Expo Real 2025 October 6-8
CZECH CITIES
City of Ostrava, City of Prague, City of Jihlava
Hall: A2 Stand: 430
Area: 496 km²
▪️Capital city of the Czech Republic
▪️Center of political, cultural, and economic life → network of institutions, diplomatic missions, and international companies
▪️Excellent infrastructure: transport connections (airport, highways, railways), wide range of services, education, and research
▪️Large and steadily growing population with high purchasing power concentration
▪️Strong potential in real estate, both luxury and standard, due to housing demand
▪️International prestige, strong brands, and tourism
Area: 214 km²
▪️Strategic location: close to the borders with Poland and Slovakia, an important transport hub
▪️the third largest city in the Czech Republic
▪️Large surrounding market (region), high regional population (~1.2 million) compared to other regions
▪️Strong municipal support: infrastructure development projects, technology, science, and research
▪️Availability of qualified workforce universities and technical schools
▪️Significant investments in large-scale projects in cooperation with renowned architects.
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Area: 79 km²
▪️Jihlava is the regional capital of Vysočina – administrative center with a strong local role
▪️Jihlava is located 120 km from Prague
▪️Horácká Arena is being built as a new ice hockey venue, scheduled to open in this year, designed by the architectural studio Chybik + Kristof
▪️Active investment plan (the city is allocating substantial funds to renovations and construction)
▪️Lower competition compared to larger cities for certain types of projects
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Photo gallery – Expo Real 2025:
Monday, October 6
13:00
Czech Cities & Regions Representatives Opening
Welcome speeches
Networking
14:00
REDEVELOPING THE STATION FORECOURT. INVESTMENT POTENTIAL NEAR MULTIMODAL TRAFFIC HUB.
Michala Hergetová I moderator
Ondřej Vysloužil I MAPPA Ostrava
Oleg Haman I Casua
14:30
WHERE BUSINESS MEETS REST. HOTEL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
Michala Hergetová I moderator
Lucie Baránková Vilamová I City of Ostrava
Ondřej Vysloužil I MAPPA Ostrava
Jan Adámek I Jan Hospitality
15:00
PRAGUE BROWNFIELDS 2025 – NEWLY PREPARED SITES FOR INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Michala Hergetová I moderator
Petr Hlaváček I City of Prague
Martina Váňová I City of Prague
Zdeněk Soudný I Na Jelenách
Václav Hlaváček I Na Jelenách
Miroslav Linhart I Na Jelenách
David Musil I PENTA Real Estate
Leoš Anderle I Sekyra Group
16:30
REDEFINING CONSTRUCTION WITH 3D CONCRETE PRINTING
Tomáš Vranek I PURPOSIA Group
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Tuesday, October 7
10:00
HOW TO MAKE A PLANETARIUM EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT
Jiří Jaroš / moderator
Jakub Rozehnal / Prague Planetarium
Martin Fuchs / Prague Planetarium
10:30
MANUFACTURING AND INNOVATION
Jiří Jaroš I moderator
Daniel Mazur I City of Prague
Josef Bláha I Trade Centre Praha
Marta Pražáková I Trade Centre Praha
Jan Krtička I IPR
Jan Elger I SIRS
Ivan Strouhal I TTC
11:30
SAVARIN. THE BEATING HEART OF A NEW PRAGUE
Simon Johnson I Crestyl
12:00
CZECH STRATEGIC BUSINESS PARKS: REGENERATION, TRANSFORMATION AND INVESTMENT
Jan Elger I SIRS
13:00
JIHLAVA MULTIPURPOSE URBAN ARENA A CATALYST FOR CITY RENEWAL
Ondřej Chybík I Chybík + Kristof
13:30
INNOVATION MEETS SUSTAINABILITY
Jiří Jaroš I moderator
Adéla Hradilová I MSIC
Miloš Lukačka I MIRdesign
Jakub Kodr I CTP Invest
14:00
REOPENING THE OSTRAVA AIRPORT FOREFIELD
Jiří Jaroš I moderator
Daniel Vaněk I VANĚK ARCHITECTURE
15:00 FROM BROWNFIELDS TO CROWNFIELDS
Chris Müller I CMb.industries
16:00
CREATIVE REUSE OF CITIES
Ondřej Chybík I Chybík + Kristof
Wednesday, October 8
Networking, meetings
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Lucie Baránková Vilamová
Deputy Mayor for strategic development and culture of Ostrava City. She is a graduate of VŠB-TU Ostrava and in her professional practice, she has been involved in project management, trade, and marketing. She has also lectured on marketing and trade at universities and supervised diploma theses. “It is pointless to ask whether life has meaning or not. It has as much meaning as we give it,” with this motto, she entered the prestigious competition of the Czech Management Association, where she competed not only for the title of Manager of the Year 2021, but also for the highest position in her competition category “Public Administration.”
Petr Hlaváček
Petr Hlaváček is the Deputy Mayor of Prague responsible for spatial development, land use, and strategic planning. In this role, he guides the city’s long-term approach to urban growth, with a particular focus on regenerating inner-city brownfields and preparing new districts that combine housing, services, and public spaces. Under his leadership, Prague is advancing some of its most ambitious development projects, including Florenc 21, the Žižkov Freight Station redevelopment, and other large-scale revitalisations that will redefine the city’s central areas. He also plays a key role in addressing Prague’s critical housing challenge, promoting policies that balance affordability, sustainability, and architectural quality. With a professional background in architecture and urban planning, he brings both expertise and balance to the city’s development agenda, working to ensure Prague grows in a sustainable and liveable way.
Jan Dohnal
was elected as Ostrava’s Mayor at a City Assembly session on 26 April 2023. He graduated from the University of Ostrava with a degree in Demography and Social Geography/Regional Development. He is a member of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS). Before entering active politics, he was in the real estate business; from 2008 he was the co-owner and managing director of a real estate company. Jan Dohnal has been a member of the Ostrava-Jih Municipal District Assembly since 2002. He has been the Mayor of Ostrava since April 2023.
Zdeněk Soudný
has been involved in development, spatial planning, and urban development for more than 15 years. He serves as Secretary General of the Association of Developers, Vice-President of the Association of Building Entrepreneurs, and member of expert groups involved in the preparation of building standards and legislation. He systematically connects the public and private sectors and strives for a simpler, clearer, and more functional legislative environment.
He is also active in popularization, regularly publishing in media focused on economics and urbanism, and speaking at conferences dedicated to the future of cities, affordable housing, and innovations in construction.
He is the Executive Director of Na Jelenách a.s.
Michala Hergetová
Monday – moderator
She was born in Plzeň and graduated from the local František Křižík Grammar School. In 2004, she completed her studies in International Trade Economics and European Integration at the Faculty of International Relations of the University of Economics in Prague, and also studied European Studies at Staffordshire University in the United Kingdom. She began her career as a television reporter at TV3 news, later moving to the CzechTrade agency, where she served as Head of Public Communication. In 2005, she became an economic editor at Czech Television. She is now active as a presenter.
Jiří Jaroš
Tuesday – moderator
is a moderator at CAMP (Center for Architecture and Metropolitan Planning) where he is dedicated to fostering meaningful dialogue about cities. He is a member of the Institute of Planning and Development in Prague and has contributed to every major project of the past decade. Jiri is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Architecture at CTU, with research focused on the role of municipal architects in the context of UN-Habitat’s New Urban Agenda framework. His passion lies in making architecture and the backstage of cities more accessible to the public, particularly through guided tours.
Ondřej Vysloužil
He studied at the Brno University of Technology and began his career at the architectural studio Atelier 8000 in Prague, where he contributed to projects involving office and commercial buildings, residential constructions, and urban planning designs. To leave his creative mark in all three of the Czech Republic’s largest cities, he returned to his hometown of Ostrava. There, he and his wife founded the firm VYSLOUŽIL ARCHITEKTI. Since 2019, he has been the director of MAPPA.
Václav Hlaváček
who stands behind the Czech branch of Studio acht, has been collaborating with Dutch architects since the early 1990s. In 1993, he went on to establish the Prague branch of the studio. He thus represents the second generation of the practice (while his younger colleagues today are in many respects already the third). He sees himself as a successor to the original founders, with whom he closely cooperated on projects both in the Czech Republic and in Rotterdam. In the Czech Republic, Studio acht maintains offices in Prague, Brno, Olomouc and Třinec. The studio currently has a team of 70 members.
Jakub Rozehnal
studied astronomy and astrophysics at Charles University in Prague. He is a prominent figure in the popularization of astronomy in the Czech Republic. He began his career in 1993 at the Prague Planetarium and Observatory as a demonstrator. Over time, he advanced to become the director in 2017, unifying all centers under the Planetum brand – a modern, open educational organization. Under his leadership, the Štefánik Observatory was fully renovated, including the restoration of a historic early 20th-century astrograph. His largest project is the complete reconstruction of the Prague Planetarium, the world’s first fully digital LED planetarium.
Martin Fuchs
When, as a primary school pupil, Martin Fuchs made a tripod for a telescope in his great-uncle’s carpentry workshop and enrolled in an astronomy course, he had no idea that the observatory and planetarium would literally become his life’s destiny. He spent a decade studying electronics and computer graphics as a demonstrator at the Petřín Observatory, where, after a brief stint in primary research, he settled as head of the technical department. After a change in management, he moved to the Prague Planetarium as dramaturge and art director. Professionally, he straddles the worlds of technology and production. He is involved in content creation, design, and technology. He is an enthusiastic admirer of all nature, especially mountains and water, and a fan of travel, sports, electronic music, and urban exploration, all of which could be collectively referred to as the Universe.
Josef Bláha
Since 2023, Josef Bláha has been responsible for the strategic management of the company, the development of the capital city’s managed assets, and the coordination of real estate and urban infrastructure projects. He has many years of experience in property management and investment project management, where he emphasizes transparency, efficiency, and cooperation between the public and private sectors. At TCP a.s., he promotes an innovative approach to the use of municipal assets, aiming not only to achieve economic returns but also to maximize benefits for the citizens of Prague. Under his leadership, the company is involved in the preparation of strategic projects, such as the transformation of the Žižkov Freight Railway Station, and is taking an active role in the discussion about the future shape of the city.
Jan Krtička
Jan Krtička is an urban planner working at the Prague Institute of Planning and Development, where he heads the Urban Districts Development Office. He is an architect (Faculty of Architecture, Czech Technical University) and sociologist (Faculty of Arts, Charles University Prague). He focuses on issues related to the planning of new districts, particularly spatial regulation and public facility planning.
Oleg Haman
graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Czech Technical University in Prague and began his professional career at the Project Institute for the Development of the City of Prague, where he collaborated with the modernist architect Karel Prager. In 1991, he co-founded the architectural studio CASUA, which under his leadership has become one of the leading Czech practices.
He is a certified member of both the Czech and Slovak Chambers of Architects, has served since 2017 as President of the Society of Czech Architects, and is also a member of the Board of Trustees of CTU. In 2011, he was appointed Professor of the International Academy of Architecture (IAAM).
Over the course of his career, he has received numerous awards and contributed to major residential and public projects, including the Korunní Residence and the Czech Statistical Office building. In his free time, he enjoys skiing, traveling to architectural landmarks and UNESCO heritage sites, and is actively engaged in philanthropy.
Jan Elger
is currently the External Affairs Manager at the newly established State Investment and Development Company, where he is responsible for fostering relationships with municipalities surrounding emerging strategic industrial parks, as well as with regional authorities and a diverse range of local stakeholders. His role also extends to representing the company in international matters and cross-border negotiations. Before this, he held a position at CzechInvest, where he took care of the preparation of the Gigafactory project for Volkswagen. His previous experience includes several years at the German-Czech Chamber of Commerce and Industry, focusing on digitalization and sustainability initiatives, and at the British Chamber of Commerce, where he managed a mentoring program for start-ups.
Ondřej Chybík
He studied architecture and urbanism at Brno University of Technology, TU Graz in Austria, and ETH Zurich in Switzerland, and worked at the Vienna-based studio PPAG. His work was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York as part of the exhibition Uneven Growth. He has served on international juries for architectural competitions and national architecture awards in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. He was a visiting critic at Politecnico di Milano in Italy. Together with the studio CHYBIK + KRISTOF, he has received numerous awards, including the 2019 Design Vanguard prize from the American magazine Architectural Record.
Jan Adámek
Jan Adámek was in the hotel business for many years as a hotel general manager. In 2003, he secured the acquisition of 5* Hotel Jalta in Prague on Wenceslas Square for a British investor, and three years later the acquisition of 4* Hotel Plaza Alta in Prague 7.
Twenty years of active scouting taught him what’s most important in his words, which is that rules, truth and fairness are essential. He has brought that legacy to JAN Hospitality, which is currently working for dozens of domestic and foreign companies.
Daniel Vaněk
Czech architect and civil engineer. During studies at the Faculty of Civil Engineering at VŠB – TU Ostrava, he focused on architecture and civil engineering, as well as industrial and building construction. Subsequently, while studying at Yokohama National University, Japan, he focused on topic of the implementation of high-speed railways into the landscape.
In 2014, he founded his own architectural studio VANĚK ARCHITECTURE based in Ostrava. His studio is involved in a wide range of projects, from conceptual designs and the reconstruction of historical buildings to designs for contemporary buildings and urban studies.
Simon Johnson
has 35 years’ experience in property development and has been involved in developing commercial property mainly in London, Prague and Bratislava. He has been Chief Operations Officer (COO) of the entire Crestyl Group since 2011, later expanding his role to include the role of CEO in the Czech Republic, and has been Crestyl’s International CEO since November 2024. He has been active in Central Europe since the 1990s and was involved e.g. in the development of the Eurovea centre in Bratislava and the Palladium in Prague. Although English is his mother tongue, he is fluent in Czech and Slovak and has Czech citizenship. His interests include sport, cooking and good wine.
Adéla Hradilová
Adéla is a member of the MSIC board, and her role includes coordinating the planning and implementation of activities, services and programmes supporting SMEs and startups as part of the Moravian-Silesian Regional Innovation Strategy. She has many years’ experience offering grant-related consultancy for SMEs in the Czech Republic and other countries, with a particular focus on international grants funded via the Horizon 2020/HorizonEurope framework programme and other EU programmes such as EIC Accelerator, Eurostars and Cascade Funding. Before arriving in Ostrava, she spent several years working for the European Commission and then at JIC in Brno.
Miloš Lukačka
is a serial entrepreneur with 15 years of experience in company building, product strategy, and business development. He has led multiple venture capital and private equity investment funds and has since partnered with MIRdesign to create a modular, efficient, affordable, and sustainable solution to today’s housing market challenges.
MIRDesign has developed an innovative wooden structural system, enabling its housing units to deliver all these advantages while offering exceptional quality of living and very low cost of living.
Tomáš Vranek
is CEO of Coral Construction Technologies, a global pioneering construction technology company at the forefront of automated housebuilding. With over a decade of leadership in engineering, automation, and construction delivery, Tomas bridges the gap between visionary design and industrial execution. He has overseen the delivery of advanced 3DCP projects across Europe, integrating precision automation, materials science, and modern architectural thinking. His mission: to make sustainable, beautiful, high-quality homes available faster, with less waste, and without compromise.
Jakub Kodr
is the managing director and commercial director for the Czech Republic at CTP, which is the leading developer in the European market for industrial-logistics parks. He advanced to one of the key positions in the development sector shortly after joining the company in 2017, and he has held his current leadership position for three years. His alma mater is the University of Economics, Prague. He also holds a prestigious MBA in real estate and is a qualified member of MRICS (The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors).
Chris Müller
Asbestos disposal expert, restaurateur, machine operator, rock musician, artist, factory director, entrepreneur, real estate developer, CEO, Chief Visionary Officer of the DELTA Group – Chris Müller’s biography is as diverse as the rock layers of the Austrian Hausruck brown coal mining area. Growing up there, he was shaped by mining, the harsh climate and the code of the cronies. As founding director, Chris Müller and his team have transformed Tabakfabrik Linz from a brownfield site to a thriving, profitable vibrant site. After privatization and foreclosure, the quarter is now a highly frequented, open and internationally acclaimed place of innovation owned by the city of Linz, which Forbes magazine gave the glow. With his diverse experience and seismographic intuition, he now advises politics and business as CEO of CMb.industries GmbH, with a particular focus on innovation ecologies. Chris Müller is currently advising on the development of the famous and heritage-protected Otto Wagner Complex in Vienna.
Daniel Mazur
is a Member of the Prague City Council responsible for ICT, Smart City strategy, science, research, and innovation. He leads the city’s digital transformation and supports the development of an open, collaborative innovation ecosystem. Under his oversight, the Prague Innovation Institute has delivered multiple projects bringing over CZK 50–70 million in innovation services annually to the capital, including the Innovate Prague platform and innovation subsidies supporting startups and university spin-offs. He also oversees Operator ICT, which develops open-source digital tools for data-based city governance such as the Golemio data platform, Prague’s citizen portal, and the city’s open-data hub, and also pilots smart data-driven solutions for the city.
Ivan Strouhal
Since 2007, Ivan Strouhal has been shaping the real estate activities of TTC Group. After holding various managerial positions, he became Director of TTC REAL ESTATE in 2014 and, since 2021, has overseen the TTC Group’s entire real estate portfolio. Over the years, he has participated in a number of projects that strengthened TTC’s position in the office and technology property segment. He is currently overseeing the preparation and construction of the OXYMA Technology Center, developed by the TTC Group in Prague’s Malešice district. On the site of an existing building, a brand-new modern complex will be built, combining office space, light manufacturing, laboratories, co-working areas, a data center, and innovative services – with the ambition of creating a vibrant innovation hub and transforming Prague’s Malešice into a “Czech Silicon Valley.”
Marta Pražáková
Marta Pražáková focuses primarily on the operational and organizational aspects of the company’s activities, supporting development projects, and communicating with partners and the public. She has experience in both public administration and the private sector, and at TCP a.s. she focuses on promoting civic amenities and sustainable development within the framework of upcoming projects. She is actively involved in the conceptual preparation of urban revitalization projects and emphasizes the role of high-quality public spaces and services for residents. Her work aims to ensure that development projects not only enhance the reputation of Prague, but also improve the everyday lives of its residents.
Miroslav Linhart
is a Senior Partner in the Advisory department at Deloitte Czech Republic, where he also heads the real estate and construction advisory practice. He specializes in corporate finance services focused on real estate transactions, real estate valuation, commercial due diligence, market analysis and search for acquisition targets, economic feasibility studies, and preparation of investment and business plans. Miroslav is a certified accountant in the United Kingdom (ACCA), publishes articles in economic and professional media, and is a frequent guest at conferences.
David Musil
has worked at Penta since 2008 and is the longest-serving member of the team. He was responsible for Penta Real Estate’s first development project in the Czech Republic – Florentinum – which has won several prestigious awards, including the 2014 CEEQA Award for Best Office Project in Central and Eastern Europe. For several years, he managed major residential and hospitality projects that helped establish Penta Real Estate as one of the largest residential developers in Prague. He currently serves as the Country Managing Director for the Czech Republic. In the past, David also worked for Knight Frank in Prague, as well as PJ Hegarty & Sons and Laing O’Rourke in Dublin, Ireland.He’s an occasional lecturer at the Czech Technical University in Prague, where he also graduated.
Leoš Anderle
graduated from the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague, specialising in building construction. He began his career in 1996 in the development division of Metrostav. He has been with Sekyra Group since 2001, when he joined as Director of the newly established commercial development division. He is married with two children. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, sport, and has a keen interest in architecture and art. His hobbies include collecting classic cars and travelling.
City of Prague
City of Ostrava
This year, the City of Jihlava joined us.
Na Jelenách a.s.
Accolade, s.r.o.
CASUA s.r.o.
CMb.industries
CRESTYL real estate, s.r.o.
CTP Invest, spol. s r.o.
MIRdesign, s.r.o.
Moravskoslezské inovační centrum Ostrava, a.s.
OAMP Holding s.r.o.
Panattoni Czech Republic Development s.r.o.
Penta Real Estate s.r.o.
PRK Partners s.r.o.
PURPOSIA Group a.s.
Sekyra Group, a.s.
Státní investiční a rozvojová společnost, a.s. (SIRS)
TKC Real Estate a.s.
TTC HOLDING, a.s.
PR contact: Lucie Kajnarová
+420 603 544 462
lucie.kajnarova@ostrava.cz