New Year International Business Mixer in Łódź_January 16

We kicked off 2025 in style with the 5th New Year’s Reception hosted at the iconic Przystanek mBank S.A. in Łódź! Over 200 participants—members of several International Group of Chambers of Commerce (IGCC) Poland chambers, partners, and sponsors—came together for an evening of networking and collaboration.
The event was held under the patronage of the Mayor of Invest in Lodz (Central Poland), with an inspiring speech by Vice-Mayor Dr. Adam Wieczorek.
A big highlight of the evening was the IGCC presidency handover from the Polish-Canadian Chamber of Commerce to the Polish-Romanian Chamber of Commerce. We wish the new presidency great success in the year ahead!
Thank you to all the participating chambers for creating such a dynamic international environment: Belgian Business Chamber, British Polish Chamber of Commerce, Polish-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise Ireland, Camera di Commercio e dell’Industria Italiana in Polonia, Netherlands-Polish Chamber of Commerce, Polish-Romanian Bilateral Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Scandinavian-Polish Chamber of Commerce, Polish-Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Polsko-Ukraińska Izba Gospodarcza, along with the Business Centre Club.
Special thanks to our Partners:
Invest in Lodz (Central Poland), Konfederacja Lewiatan, LODZistics Logistyczna Sieć Biznesowa Polski Centralnej, Łódzka Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna / Lodz Special Economic Zone, Łódzki Klaster ICT, Politechnika Łódzka, and Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH) .
Grateful to our Sponsors for their support:
Ahoy Career, Łukasiewicz – Warszawski Instytut Technologiczny, MCKB S.A. | Design and Build, mBank S.A., Raben Group, St.Nicolaus Distilery and Winnice Słowackie.
Thank you for the enriching conversations with members, potential members, and partners. Here’s to continued collaboration and success in 2025!

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Bernhard Otterstein was born and educated in Vancouver, Canada, where he graduated with honours from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia. He has worked with numerous corporate, governmental, and institutional entities in North America, Europe and Asia in the areas of economic analysis, strategic project and investment planning, new market development, as well as cross-cultural communications. He has been directly involved in projects in the fields of real estate, engineering, energy, biotechnology and IT/telecommunications.

Over the past 15 years, Mr. Otterstein has gained first-hand experience in identifying and promoting innovative, emerging technologies and related business opportunities, taking them from early stage to market via private equity investment and the active co-management of several start-up ventures.