"𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 - 𝐚 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬"

📅 September 10, 13:00-14:45 CET
📍 online, you will receive a Zoom link upon registering
👉 Please sign up here 

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜

Understanding the local culture can make or break your cross-border business! Underestimating the impact of intercultural differences is a gateway to failure.

Different countries have widely different

🔷 Corporate organizational structures
🔷 Leadership styles
🔷Decision-making processes
🔷 Communication styles
🔷 Business etiquette
🔷 Priorities and preferences among employees and employers
🔷 Marketing channels and methods etc

The webinar will provide you with numerous examples of real-life cases and help you to navigate in the international business environment.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦

▶️ Jacek Ziolkowski, Vice Chairman, Swedish-Polish Chamber of Commerce, Founder & CEO, NordPolen - "Welcome words"

▶️ Katarzyna Molęda, Co-Founder & Partner, Enterculture, Board member, Swedish-Polish Chamber of Commerce - "The Power of Cultural Awareness in Business"

▶️ Mikael Sörensson, Managing Director, KUBO Sweden,  - "Why success in cross-border activities requires addressing intercultural differences"

▶️ Lucyna Baca-Lonn, PhD, CEO & Leadership Coach, Graphology Solutions Group - "Swedish & Polish leadership styles in a business context"

▶️ Mikael Wällstedt, Founder & CEO, Inonom - "5 Must Do`s for Winning Tech Business in the Nordics"

▶️ Panel discussion on the subject of "Lessons from real-life cases about the importance of adapting to the local business culture": Bartosz Pastuszka, Founder & CEO, NaviRisk , Sofia Albrecht, Associate Partner, EY, Aleksandra F. Eriksen,Founder & Owner, THE NOR-WAY, Natalia Folga-Camilotto, Tax and Payroll Specialist, Małgorzata Musińska-Kubis, Certified Coach Business & Intercultural Competencies, Global Category Manager / Transport and Logistics, Qemetica.

Moderator: Jacek Ziolkowski, Vice Chairman, Swedish-Polish Chamber of Commerce, Founder & CEO, NordPolen.

E- marketing: Jesper Reguła.

SAVE THE DATES

Events calendar Fall 2025 

We cordially invite, together with our distinguished event partners, to the following free of charge events. 

You can register already now right 👉 here. 

Please state the name of the event and whether you plan to participate in person or online. 

We offer extensive exposure before, during and after our events by becoming our Event Partner. You can find details right 👉 here. 

• 2025/09/10 "Understanding the local culture - a key success factor in international business" (online only), Bonnierhuset in Stockholm, 13.00-15.30 with subsequent networking

• 2025/09/22 "From startups to unicorns - how to scale up?", Bonnierhuset in Stockholm, 13.00-15.30 with subsequent networking

• 2025/10/07 “Networking Meeting in Warsaw” (in person only), organised together with our Strategic Partner ARPI Accounting, Warsaw, 9.30-13.00

• 2025/10/20 “Logistics and transport - adapt or fall behind!”, Bonnierhuset in Stockholm, 13.00-15.30 with subsequent networking

• 2025/11/24 “Technology at Its best”

Photos from our event "Logistics and transport - prepare for the revolution!" in October 2024

We might still have speaker or panelist spots available at some events. We are always looking for speakers and panelists with the ability to capture the attention of the audience. We give priority to our strategic partners, event partners and members.

One of our priorities in 2025 is creating excellent networking opportunities for members. During the fall of 2025 we cordially invite to:

• 2025/09/28-29 The Poland–Southern Sweden Matchmaking and Networking Event in Karlskrona, organised together with Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH) , Business Blekinge, Invest in Halland, Invest in Skåne, Business Region Kronoberg, Sweden, Almi Södra Sverige, Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) Sweden and Karlskrona kommun, please register right 👉here.

• 2025/11/24 An informal networking meeting hosted by our member Nexer Group in Stockholm, starting at 17.30

The photo was taken during the Special Networking Meeting including Wine & Cheese Tasting, organized by us in May 2025 together with the French Chamber of Commerce in Sweden

In May 2025 our community received a kind invitation to the Polish Embassy in Stockholm