The Olivia Prize awards have become a permanent fixture in the calendar of Pomeranian economic events. For the 6th time, the Olivia Centre and its residents presented awards for projects and activities for economic development, improving the quality of life and commitment to others, implemented in the past year.
Olivia Connect
This year’s edition included distinctions in 5 categories. Olivia Connect is a category in which awards are given to institutions or projects working for business development and supporting cooperation between entrepreneurs. This year, this award went to the Confederation of Lewiatan and Employers of Pomerania for consistently putting the issues of the region and Pomeranian entrepreneurs the subject of nationwide attention, including the organization of the European Forum of New Ideas, which is an important platform for reflection on the place of Polish and Europe in the world.
Olivia Hero of the Future
The Olivia Hero of the Future is an award given to young scientists who carry out the most interesting research projects. For his achievements in 2025, the award was given to The research team led by dr. Eng. Marcin Wekwejt from the Gdańsk University of Technology for the project “Development of a new injectable ceramic-polymer bone cement”, in which the team developed technologies that support the natural processes of bone tissue regeneration, which can be used in the treatment of bone fractures and filling cavities in them.
Olivia Harmony
The Safe Senior project, which aims to protect seniors from fraud and cyber threats, was awarded in the Olivia Harmony category. In this category, initiatives of the greatest social and ecological importance are distinguished. Safe Senior is an initiative implemented by EPAM Systems (Poland) Sp. z o.o., which includes training carried out exclusively in a stationary form in neighborhood homes and cultural clubs, which allows you to reach people who are not fluent in digital solutions.
A distinction was also awarded in this category. They were won by the Good Energy Houses project, implemented by Energa S.A. Houses of Good Energy is a program that supports children and young people from care and educational institutions, and at the same time contributes to reducing the energy costs of the functioning of the facilities. So far, the program has covered nearly 800 children and 40 institutions, including one operating outside Polish.
Olivia Everyday Hero
Another award was given in the Olivia Everyday Hero category and went to Wiktoria Pagiele, conductor and founder of the Olivia Centre Choir, which brings together 40 singing enthusiasts working in various companies from the Olivia Centre on a daily basis. The award goes to the person who implements the most interesting social project. In justifying the verdict, the jury emphasized Wiktoria’s passion and commitment to leading the Choir, including for the integration of the Tri-City choral community and the joint performance of the song “To Yourself and to You” for 200 voices in the patio space of the Olivia Centre in September 2025. This project aimed to draw attention to mental health issues and the importance of direct interpersonal relationships in everyday life and work.
Olivia Impact
The last category in which the awards were given was Olivia Impact, in which initiatives of the largest business scale are distinguished. For achievements in 2025, the main prize went to Speeron Polska for creating Speeron NEXT: a digital service platform for hotel guests that allows you to perform a number of hotel services, m.in on a TV in your room. The technology has been developed to provide state-of-the-art solutions on up to 10-year-old TV models and already avoids 1.5 tonnes of waste and 100 tonnes of CO₂e in each of the hotels where this technology is installed. Currently, the company is finalizing talks with a hotel chain in Scandinavia comprising 8591 rooms. The distinction in this category went to the company Develocraft Sp. Ltd. for supporting the economic life of the Tri-City, including bringing in Alfa Systems, a British software provider for the financial sector, which has located its European technology hub in Gdańsk.
Jury
The winners of the awards for initiatives implemented in 2025 were decided by a jury consisting of: Marta Moksa (O4 Coworking), prof. Ph.D. Sylwia Mrozowska (Univentum Labs), Jolanta Szydłowska (Gdańsk Foundation for Management Education), Grzegorz Borowski (Infoshare), Mateusz Kusznierewicz, multiple Polish medalist in sailing and Remigiusz Wojciechowski (Bayer).
Author of statuettes
The winners were presented with statuettes made by Prof. Ph.D. Tomasz Sobisz, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Sculpture and Intermedia at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk.
Special Guest
The special guest of the evening was Prof. Ph.D. Paweł Horodecki, recognized by Stanford University as one of the most influential scientists in the world. Prof. Paweł Horodecki is one of the founders of the Gdańsk School of Quantum Informatics, co-author of 150 scientific papers published in the most prestigious journals, which have been cited over 24,000 times so far.
Fig. Wojciech Podlecki
