As soon as November 18, 2026, the Renaissance Warsaw Airport Hotel will host Poland’s premier automotive industry event. Market leaders, experts, and key decision-makers will gather to discuss the pressing challenges and upcoming opportunities for the automotive sector.

The 21st Congress of Automotive Industry and Market is the ultimate forum for exchanging knowledge and experience. Make sure to secure your spot.

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18.11.2026 r.

9:15 - 15:15

Renaissance Warsaw Airport Hotel

The agenda is subject to change.

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8:30-9:15

9:15-9:30

9:30-10:25

REGISTRATON AND WELCOME COFFEE

Opening of the Congress and welcoming of guests

Keynote speeches

10:25-11:55

The European industrial race: IAA, strategic autonomy, and the future of the automotive industry – Meyle is the content partner of this session

COFFEE BREAK

12:10-12:30

13:50-14:30

14:30-15:30

LUNCH

Second life, first choice? Remanufacturing between quality, regulations, and consumer awareness – Borg Automotive Group is the partner of this session

15:30-15:35

Summary and closing of the event

12:50-13:50

Between the wrench and the algorithm. The future of independent workshops – Schaeffler Vehicle Lifetime Solutions is the content partner of this session

12:30-12:50

The EU Industrial Accelerator Act and EU automotive policy developments

Paolo Sasdelli, Bird & Bird

11:55-12:10

A New Order, or More of the Same?

Wojciech Drzewiecki, IBRM SAMAR

9:45-10:05

10:05-10:25

Challenges & opportunities for the IAM in a new global and technical environment – The role of European institutions and associations

Sylvia Gotzen, FIGIEFA Chief Executive

Competing globally from a European base

Benjamin Krieger, CLEPA Secretary General

Master of ceremony

Emilia Szczukowska

Our experts

SDCM

President

Tomasz Bęben

Adrian Dekowski

CEO

V8 Team

Wojciech Drzewiecki

CEO

IBRM Samar

Marcin Dynarek

Sales Manager

Borg Automotive Group

Dr.Motor

Managing Director

Michał Gawroński

Sylvia Gotzen

Chief Executive

FIGIEFA

Bartosz Jeziorański

President

EV Repair

Iwona Kornatko

Co-owner

Morela Serwis Samochodowy
WarsztatNaObcasach

Tomasz Kowalski

Member of Board of Directors

APRA

Benjamin Krieger

Secretary General

CLEPA

Elżbieta Łukacijewska

MEP

Parlament Europejski

Konrad Popławski

Coordinator for Connectivity and Regional Integration Programme

Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich

Jacek Pużuk

President of the Board

WUZETEM

Rafał Rudziński

CEO

Robert Bosch

Nadia Rybczyńska

Government Relations
& Communications Director

SDCM

Paolo Sasdelli

Regulatory and Public Affairs Senior Advisor

Bird & Bird

Aleksander Siemaszko

Director, Department for International Trade and Cooperation

Ministry of Economic Development and Technology

Dariusz Standerski

Secretary of State

Ministry of Digital Affairs

Olga Tworek

Director, Department for Road Transport

Ministry of Infrastructure

Stijn Vervoort

FAAS Manager

FAAS

Kacper Zabłocki

Product Management & Technical Services Manager

Schaeffler

Special partners

Partners

Content partners

Coffee break partner

Gala dinner partner

Supporting partners

Honorary patrons

Media patrons

Association of Automotive Parts Distributors and Producers (SDCM) - nearly 250 largest brands in the automotive parts industry and market, representing the interests of industry, trade and services worth nearly PLN 140Bn per annum, employing over 330K people. SDCM belongs to most prominent European associations: CLEPA (European Association of Automotive Suppliers) and FIGIEFA (International Federation of Independent Automotive Aftermarket Distributors).

For more information visit www.sdcm.pl.

Association of Automotive Parts Distributors and Producers (SDCM)

ul. Rondo Ignacego Daszyńskiego 1, Warsaw, 00-843, Poland

Magdalena Pytkowska

magdalena.pytkowska@sdcm.pl

+48 789 292 496

Jadwiga Umel

jadwiga.umel@sdcm.pl

+48 734 478 074

Paweł Misierewicz

pawel.misierewicz@sdcm.pl

+48 511 843 335

Press contact:

Nadia Rybczyńska
nadia.rybczynska@sdcm.pl
+48 726 965 000

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