Czech Republic is a strong growing economy in the Central Eastern Europe. It is the wealthiest country of the CEE region, and with 10 million inhabitants and GDP growth on long term at level of 4%, it is an attractive market. It is located right in the middle of the Europe and having short distance to all European markets; thus, Czech Republic records very high export figures. The country has a very strong manufacturing industry, and in particular automotive industry, but it excels not only in the traditional engineering areas but also in novel technologies such as ICT. Czech Republic is very strong in e-commerce for example. In recent IMD World Competitiveness Ranking Czech Republic advanced to 26th place.
Program
15.00
Opening of the event
Mr. Raine Pulkkinen, Chair, Finland-Central Eastern European Countries Business Association
15.05
Greetings and news from the Embassies
H.E. Mr. Pasi Tuominen, Ambassador of Finland to Czech Republic
Mr. Daniel Horak, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Czech Republic
15.25
Green transition in Czech Republic
Mr. Michal Hrubý, Research Fellow, EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy
15.40
Case Huld: From Prague to Space
Dr. Kimmo Kaario | Business Unit Director, Space & Defence
15.55
Company case – Vaisala Corporation
Mr. Tapio Makkonen, Sales Manager, Vaisala Corporation
16.10
EU – Presidency and the Czech Republic
Ms. Päivi Wood, Senior Advisor, Finland Chamber of Commerce
16.20
Discussion
17.00
End of the event
In co-operation with
The event is co-organized by the Chair, Enterprise Europe Network, the Embassy of Finland to the Czech Republic, Finland Central Eastern European Countries Business Association, and the Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce.
Join the event to learn more about the market opportunities in the Czech market.
