Invest in the Czech Republic – Your Gateway to Europe

[27 May. 2014 | New York, USA] seminar “Gateway to Europe – Greenfield vs. M&A”

Every year, the President of the United States declares the third full week of May as World Trade Week. Trade organizations, businesses and other stakeholders come together both nationally and locally to promote and facilitate international trade in the U.S. economy. CzechInvest Agency in cooperation with Association for Foreign Investment (AFI), Kinstellar, KPMG Czech Republic and PATRIA Corporate Finance would like to kindly request the pleasure of your company at the Investment Seminar that we organize on this occasion:

Invest in the Czech Republic - Your Gateway to Europe

Greenfield versus Merger and Acquisition – Build or Buy Decision

Event of the World Trade Week 2014

Date: May 27, 2014 at 5:45pm

Location: Bohemian National Hall, 321 East 73^rd Street, New York, NY, 10021

Program

5:45 Registration
6:00 Opening Remarks

Stanislav Benes, Head of the Economic Section at Consulate General of the Czech Republic in New York

6:05 Governmental Support for Investors in the Czech Republic/Incentives and CzechLink -Mergers and Acquisitions Supportive Platform

Marcela Kolvekova, Head of Investment Incentives Section/CzechInvest

Pavel Chovanec, Head of Sourcing Section/CzechInvest

6:35 Taxation System in the Czech Republic

Jan Linhart, Partner, KPMG Czech Republic, Member of Association for Foreign Investments

7:00 The Legal Framework for US Investments in the Czech Republic

Kamil Blazek, Partner, Kinstellar, Czech Republic, Member of Association for Foreign Investments

7:25 The Mergers and Acquisitions Opportunities in the Czech Republic

Tomas Klapste, Managing Director, Patria, Czech Republic, Honorable Guest

7:50 Refreshment

-- Glass of wine or beer
-- Buffet dinner

Event agenda consists of Governmental Support for Investors, Incentives, Taxation System, Legal Framework and Mergers and Acquisition Opportunities in the Czech Republic. All speakers are available for bilateral discussion upon confirmation.

Come meet us!! Still few seats left - feel free to register your colleagues and friends at newyork@czechinvest.org