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Making Business In Poland

Poland has emerged as a highly attractive business destination for Danish SMEs, and our event is designed to equip you with the tools and knowledge needed to fully leverage the potential of this thriving market.

Whether you're already operating in Poland and seeking ways to enhance your investment, or considering entering the market for the first time, our event is tailored to meet your needs.
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Making business in Poland

Dansk Erhverv, Børsen, Slotsholmsgade, 1217 København K
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Business in Poland

Join us for concise presentations and interactive discussions with insider experts who are eager to share their knowledge and experience on various aspects of doing business in Poland. Gain invaluable insights on navigating the local market, planning market entry strategies, and optimizing business collaborations with Poland. 

You'll have the opportunity to connect with like-minded professionals and build strong business relationships that can unlock new opportunities. Our event is your gateway to gaining a competitive advantage through international expansion and creating synergies between Polish and Danish business cultures. 

Audience

The conference is aimed at members of Danish Chamber of Commerce who would like to start, expand or improve their business activities in Poland.

  • 08.30 - 09.00

    Registration, coffee

    08.30 - 09.00
  • 09.00 - 09.25

    Introduction & Questions

    09.00 - 09.25

    Participants raising questions and topics to be addressed during the day

    Leif Christiansen

    Founding Partner and CEO

    Proaktive

    Beskrivelse

    Leif is Founding Partner and CEO of Proaktive, a Scandinavian based People development company in Warszawa. He has more than 20 years of hands-on experience supporting Scandinavian companies in Poland in creating high performing – feel good organisations across cultures.

    Leif is the Chairman of SPCC Danish Section and Vice Chairman of SPCC and has got the passion to work with cross-cultural teams based on his Scandinavian coaching approach.

    Proaktive has created Strategic Focus, Scandinavian Leadership & Values for many well known Scandinavian companies and develops cultural synergies for winning as a team.

    Izabella Żonkowska

    Digital Sales & Ecommerce Advisor

    The Trade Council

    Beskrivelse

    Izabella is a dynamic professional with 7+ years of experience in sales and marketing. During her studies in Copenhagen, she developed a genuine passion for Danish culture and business. Since 2016, Izabella has been actively involved in supporting the growth and development of Danish companies in Poland, combining her academic background with practical experience.

    Currently, she works as a Digital Sales Advisor at the Royal Danish Embassy in Poland, where her primary focus is assisting Danish enterprises in achieving success in the Polish market through digital channels and optimizing their market entry strategies.

    Combining her personal interest in technology and art, Izabella brings a creative perspective to her strategic guidance, driving success for the companies she assists while continually nurturing her own professional growth.

  • 09.25 - 09.50

    Scandinavian Polish Chamber of Commerce

    09.25 - 09.50

    Insights and Trends in the Polish Business Environment with a Focus on Scandinavian Connections

    Agnieszka Zielińska

    Managing Director

    Scandinavian-Polish Chamber of Commerce

    Beskrivelse

    Agnieszka Zielińska has +16 years of extensive experience in international business environment in many areas: business relations, communication, marketing and sales, events management. She is also business trainer and a lecturer. For over 11 years she develops Scandinavian – Polish cooperation and promotes Nordic business in Poland. Graduate from Wrocław Uniwersity, WSB University (HR) and SET Academy (business trainer).

    Sylwia Wojtaszczyk-Ciąćka

    Content & Project Manager

    Scandinavian-Polish Chamber of Commerce

    Beskrivelse
    Sylwia has been working closely with Nordic and Polish business supporting the development of mutual business relations for over 10 years. Experienced in content marketing and event management, passionate about promoting the knowledge exchange within sustainable development solutions between Poland and the Nordics. A graduate from Political Sciences at the University in Poznan, International relations at the Univeristy of Wrocław and Postgraduated studies "CSR - Strategy of responsible business" at Kozminski University in Warsaw.
  • 09.50 - 10.15

    PKO Bank

    09.50 - 10.15

    Poland's Economic Outlook and Perspectives on Europe and the Global Economy from a Polish angle

    Piotr Bujak

    Head of Economic Research & Chief Economist

    PKO BP

    Beskrivelse

    He has been dealing with macroeconomic research and forecasting for over 20 years.  Since 2016 head of Economic Research Department and Chief Economist at PKO Bank Polski, the largest bank in Poland.

    Vast experience at international financial institutions: Chief Economist for Poland at Nordea Markets (2011-2014) and Senior Economist at Santander Bank Polska, previously BZ WBK (2002-2011).

    Expert at the leading economic think-tank in Poland, the Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE) with participation in scientific and advisory projects abroad. Warsaw University graduate. Participated in many trainings covering econometric modelling, forecasting and mathematical methods in financial markets (e.g. Swiss Finance Institute and Cambridge Econometrics).

    Co-author of a few books and numerous economic articles. Regularly awarded for accuracy of economic forecasts (Consensus Economics, Focus Economics, Forbes, Parkiet, Rzeczpospolita). Two years in a row awarded title of the Economist of the Year by major Polish economic and financial newspaper Parkiet for the most accurate macroeconomic and financial market forecasts for both 2020 and 2021.

  • 10.15 - 10.40

    PNP Law

    10.15 - 10.40

    Updated Legal Insights and Implications

    Lech Gniady

    Attorney-at-law

    Peter Nielsen & Partners Law Office

    Beskrivelse

    Lech is an attorney-at-law with over 15 years of experience in providing legal advice to Danish investors in Poland.

    Since 2019 Lech has also been a member of the management board of Scandinavian-Polish Chamber of Commerce, where he regularly supports chamber’s activities during state legislative proceedings.

    In his practice Lech provides strategic legal advice to business entities, represents his clients in commercial court disputes, including those related to intellectual property and unfair competition, and assists them in their businesses on the real estate market and in administrative proceedings.

     

    Paweł Tomasik

    Attorney-at-law and partner

    Peter Nielsen & Partners Law Office

    Beskrivelse

    Paweł is an attorney-at-law and partner at Peter Nielsen & Partners Law Office.

    Paweł has over 20 years of experience in establishing entities with Danish equity on the Polish market and rendering comprehensive legal assistance to such companies.

    His main areas of expertise include: company law, civil law, restructuring and insolvency proceedings, debt collection, as well as real estate and construction law. Moreover, Paweł co-ordinates legal assistance connected with M&A transactions and joint-ventures projects.

    He is a chief editor of PNP Law publications for Danish investors, including “Doing Business in Poland – Legal Aspects” and “How to build safe business relations with Polish Companies”.

  • 10.40 - 11.00

    Short break

    10.40 - 11.00

    With networking opportunity

  • 11.00 - 11.25

    Hugin Consulting

    11.00 - 11.25

    How to start up and run a company in Poland – reflecting on differences towards Denmark

    Przemysław Piela

    Founder and CEO

    Hugin Consulting

    Beskrivelse

    Przemysław is the founder and CEO of Hugin Consulting, a Poland-based and Scandinavian-oriented consulting company specialised in helping primarily Danish companies establish their business presence in Poland. 

    He has over twelve years of experience in management, sales & marketing in Poland & Denmark, including CEO/country manager positions for Danish companies in Poland and business development positions for Danish companies in Denmark. MA in Scandinavian Studies, post-grad in Management and Organisation, speaks fluent Danish & English + native Polish. Przemysław is also active in numerous business and networking organisations, including SPCC, where he is a board member in the Danish Section. His personal interests focus on the practical aspects of running and growing businesses. On top of doing business in Poland, his areas of expertise cover such topics as entrepreneurship, start-ups, business development, sales & marketing, content & account-based marketing, design thinking, project management: TOC, Lean, AgilePM, Prince2, R&D, manufacturing and digital transformation. 

  • 11.25 - 11.50

    Danish Embassy

    11.25 - 11.50

    Insights on the Political Situation in Poland and Expected Future Developments

    Nina Hvid Enevoldsen

    Head of the Trade Department

    the Royal Danish Embassy in Warsaw

    Beskrivelse

    Experienced Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the public policy industry, she worked as a Global Team leader for Sustainable Food and Agriculture at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a Minister Counsellor for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries at the Royal Danish Embassy in Malaysia. An experienced lawyer and public policy expert, Nina graduated in Masters in Public Governance from Copenhagen Business School.

  • 11.50 - 12.30

    First Q&A Panel session

    11.50 - 12.30

    Participant Reflections from the Morning Sessions and Identification of Topics to be Addressed in the Afternoon

    Leif Christiansen

    Founding Partner and CEO

    Proaktive

    Beskrivelse

    Leif is Founding Partner and CEO of Proaktive, a Scandinavian based People development company in Warszawa. He has more than 20 years of hands-on experience supporting Scandinavian companies in Poland in creating high performing – feel good organisations across cultures.

    Leif is the Chairman of SPCC Danish Section and Vice Chairman of SPCC and has got the passion to work with cross-cultural teams based on his Scandinavian coaching approach.

    Proaktive has created Strategic Focus, Scandinavian Leadership & Values for many well known Scandinavian companies and develops cultural synergies for winning as a team.

  • 12.30 - 13.30

    Lunch break, networking

    12.30 - 13.30
  • 13.30 - 13.55

    Chamber of Digital Economy in Poland

    13.30 - 13.55

    How eCommerce can help you grow your business in Poland

    Patrycja Sass-Staniszewska

    President

    Chamber of Digital Economy in Poland

    Beskrivelse

    Patrycja Sass-Staniszewska is the President of the Chamber of Digital Economy in Poland, formerly a member of the Board of e-Chamber. e-Chamber’s mission is to develop the digital industry in Poland through the cooperation, know-how exchange, legislative actions and representation of common interests in the national and international area. Patrycja Sass-Staniszewska is the Member of the Coalition for Cashless Trading and Micropayments, which was established in 2007 on the initiative of The Polish Bank Association. The Member of the Board of Directors Ecommerce Europe.

    Patrycja is involved in e-Chamber’s actions from its very beginning. As the President - Patrycja Sass-Staniszewska is responsible for the strategic development of the e-Chamber in the field of digital transformation, finance digitalisation and e-commerce. With the digital industry, she is connected for almost 20 years. Previously, Patrycja Sass-Staniszewska worked for IAB Poland, where she was creating an online marketing organization and for Eniro Poland (Panorama Film) as a Press Secretary. She graduated from Warsaw University. Privately, she is a happy wife and mother of wonderful Lena. 

  • 13.55 - 14.20

    Kinnarps

    13.55 - 14.20

    Labour market and Danish clients perspective on the office market

    Beata Osiecka

    CEO, Managing Director

    Kinnarps Polska

    Beskrivelse

    A graduate of Foreign Trade Faculty at the Warsaw School of Economics. The winner of BrandMe CEO 2021 plebiscite held by Forbes magazine. Board Member of the Women Leadership in Business Foundation. Business mentor. Since 2000 she holds position of the Managing Director and CEO of Kinnarps Polska. Beata is associated with the Kinnarps brand since the beginning of business in the Polish market. Thanks to the consistent long-term strategy Kinnarps Poland strengthens its position in the market, outfitted in ergonomic workstations over 1,000 clients per year, and the company’s brand is synonymous with an expert in the fields of ergonomics, sustainability and techniques for creating a functional and modern working environment.

  • 14.20 - 14.55

    Proaktive

    14.20 - 14.55

    Understanding Cultural Differences Between Poland and Denmark and Building Cohesive Teams Across Cultures

    Leif Christiansen

    Founding Partner and CEO

    Proaktive

    Beskrivelse

    Leif is Founding Partner and CEO of Proaktive, a Scandinavian based People development company in Warszawa. He has more than 20 years of hands-on experience supporting Scandinavian companies in Poland in creating high performing – feel good organisations across cultures.

    Leif is the Chairman of SPCC Danish Section and Vice Chairman of SPCC and has got the passion to work with cross-cultural teams based on his Scandinavian coaching approach.

    Proaktive has created Strategic Focus, Scandinavian Leadership & Values for many well known Scandinavian companies and develops cultural synergies for winning as a team.

  • 14.55 - 15.30

    Group Work – Reflections and Questions

    14.55 - 15.30

    Participants exchange their interests, ideas and develop questions for the final Q&A Panel dialogue

    Leif Christiansen

    Founding Partner and CEO

    Proaktive

    Beskrivelse

    Leif is Founding Partner and CEO of Proaktive, a Scandinavian based People development company in Warszawa. He has more than 20 years of hands-on experience supporting Scandinavian companies in Poland in creating high performing – feel good organisations across cultures.

    Leif is the Chairman of SPCC Danish Section and Vice Chairman of SPCC and has got the passion to work with cross-cultural teams based on his Scandinavian coaching approach.

    Proaktive has created Strategic Focus, Scandinavian Leadership & Values for many well known Scandinavian companies and develops cultural synergies for winning as a team.

  • 15.30 - 16.15

    Second Q&A Panel session

    15.30 - 16.15

    Participants reflections from the sessions Questions and Answers with the speaker's panel. Requests for further information and questions from participants towards the experts

    Leif Christiansen

    Founding Partner and CEO

    Proaktive

    Beskrivelse

    Leif is Founding Partner and CEO of Proaktive, a Scandinavian based People development company in Warszawa. He has more than 20 years of hands-on experience supporting Scandinavian companies in Poland in creating high performing – feel good organisations across cultures.

    Leif is the Chairman of SPCC Danish Section and Vice Chairman of SPCC and has got the passion to work with cross-cultural teams based on his Scandinavian coaching approach.

    Proaktive has created Strategic Focus, Scandinavian Leadership & Values for many well known Scandinavian companies and develops cultural synergies for winning as a team.

  • 16.15 - 16.30

    Round up

    16.15 - 16.30

    Drawing Conclusions from the Day and Exploring Future Activities

  • 16.30 - 17.30

    Networking with a glass of wine

    16.30 - 17.30
  • 17.30 - 19.00

    Free time getting ready for evening event

    17.30 - 19.00
  • 19.00 - 21.00

    Dinner and networking

    19.00 - 21.00

    Location: Brdr. Price Rosenborggade, Rosenborggade 15, 1130 København K

    Questions regarding dinner please contact: swojtaszczyk@spcc.pl

Oplægsholdere

Jens Wedenborg

Seniorchefkonsulent

Dansk Erhverv

Nina Hvid Enevoldsen

Head of the Trade Department

the Royal Danish Embassy in Warsaw

Læs mere

Experienced Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the public policy industry, she worked as a Global Team leader for Sustainable Food and Agriculture at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a Minister Counsellor for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries at the Royal Danish Embassy in Malaysia. An experienced lawyer and public policy expert, Nina graduated in Masters in Public Governance from Copenhagen Business School.

Izabella Żonkowska

Digital Sales & Ecommerce Advisor

The Trade Council

Læs mere

Izabella is a dynamic professional with 7+ years of experience in sales and marketing. During her studies in Copenhagen, she developed a genuine passion for Danish culture and business. Since 2016, Izabella has been actively involved in supporting the growth and development of Danish companies in Poland, combining her academic background with practical experience.

Currently, she works as a Digital Sales Advisor at the Royal Danish Embassy in Poland, where her primary focus is assisting Danish enterprises in achieving success in the Polish market through digital channels and optimizing their market entry strategies.

Combining her personal interest in technology and art, Izabella brings a creative perspective to her strategic guidance, driving success for the companies she assists while continually nurturing her own professional growth.

Leif Christiansen

Founding Partner and CEO

Proaktive

Læs mere

Leif is Founding Partner and CEO of Proaktive, a Scandinavian based People development company in Warszawa. He has more than 20 years of hands-on experience supporting Scandinavian companies in Poland in creating high performing – feel good organisations across cultures.

Leif is the Chairman of SPCC Danish Section and Vice Chairman of SPCC and has got the passion to work with cross-cultural teams based on his Scandinavian coaching approach.

Proaktive has created Strategic Focus, Scandinavian Leadership & Values for many well known Scandinavian companies and develops cultural synergies for winning as a team.

Agnieszka Zielińska

Managing Director

Scandinavian-Polish Chamber of Commerce

Læs mere

Agnieszka Zielińska has +16 years of extensive experience in international business environment in many areas: business relations, communication, marketing and sales, events management. She is also business trainer and a lecturer. For over 11 years she develops Scandinavian – Polish cooperation and promotes Nordic business in Poland. Graduate from Wrocław Uniwersity, WSB University (HR) and SET Academy (business trainer).

Sylwia Wojtaszczyk-Ciąćka

Content & Project Manager

Scandinavian-Polish Chamber of Commerce

Læs mere
Sylwia has been working closely with Nordic and Polish business supporting the development of mutual business relations for over 10 years. Experienced in content marketing and event management, passionate about promoting the knowledge exchange within sustainable development solutions between Poland and the Nordics. A graduate from Political Sciences at the University in Poznan, International relations at the Univeristy of Wrocław and Postgraduated studies "CSR - Strategy of responsible business" at Kozminski University in Warsaw.

Przemysław Piela

Founder and CEO

Hugin Consulting

Læs mere

Przemysław is the founder and CEO of Hugin Consulting, a Poland-based and Scandinavian-oriented consulting company specialised in helping primarily Danish companies establish their business presence in Poland. 

He has over twelve years of experience in management, sales & marketing in Poland & Denmark, including CEO/country manager positions for Danish companies in Poland and business development positions for Danish companies in Denmark. MA in Scandinavian Studies, post-grad in Management and Organisation, speaks fluent Danish & English + native Polish. Przemysław is also active in numerous business and networking organisations, including SPCC, where he is a board member in the Danish Section. His personal interests focus on the practical aspects of running and growing businesses. On top of doing business in Poland, his areas of expertise cover such topics as entrepreneurship, start-ups, business development, sales & marketing, content & account-based marketing, design thinking, project management: TOC, Lean, AgilePM, Prince2, R&D, manufacturing and digital transformation. 

Lech Gniady

Attorney-at-law

Peter Nielsen & Partners Law Office

Læs mere

Lech is an attorney-at-law with over 15 years of experience in providing legal advice to Danish investors in Poland.

Since 2019 Lech has also been a member of the management board of Scandinavian-Polish Chamber of Commerce, where he regularly supports chamber’s activities during state legislative proceedings.

In his practice Lech provides strategic legal advice to business entities, represents his clients in commercial court disputes, including those related to intellectual property and unfair competition, and assists them in their businesses on the real estate market and in administrative proceedings.

 

Paweł Tomasik

Attorney-at-law and partner

Peter Nielsen & Partners Law Office

Læs mere

Paweł is an attorney-at-law and partner at Peter Nielsen & Partners Law Office.

Paweł has over 20 years of experience in establishing entities with Danish equity on the Polish market and rendering comprehensive legal assistance to such companies.

His main areas of expertise include: company law, civil law, restructuring and insolvency proceedings, debt collection, as well as real estate and construction law. Moreover, Paweł co-ordinates legal assistance connected with M&A transactions and joint-ventures projects.

He is a chief editor of PNP Law publications for Danish investors, including “Doing Business in Poland – Legal Aspects” and “How to build safe business relations with Polish Companies”.

Patrycja Sass-Staniszewska

President

Chamber of Digital Economy in Poland

Læs mere

Patrycja Sass-Staniszewska is the President of the Chamber of Digital Economy in Poland, formerly a member of the Board of e-Chamber. e-Chamber’s mission is to develop the digital industry in Poland through the cooperation, know-how exchange, legislative actions and representation of common interests in the national and international area. Patrycja Sass-Staniszewska is the Member of the Coalition for Cashless Trading and Micropayments, which was established in 2007 on the initiative of The Polish Bank Association. The Member of the Board of Directors Ecommerce Europe.

Patrycja is involved in e-Chamber’s actions from its very beginning. As the President - Patrycja Sass-Staniszewska is responsible for the strategic development of the e-Chamber in the field of digital transformation, finance digitalisation and e-commerce. With the digital industry, she is connected for almost 20 years. Previously, Patrycja Sass-Staniszewska worked for IAB Poland, where she was creating an online marketing organization and for Eniro Poland (Panorama Film) as a Press Secretary. She graduated from Warsaw University. Privately, she is a happy wife and mother of wonderful Lena. 

Piotr Bujak

Head of Economic Research & Chief Economist

PKO BP

Læs mere

He has been dealing with macroeconomic research and forecasting for over 20 years.  Since 2016 head of Economic Research Department and Chief Economist at PKO Bank Polski, the largest bank in Poland.

Vast experience at international financial institutions: Chief Economist for Poland at Nordea Markets (2011-2014) and Senior Economist at Santander Bank Polska, previously BZ WBK (2002-2011).

Expert at the leading economic think-tank in Poland, the Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE) with participation in scientific and advisory projects abroad. Warsaw University graduate. Participated in many trainings covering econometric modelling, forecasting and mathematical methods in financial markets (e.g. Swiss Finance Institute and Cambridge Econometrics).

Co-author of a few books and numerous economic articles. Regularly awarded for accuracy of economic forecasts (Consensus Economics, Focus Economics, Forbes, Parkiet, Rzeczpospolita). Two years in a row awarded title of the Economist of the Year by major Polish economic and financial newspaper Parkiet for the most accurate macroeconomic and financial market forecasts for both 2020 and 2021.

Beata Osiecka

CEO, Managing Director

Kinnarps Polska

Læs mere

A graduate of Foreign Trade Faculty at the Warsaw School of Economics. The winner of BrandMe CEO 2021 plebiscite held by Forbes magazine. Board Member of the Women Leadership in Business Foundation. Business mentor. Since 2000 she holds position of the Managing Director and CEO of Kinnarps Polska. Beata is associated with the Kinnarps brand since the beginning of business in the Polish market. Thanks to the consistent long-term strategy Kinnarps Poland strengthens its position in the market, outfitted in ergonomic workstations over 1,000 clients per year, and the company’s brand is synonymous with an expert in the fields of ergonomics, sustainability and techniques for creating a functional and modern working environment.

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