economics (Executive Studies in Finance). From 1988 to 2022, he was associated with ArcelorMittal Poland, where he was responsible for investments, trade, finance, international relations and government relations. He was also Vice-President of Employers of Poland (2007-2012). Since 2022, he has been President of the Management Board of the Steel Industry and Trade Chamber (previously he was Chairman of the HIPH Council). At the same time, he sits on the Scientific Council of the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Upper Silesian Institute of Technology. He is fluent in German and English. His interests include linguistics, geography, literature, music and film.
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Małgorzata Świerkosz-Hołysz
Doctor of social sciences, leadership trainer, coach and facilitator, assistant professor at the WSB Academy
An expert in modern leadership, managerial competency development, and organizational psychology, she has been co-creating transformational leadership and team building in organizations across a variety of industries—from manufacturing and services to the public and IT sectors. She is the author of the book “A Coaching Model of Human Capital Management in the Contemporary Organization,” based on research at the intersection of coaching and management. As a trainer, consultant, and coach, she has completed over 16,500 hours of training and over 1,700 coaching sessions, collaborating with leaders across Poland.
For 26 years, he has run H&G Academy of Business and Personal Development, a training company specializing in leadership development, facilitation and value-based organizational culture.
As a certified MindSonar® consultant and Management 3.0 and APMG Facilitation facilitator, she supports leaders in building engagement, accountability and an agile culture. She works with both top management and operational teams. She specializes in conducting Leadership Academy, facilitation sessions, Train the Trainer workshops and development programs based on her proprietary coaching management model.
Assistant professor and methodologist at the WSB Academy in Dąbrowa Górnicza, teaches master’s degree, MBA and leadership development programs. Combines academic knowledge with business practice, using science to make a real difference in organizations.
Krzysztof Litwin
Managing Director of MTL Lewandowski, Kamiński, Pitulski
He has been professionally involved in the stainless steel distribution sector for 27 years. He worked in sales for 13 years and then spent another 14 years as the person responsible for the organisation’s development.
He gained managerial experience at MTL by participating in the development, implementation and coordination of the operational concepts of all departments within the organisation. Od 2020 r. He has been the managing director of the company since 2020.
As he explains, ‘my studies in management focused my interests on inventory management and the process approach in organisations, but it is behavioural economics that arouses my greatest curiosity.’
In business, Krzysztof Litwin follows Richard Branson’s aptly worded ABCD principle: ‘Always Be Connecting the Dots’.
Privately, he is a happy husband and fulfilled father.
Andrzej Michalski-Stępkowski
President of Stainless Steel Association
He has been involved in the metal industry for more than 20 years. Since 2016, he has headed the work of the Stainless Steel Association. He is also (since 2021) president of the Polish Aluminum Association and publisher of the magazine “Nowa Stal” (since 2011). He began his career in the daily newspaper Rzeczpospolita, where he described, among other things, the transformations that took place in the Polish steel industry in the early 2000s. He was also editor and then head of the economic section of Rzeczpospolita. He is a graduate of Warsaw University (Institute of International Relations).
Ignacy Morawski
Chief economist and deputy editor of "Pulse of Business"
Ignacy Morawski is one of the most brilliant commentators on economic life in the country and the world. He is the chief economist of “Puls Biznesu”, but also deputy editor-in-chief of the title.
For many years he worked as an economist in the banking sector (including the WestLB bank, and the Polish Bank of Entrepreneurship). Between 2012 and 2016, he won numerous honors in the rankings for macroeconomic analysts, taking such positions as. Twice a place on the podium of the competition for the best macroeconomic analyst organized by the daily newspaper “Rzeczpospolita” and the National Bank of Poland.
In 2017. was included in the New Europe 100 list, recognizing Central Europe’s most innovative people, published by the Financial Times. In 2019. and 2022. honored by ThinkTank as one of the 10 economists most listened to by Polish business. In 2019. SpotData project, which he founded, was nominated for a GrandPress Digital award. Graduated in economics from Bocconi University in Milan and in political science from the University of Warsaw.
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