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9:00 - 9:15
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CEREMONIAL OPENING
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9:15 - 10:00
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INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATION: Analysis of the current economic situation
What does the economic situation look like in the world and in what possible ways will it develop in the future? State intervention, the strategies of major firms, analyses and forecasts. How is economics and its development affecting the logistics and transport sector and how will it impact in the future?
Aleš Michl, chief economist - analyst, Raiffeisenbank
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10:00 - 11:30
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TRANSPORT MEETING – BLOCK 1: Task of the Czech Presidency of the EU in relation to transport
Transport packages, directives, regulations, plans and their implementation. Impact on the market of Central Europe and the Czech Republic – support for investments in infrastructure, position of the railways, liberalizing free movement of services, removing barriers etc.
Petr Duchoň, Member of the European Parliament
Szabolcs Schmidt, Head of E1Unit (Inland Transport), European Commission
Marc Billiet, Head EU Goods Transport, IRU (Permanent Delegation to the EU)
Martin Špryňar, Secretary, ČESMAD BOHEMIA
Vladimír Slavíček, director for EU Affairs, Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic
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11:30 - 12:15
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COFFEE BREAK 
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12:15 - 13:00
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CASE STUDY: How we are dealing with the current situation in transport
Concrete case study of the important European Carrier Groupe Norbert Dentressangle and its strategy for the current situation in the European transport market. Experience from Western Europe and also plans for Central and Eastern Europe.
Jérôme Burtin, Development Director, Transport Division, Groupe Norbert Dentressangle
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13:00 - 14:00
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TRANSPORT MEETING – BLOCK 2: The world economic crisis has affected us all. What are we going to do about it?
Discussion with analysis of current issues in transport in connection with the crisis in the market (analysis and forecast, different approaches to the crisis, changes of strategy, costs and expenses, communications, experience)
Jan Ekl, Executive Director, Forwarding and Logistics Association of the Czech Republic
Jaroslav Hanák, Vice-Chairman, Association of Industry and Transport of the Czech Republic
Tomáš Tesař, Executive, TOPSPED
Ivan Petrov, Vice-Chairman, FIATA and General Manager, TRANSEXPRESS
Aleš Michl, chief economist - analyst, Raiffeisenbank
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14:00 - 15:30
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LUNCH 
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15:30 - 16:30
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CASE STUDY: Internet trade logistics
Conception of logistics in the rapidly growing internet trade segment. Mironet (an important internet electronics trading company in the Czech Republic) and Astratex (the biggest internet underwear trading company in the Czech Republic) present their logistics concepts.
Robert Novotný, Executive, Mironet.cz
Pavla Čermáková, Operations Director, Astratex.cz
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16:30 - 17:15
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COFFEE BREAK
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17:15 - 17:45
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PRESENTATION: Company management in a time of crisis
A time of crisis requires changes in the approach to managing companies. The topic prepared will present a view on management methods at a time which is not exactly favorable (crises and management, the most important decisions, how to react – possibilities of prevention, ensuring payment, impacts on carriers)
Roman Rais, Independent Crisis Manager
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17:45 - 18:15
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PRESENTATION: CZECHINVEST AND ITS SUPPORT FOR LOGISTICS
Investors in industrial zones and logistics – web database of industrial zones. Industrial zones and logistics projects supported by the state. CzechInvest and cooperation with other market players.
Milan Kratina, head of Project Placement Section, CzechInvest - Investment and Business Development Agency
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18:15 - 18:30
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CONCLUDING WORDS
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