2009 is the European Year of Creativity & Innovation. Therefore the Dutch Polish Trade Award has this year a special focus on creativity and innovation within Dutch and Polish companies who are involved in economic relations between Poland and The Netherlands. On 27 October 2009 the Dutch Polish Trade Award will be awarded for the fifth time. The DPTA is a joint initiative of the Netherlands Polish Council for Trade Promotion (NPCH) and the Netherlands Polish Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw. The DPTA 2009 will carry the signature of Nyenrode Business Universiteit, who is the main organizer and host of the event. The program will include a seminar about the creative climate in organizations, a discussion between entrepreneurs with experience in doing business in Poland and a presentation of the nominated companies. One of the key note speakers will be Dr. Scott Isaksen, CEO and founder of the Creative Problem Solving group. Who can win the Award? A highly qualified jury chaired by Mr. Rutger Schellens, member of the Managing Board of Rabobank International, will select a company that has proven to be successful in using creativity and implementing innovation in business or company development. Both Dutch companies that are active in Poland and Polish companies that are active in The Netherlands can put forward their candidacy. The competition is open to small, medium sized or large international companies. Companies who want to compete for the award are requested to participate in the Situational Outlook Questionnaire which is part of the very serious but interesting selection procedure which delivers a lot of valuable feed-back.

Click << here >> for the criteria of the DPTA (Dutch version) 

Does your company wish to compete for the Dutch Polish Trade Award in 2009? Please visit our website for more information about the nomination procedure: www.handelsbevordering.nl " actueel " Dutch Polish Trade Award. Or contact Lydia Aalpoel from NPCH: +31 (0)70-3441588 / .