votes: Slowly slowly I am seeing the first few signs of spring A few days ago in our backyard while my dog Rhea was sniffing around I saw the first wild snowdrop flowers This sight together with longer hours of day light gives me the feeling that despite all the gloom and crises we are heading for spring and summer and that hope and optimism love and care should be in the air Let’s conquer and confront the recession with challenges and new possibilities with less greed and more sharing with more ideas and creativity and particularly more use of common sense Slowly as well but on its way our redesigned web page is emerging The electronic version of the magazine is a big success According to Google’s analytics service we had in 3 weeks nearly 640 unique visitors turning the pages and checking the contents and 15,228 page views quite impressive numbers We are now launching the possibility for companies to have their logo visible after each click on a page If you want to find somebody you think would be in the magazine you can now use our search engine in the electronic version Video possibilities are also taking shape and hopefully will become an attractive service for readers as well The main thing is to show important events such as seminars conferences charity events balls etc There is a great possibility here for sponsors and advertisers to be visible Please visit our web page at www leadersmagazine cz Slowly but determinedly my new senior adviser Mirko Lachman is also progressing in his role of promoting the magazine to potential clients Mr Lachman was born in Prague but left the country by swimming from Yugoslavia to Italy From Italy he went to Sweden and became a famous coach in volleyball and tennis after which he went to complete the same tasks in Germany France and Spain In Spain he also developed a successful business which is now partly sold It is no surprise to anybody that he speaks 10 languages fluently Besides this tremendous asset for our magazine Mr Lachman’s other interests are music sport gastronomy and business which also fit well into the magazine In this issue we are proud to have Ph D Ing Ivo Klimeš Managing Director of Intrum Justitia on our front page along with an interview Other very interesting interviews are with the well respected Hon Karel Schwarzenberg Minister of Foreign Affairs Mrs Daniela Filipiová Minister of Health Prof Jan Švejnar at the University of Michigan and former candidate for the Czech presidency Mr Stanislav Mišák Governor of the Zlín Region Mr Jiří Havel ČSSD Shadow Minister for Education candidate for the European Parliament Mr Jaromír Šlápota Chairman of the Czechoslovak Foreign Institute Mr Karel Paar Grand Prior of the Grand Priory of Bohemia H E Rachid Kaitouni Ambassador of Morocco as well as an article by Jiří Paroubek Chairman of ČSSD to name just a few Finally I would like to welcome three new people starting to work for Leaders Magazine Ingrid Železníková and Michala Vosková both from Slovakia have already shown impressive ambition creativity and ideas to meet the challenges we have in front of us in sales and marketing Max Salamatin and Daniel Raska are working on our web page and from 16th March Zuzana Krchnavá starts as office manager Welcome aboard To our readers I wish you all the best keep reading the magazine and keep your optimism and creativity at work when you face the upcoming challenges Yours sincerely Benke Aikell benke aikell leadersmagazine cz www leadersmagazine cz Dear Readers 6 Leaders Magazine II 2009 My dog Rhea events 5 Off the Record at Hotel U Jezulátka 22 Round Table of Comenius with JUDr Cyril Svoboda Minister for Regional Development of the Czech Republic 25 VIP Party Incheba Praha Event The World on a Plate 35 Lions Club Prague Eagle 36 The President Hotel Honours its Business Partners in the 4th Annual President Awards Ceremony 38 Business Breakfast with Gernot Mittendorfer CEO Chairman of the Board of Česká spořitelna Bank 40 Lions Club Prague Bohemia Ambassador at Restaurant Pelikan 50 Lions Club Prague Bohemia Ambassador at Restaurant Pelikan 5 2 52 Slavia Danced at Žofín 54 Austrian Ball 57 Beseda Ball 2009 Czech Society in New York at Bohemian National Hall 72 17th International Leadership Conference 75 The Mayor of Prague Gave an Audience to Scientists on the Occasion of the International Astronomy Day 2009 76 European Summit of Regions Cities 88 The 4th Charity Ball of the Rotary Club Ostrava International 92 Lions Club Prague Eagle Pharmaceutical Evening 111 Financial Consulting Differently 118 Synot Tip Lounge Was Bustling in Liberec 120 Peter Formánek s 70th Birthday 128 Prague Student Summit diplomatic events 42 Farewell to H E Richard Graber Ambassador of the USA and his Wife Alexandria 136 10th of February Diplomatic Day of Russia page 106 Conference EU Enlargement 5 Years After page 134 Swan Lake
86 91 contributors 19 Show what You don’t Like Ivan Pilný 45 The Insolvency Act During the Crisis JUDr Roman Jelínek Ph D 58 The Energy Climate Crisis is Your Business Part VII Winds of Change Energy Jobs and Economic Opportunity1 James A Cusumano PhD 70 Wind of Change Is Blowing Jan Muehlfeit 85 Sweet Are the Uses of Adversity Karin Genton L'Eppée culture events 66 Juraj Jakubisko Bathory and Other Horrors a Selection from Graphic Works 68 Jazz at the Castle with Eva Olmerová 123 Jewels of Slovak Paintwork from a Private Collection 124 Prof Věra Chytilová Awarded AMU Gold Medal 126 January and February of the Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK 130 Jazz at the Castle with Lew Tabackin Quartet 132 National Theatre 134 Swan Lake interviews 9 The Creditor’s Position Towards the Debtor Should Be Legislatively Strengthened An interview with PhDr Ing Ivo Klimeš M B A Managing Director of Intrum Justitia s r o 12 A Luxury we Simply Can’t Afford An article by Jiří Paroubek Chairman of ČSSD 14 People do not Have to Live in the Same Way but They Should Have the Same Chances An interview with Cyril Svoboda Minister for Regional Development 16 The USA don’t want the radar Nonsense says Schwarzenberg An interview with Karel Schwarzenberg Minister of Foreign Affairs 20 The crisis Nobody knows what is going on An interview with Professor Jan Švejnar Renowned Economist 26 Great Golf Resorts Have Got Great Golf Academies A talk with Jiří Kromichal one of the most recognised golf coaches in Europe about teaching golf 27 Albatross the Resort An interview with Mr Jiří Winkelhöfer Manager of the Albatross Golf Resort 28 Health Care Without Barriers An interview with Daniela Filipiová Minister of Health 30 We Have to Use The Czech EU Presidency to Fight Growing Protectionism An interview with Doc Ing Jiří Schwarz CSc Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Public Administration 32 EU Enlargement 5 Years After A speech by the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso 46 Law Lags Behind Technological Development An interview with Richard Wágner Senior Partner at Pokorný Wágner Partner Attorneys at Law 48 Fairness Leadership An interview with Marta Gellová Secretary General of the Association of Financial Intermediaries and Financial Advisors of the Czech Republic 60 Our Industry Is Based on Personalities An interview with Michael Specking General Manager Hilton Prague Hilton Prague Old Town 62 Occupation Volunteer Czech Cultural Diplomat An interview with Jaromír Šlápota Chairman of the Czechoslovak Foreign Institute ČSÚZ 82 Services Tailored to the Needs of Customers An interview with Mr Drahomír Ruta Chairman of the Board of Directors of Pražská energetická a s PRE 94 We Are More Compact Operational and Stronger Now An interview with Jiří Havel Shadow Minister of Education and Candidate for the European Parliament 112 The Key Priority Is to Increase Competitiveness of our Region An interview with Stanislav Mišák President of the Zlín Region 114 Morocco Open for Business A talk with H E Mr Mohammed Rachid Idrissi Kaitouni Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Czech Republic 116 Tuitio Fidei et Obsequium Pauperum A talk with Karel Paar Grand Prior of the Grand Priory of Bohemia of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta EU matters 96 CEBRE Debate to Deal with the Crisis Czech Presidency Should Combine Efforts on Internal as Well as Global Market 97 The Prague Conference on the European Way of Security 2009 98 Business News 99 Future of Europe’s Telecommunications Was Discussed in Prague 100 Czech Republic Should not have Any Sarkozy Complex An interview with Daniel Guéguen Top European Lobbyist 102 Upon the Invitation of the COPA COGECA Praesidium Czech Minister of Agriculture Petr Gandalovič Introduced the Presidency Programme to its Members 103 Czech Mate 104 Czech Flash 105 Minister of Justice Welcomes EU Experts at International Conference E Justice Without Barriers in Prague 106 Conference EU Enlargement 5 Years After 108 Daniela Filipiová Opens E Health for Individuals Society and Economy page 118 Synot Tip Lounge Was Bustling in Liberec page 108 Daniela Filipiová Opens E Health for Individuals Society and Economy page 64 Burgundy Trois Glorieuses the good things in life 64 Burgundy Trois Glorieuses
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