Women Leaders 2026 – business leaders, governance experts, and the future of management will convene at the 4th edition of the Women on Boards Poland club conference
Event information
For the fourth time, the Women Leaders conference will take place – a prestigious, recurring business meeting organized by the Women on Boards Poland club, which brings together women serving on the boards and supervisory boards of Poland’s largest companies. The event gathers business leaders, market experts, representatives of public administration, and the worlds of technology, finance, and energy, creating a space for dialogue on the future of management, the quality of strategic decisions, and the role of diversity in building modern organizations.
The Women Leaders conference is aimed at professionals who want to promote women’s leadership, share business knowledge and experience, develop leadership competencies, and inspire others to take action. It is a unique opportunity to meet leaders representing key sectors of the economy – from energy and finance, through technology and industry, to media and public administration.
Women Leaders is an initiative organized by the free business club Women on Boards Poland, whose goal is to support women in executive and supervisory roles and build a strong community of business leaders. The organizers emphasize that the foundation of the conference is creating a space for integration, exchange of experiences, and building valuable professional relationships.
– We believe that the exchange of knowledge, inspiration, and experiences among conference participants enables more effective achievement of business goals, strengthens organizations, and inspires the setting of new paths for professional and personal development – the event organizers emphasize.
This year’s edition focuses on the strategic role of human capital, the quality of decision-making processes in boards, and the impact of diversity on organizational resilience in conditions of dynamic economic, regulatory, and technological change.
The conference will be opened by: Katarzyna Kotula, Minister for Equality in the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, and Adam Szejnfeld, Senator of the Republic of Poland and Honorary Member of the Women on Boards Club.
The event program will feature three expert panel discussions dedicated to the most important challenges of contemporary governance and leadership.
The first panel, titled “Talent pipeline to boards – why does the system not deliver a sufficient number of women leaders?” will focus on analyzing succession mechanisms, career paths to boards, and systemic barriers limiting women’s participation in top management. The discussion will include representatives from the energy, financial, and technology sectors, representing organizations such as Grupa Energa, Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe, Amazon, and BLIK.
The second panel – “The board as a decision-making system – how human capital affects organizational effectiveness, risk, and resilience” – will be devoted to the quality of decision-making processes in conditions of growing business complexity, energy transformation, digitalization, and regulatory pressure. Experts will discuss the impact of diversity of experience on board effectiveness, reducing groupthink, and building organizational resilience.
One of the key program highlights will be the premiere of the Advantage report during the panel “Diversity in the board as a mechanism for decision quality – between intuition and risk management systems.” The discussion will focus on the impact of board structure on the quality of strategic deliberation, identification of systemic risks, and the effectiveness of governance mechanisms.
Panel participants will include:
- Magdalena Kamińska, President of the Management Board of Grupa Energa S.A.
- Katarzyna Matuszczyk, CFO of BLIK,
- Katarzyna Zawodna-Bijoch, President of the Management Board of SKANSKA Development,
- Magdalena Bezulska, President of the Management Board of Veolia term,
- Ewa Sowińska, Member of the Supervisory Board of ORLEN S.A.,
- Natalia Klima-Piotrowska, Member of the Supervisory Board of TAURON S.A.
- Katarzyna Ciechanowska-Ciosk, Managing Director at Amazon
The conference program will be complemented by an expert presentation “Who is responsible for AI? The role of boards in the age of technology” led by Artur Skalski from SAS Central Europe, and a fireside chat with Katarzyna Sokołowska.
Following the conference portion, there will be a paid Executive section including a workshop “Using AI tools in management” and a networking Rooftop Summer Party on the terrace.
The organizers emphasize that Women Leaders is not only a conference, but above all a platform for real exchange of experiences and building relationships among those responsible for strategic decisions in Poland’s largest organizations.
The 4th edition of the event aims to be a place of inspiration, competency development, and dialogue on the future of modern leadership – based on decision quality, responsibility, and diversity of perspectives.
Registration: www.womenonboards.pl/konferencja
Contact: biuro@womenonboards.pl
