Wrocław, June 2nd 2011 Wrocław Driven by Knowledge Business opportunities

Is this Amsterdam?

…..Prague?

…..Venice?

…or maybe Vienna?

Hmm…..Milano?

… or Tokyo?

No, it’s definitely Wrocław!

Wrocław Business Opportunities Agenda Accessibility & Infrastructure Knowledge & Sectors of growth Culture of leisure & high quality of life

Accessibility & Infrastructure

Perfect business location

At a glance Source: Statistical office, data as of March inhabitants in Wrocław 1,000,000 inhabitants in the agglomeration 3,000,000 inhabitants in the region of Lower Silesia (borders with the Czech Republic and Germany) 65% in working age > 12% GDP growth: faster than China! About 47 million people in the catchment area.

Wrocław International Airport available 28 direct flight connections major European transfer hubs: Warsaw, Munich and Frankfurt Wrocław’s new terminal: the capacity of the airport will double by 2015 to 7 millions passengers a year

Knowledge & Sectors of growth

Polish vibrant academic center 27 higher education institutions 146,000 university students 30,000 MSc. graduates p.a. 300-year academic tradition (Breslau, Lwów, Wrocław) 10 Nobel Prize winners World-renowned Polish School of Applied Mathematics Great number of computer science graduates Great number of economists and engineers

Sectors of growth SERVICE SECTOR Credit Suisse, Volvo Finance, HP, Google, McKinsey, UPS, Mellon Bank of New York, Ernst & Young SECOND BIGGEST FINANCIAL CENTRE IN POLAND BZ WBK (Santander Group), Credit Agricole (Lukas Bank, EFL), Getin Holding, Societe General (Eurobank), Santander Consumer Bank ON THE FOREFRONT OF POLISH IT Nokia Siemens Networks, Volvo IT, Tieto, Opera Software, Microsoft, IBM, Siemens, Teta, Winuel, Capgemini AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Volvo, Toyota, Bosch, Wabco, Autoliv WHITEGOODS INDUSTRY Electrolux, Whirlpool, Fagor, LG Electronics HI-TECH ELECTRONICS LG Display, LG Electronics, Toshiba, MSI, Iiyama, ETO Magnetic LIFESCIENCE INDUSTRY 3M, Hasco-Lek, MacoPharma, US Pharmacia, Herbapol

Wrocław Research Centre 200 million euro in innovation- related programs: 140 million euro in infrastructure 30 million euro in biotech programs 30 million euro in nanotech programs Wrocław Research Centre EIT+ is a unique undertaking in Poland Pracze Campus – the most significant polish R&D investment in recent years

Culture of leisure & high quality of life

Wrocław - The City of Entertainment Wrocław as Canditate for European Capital of Culture 2016 aims at attracting people not only to beaches in exotic countries but to cultural places at home as well A number of cultural events animate the city throughout the whole year and other exciting opportunities make the living in Wrocław thriving and delightful Culture, art and the ability to benefit from them considerably contribute to the development of the city social capital

Let’s Create a City Answering the needs of international community Four International Schools Five Bilingual Middle Schools Five Bilingual High Schools Active International Friends of Wrocław Club (more than 150 families) In recent years the size of the expat community in Wrocław has grown significantly. The message of the city to newcomers is simple: you are not alone

Quality of life Investments worth 2,5 bln EUR Apart from signing up to one of Wrocław’s Universities further reasons for flocking to Wrocław are the increasingly large number of initiatives improving quality of life This has been possible, among others, thanks to Wrocław boasting the fastest pace of economic progress in Poland between 2006 and 2010 Investments in the public transportation, sport venues and cultural facilities are meant to radically change the city in the very close future

Wrocław: towards the first low-emission city in Central Europe “Wrocław for Climate”: atmosphere protection project carried out by the municipality of Wrocław, in cooperation with the Wrocław Research Centre EIT Plus The first city to introduce a similar climate protection programme was New York in The example was followed by Stockholm and Copenhagen It is high time Wrocław joined these state-of- the-art metropolises

Wrocław, June 2nd Thank You