British Polish Chamber of Commerce

The BPCC has significantly stepped up the work it is doing to promote British exports to Poland. A trade team, headed by Patrick Ney, has been set up and is now in place in the new British Polish Business Centre (ul. Marszałkowska 89). To put the BPCC's new strategic direction into a broader context of UK exporters and other British chambers from around the world, the BPCC took part in a three-day long series of events aimed at globally optimising UK trade.

The latest in a series of networking seminars aimed at Polish entrepreneurs took place in London on 25 September, on the premises of money-transfer company MoneyGram. Attracting over 65 participants, the event, focusing on finding funding for business growth, was opened by the Polish Ambassador to the UK, Witold Sobków.

Finance minister and deputy premier Jacek Rostowski had to cancel his address to the BPCC breakfast at the last minute, having been called away to an urgent meeting with premier Donald Tusk. In his place came no fewer than three senior officials from the Ministry of Finance, ensuring that BPCC members received full value for money!

The Polish-British Parliamentary Group, at whose meetings the BPCC has often participated since 2005, turned to the Chamber for help in organising a PPP study visit to London for its members.

On 24 April 2013 BPCC members and invited guests met at at the newly-opened Warsaw Centre for Entrepreneurship, ul. Smolna 4 to learn about the benefits that employers can draw from employing people facing a difficult situation in the labour market. Tools supporting the employment of young people up to the age of 25, people aged 50+ and those with disabilities were presented, including funds available from public institutions and practical solutions offered by NGOs.

Over 30 delegates participated in the joint meeting of CSR & HR BPCC Policy Groups held on 25 February 2013 at PwC premises in Warsaw

The BPCC's HR Policy Group met at the Chamber's headquarters to discuss the labour market for specialists and managers. At the meeting, Artur Skiba, CEO of Antal International, presented the results of the 13th edition of the Antal Global Snapshot report. Special guests were Jacek Męcina, secretary of state in the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, and Agata Mężyńska, director of the Department of Economic Information PAIiIZ.

The meeting of Telecoms, Media and Technology Policy Group, entitled 'Broadband Internet in Poland – luxury or necessity?' took place in June in Deloitte’s Warsaw headquarters.

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.

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.