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Russian Victory Day65th Anniversary

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of Commerce, Karel Pleva, General Director EGAP, Dan Kurucz, dynamic CEO of Sandvik, Dr. Martin Jan

Strnsk, Miroslav Svoboda, Member of the Parliament to mention just a few.

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events18 2nd Leaders Magazine Advisory Board Dinner22 European Banking & Financial Forum 2010 Special Dinner with Prof. Vclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic on the Occasion of the 18th Annual at the Parnas Restaurant 25 European Banking & Financial Forum 2010 Welcome Reception28 European Banking & Financial Forum 2010 Day 1: Czech National Bank31 European Banking & Financial Forum 2010 Day 2: Czech National Bank (NB)34 European Banking & Financial Forum 2010 Day 3: Lord Mayor s Residence42 17th Manager of the Year Annual Competition the Celebration of Successful Managers and Companies50 Lions Club Prague Eagle 20 Years Celebration 53 Italian-Czech Chamber of Commerce at Alchymist Grand Hotel & Spa54 Round Table of Comenius with Miroslava Kopicov, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports57 Round Table of Comenius with Dr. Martin Bartk, Minister of Defence60 Round Table of Comenius with Ms. Dana Fischerov67 Anglo-American University Celebrates 20 Years of its Existence in Great Style76 Opening Windows Professional Women Initiative80 Lions Club Prague Bohemia Ambassador with Ivan Obrusnk 91 Win/Win Fundraising Auction for the Reconstruction of a Center for At-Risk Children in Prague104 House of Wine at Alchymist Grand Hotel & Spa 116 10th Anniversary of Fincentrum Rudolfinum, April 13th, 2010119 Peter J. Kala 70th, Celebration at Lichtenstein Palace 126 The Czechoslovak Foreign Institute Opens Projects for the Next Two Years128 Lions Club Prague Bohemia Ambassador 133 Lions Club Prague Eagle139 Off the Record at Hotel U Jezultka

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The Visit of President Obama in Prague and the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, DC

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interviews12 The New Government Should Stabilize Public Finances and Avert the Bankruptcy of the State

An interview with Petr Neas, Leader of the Civic Democratic Party

14 A Demanding Manager? Mostly of Myself A talk with Marcela Hrd, CEO of the esk Pota, s.p. (the Czech Post)

16 The Czech Post Must Have Flexible Price Policy Within All AreasA talk with Ji Maceka, President of the Supervisory Board of the Czech Post

38 The New Prague Challenge An interview with Luis Antonio Malvido, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of O2 Telefnica

40 Towards the Next Political LevelAn interview with Jana ernochov, Mayor of Prague 2

46 Big coalition? A Non-standard Solution to Non-standard Situations An interview with Michal Haek, Chair of the Association of Regions of the Czech

Republic

48 Towards Self-Annihilation of Medicine?A talk with Professor Vladimr Bene, Neurosurgeon

70 The Crisis Is Not Over YetAn interview with Radomr imek, President of the Czech-German Chamber

of Commerce and Industry

82 Valeant High-Quality Safe and Accessible Medications for EverybodyA talk with Ingrid merdov, General Manager of the Valeant Pharma Ltd. Company,

the Transnational Company of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International

84 Medicine Today Is Truly Trans-global A talk with MUDr. Martin Jan Strnsk MD, FACP

92 Efficiency of Tax Collection and State Administration Is Key for Improving Public Finances

An interview with Miroslav Svoboda, Member of the Czech Chamber of Deputies for Czech Social Democratic Party

94 Demand for our Services May not Drop under 50 Billion CZK A talk with Karel Pleva, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Export Guarantee and Insurance Corporation (EGAP)

106 Reliable Partner for Customer Solutions A talk with Dan Kurucz, CEO of the Sandvik Chomutov Precision Tubes spol. s r.o.

contributors17 Why Are the Services Neglected?/Ivan Piln37 Are You a Good Communicator or Just a Good Speaker?/? Karin Genton L'Eppe 45 The Year of Convergence/Emil Jimenez72 From Emerging Markets to Emerging Powers/Jan Muehlfeits74 Business May Be Your Life But Life Is Your Business Part IV: Listen to the Omens A Letter to JuliaA,B,C/C

James A. Cusumano, PhD.86 A Weekend in Milan/Joseph Drebitko112 Financial Advisors in Madrid/AFIZ

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Benke Aikellenkke AikeYour Publisher u PYour Publisher

There are only few projects started in the Czech Republic by foreigners which I consider eeas useful to this country as Leaders Magazine. The magazine has brought to the Czech as Republic the completely new concept of making important people the decision makers be they Czech or foreigners visible and worthy of positive admiration.

As you might know this is something not very common and perhaps even not very natu-ral in the Czech Republic. It is therefore all the more of an achievement to start and successfully develop a project such as Leaders Magazine. I understand fully the intention of Benke Aikell, the magazines founder and editor-in-chief, to progress further with Leaders Magazine, and for this purpose to form a team of experienced Czech citizens Leadof different backgrounds to create a consulting body which would bring this project to of dan even higher level.an eeven

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ADVISORY BOARD COMITTEE

Benke Aikellenknke , Publisher, Leaders MagazineIng. Petr KuberntIng. PIng , former Czech Ambassador to the Netherlands, Director, PEKOS spol. s r.o.Ing. Karel Muzik, CSc.IIng.g Kag. KaI , President, COMENIUS

HONORARY MEMBERS ABROAD AND GOODWILL AMBASSADORS

H.E. Mr. William J. CabanissEH. , former United States Ambassador to the Czech RepublicVincent J. DerudderncVi , Secretary General, The European Federation of Financial Advisers and Financial IntermediariesandH.E. Mr. Richard Graber, former United States Ambassador to the Czech Republicja Vrzov, Czech World Champion in Figure-skating, Sport Legend

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERSPhDr. Zdenk p, Managing Partner, Equity Solutions s. r. o.Josef Drebitko, CEO/Chairman of the Board, Activ a.s.Prof. Ing. Ji Frek, First Deputy Mayor, City of Prague 6Ing. Peter P. Formnek, President, Canadian Chamber of Commerce in the Czech RepublicMgr. Marta Gellov, Secretary General, AFIZMichal Heman, General Manager, Star CommunicationsVclav Hudeek, ViolinistPlk. Mgr. Vladislav Husk, Director, Alien Police Service, Police of the Czech Republic JUDr. PhDr. Oldich Chodra, Lawyer, Law Firm JUDr. PhDr. Oldich Chodra & spol.Prof. Ing. Kamil Janek, CSc., Chief Economist, Komern banka a.s.Otto Jelinek, Member of the Board, OKDDIng. Peter Jusko, MBA, Executive Vice President nt dece Ground Operations, Czech AirlinesIng. Petr Kala, former Minister of EnvironmenttnnmemenntIng. arch. Jan Kasl, AIDstudio, President EUROPAN CZPAN CCZROPEURIng. Josef Kreuter, CSc., former Czech Ambassador rradoassadobech Ambato the EUProf. Dr.h.c. JUDr. Jan K, CSc., Partner, Law Firm rmK a Blina s. r. o.Ing. Jaroslav Kubita, Secretary Lions Club Prague e EagleGenmjr. JUDr. Lubomr Kvala, former Director r of the Department of Protection of Constitutional al Officials, Police of the Czech Republic Ing. Vladimr Latvka, former M.P.Jan Muehlfeit, Chairman, Europe Microsoft CorporationorpIng. Ji Maceka, Chairman of the Supervisory yBoard, esk pota a. s. and former Czech Ambassador to OECDIng. Jozef Piga, Member of the Supervisory Board,Omnipol a.s.George Parobek, Managing Director, Ifield Computer Consultancyrka Parobek, Director, Ifield Computer ConsultancyDoc. Ing. Antonn Peltrm, CSc., Director IEI, Bankovn institut vysok kola, a.s.Doc. Ing. Vclav Petek, CSc., General Manager of the Chamber SNSIng. Lucie Pilipov, Partner, Via Perfecta, s.r.o.Ing. Ivan Piln, President, TUESDAY Business NetworkJUDr. estmr Sajda, MBA, former Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs MUMUDrDr. RiRichcharardd SeSeququenenss, P PhDhD., HeHeadad o off SuSurgrgicicala al Gastroenterology Center, Nemocnice Milosrdncch sester sv. Karla Boromejskho v Praze and formerer SenatorMgr. Albin E. Sybera, Managing Director, Sybera bera Enterprises spol. s r. o.PhDr. MgA. Miroslav Smolk, Owner, Galerie MIROOe MIROBrigadier General Ing. Andor ndor (ret.), ConsultantntonsultPhDr. Jaroslav ediv CSc., former Ambassadsador and Minister of Foreign AffairsJUDr. Josef estk, LawyerBc. Vladimr ika, MBA, Executive Director, International Chamber of Commerce in CRIng. Pavel tefka, MSc , 4-star General (ret.), Chief of Defence and Special Programs, TatraIng. Helena vdov, Director, Department of Trade Administration, Czech Export BankIng. Ji Vvra, Vice Chairman, STROJEXPORT, a.s.JUDr. Petr Vyroubal, Partner, Law Firm Vyroubal Krajhanzl kolout

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diplomatic event

From left: Mrs. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, Martin Bartk, Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic and Jan Fischer, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic

From left: Jan Fischer, Prime Minister of theCzech Republic and Barack Obama, President of the United States of America

THE VISIT of President Obama in Prague and

THE NUCLEAR Security Summit in Washington, DC

On April 1213, 2010, President Obama hosted a Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, DC, to enhance international coope-

ration to prevent nuclear terrorism. President Obama invited over 40 nations to participate, representing a diverse set of regions and

various levels of nuclear materials, energy, and expertise. Prime Minister Mr. Fischer and the Minister of Defense Mr. Bartk attended

the Summit on behalf of the Czech Republic. The Summit focused on the security of nuclear materials, leaving other broad topics such as non-proliferation, disarmament, and peaceful nuclear energy to different forums.

US President Barack Obama dined in Prague with the leaders of 11 countries from central and Eastern Europe to assure them that Washington would

sideline them despite its warming ties with Russia.

The dinner took place in the residence of the US ambassador to Prague. President Obama

arrived in Prague on Thursday 8 April, held a one-on-one with Russian President Medvedev, signed the new and had a ceremonial lunch with the Russian

leader and Czech President Vclav Klaus.

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From left: Jan Fischer, Prime Minister of the Czech Re-public and Mikheil Saakashvili, President of Georgia

From left: Mrs. Madeleine Albright, former US Secre-tary of State, Mrs. Dana Fischerov and Jan Fischer, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic

From left: Prof. Vclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic and Barack Obama, President of the United States of America

more photos and electronic version available on www.leadersmagazine.cz

From left: Jan Fischer, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic and Barack Obama, President of the United States of America

IN COOPERATION WITH LEADERS MAGAZINE

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Petr Neas Leader of the Civic Democratic Party

Photo: Mr. Neas archive


An interview with Petr Neas, Leader of the Civic Democratic Party

THE NEW GOVERNMENT Should Stabilize Public Finances

and Avert the Bankruptcy of the StatePetr Neas graduated in physics from the Faculty of Science, Jan Evangelista Purkyn University in Brno in 1988. Between the years 19881992 he was employed at the Tesla Ronov Company. In 1991 he joined the Civic Democratic Party (ODS), which he has been representing in the Ch b f D ti C h P li t i 1992 I 1999 h l t d i h i f ODS d i A il 2010 h b ODS l tiChamber of Deputies, Czech Parliament since 1992. In 1999 he was elected vice-chairman of ODS and in April 2010 he became ODS election leader and of cially took the helm of the party after the resignation of its chairman Mirek Topolnek. From September 2006 to May 2010 he was appointed Minister of Labour and Social Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister in Topolneks government. Petr Neas is married with four children.

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What made you decide to relate your political career with ODS and not, for example, with the Christian and Democratic Union Czechoslovak Peoples Party (KDU-SL)?

I never thought of joining KDU-SL. This party was a part of the communist National Front. Moreover, its programme is rather centre-left. I am convinced that we need a strong civic party in the Czech Republic. From this perspective KDU-SL has never been in the position to become the main civic party in our country.

Why did you decide to accept the position of ODS election leader? Did you consult with somebody?

Of course, I did. I discussed it with my close col-leagues and family. I consider this step my duty. I am vice-chairman of ODS and was the main author of our election manifesto. Many people expressed their con-fidence in me, so I regarded the acceptation of this challenge as an obligation I need to face.

You are in an unenviable situation. You are expected to win elections but that wont be easy. What will you consider success in the elections apart from victory?

I consider success in the general elections a result that would allow us to form the centre-right government that would treat the budget responsibly. A key target of this government will be to stabilize public finances and to avert the bankruptcy of the state.

If you do not manage to form the centre-right government, what would your next steps be? Would you support, for instance, a minority Czech Social Democratic Party (SSD) government, or one in coalition with other parties?

A minority government of SSD is only a synonym for a disguised coalition of social democrats and communists. We could not supppop rt such a gog vernment. Considerations on a big coalition I think would be entirely mistaken, because social democrats would have to conceal their whole programme, or on the contrary, civic democrats would have to do that. From this perspective I do not think that a big coalition could bring anything good to the Czech Republic.

How do you assess the changes in ODS in Prague? Do you think these changes can restore the confidence of voters in ODS in Prague, which witnessed a big decline in support?

Some changes can bring the increase in support, some probably not. However, it does not matter now. I respect the decision of Prague regional congress.

The crisis of confidence is closely related to the situation within ODS. You want to solve key prob-lems after elections. What do you think will be best for party consolidation to form the government, or be in opposition and have time for solving main problems?

It is always crucial that the leader of the party leads the process of change. The stronger mandate the leader gets directly from voters, the stronger his posi-tion is to carry out changes. Therefore, I think that a more suitable time for positive changes in ODS is when the party succeeds in the elections rather than being in opposition.

One of the main themes in your elections cam-paign is public debt and unemployment. How do you persuade voters that your proposals are the right ones, especially in areas with high unemployment?

We primarily rely on dutiful people who ended up living off of welfare because they lost their jobs, but they really want to work, and actively look for a job and do not want to be dependent on social benefits. We are able to convince these people that we will fores-tall the allowance abuse, enforce a more directed allocation of social welfare and create conditions for creating minimally 150 thousand jobs in a way that wont suppress businessmen by high levies.

Reforms such as pension or social welfare reforms that are necessary to tackle the crisis and sustainability of public finances also relate to the question of the Euro adoption in the Czech Republic. What is your approach to the Euro?

Of course it is a prp oblem that concerns us. The pop s-sible instability of the Eurozone would have an effect on our economy also by the fact that it would negati-vely afflict key export sectors of our country. On the other hand, it is still true that we want to stabilize public finances and stop further running into debt, mainly because these steps are necessary for our country. The fact that by doing this we get the oppor-tunity to enter the Eurozone is really secondary. It is also a question whether the Eurozone, after the problems it has been going through recently, will

be able to accept new members even though they fulfil Maastricht criteria.

How do you perceive the position of the Czech Republic in the EU? What are your priorities?

The reputation of the Czech Republic was very much injured by the fall of the government during the Czech EU presidency. If we are to restore our authority, we have to in particular become a stable country in terms of budget and finances. We have to be a country that is able to stabilize its finances, to stop getting into debt and achieve balanced state budgets without external pressure. Only then can we think about a more positive position in the EU.

One of the main topics to be solved after elec-tion is also the question of settlement between the state and church. New Prague archbishop and Czech Catholic Primate Dominik Duka said they would like to solve this problem not only with the government, but with the Parliament as well. What is your opinion on this issue?

I am convinced that it is right and necessary to find a compromise on how to solve the question of church property, as well as the relation between the state and churches in general. We are ready for various alterna-tives of the compromise. It does not have to be only the agreement approved by Topolneks government. However, I have to mention that it also depends on the fact that any new agreement has to involve all the churches, not only Catholic ones, and that not solving this problem leads to considering the blocking of church property, especially land and real estate, and then the development of lots of towns and municipali-ties may be restrained. So solving the problem between the state and churches will be to the benefit of these towns and municipap lities.

As leader of ODS you are at the centre of media interests, and each of your steps is very closely followed. How do you cope with it?

I reckoned with this situation. I knew of course what I was going into. So I am not surprised at all.

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You have the reputation of being an extremely hard working manager. How did you earn it?

It is always very difficult to evaluate oneself. You would do better to ask those who are saying this. I know I work hard, but I am convinced it is right this way. My position is one of responsibility, and I am aware of this. In addition, I am a manager, and any manager must be able to deliver results, both to the owner and to their own inner feelings. I know I am demanding to my team, but I can afford it, for I am very demanding of myself. I need complete involve-ment in a task. Moreover, I am rather satisfied when suc-cess arrives, and when I can take part in changing things. Thus, I am actually not a suitable manager for a stabilized company. On the contrary, I really need challenges and changes to be part of my work. The more difficult a task is, the more satisfaction it brings me. In this context, the Czech Post is an ideal environment. It is a neglected company in the long term, which has its solid place and, at the same time, without the proper attention, a very uncertain future. Liberalization is coming tomorrow and the future needs to be achieved.

Where does a womans power in a managerial position lie, according to you? What are the strong points of women in similar positions?

Well, this cannot be generalized. A good manager, be it a man or a woman, has clearly defined qualities, without exception. I suppose an ideal team consists of both men and women, from professional experts in given fields, to new colleagues who are not burdened by a particular pro-fessional blindness. Moreover, there should also be a mix-ture of older and younger colleagues. Such a team is neces-sary for a healthy company direction. Women are perhaps more receptive, they can listen and they are apparently more consistent and structured. After all, women are said to be tidier, and are capap ble of doingg more thingsg at once, arent they? Perhaps they might even have stronger motiva-tion, because in contrast to foreign countries, in the Czech Republic a typical leader is thought to be a man. One can see this in politics, public administration and particularly in business. Last but not least, I would like to stress that getting ahead in a mans world, and maintaining the wo-mans perception of the world, is by itself a very strong motivation.

Your main task is to prepare the Czech Post for entry into the competitive market. Is it a difficult job?

Yes, it is a very difficult job. Especially when the Czech

Post has been operating on the liberalized market for se-veral years (with the exception of a correspondence up to 50 g). We have unfortunately underestimated this fact in many cases in the past. We are aware of a need to clearly specify new products, prices, marketing and business po- licies. It needs to be done hand-in-hand with the inevitable technological restructuring of postal services, which is not an easy task. We have less than three years to get the com-pany into good shape.

Were do you see the biggest competitive advantage of the Czech Post?

There are many of them. Perhaps the most essential ad-vantage is the fact that the company belongs to the most credible institutions in the Czech Republic. Thus, it has the ambition of becoming the most significant partner to the state, primarily in communicating with citizens. We have one essential advantage an extensive distributional net over the whole territory of the Czech Republic. The Czech Post can also pick up the threads of further cooperation with the state. This is namely in the field of the ICT services providing for its founder the Interior Ministry of the Czech Republic, and by other institutions appointed by the Interior Ministry. Thus, the Czech Post can extend this experience iintto t thhe p bublilic dad imi ini tstratition f fiieldld as wellll. ThThe CCzechh PPo tst is in the best position to become a stable and first-quality subject of the e-Government development, not only with regard to the electronization of existing public administra-tion agenda, but also with respect to its structural and procedural changes.

What is your position on the Czech Posts trans-formation and its eventual privatization?

The Czech Post has ceased to prepare for its transfor-mation from a State Company to a Corporation on the basis of its founder, and since its agreement with the Ministry of Finance in the autumn 2009. At ppresent, we are pprepap ringg intensively for the upcoming liberalization in 2013. There are wide-ranging changes in the legislation, business, or-ganizational and finance fields involved in the preparation process. It is necessary to implement the changes immedi-ately, because the time frame is very short, and a re-opening of the transformation process would considerably delay these activities, if not directly endanger them. I know from my own experience how difficult the transformation pro-cess is and what a substantial interference it is to the company. Ahead of the fully liberalized market entry, the Czech Post needs to clearly specify what services it is

going to provide within its core business, including the general services. At the same time, we need to develop a portfolio of further non-core services (the public adminis-tration infrastructure, financial services, logistics, etc.). Should the Czech Post remain a profitable business hence-forth, this advancement is absolutely inevitable. Once a new operational pattern is set up, the transformation process can eventually be re-opened. However, it depends solely on the founder and the Czech Governments decision. There is a similar situation regarding the question of a pos-sible privatization of the Company.

The Czech Post was criticised on the non-transparency of public procurement in the long term. In this respect, what measures do you want to implement?

The Czech Post always adhered to the requirements of purchase management provided by law. Nonetheless, one needs to realize that the Company has undergone a consi-derable management change in recent years. The branches ceased, the management was centralized, and the regional organization of commerce and operation was newly estab-lished. Obviously, certain procedural faults could happen with respect to the establishment of the whole shopping chain. My goal is to organize the whole process in a way that iis t transpare tnt, flflexibiblle, hhas an adddd ded v lalue f for i i tnternall customers, and has a strict control mechanism.

Could you mention the noticeable increase in the Czech Post investment, which has reached two billion CZK?

I would like to address this. It is true that 2 billion CZK, aimed at investment within the sustainable development of the Company, was attained by both consultancy firms and the respective post-office experts. Yet, this amount was never reached in full. For several years, no more than 600 million CZK has been invested per year. I consider the doublingg of finances a ggreat success. Yet, despip te this, the Czech Post finished with an investment of the amount of 1.25 billion, which is chiefly intended for the above mentioned process shortages of public procurements. This year weve tried our best to reach the number 2 billion. Unfortunately, money is needed everywhere you look with regards to the Czech Post.

By Pavlna Holancov


A talk with Marcela Hrd, CEO of the esk Pota, s.p. (the Czech Post)

Ing. Marcela Hrd (38) graduated from the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, in the eld of informatics. She started her professional career with Siemens. She then moved to Prague, as an alternative telecom operator for Contactel in April 2000. Marcela Hrd underwent several positions at Contactel. Most recently she held the position of Manager responsible for sales promotion and key customers relations. She was also engaged with Czech Airlines as the Executive Director for Transformation, and in 2004 she brie y held the position of Vice-president for marketing and sales. Marcela Hrd entered the Prague Airport Company as the Head Manager for the non-aviation business of services and transformation. In addition to that, she was also member of the board of directors. Marcela Hrd was appointed the Chief Executive Of cer of the Czech Post at the beginning of this year.

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THE CZECH POST MUST HAVE Flexible Price Policy Within All Areas

The transformation of the Czech Post as a state company into a corporation has not been accomplished yet. What does it mean for you as the President of the Supervisory Board?

A supervisory board in both a state company and in a corporation obviously has its own specifics. In ordinary times, this question would be very important. Yet, there are only three years remaining to the European postal market liberalization. This is an exceptional situation, particularly foforr aa cocompmpananyy whwhicichh hahass bebeenen f fococususeded o onn prprofofitit r ratatheherr ththanan development activities for many years. Although the super-visory board competences differ in a state company and a corporation, the assignment of the submitter is clear the key thing is to prepare the Czech Post for the competition of the open market. It means a great deal of responsibility ffor me as ththe PPresididentt fof t thhe S Super ivisory B Boa drd muchh lilikke for the Supervisory Board itself, regarding the companys future. There are a lot of things to be done, which can prove the fact that I accepted this position as a full-time job.

Do you find the privatization of the Czech Post necessary to be accomplished as soon as possible?

We do not need to be in a hurry at this point. The Czech Post has to undergo inner transformation and, first of all, it hahass toto b bee clcleaearr whwhatat s shohoululdd bebe i itsts r rololee afafteterr ththee lilibeberaralilizazatitionon. It has already been obvious at present, that preservation of the solely traditional postal services portfolio of the Czech Post would be difficult if it wants to remain profitable. Much like the companys management, I do not want the Czech Post to be supported by state. Therefore, it needs to find another

business as well. Although it is primarily the responsibility of its management, the supervisory board is not passive in this area and it tries to provide for valuable advice as well.

Thus, the liberalization is going to mean a great change for the Czech Post. Are you not afraid of competition?

I suppose being afraid is not the correct word, rather having a healthy respect. The Czech Post was not endan-gered by anything earlier, yet it will have to prove that its service will be at the European level and it will manage to kekeepep u upp ththee papacece w witithh ththee mamarkrketet a aftfterer i itsts o opepeniningng. IfIf y youou look at statistics, be it a quality or delivery speed, or number of complaint procedures ... we are doing very well within the whole of Europe. This equals almost a miracle in a company of a long-term underinvestment. We particularly need to focus on the modernization of product portfolio. Mana-ggeme tnt h has b been wo krkiingg on i itt iinttensiiv lely andd ththe SSuper-visory Board supports it fully.

The Czech Posts services belong to the cheapest within the EU in the long-term. Is it a sustainable trend?

I would like to address here that a great part of the services of the Czech Post have been basically liberalized. In the case of package delivery, much like the fly sheets delivery for in-stance, a full competition and price structure has been deter-miminenedd byby t thehe m mararkekett. H Howoweveverer, ththee CzCzecechh PoPostst m musustt hahaveve flexible price policy within all areas. A deep problem of libe-ralization seems to be the universal service. Yet, this is not only a problem of the Czech Post, but of the whole of Europe.

According to the EU legislation, financing of the so-called universal service should ensure the availability

of particular post services across the whole territory for reasonable prices. Is this tangible in the current economic situation?

There is still no doubt about it. The liberalization is, how-ever, going to change the present situation. The Czech Post is financing the universal service out of the postal reservation; this is the monopoly of the correspondence delivery up to 50 g. After liberalization, the monopoly falls down and the state has to find a way to finance the abovementioned uni-veversrsalal s serervivicece, mumuchch l likikee toto c chohoososee whwhoo wiwillll p prorovividede i itt. I Inn ththee countries where the liberalization has already taken place, it is usually the national operator. The Czech Post is interested in the role of the universal service provider, in any case, and it also has entire conditions for such an activity. I do not mean only an extensive and high-quality affiliated-branches nett. T Thhe f fiinan ici gng i issue off ththiis ser ivice i is rathther problblem tatiic, there are several models, yet not even Europe is quite sure about which one should be the optimal one at the moment. The Czech Post will be of maximal assistance to the state. We have already been working on the exact cost accounting of this service, in order that the state can decide in a respon-sible manner. The universal service caters to a social dimen-sion, and basic postal services need to be accessible to all, evevenen i inn ththee momostst r rememototee cocornrnererss ofof t thehe C Czezechch R Repepubublilicc.

By Pavlna Holancov



As it happens every year, March is the time for tax declarations. Or rather, the time to prepare our background papers for this annual occasion. But thepromise of a one-page declaration for small entre-preneurs has disappeared, as commonly happenswith election pledges. Year after year, I stare at a different tax form, and get confused even after I fill it in with numbers. Yet I am pleasantly surprisedthat the burden of taxation does not stop me from running a business. The taxes are acceptable, andfor smart entrepreneurs it is not economic to try andswindle. However, the number of unemployed peopleis still growing, and in the services market demandoverrides supply. Just try to find somebody who willpaiintt your f fence or flfl tat, repaiir t thhe sttaiirs, c tut woodd or fix your broken water pipes on a Sunday evening.Of course I am speaking of a perfectly done job for a reasonable price and with warranty.

Taxes are definitely not the cause of the abovementioned problems. The administrative burden of starting and running a small or medium sized enter-prise has decreased, although there is still lot toimprove. The first problem is money to get it froma bank means many problems, and what is more, youmust have some resources for the purpose of a guarantee. In neighboring Germany, a highly suc-cessful micro-loans program has been launched.Forget the belief that micro-loans are destined for Indian provincial women, and that their value islimited to hundreds of dollars. In Germany, peopleloan money to be invested by the tens of thousandsof euros. A cooperative that assesses a businessplan, and then recommends a loan to the bank, actsas a guarantee. The work of a cooperative is rewardedin accordance with the payments of the debtor.A bank accepts this because the processing of smallloan requests is risky and uneconomic. Also, theGerman government facilitates this project by invest-ing hundreds of millions of euros. From my point of view, this is another thoughtless idea such as thescrappage program, European grants, or the support of assembly shops.

Not everyone can become an entrepreneur over-night; one has to learn it. Regrettably, this cannot be done in schools or through training courses.When talking of state assistance, what makes moresense than in this context? A novice in businessshould graduate with a proved business plan. Thereare also a lot of things to change in the area of cashflow. Why do we have to pay VAT in advance for ununpapaidid r receceieivavablbleses?? WhWhililee ththee ststatatee reretuturnrnss VAVATT when it has resources, we have to pay immediately.

The situation can also be improved by the conso-lidation of big deals we can get better prices thenwhen placing an order by ourselves. A state should

support the marketing efforts that are not available to small companies. Letting consumers know of your business, matching demand and supply, call centers all of these could be the objectives of reasonable subsides.

The labour force seems to be one of the biggest problems. We lack quality craftsmen, and the apprentice educational system has dissapeared. To hire somebody for a season, or for a project, means to battle with the Labour Code and other regulations.

How can we draw an interest in this and a political will? In the Central Bohemian region alone there are more than 200 000 entrepreneurs. So who will they vote for?

By Ivan PilnPresident of Tuesday Business Network

Former Chairman of Czech Telecom

In partnership with Leaders Magazine

Why Are the ServicesNEGLECTED?



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Speech by Ing. Karel Muzik CSc., President of Comenius

2nd Leaders Magazine ADVISORY BOARD DINNER

networking/gourmet event

From left: Miro Smolk, Miro Gallery, Alena Miro, Soloist of the State Opera Prague, Benke Aikell, your Publisher and Ing. Ivan Piln, President of Tuesday Business Net-work, former Chairman of Czech Telecom with his wife

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The positive reputation of Leaders Magazine continues to grow, however we realize that we must maintain to improve and learn,

particularly during these times of dynamic change. That is why we have decided to set up an Advisory Board for the magazine.

I am convinced that creating a platform of high profile individuals will be an excellent opportunity for the magazine to acquire new

ideas and define new directions of future development.

Benke Aikell, your Publisher

There are only few projects started in the Czech Republic by foreigners which I consider as useful to this country as Leaders

Magazine. The magazine has brought to the Czech Republic the completely new concept of making important people the

decision makers be they Czech or foreigners visible and worthy of positive admiration.As you might know this is something not

very common and perhaps even not very natural in the Czech Republic. It is therefore all the more of an achievement to start and successfully develop a project such as Leaders Magazine.

I understand fully the intention of Benke Aikell, the magazines founder and editor-in-chief, to progress further

with Leaders Magazine, and for this purpose to form a team of experienced Czech citizens of different

backgrounds to create a consulting body which would bring this project to an even higher level.

Ing. Karel Muzik, CSc., President of Comenius

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Genmjr. JUDr. Lubomr Kvala, former Director of the Department of Protection of Constitutional Officials, Policie ot the CR with his wife

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Frantiek Leundk, Chief Executive Officer, Czech Airlines Handling


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Ing. Lucie Pilipov, Partner, Via Perfecta, s.r.o.

Kateia Rikov, Executive Director, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and Ji Maceka, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, esk pota and former Czech Ambassador to OECD

From left: Jan Tauber, Managing Director, Czech Banking Association, Ing. Helena vdov, Director, Department of Trade Administration, Czech Export Bank, Prof. Ing. Ji Frek, First Deputy Mayor, City of Prague 6 and Ing. Karel Muzik CSc., President of Comenius

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From left: Ing. Peter P. Formanek, Presi-dent Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Prof. Ing. Ji Frek, First Deputy Mayor, City of Prague 6


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SPECIAL DINNER WITH PROF. VCLAV KLAUS, PRESIDENT OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC ON THE OCCASION OF THE 18TH ANNUAL

AT THE PARNAS RESTAURANT

From left: Alain A. Bifani, General Di-rector, Ministry of Finance of Lebanon, Tom Bezina, Chairman of the Board, Best and Martin Pecina, Minister of Interior

From left: H.E. Huo Yuzhen, Ambassador of the Peoples Republic of Chi-na, H.E. Pierre Lvy, Ambassador of France, Prof. Vclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic, Karel Muzik, President of Comenius and Hana Brixi, Chief Social Policy and Economic Analysis, UNICEF


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Prof. Vclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic, Hana Brixi, Chief Social Policy and Economic Analysis, UNICEF, Jakub Strnad, Chairman, Allianz and Zdenk Tma, Governor, Czech National Bank

H.E. Huo Yuzhen, Ambassador of the Peoples Republic of China and Karel Muzik, Managing Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges

From left: Tom Bezina, Chairman of the Board, Best and Anatoly G. Aksakov, Member of the Rus-sian Parliament and Member of the National Banking Council of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, State Duma

From left: Karel Muzik, President of Comenius and Tom p, Executive Vice President of Comenius


From left: Martin Pecina, Minister of Interior, Hana Brixi, Chief Social Policy and Economic Analysis, UNICEF and Karel Muzik, President of Comenius

From left: Karel Muzik, President of Comenius, Jim Chang, General Director, Foxconn CZ and Zdenk Tma, Governor, Czech National Bank

From left: Zdenk Tma, Governor, Czech National Bank and H.E. Pierre Lvy, Am-bassador of France

EB&FF 2010 event

From left: Anatoly G. Aksakov, Member of the Russian Parliament and Member of the National Banking Council of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, State Duma, H.E. Ivan Grystak, Ambassador of Ukraine, Vladimir Mekhryakov, Mdm Bank, Dimitrij Mizgulin, Non-professional Consul R, Prof. Vclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic, Karel Muzik, President of Comenius and Alexander Akulinin, Project Manager Russia & CIS Operations, Comenius

Prof. Vclav Klaus, President of the Czech Re-public and Jane Gilson, CEO, Microsoft CR

From left: Charles I. Plosser, President, Fede-ral Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and Martin Pecina, Minister of Interior

From left: Charles I. Plosser, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Martin Pecina, Minister of Interior, Jane Gilson, CEO, Microsoft CR and Zdenk Tma, Gover-nor, Czech National Bank

From left: Hana Brixi, Chief Social Policy and Economic Analysis, UNICEF, H.E. Ivan Grystak, Ambassador of Ukraine and Jakub Strnad, Chairman, Allianz

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Martina Strolen, M.A.S.T.R.O. Invest and Massimiliano Bordogna, Procuratore, Mas-sinvest S.A.

Miloslav Kozler, Growth and Emerging Markets, Visa Europe with his wife

Jane Gilson, CEO, Microsoft CR with her husband Ted Bremer

Dita Schautov, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Transportation and Jan Modlitba, Advocate


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In the middle: Otto Jelinek, Member of the Board, OKD

From left: Pavel Smutn, President, Czech-Israeli Mutual Chamber of Commerce and Partner, Csa, eka, Smutn & Spol., Advocate Office, Jaromr Csa, Partner, Csa, eka, Smutn & Spol., Ad-vocate Office, Richard Vidlika, CEO, EZ Distribution and Petr Michal, Partner, Csa, eka, Smutn & Spol., Advocate Office

From left: Anthony Denny, Chairman of the Board, AAA Auto and Ralph Howie, Director of Car Pur-chasing and Financial Services, AAA Auto

From left: Alexandra Brabcov, Executive Director, Canadian Chamber of Commerce in the CR, Hana Pavlitov, Managing Director, IA and Radim Duchel, Director of Sales and Marketing, IA

H.E. Amal Mourad, Ambassador of Egypt and Ji Weigl, Chancellor, Czech Republic, Office of the President

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Petr Kozma, Senior Associate, Corpin with his wife


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From left: Ji korvaga, Member of the Managing Board and Deputy CEO, S, H.E. Yaakov Levy, Ambassador of Israel and Pavel R. Kalek, Consultant with his wife

From left: General Vlastimil Picek, Chief of the General Staff and Karel Muzik, President of Comenius

From left: Ray Worman, Operations Director, Aisa In-ternational, Marta Gellov, Secretary General, AFIZ and Pavel ebek, Member of the Board, Chief Ex-ecutive Director, CNB

Mrs. Marie Kousalkov, Deputy Mayor of Prague City Hall and David Mamaladze, Falkon Capital


H.E. Peter Bro, Ambas-sador of Slovakia

From left: Jan Modlitba, Advocate and Petr Fajtl, Director, Air Navigation Services of the Czech Republic

From left: Ji Bainhofner, Chairman of the Board, Tramaz, his wife and Zdenk Souek, President, Klub Stratg



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DAY 1: CZECH NATIONAL BANK



Jan Fischer, Czech Prime Minister

The future of the world nancial architecture and of the world

main currencies in assuring of economic growth

From left: Charles I. Plosser, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Karel Muzik, President, Comenius and late (sadly died in the air accident in Russia) Slawomir Skrzypek, President, National Bank of Poland


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From left: Stanislav Novk, Vice Presi-dent, Comenius and Vladimr Frouz, Director, Prospector Media

Conference Hall in the Czech National Bank

Zdenk Tma, Governor, Czech National Bank

Anatoly G. Aksakov, Member of the Russian Parliament, State Duma

Grigori A. Marchenko, Governor, National Bank of Kazakhstan

Ji Komorous, 1st Deputy Minis-ter of Interior of the CR


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From left: H.E. Huo Yuzhen, Ambassador of China, Karel Muzik, President, Comenius and H.E. Daniela Gitman, Ambassador of Romania

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Mohammed Gawdat, Mana-ging Director of Emerging Markets EMEA, Google

Alain A. Bifani, General Director, Ministry of Fi-nance, Lebanon




From left: Eva Anderov, Director, Ministry of Finance, De-partment of International Relations, H.E. Vicente Espeche Gil, Ambassador of Argentina, H.E. Mati Vaarmann, Ambassador of Estonia and H.E. Jos-Luis Bernal, Ambassador of Mexico

H.E. Yaakov Levy, Ambassador of Israel

Comenius/NB event

From left: late (sadly died in the air accident in Rus-sia) Slawomir Skrzypek, President, National Bank of Poland, Julia Kirly, Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Hungary and Zdenk Tma, Governor, Czech Na-tional Bank

From left: Jan Fischer, Prime Minister of the Czech Re-public and Grigori A. Marchenko, Governor, National Bank of Kazakhstan

From left: Nikolay Treshchalin, Director, Vitis & company s.r.o., Sergej Junakov, Director, MK-S s.r.o., Praha, Karel Muzik, President, Comenius and Vitaly Kormilets, Member of the Board, Club of CIS Businessmen in the CR

H.E. Peter Bro, Ambassador of Slovakia and H.E. Huo Yuzhen, Ambassador of China

From left: Mircea Borza, Economic Counsellor, Embassy of Ro-mania, Sara Alcaide, Economic and Trade Counsellor, Embassy of Spain and Dr. Stefan Keil, Counsellor, Head of Economic Department, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany



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From left: Grigori A. Marchenko, Governor, National Bank of Ka-zakhstan, Petr Stuchlk, Managing Director, Fincentrum, Hana Brixi, Chief, Social Policy and Economic Analysis, UNICEF Eco-nomist, World Bank, Karel Muzik, President, Comenius and Vladislav Chernikov, President, Holding Credit, Russia

Ji Paroubek, Chairman, SSD


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DAY 2: CZECH NATIONAL BANK (NB)


DAY 2: CZECH NATIONAL BANK (NB)



Comenius/NB event

Petr Stuchlk, Managing Director, Fincentrum

From left: Karel Muzik, President, Comenius and Ji Paroubek, Chairman, SSD

From left: Istvn Kolozsvri, Secretary, Economic-Commercial Section, Embassy of Hungary and Mihly Kurucz, Commercial Counsellor, Embassy of Hungary

Zdenk Grund, Senior Con-sultant, NESS Czech


From left: Martina Bottini, Vice President, Central and Eastern Europe, Credit Suisse AG, Stefan Staub, Executive Director, Senior Representative, UBS AG, Peter Koritschan, Associate Director, Deputy Head Representative, UBS AG and Nick Sloane, Director, Coverage and Investments Initiatives, EMEA Credit Suisse


Grigori A. Marchenko, Governor, National Bank of Kazakhstan and Piroska Nagy, Senior Advi-sor to the Chief Economist, EBRD

Erik Best, Publisher and Ana-lyst, Fleet Sheet

Costa Vayenas, Head of Emerging Markets Research, UBS

From left: Ji Paroubek, Chairman, SSD and H.E. Yaakov Levy, Ambassador of Israel

Comenius/NB event

Mrs. Hana Brixi, Chief, Social Policy and Economic Analysis, UNICEF Economist, World Bank, Nikolay Treshchalin, Direc-tor, Vitis & company s.r.o. and Vitaly Kormilets, Member of the Board, Club of CIS Businessmen in R


Piroska Nagy, Senior Advisor to the Chief Economist, EBRD

Christoph Plein, Chief Ope- rating Officer, ALLIANZ Insu- rance Company

Vladislav Chernikov, President, Holding Credit, Russia

Arnaud Leclercq, Partner, Lombard Odier

Alan Svoboda, Executive Director, Sales & Trading EZ

From left: Massimiliano Bordogna, Financial Director, Massinvest, Arnaud Leclercq, Partner, Lombard Odier, Jrgen Hoolm, Head of International Team, Dresdner Bank Luxembourg, Karel Muzik, President of Comenius and Patrick Oerer, Member of Senior Management, Bank von Roll

Tom Zdek, Deputy Mi-nister of Finance

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Karel Muzik, President of Comenius in his speech

Igor I. Smurov, Director, Solar Express proposing a toast


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DAY 3: LORD MAYORS RESIDENCE





From left: Marin vrek and Karel Muzik, President of Comenius

From left: Jevgenij Jevstafjev, Head of Represen-tation, Bank Forum, Martina Strolena, Partner, M.A.S.T.R.O. and Zdeka Danelov

From left: Fadel Al Hasan, Embassy of Kuwait, H.E. Zainal Abidin Bakar, Ambassador of Malaysia and Patrick Oerer, Member of Senior Management, Bank von Roll

From left: Pavel Bm, Lord Mayor of the City of Prague, Karel Muzik, President of Comenius, Arnaud Leclercq, Partner, Lombard Odier, Andranik Norekyan, Board Member of the Central Bank of Armenia and Jevgenij Jevstafjev, Head of Representation, Bank Forum

Comenius/NB event


David Mamaladze, Mem-ber of the Board, Falcon Capital

Igor I. Smurov, Director, Solar Express


From left: H.E. Zainal Abidin Bakar, Ambassador of Malaysia, Benke Aikell, your Publisher and Albin Sybera, Managing Director, Sybera Enterprises

From left: Arnaud Leclercq, Part-ner, Lombard Odier and Patrick Oerer, Member of Senior Mana-gement, Bank von Roll


Hugo Kysilka, Vice-President, Vemex

Viktor Mikovsk, General Director, Wikow Wind

From left: Vladimr Schmalz, Director of M&A, EZ, Prof. Peter Kozma, Managing Director, In-stitute of Technological Applications and Viktor Mikovsk, CEO, Wiko

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