Event program – 2025 Design talks Buisness Sustainability Summit

Program

DAY 01
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DAY 02

Thu.

Nov. 27th

Day 01

Time: 09:20 - 09:50

Place: PPNT Gdynia

Networking & Check In*

Participants will start the day with check-in, followed by a morning networking session.

Time: 10:00 - 10:15

Place: PPNT Gdynia

Day One Welcome

After welcoming everyone in the C room and a brief introduction to the event, participants will be invited to a short breathing exercise. In a simple and approachable way, they’ll be asked to close their eyes and take a few deep breaths.

Time: 10:20 - 11:30

Theme Block #1

Speaker: Marta Szadowiak

Place: PPNT Gdynia

Change Maker – born to lead or trained to act?

Are change leaders born with charisma, or do they learn it step by step? Using real-life case studies, I will explore whether becoming a change maker is a matter of innate talent or acquired skills, experience, and practice.

Time: 10:20 - 11:30

Theme Block #1

Speaker: Edyta Sadowska & Marta Szadowiak

Place: PPNT Gdynia

Change as a Sustainable (R)evolution

For change to be effective, it requires balance – between continuity and novelty, between respect for what already exists and the courage to shape a sustainable future.

Time: 10:20 - 11:30

Theme Block #1

Speaker: Edyta Sadowska

Place: PPNT Gdynia

Future: change as continuity

The dominant narrative reduces the future to constant change. Yet trend analysis reveals that change usually grows out of things that are already happening.

Time: 11:30 - 12:00

Place: PPNT Gdynia

Facilitated Networking + Coffee Break

Throughout the event, breaks will include structured networking activities designed to encourage conversations and connections among participants.

Time: 12:00 - 13:20

Theme Block #2

Speaker: Gilberto Morishaw

Place: PPNT Gdynia

Imagination, Improvisation and Regeneration

How can we embrace the power of imagination and creativity in the pursuit of creating a better planet while maintaining our own joy?

Time: 12:00 - 13:20

Blok tematyczny #2

Speaker: Oda Midtlyng Klempe

Place: PPNT Gdynia

Oda Midtlyng Klempe (NO), TBA*

Time: 13:30 - 13:40

moderator: Aneta Lehmann

Place: PPNT Gdynia

Day One Summary

Time: 13:40 - 14:40

Place: PPNT Gdynia

Facilitated Networking + Lunch

Throughout the event, breaks will include structured networking activities designed to encourage conversations and connections among participants.

Time: 14:40 - 14:55

Place: Cinema

End-of-Day Meditation

A calming, reflective session at the close of each day, helping participants process their learnings and wind down after a day of networking and panels.

Time: 15:00 - 18:00

Workshop #1

Speaker: Justyna Markowicz

Place: PPNT Gdynia

Vision Lab: Build Your Impact Compass

In a dynamic and unpredictable world, we need a compass that helps us act in alignment with ourselves while navigating the complex ecosystem of challenges, values, and impact.

Time: 15:00 - 18:00

Workshop #2

Speaker: Angelika Zimny

Place: PPNT Gdynia

SWIM – a simple method for lasting change. A way to create change that works.

Most changes in organizations fail before they deliver results. SWIM breaks this pattern – helping implement changes that work, bring outcomes, and last.

Time: 15:00 - 18:00

Workshop #3

Speaker: Hanna Sitarz-Pietrzak, Magdalena Szklarczyk-Kominko

Place: PPNT Gdynia

Creative Leadership – From Enthusiasm to Change

Creative Leadership is a new area of project competencies based on participation and responsiveness. It enables building teams capable of adapting in a rapidly changing reality – across business, social, and global contexts.

Time: 18:30 - 20:30

Place: PPNT Gdynia

Dinner with a Stranger

An informal networking event where participants can sign up for dinner reservations at local restaurants in small groups.

Time: 21:00 - 01:00

Place: PPNT Gdynia

DtB Party

A casual, end-of-day gathering on the first day of the conference where speakers, organizers, and participants can unwind, continue networking, and just have fun.

Fri.

Nov. 28th

Day 02

Time: 09:20 - 09:50

Place: PPNT Gdynia

Networking & Check In*

Participants will start the day with check-in, followed by a morning networking session.

Time: 10:00 - 10:10

Place: PPNT Gdynia

Day Two Welcome

After welcoming everyone in the C room and a brief introduction to the event, participants will be invited to a short breathing exercise.

Time: 10:10 - 11:30

Theme Block #3

Speaker: Weronika Rochacka Gagliardi, Krzysztof Ożóg, Piotr Mach

Place: PPNT Gdynia

Sustainability in Change

Change requires not only strategy and processes, but also inner resilience and the ability to consciously shape one’s own role.

Time: 10:10 - 11:30

Blok tematyczny #3

Speaker: Weronika Rochacka Gagliardi

Place: PPNT Gdynia

Sustain the spark – A Few Words on the Paradox of Enthusiasm

How can we keep going when initial enthusiasm turns into burnout? This is a reflection on the trap of passion at work and what helps us survive it.

Time: 10:10 - 11:30

Theme Block #3

Speaker: Krzysztof Ożóg, Piotr Mach

Place: PPNT Gdynia

You are NOT just your job*

How to consciously manage your skills without losing adaptability. Success doesn’t always go to those with the most experience, but to those who know how to tell their story.

Time: 11:30 - 12:00

Place: PPNT Gdynia

Facilitated Networking + Coffee Break*

Throughout the event, breaks will include structured networking activities designed to encourage conversations and connections among participants.

Time: 12:00 - 12:40

Speaker: Bartek Goldyn, Kari Goldyn

Place: PPNT Gdynia

Live Podcast – Change: Between Resistance and Opportunity

Changes fail not because the idea was bad, but because they were poorly implemented. So how can we successfully navigate change?

Time: 12:40 - 13:00

Place: PPNT Gdynia

Conference summary

Time: 13:00 - 14:20

Place: PPNT Gdynia

Facilitated Networking + Lunch*

Throughout the event, breaks will include structured networking activities designed to encourage conversations and connections among participants.

Time: 14:30 - 17:30

Workshop #4

Speaker: Agata Rzechówka, Paweł Drętkiewicz

Place: PPNT Gdynia

Effective Communication of Difficult Topics

How can we work with complex challenges in a way that motivates others to take action?

Time: 14:30 - 17:30

Workshop #5

Speaker: Marta Bukowska

Place: PPNT Gdynia

How to Lead Change that Lasts

Change in an organization is not only about new processes and strategies – it is first and foremost about people, their emotions, and their engagement.

Time: 14:30 - 17:30

Workshop #6

Speaker: Maciej Jakimiec

Place: PPNT Gdynia

Everything is an input to everything else

Design is the foundation of sustainable development – during this workshop, you will discover how the ideas of sustainable management and circular economy can be turned into practice, giving technologies a second life.