British Polish Chamber of Commerce

Finance minister and deputy premier Jacek Rostowski had to cancel his address to the BPCC breakfast at the last minute, having been called away to an urgent meeting with premier Donald Tusk. In his place came no fewer than three senior officials from the Ministry of Finance, ensuring that BPCC members received full value for money!

The Polish-British Parliamentary Group, at whose meetings the BPCC has often participated since 2005, turned to the Chamber for help in organising a PPP study visit to London for its members.

On 24 April 2013 BPCC members and invited guests met at at the newly-opened Warsaw Centre for Entrepreneurship, ul. Smolna 4 to learn about the benefits that employers can draw from employing people facing a difficult situation in the labour market. Tools supporting the employment of young people up to the age of 25, people aged 50+ and those with disabilities were presented, including funds available from public institutions and practical solutions offered by NGOs.

Over 30 delegates participated in the joint meeting of CSR & HR BPCC Policy Groups held on 25 February 2013 at PwC premises in Warsaw

The BPCC's HR Policy Group met at the Chamber's headquarters to discuss the labour market for specialists and managers. At the meeting, Artur Skiba, CEO of Antal International, presented the results of the 13th edition of the Antal Global Snapshot report. Special guests were Jacek Męcina, secretary of state in the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, and Agata Mężyńska, director of the Department of Economic Information PAIiIZ.

The Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone Invest-Park with the British Polish Chamber of Commerce organised a training session for local exporters entitled Doing Great Business with Great Britain. Develop your business and export to the UK.

On Tuesday 22 September, six bilateral chambers operating in Poland joined forces to make new business contacts for their members.

The BPCC's 23rd  Annual Ball, held this year at the Sheraton Warsaw Hotel, was a fantastic  event at which over 200 VIP  guests enjoyed a memorable evening.

  On 5 November 2015, over 70 businesswomen met in Warsaw for an afternoon seminar and networking reception entitled Men as Allies in Achieving Gender Balance in the Workplace. 

At a joint meeting of the BPCC's Tax & Finance and TMT policy groups, the subject of risk – and how to manage it – was discussed by a panel of experts. The event was held at the British Embassy on 25 January 2016 and was aimed at BPCC members and their clients/potential clients.