Stockholm, 23/03/2017 together with partners are pleased to invite you to Crossing the Baltic Sea
AGENDA 12:00 12:20 Registration, welcome coffee 12:20 12:30 Welcome speech Mathias Racz, Rödl & Partner SE, Piotr Mrowiec, Rödl & Partner PL 12:30 13:00 Pomerania Poland s hub for Scandinavian Investments. Key sectors, top investors, case studies Anton Koval, Invest in Pomerania; Anna Rajzer, Invest in Pomerania; Mikołaj Trunnin, Invest in Pomerania 13:00 14:20 Chosen legal, tax and accounting aspects of doing business in Poland Setting up a company in Poland what form to choose, procedure, liability of board members for company debts Piotr Mrowiec, Rödl & Partner PL Significant tax and accounting aspects of business activity in Poland, including aspects with regards to associated enterprises (transfer pricing, taxation of dividends, etc.) Magdalena Tuszyńska, Rödl & Partner PL Secondment of employees from Sweden to Poland and from Poland to Sweden Michał Prokop, Rödl & Partner PL; Mathias Racz, Rödl & Partner SE 14:20 15:00 Business in Special Economic Zones Special Economic Zones in Poland, the general principles of functioning and the benefits of the activity in the zone Michał Rafałowicz, PSSE Practical legal and tax issues of doing business in Special Economic Zones in Poland Anna Smagowicz-Tokarz, Rödl & Partner PL 15:00 15:30 The use of EU funds in Poland Katarzyna Adamiec, Rödl & Partner PL 15:30 15:45 Coffee break General rules and practical tips for obtaining EU funds Tax exemptions and EU grants for IT sector 15:45 15:55 Introduction by Swedish-Polish Chamber of Commerce (Svensk Polska Handelskammaren) 15:50 16:30 Payment morality in Poland, securing the contract, how to enforce a claim from a Polish business partner Payment morality in Poland Jacek Koziaczy, Creditreform Cross-border enforcement of claims from Polish contractors, choice of law / choice of court chosen aspects Piotr Mrowiec, Rödl & Partner PL; Olof Frånlund, Rödl & Partner SE 16:30 17:00 Case study Do s and don ts of doing business in Poland practical know how Introduction by SPCC Daniel Jastrun, Scandinavian-Polish Chamber of Commerce Guest lecture by Ericsson Staffan Henriksson, Ericsson From 17:00 Mingle with foods & drinks
DATE AND PLACE Crossing the Baltic Sea Stockholm, 23/03/2017, 12:00 20:00 Rödl & Partner office at Drottninggatan 95A, Stockholm The seminar will be held in English. The participation is free of charge. REGISTRATION Please register via e-mail: crossingthebaltic@roedl.pro In your e-mail please include company name name and family name job title contact details The deadline for applications is 20 March 2017 Please note that the number of participants is limited and you are not registered until you receive an e-mail confirmation. By submitting the application you agree to the processing of your personal and contact details for the seminar purposes and for promotion of Rödl & Partner services.
SPEAKERS Piotr Mrowiec, Rödl & Partner Attorney at Law (PL), Mediator, Associate Partner Piotr Mrowiec specialises in comprehensive legal consulting for foreign-owned enterprises, cross-border enforcement of claims, as well as protecting interests of Polish investors abroad, especially in Germany. Moreover, Piotr Mrowiec advises renewable energy businesses. He has authored numerous publications and frequently speaks at conventions in Poland and abroad. Mathias Racz, Rödl & Partner Authorized Public Accountant (SE), Tax advisor (SE), Head of Stockholm office Mathias Racz has a degree in Business Administration from Stockholm University. After studies he first worked in the banking sector and later for PwC in Sweden and Germany in various positions. He has been the Head of the Rödl & Partner Stockholm office since 2014. Mathias Racz has wide experience in advising foreign investors on establishing businesses in Sweden. Olof Frånlund, Rödl & Partner Legal Counsel Olof Frånlund has a LL.M from Stockholm University as well as a MSc in Commercial Law and a BSc in Business Administration. He is experienced in advising foreign and domestic clients in a number of legal areas, such as Corporate Law, M&A, Contract Law, Employment Law, International & General Business Law. Before joining Rödl & Partner, he dealt with procedural and administrative law at the Swedish Tax Agency. Anton Koval, Invest in Pomerania Project Manager ICT sector Since 2014, Anton Koval has held the position of a Project Manager in Invest in Pomerania Regional Investor Assistance Centre. He is responsible for projects in the IT and R&D sector. His duties include delivering comprehensive information about the regional economy and legal regulations of conducting business in Poland, organizing study visits and preparing tailored investment proposals. Anna Rajzer, Invest in Pomerania Project Manager Logistics Sector Since 2012, Anna Rajzer holds has held the position of a Project Manager in Invest in Pomerania Regional Foreign Investor Assistance Centre where she is responsible for projects related to Logistics Sector. Her duties include delivering comprehensive information about the regional economy and legal regulations of conducting business in Poland, organizing study visits and preparing tailored offers.
Mikołaj Trunnin, Invest in Pomerania Project Manager Manufacturing sector Mikołaj Trunnin has held the position of a Project Manager in Invest in Pomerania Regional Investor Assistance Centre since 2012. He is responsible for projects related to the manufacturing sector. He delivers comprehensive information about the regional economy and legal regulations of conducting business in Poland, organizes study visits and prepares tailored investment offers. Magdalena Tuszyńska, Rödl & Partner Tax Adviser (PL), Manager Magdalena Tuszyńska has more than 9 years of experience in providing tax advice on comprehensive tax projects as well as ongoing advice for Polish and foreign clients. Specialises in corporate taxation including transfer prices. She has participated in, among other things, numerous due diligence projects and tax reviews of businesses from the construction, FMCG, freight forwarding and transport industries. Michał Prokop, Rödl & Partner Attorney at Law (PL), Manager Senior Lawyer at the Corporate and Tax Law department of Rödl & Partner Warsaw office. His six years of professional experience closely relates to advising on Polish and German labour law. He represents clients before common courts and provides day-to-day advice taking into account practical aspects of labour law. He is also involved in organising training sessions. Michał Rafałowicz, Pomeranian Special Economic Zone Specialist in Investment Department Graduate of the University of Szczecin, Faculty of Management and Finance, and postgraduate studies at Wrexham University, Faculty of Management and Finance. He specialises in advisory and consultancy for domestic and foreign investors. Anna Smagowicz-Tokarz, Rödl & Partner Attorney at Law (PL), Associate Partner Graduated from Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Faculty of Law, followed by an Erasmus scholarship at LUISS University in Rome. She has also graduated from the Business and Management School at Jagiellonian University in Cracow. Speciality: advice for investment and restructuring enterprises, M&A consulting, legal assistance in fraud detection Katarzyna Adamiec, Rödl & Partner Senior Associate Graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics with major in finance and accounting, and of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) in Lublin with major in political sciences. She has completed numerous training programmes in finance, project management (including management of investment projects), the Civil Code and contracting in competitive bidding procedure.
Jacek Koziaczy, Creditreform President Jacek Koziaczy is a graduate of the Silesian University of Technology, IT specialist, from 30 years in the industry solutions for banking and administration, among others, a representative of the leading suppliers of IT technology in Poland. Since 2005, member of the Board of Creditreform Poland, since 2011 as the President. Daniel Jastrun, Scandinavian-Polish Chamber of Commerce Member of the board Daniel Jastrun is well known in the Nordic community in Poland as an expert supporting Polish-Scandinavian cooperation. He is an active board member of the Swedish Business Club in Warsaw and the member of the board of the Scandinavian-Polish Chamber of Commerce in Poland since 2014. Staffan Henriksson, Ericsson Vice President Business Management Region Mediterranean, Business Units IT & Cloud products and Services Staffan Henriksson previously was the President of Ericsson in Poland from 2009 to 2011. He has a Master s Degree in Science from the University of Lund and has been with Ericsson since 1986. Initially, he held positions related to the planning and construction of radio networks, and also was responsible for launching the first 3G networks in Sweden.