Pomeranian ICT Company Mission to Finland

Poland–Finland – Let’s create an innovative bridge !

Helsinki, 21 st -23 rd April, 2015

Poland-Finland – Let’s create an innovative bridge !

This spring a group of ICT companies and institutions from Polish Region is coming to Finland to share with their innovative projects and look for business partners . It is a good reason to take a closer look at the dynamicall y growing branch of information and communication technologies in a neighboring country. We would like to give you an opportunity to meet and find business, technology or research partner and establish contacts for future cooperation.

The Polish delegatio n will visit Finland in the period of 21 st -23 rd April 2015. In the mission’s agenda is a Polish-Finnish seminar and b2b talks with Polish ICT companies and institutions which will take place on 22 nd April 2015 ( Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre ). The event will take place during the ICTExpo 2015 in Helsinki and will be a perfect place for a get together and discussion on opportunities of bilateral collaboration. Moreover, delegates will meet with sectoral companies and institutions.

Meeting the delegation you can share your ideas, innovative projects, products and services which could be a starting point to discussion about opportunities for development of an international cooperation.

Let's create an innovative bridge between Poland and Finland !

Sincerely yours

Mirosław Kami ński Marek Pleci ński

President of the Board First Counselor Pomeranian Regional Development Agency Trade and Investment Promotion Section Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Helsinki

Who we are

The Pomeranian Regional Development Agency (PRDA) from Słupsk in Poland is a main organizer of the economic mission to Finland for regional companies representing ICT sector.

The Agency implements a lot of projects, co-financed by the European Union funds, aimed at strengthening the regional entrepreneurship. It also plays an important role in promoting export and linking contacts bet ween local SMEs and their foreign counterparts by organizing seminars and conferences, promoting companies at international fairs, economic missions and study visits. In addition, PRDA is also offering services such as: business consultancy, trainings, rea l estate brokerage, job placement.

Since 1997 PRDA has managed the Sł upsk Special Economic Zone, which supports economic development of the central region of Pomerania (including Pomeranian and West Pomeranian Regions). There are over 50 companies within the Zone, representing national and foreign capital.

Slupsk Technology Incubator - fi sh -eye view

Słupsk Technology Incubator, managed by PRDA , supports creation of modern economy based on innovative technologies. Within the incubator it has just been opened the Automation, Robotics and Vision Systems Lab, equipped with Japanese OMRON's equipment.

Polish ICT sector

The Polish ICT sector has a ve ry good growth prospects due to a very large Polish intellectual capital, but its potential still remains partly hidden.

However, positive examples of International and Polish companies that found their place in the international knowledge economy and a v ery good condition of Polish economy in crisis do not leave doubts that Poland consistently manages to build a strong position on the European and global scene and its role in the growing ICT sector will increase each year.

Pomerania Region, located in No rthern Poland, is not an exce ption. A lot of companies engaged in software production, IT services and R&D activity have been successfully developing its activity for last few years, becoming reliable partner for international businesses. In fact, accordin g to Association of Business Services Leaders in Poland (largest association of companies providing business services in Poland) Report 2012 it is R&D and IT services that are the specialization of the Pomerania Region.

ICT in Pomerania Region – sector with largest investment potential

The Pomeranian region is presently the most dynamically developing region in the ICT sector. In combination with specialized employees, a well -developed scientific base, the availability of state -of-the-art office and prod uction areas, the most dynamically developing airport in Poland (with best in Poland connectivity to Nordic Countries) and access to the two largest ports in the country, it creates comfortable conditions for the development of activity both in research an d development and IT services, as well as electronics production.

Technologies from the Pomeranian region – potential of t he sector in a nutshell:

• Did you know that Intel has a R&D centre in Gdańsk, which is one of the largest in Europe employing over 100 0 engineers? • Check your smartphone! It is possible that you have apps from Gdańsk installed on your smartphone, including on iPhone by Playsoft or on BlackBerry by SpeedNet .

• Pomerania speaks your language as well - IVONA Software – a developer and producer of the IVONA text-to-speech synthesizer which became a part of Amazon in 2013. • Pomerania is also unique for 3D interactive training system (Inspection Simulator) which was made by engineers from Polish DNV branch . • In Slupsk Technology Incubator operates the Automation, Robotics and Visual Systems Lab, equipped with OMRON ’s equipment. • The Pomeranian ICT cluster – significance of the advanced technologies sector for economic development of the region as well as the commitment of the region in supporting the development of this sector.

The biggest companies operating in the sector: Intel, SII, Lufthansa Systems, Siemens, Adva Optical Networking, Axciom, IBM, Kainos, Finesos, Compuware, Synopsys, Atena, Blue Media, Flextronics, Vector, Radmor, Telekom-Telmor, DGT, Platan, Enamor, Kaliop, Sprint.

Last year was record-breaking for Pomeranian Region in terms of number of OMRON’s equipment in Slupsk Technology Incubator investments in the IT sector. In 2014 alone our region saw new additions in the form of such companies as: SMT Software, PGS Software, Powel, Epam, Schibsted, Movo, three of which come from Scandinavia (Powel, Schibsted, Movo). These numbers reflect a growing interest of the Nordics in our region. In order to build business relationships in the Baltic area effectively, it is essential that our domestic companies start showing a greater interest in the Scandinavian market.

Want to discover more?

Meet Polish companies during their economic mission to Finland (including at ICTexpo 2015 ) and get to know the practical aspects of business opportunities and cooperation possibilities between Poland and Finland !

The trade mission is supported by the Trade and Investment Promotion Section of the Polish Embassy in Helsinki and the Finnish partners.

Delegation line-up

Contact: CRT Capital Sp. z o. o. 427 Grunwaldzka Street, 80-309 Gdańsk, Poland Tel. +48 598 400 500 E-mail: [email protected] www.gamereer.com

Company Name CRT Capital Sp. z o. o. Representative Mr. Marcin Kowalik – President of the Board Industry Sector ICT Products/Services • HR analytics application to manage the competencies of employees for HR departments and company management • Capital acquire and strategic Mentoring Company Established (year) 2012 Company Turnover (EUR) 75 500 Number of Employees 3 Stage of Internationalization Stage 2: The company expands its market to include other countries, but retains production facilities within domestic borders. Main Markets • Human Resources solutions, ICT, data analysis Company Introduction CRT Capital Sp. z o. o. is a dynamic entity, which was established in Gdansk in 2012. The most important project in CRT Capital is Gamereer. It is an innovative HR application to manage the competencies of employees, using gamification and HR analytics mechanisms which enables: • Managing the development of employees • Strengthening employees motivation and rewarding for results • HR analytics and automatic data analysis • Limiting employees resignations and training management Expectations We’re looking for: • Owners and Management of ICT company and HR departments • Business Angels and investors CRT Capital offers foreign partners, the following activities: • The implementation of joint projects in the use of ICT solutions in the area of HR (also co-financed from external funds) • Web-based application for managing competence of employees • The possibility of joint investment in start-ups • Strategic Consulting for companies willing to enter the Polish market with their products

Contact: Play4skills.com 23/4 Swietojanska Street 81-372 , Poland Tel. +48 508 381 003 E-mail: [email protected] www.play4skills.com

Company Name HolonGlobe Sp. z o.o. Representative Mr. Oleg Dziewanowski – President of the Board Industry Sector IT, Education Products/Services Training Games, Gamification based solutions Company Established (year) 2008 Company Turnover (EUR) 227 930 Number of Employees 4 Stage of Internationalization 0 Main Markets Poland, Company Introduction The IT company HolonGlobe has founded the Play4Skills brand (www.play4skills.com ). We believe that the most efficient way to learn is by having fun. This belief led us to create a line of modern business games that educate, entertain and inspire. We are the leader in the industry of: • innovative training games, • business simulations, • solutions based on the idea of ga mification. Our games can be used for purposes of: • education, • evaluation, • recruitement process, • organizing tournaments. Expectations We’re looking for training companies, institutions and educational bodies, companies with HR departments responsible for inside training of employees. During our missions we wish to present our chosen training games from the www.play4skills.com catalog, plus one chosen solution utilizing gamification. Additionally, we plan to share knowledge and concepts for using gamification and training games in wide range of areas.

Contact: Nearshoring Solutions Sp. z o.o. 3b room 3.22 Lęborska Street 80-386 Gdańsk, Poland Tel. +48 58 731 67 80 or 58 341 56 39

E-mail: [email protected] www.nearshoring -solutions.com

Company Name Nearshoring Solutions Sp. z o. o. Representative Mr. Piotr Rocławski – Sales Director Industry Sector software house, IT Products/Services Services: • Programming (outsourcing) • Business analysis • Audits of software and business processes • Project management • Software testing Products: • iOP - Insurance Online Platform: http://iop.systems/ Company Established (year) 2004 Company Turnover (EUR) 1 490 018,82 Number of Employees 80 Stage of Internationalization Europe, Africa Main Markets Europe Company Introduction Nearshoring Solutions is a dynamic software development and information technology outsourcing company, focused on delivering high quality software and innovative solutions. We are a Gold -Certified Microsoft and Oracle Partner. Our high competences are confirmed by certifications in ISO 27001 and ISAE 3402 standards. Nearshoring Solutions is the finalist of Polish Project Excellence Award (the best-managed project in Poland) and a winner of "Company with a future" distinction. If you are looking for something more than just an ex ecutive, and you value wise consults and partnership in business, we will gladly become a Partner of yours. Expectations We’re looking for: • Companies seeking sub-contractors for IT services • Companies from the insurance sector interested in implementation of new IT solutions (automated damage liquidation, insurance policy sales on-line)

Contact: Systemy Dawid Krętkowski 1 Krasinskiego Street 76-200 Slupsk, Poland Tel. +48 598 400 500

E-mail: [email protected] www.systemydk.pl

Company Name SYSTEMY – Dawid Krętkowski Representative Mr. Dawid Krętkowski – Owner Industry Sector ICT Products/Services design services, execution services, telecommunication/teleinformation services Company Established (year) 2006 Company Turnover (EUR) 404 200,00 Number of Employees 7 Stage of Internationalization We start to search foreign partners and markets Main Markets Poland Company Introduction We specialize in three basic areas of activity: 1. Design services – we deal with preparing full construction documentation, executive documentation and technical specifications for low voltage installations. The scope of design works includes: projects of telecommunication ducts and telecommunication networks, structural networks, surveillance TV – analog and IP, security and surveillance systems, audio systems. 2. Execution services – we deliver materials and equipment required by the ordering party. W e provide assembly, installation, configuration, and control measurements of the implemented system. We work with copper wire and optical fiber cables: pulling, blowing installation, making joints, service, fusion splicing of optical fiber. 3. Telecommuni cation/teleinformation services – based on designed and constructed installations, we provide ending services such as: leasing of optical fiber lines, data transmission, broadband Internet access, telephone, IT and technical support. Expectation Looking f or: 1. Foreign general contractors, for cooperation in realization of ICT investment projects. 2. Investors able to invest capital in our region to become a cooperators in realization of investment projects of SYSTEMY company, in particular: • optical fiber infrastructure, • building of Datacenter.

Contact: Volanto Sp. z o.o. 46/10 Warszawska Street 81-309 Gdynia, Poland Tel. +48 58 728 21 91 E-mail: [email protected] www.volanto.pl/en

Company Name Volanto Sp. z o.o. Representative Mr. Michal Mysiak – CSO Industry Sector ICT Products/Services CRM&PBX, ERP, software development services Company Established (year) 12.2013 Company Turnover (EUR) 500 000 Number of Employees 30 Stage of Internationalization >10% of turnover Main Markets US Company Introduction We are software devlopment company mainly working for tech companies. We carry on a full process of software development: • needs analysis (business requirements analysis, business processes definition, application specification creation) • production (software detail’s technical specification, internal work plan creation • implementation (testing, development, maintenance of the system) Expectation We are looking for the following groups of partners: • SME sector companies interested in acquiring a partner in the implementation of IT projects in front-end and back -end development (websites, graphic design, mobile development) • Companies interested in imple mentation of systems that will improve the functioning of the company • Brokers / IT consultants which are interested in cooperation in the field of sales of our products abroad. We offer • realization of front-end development projects (websites, graphic design, mobile development) • realization of back-end development (java development, php development, .NET development) • Systems for process management in companies (sales processes, customer’s support processes, logistic processes)

Pomeranian business support institutions

Organizer of the mission

Contact: Pomeranian Regional Development Agency 2 Obroncow Wybrzeza Street 76-200 Slupsk, Poland Tel. +48 59 840 11 73 E-mail: [email protected], www.parr.slupsk.pl, www.sse.slupsk.pl www.sit.slupsk.pl

Company Name Pomeranian Regional Development Agency Representative s Mr. Bartosz Switala – Project Manager Mrs. Agata Jaroszewska – Head of Promotion Section Mr. Marcin Ingielewicz – Project’s Promotion & Organization Coordinator Company Established (year) 1994 Number of Employees 50 Stage of Internationalization Cooperation with foreign partners Main Markets PL What we do (our divisions) Slupsk Special Economic Zone: • The richest offer of investment lands for industrial and service activities in the Middle Pomerania! Over 500 ha.; • Large, compact investment areas, near the main communication routes; • 15 locations in the Regions of Pomerania and West Pomerania; • Favourable tax exemptions; • Support in the development of cooperative relations; • Friendly investment climate; Slupsk Technology Incubator: • Prestigious, multi-functional office building with a production facility, supporting the creation of modern and innovative technologies in the Region of Slupsk; • Favourable lease terms; • Offices of a high standard; • Additional forms of support; • Modern training and conference center; • Laboratory for Automation, Robotics and Vision Systems; • Laboratory of Renewable Energy Sources; Regional Development Department: • Implementation and running EU projects for regional development; • Supporting entrepreneurship and labor market; • Strengthening the social economy sector, vocational education; • Promotion of investment attractiveness, cluster initiatives; • Economic missions for entrepreneurs

Institutions from Pomerania Region

Contact: Invest in Pomerania 6 Arkonska Street 80 -387 Gdansk, Poland Tel. +48 58 32 33 256 E-mail: [email protected] www.investinpomerania.pl

Company Name Invest in Pomerania Representative Anton Koval Industry Sector ICT Products/Services 1. preparing information materials and reports related to regional economy and society, 2. informing about legal framework of conducting business activity in Poland as well as about available incentives and support, 3. providing database of all available investment sites, buildings and offices in the region, 4. matching foreign entrepreneurs with potential regional business partners, 5. organizing visits to the region for foreign investors, 6. supporting the co-operation with local authorities, 7. providing after care for investors who have decided to locate their activity in Pomerania. Company Established (year) 2011 Number of Employees 10 Stage of Internationalization Cooperation with foreign partners Main Markets U.S., Germany, Scandinavia Company Introductio n Invest in Pomerania - operating within the structures of Pomerania Development Agency Co. has been successfully providing comprehensive information services for investors, since its establishment in 2004. Multilingual staff not only deliver information, but provide direct assistance, throughout the entire investment process. Satisfied investors who have chosen prove its investment attractiveness as an ideal location for business.

Contact: Olivia Business Centre Al. Grunwaldzka 472 80-309 Gdansk, Poland Tel. +48 58 347 12 81 E-mail: [email protected] ,

www.interizon.pl

Company Name Interizon - Pomeranian ICT Cluster Representative Mr. Marcin Kowalik – Member of the Board of Interizon Foundation Company Established (year) 2009 Number of Employees 7 Stage of Internationalization Cooperation with foreign partners Main Markets PL What we do (our divisions) Interizon currently associates 137 entities, representing 13 business sectors, which employ in total over 24 thousand people. Among Cluster members there are companies operating in the Electronics, Telecommunications, Information Technology, Automation and Robotics sectors, as well as research and development institutions, education units, and business environment institutions.

Important part of the Cluster’s activities are common R&D projects, focused on development of ICT technologies, which have the greatest industrial and commercial potential. Interizon members are present in local and international markets, acting as subcontractors and providers of end products representing recognized brands in Poland and worldwide. The Cluster actively participates in a number of international projects and initiatives, e.g. European Comission’s CENTRAMO (Cluster Excellence Network for Training And Mobility) project, aimed at raising the level of excellence of cluster and network management in Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Croatia and the Izmir region in Turkey. An important part of Interizon activities is cooperation with authorities and lobbying on both, local and central level. It participates in public consultations and works to ensure the access to various forms of financing and support in development for the businesses in the region. The Cluster’s bold actions and dynamic growth has been recognized in Europe and awarded the international Cluster Management Excellence Bronze Label twice. Areas of Activity • Energy • Production Methods, New Materials and Design • Health/Medico • Transportation • Service • Information- and Communication Technology

The project

The trade mission is organised by Pomeranian Regional Development Agency within the project „Invest in Pomerania II Promotion of investment attractiveness of Pomerania region in the Scandinavian countries and Germany " which is co-financed under framework of the Pomorskie Regional Operational Programme for the years 2007-2013.

Pomeranian delegation during the Norwegian trade mission – Study visit to Oslo Technopolis , October 2014

So far there have been conducted 4 trade missions to Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Germany. In plans there is also an international conference aimed at strengthening cooperation and exchange of experiences. In June Słupsk will see partners from the previously visited countries come together to exchange their experiences regarding development of modern solutions, as well as to discuss the vision of implementing joint ideas and projects in the fields of ICT, renewable energy and ecotechnology.

Currently the Project’s team is organizing a mission to Finland for ICT companies.

The project is co-financed by European Union within the European Regional Development Fund.

Contact us:

Pomeranian Regional Development Agency Joint Stock Company Poland, 76-200 Słupsk, Obrońców Wybrzeża 2

Project’s Office: Phone: +48 59 840 11 73 Fax: +48 59 841 32 61 www.sse.slupsk.pl

Direct contacts: 1. Mr. Ba rtosz Świtała, Project Manager mob.: +48 604 450 206, [email protected] 2. Mr. Marcin Ingielewicz, Coordinator of the Organization and Promotion mob. +48 885 857 001, [email protected]

Current activities within the Project can be found here

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The Project "INVEST IN POMERANIA II - Promotion of investment attractiveness of Pomerania region in the Scandinavian countries and Germany" has been co -financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund .