Events - details
Tuesday, 30 October 2007
Doing business in Poland and
Working with Polish people
With direct services to seven Polish destinations operating from Bristol International this winter - more than any other regional airport in the UK - accessing the Polish market has never been easier.
Bristol International Airport, in conjunction with the Regional Language Network, West of England Hub, will be holding a free event. The event, supported by UK T&I, aims to help organisations make the most of these air links and offers an introduction to the language and culture of Poland from experts in the field, giving you the opportunity to think about how languages or business culture and help your business.
The event will start with an introduction from Bristol International Airport, which will provide further information on the Polish flights, followed by an introduction by the RLN and how it could help your business with language and cultural barriers. This will be followed by a taster of Polish (don’t worry – it will be fun!) which will help you to see how much of a new language can be learned in 40 minutes. Other talks will also include a briefing session on doing business in Poland and working with Polish people. The event will end with a Question and Answer session.
Programme
- 08.30 Registration and Coffee
- 09.00 Welcome & Introduction (BIA/RLN)
- 09.20 Taster of the Polish Language
- 10.00 Feedback on the language session
- 10.05 Networking Buffet
- 10.35 Briefing: Polish Business Culture
- 11.10 Feedback on the business briefing
- 11.15 Case Study (TBC)
- 11.30 Question and Answer session
- 11.45 Finish
A UK T&I International Trade Advisor will be available after the event to answer queries on a one-to-one basis about doing business in Poland.
Speakers include:
- Mr Tony Hallwood, Aviation Development Director
- Dr Peter Gold, RLN Director, West of England Hub, Head of School, Linguistics and Area Studies, UWE.
- Krzysztof Trepczynski, Counsellor Minister, Economic Department, Polish Embassy, London
- Magda Lowson, a native Polish speaker with extensive experience of teaching Polish to adults in Britain
To register for this event, please visit the University of the West of England website.
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