Thursday, March 23, 2017
8.00am-12.00pm
Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, Vancouver
The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Ottawa
together with
Confederation of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic
in collaboration with
BC Ministry of International Trade
and
EU Chamber of Commerce in Canada – West
are pleased to invite you to a business seminar and B2B networking with visiting government officials and business leaders representing ICT, Life Sciences, Engineering, Clean Tech and R&D sector companies from Czech Republic lead by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, H.E. Lubomir Zaoralek
Agenda:
08:00 – 09:00 – Registration, breakfast and networking
09:00 – 09:05 – Welcome by Karel Vecera Galland, Hon. Consul of the Czech Republic in Vancouver
09:05 – 09:10 – Welcome remarks and introductions by Josef Dvoracek, Economic Counsellor of the Czech Embassy in Ottawa
09:10 – 09:15 – Video “Czech Republic has marvellous people”
09:15 – 09:20 – Opening remarks by H.E. Lubomir Zaoralek, Minister of Foreign Affairs
09:20 – 09:30 – Introduction of the Confederation of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic by Jaroslav Hanak, President
09:30 – 09:40 – Presentation of the BC Ministry of International Trade
09:40 – 09:50 – Presentation by Celso Boscariol Q.C., President, EU Chamber of Commerce in Canada – West
09:50 –10:00 – Presentation of CzechInvest Silicon Valley by Miroslav Tenkl, Director, West Coast Operations
10:00 – 10:05 – Presentation of Czech companies by Ms. Sabina Tancevova, Project Manager, Confederation of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic
10:05 – 10.15 – Q & A
10:15 – 12.00 – B2B meetings and networking
Partecipation is free, RSVP is required, RSVP HERE
