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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.

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!

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!

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!

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.

 

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)

On Thursday, 27 May 2021 the Chamber organized a C-Forum in form of a discussion panel during which we had the pleasure to host Mr. Daniel Wocial, CEO The Adecco Group in Poland, Czech Republic and Mr. Paweł Panczyj, Strategy & Business Development Director in ABSL.

The discussion was inspired by the report ‘Year of Critical Changes to the Business Services Sector’.

It was a perfect occasion to exchange experiences connected with the pandemic and discuss expectations and perspectives of our member companies.

We would like to thank our guest speakers and participants for the inspiring discussion!

On Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 10:00 AM the webinar “Nearshoring to Poland as a way of increasing market competitiveness of your company” started, organized in English together with the member company Sii. The event, divided into 3 panels, was opened by Michał Stępień, President of the Polish-Swiss Chamber of Commerce, and the moderator was the Chamber’s Director, Ulrich Schwendimann.
EVENT’S RECORDING

The first panel panel was about “Poland as a nearshoring location. What are the factors you should take into consideration before choosing between different European destinations?”, and was discussed by Katarzyna Józefowicz (Credit Suisse), Paweł Fabryczewski (ABB) and Martin Geyer (SIX ).

In the second panel – “Benefits of building own SSC / ITO in Poland for a big and medium company – case study” – Peter Mitchell (ABB), Maciej Kulbat (Barry Callebaut) and Tomasz Leśniewski (Clariant) had the floor.

In the last panel “Nearshoring cooperation with Polish suppliers or external entities. What you should pay attention to when starting such cooperation?” Luis Pachas Pardo (Holcim Schweiz AG), Ben Grech (KPMG) and Ryszard Pytko (Sii) presented their insights.

336 participants, representing as many as 209 companies, signed up for the conference. The majority was from Poland – 193, and Switzerland – 119, for which we thank you.

We also thank the participants, speakers and institutional partners.

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