UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER, KRAKOW, MAY 31 - JUNE 6, 2015

March 9, 2015
Sunday

morning

afternoon

evening

Monday

morning

afternoon

Tuesday

May 31, 2015

day one

arrive Krakow
meet ISP Program Manager at the airport
transfer to hotel, drop-off luggage
lunch on your own
check-in
orientation talk by ISP Program Manager
guided tour of Krakow
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
welcome dinner
return to hotel

June 1, 2015

arrive Krakow
own arrangements
bus transfer

hotel conference room

walk

walk/restaurant
walk

day two

breakfast
presentation 1 & case study: development of business practices & culture
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
e.g. Roman Mlodkowski Ventures & Consulting
networking lunch with speakers
visit 1: western approaches to setting up business in CEE
e.g. Alexander Mann Solutions
management presentation, discussion
rest of the day at leisure
recommendations: take a relaxing walk on the Wisla River Boulevards

June 2, 2015

welcome to Poland
hotel
hotel conference room

hotel conference room

hotel restaurant
bus half day

day three
Krakow as the Sillicon Valley
of Europe

morning

afternoon

evening

3/9/2015

breakfast
visit 2: expansion strategies of a domestic company
e.g. Can-Pack
management presentation, discussion, tour of facilities
lunch on your own
visit 3: creating and leading a culture of innovation in a post-communist
environment
e.g. Krakow Technology Park
management presentation, discussion
cultural event 1: TBA
e.g. cooking class
return to hotel

hotel
bus full day

bus transfer/restaurant
bus transfer

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Wednesday

morning

afternoon

late afternoon

Thursday
CORPUS CHRISTI

morning

afternoon

Friday

morning

afternoon

evening

3/9/2015

June 3, 2015

day four

breakfast
visit 4: foreign direct investment - why invest in Poland?
e.g. IBM
management presentation, discussion, tour of facilities
lunch on your own
visit 5 & case study: social media marketing - rules of engagement and
value creation
e.g. Possible (creative marketing agency)
management presentation, discussion
cultural event 2: Nikiszowiec
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

June 4, 2015

June 5, 2015

morning

breakfast
check-out, transfer to the airport
depart for UK

the world's largest grave

hotel
bus full day

day six

breakfast
panel discussion 1: drivers and barriers of entrepreneurship in Poland
e.g. business leader, journalist, entrepreneur
networking lunch with speakers
cultural event 4: Wieliczka Salt Mines
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
farewell dinner
return to hotel

June 6, 2015

walk

day five

breakfast
cultural event 3: Auschwitz - Jewish history
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
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!

Saturday

Katowice
hotel
bus full day

entrepreneurship
hotel
hotel conference room
hotel restaurant
bus half day

bus transfer/restaurant
bus transfer

day seven
depart for UK
hotel
bus transfer
own arrangements

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