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On January 10, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., a free meeting with Wiktor Jodłowski, the creator of the Talkersi language incubator, will be held in the O4 coworking space. They will share their knowledge on how to develop their English on their own at no cost.

• Your English stopped at the high school level;

• Or you know all the theory, but you feel like you’re at a loss for words when speaking;

• Or you speak English fluently, but you don’t know what the constructions are based on – you do it for the sake of it;

• Or you’re doing great, but you feel like you want to be exposed to a living language in a conversation?

If you answered “YES” to any of these questions in your head, it means that you will benefit from the meeting organized at O4.

For 90 minutes, Wiktor Jodłowski, the creator of the Talkersi language incubator, will share with us a ready-made recipe on how you can develop your English on your own, at no cost, to a level that will ensure full freedom in communication with your colleagues, superior, client and friends from abroad. It’s worth mentioning that about 42% of business conversations take place in English today (probably the remaining 58% are Asian languages – such an innocent joke!), so it simply pays to know it well. Not to mention the fact that English is the key that opens the door to the world’s largest resources of expertise, books, films and people – all these things before they reach Polish in the local language, first of all have already lost their relevance; Secondly, never they will not faithfully reflect the true intentions of the author, because translation inevitably changes the form of presenting the content, which affects your reception and interpretation. In addition, Polish versions of foreign bestsellers appear on the shelves in our stores only when some investor decides that it will sell in our stores – why should you leave someone else to decide what you read/watch and when you do it? English gives you access to the source itself, without unnecessary intermediaries!

Victor will share his story of how he became fully proficient. It took him approx. 10 years, But that’s because he did it “around”. You, knowing the shortcuts, will fit in much less time. If you want to see a foretaste of what will happen at the event, we encourage you to watch the recording of the live broadcast, which has recently hit the web straight from our Tri-City headquarters.

In addition to the “language biography”, we will learn how to achieve our goals faster instead of 10 years of learning, and see the first clear effects this year. Wiktor has prepared a set of solutions that will allow you to move forward without committing capital, just a portion of your time. This does not mean that progress will come without effort. But the benefits you will get from the freedom to communicate in English will definitely be worth it

The number of places is limited, we encourage you to sign up as soon as possible.

Booking a ticket does not automatically accept your application. Each application is considered individually, please be patient for a moment – each application will receive a response.

We cordially invite you!

On Saturday, January 21, 2017 at 5.00 p.m. we invite you to the Olivia Sky Club (Olivia Tower building, 12th floor) for a concert of Christmas carols performed by the Choir of the Singing Society. K. Szymanowski under the direction of Józefa Siudaczyńska-Babicz. During the eighth edition of the Olivia Camerata concert series, students of the Secondary School of Music in Wrzeszcz will also perform: Marcin Marzejon – a student of the clarinet class of prof. Ireneusz Mraczek, Aleksandra Gajkowska and Maria Krueger, who will play in the flute trio with Prof. Katarzyna Czerwińska-Gosz. Free admission, registration at the event venue upon presentation of an ID card.

The concert program will include the most beautiful Christmas carols.

The Choir of the Singing Society Karol Szymanowski at the Collegiate Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Gdańsk

The choir was founded in 1945 on the initiative of Fr. Jan Kurdziel, at the Jesuit Fathers’ Church in Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz. Then from 1971 to 1985. He worked at the Garrison Church in Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz, and since 1985 he has been singing at the Collegiate Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz. The rapid development of the choir at the beginning of its activity was contributed to by Leon Snarski, who led it from 1947. In 1966. He passed the conducting baton to his assistant, Józefa Siudaczyńska, M.A., a graduate of the Faculty of Theory of Composition and Conducting at the Higher School of Music in Sopot. The Szymanowski Choir has earned a lasting position among the choirs of the Gdańsk Coast, achieving many successes. The concert life of the choir is very rich: regular concerts in churches during Holy Masses, participation in events organized by the Polish Union of Choirs and Orchestras, performances in countless places in Poland (m.in. in Krakow, Poznań, Słupsk, Częstochowa, Bydgoszcz, Łódź) and abroad: in Germany, Hungary, Sardinia, France, Lithuania, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Croatia, Spain and France, Portugal, Austria, the Czech Republic and Greece.

Together with all the choirs of the Archdiocese of Gdańsk, he participated in meetings with the Holy Father John Paul II in Zaspa in 1987 and at the Sopot Hippodrome in 1999. The band’s activity is not limited only to rehearsals and concerts. It also plays an educational role, which consists of: family trips, meetings with young people, joint New Year’s Eve parties, “cecilia” parties, bus and ship trips.

For its activities, the ensemble has been honoured with the badge “For merits for the City of Gdańsk”, the “Neptune Medal”, the “Gold with Laurel” badge by the Main Board of PZCHiO, the “Medal of the Mayor of the City of Gdańsk”, the Honorary Diploma “Pro Ecclesia et Populo” and many awards and diplomas. In January 2008, the choir was honoured by the Coordinating Council of Gdańsk Catholic Associations with the Honorary Diploma “Pro Ecclesia et Populo”.

Aleksandra Gajkowska and Maria Krueger – students of the Secondary Music School Fryderyk Chopin in Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz in the flute class of prof. Katarzyna Czerwińska-Gosz. Winners of solo and chamber music competitions, they share their passion for music with both preschoolers and seniors on the occasion of community concerts in the Tri-City.

Marcin Marzejon – clarinetist, graduate of the State Music School of the first degree Janina Garści’s Cathedral in Tczew. In 2009 he took second place in the Pomeranian Auditions of Wind Instrument Classes in Lębork. Currently, he is a student of the Secondary Music School. Fryderyk Chopin in Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz in the clarinet class of prof. Ireneusz Mraczek and a student of the Gdańsk University of Technology.

He is the first clarinetist of the Scout Brass Band. Stanisław Moniuszko in Tczew, with whom he played a number of concerts, including during the 40th and 41st Film Music Festival in Gdynia, the XLIII National Festival of Youth Wind Orchestras (1st place in the category of Stage Concert of Large Orchestras), the 3rd Baltic Sea Festival of Wind Orchestras (1st place). In addition, he took part in such musical projects as the XVIII Musical Year for the Pomerania or concerts on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Music School Complex in Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz at the Baltic Philharmonic (as a soloist) and the Oliwa Archcathedral. He perfected his skills at workshops and master classes with clarinetists such as Dr. Jan Jakub Bokun, prof. Jean-Marc Fessard, Associate Professor Bogdan Ocieszak, Grzegorz Wieczorek, PhD.

Stara Oliwa invites you to the event

Goyello, a Polish-Dutch IT company, is planning further dynamic development in Olivia Business Centre. The company has extended the lease agreement for office space in OBC, deciding to add additional space and move to Olivia Star. The Goyello team has been Olivia’s resident since 2011, i.e. since the beginning of the centre’s existence.

Goyello: young and talented

Goyello specializes in providing IT solutions created in accordance with the principles of the Agile methodology[1]. Goyello’s clients include companies from the B2B sector[2]. The company’s distinguishing features are flexibility, openness and partner relations – within the team and with clients, including companies from Europe and the United States.

In November 2016, Goyello celebrated the 10. birthday. During these years, the company has won numerous awards. She was honored m.in. the prestigious Dutch-Polish Business Award, a distinction for the most innovative and responsible companies that have a positive impact on Polish-Dutch economic relations. In the IT Leaders 2016 competition, Goyello won in the “Business Intelligence Trends” category.

Direction: development. In Olivia Star

Currently, the company’s office is located in the Olivia Gate building. The first contract, for 500 sq. m, was signed by Goyello in 2011. Within five years, the company had doubled the size of its team. The new Polish headquarters of Goyello, on the 9th floor of the Olivia Star building, is 1300 sq. m. space where more than 100 people will work. In accordance with Goyello’s motto: THINK, CREATE, CARE, the new office will be a place for focused work, creative work, creativity, substantive and social meetings and relaxation.

“We are proud that Olivia has become a place where companies like Goyello are developing so dynamically. Olivia is a place that facilitates companies in their daily operations, establishing contacts and relationships. Half of Goyello’s business activity falls on the time spent in the OBC. It is inspiring to see how a company that has been with us from the beginning is developing and achieving its goals, gaining recognition on global markets – emphasizes Maciej Kotarski, Leasing Director at Olivia Business Centre. – Goyello will move into Star, the most modern skyscraper in Poland. The building has a lot to offer to tenants. I am sure that thanks to its unique technological solutions and unique surroundings, Goyello has gained a place in the Star that guarantees the comfort of work, fosters creativity and harmonizes with the company’s philosophy and values – adds Kotarski.

Active in the Olivia Business Centre community

As a resident of the centre almost from the beginning of its development, Goyello actively participates in the life of the Olivia Business Centre community. Every year, on the day of the Dutch King, the team greets Olivia’s Residents with tulips, the most Dutch of flowers.
He also successfully participates in the Olivia Sports program.

– We believe that in order to be able to do good business, the most important thing is people and good relations between them. We care about the highest quality of relationships, which is why we care about our employees, our customers and partners. A suitable environment, such as in OBC, is also very helpful here. – says Katarzyna Szemro, Marketing Director at Goyello.

^{[1] Agile methodology – Agile is a set of values and principles used for effective and adaptive project creation, m.in. Software.}

^{[2] B2B – business-to-business}

It was festive, joyful, musical and delicious. And the Santa Claus Factory was working at full steam:) We present a short photo report from the Christmas Eve Family Meeting of Olivia Business Centre Residents.

We would like to thank the Organizers and Sponsors of the Meeting:)

 

 

 

The long-awaited screening of the “Ekipa” movie took place on Thursday, December 8. The Olivia Business Centre and Gutek Film invited everyone to the screening and a meeting with Aleksandra Pogorzelska, a psychologist, trainer and coach working for the business.

How to create a single team out of a group of individualists and outstanding characters? What do the sport and the business have in common? Do joint sport emotions translate into professional relations and how? Can a defeat also be our success? Monika Bogdanowicz from the Olivia Business Centre discussed these topics as well as the effective management, motivation and energy with Aleksandra Pogorzelska just after the screening.

Aleksandra Pogorzelska specializes in the coaching work with organization managements and with managers during the implementation of the operating strategy, motivational speeches and training related to soft skills. She is a class II swimming coach. She has been taking part in triathlon competitions for 20 years, as a winner of many medals at the Championship of Poland in triathlon and duathlon; she finished nearly 100 triathlons, including two IRONMAN competitions (swimming for 3800 m, cycling for 180 km, running for 42 km). On the basis of her experience in sports and business, she created prestigious programs: Business Champion Development with the participation of Olympic Masters, Masters in Sports and Motivation and the Business Strategy Program optimizing all levels of operation in organizations.

The project was implemented as a part of the Olivia Cooltura.

It was the Christmas mood, joyous, musical and private. And Santa’s factory was working at full speed 🙂 We are presenting a short photo report from the Christmas Eve Family Meeting of Residents of the Olivia Business Centre.

Our thanks to the Organizers and Sponsors of the Meeting 🙂

We would like to thank all participants in the contest for their commitment and creativity.

We are happy to announce the winners of the 2^nd edition of the Christmas Decoration Contest

1st place – KOKU Sushi

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^{Tradition full on – tasty classic gingerbread with fantastic decorations made of icing. Icing crocheting like on snow white holiday tablecloths made with the precision of a 3D printer.}

2nd place – Epam

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^{The decoration that fully conveys the essence of the holiday, i.e. the birth of Jesus. A beautiful accent of the nativity scene surrounded by the natural green of the moss and icy branches creates a harmoniously coloured whole.}

3rd place – HK Finance

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^{So much joy, optimism, freshness and colour on one ball! A simple and beautiful material, the tissue paper, refers to traditional folk decorations that used to be made of it.}

Companies such as Sii and Energa also deserve special distinction as they prepared so many decorations that Christmas trees in the Olivia Tower almost struggle under their weight! 🙂 Thank you very much for your passion and energy.

A few dozen decorations made by our Residents and by the children from the White Kitten kindergarten can be seen in reception halls. Just like last year, contest decorations will be stored to decorate Christmas trees of our centre in the years to come.

The winners will soon be informed of the date and place of the prize reception. Congratulations!

See all the contest decorations

We would like to thank the Talent Development Centre, Competence Call Center, Energa, Epam, Hays, HK Finance, Job Office, Koko Sushi, Biały Kotek Kindergarten, Randstad, Sii and Starbucks.

Colliers International, a global real estate advisory firm, has published its Office 2016 report entitled “Office 2016”. “Christmas in the big city”, where, next to Warsaw, Katowice and Poznań, Olivia was indicated as an example of a Tri-City office project with an attractive December program of events engaging tenants.

– The Tri-City project of Olivia Business Centre in Gdańsk takes care of the festive atmosphere among the residents of the office complex by offering an extensive December programme of events. Starting from the Charity Christmas Fair, where the exhibitors are foundations and non-governmental organizations, through the Great Christmas Competition of Handmade Decorations, Santa Claus sweet surprises for every employee, to the Christmas Eve Family Meeting of Residents of Olivia Business Centre. Guests in Olivia Tower can enjoy music, concerts, caroling, delicacies, drinks, snacks and Santa Claus. A Christmas tree fair is organized in the parking lot in front of Olivia Point. The competition for the funniest Christmas sweater is also very popular. In the last days before Christmas, a choral concert of Christmas carols will be organized on the patio. – Colliers describes in its report.

The full report is available for download on the Colliers International website.

We are very happy with the award and thank you, dear Residents, for your involvement in Christmas attractions. Without you, it wouldn’t matter.

The entire list of Christmas campaigns is available on our website.

Pomerania Development Agency has announced call for applications within Sub-measure 2.2.1. profiled investments – grant support. The contest is addressed to micro, small and medium enterprises. Applications shall be submitted from February 1, 2017 up to March 15, 2017. The total financial envelope allocated to co-financing of projects participating in the contest amounts to more than PLN 66 million.

Applications in paper form shall be submitted in person in the headquarters of Pomerania Development Agency S.A. (Olivia Six building) from Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 3:00 pm, or sent to the following address:

Pomerania Development Agency S.A.

Al. Grunwaldzka 472 D, 80-309 Gdansk

Submission procedure

In the first place, application form shall be filled in and sent via Application Generator available on the website www.gwa.pomorskie.eu.

Afterwards, an application consisting of a signed application form together with necessary attachments in paper form shall be submitted to Pomerania Development Agency in person or sent to the aforementioned address.

Detailed rules concerning the procedure of submitting applications for co-financing are stated in point 11 of the contest regulations.

Types of projects covered by co-financing

Investments in enterprises which enable:

• the extension of sales markets and the range of offered products/services or the improvement of their quality – projects in the scope of intelligent specialisation,
• efficiency improvement thanks to information and communication technologies,
• the reduction of water, resource, material, transport and energy consumption in production processes, that is for example the economic use of resources and energy as well as reducing the emission of harmful substances

and consist in:

• infrastructure development and extension (including buildings, machines, installations and devices),
• updating the elements of tangible assets necessary for conducting and developing economic activity,
• introducing substantial changes to the production process or changes in the scope of methods of providing services (including electronically supplied services), introducing organisational changes concerning the implementation of company management systems, including environmental management systems, computerisation of production processes.

More information available at Pomerania Development Agency’s website.

Contest regulations

On January 13, 2017 at 6 pm, a special meeting with Marek Kamiński – Polish polar explorer, traveller and entrepreneur – will be held in O4 co-working space. In 2015, Marek Kamiński covered 4000 kilometres in 100 days on a legendary Camino pilgrimage route called St. James’s Path. Kamiński calls this pilgrimage “a journey inside yourself” and “the most important expedition in life”. During the meeting, we will have a chance to find out why.

Although Kamiński reached two poles, the expedition to the third pole turned out to be the most difficult one. Where is the third pole? In our heads. At the meeting, Marek Kamiński’s book entitled “Trzeci biegun” (Third pole) will be presented as well. The meeting will be conducted by Monika Bogdanowicz.

Traveller, polar explorer and entrepreneur. The first and the only man in the world who reached two Earth poles within one year. He took part in expeditions to Antarctica and Greenland. He travelled across the Atlantic Ocean two times by yacht, walked through the Gibson Desert and in 2004 he reached two poles together with a disabled boy – Jasiek Mela.

He is an expert in the area of motivation and leadership. He is the founder of the Marek Kamiński Institute – a training company – and the owner of Invena S.A. – a leading company in the heating and sanitary industry. In 1996 he established the Marek Kamiński Foundation, which deals with implementing big social projects addressed to chosen groups of people in need, with particular focus on disabled people. The Foundation organises European Camps of Pole Conquerors for sick, disabled children, or children in difficult life situation.

Marek Kamiński is a winner of numerous awards: for his outstanding contribution to Poland’s promotion worldwide. For example, he was awarded with the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.

Marek Kamiński is the author of many books. Currently, he is developing his authorial method (called Metoda Biegun) based on self-development, which teaches how to reach goals. He implemented this programme during his expedition to Santiago de Compostela.

Everyone is warmly welcome! Admission is free. You can register here: events@oliviacentre.com

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