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A conference presenting the results of the 14^th survey on investment climate in Poland took place at PAP in Warsaw on 11^th April.

Please, click here to see the results and the press release.

On 4th April in Jasin near Poznan took place the Speed Business Meeting of Wielkopolska. The host of the meeting was the company WPIP, which is the general contractor for industrial sites and in their projects takes into consideration ecological aspects. 

Traditionally, the event was organised in cooperation with other bilateral chambers: British, French, Netherlands and Scandinavian.

In the first part of the evening the President of WPIP, Mr. Dariusz Stasik presented the ideology of his company. Later on, he moderated a discussion panel on “Mega-trends in business environment” in which took part:
– Filip Fludra, Exact Poland
– Michał Jarczyński, Arctic Paper SA
– Marcin Wołoszka, CBRE

The participants had an opportunity to make new, interesting contacts during the conversations at the tables and continue networking at the cocktail.

We would like to thank WPIP for co-organising the event!

On 4th April in Jasin near Poznan took place the Speed Business Meeting of Wielkopolska. The host of the meeting was the company WPIP, which is the general contractor for industrial sites and in their projects takes into consideration ecological aspects. 

Traditionally, the event was organised in cooperation with other bilateral chambers: British, French, Netherlands and Scandinavian.

In the first part of the evening the President of WPIP, Mr. Dariusz Stasik presented the ideology of his company. Later on, he moderated a discussion panel on “Mega-trends in business environment” in which took part:
– Filip Fludra, Exact Poland
– Michał Jarczyński, Arctic Paper SA
– Marcin Wołoszka, CBRE

The participants had an opportunity to make new, interesting contacts during the conversations at the tables and continue networking at the cocktail.

We would like to thank WPIP for co-organising the event!

The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity has been playing for 27 years now. This year for the first time it took place in Switzerland, collecting money for medical equipment for children’s hospitals in Poland.

In order to support Jurek Owsiak’s foundation, two Polish organisations joined forces: Polish Executives Switzerland and Polish Professionals Switzerland.

Thanks to generous sponsors it was possible to organise such a wonderful finale  with music shows, Polish food, auctions and attractions for children.

1700 people participated in the event throughout the whole day. It wouldn’t have been possible without sponsors: VS Consulting, PolishShop, MyHealth, Ricola, Frey, VisionApartments and JobsToday.World.

During the grand finale over 27 000 CHF have been collected but the counting is not over yet. Special thanks to the Polish Immigrant Community in Switzerland for their remarkable participation and support.

The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity has been playing for 27 years now. This year for the first time it took place in Switzerland, collecting money for medical equipment for children’s hospitals in Poland.

In order to support Jurek Owsiak’s foundation, two Polish organisations joined forces: Polish Executives Switzerland and Polish Professionals Switzerland.

Thanks to generous sponsors it was possible to organise such a wonderful finale  with music shows, Polish food, auctions and attractions for children.

1700 people participated in the event throughout the whole day. It wouldn’t have been possible without sponsors: VS Consulting, PolishShop, MyHealth, Ricola, Frey, VisionApartments and JobsToday.World.

During the grand finale over 27 000 CHF have been collected but the counting is not over yet. Special thanks to the Polish Immigrant Community in Switzerland for their remarkable participation and support.

The New Year’s Meeting for the affiliated companies and friends of the Chamber was held at a merchant house Mysia3 on 10^th January. A welcome speech by the guest of honour, the Ambassador Jürg Burri and the President of the Chamber Marek Szymański, commenced the ceremony.

After an official reception of the guests, we had the opportunity to learn about the new air link Gdańsk-Zurich during the speech of the Country Manager of the Lufthansa Group, Frank Wagner, and to learn from Marcin Piotrowski, the General Manager of the CBP Group, about the pros of using the voyya.com platform, which helps its users manage business travels with 100% VAT return.

Traditionally, during the New Year’s Meeting, the award winners of the 5^th edition of the competition “Swissstandards.pl. From theory to practice” were given certificates.

Subsequently, the guests indulged themselves in long conversations by the glass of wine and snacks.

We would like to thank the partners of the event, Swiss International Air Lines and Business Saving Club, and the guests for their numerous attendance.

The New Year’s Meeting for the affiliated companies and friends of the Chamber was held at a merchant house Mysia3 on 10^th January. A welcome speech by the guest of honour, the Ambassador Jürg Burri and the President of the Chamber Marek Szymański, commenced the ceremony.

After an official reception of the guests, we had the opportunity to learn about the new air link Gdańsk-Zurich during the speech of the Country Manager of the Lufthansa Group, Frank Wagner, and to learn from Marcin Piotrowski, the General Manager of the CBP Group, about the pros of using the voyya.com platform, which helps its users manage business travels with 100% VAT return.

Traditionally, during the New Year’s Meeting, the award winners of the 5^th edition of the competition “Swissstandards.pl. From theory to practice” were given certificates.

Subsequently, the guests indulged themselves in long conversations by the glass of wine and snacks.

We would like to thank the partners of the event, Swiss International Air Lines and Business Saving Club, and the guests for their numerous attendance.

On 27 November 2018 the next edition of Economic Outlook 2019 took place. Traditionally, the event was organised with Advantage Austria.

The conference was opened by Mr Bernd Weidensteiner from Commerzbank with his macroeconomic presentation.

The keynote was followed by a panel discussion with experts from different lines of business.

The following experts took part in the discussion: Krystyna Boczkowska (Robert Bosch), Marcin Diakonowicz (Deloitte), Marek Kondrat (Mettler Toledo) and Zbigniew Płaza (Boyden). During the discussion we were talking about trends that will dominate the Polish market in the next year and the employee market.

After the panel discussion we organised a networking cocktail.

We would like to thank all experts for participation and interesting discussion. Special thanks go to partners of the conference: Boyden, Deloitte and mBank as well as to guests of the meeting.

On 27 November 2018 the next edition of Economic Outlook 2019 took place. Traditionally, the event was organised with Advantage Austria.

The conference was opened by Mr Bernd Weidensteiner from Commerzbank with his macroeconomic presentation.

The keynote was followed by a panel discussion with experts from different lines of business.

The following experts took part in the discussion: Krystyna Boczkowska (Robert Bosch), Marcin Diakonowicz (Deloitte), Marek Kondrat (Mettler Toledo) and Zbigniew Płaza (Boyden). During the discussion we were talking about trends that will dominate the Polish market in the next year and the employee market.

After the panel discussion we organised a networking cocktail.

We would like to thank all experts for participation and interesting discussion. Special thanks go to partners of the conference: Boyden, Deloitte and mBank as well as to guests of the meeting.

On 6th November in Switzerland took place the 5. Polish-Swiss Roundtable. Cross Border Business in the Digital Age. Best Practices from Healthtech and Beyond.

The Polish-Swiss Roundtable aimed to bring together companies from Switzerland and Poland (ICT and Health Tech) to get to know each other and explore possibilities of exchange, collaboration and partnerships.

The meeting consisted of the following parts:

 Keynote presentation
– Digital transformation in hearing healthcare by Francois Julita, Director Digital Experience, Sonova Group

Part 1: Cross border business
– How Switzerland Global Enterprise supports Swiss SMEs – the case of Nufer Medical /
Benjamin Schwägli, Director Swiss Business Hub Poland
– Benefits and pitfalls of working with IT partners
Anna Nowicka, International Business Development, JCommerce Sp. z o.o.
– Innovation as a process. Defining the future of digital health and looking for a perfect solution / Izabela Sośnicka-Lipa, Head of Technology Center, Group Services, Global IT Solutions, Roche / Bartosz Łopiński, President, Billennium
– Best practice approaches to get a footprint in the Swiss pharma/life science market
Antonio Monopoli, CEO & Founder, andPharma GmbH
     
Part 2: Blockchain business opportunities
– Blockchain – a technological evolution and how to be a part of it / Ian Simpson, Chairman Communications WG, Crypto Valley Association
– How to setup an ICO in Switzerland successfully?
Katharina Lasota Heller, Managing Partner, LEXcellence GmbH
– Blockchain solutions – three elevator pitches
Niklas Leck, LifeBlocs (CH/USA)
Filip Pawczyński, Digital Assets Exchange (PL)
Kuno Bürge, Digital Ledger Systems AG (CH)

Roundtable discussion

– How can blockchain facilitate cross border business?
Mateusz Kierepka, MedApp S.A.; Katharina Lasota-Heller, LEXcellence GmbH; Francois Julita, Sonova Group

We would like to thank the co-organizers for their cooperation during the organisation of the event and our sponsors Billennium, Roche and S-GE for the financial support of the meeting. Many thanks also to Polish Embassy in Bern for the patronage.