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The Sii company, second year in a row, organizes free, innovative, educational program, the Geek Academy, which is addressed to people who want to start their career in IT. This summer, a group of 25 enthusiasts of new technologies will learn how to program. An idea for summer days? Intensive, coding training from scratch with the Geek Academy. The organizers of the Academy provide a large dose of practical knowledge from experienced programmers, testers and system architects.

For the most of participants – the Geek Academy is a pass to a professional career as programmers or testers – what is confirmed by lots of students of the Academy’s first edition. Participation in the program declared people who previously had no professional experience, but for a long time were passionate about the new technologies. Each participant has an interesting story or different reasons causing the decision to change their career paths. The Geek Academy participated, among others, a lawyer, a beautician, a builder, or a chemist. Some of them even quit their job or decided on night shifts, to be able to participate in daily activities.

Was it worth it? Alicja Sawicka, Head of Recruitment and HR answers this question – Definitely yes. In the previous edition of the Geek Academy, during just one month, we were able to enter the labor market for more than 20 people ready to power the Tri-City’s IT companies ranks, 14 of them received work in the Sii. We have developed a substantial program that responds to the needs of business and is primarily practical. Based on the best developed practices during the first edition – I am convinced that this year we will also be very successful.

Paweł Czapiewski – called the rector of the Geek Academy and professionally connected with Sii as a Senior Software Engineer brings the content with which the participants of the upcoming edition will have to deal – Our students will learn the methodologies of software development, will master new languages: Python and C#, as well as gain a general knowledge of software’s quality assurance. From the very beginning we teach the teamwork in the spirit of Agile. The Geek Academy is an opportunity to gain valuable qualifications for the labor market and to develop technical competence.

The second edition of the Geek Academy starts on August 1st and will last a month. Classes will be held five times a week for 7 hours each day from Monday to Friday, in the largest in the Tri-City, prestigious complex of the Olivia Business Centre. Class with full technical equipment will be located directly in the Sii office. To join the Academy apply by sending your CV to geekacademy@pl.sii.eu up to 9 July 2016. Selection of candidates is based on the interview and the test section. The organizer of the Geek Academy is the second largest IT employer in Pomerania – the Sii company, which in the Tri-City employs nearly 700 engineers. For the second time partner of the project is Olivia Business Centre.

With the arrival of the summer holidays, the residents of Olivia Business Centre can try their hand at another discipline after futsal, volleyball and sailing – tennis. We cordially invite everyone, regardless of the level of advancement, to compete and have fun together. The organizer of the tennis league is the Resident of Olivia Business Centre, GP Speed company.

Whether you’re an advanced player or a first-time pick-up racquet. It doesn’t matter if you are a woman or a man; student or senior. Everyone can prove themselves in the Olivia Sports tennis league. There are special prizes for the top four competitors!

 

What do I need to do to take part in the Olivia Business Centre tennis league?

To do this, simply fill in the application form and send it to the following address:
liga@golftennis.pl
.

Do I have to pay to participate in a tennis league?

Yes, the entry fee is PLN 150 and must be paid before the first match.

 

The tennis league will last until the end of September, you can join it during the course.

The exact breakdown into groups will be sent to each competitor once all entries have been received.

More information can be found in the league regulations , which can also be found on Facebook . Questions should be sent to liga@golftennis.pl or by phone to the league number +48 736 333 511.

 

The organizer of the Olivia Business Centre tennis league is GP Speed Sp z o.o.

The Gdańsk Foundation for Management Development invites you to participate in the Executive MBA GFKM Management Studies (starting in October), which are considered to be one of the most practical in Poland, and their quality is confirmed by the Master Class of the MBA SEM FORUM rating.

There are two MBA programs in Gdańsk – MBA GFKM 26 (part of the classes in English) and MBA Gdańsk IAE (classes in Polish). All details can be found on the GFKM website, and additional information can be obtained directly from the GFKM MBA Department: Janusz Jacewicz (e-mail: j.jacewicz@gfkm.pl, tel. 606 121 083), Halina Frątczak (e-mail: h.fratczak@gfkm.pl, tel. 600 095 672).

The Poviat Job Centre in Gdańsk opens a new organisational unit called the Talent Development Centre. This modernly equipped place providing the services in the area of counselling and coaching is located in the Olivia Business Centre. It is the first centre in Poland that renders the services in the scope of talent diagnosis. For the Job Centre, it will also be the first centre whose services can be used by the residents of the whole city.

 

The TDC will operate three dedicated areas: the Career Academy (for the residents, including the employed), the Personal Development Zone (for those registered with the Poviat Job Centre in Gdańsk), and the Youth Talent Land (dedicated to pupils/students, parents and teachers). One of the main tasks of the TDC is the cooperation with the education sector, that is with primary schools, gymnasiums, post-gymnasium schools and higher education institutions.

 

‘It is no coincidence that the Talent Development Centre that is of key importance for the activities undertaken by our Job Centre is opened at the Olivia Business Centre that attracts dozens of new employers. During our talks held with the companies located there, it turned out that even the best recruitment procedure is not enough if there are no suitable candidates. The number of people who do not work in accordance with their predispositions and professional qualifications is still too large. And on the other hand, there is a huge group of employers who are confronted with the problem of finding suitable employees. The aim of the Talent Development Centre is to effectively bridge this gap in the labour market’, explains Roland Budnik, the Head of the Poviat Job Centre in Gdańsk.

 

As many as 12 specialists in HR and career counselling will work in modernly equipped rooms of the Talent Development Centre. Their task is to provide comprehensive support to the residents of Gdańsk in the scope of broadly interpreted career counselling and career pursuit through a number of innovative tools such as assessment centre, career coaching and crisis coaching, as well as relationship counselling or Gallup talent assessment tests. The advise given by the specialists should provide the beneficiaries of the activities held in the Centre with the knowledge concerning the methods of better self-presentation during meetings with prospective employers, as well as with different ways of looking at the job-seeking process and professional self-promotion. This is the place where one can take part in the workshops aimed at self-discovery and creative thinking, as well as become convinced about the strength of modern training methods for team work.

 

In addition, the offer of the TDC also includes practical classes with experts – business trainers, people working in marketing or recruitment sectors, make-up artists or specialists in new technologies. All classes and activities are carried out far from ‘official’ rooms, in modern interiors of the Centre of the area exceeding 500m2, equipped with special training multimedia rooms and networking space.

 

‘The activities of the recently opened Talent Development Centre are based mainly on the development of our clients’ strengths, their talents and innate abilities. We would like to show the residents of Gdańsk, as well as schools, that is teachers, pupils, students, parents, that the key to satisfactory job includes not only practical professional skills which are developed by our Job Centre during different specialist trainings, but also personal abilities and the identification of our potential’, adds Kariona Chamier-Ciemińska, the head of the TDC.

 

The offer of the TDC is available to all residents in the city. They can also benefit from the services of the Career Academy. The persons registered with the Poviat Job Centre in Gdańsk can contact counsellors from the Personal Development Zone. The appointments for the consultations in the Talent Development Centre can be made by telephone on 513 096 893, or the interested persons can use the appointment calendar application available at the website of the TDC at www.centrumtalentow.pl. The clients of the Job Centre can also arrange the appointment through their individual adviser. In September 2016, the offer of the TDC will also be expanded with the Youth Talent Land dedicated to students in vocational schools.

For many Polish companies, conducting innovative activities is often not only a way to gain an advantage over the competition and gain a leading position, but also a necessary condition for staying on the market. That’s why more and more companies are innovating. In order to build a stable position of the company on the market and increase its value, it is necessary to introduce innovative technologies and expand sales markets, both in Poland and abroad. To do this, you need to invest, and this requires finding the right source of financing. Capital market institutions offer new opportunities in this area that you can take advantage of, and it is certainly worth knowing about them.

During the four-hour conference, to which we cordially invite you to participate, we will present ways to solve the above problem. We have prepared two substantively related thematic blocks:

• morning – we will present three complementary financial instruments, including: a technological loan for innovative technologies under the Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014-2020 and other instruments for financing EU projects, we will offer the services of Business Angel/Business Angels funds to start-up companies. In this part of the conference, we have also planned the participation of a representative of the management board of a well-known local company, who will share his experience in using one of the financial instruments proposed above;
• Southern – we are planning three interactive workshops, during which the lecturers will discuss in detail the methods of financing investments presented in the morning block. All workshops will be of a practical nature and will include a presentation of selected regional case studies.

The conference is led by high-class experts and practitioners with many years of experience. The meeting is dedicated to entrepreneurs looking for various sources of financial support for planned investments.

The conference is organized in cooperation with our regional associations: the Pomeranian Employers’ Association Lewiatan and the Pomeranian Employers’ Association.

We cordially invite you to participate!

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We cordially invite you to the next meeting of the Value Management in the Company series: Leaders on CSR. The theme of the fourth edition of this series is: “Business, CSR and Human Rights”, and its special guest will be Ms. Jacqueline Kacprzak – Minister’s Counsellor in the Ministry of Development.

 

During the meeting, you will receive answers to the following questions:

• How did human rights find their way into business?
• How has thinking about human rights changed over the last 25 years?
• Does business have to respect human rights?
• And: how to report on human rights?

 

The meeting will take place on 6 July, from 12.30 to 14.30, at Olivia Sky Club, Olivia Tower (12th floor). Registration should be done by sending an e-mail entitled “Leaders on CSR – 6 July” to the following address: malgorzata.ziemkowska@oliviacentre.com. For more information, visit www.esoaudit.pl.

 

Jacqueline Kacprzak – Minister’s Counsellor at the Minister’s Office of the Ministry of Development, where she deals with corporate social responsibility. He represents Poland in the High Level Group on CSR at the European Commission and the Group on Responsible Business Committee, operating within the Investment Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Expert in the field of human rights, equal opportunities for women and men and diversity. She previously worked m.in. at the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, the Microfinance Center and the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights. He also has many years of experience as a journalist (radio and TVP) and experience in running his own business.

 

You are cordially invited!

We would like to invite managers, employees of HR departments and people interested in coaching to a free meeting ” Business Coaching – New Trends and Directions of Development” organized by the Pomerania Development Agency as part of the LET’S TALK ABOUT COACHING series.

During the meeting, we will answer the following questions:

• What has business coaching looked like in Poland and Pomerania so far?
• What are the successes in this form of development, and what areas “to improve”?
• How are the needs of coaching recipients changing in companies and institutions?
• What are the trends and directions of development of the coaching environment?
• Why is the importance of accreditation and other forms of increasing the effectiveness of coaching activities growing?
• What will coaching look like? 5? 10? 15? years

The meeting will be moderated by:

Piotr Ławacz – Personal and Business Development Partner, coach, mentor, business trainer, advisor, psychologist. Executive and life coach conducting his activities in accordance with the standards of the International Coach Federation (ACC ICF accredited, PCC accreditation in progress). So far, he has completed approx. 1000 hours of qualified individual and group coaching and hundreds of hours of skills coaching. He runs his own WIN Personal Development Lab and is a collaborator of Coaching Center/CoachWise.

The meeting will take place on 20 July this year. at 14.00 – 16.30 at the headquarters of the Pomerania Development Agency at Al. Grunwaldzka 472 D in Olivia Business Centre, building Olivia Six, 12th floor.

If you are interested in participating in the meeting, please fill in the application form available below. Persons who have been included in the list of participants will be sent confirmations by e-mail.

Participation in the meeting is free of charge. The number of places is limited, the order of applications through the on-line form available on the website of the Pomerania Development Agency is decisive.

We cordially invite you!

July and August at O4 will be rich in practical and theoretical knowledge in the field of business competences. SUMMER MENTORS CAMP is a mentoring program for future startup founders who want to conquer the business world outside of Polish. The mentors are exceptional specialists from Silicon Valley and Polish, with whom you will be able to meet online and offline.

Tomorrow (i.e. July 5th) the first pre-mentoring meeting was held as part of the launch of the SUMMER MENTOR CAMP. The next one will take place on July 7. During the meetings, participants will learn what mentoring will look like, key goals will be set and an assumption will be defined. The main objective of the program is to support participants in gaining dedicated competences and qualifications, thanks to which they will be able to effectively develop their business abroad. Mentoring experienced experts is one of the most effective ways to gain the knowledge needed to overcome the barriers of one’s own limitations and be able to pursue one’s own business dreams.

The mentors of the SUMMER MENTORS CAMP 2016 program are exceptional and successful people. Speakers from Silicon Valley and Polish will share their knowledge in the field of business, finance, law, marketing, HR and interculturalism. Each of them is an expert in their field.

Anna Bielicka – an employee of the Ministry of Economy and the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Washington, D.C., and currently the Acceleration Office in San Francisco, where she supports technology companies in their expansion into the American market, including the Silicon Valley market. Responsible for managing the Polish Most Silicon program on the American market, aimed at accelerating the development of start-ups (acceleration) and internationalization. He has many years of experience in the implementation of projects co-financed from EU funds. As CEO at Global Consulting, she was responsible for obtaining EU funds, managing EU projects, and internationalization.

Arek Bibillo (every Wednesday in July) – scientist, specialist in the field of enzymology, specializing in rapid sequencing of human DNA and founder of the biotechnology startup Carom Tech. He worked at the prestigious National Cancer Institute, where he studied m.in. HIV resistance to drugs. He has lived in Silicon Valley for over a decade. During this time, he has worked in startups as well as medium and large biotechnology companies (Pacific BioSciences, Genia Technologies, Roche). He was involved in scientific research, organization of projects, preparation of programs and scientific grants, as well as managerial supervision of teams. This experience gave him a unique perspective on running a biotechnology business.

Magda Gacyk (between 3 and 12 August) – radio and television journalist, foreign correspondent (Polish Radio) and translator. She conducts trainings for politicians and entrepreneurs in the field of media relations, self-presentation and non-verbal communication. An Iberian and sociologist by education, she speaks seven languages, she also advises on issues related to interculturality and intercultural negotiations. He has lived in Silicon Valley for over a decade. A year ago, she published the book “Chasing Steve Jobs. Stories of Poles in the Silicon Valley”.

Maja Kieturakis (July 7-15) is a lawyer specializing in U.S. intellectual property law. He advises on protection planning, drafting contracts and asserting rights related to patents, trademarks and copyrights. He also consults in other areas related to running a business (with particular emphasis on IT startups), such as setting up companies, conducting audits, planning promotions and advertisements. She conducts internal employee training on the use of intellectual property. Her clients are entrepreneurs mainly from the USA and Polish, m.in. Participants of Polish government acceleration programs.

Mateusz Kusznierewicz (26 July) – sailor, Olympic Champion, World and European Champion. Entrepreneur and promoter of social activities. Founder of the Kusznierewicz Academy, co-creator of ZOOM. ME, Ambassador of Gdansk. Experienced trainer and mentor. He has made over 800 public appearances. She lectures on motivation, communication, image building, emotional management and personal development.

Michał Skiba (every Monday in July and between 17 and 19 August) – a high-class marketing specialist, works at Cisco System (the largest manufacturer of routers in the world, investing in young technologies) as a product development manager. It helps in pricing, positioning, market entry as well as internationalization of the product. She has experience as a business coach for Polish entrepreneurs. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto, as well as the University of Waterloo. He spends his free time m.in. in the Himalayas on trekking.

Michał Wroczyński (in July) – entrepreneur, passionate about the so-called “Deep Technologies”. His fifth startup, Fido Labs, is focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and is developing a groundbreaking technology for computer recognition of human speech, including full grammar. She is also a startup coach and therapist who helps entrepreneurs cope with stress. His specialization is mindfulness in business. He was the founder of one of the first startups in Poland.

With the beginning of the summer holidays, the Residents of the Olivia Business Centre will have an opportunity to try their skills in a new discipline apart from futsal, volleyball and sailing – tennis. We invite everybody to rival and have fun, irrespective of their skills. The tennis league is organised by a Resident of the Olivia Business Centre – GP Speed.

 

No matter if you are an advanced player or you take a tennis rocket in your hand for the first time. No matter if you are a woman or a man, a student or a senior. Everybody can try their skills in the Olivia Sports league. The first four players will get special prizes!

 

What to do to participate in the tennis league at the Olivia Business Centre?

Just fill in the enrolment form and send it to: liga@golftennis.pl.

 

Is there a fee to participate in the tennis league?

Yes, the entry fee is PLN 150 to be paid before the first match.

 

The tennis league will last until the end of September and you may join during the tournament.

 

An exact allocation to groups will be sent to each player when all enrolments have been received.

 

You can find more information in the regulations of the league which can also be found on Facebook. Please review the regulations carefully. Any questions should be sent to: liga@golftennis.pl or you may call: +48 736 333 511.

 

 

 

The tennis league of the Olivia Business Centre is organised by GP Speed Sp. Ltd.

On Saturday, July 9, the first charity sailing regatta of Polski Holding Nieruchomości S.A. “PHN-GDYNIA VIP RACING 2016” took place. The whole event was accompanied by fierce competition and great emotions. The Olivia Business Centre team won silver medals.

“PHN-GDYNIA VIP RACING 2016” is an unusual sailing regatta, during which sailing enthusiasts – representatives of companies that are leaders of the Polish economy – sailed from the port of Gdynia to the Bay of Gdańsk. The regatta was combined with a charity event, in which each team made a donation to the “Amber Haven” Children’s Hospice run by the “Amber Haven” Association. St. Wawrzyniec in Gdynia.

All crews started on yachts of the Balt 23 Armor class, provided by Polish Holding Nieruchomości S.A. Participants were divided into two groups by lottery.

The following crews took part in the regatta:
• ENEA S.A.
• EuRoPol GAZ S.A.
• Full Colour Sp. Ltd.
• Grupa LOTOS S.A.
• Hillwood Polska Sp. Ltd.
• Głuchowski Siemiątkowski Zwara Law Firm
• Doraco Construction Corporation Ltd. Ltd.
• Leonardo-Finmeccanica PZL-Świdnik S.A.
• OLIVIA BUSINESS CENTRE
• Polish Holding Nieruchomości S.A.
• Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG)
• PwC Polska Sp. Ltd.
• PROFBUD Sp. Ltd.
• Professional Volleyball League S.A.
• Totalizator Sportowy Sp. Ltd.

Olivia Business Centre was close to standing on the top step of the podium. In the last of the final heats, the higher place was taken by the crew of PROFBUD Sp. zo.o. and won the entire regatta despite an equal number of points in the final classification. We congratulate the winner and hope to win next year.