Largest Partnership Exchange in the Three-Country Region

On November 16, 2023, the 30th Polish-German-Czech Cooperation Forum took place in Karpacz (PL), Poland, with over 500 guests attending to discuss social and economic change in the Polish-Saxon-Czech border region. Almost 600 individual meetings were arranged in advance between the participants from the three countries, who come from the metal and plastics processing, mechanical and plant engineering, energy and environmental engineering and construction industries, among others.

For the 30th time, the forum enabled small and medium-sized companies, networks and research institutions to present their products and services, exchange experiences and establish direct trade and business contacts with companies from Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic.

"Our economy and society are facing enormous challenges: Decarbonization and environmental sustainability, digitalization, demographics and labour shortages. Innovations and future technologies are the key to mastering these tasks," said Martin Dulig, Minister at the Saxon State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Transport, in his welcoming address, highlighting the very regular exchange between people, companies and the governments of the regions.

With “Lausitz – Life & Technology,” this is the second time we’ve actively participated in the Cooperation Forum with a joint booth alongside the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences. For us, this is a great opportunity not only to get to know the business landscape in Poland better, but also to engage in dialogue with regional stakeholders. “Thanks to the B2B cooperation exchange, in addition to the discussions at the joint booth, we were able to actively introduce ourselves to partners, showcase our expertise in innovation fields through projects in energy and additive manufacturing, and identify future project partners who have expressed interest in collaborating on further research initiatives,” says L&T project coordinator Leonie Liemich , sharing her impressions of the Cooperation Forum. At the same time, contacts with Czech partners from the German-Czech border region were also strengthened.

The grand finale was the anniversary celebration: the 30th anniversary of the Krkonoše Agency for Regional Development (KARR S.A.), combined with the 20th anniversary of the partnership between the Lower Silesian Voivodeship and the Czech regions of Řečice, Hradec Králové, and Pardubice.