Olivia’s conversations. Is the Middle East the key to world peace?

We invite you to the next meeting in Olivia’s Conversations series: “Is the Middle East the key to world peace?” Our guest will be Paweł Rakowski, a journalist and publicist commenting on Middle Eastern events, co-author of the books “Lebanon. More than a guide”, as well as “Israel’s Great War. A real Fauda from Gaza to Syria”. This is the first Polish monograph on Hamas’s war against Israel in 2023-2024, published in 2025, written together with Michał Bruszewski.

 

  • Will the war in the Middle East escalate?
  • Will the change of power in Syria affect Russia’s involvement in Ukraine?
  • Are the peace terms presented by Donald Trump achievable?
  • Why was Israel caught off guard by the Hamas attack, and what is Hamas anyway?
  • Is Iran on the eve of producing its nuclear bomb?

 

We will answer these and many other questions with our guest 13 March 2025, 5:30 p.m., Olivia Sky Club . Admission is free with prior reservation of the entrance ticket. The number of places is limited.

 

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Read: The end of the war in Syria. A new geopolitical order in the Middle East

 

 

 

Paweł Rakowski is a graduate of the Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Warsaw and the Institute of the Middle and Far East at the Jagiellonian University. Blogger, journalist, author of texts, books and reportages on the Middle East, the borderlands and the transformations of the modern world. Commentator on Middle Eastern events, m.in. for Polish Radio 24.

 

About the reportage “Israel’s Great War. The Real Fauda from Gaza to Syria.”, which he co-authored (together with Michał Bruszewski), a reviewer with the pseudonym JOA writes as follows: “If someone watched the title Fauda, or read/listened to the news about the war between Hamas and Israel, wondered what it was really about, he should read this book. I think that thanks to it we can try to understand the current situation in the Middle East. The authors promise to show the truth about Israel’s new war, and in my opinion, they keep their promise.”

 

 

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LinkedinLocal Tricity in Olivia Centre. Get to know the person, not the profile

LinkedinLocal is a global, grassroots initiative that aims to bring virtual connections from LinkedIn’s professional network to the real world and build authentic human relationships. The meetings are non-commercial – their participants come to meet other people and their passions, not to sell products or services.

 

The story of LinkedinLocal began in Australia in 2017, and the idea quickly gained popularity around the world. The Tri-City community joined this global movement in July 2018, organizing the first meeting in the O4 Coworking spaces at Olivia Centre, which is currently one of the main partners of these meetings. Over the next two years, the initiative grew rapidly and the interest of participants continued to grow, but this development was abruptly halted in March 2020 by Covid-19.

 

After a pandemic break, LinkedinLocal returned for good to the Tri-City networking scene in June 2024. The core of the Linkedin Local – Tri-City organizational team is formed by a permanent, family team (the hosts of the meetings are Wojciech Wołoszyk and Kacper Wołoszyk) with the constant support of IURIDICO, which has been the main organizational partner of this series since the beginning of Linkedin Local’s operation.

The community around LinkedinLocal Tri-City is constantly growing, and tickets for subsequent editions are sold out well in advance. In addition to moderated networking, the program includes substantive lectures on a variety of topics – from health well-being, through strategic planning, to legal design, building a personal brand and asset protection.

 

– There is no single, dominant profile of the participant. Among our guests are representatives of various industries and organizations: law, real estate, production, logistics, marketing, financial and professional services, IT, education, psychology, culture, sports and gastronomy. It brings together SME entrepreneurs, mid-level specialists, managers, corporate employees, civil servants, freelancers and professionals – says Wojciech Wołoszyk.

 

The last edition of the event took place in the unique Olivia Star Top space thanks to the partnership with Olivia Centre, offering a panoramic view of the Tri-City from a height of over 140 metres.

 

– The meeting on the 34th floor with a view of the Tri-City metropolis – in my opinion – turned out phenomenally emphasizes Bogusław Wieczorek, the representative of the management board of Olivia Centre – Olivia is a business hub that connects experts from various industries. This is exactly what the LinkedinLocal initiative does, so it’s the most natural collaboration you can imagine. Importantly, the meetings, despite the fact that they take place in an informal atmosphere, are always characterized by a high substantive level, which certainly contributes to such a large attendance during each of the meetings and influences such a high interest in tickets for subsequent events organized by Wojciech Wołoszyk and his team. And if you add a substantive program to it, there is nothing else to do but wait for the next edition.

 

LinkedinLocal is not only the Tri-City – meetings are also organized in many other Polish cities, including Poznań, Krakow, Warsaw, Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Częstochowa, Gliwice, Wrocław, Katowice, Łódź, Rzeszów, Lublin, Szczecin and Zielona Góra. The organizers cooperate with each other, exchanging experiences and good practices, thus building a nationwide community. Linkedin Corporation does not organize or fund the LinkedinLocal initiative, which is carried out under license.

 

The next LinkedinLocal Tri-City meeting will take place on April 16, 2025.

 

Enjoy Fat Thursday in Olivia! Competitions with sweets are waiting!

Fat Thursday is one of the sweetest holidays in the Polish calendar – a day when you can reach for your favorite pastries without remorse. Where did this tradition come from? Why do we celebrate on Thursday? And do you really have to eat something sweet on this day to ensure prosperity?

 

The origins of the custom date back to ancient Rome, where feasts in honor of the arrival of spring were full of fatty foods and bread pastries, which over time turned into sweet treats. In Poland, the holiday appeared in the Middle Ages and initially was mainly associated with eating meat dishes. It was not until the 16th-17th centuries that sweet, stuffed specialties began to reign on the tables, which we know today.

 

Currently, it is a holiday for all lovers of doughnuts, with marmalade and powdered sugar, with rose jam, chocolate, pudding, with and without icing. According to tradition, eating a doughnut, cheese doughnut or faworki on Fat Thursday guarantees prosperity for the whole year!

 

Celebrating on Thursday results from the liturgical division of the week – in Anglo-Saxon countries and some regions of Europe, the equivalent is “Fat Tuesday” (Mardi Gras). Whatever the name, the idea remains the same: enjoy the sweet tooth before it’s time to fast!

 

 

Consequently, we cordially invite you to participate in the sweetest event of the year in Olivia, i.e. Fat Thursday in Olivia Prime A!
See you on February 27 from 11:30 to 13:30,
we take part in very sweet competitions and win super prizes!

 

 

Be ready for:

Express donut eating (without licking your lips!)

Fighting a hanging donut (be careful not to let it fall!)

The Great Search for Mini-Donuts (Who Will Find the Most?)

Donut puns (creativity welcome!)

Fat Thursday quiz (test your knowledge!)

 

More…

 

 

 

Meeting of the HR Club in Olivia. Who are you, HR specialist?

The HR Club is an initiative established in Olivia in June 2018. The mission of the Club is to support its members in shaping work patterns and in the development of soft skills based on modern solutions and trends. The club creates a space for conversations, exchange of professional experience and knowledge. Among the topics discussed were, m.in: the labour and investment market in the world, the region and the Tri-City; neurodiversity and supporting employee development; the role of the manager in team building, management of energy resources for the sake of efficiency, employee benefits, the limits of supporting co-workers; wise use of artificial intelligence or the phenomenon of mental burnout. We invite you to the next meeting of the HR Club on February 20.

 


We will try to answer the extremely important question: “Who are you an HR specialist, and where do your development paths lead you?”. Anna Karecka and Dagmara Nowicka will help with this

 

 

Anna Karecka
Executive coach and mentor in the field of leadership, career development and team effectiveness. A business practitioner with 25 years of managerial experience in the Coca-Cola system as HR Director and Development and Coaching Director. MBA lecturer at the Polish-American Management Center PAM Center. He works for international corporations and Polish business .
She has extensive experience and knowledge in a wide range of HR as well as building and implementing employee development strategies, team management, talent and organization development, and sales competences. She has created and implemented many development programs and projects. She is an ICF (International Coach Federation) certified coach at the MCC (Master) level and a team coach certified by TCI (Team Coachingng Institute). More…

 

Topic of the lecture: “HR in emotions”
Anna Karecka will talk about the need for greater awareness of oneself – one’s emotional reactions, as well as attention to others, their emotional sensitivity and needs. During the meeting, she will not present ready-made recipes for dealing with emotions. Instead, it will present a practical model that will allow HR to develop a psychological safety strategy holistically and pragmatically.

 

Remark!
There will be a voucher for a self-diagnosis test with individual feedback to be drawn.

 

 

Dagmara Nowicka
ACC ICF coach, HR manager, court mediator, business and personal development trainer. Licensed DISC D3 Consultant. Director of the ICF Poland Branch Mazovia. She comprehensively implements projects in the area of Humar Resources, from HR administration, HR and payroll administration, to human resources management, supporting managers and shareholders of companies in making strategic decisions in the organization. Coach and co-creator of the Coaching Academy project at the EY Academy of Business: an intensive and practical course of coaching skills in accordance with the ethical and competence standards of the International Coaching Federation. More…

 

The topic of the lecture: “Coaching – a tool for everyday work and a path of HR development”.
Dagmara Nowicka will talk about what skills are developed during coaching and how to verify the competence and validity of a coach certificate. He will reveal the pros and cons on the way to obtaining accreditation in the ICF and what coaching skills we already use in the daily work of an HR specialist. He will also reveal how to skillfully develop them.

 

 

20 February | 11:00 | Jupiter room at O4 Coworking
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NOTE: meeting for HR Club members

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Olivia Centre is a partner of the Gdańsk Community Foundation and the Oliwa Town Hall of Culture

Recently, we proudly informed about our partnership with LinkedIn Local Tricity, and today, with equally great joy and enthusiasm, we can say about another, extremely important partnership between Olivia and the Gdańsk Community Foundation.

 

– Our cooperation has been going on for many years, for example at the Viva Oliwa district festival or the Oliwa Neighbourhood Budget – says Bogusław Wieczorek, attorney-at-law at Olivia’s Management Board for PR. – But the agreement signed today takes us to a new level and officially Olivia Centre becomes a Partner of the Gdańsk Community Foundation, which runs the Oliwa Town Hall of Culture.

 

The agreement opens up even more opportunities for Olivia Residents to commune with culture and art. There are plans for joint new events and easier access for the centre’s tenants to the offer of the Oliwa Town Hall of Culture.

 

– We want to promote and support local initiatives even more actively, which is why some of the events of the Town Hall will soon be hosted in Olivia Centre – says Bogusław Wieczorek.We also hope that the residents of Oliwa and the regulars of the Oliwa Town Hall of Culture, who are always welcome in our spaces, will be even more frequent guests of Olivia Centre, which is not only a place of work, but also a place of meetings, inspiration and relaxation, e.g. in Olivia Garden or on the top floors of Olivia Star.

 

We are looking forward to new joint projects and invite you to follow the upcoming events.

 

 

The first LinkedIn Tri-City meeting is behind us! What a power it was!

I don’t think we had time to boast that this year Olivia Centre is the main partner of LinkedinLocal Tricity. And here we are after the first meeting in the new partnership formula. On the 34th floor of Olivia Star, with a view of the entire Tri-City metropolis, a crowd gathered and in our opinion it was phenomenal.

 

From the very beginning, Olivia has been a business hub that is supposed to connect experts from various industries. LinkedIn Local plays exactly the same role. It’s the most natural collaboration you can imagine. And if you add a substantive program to it, there is nothing else to do but wait for the next edition.

 

Fantastic lectures have been given by Izabela Turczyńska-Buszan, a legal advisor who has been translating legal language into human language for entrepreneurs for 15 years, a Tedx speaker, a lecturer, and Agnieszka Wnuk, who deals with B2B marketing and cooperates with entrepreneurs on a daily basis in the field of consulting planning marketing and sales activities.

 

The networking sessions were led by Karolina Rymarczyk from O4 Coworking.

 

The hosts of the event were Wojciech Wołoszyk (organizer of Linkedin Local meetings in the Tri-City, Linkedin enthusiast and expert, lawyer and court expert) and Kacper Wołoszyk (co-organizer of the LinkedIn Local Tri-City event series since 2024). Congratulations!

 

 

First opinions:

 

“A phenomenal event, the bar jumped again, memories and impressions unforgettable. I will be happy to read the report. Thank you for an interesting conversation, great speeches and I am impatiently counting down the time until the next meeting.”
(Mrs. Julia).

 

“It was a great event done at the highest level!”
(Mrs. Ilona).

 

“Last night? Absolutely unique! I spent it, like many of you, on LinkedinLocal Tricity – an event that always combines content with a fantastic atmosphere. Meetings with you are always great energy, inspiring conversations and a specific dose of knowledge. It’s wonderful to see how our Tri-City community is growing stronger!”
(Ms. Aleksandra)

 

LinkedIn Local is a grassroots initiative that aims to bring virtual connections from the LinkedIn platform to the real world. During the events, you will listen to many interesting lectures, but above all, it will be a time to meet new people and build relationships.

 

There are already rumors that the next meeting will take place in April, so… See you!

 

Fig. Maciek Zieliński

Share the warmth! Together for pets.

For the seventh time, Energa Obrót is organising the “Share the Heat” campaign. Of course, we are involved in it and we invite you to help. It has been known for a long time that only together we can do more! Pets – cats and dogs – need very specific help. Please read what we collect for the children under our care Pomeranian Foundation Brothers Minor and Foundation for Puppies Judyta, Tri-City Branch. We received letters from those organizations that indicated the greatest of the largest needs.

 

TIME AND PLACE OF THE MEETING:

Olivia Prime B | February 17 – March 2

 

 

WHAT DO WE COLLECT FOR DOGS?

 

KARMA:

  • Brit Monoprotein wet food with rabbit
  • Mleko dla szczeniąt Royal Canin Babydog Milk
  • Baltica Adult Senior dry food
  • Beef rumen
  • Beef ears
  • Pork ears
  • Lungs

 

CLEANING PRODUCTS:

  • Floor cleaners
  • Washing powders
  • Fabric softeners
  • Dishwasher tablets
  • Latex gloves in various sizes
  • Paper towels
  • Cloths/scourers
  • Cloths/cloths

 

WHAT DO WE COLLECT FOR KITTENS?

 

KARMA:

  • high-meat wet food (e.g. Gourmet Gold, Smilla, Dolina Noteci, Bozita, Winston Bio, Rafi czarna, Coshida Pure Taste, Maxi Natural, Brit)

 

BLANKETS, TOWELS, ACCESSORIES:

  • Blankets
  • Duvet covers
  • Towels
  • Messages
  • Kitten accessories
  • Litter: any type
  • Toys for cats
  • Scratching posts

 

CLEANING PRODUCTS

  • Dish soaps
  • Disinfectants
  • Paper towels
  • Dishwasher tablets

 

 

POMERANIAN FOUNDATION FRIARS MINOR

 

Animals have been with us since the dawn of time. By domesticating the animal, man has thus assumed responsibility for its fate. The goal of the Pomeranian Brothers Minor Foundation is to completely eliminate animal homelessness through educational activities, legislative changes and support for people working for animals. We spread the idea of respecting the right to a dignified life of animals alongside man.

 

– Since 2017, we have been fighting against animal homelessness, mainly cats, in the Tri-City and the surrounding area. We catch animals for castration to reduce the percentage of homelessness. We treat, socialize, love and look for new homes for our charges. Often, cats after traffic accidents, chronically ill or extremely exhausted end up under our wings. About 180 cats are waiting for a better life in our cat houses.” – says Ania from the Foundation. The Pomeranian Foundation of Friars Minor runs two shelters where it socializes and prepares homeless cats for adoption.

 

We are the voice of those who do not have a voice – so join us – we are waiting for your support.

 

Brothers Minor Foundation on FB
Brothers Minor Foundation on Instagram

 

FOUNDATION FOR PUPPIES JUDYTA BRANCH TRI-CITY

 

It is a place that has become a response to the needs of “invisible” dogs – that is, those who find it difficult to find homes. The Tri-City branch takes care of senior dogs, anxiety dogs, those who have been through a lot, as well as adolescents who need to be taught how to be a dog in the human world. Of course, puppies too, because the judite style must also be marked by the sea.

 

– We accept them not to make them stay with us, but to change their lives. Our strength lies in temporary homes, where these pets learn what love, a couch, a leash, and normal everyday life are say the girls from the Foundation, Marta and Kinga. This is possible because part of our team has a behavioral education. Thanks to our work and the work of invaluable volunteers, we bring back wonderful, tailed friends to the world, who go to their own tailor-made families.”

 

In addition to rescuing puppies and dogs that are sick and disabled, the Judyta Foundation helps dogs who are most difficult to help.

 

And this is happening right here – in the Tri-City Branch. So, Dear Friends, let’s help change the world!

 

Judyta Trójmiasto Foundation on FB
Judyta Tricity Foundation on Instagram

Olivia Pulse – another investment of Olivia Home

Olivia Pulse – another investment carried out by the Olivia Home development company – offers turnkey apartments located at Olivia Centre. Poland’s largest business centre with its first residential premises will become a full mix-use project.

 

Olivia Pulse is a premium class apartment building with 245 apartments being prepared, designed for diverse groups of future residents. The facility is being built in the Gdańsk business hub, where several thousand people work on a daily basis, so the offer of long-term lease is largely addressed to employees of companies located in Olivia or visiting managers, supervising the work of teams of residents, as well as students of nearby universities and their academic staff. The premises will be available to managers delegated to branches for shorter contracts or implementing projects in the O4 Coworking space, as well as guests of conference spaces and participants of events in Olivia Star.

 

Olivia Pulse is being built not only near Olivia Centre, but also Alchemia and the university campus, a place where the most prestigious global brands have their offices, in a location distinguished by the resilience of business, the energy of young people working in the most dynamically developing enterprises, including those operating in coworking space, which is very popular.

 

The investment will be characterized by two zones: a four-storey part located directly at Grunwaldzka Avenue and a 13-storey tower rising above the podium, located in the background. Both parts will differ in their aesthetics. Part of the podium was designed based on inspirations from the architecture of Oliwa, and its external ceramic façade refers in its style to the expressionism of the brick Forest Sanatorium, located in the Naval Hospital complex in Oliwa. The upper part will be finished with a bright, noble material, allowing you to give the object lightness and freshness of style.

 

The areas of the premises range from 25 to 63 m.kw, and those on the ground floors have gardens with an area of 12 to 38 m.kw. On the fourth floor of the podium, there will be a public terrace, and most of the premises will have private loggias, balconies or terraces at their disposal. Each apartment is equipped with air conditioning, high-quality interiors (in 3 styles to choose from). On the ground floor of the building, there will be a space for meetings and joint work, as well as a service premises where services will be provided to the residents of Pulse, employees of Olivia Centre and residents of Oliwa. The investor is preparing the facility for BREEAM certification, which confirms the high quality of workmanship, the class of materials used and the construction process. The certification confirms the application of the highest standards of sustainable development and environmental protection in the facility and allows you to optimize running costs and fees.

 

Our offer is addressed to investors from Poland and abroad, whose intention is to supplement their investment portfolio with one of the best, strategic locations in Poland. Excellent location in the immediate vicinity of the largest multifunctional business centre in Poland hosting global brands, over 200 companies, the vicinity of an academic campus with the planned development of a rich sports infrastructure, excellent communication in the form of bus, tram, city and long-distance trains, and above all, synergy with Olivia Centre by providing all basic services located on site. The immediate vicinity is also a conference and restaurant center in Olivia Star, hosting 300,000 people a year, very often declaring their willingness to use the accommodation base. These advantages make the location unique not only for people looking for a reliable and maintenance-free product, but also for tenants as a place for long-term residence – says Ewa Nowicka, sales director and member of the management board of Olivia Home. We offer a premium product in the segment of investment apartments, a facility with access to a wide range of accompanying services, such as school, kindergarten, medical care, fitness center and many others, allowing not only to take full advantage of the comfort of living in the city center, but also of Olivia’s unique infrastructure. The residents of Olivia Pulse will have at their disposal, m.in. Olivia Garden, an observation deck with a panorama of the entire Tri-City, 12 restaurants and cafes, including the aforementioned restaurants awarded by the prestigious Michelin gastronomic guide, and parking facilities for over 2000 spaces.

 

Importantly, each apartment is offered for sale with full finishing and equipment. Buyers currently have three styles at their disposal: harmony, vital and life. Their design is the result of the work of architects of the award-winning architectural studio Design Anatomy in cooperation with the Olivia Home team. The studio’s portfolio includes over 200 thousand projects. m.kw. of offices, a viewing floor on the 32nd floor of Olivia Star, a conference space on the 34th floor, as well as numerous architectural and interior design projects located throughout the Tri-City. The price of the premises therefore includes not only the finishing of floors and bathrooms, but also their full furnishing with furniture, lamps and accessories in the rooms, as well as kitchen and bathroom furniture based on the design of recognized architects.

The premises are offered together with lease management agreements, run by a company from the Olivia Centre group, which will deal with their promotion, rental, administration and ongoing servicing, and its team will consist of experienced property management managers from the Tri-City market, Olivia Centre group and Olivia Home, which currently manages the PRS building in Gdańsk Zaspa developed with one of the world’s largest companies in the construction industry, Kajima Properties.

By offering turnkey apartments in the premium segment, we want to provide investors with the highest possible level of comfort, taking on the burdensome finishing works of all premises. Based on many years of experience of our staff in the field of commercial facility management, but also PRS, including our own Facility Management service and security department, we are able to provide the highest level of professional operator care. Our intention is to provide a maintenance-free product, hence all obligations related to the current lease, administration, maintenance and renovation and replacement works of the premises remain our responsibility. What is extremely important, we provide constant and direct access to a wide and diverse group of tenants, including, above all, business and conference tenants – says Ewa Nowicka.

 

The construction of Olivia Pulse has already begun, and the planned date of acceptance of the premises is the 3rd quarter of 2026. The new investment will ensure the comfort of living in a 5-minute city, where all the necessary functions will be available to residents in just 5 minutes. Living in the building at Olivia Centre, due to its central, strategic location, offers easy access to many attractions of the Tri-City, also thanks to easy public transport connections, including tram and bus stops, Fast Urban Railway and Pomeranian Metropolitan Railway. It is also close to the platforms of express, regional and Pendolino trains in Gdańsk Oliwa. A short distance away is also the Tri-City Landscape Park, loved by lovers of recreational and competitive sports, and Olivia Beach is only 2.5 km away in a straight line. No less important is the proximity of the University of Gdańsk campus, where 25,000 students are students. People. This represents an excellent location potential for investors who buy an apartment with a view to a future place to live for their children while studying, but also for those who are thinking about buying a long-term rental for students of a nearby university.

 

The direction of the project’s development is to create a place not only for work and quality leisure – emphasizes Bogusław Wieczorek, the representative of the management board of Olivia Centre. The construction of Olivia Pulse for our project means a completely new level of service that we provide to our residents and the closure of the buckle that signifies the fully multifunctional nature of Olivia. We want to be part of the city, a place to live, work, entertain and spend quality time in comfortable, perfectly designed and well-thought-out spaces. The idea of a 5-minute city where all services are available in one place is the next step we are taking, still thinking about bringing high value to the city and its residents. I am convinced that with this project we will once again prove that Olivia is an important part of the development plans of the city and the region, introducing a new quality to the services and quality of life of our agglomeration.