In a recent conversation for Impact Leaders, Magda Petryniak spoke with Dr. John Scherer, a globally recognized leadership and change expert, about his transformative approach to personal and organizational development. Dr. Scherer, who has worked with leaders in 55 countries, is known for his groundbreaking executive development intensives that help individuals unlock their full potential. …
These days, everyone is familiar with all kinds of video streaming, like films, meetings, conferences, and pay-per-view services, all of which require fast data transfer. Yet, practically nobody knows that we owe today’s perfect quality of sound and vision to a Polish scientist, Marta Karczewicz, Ph.D., holder of over 700 patents worldwide, including 500 in…
In 1999, Robert Dobrzycki was a fifth-year student at the University of Warsaw, Faculty of Management, when he quite accidentally found a job as a junior accountant and financial analyst at Menard Doswell, a US developer with Polish capital that employed 15 people and was building a few warehouses per year. Six years later, he…
Rafał Brzoska was born in Zawada Książęca in 1977. At the of 22 he founded Integer.pl company to distribute leaflets, which soon turned into letters and other parcels handled by InPost company established in 2006. One year later it debuted on Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) at zł 17 per share to reach zł 330 five…
How to calculate the future Professor Jan Obłój, one of the most prominent financial mathematicians of our time, graduated in 2002 from two faculties—Mathematics and Sociology—at the University of Warsaw. He then pursued further studies in Amsterdam, Paris, and London. In 2008, he became a lecturer, and in 2015, he was appointed Professor of Mathematics…
Sylwia Ziemacka talks to Adam Sanocki, Member of the Board at the Polish Airports S.A. (PPL S.A.), one of the top aviation infrastructure companies in Poland, taking active part in the shaping and development of this strategic branch of the industry. The aviation industry currently contributes to about 2% of global CO2 emissions, which equals…
Insights from Ronald Binkofski, CEO STX Next, a leading software house based in Poznań, Poland. Before joining STX Next, Ronald served as President of Central & Eastern Europe at Honeywell, where he led the Intelligrated division, specializing in automation solutions for distribution centers across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. With over 23 years of…
Poland Weekly talked with Aleksandra Jach, attorney – at – law, Structure Drwal Jach Komorowska Moj sp.k., expert at KIDO (the Polish Chamber of Long Term Care Facilities), about the stable development of the senior care sector in Poland. An increasing number of the senior housing projects opening for public each year proves that the senior…
Sylwia Ziemacka talks to Dr Fabian Elzanowski, an attorney with over 12 years of experience in M&A and corporate law and a founding Partner at Elzanowski & Partners, where he leads M&A, Corporate, and ESG practices. We hear that companies are recognising the importance of ESG in their strategies. Usually the pressure to comply with…
Sylwia Ziemacka talked to Dr Chrystian Poszwiński, Head of CEE, HWF Partners. What was last year like on the Polish M&A market? It was way different than previous years. Compared to what happened in the COVID years, between 2020 and 2022, the market generally slowed down in 2023. Interestingly, the number of deals has grown…
Poland Weekly talked with Courtney Fingar, the Founder & Principal of London-based Fingar Direct Investment about how the changing FDI environment and geopolitics are changing Poland’s investment profile. “Poland, as you know anyway, has been a star performer for FDI for quite a long time now,” Courtney says. “And that tracks with its good overall…
2024 brings changes to the job market – proposals of the new government and the ideas set in motion by its predecessors. According to the announcements of the parties forming the new government, significant changes await Polish workers in 2024. Their vision of labor market reforms focuses on striving for gender equality, supporting women in…