Conference Programme

The conference is held under the auspices
of President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel,
of Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Andrej Babiš,
of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Petr Macinka,
of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic Jaromír Zůna,
and of Minister of Interior of the Czech Republic Lubomír Metnar

07.40Registration
08.30
Official opening 
Zbyněk Pavlačík, Jagello 2000 Chairman
Karel Havlíček, 1st Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic
Jaromír Zůna, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic
Lukáš Klučka, 1st Deputy Minister of the Interior of the Czech Republic
09.20
Panel 1 / How to keep Czech defence technologies at a world-class level?
Jakub Thomas, Member of the Board of Directors and Commercial Director of ERA
Col. Marcel Vašíček, Director of the Military Intelligence Satellite Centre
Olga Chabr Grillová, General Partner at Luminova Ventures
Tichomír Jenkut
, Partner at Presto Tech Horizons
Moderator: Martina Tauberová, Vice President for International Relations and Unmanned Systems, Association of the Czech Aerospace Industry
10.35
What are the strategic priorities of national security?
Hynek Kmoníček, National Security Advisor
Introduced by Zbyněk Pavlačík, Jagello 2000 Chairman
10.50Break
11.15
Implementation of modern defense technologies in the Czech Armed Forces in the context of the current security environment
Gen. Karel Řehka, Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces
Introduced by Martina Tauberová, Vice President for International Relations and Unmanned Systems, Association of the Czech Aerospace Industry
Lunch will be available during the program from 11.00.
11.35
Panel 2 / Current trends in internal and external security of the Czech Republic
Gen. Karel Řehka, Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces
Lt. Gen. Vladimír Vlček, Director General of the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic
Lt. Gen. Martin Vondrášek, Police President of the Police of the Czech Republic
Moderator: David Konecký, Head of the Permanent Delegation of the Czech Republic to NATO
12.50Break
14.00
Address by H.E. Mr. Petr Pavel, President of the Czech Republic
Introduced by Zbyněk Pavlačík, Jagello 2000 Chairman
14.15
Keynote speech
H.E. Mr. Nicholas A. Merrick, Ambassador of the United States to the Czech Republic
Introduced by Jaroslav Zajíček, Director of the Foreign Policy Department of the Office of the President of the Czech Republic
14.30


 
Panel 3 / Political debate
Karel Havlíček
, 1st Deputy Chairman of ANO 2011
Ivan Bartoš, member of the Czech Pirates Party
Marek Výborný, Chairman of KDU-ČSL
Karel Beran, independent politician of Motorists for Themselves
Martin Kupka, Chairman of ODS
Tomio Okamura, Chairman of SPD
Martin Dvořák, member of the Presidium of STAN
Matěj Ondřej Havel, Chairman of TOP 09
Moderator: Martin Jonáš, journalist and moderator
15.45
 
Final word
Zbyněk Pavlačík, Jagello 2000 Chairman  

 
Glass of wine hosted by Ray Service, Inc.
 End of the conference