What brought the second festival Export CZ 2014

In Prague on 18-19 6th place second annual event called Festival Export CZ, which is primarily novice Czech exporters and also all those who are looking for their partners in the international trading co. The event was attended by nearly 700 participants who listened to lectures and presentations of 55 speakers and have the opportunity to view the exhibition 51 exhibitors from 18 countries. The festival was opened by the President of the Republic Miloš Zeman.

CzechInno Association organized this second annual event called Festival Export CZ, which is a presentation, information and networking event designed to Czech an exporting SMEs and to all other companies that want to expand abroad or find a Czech partner. The event aims to hold informal meetings of Czech and foreign companies with representatives of government and Czech and foreign institutions to promote exports. The aim of the festival is to promote cooperation in particular with non-traditional foreign territories, which are included in the export strategy for the years 2012 – 2020 and is present both in the form of information on business opportunities in these countries, and through insight into their art, culture and gastronomy, is part of the accompanying program of the Festival.

The festival was opened by the President of the Republic Miloš Zeman, inter alia, in his speech highlighted the role of experienced exporters – export geeks – whose presentations were part of the lecture program of the Festival. The event was held under the auspices of the Minister of Industry and Trade Jana Mladek on whose behalf the action started his advisor on export Milan Hovorka: “I am honored to be represented by the Minister, for whom the topic of exports and exporters support one of the key priorities for the initiation and major events such as the Festival Export CZ. Event since its first year last year the Ministry of Industry and Trade not only monitor, but also to participate in its further development. It is certainly good that there is more movement in the region so important for the Czech economy, which supports informal stakeholder cooperation to promote economic growth and job creation, “he said, among other things, in his opening speech Milan Hovorka.

One of the main technical partner of the festival was Exports CZ Czech Export Bank, which aims to support the financing of export activities. The director of the department of international relations and communication Peter Križan summarizes the role of the Czech Export Bank as follows: “Czech Export Bank a long-term aims in particular to support Czech exports to non-traditional overseas territories, which are challenging for Czech companies. For this reason we supported this year’s Festival Export CZ, which shares our commitment to this. ”

Another of the main partners of the event was the Technology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, which is the carrier of the Enterprise Europe Network Czech Republic: “The Enterprise Europe Network has in its content especially promote cross-border cooperation between European enterprises in the EU and their joint activities outside the Union in 54 countries around the world, “explains the role of the Network coordinator Daniela Váchová. “Festival Export CZ has similar goals, thus uniting European companies to give them more competitive in the U.S., Asian and African markets, so the network Enterprise Europe Network has traditionally been his partner.”

Export Guarantee and Insurance Company EGAP was the third of the major trade partners of the action and its CEO Jan Prochazka content and course of the festival Export comments as follows: “We are pleased that we were able to attend the event, which opens the horizons of Czech companies and non-traditional territories and their self-confidence in these markets, we also contribute their assistance. ”

His professional assistance hosted by the CzechTrade agency and the host association CzechInno event organization collaborated with the most important business representatives – Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic, Czech Chamber of Commerce, the Association of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Crafts CZ and the International Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic that their introductory words leading representatives – President of Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic Jaroslav Hanak, President of the Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic Vladimir Dlouhy, Chairman of the Association of Small and Medium-Sized enterprises and Crafts of the Czech Republic Karel Havlicek and chairman of the National Committee of the International chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic Mejstřík contributed significantly to the representativeness of the festival.

Festival In two days, offered its participants with basic information about the services of the state and institutions to support export and the possibility to participate in the 17 territorial and 12 industry-oriented workshops within which to obtain detailed information on trade with non-European countries, especially in Asia, Africa and America, and typical fields of Czech industry. The whole festival was accompanied by a supporting program under which participants insight into the cultural and gastronomic habits interesting export destinations and tasted as the Turkish kebab, falafel Egyptian, Indonesian coffee, Chilean wine or tequila, Mexican and Panamanian rum. The partners of the cultural program of the festival Export CZ 2014, the Embassy of Mexico in the Czech Republic, Embassy of Indonesia in Prague, Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in Prague and the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Prague and in the social event of the festival so participants had the opportunity to meet with Mexican music and dance represented the music group Mariachi Azteca de Praga and dance hall of Prague, the historic Turkish belly dancer dancing showcased Berrak Yedek with traditional Indonesian polyphony represented by Arny Dulishaputri musician and her ensemble and Cuban salsa dancers danced by Doris Martínez and Maykel Varona.

CzechInno Association, which is organizing the event in the coming years has made it its objective to further intensify contacts between participants of the festival and informal co-stepping long-term relationships between firms and institutions to promote exports: “The philosophy of the event is to use Prague as Central intersection of international trade in an east – west, north – south, “says event chairman goal of the Governing Board association CzechInno David Kratochvil. “We think the fact that mutual meetings and informal communication are the key to removing barriers and thus the success in business relations and we would like this festival to export in the following years further promoting and advancing,” says David Kratochvil.

CzechInno is an interest association of legal entities established to support the Czech business. It is a traditional promoter and organizer of the competition visionaries whose goal is to annually reward innovative achievements in the Czech business. This year, organized II. annual festival of contacts and information for export titled Export CZ Festival, held under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic and the Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic. The main event specialist partners with the Czech Export Bank, which is a specialized banking institution established to support the financing of export activities, the Technology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic as the coordinator of the Enterprise Europe Network Czech Republic, the Export Guarantee and Insurance Company EGAP, which aims to offer specialized export insurance , CzechTrade Agency and the Association of Small and Medium-Sized enterprises and Crafts CZ. The media partners were Regie Radio Music, which stands for broadcast stations Frequency 1, Europe 2, BBC radio and multimedia project Zet, Trade News magazine and journal Innovative entrepreneurship and technology transfer. Organizational partner of the event was the production company Lagardère No Limits. Courtesy of partners supporting the program became the Embassy of Mexico in the Czech Republic, Embassy of Indonesia in Prague, Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in Prague and the Embassy of the Turkish Republic in Prague.