EXPORTING GOODS AND SERVICES –PERSPECTIVES FOR THE

Conference:
EXPORTING GOODS AND SERVICES – PERSPECTIVES FOR THE
POMERANIAN COMPANIES
with focus on:
STIMULATING BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SME WITHIN THE BALTIC SEA REGION
Venue: Polish Baltic F. Chopin Philharmonic
11th June 2015, Gdańsk, Poland
Organized by:
REGIONAL POMERANIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
FOCUS:
The goal of the Conference is to present the opportunities for the Pomeranian companies
and discuss how to strengthen cross-border co-operation with businesses from other countries
in the Baltic Sea Region and Europe.
Furthermore the Conference will create a platform of meeting and discussion between the
representatives of chambers of commerce, business promotion organizations, technology parks
from across the Baltic Sea Region and Europe in order to identify potential areas of co-operation and
seek for the common projects.
AGENDA:
9:00 – 9:20 OPENING SESSION
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Introduction by the moderator, Bogdan Ołdakowski, Member of the Board, Regional
Pomeranian Chamber of Commerce
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Welcome speeches:
Mieczysław Struk, Marshal of the Pomeranian Voivodship
Sławomir Halbryt, President of the Board, Regional Pomeranian Chamber of Commerce
9:20 SESSION: TRADING IN THE BALTIC SEA REGION
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9:20-9:40 Values and volumes of foreign trades between the Baltic countries,
dr. Maciej Matczak, Head of Consulting Department, Actia Forum Ltd, Gdynia Maritime
Academy;
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9:40-10:00 Exporting of goods and services from Pomeranian region – facts and figures,
Jakub Fulara, Department of Business Client, PEKAO SA
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10:00-10:20 Attractiveness of Pomeranian regions – main strengths and who are investing,
Mr. Marcin Piątkowski. Director, Investor Assistance Centre, Invest in Pomerania, Pomerania
Development Agency
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10:20-10:30 Q&A
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10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11.00 – 12:30 3 PARALLEL PANEL DISCUSSIONS:
PANEL 1: Building the partnerships between
the business organizations
Moderator: Bogdan Ołdakowski, Member of the Board, Regional Pomeranian Chamber of Commerce
CASE STUDY: How Chamber of Commerce is assisting its members in promotion abroad?
Toomas Kuuda, Head of Pärnu office, Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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Panelists:
Igor Kaniecki, Project Manager, South Baltic Cross-border Co-operation Programme
Magdalena Pramfelt, President of the Board, Polish-Swedish Chamber of Commerce
PANEL 2: Building an export brand and its affiliation to the country or region
Moderator: Joanna Engländer-Brzozowska, Expert of the Regional Pomeranian Chamber
of Commerce
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CASE STUDY: Worldwide promotion of the logistic services in Estonia
Mr. Illimar Paul, Development Manager, Estonian Logistics Cluster
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PANELISTS:
Volodymyr Yemelyanov, Doctor of Sciences in Public Administration, Professor, Director of
the Institute of Public Administration, Petro Mohyla Black Sea State University
Katarzyna Matuszak, Director of the Business Development Department, Pomerania
Development Agency
PANEL 3: Promotion of the region as an effect of partnerships between business organizations,
entrepreneurs and regional authority – PANEL MODERATED IN POLISH
Moderator to be announced
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CASE STUDY: Promoting business and region at the same time,
Robert Fischbach, former Starost of the Marburg-Biedenkopf region in Germany
PANELISTS:
Oleg Matukievich, President of the Fund of Knowledge and Technologies for SMEs “Viktoria”
Anna Golec, Economic initiatives Team Coordinator, Department of Economic Development,
Marshal Office of the Pomorskie Region
Representative of the Free Entrepreneurship Association - invited
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12:45 – 13:00 refreshment break
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13:00 – 13:45 Summary of the panel discussions given by moderators and conference
summary
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13:45 – 15:00 Networking lunch
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15:00 Visit to the European Solidarity Center (ECS):
The new ECS building is an agora, a space for people and ideas that build and develop a civic
society, a meeting place for people who hold the world’s future dear. The ECS runs projects
addressed to various groups in Poland, Europe and the entire world: conferences, debates,
children’s and youth projects, theatre productions, film screenings (including 3D), and
temporary exhibitions. Seventeen rooms in the ECS building are taken up by non-governmental
organizations which work towards the common good, freedom and human rights. The Winter
Garden is open year round to provide a venue for artistic activities, meetings and leisure. From
the springtime until the autumn, an observation deck is available on the roof, with a beautiful
panoramic view of the post-Shipyard area, and Gdańsk’s Old and Main Towns.