IT Manager of Tomorrow
9th edition of the biggest conference for IT Managers in Europe
June 17-20, 2024
Agenda Highlights
IT Leaders in the Ring
This edition of IT Manager of Tomorrow couldn't take place without the format that debuted on the ITMT stage last year and immediately sparked immense interest. The IT Leaders in the Ring debate is back. Krzysztof Dąbrowski, COO (mBank) and Bożena Leśniewska, EVP/Chief Enterprise Officer (Orange Polska) will figuratively step into the ring. Hosting this debate will be Dariusz Piotrowski, VP Sales, General Manager Poland (Dell Technologies), armed with a series of probing questions.
What is the IT Leaders in the Ring format?
Leaders at the helm of technology departments in large organizations have 12 minutes to confront the challenges of the contemporary IT world on the conference stage. They then engage in a joint discussion, clashing their perspectives in front of the audience.
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Agenda Highlights
Piotr Voelkel
Piotr Voelkel, founder of the VOX Capital Group, founder of SWPS University, Vox-Artis Foundation, and president of the Wielkopolskie Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts. A strategic investor in the award-winning office building Bałtyk, enhancing the architectural value of Poznań's center. An art connoisseur and promoter of Polish design.
A businessman with vision, a humanist, and philanthropist. Called the Polish Steve Jobs, honored with: Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta for outstanding contributions to the development and promotion of Polish entrepreneurship; the Jan Wejchert Award from the Polish Business Council in the Vision and Innovation category; the Visionaries 2016 award presented by Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.
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Agenda Highlights
David Whelan
Director, Venture Markets CEE, SEE, Israel & Public Sector EMEA & LATAM @ LinkedIn. Experienced leader and entrepreneur who is passionate about delivering great results and helping others achieve their true potential. He believes strongly that people development and placing the customer at the heart of everything you do will always deliver the best outcome in your business.
He is leading an incredibly talented Team at LinkedIn with the most innovative companies across CEE, SEE, Israel, Africa & LATAM.
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Agenda Highlights
AI Revolution
A topic that will likely appear on all ITMT stages in all kinds– artificial intelligence. It is essential for us to look at AI from the perspective of research, theory, and science, hence the presence on the agenda of Włodzisław Duch, a scientist, professor of physical sciences, and an expert in the field of artificial intelligence. Additionally, to present to you the aspect of practical, mature AI implementations in the business environment, Karolina Mitraszewska will share her experience. As the COO at NestBank, she is a leader in this transformation and will demonstrate how they utilize AI technologies both in internal processes and in products available to customers.
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Agenda Highlights
Jovan Protic
How is artificial intelligence revolutionizing the journalism industry? Jovan Protic, COO (Ringier Axel Springer Polska), argues that AI not only streamlines the content creation process but also changes the way we consume information. Artificial intelligence enables faster article generation, better content personalization, and increases readers' trust in information sources. The presentation will focus on the potential of AI to transform and improve how media presents content and the benefits that both publishers and readers can derive from it.
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Agenda Highlights
Human Skills, Human Power - Workshop on Building Future Competencies
Learn from Justyna Szylman (Zacheta - Narodowa Galeria Sztuki), as she delves into how contemporary art can inspire and shape modern leadership. Gain valuable insights into how artists navigate unpredictability, embrace self-improvement, and foster creativity, all essential skills for success in today's fast-paced world.
Gear-up Day offers a unique opportunity to enhance your IT management skills. Dive into practical workshops designed to equip you with the tools and knowledge needed to excel in your role. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting out, Gear-up Day has something for everyone.
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Agenda Highlights
Rafał Brzoska
President of InPost is revolutionizing logistics in Europe through the Paczkomat®️ system. His company, with nearly 32 thousand automated lockers in 9 countries, handled 892 million shipments in 2023. Following the acquisition of the French Mondial Relay, a debut on the EURONEXT-Amsterdam stock exchange, and the acquisition of 30% of shares and voting rights in the British Menzies Distribution, InPost successfully conquers European markets.
Committed to environmental protection, he plans to achieve climate neutrality by 2040. As a philanthropist, he supports Ukraine by transporting humanitarian aid and organizing the Polish Hearts Convoy.
His Scholarship Fund opens doors to education for talented young individuals.
As a leader, he will share his experiences, insights, and lessons on the ITMT stage in June.
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1000+
attendees
120+
speakers
50+
new valuable connections for each attendee
70+
sessions, panel discussion, interviews
3
networking parties in Gdynia
25+
workshops each conference
Meet the first speakers of ITMT 2024
Włodzisław Duch
Polish scientist, a professor of physical sciences specializing in AI
Piotr Voelkel
Founder @ Vox Capital Group
Rafał Sonik
Polish entrepreneur, off-road rally driver in the quad category, winner of the Dakar Rally, and nine-time winner of the FIM World Cup
Marcin Prokop
Journalist, presenter
Sławomir Kumka
Executive Director @ IBM Software Development & Managing Director @ IBM Poland Software Lab in Krakow
Bożena Leśniewska
EVP/Chief Enterprise Officer @ Orange Polska
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Agenda Outline
17/06
ITMT Warm-up Day
5:30 PM
Want to come to Gdynia before the official opening of the IT Manager of Tomorrow? Great, we're prepared. More info soon.
18/06
Gear-up Day
additionally paid
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Gear-up Workshops
Conference Opening
5:00 PM
Official Opening of IT Manager of Tomorrow 2024
6:00 PM
Top 10 final presentations of the IT Manager of Tomorrow Awards
8:00 PM
Networking Party - catamaran cruise
19/06
Day 2
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Gain the know-how: presentations, speeches, and a lot of networking
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Off-agenda: Discover Gdynia
8:00 PM
Final of the IT Manager of Tomorrow Awards
9:00 PM
Networking Parties - yes, we have more than one
20/06
Day 3
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
More knowledge: presentations, discussions, and of course coffee
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Official closing of the IT Manager of Tomorrow 2024
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Explore the dimensions of the conference
Leadership and Culture
Business and Strategy
Technology and Information
The culture of digital transformation
Transformation management
Motivating employees and increasing commitment
Building up strong teams in an international environment
Communication, cooperation, co-creation
Mental and Emotional Intelligence
Establishing relations between IT and business
Providing business value
Performance improvement
Merging strategies with priorities
Transformation from waterfall to agile
Facing critical challenges and business risks
The role of IT in the digitized business world
Cooperation and creation of business by the IT
Operational excellence
Cloud, Cybersecurity and A.I
IT technology trends
Data driven organization
Cooperation and tearing down silos
Merging best technologies with management methods
The role of an IT manager is constantly evolving, and with the growing importance of technology in business.
This role takes on greater significance, at the same time calling for constant development. That is why you should be preparing for the title TOMORROW already today.
IT Manager of Tomorrow is the largest gathering of modern IT Leaders, Managers and Professionals.
The conference lasts 3 days and is full of inspiring workshops, case studies, discussions and interviews. ITMT is a great opportunity to meet face to face with speakers, partners, industry experts through networking and exchanging experiences.
The main language of the IT Manager of Tomorrow conference is Polish. For all speeches, panels and workshops in English on Scena DUŻA, we will provide simultaneous translation into English.
Learn from the best. In the ITMT program, you will find case studies from
We are covering topics that are most relevant in the times of accelerated digital transformation
AI Revolution
Skills of Tomorrow
Digital Business Transformation
Modern Leadership
Tech Trends
Digital Employee Experience
What else is happening during the conference
The Gear-up workshops take place on the first day of the conference before the official start. Classes are held in small groups and are focused on gaining practical knowledge.
Gear-up Day workshops ➔
A competition in which effective IT managers show themselves, their team, as well as the transformation they had the opportunity to carry out in their organization.
IT Manager of Tomorrow Awards ➔
Gdynia - the host city IT Manager of Tomorrow 2024
Gdynia – city opens to IT Managers, Leaders, and Professionals. Come for the conference, stay in Gdynia!
DICOVER GDYNIASee the opinions of the attendees of IT Manager of Tomorrow
Practical knowledge, exchange of experiences, many interesting speakers from around the world, from many industries, not only from IT - all in a cool, inspiring atmosphere! For me, IT Manager of Tomorrow is a few days full of good energy from which I get a list of ideas and inspirations.
Marzena Czarny
Head of Test Management Team @ BNP Paribas
I've been observing IT Manager of Tomorrow conference for the past years and I'm really happy to see how it is growing and how it is developing people. It is like little seeds planted once in a year, that then grow during the year and make people more developed.
Dominika Pacyna
Director IT Service Management @ KION Group
I think that the biggest advantage of IT Manager of Tomorrow is actually that it provides a platform for the managers in Poland to express what they have achieved for the past year, and it actually shows that what the Polish community of IT Managers is able to achieve over the course of one year.
Jana Kruzliakova
VP Sales & Marketing @ Natek
For me Let's Manage IT it's unique initiative - it brings together IT service management practitioners interested in exchanging experiences and opinions. Speakers are both regular conference attendees and interesting guests - experts within the field.
Rafał Piekarz
Manager Tools and Automation, Vice President @ Brown Brothers Harriman
Gdynia is such an epicenter of thoughts, technology and information exchange. And it is definitely a place on the map that is mandatory for anyone who works within the IT industry in any role. This is where networking works great, there are plenty of opportunities to exchange insights.
Aleksandra Żygo
Principal Engineer @ GSK
I came to meet as many new people as possible, and it became clear on the spot that there was a lot of valuable content in the lectures here, and I found out how broad aspects are related to IT management in companies. This is very interesting.
Kamil Siech
Trusted Advisor at Video Collaboration @ Logitech
The energy here demonstrates that people are thirsty to communicate to exchange knowledge and experience. Here they can get it. They see how IT is changing the world and want to share their knowledge and learn from the best practitioners in the country and not only.
Tomasz Stachlewski
Architecture Lead for EMEA CEE @ Amazon
The conference is just such a place, a moment during the year, when we can stop, put aside our business responsibilities and think conceptually - reflect on what we have managed to do during the year.
Maciej Sobianek
Azure Business Group Lead @ Microsoft Polska
It is an initiative that is in line with our company's core values. In my organization, we believe that building communities is our responsibility as an organisation that cares about sustainability and the environment.
Przemysław Zakrzewski
Head of Corporate Technology Center @ ABB
Bringing together specialists from a wide range of fields in one technological area gives us the ability to shape this future and promote the fact that innovative projects very often beyond our current thinking, could start in Gdynia, be continued here and further develop our city and the entire region.
Jakub Ubych
Vice Chair of Gdynia City Council
For me, it is an amazing experience. I am glad I had the chance to meet these people and I hope to be able to join you next year.
Katarzyna Ellerik
Lider Zespołu ds. Ochrony Danych @ LexDigital
This is the largest industry conference in Poland dedicated to IT managers and it is a fantastic opportunity to learn something from each other.
Robert Radziejewski
Team Manager - IT Compliance and Governance @ Allegro
We have the opportunity to invite guests or our potential investors so they can have a conversation with their colleagues and feel this incredible energy and potential. They can attend workshops and get inspired.
Marcin Grzegory
Deputy Director @ Invest in Pomerania