Pomeranian Centre for Arbitration and Mediation in Gdańsk

Regional Chamber of Commerce of Pomerania

in cooperation with the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Gdańsk

are honored to invite you to the conference

“Settlements between a public entity and an entrepreneur – new regulations from 1 June 2017”

On 1 June 2017, the The amended provisions on the possibility of concluding both court and out-of-court settlements between public entities and entrepreneurs enter into force. The new regulations apply to contracts concluded by communes, districts and provinces, as well as public government entities, with entrepreneurs through public procurement, but also outside of them.

Subject of the conference

The conference will focus on discussing changes in regulations and on the methods of practical implementation of a civil law settlement between a public entity and an entrepreneur – from the point of view of the elements of a settlement, conducting court and out-of-court proceedings, including mediation and public finance discipline.

The conference is addressed to:

• entrepreneurs having concluded contracts with public entities, i.e. m.in with communes, districts or government administration or planning to conclude such agreements,
• communes, districts, provinces and government administration units, in particular those that are engaged in court or out-of-court disputes with entrepreneurs,
• mediators and facilitators of amicable dispute resolution.

The conference was held under the honorary patronage of: Marshal of the Pomeranian Voivodeship, President of the Regional Court in Gdańsk. In the process of confirmation – Pomeranian Voivode.

Partner: Olivia Business Centre.

Date and place

The conference will take place on 14 June 2017 at Olivia Business Centre, 10.00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Olivia Four building.

Applications for the conference

The conference is free of charge. The number of places is limited.

Participation in the conference only for persons registered in electronic form, registration for the conference (here).

The conference program and conference materials are available for download (here).

For more information on the changes in the law regarding settlements between public and private entities, see the news: “Local governments may be more willing to conclude settlements with entrepreneurs.”

WELCOME!

For the third time, the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has granted Poland the right to organize equestrian competitions in the world’s highest rank of 5*. On June 8-11, almost 100 competitors from all over the world will compete at the Sopot Hippodrome. Olivia Business Centre is an official partner of a unique event, which is CSIO5* Sopot 2017.

The Official International Show Jumping Competition CSIO5* Sopot 2017 is not only a unique atmosphere, but also unforgettable emotions. For 4 days, equestrian lovers are in for a real feast. The best of the best will enter the parkour competitions.

The elite of show jumping competitors will present themselves to the spectators in 11 competitions. As every year, the FEI Nations Cup TM for the LOTTO Award, where four-person teams will compete as a team overcoming a 150 cm high obstacle course, will provide a lot of excitement. The crowning achievement of the four-day competition will be the Grand Prix competition for the Cup of the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda on Sunday.

The importance of the competition obliges. In the prize pool, the organizers, thanks to the support of the City of Sopot, the Main Partner – LOTTO and many great sponsors, including Olivia Business Centre, have prepared PLN 1,620 thousand. Such rewarded competitions mean that the competition will certainly be even and at the highest level. On the flagpoles around the Sopot Hippodrome we will see the flags of Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Portugal, Russia, the Netherlands, Polish and the USA – in her team will start currently 17th in the ranking of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Laura Kraut. This titled amazon has won a gold medal at the Olympic Games in Beijing.

CSIO5* is not only about big wins and sport with a capital “S”. It is also numerous shows and attractions for the audience, which will make this June weekend memorable for a long time. In between the sports competition, the competition arena will host real uhlans, a horse archer and Blanka Satora from a world-class show. Celebrating this wonderful celebration of sport, the organizers decided to invite Polish Olympic gold medalists to the Sopot Hippodrome, for whom it will be an opportunity to meet fans, sign autographs and watch the equestrian competition during CSIO5*. The following artists have already confirmed their presence: Paweł Nastula, Michał Jeleński, Jerzy Rybicki, Dariusz Goździak, Edward Skorek, Wojciech Fortuna, Lech Koziejowski, Andrzej Wroński, Leszek Blanik, Adam Korol, Ryszard Wolny, and it is possible that they will be joined by other stars (press materials, trójmiasto.pl

We keep our fingers crossed for all daredevils!

Check out our video broadcast during the competition:)

^{Source: press materials, trojmiasto.pl}

Olivia Business Centre is one of the largest and most dynamically developing business hubs in Poland. The world’s top corporations have their headquarters here, e.g. Amazon, Bayer or PwC, the largest Polish brands, such as Energa, Omida, VTS, dynamically developing small and medium-sized enterprises, startups, institutions and business support organizations. Olivia is also home to one of the most dynamically developing coworking spaces in Poland – O4.

From the very beginning of Olivia’s DNA, cooperation, inspiration and development have been inscribed in her DNA. We focus on the cooperation of sectors, industries and companies, trying to create optimal conditions conducive to building mutual trust and developing joint initiatives, which – we hope – will change and will change Pomerania into an even better place to live and work.

In order to instill the idea of cooperation in our Residents and their Business Partners, we have initiated the Olivia CONNECT project at Olivia Business Centre. At the same time, it is a space where chambers of commerce, associations, employers’ associations, clusters integrating enterprises or entities focused on education and innovation have their headquarters.

Year of Olivia CONNECT

On the occasion of the first anniversary of Olivia CONNECT, Olivia Business Centre organizes a unique meeting under the slogan “The Power of Relationships. Cooperation as a response to challenges”. During the event, which will take place on May 24 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Sky Club OBC , we want not only to introduce the idea of Olivia CONNECT, but also to present the projects that we have managed to implement so far, together with our Residents, as part of the CONNECT project and outside of it, in Olivia Business Centre. We hope that by showing how much can be achieved together, we will encourage a wide range of Pomeranian entities to cooperate (e.g. cross-sectorally).

One of the key points of the event will be a lecture by Tomasz Kalinowski, PhD, diplomat and economist from the Sopot University of Applied Sciences, on the broadly understood value of cooperation.

Together with our guests, we will talk about what we can do together to develop our Region, using the potential of Residents, Business and Science.

There will also be time for networking.

The event will be attended by representatives of business, science, education, local government and beneficiaries of projects carried out by organizations located in Olivia Business Centre.

After the official part, we will invite you to individual meetings with the Residents of Olivia Business Centre as part of their “open doors”.

So far, Olivia CONNECT (Olivia Six, 13th floor) has housed the following m.in: Regional Chamber of Commerce of Pomerania, Pomeranian Association of Entrepreneurs Lewiatan, GUP Job Office, ICT Cluster Interizon, BPO Education Centre – Sopot University of Applied Sciences; infoShare Foundation. A resident of the Olivia CONNECT space is also the Inspiring Examples Foundation , which runs the educational project “Inspirations”.

If you are interested in the event, please register at
connect@oliviacentre.com
. The number of places is limited. In order to participate, you must receive an e-mail confirmation of your participation in the meeting.

FULL PROGRAMME OF THE EVENT

EVENT PARTNERS

For two days we participated in in the largest conference in Central and Eastern Europe focusing on technology, new media and support for young companies – infoShare. We couldn’t miss it, because Olivia Business Center is the most dynamic business hub in Poland, aiming at modern technologies, supporting interesting initiatives, believing in the power of startups and non-standard ideas.

What was it like in our networking zone? We’ll just give you a hint that: you talked about cooperation, established relationships, strengthened contacts, exchanged impressions and opinions, rested, emailed, played (not only on the guitar;)). Besides, you admired (thank you!) Olivia Business Centre and our Garden on infoShare;) and you shared with us your ideas about what might be going on in it.

Thank you for these two wonderful days at Amber Expo!

We would like to thank our partners, i.e. REBEL.pl, Nowy Styl and RNR Gdańsk for the attractions that you have been able to enjoy during this time.

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Olivia Business Centre supports inspiring events. This time we would like to inform you about the Congress of Inspiration and encourage you to participate in this meeting. The organizer of the event is the Marek Kamiński Institute. You can meet Mr. Kamiński himself in Olivia m.in. as a guest of Olivia COOLTURA:)

The Congress of Inspiration is the first event of its kind in Poland, which aims to inspire our guests to find motivation in life based on real stories and experiences of people such as Marek Kamiński, Andrzej Bargiel and Małgorzata Wojtaczka.

The mission of the congress is to disseminate practices, improve qualifications and exchange experiences among professionals and enthusiasts of motivation and coaching in the personal and professional sphere. Guests will also have the opportunity to listen to advice and tips on how to cope with difficult life situations.

The “Discover the world and yourself” congress is about inspiration, lifestyle, self-discovery and learning how to live in harmony between work and private life. It is a testimony of outstanding professionals on how to overcome barriers and how not to be afraid of risk.

7 speakers:

• Marek Kamiński – conqueror of the poles,
• Piotr Voelkel – co-founder of SWPS University,
• Zuzanna Skalska – specialist in the field of design and trends,
• Weronika Mliczewska – photographer, traveller who loves South America
• Andrzej Bargiel – ski mountaineer, winner of the “Snow Leopard” award
• Małgorzata Wojtaczka – the first Polish woman to reach the Pole alone
• Krzysztof Wróbel – an outstanding cardiac surgeon who performs procedures all over the world

When: May 31, 2017

Where: Legia Warsaw Stadium Conference Centre

More on the event’s website

Contact: kongres@kaminski.pl

Organizer: Marek Kamiński Institute Sp. Ltd.

On 24 May, representatives of business, science, education, local government and beneficiaries of projects implemented by organizations located in Olivia Business Centre met in Olivia Business Centre. They discussed the strength of relationships and the importance of cross-sectoral and cross-industry projects. The participants of the meeting ” The Power of Relationships, Cooperation as a Response to Challenges” proved that joint actions m.in. On the business-science-local government line, they allow to create significant competitive advantages and have a significant impact on strengthening the position of the Pomeranian region. An opportunity to exchange experiences was the anniversary of the Olivia CONNECT project, dedicated to broadly understood cooperation, relations and mutual inspiration. The event was attended by 120 people.

Maciej Grabski, The President of Olivia Business Centre, opening the meeting, said m.in. We are in a place where history harmonizes with the present, where, here I look at our closest neighbour, Hala Oliwia, I can feel the power of joint action that can change reality. I’m sure we can always do more together than we can do separately.

“From the very beginning of our operation, Olivia Business Centre has focused on the cooperation of sectors, industries and companies. We believe in the power of cooperation and in the fact that an out-of-the-box view of business and current and potential partners gives rise to interesting and inspiring projects – says Agnieszka Zglinicka, Head of Olivia CONNECT at Olivia Business Centre “We try to instill these ideas in our residents and create optimal conditions for them to build mutual trust and develop joint initiatives. Many of them are already changing Pomerania. According to us and our speakers, cooperation, knowledge sharing and relationships are essential today to achieve a market advantage.

During the event, Dr. Tomasz Kalinowski from the Sopot University of Applied Sciences talked about the broadly understood cooperation. He presented m.in. analysis of the Tri-City’s business position as well as competitive values and advantages, m.in. location of the metropolis in relation to other Polish and European agglomerations. He also pointed out the most important challenges that Pomerania is currently facing. – Our capital is the synergy of all cooperating entities. The Tri-City entrepreneurship brand is created by an ecosystem of synergy: business, regional authorities, business-oriented higher education sector and business environment sector; I mean the real estate market, the banking system, recruitment companies, NGOs. Already today, the Tri-City brand is worth 15 billion dollars – emphasized Dr. Kalinowski.

During the event, the projects that OBC residents have completed together so far within the CONNECT space and in the Olivia Business Centre itself were also presented.

The Power of Relationships

Krzysztof Kunicki from the Job Office, a unit of the Gdańsk Labour Office, and Sylwia Broda from BPO Education Centre, a project of SSW, spoke about a non-standard approach to recruitment processes. The “Corporate Accounting” course is an example of effective and effective cooperation between enterprises and business support institutions. It was developed by Job Office in response to the specific needs of companies in the BPO/SSC sector – thyssenkrupp, Fujifilm and Kemir, looking for junior accountants. Candidates for these positions were trained by the BPO Education Center and the graduates of the training, immediately after its completion, started working in the above-mentioned companies cooperating within the project. Companies.

A comprehensive offer dedicated to entrepreneurs was presented by Magdalena Raczyńska and Jarosław Filipczak from the Pomeranian Regional Chamber of Commerce. RIGP, an organization of economic self-government, brings together entrepreneurs conducting business activity in the Pomeranian, West Pomeranian, Warmian-Masurian, Kuyavian-Pomeranian and Greater Poland Voivodeships on a voluntary basis.

Andrzej Kiesz from InfoShare and Izabela Diesterheft from Interizon also talked about the power of cooperation. They presented the results of the Digital Health Care project, proving that health care is an area where technology has more and more to explore. Jolanta Szydłowska, President of PZP Lewiatan, together with Jarosław Jarocki from PPT PKS Gdańsk Oliva SA presented the results of the implementation of the “Strategic Support for SMEs” program.

Agnieszka Zglinicka and Leszek Szmidtke talked about the mission of the Inspiring Examples Foundation, supported by the Olivia Business Centre. – We want to bring young people closer to the idea of entrepreneurship by presenting them with good, or even the best, examples of business activity in Pomerania – said Leszek Szmidtke – In this way, we intend to help them make good career choices. Almost 60 companies already cooperate with us.

There was also time for networking, which is so important for building new relationships and strengthening existing ones. After the official part of the event, individual meetings were held at the residents of Olivia CONNECT as part of the “open doors”.

– We talked about what we can do together to develop our Region, using the potential of residents, business and science. We hope that by showing how much can be achieved together, we will encourage a wide range of Pomeranian entities to cooperate. Already, our partners, m.in, play an extremely important role in creating an atmosphere of cooperation and in the development of relations. Pomeranian Employers and the Pomerania Development Agency. – sums up Agnieszka Zglinicka.

^{Olivia CONNECT – Olivia Business Centre project initiated in 2015, dedicated to stimulating and facilitating cooperation between all OBC Residents. Its overriding goal is to create an environment conducive to business development and to initiate projects, the joint implementation of which is conducive to the development of the Pomeranian region. At the same time, CONNECT T is a space where chambers of commerce, associations, employers’ associations, clusters integrating enterprises and entities focused on education and innovation have their headquarters. So far, Olivia CONNECT has been home to, m.in the following countries: Pomeranian Chamber of Commerce, Pomeranian Association of Entrepreneurs Lewiatan, GUP Job Office, ICT Cluster Interizon, BPO Education Centre – Sopot University of Higher Education; infoShare Foundation. A resident of the Olivia CONNECT space is also the Inspiring Examples Foundation, which runs the educational project “Inspirations”.}

Full gallery from the event

On the occasion of Children’s Day, Olivia Business Centre is preparing a lot of attractions.

On Saturday, 3 June, a Play Town will be created at Olivia Business Centre. Many surprises will be waiting for the youngest residents of the Tri-City in Olivia (m.in. sports competitions for children (with parents), inflatable playground, show of scientific experiments).

Admission to both events is free.

The Play Town
opens June 3 at 10.00 a.m. at the stadium of the University of Gdansk, behind the buildings of Olivia Business Centre and will remain available for young adventurers until 10.00 a.m. 14.00

Please bring comfortable clothes, blankets for picnic rest and good humor. 🙂

For the fourth time, Olivia Business Centre and the Residents of the Centre are jointly organising this joyful family picnic, to which they invite local residents and employees of nearby business centres. The games are held in compliance with all safety rules.

Leisure activities:

• INFLATABLES – a slide and a bouncy castle, a real treat for jumping fans!
• A STAND FULL OF EXPERIMENTS – discover the world of experiments and see for yourself that the impossible can become real!
• CHILDREN’S CORNER – games for the youngest participants
• FACE PAINTING – fantastic characters on children’s faces
• BIG SOAP BUBBLES
• MINIPLAYBACK SHOW
• ZUMBA KIDS – the best attraction for dance fans!
• SPORTS COMPETITIONS FOR CHILDREN WITH PARENTS – feel the atmosphere of competition and win interesting prizes.

We would like to thank themain sponsor ,
Energa
, and the other
Partners of
the event, thanks to whom the youngest will be able to play, learn and explore the world in an extraordinary way. Our Residents are preparing a whole range of wonders. Here is a list of daredevils:)

• 
  The White Kitten
  took care of creative games, unusual experiments, karaoke:), a city game for children and their parents, face painting beloved by the youngest and “inflatables” so desired by everyone:)
• Medicover, thanks to which you will be able to visit a special stand and learn the rules of first aid,
• Bayer invites children on an extraordinary journey into the interior of the human body and… farm – all thanks to the virtual reality of the BayLab Health Salon,
• Sopot University will open a Creative Stand for Children,
• Lobster and Koku Sushi will provide us with delicious snacks,
• 
  Winning Moves
  will prepare a great board game for the youngest,
• 
  CCC, Omida, PwC, thyssenkrupp, Stara Oliwa, and the Gdańsk Community
  supported us in other important matters.

Still on Friday June 2 at 16:00 We invite
you to Olivia Sky Club
for the presentation of a musical prepared by students of classes II and III of the
Fregata School for Girls
on the occasion of Mother’s and Father’s Day:) “Welcome to Our Fairy Tale” is an interesting verbal and musical journey for children and adults, inspired by the poems of Jan Brzechwa.

SEE WHAT OUR PLAYGROUND LOOKS LIKE AND WHERE TO FIND INDIVIDUAL ATTRACTIONS

OnkoRejs Granicami Polish is a nationwide march for oncological patients and healthy people supporting them. It was created to activate people with cancer and show them that cancer is not a death sentence and that everyone should have dreams and make them come true, as well as to publicize the importance of preventive examinations and show that it does not matter how old you are, what your social status is, how much you earn, where you live; Cancer can affect any of us. This year, Olivia Business Centre is proudly the patron of the event.

The bill also removes the stigmas associated with oncological disease. It shows that cancer can be cured and despite the disease it is possible to live a normal life enjoying life, working, traveling, acting for the benefit of others. That you don’t have to lie in bed waiting to die, but you can do a lot of good for yourself and for others. The project consists in the preparation and organization of a 7-day march, which will take place from 25 June to 1 July 2017. It will include 34 routes, each of about 100 km, and a special bicycle route. Groups of 5-10 people will march on each route. Each route will be looked after by route coordinators who are also oncological people or their relatives and want to help create Oncorejs Granicami Polish. But the organization of this project will only be possible thanks to the joint work of the national coordinator, the regional coordinators and the participants of the march.

If you can’t go and you want to help organize the OnkoRejs Granicami Polish you can support us with a donation paid to the following account number: 27 1750 0012 0000 0000 3227 5494, Onkorejs Foundation – I Choose Life, KRS: 0000597569, SWIFT RCBWPLPW

March Event

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has for the 3^rd time granted Poland the right to organise an equestrian competition in the topmost 5-star class. Between 8 and 11 June, almost 100 riders from around the world will compete at the Hippodrome Sopot Equestrian Centre. Olivia Business Centre is an official partner of CSIO5* Sopot 2017.

The Official International Showjumping Competition CSIO5* Sopot 2017 promises a unique atmosphere and unforgettable experience. Equestrian lovers are in for a genuine 4-day feast. The showjumping rivalry will showcase the absolute crème de la crème of this discipline.

The best showjumping athletes will present their skills to spectators in 11 competitions. Like each year, the FEI Nations Cup^TM for the LOTTO prize should be particularly thrilling, with teams of four competing on a 1.5 m obstacle course. The four-day event will culminate with Sunday’s Grand Prix for the Cup of the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda.

The class of the competition is undeniable. Thanks to the support of the city of Sopot, General Partner – LOTTO and a number of sponsors, including Olivia Business Centre, the pool of prizes for the competitors amounts to PLN 1,620,000. A competition of that calibre is bound to guarantee a thrilling and captivating experience for all spectators. On the masts around the Sopot race course we’ll see the flags of Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, the UK, Hungary, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Portugal, Russia, the Netherlands, Poland and USA – whose team includes Laura Kraut, currently 17^th in the ranking of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI). Among the many distinctions won by this amazing jockey is a gold medal from the Beijing Olympic Games.

CSIO5* is not just about high prizes and sport with a capital ‘S’. The event will also include various shows and additional activities for spectators, turning this June weekend into a truly memorable event. Between subsequent competitions, the arena will host genuine lancers, a horse archer and Blanka Satora with her astounding show. To further mark this wonderful celebration of sports, the organizers decided to repeat last year’s attraction, inviting Polish Olympic medallists to the Sopot race course. Athletes will be able to meet their fans, give autographs and enjoy the equestrian competition at CSIO5*. The following champions have already confirmed their participation: Paweł Nastula, Michał Jeleński, Jerzy Rybicki, Dariusz Goździak, Edward Skorek, Wojciech Fortuna, Lech Koziejowski, Andrzej Wroński, Leszek Blanik, Adam Korol, and Ryszard Wolny – with other names to follow.

Good luck to all the athletes!

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Press kit, trójmiasto.pl</sup>

The competition for the Olivia Business Centre Award was the first one to be held during CSIO*5 Sopot 2017. As many as 81 competitors took part in it. The award was presented by Maciej Grabski , President of Olivia Business Centre and Kaja Koczurowska-Wawrzkiewicz , President of the Management Board of Hippodrome Sopot, the organizer of the competition.

The Official International Show Jumping Competition CSIO5* Sopot 2017 is a true celebration of equestrian enthusiasts, as the best of the best enter the parkour competition. For the third time, the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has granted Poland the right to organize equestrian competitions in the world’s highest rank of 5*. On June 8-11, at the Sopot Hippodrome, competitors from all over the world will compete against each other. Olivia Business Centre is the official partner of this unique event.

Photos: CSIO Sopot 2017

More on the official profile of CSIO Sopot 2017