Making Business In Poland
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.
Making business in Poland
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.
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08.30 - 09.00
Registration, coffee
08.30 - 09.00 -
09.00 - 09.25
Introduction & Questions
09.00 - 09.25Participants 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.
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09.25 - 09.50
Scandinavian Polish Chamber of Commerce
09.25 - 09.50Insights 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 - 10.15Poland'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.
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10.15 - 10.40
PNP Law
10.15 - 10.40Updated 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”.
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10.40 - 11.00
Short break
10.40 - 11.00With networking opportunity
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11.00 - 11.25
Hugin Consulting
11.00 - 11.25How 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.
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11.25 - 11.50
Danish Embassy
11.25 - 11.50Insights 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.
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11.50 - 12.30
First Q&A Panel session
11.50 - 12.30Participant 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.
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12.30 - 13.30
Lunch break, networking
12.30 - 13.30 -
13.30 - 13.55
Chamber of Digital Economy in Poland
13.30 - 13.55How 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.
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13.55 - 14.20
Kinnarps
13.55 - 14.20Labour 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.
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14.20 - 14.55
Proaktive
14.20 - 14.55Understanding 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.
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14.55 - 15.30
Group Work – Reflections and Questions
14.55 - 15.30Participants 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.
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15.30 - 16.15
Second Q&A Panel session
15.30 - 16.15Participants 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.
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16.15 - 16.30
Round up
16.15 - 16.30Drawing Conclusions from the Day and Exploring Future Activities
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16.30 - 17.30
Networking with a glass of wine
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17.30 - 19.00
Free time getting ready for evening event
17.30 - 19.00 -
19.00 - 21.00
Dinner and networking
19.00 - 21.00Location: 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

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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