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. Details coming soon.

Countdown to the Congress

Last year’s recap

Registration

Framework agenda

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

11:55-12:15

13:15-14:00

14:00-15:00

LUNCH

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

15:00-15:15

Summary and closing of the event

12:15-13:15

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

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The competitiveness of the automotive sector and it's role in EU economic development - Meyle is the contents partner of the session

11:15-12:00

12:00-12:45

The repair garage of the future - car repair and maintenance in the (near) future

12:45-13:30

Closed loop, open future: the role of remanufacturing in sustainable mobility

Coffee break

13:40-14:00

14:15-15:10

Geopolitical challenges for the automotive sector - global uncertainty, consequences for Europe - OSW is the contents partner of the session

15:10-15:55

The future of road safety – from technical inspections to new technologies

15:55-16:45

Closing remarks and lunch

13:30-13:40

The role of data in the automotive industry in the light of Data Act - Mirosław Wróblewski, President of UODO

14:00-14:15

China's offensive in Europe: threat or impetus for innovation? - Wojciech Drzewiecki, CEO IBRM SAMAR

Master of ceremony

Lusyne Kesziszjan

Our experts

Elżbieta Bieńkowska

Wojciech Drzewiecki

CEO

IBRM Samar

CEPS

Chair of the Board

SDCM

President

Tomasz Bęben

Mads Engberg

President

FIGIEFA

Szymon Filanowicz

Workshop Concepts Manager

Bosch Car Service

Grupa MotoFocus

CEO

Alfred Franke

Andrzej Guzek

Groupauto CEE

Network Manager

Centrum Europejskie Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego

Professor

Bogdan Góralczyk

Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich

Deputy Director

Jakub Jakóbowski

Rafał Kędziorek

Iwona Kornatko

Owner

Morela Serwis Samochodowy

N!Auto / N!Truck

Network Development Manager

Krzysztof Kostyra

Servicing Network Development Manager

MotoFlota

Benjamin Krieger

CLEPA

Secretary General

APRA

Member of Board of Directors

Tomasz Kowalski

Jerzy Król

Head of the Vehicle Approval and Technical Conditions Department

Ministerstwo Infrastruktury

CEO

PSNM, E-Mobility Europe

Maciej Mazur

PGM

CEO

Bartosz Mielecki

Tomasz Miśniakiewicz

Country Director

Aptiv Services Poland

Zbigniew Nowak

CEO

Antałex

Dorota Olszewska

President

Stowarzyszenie PBD

Konrad Popławski

Coordinator for Connectivity and Regional Integration Programme

Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich

Krzysztof Ruciński

Ekspert

PAIH

SDCM

Public Affairs Manager

Nadia Rybczyńska

Rafał Rudziński

CEO

Robert Bosch

Karol Rytel

Marek Skałbania

Training Manager

Inter Cars

PISKP

Technical Director

Dariusz Standerski

Secretary of state

Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji

Karol Szałas

Olga Tworek

Director of Road Transport Department

Ministerstwo Infrastruktury

Inter Cars

Attorney at law

President

Mirosław Wróblewski

UODO

Agata Wysogrocka-Korczyńska

Anna Zalewska

European Parliament

MEP

ZF Group

Head of Product Compliance, Packaging and Labeling Aftermarket

Special partners

Partners

Content partners

Coffee break partner

Lunch partner

Gala dinner partner

Supporting partners

Honorary 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

Press contact:

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

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