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Year 2022

Christian Schenk

Member of the Board of Management for Finance and IT at ŠKODA AUTO

Christian Schenk’s career is closely linked to the Volkswagen Group – he has worked at various management roles where he was responsible for revision, finance or controlling. He participated in the transformation of the brand towards e-mobility. Since October 2021, as a member of the Board of Management for Finance and IT at Škoda AUTO, he has been committed to efficiency and transforming the company into a sustainable and digital enterprise within the framework of the new NEXT LEVEL – ŠKODA STRATEGY 2030.

Adriana Jahňáková

General Manager, LEGO Trading CZ/SK

During her 24-year career, Adriana Jahňáková has worked in 6 countries and led teams in marketing and sales in 100 countries around the world.Before becoming a CEO of LEGO Trading for the Czech Republic and Slovakia in March 2020, she also worked at Procter and Gamble, Coca-Cola, and Plzeňský Prazdroj. She is a leadership and innovative thinking lecturer.

Jan Růžička

Chief Reputation Officer,
Home Credit Group

Jan Růžička is the head of external relations of the Home Credit Group. He lives and works in Hong Kong, where he manages teams in the USA, Asia, and Europe responsible for Corporate Affairs, Regulatory, PR, CSR, and ESG. Before coming to Asia, he worked for the Czech government for ten years at the Ministries of Culture and Health and was one of the prominent figures in health reform. Jan Růžička graduated from the University of Cambridge and Charles University and is still in academia, teaching behavioral economics and disruption in finance and healthcare at universities in Asia and Europe.

Lenka Mašková

Corporate Responsibility Manager CZ/SK, Tchibo

Lenka Mašková was part of Tchibo’s local CSR strategy creation in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. She has been managing projects in corporate responsibility for over 10 years now. In her role she uses her experience of non-profit sector and project management in local administration.

Barbora Kotoun

Country Sustainability Manager, IKEA Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia

Barbora works as a Sustainability Manager for the Czechia, Hungary and Slovakia. Her main task is to incorporate the strategic goals of Ingka Group, which relate to sustainable development and the circular economy, into the day-to-day operations of the IKEA brand and its Retail chain. IKEA is committed to become climate-neutral by 2030, and one of the ways is to apply the principles of circular economy and waste prevention.Barbora also works at IKEA and Ingka Group as an internal ambassador and spokesperson for sustainability issues. She is also responsible for a number of projects that motivate customers to live a healthy and sustainable life.

Zuzana Holá

Head of Communication & Sustainability
Vodafone Foundation Director

Zuzana Holá leads the corporate communications team at Vodafone and is also responsible for the company’s sustainable business and ESG. Her team is in charge of coordinating ESG activities, non-financial reporting, audits and education. She is also Vodafone Foundation Director, whose mission is to support technologies with a positive social impact.She was also involved in sustainability before Vodafone, for several years she managed CSR and setting the strategy of sustainable development and reporting at Lidl.

Nick Archer

Ambassador of UK to the Czech Republic

Nick Archer has been the UK Ambassador to the Czech Republic since 2018. Previously, he served as Ambassador to Denmark and High Commissioner to Malta.

Ayesha Patricia Rekhi

Ambassador of Canada to the Czech Republic

Since joining the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada in 1999 and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 2002, Ayesha Patricia Rekhi has served in Canada as a Peacebuilding and Human Security Advisor and deputy director of Southeast Asia and Oceania Division. Between 2000 and 2019, she also worked directly in Southeast Asia. In August 2019, Ms Rekhi was appointed Ambassador of Canada to the Czech Republic.

Phasporn Sangasubana

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Czech Republic

Phasporn Sangasubana has been the Ambassador of Thailand to the Czech Republic since 2021. She has been posted in various countries since 1991 such as Norway, Austria, Russian Federation, Singapore and Indonesia.

Vít Papoušek

External Affairs & Sustainability Manager at Home Credit Group

Vít Papoušek is an ESG manager at Home Credit Group. His role is to help in developing sustainable principles across the group. He is also responsible for ESG reporting and monitoring ESG trends, regulations and opportunities. In addition, he coordinates social responsibility and financial literacy projects.

Milan Medek

CSR Manager, Kooperativa

Milan Medek works as a CSR manager at Kooperativa and he is also the executive director of the Kooperativa Foundation. His CSR department focuses on prevention, sustainability, ecology, diversity, and philanthropy. For the past 20 years, he has worked in managerial positions in the field of marketing, of which 11 years he was the Director of Marketing and Product Development at Kooperativa. In addition, he taught marketing and CSR at universities.

Sandra Feltham

President, Business Leaders Forum
Director, Flagship

Sandra Feltham is a leading expert in sustainable development and ESG in the Czech Republic. She is the president of Business Leaders Forum and owns the sustainability consulting Flagship, which specializes in responsible business in Central and Eastern Europe.

Martina Popenková

Senior Client Director, Ipsos

Martina joined Ipsos in 2010. In her role, she was responsible for research in the field of innovation, potential measurement research and sales forecasting, but also for the projects focused on a brand and a general understanding of the market. Now, as Senior Client Director, she is dedicated to implementing research results into the processes of companies across sectors. Before joining Ipsos, Martina worked for Kantar in the UK for several years.

Karel Smékal

Director of the Communications Department

From 2020, Karel Smékal is the Special Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Participations of the Czech Republic at World Exhibitions. In his previous diplomatic career, he served as Deputy Consul General of the Czech Republic in New York (2016 – 2020) and Deputy Ambassador of the Czech Republic in Albania (2011 – 2014).He is a graduate of the Faculty of Arts of Charles University and the Prague Conservatory.

Ondřej Soška

General Commissioner for the Czech participation at EXPO 2025

On 24 August 2022, Ondřej SOŠKA was appointed by the Government of the Czech Republic as General Commissioner of the Czech participation in the General World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan.
He is a manager with more than 20 years of experience in the private and public sphere. He has gained experience in Europe, USA, Middle and Far East, where he was involved in business strategy development, international business and management of multicultural teams.He is a founding member of the association Czech Business Council in Dubai, where he served as Vice President from 2014 to 2020.

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Year 2021

Jan Růžička

Chief External Affairs Officer, Home Credit Group

Jan Růžička is the head of external relations at Home Credit Group. He lives and works in Hong Kong, where he manages teams in the US, Asia, and Europe responsible for Corporate Affairs, Regulatory, PR, CSR, and ESG. Before coming to Asia, he worked for the Czech government for ten years at the Ministries of Culture and Health and was one of the prominent figures in health reform. Jan Růžička graduated from the University of Cambridge and Charles University and is still in academia, teaching behavioral economics and disruption in finance and healthcare at universities in Asia and Europe.

Nataša Foltánová

Founder, Tierra Verde s.r.o.

Nataša Foltánová started her working career in Canada, where she studied international business. After graduation, she worked as a buyer on an African construction project, and after returning to the Czech Republic, she was at the birth of several microbreweries. In 2008, she founded Tierra Verde, a manufacturing company for eco-friendly cleaning products. From Tierra Verde, which, in her own words, originated directly in her kitchen, she built a company with a turnover of 100 million. In March 2021, she left Tierra Verde and is dedicated to other projects.

Guido Hackl

Country Manager Austria, CZ & SK,
Air France KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Guido Hackl has worked in the aviation environment for over thirty years, having passed through Lufthansa, Swissair, and Brussels Airlines. Since 2016, he has worked at KLM Royal Dutch Airlines as Country Manager for Austria, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic.

Alena Janotková

Business Relations Manager,
Veolia Czech Republic

Alena Janotková has been working at Veolia for six years as a project manager for business development. She builds on her experience in corporate and strategic communication, PR and business activities. She is responsible for developing new projects and building business relationships with clients. She is interested in CSR topics and values corresponding to the sustainability of development.

Michal Čubrík

Public Affairs Manager CZ/SK,
Coca-Cola HBC

Michal Čubrík is responsible for Coca-Cola HBC’s external relations in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. He represents the company in key industry associations in both countries, deals with regulatory issues, and manages strategic sustainability projects. He has many years of experience in diplomacy and the non-profit sector.

Alice Machová

Partner, Climate Change & Sustainability Services,
EY Czech Republic

Alice Machová is a partner in the Accounting Advisory Department of Financial & Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) and is responsible for developing FAAS services in the Czech Republic and the Central European region. Alice is an expert in CFO agenda and financial accounting. She focuses on digital technologies, financial processes, and accounting standards and devotes herself to non-financial reporting, sustainable development, and CSR.

Nick Archer

British Ambassador
to the Czech Republic

Nick Archer has been the UK Ambassador to the Czech Republic since 2018. Previously, he served as Ambassador to Denmark and High Commissioner to Malta.

Daan Huisinga

Dutch Ambassador
to the Czech Republic

Jukka Pesola

Ambassador of Finland
to the Czech Republic

Tomáš Macků

External Affairs Director,
Ipsos s.r.o.

Tomáš Macků has been working in the market and public opinion research for almost 30 years. Since 2007 he has been with Ipsos, now in the position of External Affairs Director. He is a member of the Czech Management Association, the Czech Marketing Society, the Czech Business Council for Sustainable Development, the PR Club, etc. He is responsible for PR, development projects, communication, and relationships with significant clients and focuses on CSR and sustainable development.

Sandra Feltham

Moderator,
Business Leaders Forum

Sandra Feltham is a leading expert in social responsibility and sustainable development in the Czech Republic. She is the President of the Business Leaders Forum and owns Flagship, a responsible business consulting agency operating in Central and Eastern Europe. Sandra also works as an expert juror in the Green Brands Czech Republic competition, is an external lecturer in the MBA program at the Austrian Ferdinand Porsche University, and has been involved in the CSR and sustainable development field for more than ten years. She is certified by the University of Cambridge in Sustainability Business Management, the Global Reporting Initiative in writing non-financial reports, and the British IEMA in environmental management.

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Year 2020

Renata Horáková

Member of the Board of Directors and Head of Business Administration, Oncomed manufacturing

Renata Horáková

Renata Horáková is Head of Business Administration and a Member of the Board of Directors of oncomed manufacturing. She has been with the company for many years. In 2009, she ensured the continuation of the production of cytostatic injections through a foreign investor and became part of the management. As part of her role, she is in charge of all non-technical services: legal affairs, finance, HR, PR, CSR, IT, and OSH.

Martin Diviš

Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Kooperativa

Martin Diviš

Martin Diviš connected his professional life with the Kooperativa insurance company. He joined the board in 1995 and has been Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO since 2008. At the same time, he is the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ČPP and is the head of the VIG ČR Group. Since 2008, he has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the ČKP and Vice-President of the CAP. In 2013, he was elected president of the CAP.

Gabriela Bechynská

Corporate & Government Affairs Manager, Mondelez Europe

Gabriela Bechynská

Gabriela Bechynská is a member of the management of Mondelez in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary. She holds the position of Corporate & Government Affairs Manager. She is in charge of corporate communication, an integral part of which is informing the public about sustainability projects.

Tomáš Macků

External Affairs Director,
Ipsos s.r.o.

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Roman Grametbauer

Manager Sustainability,
Philip Morris ČR, a.s.

Roman Grametbauer

Roman Grametbauer works as a Sustainability Manager in the External Affairs department of Philip Morris ČR, JSC. Previously, he worked there as a Corporate Affairs Executive. He has experience in external relations and communication positions in the tobacco, armaments, and mining sectors.

Miroslav Kundrata

Director of Strategic Development,
Partnership Foundation

Miroslav Kundrata

After 1989, Miroslav Kundrata significantly contributed to developing the environmentally oriented non-profit sector. He participated in the preparation of the program of the American foundations Environmental Partnership for Central Europe. Since 1994 he has been the director of the Brno Partnership Foundation. Here he advocates the continuous development of the Foundation’s activities and strategic planning.

Ján Kondáš

Head of Communications
TESCO Stores ČR, a.s.

Ján Kondáš

Ján Kondáš has been working as Head of Communications at the British Tesco chain in the Czech Republic since 2016. He is responsible for external and internal communication, social responsibility activities, and government relations. In the past, he gained experience in corporate communication and strategic consulting from other business segments.