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PIT in Gdansk. It’s worth it! The city of Gdansk has organized a lottery in which you can win a car. Olivia Business Centre supports the campaign. On 1April (Tuesday), from 7.00 a.m. to 10.00 a.m., at the Olivia Gate, Olivia Tower, Olivia Six and Olivia Four receptions, you will be able to get detailed information and receive answers to your questions over a cup of coffee. We cordially invite you to take part in the lottery and take advantage of the opportunity to obtain additional information at our receptions.

“Do you live in Gdansk, but have you paid taxes where you are registered? Change it!” – encourage the city authorities in the new campaign “PIT in Gdańsk. It’s worth it!” The incentives don’t end there: everyone who settles their tax by entering their Gdańsk address in their tax return has a chance to win one of the attractive prizes – a game console, a bicycle or even a car!

The main goal of the campaign is to convince the “new” residents to submit their annual PIT tax return in Gdańsk, where they live, work, rest, use Gdańsk’s transport and infrastructure on a daily basis. As a result, part of the tax money will go to the city’s budget. What’s important – you don’t have to be registered here to settle PIT in Gdańsk. All you need to do is enter your Gdańsk address in your tax return.

For all Gdańsk payers, the “new” ones and those who have been settling their accounts in Gdańsk for years, the City Hall has prepared a PIT lottery with a prize pool of over 100 thousand zlotys. Golden.

How to participate in the lottery?
It’s very simple.

Step 1
First, you need to settle your PIT by entering your Gdańsk address and submit it to the appropriate tax office in Gdańsk.

On the website of the gdansk.pl/pit campaign, there is a link to the PIT settlement program. This is a convenience for those who would like to settle accounts with the tax office electronically. However, taking advantage of this program is not a requirement to participate in the lottery. PIT can be settled in a traditional way, sent by post, submitted in person or sent electronically. Any form of filing PIT in Gdańsk entitles you to participate in the lottery.

Step 2
Then, on the www.gdansk.pl/pit website, you need to fill out a form to register your participation in the lottery. The form will be active until May 10.

The form should include your name and surname, PESEL number, e-mail address and phone number. And also confirm the fact of submitting the PIT declaration for 2016 to the Tax Office competent for the administrative area of Gdańsk. Anyone who submits a PIT declaration in Gdańsk for the first time should also indicate it in the form. After completing the form, the lottery participant will receive a unique registration code.

Step 3

On May 15 , a prize draw will be held at the City Hall in Gdańsk at ul. New Gardens 8/12.
The prize pool includes: household appliances, game consoles (10 pieces), city bikes (5 pieces), as well as a hybrid model of the TOYOTA YARIS car in a premium version!

All people who have correctly filled out the form by May 10 will take part in the draw. After the winners have been drawn, the lottery organizer will ask them to provide a certificate confirming the submission of the PIT declaration for 2016 to one of the Gdańsk Tax Offices, as well as a copy of the first page of the PIT declaration for 2016. In the event that the winner of any of the prizes does not meet the conditions set out in the lottery regulations, the prize will be transferred to a person from the reserve list.

The results of the lottery will be published on the website of www.gdansk.pl/pit

Who can’t participate in the lottery?

Employees of the Organizer and the Municipal Office in Gdańsk, directors of municipal organizational units of the Municipality of Gdańsk and their deputies, members of the management boards of municipal legal persons as well as members of the immediate family of the above-mentioned persons may not participate in the Lottery and cannot receive prizes. People. Within the meaning of the Regulations, the members of the immediate family are: spouses, parents, children, adoptees, adopters, siblings. An employee within the meaning of the Regulations is a person employed under an employment contract.

Ambassadors of the “PIT in Gdańsk. It’s worth it!”

The campaign is supported by six ambassadors who have chosen Gdańsk as an ideal place to study, live or start a new career path. Paying taxes in Gdańsk is encouraged by the captain of the white-and-green team – Sebastian Mila, who has fulfilled his professional dreams and lives in Gdańsk with his family. Agnieszka Anielska, a sociologist from Olsztyn, has found her place in the climatic Wrzeszcz, taking care of relations with graduates and the business environment at the Gdańsk University of Technology. After many trips abroad, Paweł Stawicki, the Chef of the prestigious Mercato Restaurant, is developing his culinary dreams in Gdańsk. On the other hand, the business potential of Gdańsk was noticed by Anish Saraf, who came all the way from Calcutta and has been successfully developing his company here for many years. Nataliya Shkinder, a Ukrainian, chose Gdańsk as an ideal place to study, and after graduating, she started working here. A journalist and guide named Roberto Polce, who is enchanted by the city and decides to live there permanently, declares his love for Gdańsk. The ambassadors of the campaign want to use their stories to convince the newly arrived residents to pay taxes in Gdańsk.

The competition for the Pomeranian Economic Griffin Award has been organized since 2000. Olivia Business Centre is a partner of this year’s edition of the event, encouraging entrepreneurs to participate in this noble competition. The Griffin statuette is awarded by theeconomic self-government and the Marshal of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. Gryf promotes entrepreneurship and economic activity of enterprises in the region. The winners are presented as companies that have a special impact on the economic development of the province – they are recommended for nationwide awards and distinctions. The competition involves entrepreneurs in cooperation with local government units, initiating positive competition and promoting a favourable economic image of the province.

Companies can compete in four categories:

• Micro-enterprise – employing less than 10 employees,
• Small business – employing from 10 to 49 employees,
• Medium-sized enterprise – employing from 50 to 249 employees,
• Large enterprise – employing more than 250 employees.

The winners of the competition will receive the statuette of the Pomeranian Award Economic Griffin 2017. The Jury also awards distinctions in each competition category. Both the winners and the awarded companies have the right to use the logo and the designation: Laureate/Distinction of the Pomeranian Award Competition Economic Griffin 2017. The media and institutions patronizing the competition award one of the finalists with an honorary statuette of the Pomeranian Media Griffin Award.

The Jury has the right to choose from among 3 companies indicated by the competition committee that will receive a special statuette of the Pomeranian Economic Griffin Award 2017 in the following categories:

• Gryf Innovative Company 2017 – the m.in are evaluated. innovative solutions implemented in the company, in particular developed in cooperation with scientific and research units. One of the criteria for awarding the special prize will be activities increasing the scale of cooperation between employees of innovative enterprises and research teams, where the aim is to commercialize research results by introducing a new product/service to the market;
• Gryf of Social Responsibility 2017 for the project (undertaking) implemented in the Pomeranian Voivodeship in 2016. The aim of the category is to promote a socially responsible approach to business activity by distinguishing companies that have a positive impact on the quality of life in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. Activities carried out in the areas of human and intellectual capital management in the company, environmental protection, development of local communities and ethical practices in business are evaluated.

Participation and Contest Entries

Companies can apply to participate in the competition directly or indirectly – through business organisations. Companies must have their registered office in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. Participants of the competition are obliged to declare that they are not in arrears in the payment of taxes and mandatory social security contributions, as well as to provide a copy of the company’s registration document.

The deadline for submissions is April 10, 2017. (the date of the postmark counts):

• in electronic form (scans of documents) to the e-mail address: PRP@pomorskie.eu
• in paper form to the Secretariat of the Pomeranian Enterprise Council
• in person: at the headquarters of the Department of Economic Development of the Marshal’s Office, at 1-7 Długi Targ (secretariat, third floor, room 48),
• or by post to the following address:
  Marshal’s Office of the Pomeranian Voivodeship
  Department of Economic Development
  hive. Okopowa 21/27
  80-810 Gdansk

 

Pomeranian Economic Griffin

Gdansk’s Olivia Business Centre – one of the most interesting, multifunctional office projects in the country – has started the implementation of another investment. At the same time as Olivia Star, Olivia Seven is being created. The building, with a total leasable area of nearly 30,000 sqm, will increase the space available in OBC dedicated to companies to almost 150,000 sqm; including the ultra-modern Star towering over the Gdańsk Metropolis. The completion of works on the “seven” is to take place at the turn of the first and second quarter of 2018.

The building, designated as Olivia Seven, is being erected directly on al. Grunwaldzka, next to the Olivia Six office building. After the completion of the construction, Olivia Business Centre will become the largest office investment in Poland. Seven will be 55 meters high, have 15 above-ground floors and a 3-level underground car park. It will provide almost 30 thousand. sq.m. The highest quality office space, designed to meet the requirements of m.in. of global companies. Environmental friendliness and technical solutions used in the “seven” will be assessed in the BREEAM ecological certification system; with the intention of obtaining the highest possible rating, Outstanding. What’s more, in the future, Olivia Seven will be connected with two more buildings, which will be erected in the depths of the plot belonging to the investor at al. Grunwaldzka. This will allow you to get more than 5 thousand. sq.m. office space on one floor.

“Seven and Star are additional opportunities for business development in Pomerania and additional jobs ,” says Maciej Grabski, President and Investor of Olivia Business Centre. – For seven years, we have been creating a dynamic, business-friendly centre in the Tri-City. We know that the success of global brands, SMEs or startups is determined by various factors. Therefore, we take care to provide them with optimal conditions for running their business. And it’s not just about high-end offices. We guarantee m.in. access to business support institutions, IT, HR, financial, consulting, legal or marketing services. Olivia Business Centre was supposed to be and still is a portal for business. And this is where business succeeds perfectly. –Adds.

The completed buildings of Olivia Business Centre: Olivia Gate (2011), Olivia Point & Olivia Tower (2013), Olivia Four (2014) and Olivia Six (2015) are surrounded by an internal patio with greenery and small architecture. All of them, repeatedly awarded in industry competitions, have BREEAM ecological certificates at the Very Good or Excellent level. An additional patio will be created between Olivia Star and Olivia Seven, which are currently under construction, i.e. a square with greenery, small architecture, terraces of cafes and restaurants.

” The construction of the seventh building of the centre is to provide large spaces for large tenants on one floor. The floor area will amount to almost 2 thousand. sq.m. Investors already present in Pomerania and those who want to start a business here must be sure that they will find exactly the conditions they need in Olivia Business Centre – emphasizes Maciej Kotarski, Leasing Director at Olivia Business Centre. “ The interest in the ‘seven’ is so great that even now, although the foundations of the building are still being built, 30% of its area is covered by preliminary reservations.

Specification of the seventh building of Olivia Business Centre:

Planned commissioning: Q1 /Q2 2018

Height: 55 meters

Number of above-ground storeys: 15

Number of underground storeys: 3

Leasable area: 28 thousand^m2

Floor area: 1900^m2

Olivia Business Centre, one of the most interesting multi-functional office projects in Poland, started a new investment. Olivia Seven is being built simultaneously with the Olivia Star. The building having the total leasable area of nearly 30 thousand m2 will increase OBC space dedicated to companies to almost 150 thousand m2, including the cutting-edge Star towering above the Gdańsk metropolis. The work on the “Seven” is supposed to be finished in Q1 or Q2 2018.

The building called Olivia Seven is being built directly in the al. Grunwaldzka next to the Olivia Six office building. When the construction is finished, the Olivia Business Centre will become the largest office investment in Poland. “Seven” will be 55 m high, with 15 over-the-ground floors and a 3-level underground car park. It will offer nearly 30 thousand m2 of the best-quality office space designed, among other things, to meet the requirements of global companies. The environment-friendly design and technical solutions applied in the “Seven” will be evaluated according to the BREEAM environmental certification system with the aim of getting the highest ranking possible, i.e. Outstanding. What is more, Olivia Seven will be connected to two other buildings to be built further into the plot belonging to the investor in al. Grunwaldzka in the future. This step will make it possible to obtain more than 5 thousand m2 of office space on one floor.

“Seven and Star are additional possibilities for business development in Pomerania and additional jobs”, says Maciej Grabski, the President and investor in the Olivia Business Centre. “We have been developing a dynamic, enterprise-friendly centre in the Tricity for seven years. We know that varied factors determine the success of global brands, companies from the SME sector or start-ups. Therefore, we take care to offer optimum conditions for their businesses. And it is not only about high-quality offices. Among other things, we guarantee the access to business support institutions, IT, HR and financial companies, firms rendering consulting, legal or marketing services. Olivia Business Centre was supposed to be and is a portal for business. And business is great here.” he adds.

Finished buildings in the Olivia Business Centre: Olivia Gate (2011), Olivia Point & Olivia Tower (2013), Olivia Four (2014) and Olivia Six (2015) surround the internal patio with greenery and landscape architecture. All of them, distinguished in industry contests many times, have Very Good or Excellent BREEAM environmental certificates. An additional patio will be created between the Olivia Star and Olivia Seven currently under construction – a yard with greenery, landscape architecture, terraces of cafes and restaurants.

“The construction of the seventh building in the Centre is supposed to offer large areas for large tenants on a single floor. Floor area will amount to nearly 2 thousand m2. Investors already present in Pomerania and those who want to start doing business here have to be sure that the conditions they will find in the Olivia Business Centre will meet their needs”, stresses Maciej Kotarski, the Lease Director in the Olivia Business Centre. “The interest in the “Seven” is so great that 30% of its area is covered with initial bookings even though the foundations of the building are still under construction.”

Specification of the seventh building in the Olivia Business Centre:

Planned delivery: Q1 /Q2 2018

Height: 55 metres

Number of floors above the ground level: 15

Number of underground floors: 3

Area for rent: 28 thousand m²

Floor area: 1900^m2

“Baltic Trendsetters Club Certificates” in the hands of two companies from Gdańsk –
CRIST
and
DCT
. Among other winners of this prestigious award – presented by “Baltic Transport Journal” editorial board to the companies, which drive the development of the Baltic Sea region by implementing unique and bold projects, which influence logistics and transport sector – there were also Erik Thun AB and KG Jebsen Cement, Ports of Stockholm, Skangas, Scandlines and Yilport Holding İnc.

The award ceremony took place in Olivia Sky Club at the Olivia Business Centre. The guests of OBC were, among others, the representatives of academic societies, ports, transport companies, as well as entrepreneurs from a broadly defined TSL sector in the Baltic Sea region and Europe. The ceremony was a part of Transport Week conference, which was held from 7 th to ^{9th of March at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Gdańsk. Olivia Business Centre was the Business Partner of the event.}

Nearly 400 participants from more than 100 companies and institutions localised in 21 countries took part in the conference. They listened to more than 70 speakers who took part in more than 50 speeches and 7 panel discussions. The participants of this 3-day event were impressed by meetings’ content-related value and the beauty of Tricity.

The awards were presented to the representatives of the companies: CRIST – Jacek Milewski, Member of the Management Board; DCT – Cameron Thorpe, CEO; SKANAGAS – Tor Morten Osmundsen, CEO.

The winners who could not be present at the gala: Erik Thun AB and KG Jebsen Cement Ports of Stockholm Scandlines YILPORT Holding Inc.

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BPO Education Center of the Sopot University of Applied Science, as well as Job Office (the unit of Employment Office in Gdańsk), which are active in Olivia Business Centre, educated accountants once again. This time for OBC residents – thyssenkrupp, Fujifilm and Kemira. Another edition of “Corporate Accounting” training was completed. Thanks to this course, 8 persons have already been employed as junior accountants. All of them were recruited by Job Office localised in Olivia – a specialised office of Employment Office in Gdańsk (GUP) dedicated to support corporate employers in broadly understood human resources management.

“For 4 years we have been helping the residents of our region to gain unique competences essential for work in financial services centres”, says
Sylwia Broda
from BPO Education Centre. “Now we proved once again that thanks to the invaluable support of our partners it is possible for the residents to gain skills required by BPO/SSC sectors, find an attractive job and begin, within a couple of months, a career in an international corporation”.

“We prepared this training in response to specific needs of thyssenkrupp, Fujifilm and Kemira. They were looking for employees for the position of junior accountant“, explains Anna Legan from Job Office. “Let me remind you that all employers with head offices in the city or within Gdańsk District can turn to us or our Job Office with their needs concerning professional staff”.

“If search for people with certain competences turns out to be unsuccessful, Employment Office can organise training courses with the guarantee of employment within tripartite agreements”, adds Krzysztof Kunicki from Job Office.

The effectivity of trainings, as well as still growing BPO/SSC sector’s demand for well-qualified staff mean that corporate accounting training will be continued in the future. More information about the next edition of the project can be found under the “News” section on GUP’s website www.gup.gdansk.pl, as well as on Job Office’s fanpage.

14 weeks’ “Corporate Accounting” training began at the beginning of November 2016. The training was financed by Employment Office in Gdańsk and was led by BPO Education Center, which is the department of the Sopot University of Applied Science and educational support for BPO/SC sector. The training consisted of didactic part – six weeks of classes in the Sopot University of Applied Science – and practical part – 8 weeks’ internship in thyssenkrupp, Fujifilm and Kemira. During 240 hours of theoretical classes trainees were gaining knowledge in the fields of accounting, structure and procedures of the companies from BPO/SSC (shared services) sector, financial-accounting systems (SAP ERP), as well as advanced command of spreadsheets. What is more, they took part in 60 hours of German language course.

Trainees were handed their course completion certificates on February 27 during a ceremony organised in O4 conference centre in Olivia Business Centre. Already from March 1, the graduates of the training programme began their work in the companies which were engaged in the project.

– We try to create optimal conditions for development and cooperation for the Companies residing in Olivia Business Centre. “Corporate Accounting” training is a great example of effective and efficient cooperation of enterprises and institutions which are present in our centre. And, on top of that, in a spirit of good neighbourly relations – says Agnieszka Zglinicka, Director of SME in Olivia Business Centre. – Job Office analyses human-resource needs and recruits trainees, BPO Education Center trains and our Residents, thyssenkrupp, Fujifilm and neighbouring Kemira –employ. The fact that international corporations, HR companies, business support institutions, Job Office and Talent Development Centre are in one place, brings excellent results.

From the start, one of the main assumptions of Olivia Business Centre was its multi-functional nature that covers also assistance for residents as regards recruitment. Currently, in the centre there are 9 entities (commercial entities and local governments), whose main area of activity is HR sector.

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We cordially invite you to the experts’ seminar titled “The landscape resolution. Between the legal regulation and local government practice” to be held on March 31, in the Olivia Sky Club (Olivia Tower building, 12^th floor) at 11 a.m – 4:30 p.m. The organisers of the event are Metropolitan Institute and the University of Gdańsk. Olivia Business Centre is a partner of the seminar.

The landscape resolution – a new tool in Polish law to enable a commune to regulate the location of advertisements, small architecture and fences – still poses many problems. It is not only difficult to compile, but also raises legal doubts regarding, for instance, the procedure of its adoption and the scope of interference in proprietorship. That is why the Metropolitan Institute and the University of Gdańsk decided to organise a seminar aimed at resolving the above-mentioned doubts and indicating exemplary good practices. As a consequence, on March 31 in Olivia Tower in Gdańsk, the practitioners such as architects, urban planners, urban visual artists, clerks, and the theoreticians like lawyers and academicians will meet to discuss essential issues concerning the landscape regulation. The event has been divided into two expert panels. The first – practical one – will focus on presenting chosen landscape regulations, while the second panel – on more theoretical issues, that is construction and legal effects of this resolution – says Dominik Wilk, seminar’s coordinator. – The formula of the event is to combine two views on this new tool in Polish law, that is landscape resolution: practical and theoretical. That is why, everyone: both practitioners and didactics experts, who are interested in the subject will find something noteworthy for themselves. Furthermore, panellists come from the whole country, what broadens the scope of presented views – adds Jakub H. Szlachetko, PhD, President of the Council of Metropolitan Institute.

The programme of the seminar

The Metropolitan Institute is an expert organisation (think tank), which integrates the representatives of different scientific disciplines (law, administration, urban planning), as well as different professions (lawyers, clerks) and passions (social activists, volunteers). The mission of the Institute is to provide expertise, which is capable of unassisted carrying out of interdisciplinary research, creating public discourse, as well as close cooperation with public authorities.

BPO Education Center of Sopot Higher Education and Job Office (a unit of the Gdańsk Labour Office), operating in Olivia Business Centre, once again jointly educated accountants. This time for OBC residents – thyssenkrupp and Fujifilm as well as Kemira. The next edition of the “Corporate Accounting” training has ended, thanks to which 8 people have already found employment in the positions of junior accountant. All of them were recruited by the Job Office located in Olivia, a specialized GUP office dedicated to supporting corporate employers in broadly understood human resources management.

– For 4 years we have been helping the inhabitants of our region to gain unique competencies necessary to work in financial services centers. – says Sylwia Broda from BPO Education Centre – Now we have proven once again that it is possible, thanks to the invaluable support of our partners, to gain the skills required by the BPO/SSC sector, find an attractive job and enter, within a few months, a career path in an international corporation.

– We have prepared the course in response to the specific needs of thyssenkrupp, Fujifilm and Kemira. They were looking for employees for the position of junior accountant. – explains Anna Legan from Job Office. ” Let me just remind you that all employers based in the city and district of Gdańsk can come to us or our Job Office with their needs regarding professional staff.

– If the search for people with a given profile does not bring any results, the Labour Office can organise training with a guarantee of employment under tripartite agreements – adds Krzysztof Kunicki from the Job Office.

The effectiveness of the training, as well as the ever-growing demand of companies from the BPO/SSC sector for new, well-qualified staff, means that the corporate accounting course will be continued in the future. More information about the next edition of the project can be found in the news on the GUP www.gup.gdansk.pl website and on the Job Office fanpage.

The fourteen-week training course “Corporate Accounting” began at the beginning of November 2016. The course was financed by the Gdańsk Labour Office and was run by the BPO Education Center, which is a department of the Sopot University of Applied Sciences and provides educational support for the BPO/SC sector. The course consisted of a didactic part – six weeks of classes at the Sopot University and a practical part – an eight-week internship at thyssenkrupp, Fujifilm and Kemira. During 240 hours of theory, the students gained knowledge in the field of accounting, structure and procedures of BPO/SSC (shared services) companies, financial and accounting systems (SAP ERP) and advanced use of spreadsheets. In addition, they took part in 60 hours of German language classes.

The course completion certificates were received by the participants on 27 February, during a ceremony organised in the O4 conference centre in Olivia Business Centre. On 1 March, the graduates of the training started working in the companies cooperating under the project.

– We try to create optimal conditions for development and cooperation for companies residing in Olivia Business Centre. The “Corporate Accounting” course is an excellent example of effective and effective cooperation between companies and institutions present here. In addition, in the spirit of good neighbourly relations. –Says Agnieszka Zglinicka, SME Director at Olivia Business Centre – The Job Office analyses staffing needs and recruits trainees, the BPO Education Center trains, and our Residents, thyssenkrupp and Fujifilm, as well as neighbouring Kemira, are hiring. The presence of international corporations, HR companies, business support institutions, Job Office and Talent Development Center in one place brings excellent results.

From the very beginning, one of the main assumptions of Olivia Business Centre was its multifunctionality, including support for residents in the field of recruitment. Currently, there are a total of 9 entities operating in the centre (commercial and local government), whose main area of activity is Human Resources.

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On Tuesday, March 21 at 6:00 p.m. in the O4 Coworking Space, there will be an open meetup dedicated to cloud and devops. During the presentation, you will be able to hear how Microsoft Azure, Amazon AI Services or Docker work and how to use it in practice. The organizer of the event is infoShare Academy.

After the lectures, the organizers invite you for pizzas, drinks and exchange of experiences.

Speakers

KAMIL BRZEZINSKI
Microsoft

Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft. In new technologies for two decades. Leader, programmer, head of products, web developer. In the past, he was the creator of many teams that have successfully built and implemented many of the best mobile applications in the country, including the Gadu-Gadu communicator, shopping applications such as Allegro, Ceneo or OLX, and many news applications such as Allegro. Gazeta.pl LIVE or Sport.pl LIVE. Over the last several years, he has worked in various market sectors in companies such as Alcatel-Lucent, Agora, Edipresse, Allegro Group, Motorola and T-Mobile, where he worked on projects in the field of telecommunications, e-commerce, community and media. A graduate of electronics and telecommunications at the University of Technology and Life Sciences in Bydgoszcz.

MICHAŁ FURMANKIEWICZ
Microsoft

Currently, he works at Microsoft as a Cloud Solutions Architect with the largest clients in the financial sector. Most recently, he spent 9 years working as a productivity consultant and then as an architect for the financial sector, working m.in. with clients such as ING Bank, Millennium Bank, PKO BP and mBank. During his career, he was also responsible for some of the largest private cloud projects in Central and Eastern Europe. Michał is passionate about new technologies and their use in business. He sees the cloud as a tool that can help transform the company. In her free time, she willingly shares her knowledge with others by speaking at conferences, group meetings or through blog entries. Recently, he has been looking for a solution to the problem of dying bees.

DOMENICO CUCITI
Amazon Development Center Poland

Domenico is one of the software engineers building cloud services in the Amazon Development Center Poland. His team is behind Amazon Polly, the new AWS Text-to-Speech service, the same technology that gives the voice to Alexa, Amazon’s virtual assistant. Graduated in Computer Graphics and Virtual Reality at the University of Aalborg (Denmark), Domenico worked on services for audio/video stream processing in Italy before moving to Gdańsk and working for Amazon.

MACIEJ KRAJEWSKI
infoShare Academy

Propagator of the idea of management by objectives. Eloquent, he likes to work with his own and group energy. He has many years of experience in managing development teams. He cut his teeth on the implementation of IT projects in classic methodologies (PMP and PRINCE2 certification) and agile (LeSS) methodologies. For 7 years, he managed one of the company’s main products from the technological side, supporting the team as a devops and then as technical director. A big Docker fanboy:) Currently Managing Director at Yameo Sp. Ltd. He carries the torch of education and passes on good practices to young people as a trainer of the infoShare Academy. Privately, Ironman wannabe…

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“Baltic Trendsetters Club Certificates” in the hands of two Gdansk companies –
CRIST
and DCT. The winners of this prestigious award, awarded by The editors of the “Baltic Transport Journal” to companies that drive the development of the Baltic Sea Region by implementing unique and bold projects affecting the logistics and transport industry have also been Erik Thun AB and KG Jebsen Cement, Ports of Stockholm, Skangas, Scandlines and Yilport Holding İnc.

The award ceremony took place in the Olivia Sky Club in Olivia Business Centre. The guests of OBC were m.in. representatives of academia, ports, transport companies and entrepreneurs associated with the broadly understood TSL industry in the Baltic region and Europe. The ceremony was part of the Transport Week conference, which took place on 7-9 March at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Gdańsk. Olivia Business Centre was the Business Partner of the event.

The conference was attended by nearly 400 participants from over 100 companies and institutions located in 21 countries. They listened to as many as 70 speakers participating in over 50 speeches and 7 discussion panels. The participants of the three-day event highly appreciated the substantive value of the meetings and the charms of the Tri-City.

The awards were received by representatives of the following companies: CRIST – Jacek Milewski, Member of the Management Board; DCT – Cameron Thorpe, CEO; SKANAGAS – Tor Morten Osmundsen, CEO.

Winners who were unable to attend the gala in person: Erik Thun AB and KG Jebsen Cement Ports of Stockholm Scandlines YILPORT Holding Inc.

 

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