Kazimierz Karolczak
Chairman of the Board, Upper Silesia & Zagłębie Metropolis (Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolia)
Participates in the sessions:
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Mixed-use development. What kind of projects are needed in the Katowice metropolitan area considering that time is the most valuable currency and the quality of life has become the tool for attracting people?
There is no escape from mixed-use development projects. The modernist model of an ideal city, with each zone performing a specific function, no longer meets the expectations of the city’s population and is becoming obsolete. Striving for competitive advantage, developers are combining competences from many different sectors of the property market to identify opportunities for creating urban destinations with residential buildings, offices, commercial and service units, restaurants and cultural facilities. What kind of projects do Katowice and the whole metropolitan area want? What kind of investments could attract new residents and investors and improve the quality of life in this part of Poland?
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Human resources – the key driving force behind new investments
Labour shortage, inflated salary expectations and incompetence of applicants – these are the challenges faced today by nearly half of businesses operating in Poland, including companies in the logistics, hospitality and commercial sectors, and – increasingly – in the sector of advanced business service centres. The labour market is shrinking. What are local governments doing to attract new residents? Are Silesian universities a magnet for students? What skills shortages are there in Silesia and how to attract competent staff?