POLISH - FINNISH ECONOMIC COOPERATION
New challenges, new opportunities

Helsinki, June 15, 2006

An investment seminar entitled „Polish-Finnish Economic Seminar – New challenges, new opportunities” took place on the 15th of June 2006 in Helsinki. The aim of the seminar was to present Poland as a modern country with huge economic and intellectual potential, an economic partner for Finland in the light of common EU market and a place of friendly investment climate.

Polish Minister of Economy, Piotr Grzegorz Wo¼niak, Vice President of PAIiIZ, Wojciech Szel±gowski, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in Helsinki, Andrzej Szynka, The Finnish Prime Minister’s Office representative, Maarit Lindström and representatives of companies such as: Exportum Ltd Unifin Oy, Helkama Oy, Nordic Investment Bank, Uusimaa Regional Council, Mäkitalo Rämö & Co, Biolit Oyj and Suomi-Puola Yhdistysten Liitto took part in the seminar.

Discussion during the seminar was mainly related to future cooperation between Poland and Finland and the advantages and opportunities awaiting new investors entering Polish market.

Wojciech Szel±gowski, Vice-President of PAIiIZ

Piotr G. Wo¼niak, Minister of Economy of the Republic of Poland

Programme:

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12.30 - 13.00

• Registration

13.00 - 13.05

• Welcome - Mr Andrzej Szynka - Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in Helsinki

13.05 - 13.25

• Investment climate in Poland - Mr Wojciech Szel±gowski, Vice-President of the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency

13.25 - 13.45

• Legal conditions of business activity in the ICT sector and off-shoring services - Mrs Anna Strzelecka, Ernst & Young

13.45 - 14.10

• Coffee break

14.10 - 14.25

• Business environment in Poland, experiences of Finnish enterprises - Mrs Maarit Lindström, Project Manager, The Prime Minister’s Office, Finland

14.25 - 14.40

• Finnish SMEs in Poland – lessons learned, recommendations for the future - Mr Jukka Mansikka, EXPORTUM

14.40 - 14.55

• Investment conditions and business activity in Poland. Finnish point of view - Mr Markku Rentto, REKA Corporation

14.55 - 15.10

• Address by Mr Piotr G. Wo¼niak, Minister of Economy of the Republic of Poland

15.10 - 15.30

• Discussion and closing of the seminar