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 Internet Workshop
   
   

   Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Topic: “Making a Great Company Website – Tools, Tips & Tricks”

Speakers:
• Michal Blažej, Production Director, Lighting Beetle
• Ondrej Prostredník, Chief Designer, Lighting Beetle
• Jakub Ondrušek, Developer, Comsultia

AmCham Office, Hotel Crowne Plaza, Bratislava

Speakers presentations
 Strategy for Company Webs and Useful Resources [download]
 The process of building and planning the website - Michal Blazej, Lighting Beetle [download]
 The business case for good design - Ondrej Prostrednik, Lighting Beetle [download]
 How to chose and use CMS - Jakub Ondrusek, Comsultia [download]
 
 Farewell Cocktail Reception
   
   

   Thursday, July 01, 2010

for Keith A. Eddins, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., U.S. Embassy

Sponsored by: Hotel Crowne Plaza

Hotel Crowne Plaza

photo: Andrej Kližan

 Business Breakfast
   
   

   Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Topic: “How can Slovakia Boost its Investment Opportunities?”

Discussion with Robert Šimončič, the New Director of Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO)

Sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers and Squire Sanders

Hotel Radisson Blu Carlton, Bratislava

photo: Andrej Kližan

 Independence Day 2010
   
   

   Saturday, June 26, 2010

Summer Club Incheba, Bratislava

photo: Andrej Kližan

 Interactive Workshop on Motivation - Using the Full Potential of the People in Your Company
   
   

   Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Guest speakers:
Jana Kupkovičová, Managing Director, PDI Slovensko
Slávka Fuleková, Country Manager, Opteam Finland

Topics:

- Understanding individual leadership motives as a key to meaningful and motivating dialogue

- Retaining employees and keeping high performance by addressing the real motivation of people

- Motivating and leading the team through changes by using their personal motives and preferences

Speakers presentations
 Useful Resources on Motivation at Workplace [download]
 Presentation of Jana Kupkovicova, PDI [download]
 Presentation of Slavka Fulekova, Opteam [download]
 
 Sport´s Day 2010
   
   

   Saturday, June 19, 2010

organized by the Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Slovakia.

Faculty of Physical Education and Sport,
Comenius University (Nábr. arm. gen. L. Svobodu 9)

photo: Andrej Kližan

 "Outdoor" Business Cocktail
   
   

   Thursday, June 10, 2010

Philip Morris Slovakia

restaurant & club ALIZÉ, Bratislava

photo: Andrej Kližan

 Business Cocktail - KOŠICE EVENT
   
   

   Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Sponsored by: Doubletree by Hilton Košice and Sýkora & Sýkorová Advokátska kancelária

Doubletree by Hilton Košice

photo: Lukáš Mlynárčik

 “Making a Great Company Website – Tools, Tips & Tricks”
   
   

   Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Topics:

- Deciding on the best strategy for new and existing websites (goals, customer evidence and ROI)
- Business case for good website design
- DO’s and DON’T’s – Attention to various design elements
- How to choose and use the best content management system (CMS) to your advantage

Speakers:
- Juraj Rosa, Head of User Experience, Millennium 000
- Ondrej Prostredník, Chief Designer, Lighting Beetle
- Roman Fordinál, Managing Director, Comsultia
- Jakub Ondrušek, Developer, Comsultia

Speakers presentations
 Website Strategy Presentation - Juraj Rosa [download]
 Web Design Presentation - Ondrej Prostrednik [download]
 CMS Presentation - Roman Fordinal [download]
 Useful Resources - Website Strategy, Design, CMS [download]
 
 Political Party Speaker Series: Slovak Elections 2010
   
   

   Thursday, May 27, 2010

With: Strana Maďarskej koalície (SMK)

Speakers:
• Pál Csáky, Chairman of the Strana Maďarskej koalície party (SMK)
• József Berényi, Vice-Chairman of SMK for Foreign Policy
• Iván Farkas, Chairman of the Republic Council of SMK

Hotel Crowne Plaza, London Conference Room,
Bratislava

photo: Andrej Kližan

 Business Cocktail
   
   

   Thursday, May 27, 2010

Sponsored by: Radisson Blu Carlton Hotel

Hotel Radisson Blu Carlton, Bratislava

photo: Andrej Kližan

Speakers presentations
 Business Cocktail in Brief [download]
 
 Afternoon Business Seminar
   
   

   Tuesday, May 25, 2010

In cooperation with the British Chamber of Commerce in the Slovak Republic, Netherlands Chamber of Commerce for Slovakia, Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Slovakia

Sponsored by: KPMG

Speakers:
• Rudolf Sedmina, Partner, KPMG in Slovakia
• Thomas McDaniel, Lean Six Sigma Specialist, KPMG CEE
• Joe Taiwo, Lean Six Sigma Specialist, KPMG CEE
• Roman Bauer, Senior Advisor, KPMG CEE

Hotel Crowne Plaza, Bratislava

photo: Andrej Kližan

Speakers presentations
 Business Seminar in Brief [download]
 
 Political Party Speaker Series: Slovak Elections 2010
   
   

   Tuesday, May 25, 2010

With: Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia – demokratická strana (SDKÚ-DS)

Speakers:
• Ivan Mikloš – Vice-Chairman of SDKÚ-DS
• Jozef Mikuš – Chairman of the Republic Council of SDKÚ-DS
• Ivan Štefanec – Member of the Slovak Parliament

Hotel Crowne Plaza, London Conference Room,
Bratislava

photo: Andrej Kližan

 Business Breakfast - KOŠICE EVENT
   
   

   Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Sponsored by: ADECCO

Topic: "Turbulent Times – Temps, the Affordable Alternative!"

Speakers:
• Bruna Beata Jakub, Country Manager, ADECCO
• Lenka Džačková, Branch Manager Košice, ADECCO

Hotel Yasmin Košice

photo: Lukáš Mlynárčik

 Political Party Speaker Series: Slovak Elections 2010
   
   

   Wednesday, May 19, 2010

With: Kresťansko-demokratické hnutie (KDH)

Speakers:
• Ján Figeľ - Chairman of KDH
• Anton Marcinčin – Vice-Chairman of KHD (economy)
• Július Brocka – Vice-Chairman of KDH (social affairs)
• Ivan Uhliarik – Vice-Chairman of KDH (health care)

Hotel Crowne Plaza, London Conference Room,
Bratislava

photo: Andrej Kližan

 Live Televised Debate
   
   

   Wednesday, May 19, 2010

in cooperation with TA3

Speakers:
• Ján Mikolaj, Deputy Prime Minister of the SR and Minister of Education of the SR, Slovenská národná strana
• Ján Počiatek, Minister of Finance of the Slovak Republic, SMER-Sociálna demokracia
• Vladimír Mečiar, Chairman of Ľudová strana –Hnutie za demokratické Slovensko
• Richard Sulík, Chairman of Sloboda a Solidarita
• Anton Marcinčin, Vice-Chairman of Kresťansko-demokratické hnutie for economy
• Ivan Mikloš, Vice-Chairman of Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia - Demokratická strana
• Ivan Švejna, Vice-Chairman of Most-Híd
• Iván Farkas, Chairman of the Republic Council of Strana maďarskej koalície

Hotel Crowne Plaza, Bratislava

photo: Andrej Kližan

Speakers presentations
 Televized Debate in Brief [download]
 
 Interactive Workshop:
   
   

   Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Tuesday, May 18, 2010 | From 9.30 to 11.30 a.m. | AmCham Office, Hotel Crowne Plaza, Bratislava

Facilitated by: Iveta Griacova, Senior Consultant, IMP Consulting

Speakers:
Petr Štefan, Managing Director, Gastronaut Group
Marián Hains, Sales and Marketing Director, ADTEAM

Topics:
• Corporate Identity as a must for expanding companies
• How to build and strengthen the identity of your brand
• Building corporate identity through service excellence
• Relationship between corporate identity and the company image

Speakers presentations
 Useful Resources on CI [download]
 Presentation of Marian Hains [download]
 Presentation of Petr Stefan [download]
 
 AmCham General Assembly 2010
   
   

   Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Primacialny palac, Bratislava

photo: Andrej Kližan

Speakers presentations
 General Assembly in Brief [download]
 
 Political Party Speaker Series: Slovak Elections 2010
   
   

   Tuesday, May 11, 2010

With: SMER – Sociálna demokracia (SMER-SD)

Speakers:
• Robert Fico – Chairman of SMER-SD and the Prime Minister of the SR
• Ľubomír Jahnátek, Minister of Economy of SR

Crowne Plaza Bratislava, Paris Conference Room

photo: Andrej Kližan

 Business Breakfast - KOŠICE EVENT
   
   

   Tuesday, May 04, 2010

Sponsored by: VOLKSBANK Slovensko

Topic: “Slovak and Central European Economy in the Wake of the 2009 Recession”

Speakers:
• Vladimír Vaňo, Chief Analyst, VOLKSBANK Slovensko
• Miroslav Ondovčík, Head of Corporate Center Košice, VOLKSBANK Slovensko

Doubletree by Hilton, Košice

photo: Peter Kovac

Speakers presentations
 Business Breakfast in Brief [download]
 
 Workshop on Effective Communication
   
   

   Monday, May 03, 2010

“The Secret of Communication – Understanding is the Key” with Marián Kolník, FranklinCovey

Topics:

• Types of listening
• Diagnosis first, then healing
• Autobiographic reactions
• Emphatic listening
• Signals during communication
• “Is anyone listening?”

AmCham Office, Crowne Plaza, Bratislava

THE PRESENTATION FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY, IT CANNOT BE COPIED OF CIRCULATED IN ANY WAY.


Speakers presentations
 Useful Resources [download]
 
 Political Party Speaker Series: Slovak Elections 2010
   
   

   Thursday, April 29, 2010

With: Ľudová strana – Hnutie za demokratické Slovensko (ĽS-HZDS)

Speaker:
• Vladimír Mečiar, Chairman of HZDS

Crowne Plaza Bratislava, Paris Conference Room

photo: Andrej Kližan

 Political Party Speaker Series: Slovak Elections 2010
   
   

   Wednesday, April 28, 2010

With: Sloboda a Solidarita (SaS)

Speakers:
• Richard Sulík, Chairman of SaS
• Jozef Kollár, Team Leader of Sloboda a Solidarita for Public Finance and Financial Market
• Juraj Droba, Team Leader of Sloboda a Solidarita for Foreign and Security Policy


Hotel Crowne Plaza, Rome Conference Room, Bratislava

photo: Andrej Kližan

 Political Party Speaker Series: Slovak Elections 2010
   
   

   Thursday, April 22, 2010

With: Most-Hid

Speakers:
• Béla Bugár- Chairman of Most-Híd
• Ivan Švejna – Vice-Chairman of Most-Híd
• Gábor Gál – MP, member of Most-Híd Board

Hotel Crowne Plaza, Rome Conference Room, Bratislava

photo: Andrej Kližan

 "Meet the Candidates" Business Cocktail
   
   

   Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Sponsored by: O2 and CAFFÉ RISTORANTE KOGO

CAFFÉ RISTORANTE KOGO, Bratislava

photo: Andrej Kližan

Speakers presentations
 Business Cocktail in Brief [download]
 Candidates for the AmCham Board of Directors 2010/2011 [download]
 
 “Road to a unique company – Sales techniques that will make you different”
   
   

   Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Facilitated by: Iveta Griačová, Senior Consultant, IMP Consulting

With:
• Jozef Kasanický, Branch Manager, Vital
• Peter Uhrík, Consulting Sales Manager, Oracle


Topics:
• How to avoid peaks and troughs in your sales
• Sales rep’s role in selling complex solutions
• Easy tools for competitors’ analysis
• Understanding the needs of your customers
• Provocative selling in a positive manner

Speakers presentations
 Presentation of Peter Uhrik [download]
 Presentation of Jozef Kasanicky [download]
 
 Business Breakfast
   
   

   Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Sponsored by: Kinstellar

Topic: "WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH: Insights Into Changes in Restructuring & Insolvency Slovakia and Beyond"

Speakers:
• Charles Dunn, Partner, Banking & Finance, Kinstellar
• Adam Hodoň, Managing Associate and Tax Advisor, Kinstellar, Bratislava
• Viliam Myšička, Associate, Bankruptcy Trustee, Kinstellar, Bratislava


Hotel Radisson Blu Carlton, Bratislava

photo: Andrej Kližan

Speakers presentations
 Business Breakfast in Brief [download]
 
 International Seminar - KOŠICE EVENT
   
   

   Thursday, April 15, 2010

Topic: "Creative Incubators: Potential for Urban Development"

Kasárne/KulturPark, Košice

Speakers presentations
 International Seminar in Brief [download]
 
 Innovation Policy and Technology Transfer Conference
   
   

   Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Organized by the American Chambers of Commerce in Slovakia, the Government Office of the Slovak Republic and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic.

SPONSORED BY:
Golden Sponsors: CEPIT Infraštruktúra, DELL
Silver Sponsors: Hewlett-Packard Slovakia, Neulogy
Bronze Sponsors: Accenture, PricewaterhouseCoopers, SAP Slovensko, U. S. Steel Košice

Conference Room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hlboká cesta 2, Bratislava

photo: Andrej Kližan


  Innovation Policy and Technology Transfer Conference Details

Speakers presentations
 Conference in Brief [download]
 Conference brochure [download]
 
 Business Breakfast - KOŠICE EVENT
   
   

   Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Sponsored by: ACCA and PricewaterhouseCoopers

Topic: “ACCOUNTANTS FOR BUSINESS 2010 - Benefits of the Credit Crunch”

Speakers:
• Kateřina Benešová, Head of ACCA Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary
• Alica Pavúková, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Eva Hupková, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Doubletree by Hilton, Košice, Košice

Speakers presentations
 Business Breakfast in Brief [download]
 
 AmCham Board Meets With Prime Minister Robert Fico
   
   

   Tuesday, March 23, 2010

The AmCham Board of Directors met with the Slovak Prime Minister, Robert Fico.

AmCham Office, Crowne Plaza, Bratislava

photo: Andrej Kližan

Speakers presentations
 Meeting with Prime Minister in Brief [download]
 
 Internet Workshop
   
   

   Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Topic: “Targeting Your Real Audience Online”

Speakers:
• Ján Šifra, Marketing & Communication Manager, ETARGET SE
• Martin Kováč, Country Manager Slovakia, ETARGET SE
• Ondrej Prostredník, CEO, Designer & Marketing Manager, Lighting Beetle
• Ondrej Urban, Lighting Beetle

AmCham Office, Crowne Plaza, Bratislava

photo: Andrej Kližan

Speakers presentations
 Case Study - Work Groups Output [download]
 Useful Resources [download]
 Online Marketing - Presentation of Ján Šifra [download]
 PPC - Presentation of Martin Kováč [download]
 Social Media - Presentation of Ondrej Prostredník [download]
 Case Study - Presentation of Ondrej Urban [download]
 Creating Website - Presentation of Vladimíra Bukerová [download]
 
 Spring Business Cocktail
   
   

   Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Sponsored by: Gastronaut Group and Lexxus

Restaurant La Bodeguita Del Medio, Sedlárska 1, Bratislava

photo: Andrej Kližan

Speakers presentations
 Business Cocktail in Brief [download]
 
 Business Breakfast
   
   

   Friday, March 12, 2010

Sponsored by: Citi

Topic: "Prospects for the Slovak Economy in 2010"

• Jozef Makúch, Governor of the National Bank of Slovakia
• Jaromir Šindel, Chief Economist for Czech Rep & Slovakia, Citibank

Park Inn Danube Hotel, Bratislava

photo: Andrej Kližan

Speakers presentations
 Business Breakfast in Brief [download]
 Presentation of Jozef Makúch [download]
 Presentation of Jaromir Šindel [download]
 
 Business Breakfast
   
   

   Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Sponsored by: BBH advokátska kancelária, BMB Leitner

Topic: “The Executive (Konateľ) - Avoiding the Most Common Tax and Legal Pitfalls”

Speakers:
• Olga Beláňová, Partner, BBH advokátska kancelária
• Judita Kuchtová, Manager – Tax Advisor, BMB Leitner

Radisson BLU Carlton, Carlton Hall, Bratislava

photo: Jozef Jakubčo

Speakers presentations
 Business Breakfast in Brief [download]
 Presentation of Olga Beláňová and Judita Kuchtová [download]
 
 AmCham Job Fair 2010 - KOŠICE EVENT
   
   

   Thursday, February 25, 2010

Hotel Double Tree, Hlavná 1

photo: Lukáš Mlynárčik

Speakers presentations
 Job Fair 2010 in Brief [download]
 
 Interactive Workshop
   
   

   Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Topic: “Road to a unique company: Relationship with the customers”

Facilitated by:
• Iveta Griačová, Senior Consultant, Innovative Management Partner (IMP) Consulting

Guest Speakers:
• Artur Bobovnický, Managing Partner, IMP Consulting
• Filip Vitek, Director of Customer Relationship Management Department, Allianz Slovenská poisťovňa


AmCham Office, Crowne Plaza, Bratislava

Speakers presentations
 Discussion Groups [download]
 Presentation of Artur Bobovnický [download]
 Presentation of Filip Vitek [download]
 
 Business Breakfast
   
   

   Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Sponsored by: AMSLICO AIG Life poisťovňa and Mercer

Topic: "Motivating Key Employees with Effective Remuneration and Benefits
in Challenging Times"

Speakers:
• Juraj Ivasuk, Human Resource Manager, Elektrovod Holding, a.s.
• Ľudmila Onderová, HR Generalist, GlaxoSmithKline s.r.o.
• Petr Kudlák, Senior Associate, Mercer (Czech) a.s.
• Marián Magdolen, Corporate Solutions Manager, AMSLICO AIG Life poisťovňa a.s.

Hotel Crowne Plaza, Bratislava

photo: Jozef Jakubčo

Speakers presentations
 Business Breakfast in Brief [download]
 Presentation of Juraj Ivasuk [download]
 Presentation of Ľudmila Onderová [download]
 Presentation of Petr Kudlák [download]
 Presentation of Marián Magdolen [download]
 
 Business Breakfast
   
   

   Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Sponsored by: Franklin Covey

Topic: “Challenges and Solutions for Leaders in the Knowledge Age”

Speakers:
• Zoltán Demján, Marián Kolník, Client Partners, FranklinCovey

Hotel Crowne Plaza, London & Rome Conference Room, Bratislava

photo: Andrej Kližan

Speakers presentations
 Business Breakfast in Brief [download]
 
 Tax Seminar
   
   

   Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Organized by the Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Slovakia

Sponsored by: KPMG

Topic: "“Outlook for 2010”"

Speakers:
• Branislav Ďurajka, Partner KPMG, Tax Advisory
• Jana Škvarková, Senior Manager, Tax Advisory

Hotel Crowne Plaza, London & Rome Conference Room, Bratislava


photo: Andrej Kližan

Speakers presentations
 Tax Seminar in Brief [download]
 
 Marketing Workshop
   
   

   Thursday, January 21, 2010

Topic: “Effectiveness of marketing costs - Measurement tools”

Facilitated by Michaela Benedigová, Managing Director, SEESAME Communication Experts

Guest Speakers:
• Martin Hromkovič, Marketing Strategy Expert, Orange Slovensko
• Jana Vrzalová, Marketing Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers Slovakia
• Martin Kováč, Country Manager, E-target

AmCham Office, Crowne Plaza, Bratislava

Speakers presentations
 Discussion topics outcomes [download]
 Workshop flipcharts [download]
 Presentation of Martin Kováč [download]
 Presentation of Jana Vrzalová [download]
 
 Business Breakfast - KOŠICE EVENT
   
   

   Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Sponsored by: T-Systems Slovakia and TPA Horwath

Topic: “Fraud – Hidden Costs for Organizations”

Speakers:
• Jan Lalka, Managing Director, Surveilligence
• Ivan Paule, Partner, Audit Services, TPA Horwath
• Jozef Ondas, Managing Director, T-Systems Slovakia
• William Taliaferro, Economic Officer, U.S. Embassy Bratislava
• Waltraud Schreiber, Director of Finance and Controlling, T-Systems Slovakia

Doubletree by Hilton, Košice

photo: Lukáš Mlynárčik

Speakers presentations
 Presentation of Waltraud Schreiber [download]
 Business Breakfast in Brief [download]
 
 Business Breakfast
   
   

   Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Topic: "Košice and Eastern Slovakia – Creative Places of the Future"

Sponsored by: Košice INTERFACE 2013

Speakers:
• Zora Jaurová, Artistic Director, Košice INTERFACE 2013 – European Capital of Culture
• Michal Hladký, Investment and Development Projects Manager, ECOC - Košice 2013

Radisson BLU Carlton, Carlton Hall, Bratislava

photo: Andrej Kližan

Speakers presentations
 Business Breakfast in Brief [download]
 
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