The BPCC, together with PAIiIZ, the trade and investment section of the Polish Embassy in London, Jones Lang Lasalle and Cushman & Wakefield, held a seminar to outline the main investment opportunities in the real estate sector for foreign investors. The event was held on the evening of 26 November 2015 at the Polish Embassy. The focus was on commercial, retail and industrial properties.
The second in this year edition Wrocław Agglomeration Real Estate Forum took place on Wednesday 18th November 2015 in Radisson BLU hotel in Wroclaw in cooperation with Wroclaw Agglomeration Development Agency, AD Capital, CBRE, Kinnarps, Knight Frank, Reesco, Smagała Strzelczyk law firm and Vantage Development SA.
At a joint meeting of the BPCC's Real Estate & Construction and TMT policy groups at Teatr Scena Prezentacje on 28 October 2015, BPCC members had a chance to look into the future of Warsaw. Capital Park and Cushman & Wakefield hosted the event at the former, 19th Century Norblin factory, located in the centre of Warsaw, which is to become the ArtN project - a revitalised, mixed-use destination, where startups and corporations can cooperate with each other.
The BPCC's 23rd Annual Ball, held this year at the Sheraton Warsaw Hotel, was a fantastic event at which over 200 VIP guests enjoyed a memorable evening. Guest speakers included Lech Wałęsa, legendary Solidarity leader and modern Poland's first democratically elected president, who spoke about the new Europe, and the need for reform within the free-market democratic system. Other speakers were the Polish Ambassador to the UK, Witold Sobków and Sarah Tiffin, Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy Warsaw.
"Practical aspects of tax, accounting and legal for enterprises functioning at special economic zones" was the title of a training which took place on 6 November at the headquarters of the Kraków Technology Park in cooperation with the BPCC.
The cyber security landscape is changing rapidly thanks to our greater dependency on the virtual world. One examples of the growing symbiosis between man and the cyber world is the Internet of Things. This increased reliance on the internet and technology has sadly gone hand-in-hand with greater frequency, sophistication and professionalism of hacking.
The BPCC’s CleanTech & Energy policy group met at the British Embassy in Warsaw on 15 October for an overview of where Poland stood in the area of renewable energy.
The BPCC's Healthcare policy group met at the British Embassy on 1 October to discuss the implications of advances in IT for Poland's healthcare sector.
The Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone Invest-Park with the British Polish Chamber of Commerce organised a training session for local exporters entitled Doing Great Business with Great Britain. Develop your business and export to the UK.
This was the question posed at the second meeting of the BPCC’s Manufacturing Industries Group, held at the Puławy Science and Technology Park (PPNT) on 18 November. It was jointly organised with Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe S.A. and PPNT.
On 5 November 2015, over 70 businesswomen met in Warsaw for an afternoon seminar and networking reception entitled Men as Allies in Achieving Gender Balance in the Workplace.
