II Conference Multicultural Skills in Business. People in, Ideas out 2017

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The MSIB 2017 conference returns for its 2nd edition to further address the issue of organising a development plan for multicultural business skills in Łódź.  Assembling people from higher education, global business services and local business initiatives together, the event will consider the importance of new people with new ideas for the future of Łódź.

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PROGRAM OF THE CONFERENCE:

PANEL 1: PEOPLE IN / HIGHER EDUCATION

15.00 -16.00 Multicultural classrooms to attract students to Łódź

Host: Adam Bednarek (PL/Canada) – Organiser Fujitsu SAN Academy

Special Guests:       

  • Grażyna Budzińska – ESP Coordinator, International Faculty of Engineering, PŁ.
  • Magda Cieślak – Assistant Director of Studies, English Philology, UŁ.

How well are we succeeding in integrating foreign students into our higher education classrooms?

Discussion Guests:

  • Adrianna Kozłowska – Deputy Director, Centrum Językowe, PŁ.
  • Agnieszka Rasmus – Assistant Professor, Institute of English Studies UŁ.
  • Łukasz Sadowski – Head Lecturer, Academy of Fine Arts Łódź.
16.00 – 16.30 Coffee and networking

PANEL 2: PEOPLE IN / GLOBAL BUSINESS SERVICES

16.30 -17.30 Multicultural work environments to attract job seekers to Łódź

Host: Timothy J. Bridgman (UK) – Intercultural trainer, SZKOLENIA ŁÓDŹ

Special Guests:       

  • Wiktor Doktor – CEO ProProgressio.

How well are we succeeding in supporting people who relocate to Łódź to develop careers in business services?

Discussion Guests: 

  • Carlos Martins (Portugal) – EMEA VAT Manager, Tate & Lyle.
  • Nicolas Jerzyk (France) – Managing Director, jobpoland/rentflatPOLAND.
  • Anders Olvin (Norway) – Process Officer, Nordea
17.30 – 18.00 Coffee and networking

PANEL 3: IDEAS OUT / AND WHERE NEXT?

18.00 -19.00 Multicultural skills and best practices for businesses wishing to internationalise

Host: Sally Fairman (USA) – Management Consultant

Special Guests:

  • Waldemar Olbryk – Managing Director, Enabling Functions, Skanska Polska.
  • Richard Stephens (UK) – Founder and Editor, Poland Today.

Success stories: How have multicultural skills helped to unlock new opportunities and markets in your organisation?

Discussion Guests: 

  • Michał Brzeziński – Head of Promotion and Foreign Cooperation Department, Łódzka Agencja Rozwoju Regionalnego.
  • Marta Moraczewska – GLAM Wiki Coordinator, Wikimedia Foundation.

19.00 – 20.00 Buffet and networking

 

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PREVIOUS EDITION

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