Public Affairs Committee
develops positions and recommendations, represents member companies, and promotes dialogue with political leaders, supports a transparent regulatory framework that fosters economic development and encourages investment.
Committee Chairperson
Anna Sapota
Vice President Public Affairs Eastern Europe North | TOMRA Group
Anna Sapota – Vice President Public Affairs Eastern Europe North, TOMRA Group – a provider of technology -led solutions that enable the circular economy with advanced collection and sorting systems that optimize resource recovery and minimize waste in the food, recycling and mining industries.
She is responsible for shaping the TOMRA Group’s position in relation to legislative changes in the broad field of environmental protection and waste management, as well as maintaining relations with public administration bodies and market stakeholders in Easter Europe North countries. She took up her current position in 2020, having previously been responsible for organisational and legal issues and government relations at a packaging recovery organisation, part of a group of companies involved in the production of metal and glass packaging. She received a doctorate in law from the Jagiellonian University and a master’s degree in international law from the University of Orleans.
Patryk Sucharda
Head of Public Affairs & Regulatory Poland & Export East | Essity
Committee Members
Sylwia Piekarska
Director Public & Government Affairs | AstraZeneca
Anita Ryng
Country Public Affairs Manager | IKEA Retail
Aleksandra Reduch
Communication Business Partner | IKEA Retail
Dag Nilsson
Managing Partner International | LYNX
Paweł Łangowski
Public Affairs Manager | Medicover
Stefan Nowicki
Head of Corporate Affairs, Mid-Europe and Poland | Tetra PAK
Committee Coordinator
Ewa Lisiewska-Szczygieł
Head of PR
