ASPIRE Poland

In the lead-up to Christmas, students from the ASPIRE Education Hub transported us into the world of Charles Dickens with their magical performance of A Christmas Carol. This timeless tale, where fantasy intertwines with reality, mythic figures meet everyday people, and good ultimately triumphs over evil, resonated deeply with the audience. The transformation of the miserly Scrooge into a kind-hearted man on Christmas Eve - a story cherished across generations - was brought to life with fresh energy and creativity. Under the direction of the Scena Supernova Theatre in Kraków, this production became a powerful expression of cultural unity. The cast, featuring young talents from both Ukraine and Poland, worked together to create a performance filled with youthful energy, holiday magic, and a shared sense of hope. This extraordinary collaboration, with a production team including Olena Ivanova, Jakub Kowalik, and many others, was made possible thanks to the Urząd Miasta Krakowa and the support of our valued partners: Ignatianum University in Krakow, Sappi, N-iX, AMS, Euroclear, Z Zurich Foundation, Grand Parade, Akamai Technologies, Aon, ABB. Most of all, congratulations to our amazing students, whose resilience and talent remind us that the power of storytelling knows no boundaries. ❤️ #ASPIRECommunity #StrongerTogether #SupportingUkrainianTeens #CommunityEngagement #GBS #Krakow #ASPIREforGood #ActLocal

Today we launch the “Beyond the Bubble” Knowledge Bank. Here you will find insights from 80+ leaders in the form of films and presentations from our Leaders' Summit. “Beyond the Bubble” captures our sense of urgency to look beyond the everyday to speed the continuing evolution of our industry. We invite you to dip in, download, and share - all free of charge. Click on this link to start exploring: https://lnkd.in/dCq_nDRK #GBS #ASPIRE #Krakow #ActLocal

What are you HR Challenges for 2025? Here's our Top 5. Do you agree? What would you add? 1. New year, new employment trends – managing effectively and streamlining business. 2. Pay gap and restructuring roles. 3. Returning to the office – navigating the transition and addressing privileged groups. 4. On-call or not? – managing on-call duties in practice. 5. Digitalisation and automation in HR – implementing technological changes effectively and efficiently. Add your comments below. If you’re in Kraków join us at our quarterly Kraków HR Lab where we’ll be debating these points and more… 📌 Free entry, event in Polish. 🔗 Register now! #HR2025 #Krakow #GBS #ActLocal #ASPIRE

"Let me say this as plainly as I can: Your industry has had a huge, positive impact on our city, on the economy of the region, on what we actually mean when we say Kraków’s Human Capital, or Kraków’s Job Market. And I wish to thank you from the bottom of my heart." We were honoured to have the Mayor of Kraków Aleksander Miszalski join us at our 15th Anniversary Conference. We were even more honoured by his message to ASPIRE members. A big thank you to the Mayor and an even bigger thank you to all our members past and present for their huge, huge contribution to ASPIRE and to the City of Kraków. Here's to the next 15 years! Click on the link to read the Mayor's full message: https://lnkd.in/dBAvTDfp #ActLocal #ASPIRE #Krakow #GBS #CEEliconValley #ASPIRESummit

It may seem behind us but the #ASPIRESummit was more than a day in the sun. Across #LinkedIn we are reaching out to each other, and the press is encouraging others to join the conversation. Now begins the next phase of building on what we discussed. Soon, we will be publishing all the materials gathered from the day, creating a huge community resource. For now, we start with this great article and collection of short video interviews recorded at the Summit. https://lnkd.in/dHZj9TQh #GBS, #Krakow, #ActLocal, #ASPIRE #LoveKrakow

Business partnering is perceived as a core skill across industry, but do we pay enough attention to building this skill set. Best practices, tips and observations from F&A, IT, Supply Chain, Procurement and Marketing. Another essential session from last week's ASPIRE Conference, "Beyond the Bubble." Many thanks to our esteemed panel, Hanna Piwowarczyk (AbbVie), Agnieszka Malinowska (Ecolab), Roland Walters (IAG GBS), Pawel Majkowski (PepsiCo), and Tomek Krzyzak (Zendesk) #BusinessServices #Partnership #ASPIREConference2024 #Community #SharedLearning #ASPIRESummit

What a day it’s been, and we’re excited to dive into the final highlights of the afternoon! Our agenda was split into 4 tracks, let’s take a look…  ➡️ The World Stage The World Stage focused on topics such as Future of Work. Is the Global Business Services Model still relevant? The Changing Role of Finance. Quantum Computing. Steve Suarez® and Slawek Kumka rounded off the discussions by presenting how Quantum Computing will change everything. ➡️ The People Pavilion  The People Pavilion focused on topics such as Competing on a Global scale. Let’s Partner to Break Out of the Bubble!. And Super Transformation where Peter Mitchell dived deep into the specifics of transforming an organization. ➡️ Cutting Edge  The Cutting Edge Stage focused on topics such as the Hidden Cost of AI Failures. Beyond the Traditional HRIS. The Future of Talent – Shaping tomorrow’s talent acquisition. ➡️ The Future Forum The Future Forum focused on Leadership vs. Management with Philippe De Brouwer. There were further discussions about Beyond Tech Hubs – Vision 2040 for Krakow. And Beyond the Bubble  We wanted to thank all of our attendees, speakers, partners, sponsors, and patrons as well as the venue for taking part in our Summit. We hope to see you at the next ASPIRE event soon!  #ASPIRESummit

#Finance should have a role in championing #GenAI in companies. Ash Noah, CPA, FCMA, CGMA challenges the status quo on the World Stage at the #ASPIRESummit

The final session at the #ASPIRESummit People Pavilion: Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a super transformation. Led by Peter Mitchell, Transformation Lead, People Services at ST Microelectronics., we deep dive into what drives #transformation.

At the #ASPIRESummit Future Forum: Beyond Tech Hubs - Vision 2040 for Kraków Michał Piątkowski, Eoin McCoy, Bartosz Józefowski, Maja Schaefer, and Magda Rabiej discuss the next 15 years of Kraków's tech future