Monthly Archives: October 2009

Polish Sustainability Champions

Last night a spectacular Gala Dinner took place at the Sheraton in Sopot, Polans. Two specific actors were recognised for their efforts in sustainability in Poland. The Responsible Business Forum in Poland (FOB) has together with the international sustainability award- Globe Award, done a national search for great sustainability cases in Poland.
Danone Poland was recognised [...]

Innovation – How do you actually create it?

Innovation might seem random at times, and the truth is that usually one crazy idea connects to another crazy idea but how do you create this process?
During this session the speakers Kaj Mickos Mälardalen University, Colin Carlile ESS Scandinavia Secretariat at Lund University, Hans-Jacob Bonnier Bonnier Business Press CEE and  Johan Gorecki CEO Globe Forum  [...]

Innovators’ Contest, Round 1, Part II

By Marek Przytuła, marek.przytula@gmail.com
The second round of the competition was opened by Hans Hassle who won the Innovator’s Contest in Stockholm last year. His project of a revolutionary, multi-storey greenhouse was widely applauded by the public and since last Forum Plantagon the concept has developed significantly. The award helped the company promote the product and [...]

Follow the exciting Polish Inovators Contest from Gdańsk

Please follow this link to see the Innovators On Stage Contest.

Innovators’ Contest, Round 1, Part I

By Marek Przytuła
During the Forum, an onstage innovators contest took place. In the first part of the first round of the contest five exciting innovative companies had the opportunity to present their sustainable innovations. The format of presentations was short, each one had 60 seconds for an “elevator pitch”.
Companies that entered this stage specialise in [...]

Where is Poland in the sustainability race?

Olga Grygier from PwC Poland is at the moment talking at the main stage in Globe Forum Gdansk;
She tells us that sustainability is becoming the centre in the board room agendas, it has shifted over the last five years. Good business leaders understand that they need to respond to the challenges and answer the consumer [...]

Pre-talk Johan Gorecki and Pawel Adamowicz

It is on Globe Forum Gdansk!

Globe Forum has managed to bring the crucial concept”Business Innovation for Sustainable Growth” to Poland.
Our CEO Johan Gorecki warmed up the international crowd, which might have been surprised after being scanned by Polish police before entering the Philharmonic.  However when you have important guests: such as Mr. Jerzy Buzek from the President of the EU [...]

Less than 12 hours left!

Less than 24 hours left

And here we are.  A whole team of professionals ready to start the biggest conference that ever happened in Gdansk.
During the next two days more than 1200 participants will listen to business leaders. politicians, innovators, specialists and futurists discussing about innovation and sustainability.
Globe Forum Gdansk  will show how innovation can contribute to a profitable and sustainable [...]