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Sales Director of Stadler Polska. Experienced manager with many years of experience in sales, strategy and customer relationship management. The main area of activity – the railway market, earlier also the aviation market. Long-term President, currently a member of board of the SIRTS -Association for Interoperability and Development of Rail Transport, Member of the Advisory Board of UEEIV.

Dominik Halbeisen has a track record in Supply Chain Management and Logistics, with a focus and specialization in traceability.

With more than 20 years of professional experience in the planning and execution of logistical infrastructure, supply chain design and operations as well as the implementation of traceability solutions, Dominik has an in-depth knowledge in regards to the complexities of the upcoming digital product passport (DPP) and EU data spaces, which both are the basis of industry 5.0.

Dr. Adam Gontarz is Head of Digitalization, Innovation & Technology at Swissmem and a member of the Executive Board. Previously, he led the Additive Manufacturing and Automotive sectors. He holds a PhD from ETH Zurich and an Executive MBA from ZHAW. He is founder and CEO of the ETH spin-off SIGMAtools GmbH and a lecturer at OST and HSLU. He is also President of the digitalization platform Next Industries, which promotes the digital transformation of the Swiss industry.

Impact investor, innovator,  C-Level executive, pioneer of the fintech market. A long-time member of a number of supervisory boards of listed companies across CEE markets (e.g. Inter Cars S.A., CCC S.A., InPost S.A., PKOBP S.A., PKP CARGO S.A., Generali PTE S.A., Arctic Paper S.A). Founder of the Humanites Institute – a think&DO tank systemically combining the topics of Humanity and Technology, founder of the Center for Ethics in Technology, author of social development models – including the Coherent Leadership™ model. Member of the Scientific Council of IDEAS NCBR – Polish national center dedicated to artificial intelligence and digital economy, the Chapter of the Eagles of Rzeczpospolita and the Social Council of the Wrocław University of Science and Technology.

Philipp has been an Executive Board Member of the Stadler Group, holding the position of Executive Vice President Division Central Europe since 2021.

He has worked for Stadler for over 15 years, holding management positions in Stadler’s subsidiaries in various locations. He successfully led teams and managed operations in India, Algeria, Switzerland, Belarus and Poland, contributing to the global expansion and successful development of the Stadler Group.

As Executive Vice President Division Central Europe, he is responsible for the activities of Stadler’s companies belonging to the Division CE, located in Poland, the Czech Republic, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Germany.

Philipp is a graduate of the University of St. Gallen. He also completed an MBA program at the ETH Zurich, which further expanded his expertise in strategic management and leadership.

Dominika Bettman is a digital transformation leader with extensive experience in business and technology management. As former General Manager of Microsoft Poland, CEO of Siemens Poland, and an expert in AI, Industry 4.0 and business ethics, she combines strategic and technological perspectives with a deeply human approach. Although a humanist at heart, her passion and professional practice have equipped her with unique expertise at the intersection of innovation, responsibility and leadership.

Maciej Alksnin – Graduate of Bialystok University of Technology and Data Science studies, an enthusiast of data analytics and industrial automation. CEO of Magma SAP, a company delivering innovative solutions in the field of control systems, production process automation, and digital transformation of enterprises. For over 25 years, he has combined technological knowledge with managerial experience, focusing on the use of modern technologies to build the competitive advantage of companies both in the domestic and international markets.

Michał Stępień has been in UBS in Poland since 2008. Before becoming General Manager of Poland Business Solutions Centers in 2013 and Country Head in 2017, he held positions of COO, IT Service Delivery Head, Legal and Compliance Head and Service Delivery Head. Michal has over 15 years of leadership experience. Prior to joining UBS, he worked in international companies such as Royal AHOLD and DELL. Michal is qualified Attorney in Law.

Fabrice Filliez is a career diplomat. Prior to his appointment as Ambassador to the Republic of Poland, he served as Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore and the Sultanate of Brunei from 2018 to 2022. Previously, he served in Berne for five years at the Swiss State Secretariat for International Financial Matters with the title of Ambassador in charge of multilateral tax matters. There, he was responsible for representing Switzerland’s interests in important multilateral tax negotiations, in particular at the Global Forum on Tax Transparency and Exchange of Information. Other positions during his career included appointments at the Swiss Embassy in London, at the Directorate for European Affairs in Berne, at the Swiss Mission to the European Union in Brussels, as well as at the Directorate for Public International Law in Berne, postings where he was actively involved in various Swiss-EU negotiations. Fabrice Filliez graduated from the University of Geneva with a Degree in Law and holds a Master’s Degree in European Law from the University of Brussels, Belgium.

Alexandra Baumann is a diplomat by training and currently serves as the Head of the Division for Prosperity and Sustainability at the Swiss Federal Department for Foreign Affairs (Foreign Ministry). In this position she is responsible for coordinating Foreign Policies with other Ministries that deal with international affairs. She serves as the focal point in the Ministry for questions related to AI and new technologies.

Before her current position she was the Diplomatic Advisor to the Swiss Finance Minister from 2019-2022. Her other postings include the Swiss Mission to the UN in New York (2016-2019), the Swiss Embassy in Berlin (2011-2016) and the Americas Division at Headquarters in Bern (2006-2011).

Alexandra holds a master’s degree in political sciences from the University of Zurich.