The MP Power 12 poll is not to be missed. It is there that the people who had the greatest impact on the event industry in 2022 will be selected – true professionals who stood out not only for their professional achievements, but also for their ethics and commitment to the meetings and events industry.
Industry representatives, industry associations, and the judges of the MP Power Awards® competition have identified individuals who have had a significant impact on the functioning of the meetings and events industry in 2022, and from among all the nominations, those with the highest number of votes have been selected. The next stage is the selection of the golden three, i.e. the nominees for the Power title, followed by the selection of the winners. The MP Power Awards jury is composed of specialists representing all sectors of the market.
List of award nominees
Below is a list of the 72 most influential people in the meetings and events industry in 2022, recognized for their professionalism, achievements in their field, quality of cooperation, and commitment to the industry. The list is divided into 12 categories, with six nominees in each category.
Corporate Meeting Planner – Marketer or Business Owner
Agnieszka Belowska-Gocławska, Head of Robotics Process Automation CoE, Nordea Bank
Justyna Jaworska-Konieczny, Associate Manager HR, HCL Poland
Anna Klimczuk, Head of Communication, Microsoft
Piotr Miller, Internal Communication Expert, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego
Katarzyna Redlich, Image and Promotion Team Manager, PZU
Renata Szelągowska, HR Business Partner, Orange Polska
Corporate Meeting Planner – Purchasing Department
Barbara Kasprzak, Controlling/Non-Commercial Buyer, Super-Pharm Holding
Alicja Komincz-Kotas, Chief Specialist – Buyer, Polkomtel
Agata Okońska, Procurement Manager, Samsung Electronics
Karolina Potaczek, Procurement Expert, ING Hubs Poland
Katarzyna Pytlak, Senior Strategic Purchasing Buyer, Polpharma Pharmaceutical Plant
Damian Stefaniak, Purchasing Specialist, Siemens
Corporate Meeting Planner – ESG and/or CSR Manager
Karolina Błońska, Senior Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Jeronimo Martins
Monika Czokajło, Director of the ESG Risk Office, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego
Agnieszka Glińska-Pytlarz, Sponsorship Team Manager, Santander Bank Polska
Maria Krawczyńska, Director of CSR and Sustainable Finance, PNB Paribas
Weronika Kurnatowska, CSR Project Coordinator, Globalworth Foundation Poland
Katarzyna Przewęzikowska, External Relations and CSR Manager, Żabka Group
Meeting Planner – Association
Piotr Derkacz, President of the Board, Klub Fantastyki 2 Era
Prof. Barbara Jarząb, Chairwoman of the Polish Endocrine Society, Thyroid Cancer Section
Zuzanna Piasecka, President of the Board, Empiria i Wiedza Foundation
Agnieszka Pleti, Managing Director, Poland Business Run Foundation
Dr. Marek Szostak, President of the ROTOPOL Association
Prof. Tomasz Woliński, President of the Board, Polish Photonics Association
Meeting Planner – Event Agency
Michał Kaleta, Managing Director, Endorfina
Rafał Krawczuk, Managing Partner, President of the Board, Plej
Rafał Kupidura, Owner & CEO, Imagine Nation
Artur Półgrabia, President of the Management Board, Ibento
Agnieszka Sołtysiak, Co-owner, Mamy To
Dorota Wojtczak, Marketing Director, Live Age
Meeting Planner – Incentive Travel Agency
Jarosław Hulboj, Operations Director, BCD Meetings & Events Poland
Agata Kondracka, Co-owner, Mind Blowing
Anna Nowotna-Nadziejko, Founder & CEO, Sky Dreams
Anastazja Szerkus, CEO, Conqueror Travel Club
Konrad Wielgórski, CEO, Bespoke
Grażyna Woźniczka, Co-owner, Polka Travel
Meeting Planner – DMC/PCO
Krystyna Gołąbek, Owner, Business Service Galop
Anna Górska, Management Advisor, Symposium Cracoviense
Agnieszka Faracik-Leśniak, managing partner, DMC Poland
Anna Jędrocha, president of the board, Symposium Cracoviense
Marta Kicler, business development director, Mazurkas DMC Poland
Piotr Pasek, vice president of the board, Work Group
Supplier – Venue
Lucyna Augustyn, marketing manager, European Solidarity Center
Tomasz Kobierski, President of the Management Board, Grupa MTP; President of the Polish Chamber of Exhibition Industry
Paulina Kołodziejczyk, Multi Property Manager, Leonardo Hotels Poland
Konrad Kozioł, Sales and Marketing Director, Arena Gliwice
Dominik Nowacki, Director, Służewiec Horse Racing Track in Warsaw, Totalizator Sportowy
Davide Odella, Member of the Management Board, Expo XXI Warsaw
Supplier – Event Technology
Dominika Borawska, Production Director, VES
Tomasz Kamiński, Account Manager, Brill AV Media
Rafał Mrzygłocki, CEO, Aram
Rafał Rzeczkowski, President of the Management Board, LiteSense Sp z o.o., Member of the Management Board, Prolight, President of the Management Board, Fundacja Scena Jutra
Adam Sroka, President, BSC AV
Marek Wasilewski, Owner, Pro4Media
Supplier – Catering
Milena Białobrzeska, Sales Director, Royal Catering
Jakub and Michał Budnik, Chefs, MCC Mazurkas Conference Centre & Hotel, Mazurkas Catering 360°
Bartłomiej Czerwiński, Executive Chef, Deli Catering
Paweł Kałuski, executive chef, Sofitel Warsaw Victoria
Tomasz Małek, beverage director, Food Town
Marcin Sasin, chef, Sheraton Grand Warsaw
Supplier Open
Katarzyna Gadomska, owner, Accora Events
Agnieszka Huszczyńska, owner, Evential
Adam Kram, musician, drummer, founder and manager of the band Stage Fever
Agnieszka Nowińska, translator, president of the board, Polish Association of Conference Interpreters
Miłosz Stanisławski, founder of Hotelmania
Barbara Świderska, president of the board, Grupa De
Convention Bureau / Event Marketing Agency
Izabela Błaszczyk, president of the board, Kraków 5020
Tomasz Koralewski, president of the board, Łódź Convention Bureau
Aneta Książek, head of the Meetings and Events Office – Poland Convention Bureau POT, Polish Tourist Organization
Małgorzata Przygórska-Skowron, head of the Congress Department, Kraków Convention Bureau
Agnieszka Sikorska, director of the Silesian Tourist Organization
Łukasz Wysocki, President of the Board, Gdańsk Convention Bureau / Gdańsk Tourist Organization
MP Power Awards® Final
When will we find out who the winners are? The final of the eleventh edition of the MP Power Awards® – MP Power Night will take place on April 27 at Chaton Warsaw. The event will be held in a historic tenement house at 19 Foksal Street in Warsaw, which was a meeting place for the Warsaw elite as early as the 19th century. During the ceremony, awards will be presented to the winners of the competition.
The MP Power Awards® competition is organized by MP Power Projekt, MP Power Venue, MP Power Produkt, and MP Power 12. The competition is organized by the MeetingPlanner.pl portal. Information on how to participate in the competition can be found at: www.mppowerawards.com
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