Agenda

World Meat Day

World Meat Day Congress

Hotel Arche – Aleja Krakowska 237, Warsaw

Day 1 — 17 June 2026

9:00–9:30
Opening

Ceremonial opening and speeches by guests of honor.

9:30–11:00
Block 1 | Food security and the strategic role of livestock farming

Moderator: Iwona Dyba – Editor-in-Chief, Farmer Magazine & farmer.plTHEME 1: Europe’s food security in an unstable world – the role of the meat sector.Professor Marek Wigier – Director at the Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics – National Research Institute (IERiGŻ PIB) in WarsawDiscussion:Professor Marek Wigier – Director IERiGŻ PIBProfessor Peer Ederer – Director of GOAL SciencesCarolina Cucurella – Senior Veterinary Advisor at the Secretariat of UECBVPierre Sultana – Public Affairs Director at AnimalhealthEuropePrzemysław Gostkiewicz – Chairman of the Board at Sokołów S.A.

11:00–12:30
Block 2 | International trade

Moderator: Adam Tubilewicz – Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Portal SpożywczyTHEME 1: East and Southeast Asian countries as prospective markets for the Polish meat industry.Professor Łukasz Ambroziak – Professor at the Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics – National Research Institute (IERiGŻ PIB) in WarsawTHEME 2: The new geography of food exports – where will the markets of the future grow?Richard Brown – Director at GiraDiscussion:Professor Łukasz Ambroziak – Professor at IERiGŻ PIBMatteo Pilotto – Founder of PolvenetaRichard Brown – Director at GiraDr John C. Rich – Executive Chair at MHP SEDariusz Siwek – CEO of Zakłady Mięsne ŁUKÓWRobert Kozak – Regional Sales Manager, Fresh Logistics Polska Sp. z o.o.

12:30–13:45
Block 3 | Does Europe need a legislative moratorium for agriculture?

Moderator: Adam Tubilewicz – Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Portal SpożywczyTHEME 1: EU regulations and food security – where is the limit? How are EUDR, ESG and the Green Deal changing the agri-food sector?Professor Michael Lee – Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Harper Adams University, UK; FRSA, FRSB, FRASE, ARAgSDiscussion:Marek Zagórski – Chairman of the Agriculture and Food Economy CommitteeProfessor Marek Chmaj – Managing Partner at Chmaj i PartnerzyJerzy Wierzbicki – President of the Polish Beef Cattle Producers Association (PZPBM)Dr Andrzej Gantner – Vice President and Director General of the Polish Federation of Food Producers Employers’ Association (PFPŻ ZP)Professor Michael Lee – Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Harper Adams University, UK; FRSA, FRSB, FRASE, ARAgS

13:45–14:45
Announcement of moratorium | Press Conference / Lunch break

Announcement of the position on the legislative moratorium for EU agriculture. Press conference and lunch break.

14:45–16:15
Block 4 | Food production as a strategic resource for countries

Moderator: Adam Paradowski – Chief Executive Officer, AgroHorti Media Sp. z o.o.THEME 1: Cybersecurity in the food industry – new threats to the sector.Marek Klimaszewski – President of the Management Board at CyberHIVE sp. z o.o.THEME 2: Business continuity of industrial plants – self-sufficiency in crisis situationsMarta Chalimoniuk-Nowak – Managing Director of the Research and Development Centre for Civil SecurityDiscussion:Przemysław Kuna – President of the Office of Electronic Communications (UKE)Col. Piotr Gąstał – CEO of ORLEN Ochrona, Former Commander of JW GROMMaciej Kisiel – CEO Coldstore GdańskGeneral Adam Rapacki – Managing Partner at Rapacki & Partners Security ConsultancyMarta Chalimoniuk-Nowak – Managing Director of the Research and Development Centre for Civil Security

16:15–17:30
Block 5 | Energy

Moderator: Adam Tubilewicz – Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Portal SpożywczyTHEME 1: From manure to megawatts: will agriculture become an energy producer?Grzegorz Jasik – Head of Production Department at ORLEN BiometanDiscussion:Grzegorz Brodziak – CEO of Goodvalley Agro S.A., President of the Polish Agricultural FederationJan Pajek – CEO of ORLEN BiometanMarek Sawicki – Member of the Polish ParliamentRyszard Hordyński – Director of Strategy and Communications, Huawei Poland

Day 2 — 18 June 2026

10:00–13:00
Thematic sessions | The future of animal production – scenarios after 2030

Moderator: Adam Tubilewicz – Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Portal SpożywczyTHEME 1: New Trade Agreements – Threat or OpportunityDr John C. Rich – Executive Chair at MHP SEJacek Zarzecki – Vice-Chairman of the Board, Polish Sustainable Beef PlatformPaweł Podstawka – Chairman of the National Federation of Poultry Breeders and Egg ProducersWiesław Ilków – General Director, ABP PolandTHEME 2: Meat consumer – 2030Professor Elżbieta Szymańska – Professor at SGGWTHEME 3: Animal breeding strategies – Presentation of a new strategy for porkDr Jakub Olipra – Olipra AnalyticsTHEME 4: New CAP – directions of supportBruno Menne – Director of the Commodities team, Copa and Cogeca

13:00
Closing of the Congress

Summary of the sessions and official closing of the event.

The organizer reserves the right to make changes to the event program.