An economic mission organised by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Katowice in partnership with NRW.Global and the law firm TIGGES took place on 9-10 September. The mission included meetings in an important economic center of Germany: the capital of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Düsseldorf.
The aim of the mission was to create conditions for cooperation between companies from Poland and Germany, representing the RES and IT sectors, as well as to establish new commercial and economic contacts. Meetings were held, e.g. with representatives of NRW.Global Business (the trade and investment agency of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia), a study visit to KENO GmbH and networking sessions to deepen knowledge of business conditions, analyse perspectives and export opportunities and establish new business relations.
The mission also included the official opening of the Katowice RIG representative office in Düsseldorf. Our official representative was Dr. Dominik Wagner, LL.M., EMBA, senior partner at the law firm TIGGES Rechtsanwälte, specialising in key issues of international business law. With more than 15 years of professional experience, he supports German, Polish and international companies in resolving complex legal issues related to company formation, foreign expansion, cross-border commercial activities, various constellations of business projects, corporate structuring, real estate issues and in M&A transactions.
The event was attended by around 50 guests, including Paul Frederik Höller from the Ministry of Economy, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy of North Rhine-Westphalia, representatives of PAIH and representatives of dozens of German companies. The Polish mission was represented by:
Tomasz Zjawiony, President of the RIG
Marlena Miąsko, President of RIG
Artur Pollak, PhD, President of the Management Board of APA GROUP
Dr. Marcin Tyslik, Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany
Kamil Bak, President of Fonseka IT Sp. z o.o.
Artur Sarosiek, Managing Director of Energy Solution
Robert Galara, Vice-President of the Management Board, Galmet sp. z o.o.
Dariusz Siudmak, Export Sales Director, Galmet sp. z o.o.
On the second day, the mission participants visited the Polnisches Institut / Polish Institute, where they met with Rafał Sobczak, director of the Institute, as well as Rafael Lendzion, team leader at the Innovation and Financing Consultancy Agency, Mönchengladbach and Thomas Scheler, senior project manager at the Economic Development Office in Düsseldorf. Topics of the meeting included investment opportunities in Mönchengladbach.
