| Newsletter 10-11/2014 . | | MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN | Dear Member, The last few weeks has been extremely busy with many events taking place throughout Poland. For the first time ever we arranged Crayfish parties in Szczecin and Wrocław, which were very well received by the participants and it is planned that this will become annual events. Apart from this Crayfish Parties were also organized in Warsaw by the Swedish and Finnish National Sections, both events being well attended. The Back to Work Business Mixer held in Victoria Softiel Hotel proved to be a great success with nearly 150 participants and 27 companies receiving their membership certificates. At the present moment the staff are busy preparing for the National Sections Christmas events and the 10th Anniversary Celebration on the 4th of December. Wishing you all success and I hope you have been able to take advantage of this wonderful “Indian Summer” Best regards, Carsten Nilsen Chairman | COMING SOON | Scandinavian SWOT Conference - 2nd edition | Warszawa 2014-10-30 | We invite you to the second edition of the Scandinavian SWOT Conference. This year we are focusing on trade exchange between Scandinavia & Poland and cooperation perspectives in the ICT Sector. The Conference Partners are: Concare IT, TIETO, Peter Nielsen & Partners Law Office, Polish Connection & SAS. The Conference is organized under the Patronage of Łódź Special Economic Zone. Save the date - 30th of October! | Legal Morning Meeting with Peter Nielsen and Partners | Warszawa 2014-11-04 | At the beginning of November we would like to invite our Members for another Legal Morning Meeting, this time organized in cooperation with Peter Nielsen and Partners Law Office in Warsaw. The topic of the seminar is transfer of enterprise and parenthood protection. | International Speed Business Meeting in Sopot | Sopot 2014-11-05 | For the third time we would like to invite our Members to Tricity for the Speed Business Meeting. Come and meet foreign investors from Scandinavia, Germany, USA, and Switzerland present in the Northern Poland! | SPCC Afterwork in Poznań | Poznań 2014-11-06 | With the AfterWork events we hope to create a relaxed meeting place where our Members can spend some time together and have a glass of wine after the working day in an informal atmosphere. Build new business contacts and relations in a relaxed atmosphere of the modern Regus office during SPCC Afterwork in Poznań! | | Warszawa 2014-12-04 | SPCC is celebrating its 10th Anniversary this year and to mark this important milestone of our development we are organizing the Anniversary Debate - ten years of Polish-Nordic relations to discuss changes in Poland during that time and the role of Nordic countries, investors in that process. More details about this significant event will be available soon. SPCC is proud to announce the partners of this event: - Strategic Anniversary Partner: IKEA - Anniversary Partners: SEB, Eltel Networks and Volvo Polska - Reception Partner: Dobre wina There are still cooperation possibilities to create this unique event for Polish-Scandinavian community. For possibilities of cooperation please contact Agnieszka Zielińska, Events Manager: azielinska@spcc.pl, tel. 22 849 74 14. | | | we welcome new member companies that joined spcc since september | | Atlas Copco is an industrial group with world-leading positions in compressors, expanders and air treatment systems, construction and mining equipment, power tools and assembly systems. The company was founded in 1873, is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and has a global reach spanning more than 180 countries. | | | Europejskie Forum Odpowiedzialności Ekologicznej aims to promote the idea of corporate social responsibility, mainly in the area of ecology. Since 2007, it develops a programme “Firma Bliska Środowisku” to distinguish companies which combines its core business with strategic approach to environmental responsibility. | | | Multiconsult is a leading Norwegian consulting engineering company headquartered in Oslo with subsidiaries in Norway, Singapore, UK, Tanzania and Uganda. Key business areas include: Oil & gas, Energy, Building & properties, Industry, Transportation & infrastructure, Environment & natural resources. | | | Nynas is developing, producing and trading wide range long-lasting oil products. The company is divided into 2 businesses: bitumen and naphthenic specialty products. In Poland those two groups are represented within one entity Nynas Sp. z o.o. with 2 sales offices and oil product depot located in Szczecin. | | | Vertigo Property Group is an experienced team specializing in transactions on the commercial property market. The basic field of the company activity is brokerage and advisory in the provision of leasing and selling office and retail spaces, mostly within Warsaw city area as well as in other large Polish cities. | | | Seibu Giken DST Poland with headquarters in Warsaw specializes in providing desiccant dryers. Seibu Giken DST AB, founded in 1985, is now a leading international supplier of dehumidifiers. DST is currently represented in over 40 countries around the world. | | | Kongsberg Automotive provides world class products to the global vehicle industry. The products enhance the driving experience, making it safer, more comfortable and sustainable. Kongsberg Automotive has for years developed and produced high-quality automotive parts which improved vehicle safety and reduce environmental impact. In Poland the company is focused on Interior division and produces lumbar/massage systems for car seats and heating mat and also develops R&D functions. | | | GAEU Consulting is a professional consultancy firm specializing in advising companies and the public sector on how to obtain EU subsidies and grants to projects and investments. Since 2002, the company has successfully helped more than 3,000 Clients. | | | basic legal advice | | | SPCC new service for members - Legal Advice, has been provided for a few months already. Our legal partner SRC Law Firm have received several Engagement letters from the members interested in getting support on legal matters, some questions have been already submitted and answered. There is still a possibility to join the project and use this service. For more information please click HERE | | SPCC RECOMMENDS | | Oslo 2014-10-22 | On behalf of MultiNor we have the pleasure to invite you to take part in the second edition of the Polakker i Norge conference. | | Warszawa 2014-11-24/25 | The IBBC Group, leading advisory company in the area of risk management and business security, for the fourth time hosts IV Central-Eastern Europe Fraud & Risk Conference - an international event on fraud in business and risk management. . | | | | |