Swissbau 2022

On May 3-6, 2022, we had the pleasure to take part in the Swissbau fair in Basel, which takes place every two years. Our partners, the Polish Investment & Trade Agency and the Polish Construction Cluster also had their missions during this event.

Earlier, on April 7, 2022, an online workshop was also organized for companies interested in the Swiss market, the aim of which was to present trends on the Swiss construction market, legal aspects regarding work in Switzerland, as well as to provide detailed information about the Swissbau. Among the speakers were Mrs. Katarzyna Lasota Heller and Mrs. Aleksandra Serafin from LEXcellence and TAAC Solutions, our member companies.

In connection with the fair, PAIH has also created a catalogue of companies from the construction industry that were interested in the event. Links to the workshop agenda and the catalogue can be found below.

Agenda (PL only)

Catalogue

The New Year’s Meeting

The members of the Polish-Swiss Chamber of Commerce met with a slight delay, resulting from pandemic restrictions, but with even greater enthusiasm at the New Year’s Meeting. This year, the company FRANKE, which was the main partner of the event opened its doors for us. Thanks to FRANKE we could meet in the extremely interesting spaces of  their Showroom in Janki.

The guest of honor at the meeting was the Swiss Ambassador to Poland, His Excellency Mr. Juerg Burri. We would like to thank all the guests for coming and nice moments together, and wish that 2022 will be full of equally pleasant and even more fruitful business meetings within the Chamber.

Please see our photo gallery.

Nearshoring Partner Finder

On Wednesday, March 23, 2022, the premiere event of Nearshoring Partner Finder took place (online)! It was organized in cooperation with DMS Schnee. The partner of the event was also Chamber of Commerce Switzerland – Central Europe.

During the event four member companies of the Polish-Swiss Chamber of Commerce from the IT industry had an opportunity to present themselves in front of potential Swiss clients as well as talk with them in breakout rooms. Each of the presentation was 15 minutes long, whereas the time of the talks following the presentation was unlimited.

Following companies participated:

Airnauts, represented by Jacob Krzemień, co-founder and CTO

DMT Software House, represented by Artur Mikołajczyk, CEO

Polcode, represented by Mikołaj Brach, Business Development Manager

Scalo, represented by Marcin Szołno, Senior Business Development Manager

The moderator of the event was Ulrich Schwendimann, the Managing Director of the Chamber.

All the presentations and recordings are to be found here. We cordially invite you to the next editions!

Economic Outlook 2022

On December 15, 2021, the conference Economic Outlook 2022. Current Trends and Regulatory Issues Impacting Your Business was held at the Marriott Hotel and online. The partners of the event were traditionally the Chamber’s member companies: Boyden Poland, Grant Thornton and mBank. After the official part, which consisted of a keynote performed by Marcin Mazurek, Chief Economist, mBank and a panel discussion with representatives of Boyden Poland, Grant Thornton, IGP Pulvertechnik, Ringier Axel Springer Polska and Siemens Polska, moderated by Konstantin Bekos from Advantage Austria, began networking part of the event.

We encourage you to watch the recording of part I of the conference and the gallery below. The recording of the panel discussion will be available soon.

Keynote: Economic Outlook for 2022 (RECORDING)
Marcin Mazurek, Chief Economist, mBank

Panel discussion, Q&A session with Partners (RECORDING)
Daniela Armano-Wallner , CFO of Siemens Polska
Mark Dekan, CEO, Ringier Axel Springer Polska
Marcin Diakonowicz, Partner, Head of Warsaw Audit, Grant Thornton
Zbigniew Płaza, Managing Partner, Boyden Poland
Łukasz Witan, GM, IGP Pulvertechnik (Polska) and IGP Operations PL
Moderation: Konstantin Bekos, Advantage Austria

Polish-Swiss Innovation Day 2021

On October 14, the sixth edition of the Polish-Swiss Innovation Day conference on “Cleantech: environmentally conscious businesses” took place.

What is the role of the state in the development of green technology? Where do companies see the greatest business opportunities related to green technologies? Are investments in more sustainable solutions profitable? What obstacles do companies face?

The focus was on two areas – low-carbon manufacturing and renewable energy solutions, and sustainable construction and buildings. These topics are particularly important in Poland, taking into account the rapid growth in industrial production, the thriving construction sector and the energy mix that it still relies heavily on fossil fuels such as coal and gas.

The participants of the Polish-Swiss Innovation Day could follow inspiring speeches and discussion panels with the participation of experts from the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM), the Polish Green Building Council and renowned companies such as – ABB, Alpiq SE, DWF, Franke, Group Jobst Willers Engineering AG , REALTI, Schindler Polska, Sika Poland, Zehnder Polska. There were also key examples of Cleantech solutions straight from Switzerland, which were presented by an institution promoting trade and investments – Switzerland Global Enterprise.

The event was hosted by J.E. Juerg Burri, Swiss Ambassador to Poland, and Michał Stępień (UBS), President of the Polish-Swiss Chamber of Commerce.

Extensive materials are already available on the conference website.

Swiss Pavilion at Trako 2021

On September 21 – 24, 2021, for the first time we organized the Swiss Pavilion at the Trako fair in Gdańsk! The Pavilion is a joint initiative of Polish-Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Swiss Business Hub Central Europe within Swiss Embassy, in cooperation with Swissrail. The Guest of Honor of the premiere Pavilion was the Ambassador of Switzerland, H.E. Jürg Burri.

The Pavilion included following companies:

ALPHA-ET
BÄR Bahnsicherung AG
Baumer
Bossard
Comatreleco
Enersys
Molinari
Richard
Schweizer Electronic
Sécheron

We encourage you to read the whole e-brochure.

Coffee at the Pavilion was served by Jura.

On the second day of the fair we organized Swiss-style apero for clients and business partners of Pavilion’s exhibitors during which Michel Prestinari-Skawiński served raclette.

We would like to thank all the exhibitors and invite you to the next edition!

Swiss Pavilion at Energetab 2021

On September 14-16, 2021, for the 12th time we organized the Swiss Pavilion at the Energetab fair in Bielsko-Biała. The Pavilion is a joint initiative of Polish-Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Swiss Business Hub Central Europe within Swiss Embassy.

The Pavilion included stands of the following companies:

Delta
EMC-Forto
Enersys
Explosion Power
Franz Elkuch
Helmar Jacek A. Dobrowiecki dystrybutor Haefely Test AG
Pfiffner
TAT

We encourage you to read the whole e-brochure.

Traditionally the companies EP&M and Wamtechnik joined the initiative. Coffee at the Pavilion was served by Jura, chocolates – by Lindt.

On the first day of the fair we organized Swiss-style apero for clients and business partners of Pavilion’s exhibitors during which Michel Prestinari-Skawiński served raclette.

We would like to thank all the exhibitors and invite you to the next edition that will take place on September 13-15, 2022!

Swiss Pavilion at Mach-Tool Trade Fair 2021

Between August 31 and September 3, 2021, for the 9th time the Swiss Pavilion at the ITM Fair – Mach-Tool was organized.

It is a joint initiative of the Polish-Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Swiss Business Hub Central Europe within Swiss Embassy.

The Swiss Pavilion consisted of the following companies:

ARCO
Baumer
Güdel
Jura
Schlatter
Schmiedewerk Stooss

We encourage you to read the whole e-brochure.

Coffee was served by Jura and chocolates – by Lindt.

On the second day of the trade fair, we organized Swiss-style apero for clients and business partners of Pavilion’s exhibitors during which Michel Prestinari-Skawiński served raclette.

We would like to thank all exhibitors and visitors and invite you to the next edition!

11. Polish – Swiss Forum for Health Dialogue

On Tuesday, June 22, 2021, the 11th Polish-Swiss Forum for Health Dialogue took place. The event was held under the patronage of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Development, Labor and Technology.

The title of the conference was:

Supporting research and development in the field of innovative new methods of treatment – bridging the gap between the world of science and business.

The conference was opened by the honorary guest of J.E. Juerg Burri, Ambassador of Switzerland in Poland, together with Michał Stępień, President of the Polish-Swiss Chamber of Commerce.

Among the speakers there were outstanding representatives of the world of science and business:

– Piotr Arak, Director of the Polish Economic Institute,
– dr Piotr Dardziński, President of the Łukasiewicz Research Network,
– dr Bart Dzikowski, Managing Director of Novartis Venture Fund,
– Neil Goldsmith, Director Strategy BaseLaunch
– drLiliane Brunner Halbach, International Health Expert,
– prof. Jacek Jemielity, President of ExpoRNA Therapeutics,
– Jan Krzewiński, President of the Management Board of Polpharma Biologics Gdańsk,
– Jordi Montserrat, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Venturelab,
– dr Radosław Sierpiński, p.o. President of the Medical Research Agency,
– dr Michał Walczak, – Co-founder and Scientific Director of Captor Therapeutics,
– dr hab. med Michał Wszoła, transplant surgeon, President and Founder of Polbionica,
– Irma Verberič, General Manager Roche.

The meeting was moderated by Pablo Padrutt, Head of the Economic, Financial and Scientific Section at the Swiss Embassy in Poland, and Ulrich Schwendimann, Managing Director of the Polish-Swiss Chamber of Commerce, while the panel discussion was chaired by dr inż. Agnieszka Sznyk, President of the Management Board of INNOWO.

Recordings and press articles will soon be available on the conference website.
We also invite you to view photos from the conference.

The organization of the Polish-Swiss Forum for Dialogue for Health was possible thanks to the support of Roche Polska. We also thank our Partner Novartis Poland for the support for the conference.

 

23rd General Meeting

On 11th June 2021, again online, the 23rd General Meeting of the members of the Polish-Swiss Chamber of Commerce took place. The virtual host of the meeting was Alpiq Energy SE.

We would like to thank once again Swiss Ambassador, Jürg Burri for the attendance and speech, and Krzysztof Müller, Head of Market Poland, Alpiq Energy SE, our virtual host of the meeting, for the keynote speech.

After the voting of the representatives of member companies, the following persons joined the Board:

  • Artur Jankowski (Nestlé Poland)
  • Irma Veberič (Roche Poland)
  • Thomas Weigold (Sandoz Poland)