ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK Returns to the Czech Republic

Between Monday, November 12th and Sunday, November 18th, approximately 10 million people from 170 countries celebrated the importance of business through the Global Entrepreneurship Week, and the Czech Republic was part of this global event. The European Leadership and Academic Institute (ELAI) has organized the Entrepreneurship Week CR for the 6th time.

The main event was scheduled for the first day. After a brief introductory speech by the US Ambassador Stephen B. King, leading Czech experts participated in a discussion on the topic of the circular economy at the Prague networking center Opero.

A number of accompanying events took place throughout the entire week, all over the Czech Republic. On top of that, a discussion titled 100 Years of Free Czech Entrepreneurship, Ingenuity and Inventions was held by successors of famous Czech inventors as well as current top innovators.

From left: Lukáš Sedláček, Director, European Leadership and Academic Institute (ELAI), Jan Procházka, CEO, HE3DA, Martin Wichterle, Owner, Wikov Industry, Zbyněk Frolík, Founder, Linet, and Zdeněk Hostomský, Director, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS

H.E. Stephen B. King, Ambassador of the United States of America in the Czech Republic

Soňa Jonášová, Director, Institut of Circular Economics (INCIEN)

From left: Jan Procházka, CEO, HE3DA, Martin Wichterle, Owner, Wikov Industry, and Zbyněk Frolík, Founder, Linet

From left: Jan Procházka, CEO, HE3DA and Martin Wichterle, Owner, Wikov Industry

Zdeněk Hostomský, Director, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS

From left: Lenka Mynářová, CEO, Nafigate, Soňa Jonášová, Director, Institut of Circular Economics (INCIEN), and Cyril Klepek, Senior Innovation Designer, Direct People

From left: H.E. Stephen B. King, Ambassador of USA in the Czech Republic and Erik. W. Black, Cultural Attache, Embassy of the United Stated of America

From left: Lukáš Sedláček, Director, European Leadership and Academic Institute (ELAI), Vladimír Víšek, Manager for Sustainability, IKEA , Lenka Mynářová, CEO, Nafigate, Soňa Jonášová, Director, Institut of Circular Economics (INCIEN), Cyril Klepek, Senior Innovation Designer, Direct People, and Petr Jonák, Member of Board, Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic, and Director for Public Affairs, Communication and Sustainability, Coca-Cola

Zdeněk Hostomský, Director, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS

Pavel Šťastný, Art Director, Design factory Plechárna, Author of the Civic Forum logo

Lukáš Sedláček, Director, European Leadership and Academic Institute (ELAI)

Tomáš Sedláček, Economist, Philosopher, Writer

From left: Cyril Klepek, Senior Innovation Designer, Direct People and Petr Jonák, Member of Board, Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic, and Director for Public Affairs, Communication and Sustainability, Coca-Cola