ChangeMakers

Change
Makers

Welcome to the zone where you will feel the electrifying charge of inspiration.

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KNOCK KNOCK!

It’s a zone fueled by the rocket fuel of diversity and inclusivity.
We’re flying together towards a cultural WOW!

The voices and perspectives of people of change – real Changemakers with a sixth sense of DEI – meet here. Here we bring together the stories and voices of organizations that are finding their WOW way to build an inclusive culture and who hold dear the mission of people at the center.

Voice of the matter – articles section

When it comes to important issues, it’s important to have a voice. Meet the people who are saying what they see, what they hear, and what it could mean for you and your organization.

Inclusive recruitment is not a one-time action – it is a continuous process that requires reflection, courage, and consistency.

Joanna Simankowicz

Manager – Talent Development.

AMS

I would advise a person who has taken on a leadership role to find time to show active interest in what is around us.

Rafal Blazejewski

Country Head of People Services & Co-Chair of D&I Council Poland

Nordea

Approaching DEI from the level of habits and behavior change offers a lot of opportunities.

Aakanksha Mehra

Project Manager and DEI Ambassador

Heineken Global Shared Services, Krakow

Nie możesz zmienić tego, czego nie mierzysz.

Katarzyna Gaweł

Head of DEI / Forbes Women co-host

Ringier Axel Springer Polska

Kiedy jesteśmy narażeni na stereotyp wtedy zaczynamy widzieć siebie przez pryzmat tego stereotypu.

Anna Zaroda-Dąbrowska

CEO

Diversiry Hub

Główną rolą i trudnością osób zarządzających różnorodnością, jest zrozumienie potrzeb pracowników.

Karolina Stala

HR Business Partner & TA Leader Poland, D&I Champion

International Paper Polska sp. z o.o.

Trust in the leader and a sense of security is a wellbeing ROI always on the upside.

Barbara Wawrzynek

Head of External Communication, DEI Expert

Diversity Hub

At Fraklin Templeton, we believe that data is the foundation of our D&I strategy.

Caroline Carroll

Head of Client Experience EMEA

Franklin Templeton

D&I efforts are not a one-time endeavor. It's an ongoing practice that we must continually develop and adapt to current conditions.

Catherine Kwiatek

Global HR Business Partner

Brown Brothers Harriman Krakow

Bez względu na to czy to wydarzenie ERG, czy szkolenie, bądź obecny jako lider. Poświęć dodatkowy czas. W ten sposób okażesz wsparcie pracownikom, którzy wkładają wysiłek w pracę na rzecz D&I.

Timothy O’Brien

Head of BBH Krakow

Brown Brothers Harriman Krakow

Tak wiele osób obawia się, że powiedzą lub zrobią coś niewłaściwego, jeśli chodzi o niepełnosprawność, że w rezultacie nic nie robią lub nic nie mówią. (...) O wiele lepiej jest próbować, słuchać i uczyć się to robić dobrze.

Diane Lightfoot

CEO

Business Disability Forum

Aby móc tworzyć technologie dla wszystkich, musimy zaprosić wszystkich do korzystania z niej i do jej rzeczywistego współtworzenia.

Magdalena Kotlarczyk

Country Director

Google Poland

Nie możesz zmienić tego, czego nie mierzysz.

Katarzyna Gaweł

Head of DEI / Forbes Women co-host

Ringier Axel Springer Polska

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DEI Shorts

Inclusive recruitment in 2025 is not a trend, it's the norm.

Robert Lężny

AMS

Business all the time does not treat DEI as an initiative that brings tangible financial benefits.

Katarzyna Gaweł

Ringier Axel Springer Polska

The next stage of DEI's development is to leverage the knowledge we already have within the organization.

Michal Knapik

KRUK S.A.

DEI topics on the radar in 2025.

Timothy O'Brien

Brown Brothers Harriman

Employees are expecting more and more from ERGs.

Magdalena Bukała

Akamai

The experience of disability in a world of evolving technologies is becoming more common.

Ewa Szalewska

HEINEKEN

DEI is becoming more intersectional.

Catherine Kwiatek

Brown Brothers Harriman

New publication

It’s here! Ready for download! Our first publication “Culture Changemakers – inclusive culture in the manufacturing industry”

What will you find inside? Best practices, inspiration and proven solutions from many organizations whose mission is to culturally WOW. In the publication, we cover a variety of topics in the field of organizational culture, break down the industry’s challenges and suggest how to effectively change and influence. In this publication you will also meet the people behind the solutions – courageous, passionate and determined to change for the better.

In our group, just like in a soccer team, we realize that a diversity of competencies is key to success. We work together just as the defenders and strikers of a soccer team work together to win a match. We realize that a team made up of defenders alone would not win a match.

Sebastian Rozenkowski

Project Leader

Volkswagen Poznań

Naprawdę wierzę, że w kobietach drzemie niezbadany, ogromny potencjał - zwłaszcza w tych technicznych rzeczach. Nie dzielimy się na Ligę Damską i Ligę Męską. Mamy tylko jedną Ligę.

Jarosław Michalak

Koordynator Kiosku Szkoleniowego, Koordynator ds. Budowania Kompetencji

Mondelez

If the feedback does not carry causality at the end of the day, we create such a creation, which tool-wise is useless. It will consume time, it will let emotions drop, but it will not carry progress.

Daniel Marciniak

Director of R&D Department

FORVIA

Bez względu na to czy to wydarzenie ERG, czy szkolenie, bądź obecny jako lider. Poświęć dodatkowy czas. W ten sposób okażesz wsparcie pracownikom, którzy wkładają wysiłek w pracę na rzecz D&I.

Timothy O’Brien

Head of BBH Krakow

Brown Brothers Harriman Krakow

Aby móc tworzyć technologie dla wszystkich, musimy zaprosić wszystkich do korzystania z niej i do jej rzeczywistego współtworzenia.

Magdalena Kotlarczyk

Country Director

Google Poland

Musimy skupić się na tych kobietach, które chcą robić karierę, ale czują strach, lub też czują się niewystarczająco silne.

Anna Zaroda-Dąbrowska

CEO

Diversity Hub

Równość płci bardzo często zawiera się w drobnych rzeczach

Katarzyna Gaweł

Head of DEI / Forbes Women co-host

Ringier Axel Springer Polska

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Cultural Influencers – Profile Talks

Learn about the power of conversation between practitioners, experts and organizational culture ambassadors. Be inspired by perspectives and experiences straight from the business.

DEI - how to stay on the wave of responsibility

Responsible DEI is a long-term story. We experience many challenges and tests on the timeline, including those related to values, commitments, and competencies and roles.

Accessibility and inclusivity - the barrier starts in the head.

Accessibility in the workplace has many dimensions, from processes to daily tools and solutions. For the road to accessibility to make sense, we must first build accessibility in our heads, in our thinking and understanding.

Wellbeing - it's being talked about!

Wellbeing - a value,a competence,a program,a project,an element of organizational culture and much more.How we define and build the wellbeing experience in an organization is changing all the time. Learn some perspectives from organizations that are consciously investing in employee wellbeing.

The DEI habit. Our new superpower.

Small steps, big results - a new approach to building a DE&I culture. Why? Because it's our daily micro-behaviors, rituals, personal and team ones, that influence the work environment. This is the superpower that a group of employees discovered in themselves during the lesson 'DEI my habit' conducted.

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There is room for your story here!