March 9, 2015

Sunday May 31, 2015 day one

arrive Krakow

morning arrive Krakow own arrangements

meet ISP Program Manager at the airport

transfer to hotel, drop-off luggage bus transfer

lunch on your own

afternoon check-in

orientation talk by ISP Program Manager hotel conference room

guided tour of Krakow walk

Krakow is a treasure trove of gothic and renaissance architecture;

walk along some of the city's main highlights such as the Wawel

Cathedral on Wawel Hill, Mariacki Church and the Town Hall

evening welcome dinner walk/restaurant

return to hotel walk

Monday June 1, 2015 day two

welcome to Poland

breakfast hotel

morning presentation 1 & case study: development of business practices & culture hotel conference room

in the region - the shadow of communist past and the process of transformation

e.g. Krakow Chamber of Commerce & Industry

coffee break

presentation 2: start-up environment in Poland - implementing innovation hotel conference room

e.g. Roman Mlodkowski Ventures & Consulting

networking lunch with speakers hotel restaurant

afternoon visit 1: western approaches to setting up business in CEE bus half day

e.g. Alexander Mann Solutions

management presentation, discussion

rest of the day at leisure

recommendations: take a relaxing walk on the Wisla River Boulevards

Tuesday June 2, 2015 day three

breakfast hotel

morning visit 2: expansion strategies of a domestic company bus full day

e.g. Can-Pack

management presentation, discussion, tour of facilities

lunch on your own

afternoon visit 3: creating and leading a culture of innovation in a post-communist

environment

e.g. Krakow Technology Park

management presentation, discussion

evening cultural event 1: TBA bus transfer/restaurant

e.g. cooking class

return to hotel bus transfer

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Wednesday June 3, 2015 day four

Katowice

breakfast hotel

morning visit 4: foreign direct investment - why invest in Poland? bus full day

e.g. IBM

management presentation, discussion, tour of facilities

lunch on your own

afternoon visit 5 & case study: social media marketing - rules of engagement and

value creation

e.g. Possible (creative marketing agency)

management presentation, discussion

late afternoon cultural event 2: Nikiszowiec walk

explore the former coal miners' residence colony connected by means of

characteristic batten plates and the parish church of St. Ann from 1927,

a high standard workers accommodation from the beginning of the

20th century

return to hotel, rest of the day at leisure

Thursday June 4, 2015 day five

CORPUS CHRISTI

the world's largest grave

breakfast hotel

morning cultural event 3: Auschwitz - Jewish history bus full day

take a guided tour of one of the largest German concentration camps

and uncover some of the most grim secrets of holocaust victims

lunch on your own en route back to the hotel

afternoon return to hotel

recommendations: visit Schindler's Factory which precisely presents

the tragedy of World War II, as well as everyday life of the whole city

of Krakow in personal and collective dimensions; the museum is open

until 8pm, last entrance at 6.30pm!

Friday June 5, 2015 day six

entrepreneurship

breakfast hotel

morning panel discussion 1: drivers and barriers of entrepreneurship in Poland hotel conference room

e.g. business leader, journalist, entrepreneur

networking lunch with speakers hotel restaurant

afternoon cultural event 4: Wieliczka Salt Mines bus half day

take a breath-taking underground tour of one of the world's oldest

operating salt mines and see its various altars, statues and works

of art carved out of salt

evening farewell dinner bus transfer/restaurant

return to hotel bus transfer

Saturday June 6, 2015 day seven

depart for UK

breakfast hotel

morning check-out, transfer to the airport bus transfer

depart for UK own arrangements

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