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On the 24th of November, Olivia Business Centre hosted entrepreneurs from Pomerania as well as representatives of authorities and industrialists from Indonesian East Java.

The meeting was attended by m.in. Arif Afandi, CEO of PT Lamongan Integrated Shorbase (LIS, Marine & Port Industry); Rakim Jamhadi, Member of the Expert Group of the East Java Chamber of Commerce and the Global Economic Service, President of the Surabaya Chamber of Commerce (construction, housing); Sutjianto Kusuma from Avila Prima Intra Makmur (industry: civil engineering, fishing industry); Irawati Marga, Director of Adi Husada Hospital (Highly Specialized Medical Equipment). The delegation will be accompanied by the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland in Surabaya, businessman and philanthropist Soedomo Mergonot (food industry – coffee production tycoon Kopi Luwak and medical).

Olivia Business Centre was represented by Jake Jephcott, Director of the Business Development Department. Regional Chamber of Commerce of Pomerania – Bogdan Ołdakowski, Member of the Board of RIGP, President of the Management Board of Actia Forum Sp. Ltd.

The meeting at Olivia Business Centre was conducive, as we assumed, to establishing business relations. We hosted representatives of companies from the medical, civil engineering, maritime transport, port and fishing industries, i.e. sectors that generate significant profits in our region ,” she said Agnieszka Zglinicka, Director of SME at Olivia Business Centre – It was attended by entrepreneurs interested in new export locations and new markets for their goods and services, looking for attractive partners for business cooperation.

The key to the meeting was, of course, the behind-the-scenes, business-to-business talks.

How to create one TEAM from a group of individuals and extraordinary characters?

Olivia Business Centre and Gutek Film would like to invite you to a special screening of the film “The Team” – a film about the phenomenon of the Polish national team in volleyball, one of the most popular sports disciplines in Poland. Which will take place on December 8, at 6.00 p.m. in Olivia Sky Club (Olivia Tower building, 12th floor).

After the screening of the film, there will be a meeting with Aleksandra Pogorzelska – psychologist, trainer, coach working in business. She specializes in coaching with Organizational Boards and managers in the implementation of action strategies, motivational speeches and soft skills training (championconsultin.pl). Swimming coach of the second class. She has been competing in triathlon competitions for 20 years, as a multiple medalist of the Polish Championships in Triathlon and Duathlon she completed nearly 100 triathlons, including two IRONMAN competitions (3800 m swimming, 180 km cycling, 42 km running).

Based on her sports and business experience, she has created prestigious programs: Business Champion Development with the participation of Olympic Champions, Sport and Motivation and Business Strategy Program optimizing the functioning of organizations at all levels. He also shares his experiences on the www.triathlonistkawbiznesie.pl website, where he describes the masterful strategies of top athletes and managers.

Co-author of the ABC of Sport Psychology on-line course.

In his activities for the benefit of the society, he chairs the Positive Sport Foundation. Privately, she is the wife of Wojtek – a triathlon enthusiast and the mother of Jakub (9 years old) and Zosia (6 years old). Together with her family, she has built her oasis in the countryside, where she grows organic vegetables and fruits.

THE TEAM – the second film about volleyball in the history of Polish cinema. Polish volleyland. Modern gladiators, pouring hectolitres of sweat during training, are distant from their loved ones for several months a year. And on the other side, sponsors, activists, commentators, cheerleaders, the Kułaga-Magiera duo, halls full of loyal fans of the Polish team ready to travel hundreds of kilometers after their idols. Shared joy after wins, sadness after defeats. Every season brings new goals, new perspectives, new championships to win. What will the next one bring?

The aim of this film is to tell the story of the exceptional players of the Polish national team – to show their attitude to the game, thinking about the team and fighting on the pitch.

How to create one TEAM out of a group of such individuals and extraordinary characters?

Sign up for an appointment, let us know you will: events@oliviacentre.com

We cordially invite you!

They started with a discussion at the kitchen table. Today, after 10 years of operation, they employ over 100 people in three offices in Gdańsk, Koszalin and in the Netherlands. Overall, they have completed more than 600 IT projects for customers in Europe and the United States. They convince that Agile is not a methodology. Agile is a state of mind. They will celebrate their milestone birthday in a non-typical way.

Goyello, one of the first residents of the Olivia Business Centre, celebrates its 10th anniversary of establishment in November. The team decided to celebrate the occasion in a unique manner. They invited employees, customers, experts whose knowledge they respect and young people whose opinion is important to them to participate in the venture.

“In addition to the traditional birthday cake and a party, we wanted to have something material and, at the same time, valuable as a souvenir for our 10^th birthday”, says Kasia Szemro, the Marketing Director in Goyello. “Something that will be a gift both for us and for our customers and business partners. We took a bet on good contents and established the “Move IT”.

“Move IT” is a magazine containing interviews with customers of the firm, videos, statements of team members about current trends in the industry and interviews with Agile experts. Authors of the publication presented the history of Goyello in the form of an infographics, created a comic strip about the adventures of a hero named Paolo Goyello and asked children what application they would create if they had such an opportunity.

“When preparing the magazine, we looked at the changes that took place in the industry during the last 10 years”, says Kasia Szemro. “We showed success stories of our customers from their point of view. We gave the floor to our people who are experts in their respective fields. We also wondered what our customers may expect of us in the future. This is why we invited youth to the conversation”.

The “Move IT” magazine is available in the traditional, printed version addressed to employees and customers of the firm and in the electronic form accessible to all here: Goyello.

Peter Horsen and Arie de Bruin established Goyello on November 29, 2006. They placed their bet on the Western management style, flat structure and a team consisting of talented Polish programmers. They were among the pioneers of the IT industry on the Polish market. Shortly afterwards, they decided to execute projects in the Agile methodology. They have been Agile to this day. They encourage and help transform the customers who have not worked using that methodology so far. Goyello boasts code generation according to the best practices. Additionally, it offers the end-to-end care and advice to their customers from the idea to the prototyping and validation, to the generation of the target solution. The firm has the Gold Microsoft Partner certificate. It is a member of the Employers of Pomerania and the Coalition for Friendly Recruitment.

We cordially invite you to participate in the 2^nd edition of the Christmas contest of the Olivia Business Centre for the most beautiful, self-made Christmas tree decoration.

We made a lot of beautiful decorations together last year. We will be able to admire all of them also this year, on the Christmas tree placed in the reception of the Olivia Gate A building.

This year…

• This is the one-stage closed contest (addressed to employees and partners of office and service space tenants in the “Olivia Business Centre” complex and members of their families only).
• Submissions shall be received by 24:00 on December 10, 2016. Submissions sent after that date will not take part in the Contest.
• The finished decoration has to be placed on the Christmas tree in the lobby of the office building, being a part of the Olivia Business Centre, office complex housing, the office of the tenant for whom the Participant works/ with whom the Participant cooperates.
• The works submitted to the Contest will be examined by the contest jury to be established by the Organizer by December 10, 2016. When evaluating the submissions, the jury will take into account the originality, aesthetics, references to the tradition and commitment of Participants.
• Results of the Contest will be announced on the website: www.oliviacentre.com and on Facebook fan page of the Olivia Business Centre on December 14, 2016.
• Participation in the Contest is voluntary. Each person acceding to the Contest in line with these Rules and Conditions becomes its Participant (hereinafter: “the Participant”) and accepts all provisions of these Rules and Conditions.
• Participants can take part in the Contest individually or as teams consisting of max. five people. A Participant as an individual or a part of a team can make or take part in the making of max. one Christmas decoration (contest work) and max. five contest submissions can be made by one tenant.
• The prerequisite of participation in the Contest is the submission of an application and the making of a Christmas decoration by the submitted Participants. The decoration making process has to be documented with at least one photograph.
• Submissions of Participants in the Contest have to be made exclusively by e-mail sent to: malgorzata.ziemkowska@oliviacentre.com. The submission should contain:
  • full names of Participants;
  • the name of the tenant in the Olivia Business Centre office complex;
  • at least one photograph documenting the decoration making and at least one photograph of the final effect;
  • the information about the location in which the Christmas decoration was placed (the lobby of a selected building).

Let us feel the spirit of Christmas. Let us put our hearts into the preparation of decoration and give some personal look to the design of the Olivia Business Centre reception during this special family time.

We count on your creativity and sense of humour 🙂

See the complete Rules and Conditions of the Contest

 

Are you looking for a unique gift for Christmas? That’s great! From Monday (5 December), from 11.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m., we invite you to the charity Christmas Fair at the reception desks of all Olivia Business Centre buildings.

Exhibitors: foundations and NGOs

To buy: ornaments, Christmas trinkets, sweets and handmade ceramics

Foundations and organizations participating in the fair:

1. NADaktywni Foundation – knitted handicrafts: blankets, socks, scarves – Gate A
2. Sprawni Inny Foundation – ceramics + Christmas cards – Olivia Six
3. Baltic Action Foundation – handicraft – Olivia Point
4. Association for the Mentally Handicapped – Christmas wreaths, cotton bags – Olivia Four
5. Environmental Self-Help House Lubieszyn – Christmas tree decorations, Christmas decorations – O4
6. I Have a Dream Foundation – toys for children, coffee, books and Christmas decorations – Olivia Four
7. SP 60 – handicraft – O4
8. Gdańsk Children’s Aid Foundation – hand-painted sweatshirts and bags with a Christmas motif – Christmas decorations – Christmas cards – Christmas bouquets/bouquets – Olivia Tower
9. Hospice – angels, bricks (made of salt mass), fabric placemats, Christmas pendants – Olivia Gate B

 

We cordially invite you!

We cordially invite you to take part in our sweater contest! Pull out your favorite Christmas sweater from the bottom of your closet, put it on, come to work in it:), take a photo, send it to us and win a surprise prize! Also, plan time for a mini-meeting of sweater lovers – see you at noon, at 12:00 p.m., December 6, on the ground floor of the O4 coworking space. It will be m.in. souvenir photo.

Be like Marc Darcy (wonderful Colin Firth in “Bridget Jones”) and Chevy Chase (“In a Distorting Mirror”) – unfortunately at this point we don’t remember any of the ladies in such a noble garment:)

Contest rules:

• The competition is a one-stage, closed competition (addressed only to employees and associates of tenants of office and service space in the “Olivia Business Centre” complex)
• Participants may participate in the Competition individually.
• In order to participate in the Competition, it is necessary to send an application along with a photo of the sweater.
• Applications for participation in the Competition should be submitted only via e-mail to the following e-mail address: mikolajki@oliviacentre.com. The application should include:
  • names and surnames of the Participants;
  • the name of the tenant of the “Olivia Business Centre” office complex;
  • at least one photo of the sweater
• Applications are accepted until December 6, 2016, 24:00. Entries submitted after this date will not be considered for the Competition.
• Photos submitted for the Competition will be subject to the evaluation of the Competition Jury, appointed by the Organizer by December 5, 2016.
• The results of the Competition will be announced on the “Olivia Business Centre” fanpage on Facebook on 10 December 2016.

Win the craziest contest of the year and welcome Christmas with a smile on your face 🙂

See the full rules of the Christmas contest

 

Christmas is getting closer and closer… And among other things, Christmas will be alive from 5 December for our community, the community of Olivia Business Centre! 🙂

We have prepared a lot of attractions for you. So put the following in your calendars and come – with your nephew, husband, daughter, friend, wife, grandmother, grandfather, brother-in-law, dad, mom, in-law, friends and neighbors. 🙂

Monday, December 5

Hours. 11.30-15.30 – Charity Christmas Fair. In all Olivia Business Centre receptions you will be able to buy Christmas decorations and Santa Claus trinkets, sweets and handmade ceramics. The exhibitors are foundations and non-governmental organizations. All the profit will therefore be allocated to for a good cause! Check out the list of presenting organizations here.

Monday will also be the first day on which you will hang your handmade Christmas decorations on the Christmas trees located at the OBC receptions.The second edition of our Great Christmas Decoration Competition in Olivia Business Centre lasts until 10 December (inclusive). So you have to hurry to win the prize! 🙂 The winning companies will be selected on December 14, and the results will be announced on our fanpage and oliviacentre.com website. For more information about the contest and its rules, please see this article.

Tuesday, December 6

On the occasion of St. Nicholas Day , surprises will be waiting for you in all buildings of Olivia Business Centre, which will certainly make your day more enjoyable. 🙂 And on top of that, we will have this year’s novelty for you – a sweater contest (grand finale in O4!).

Surely you remember the movie scene in which Bridget Jones was speechless during a Christmas party at the sight of… Mark Darcy’s sweater? Just like him, we also love wonderfully kitschy Christmas sweaters, so we cordially invite the OBC community to take part in the competition for the funniest Christmas sweater. Be sure to plan time for a commemorative photo together with other owners of Christmas sweaters – see you at noon, at 12:00 on the ground floor in the O4 coworking space. More here:)

Saturday, December 10

On that day, the Christmas Eve Family Meeting of Olivia Business Centre Residents will be held. From 12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the White Kitten… Christmas magic, sweets, games, gifts (you can make them yourself) and a visit from Santa Claus – this is for the youngest. And on the patio in front of Olivia Tower… Music-making, concerting, caroling, delicacies, drinks, snacks – for the little ones and the slightly bigger ones. 🙂

This is not the end of Saturday’s attractions! From 5:00 p.m., as part of the Olivia Camerata (in the Olivia Sky Club with a beautiful view of Oliwa), the extremely talented Gdańsk family of Mr. and Mrs. Kukliński will perform – as befits a family Christmas. Kacper and Zuzanna with their parents – Paulina and Paweł. Anna Sawicka will talk about the diverse programme of the concert, which will include not only solo pieces but also duets and trios. The motto is “Christmas carols for an encore”.

Tuesday, December 13

On Tuesday, there will be a Christmas tree fair in the parking lot in front of Olivia Point. It will be at the disposal of our Residents throughout the day. We will provide a full “Christmas tree” Support. 🙂 From the selection of the tree (and a solid stand), through preparing it for transport (cutting the trunk, top, packing in a special net), to loading. We would also like to remind you that you can now start taking advantage of the special catering offers of the Lobster and Koku Sushi restaurants (this is for those who do not like to glue their ears).

Friday, December 16

At 11.00 – Christmas Eve breakfast O4. Each participant is asked to bring a festive dish. Before breakfast, we sing carols together and give gifts. A visit from the… Santa Claus.

Monday, December 19

In the last days before Christmas, we suggest you calm down and listen to a concert of Christmas carols on our patio. The Incontro choir will sing especially for you. Last year, he organized m.in. very enthusiastically received Carol Singing for the community on Biskupia Górka.

It’s happening!

Therefore… Happy pre-Christmas!

The Main Sponsor of Christmas Eve is Grupa Energa SA.

 

Christmas is coming… And Christmas is one of the events that our Olivia Business Centre community will live for as of December 5! 🙂

We prepared a lot of attractions for you. Include them in your calendars and come – with your nephew, husband, mother-in-law, a colleague, wife, grandma, grandpa, brother-in-law, father, mother, in-law, friends and neighbours. 🙂

Monday, December 5th

11.30 a.m. – 3.30 p.m . – Charity Christmas Fair. You will have an opportunity to buy Christmas decorations and St. Nicholas’ Day souvenirs, sweets and hand-made ceramics in all receptions of the Olivia Business Centre (sic!). Exhibitors consist of foundations and non-governmental organizations. Therefore, the entire profit will be spent on a worthy cause! Check out the list of organizations here.

Monday will also be the first day on which you will hang out your self-made Christmas decorations on Christmas trees in OBC receptions. The second edition of our Great Christmas Decoration Contest in the Olivia Business Centre will last until December 10th (inclusive). Hurry up if you want to get the prize! 🙂 We will choose the winning companies on December 14th and inform you about the results on our fan page and the website: oliviacentre.com. More info about the contest and its rules and conditions can be found in this article.

Tuesday, December 6th

Surprises that will surely make your day more pleasant will await you in all buildings of the Olivia Business Centre on the occasion of the St. Nicholas’ Day. 🙂 Additionally, we will have this year’s novelty for you: a sweater contest (the great finale in O4!).

You surely remember the movie scene in which Bridget Jones boggled at a Christmas party when she saw… Mark Darcy’s sweater? Just like him, we also love wonderfully kitschy Christmas sweaters; this is why we invite the OBC community to take part in our contest for the funniest Christmas sweater. Be sure to reserve some time for a group photo with other owners of Christmas sweaters: see you on the ground floor at noon, in the O4 co-working. More info here 🙂

Saturday, December 10th

The Christmas Eve Family Meeting of the Olivia Business Centre Residents will be held on that day. From 12:00 to 14:30 in Biały Kotek Kindergarten… Christmas magic, sweets, games, presents (you may prepare them by yourselves) and a visit of Santa Claus for the youngest ones. And the patio in front of the Olivia Tower will see… some music-making, a concert, the singing of Christmas carols, delicacies, drinks and snacks – for the little ones and for the grown-ups too. 🙂

This is not the end of Saturday attractions! As it is fit for such a family holiday, an extremely talented the Kukliński family from Gdańsk will perform at 17:00 as a part of the Olivia Camerata (in the Olivia Sky Club with a beautiful view of the Oliwa). Kacper and Zuzanna with their parents: Paulina and Paweł. Anna Sawicka will talk about the varied program of the concert that, in addition to solo works, will also include duets and trios. The theme: “Carols as an encore”.

Tuesday, December 13th

A Christmas tree fair will stand in front of the Olivia Point on Tuesday. It will remain at the disposal of our Residents for a whole week. We will guarantee the end-to-end Christmas tree service. 🙂 From the selection of a tree (and a reliable rack), to the preparation for transport (the cutting of the trunk, the top, packing in a special net), to the loading. We would also like to remind you that you can start taking advantage of special Christmas catering offers of the Lobster and Koku Sushi restaurants (for those who do not like to make stuffed raviolis).

Friday, December 16th

11:00 – Christmas Eve breakfast in O4. Each participant is asked to bring a Christmas dish. The singing of carols and giving of presents will be included. Santa Claus is expected to drop by.

Monday, December 19th

During the last days before Christmas, we suggest you calm down and listen to a Christmas carol concert in our patio. The Incontro choir will sing especially for you. Last year it organized, among others, an enthusiastically received Śpiewowisko Kolędowe for the community in Biskupia Górka.

Things are going on!

So… merry pre-Christmas!

The Main Sponsor of the Christmas Eve is the Energa SA Group.

On Saturday, December 10, at At 5:00 p.m. in Olivia Sky Club (Olivia Tower), as part of the Olivia Camerata, an extraordinary Gdańsk family will perform an extraordinary concert. Paulina and Paweł Kukliński with their children – Zuzanna and Kacper.

The programme includes virtuosity and passionate performances of classical works from the world canon of chamber music m.in. works by F. Chopin, D. Scarlatti, F. Kreisler. Musical Christmas accents – ” Christmas carols for an encore”

Anna Sawicka will talk about the diverse programme of the concert, which will include not only solo pieces but also duets and trios.

Artist:

Paulina Kuklińska – graduated from the Academy of Music in Gdańsk in the piano class of prof. A. Artykiewicz. For many years he has been working as a piano teacher at the State Music School in Gdańsk. Her pupils have achieved spectacular successes at national and international competitions.

Paweł Kuklińskand – graduated from the Academy of Music in Gdańsk in the class of prof. M. Pawlak. He works as a professor at the Academy of Music in Gdańsk, where he teaches violin and chamber music.

Zuzanna Kuklińska – a student of the second year of the ZPSM high school K. Szymanowski in Warsaw in the class of prof. J. Staniendy. Winner of numerous awards and distinctions in violin and chamber music competitions in Poland and abroad. She has received a scholarship from the National Children’s Fund, the Programme for the Exceptionally Gifted.

Kacper Kukliński – a student of the VI class of the OSM in Gdańsk in the piano class, dr hab. Elżbieta Pasierowska-Kołodziej. Laureate of many piano and chamber music competitions. Scholarship holder of the National Children’s Fund for the Outstandingly Gifted Aid Program.

We invite you to this extraordinary musical event!

*registration on site, at the Olivia Tower reception

CONCERT PROGRAM

^{How to find us?:) Olivia Business Centre, 472 A Grunwaldzka Avenue, Olivia Tower building}

 

The JMP Foundation, which is the organizer of the nationwide Festival of Innovative Education in Gdańsk, cordially invites you to a unique training with the participation of a special guest, Prof. Tony Buzan. The training will take place on 25 April 2017 at Olivia Business Centre, tickets are already on sale. All proceeds will be used to purchase entry cards for children for FIFE 2017.

150 people will be able to take part in this one-day (8h) training. It is addressed to the Residents of Olivia Business Centre. The main goal is to learn the principles of Mind Mapping and acquire the ability to apply them in business.

Benefits for participants:

• increasing one’s own efficiency, creativity, work organization, teamwork skills
• learning methods and techniques of generating ideas, making optimal decisions
• practical application of Mind Mapping m.in. meetings, negotiations, teamwork, presentations
• effective management of the team, projects, information in the company, breaking thought patterns

The special guest of the training will be one of the world’s greatest authorities in the field of brain and learning techniques – Tony Buzan. He is a consultant to government agencies and international corporations (m.in. General Motors, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Walt Disney). Founder of Brain Trust Charity, Use Your Head/Brain Clubs, President of the Mind Sports Council. He is also the creator of the Memoriada (World Memorization Championship), the World Speed Reading Championship, and the co-creator of the Mind Games Olympiad. For many years he edited the “International Journal of MENSA” – a journal of the international association of people with a high IQ. He regularly gives lectures for the largest companies and prestigious universities. She devotes a large part of her work to people with learning disabilities. She constantly cooperates with coaches and Olympic athletes. He has written more than 82 books, and is the creator of the concept of mind maps, radiant thinking, and the ability to use the mind.

Available price variants:

• 1500 PLN (net)/per person – when registering up to 15 employees
• 1300 PLN (net)/per person – when reporting 16-25 employees
• 1000 PLN (net)/per person – 26-35 employees

How do I sign up for the training?

• indicate the number of employees and choose the appropriate package
• purchase entry cards for the training on the www.fie.edu.pl website

More information about the event can be found on the fanimani.pl website.

We cordially invite you!