Meet us at Expo Real 2024 from 7.-9. October 2024
Czech Cities & Regions
City of Ostrava
Hall: A2 Stand: 430
Please make an appointment: invest@ostrava.cz
Monday, October 7
10:00 am
City of Prague
11:00 am
City of Prague
1:00 pm
REASONS TO INVEST IN CZECHIA & NEW STRATEGIC INDUSTRIAL ZONES
Jan Michal / CzechInvest
Jan Elger / SIRS
3:00 pm
KEY ASPECTS OF SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE WORLDS OF BUSINESS, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
Igor Ivan / VŠB-TUO
Vladislav Kolárik
Adéla Hradilová / MSIC
4:30 pm
Czech Cities & Regions Representatives Opening
Welcome speeches
Networking
Tuesday, October 8
10:00 am
City of Prague
1:00 pm
WORLD ARCHITECTURE IN OSTRAVA. REVITALIZATION OF THE HISTORIC MUNICIPAL SLAUGHTERHOUSE BUILDING.
Robert Konieczny / KWK PROMES
Hana Tichánková / City of Ostrava
Ondřej Vysloužil / MAPPA
2:30 pm
CHALLENGES IN RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN OSTRAVA
Kristýna Zavrtálková / LinkCity
4:00 pm
DEVELOPMENT TALK
Jan Dohnal / City of Ostrava
Adéla Hradilová / MSIC
Igor Ivan / VŠB-TUO
/ OAMP
/ CTP
/ Ostrava Tower Complex
Wednesday, October 9
Networking, meetings
Robert Konieczny
Robert Konieczny is a leading Polish architect. Born in 1969 in Katowice, he studied architecture at the Silesian Technical University in Gliwice. In 1996 he received certification from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and three years later he co-founded the KWK Promes architecture studio.
Robert Konieczny is considered a representative of conceptual architecture; his designs are rooted in clear ideas and intentions. His approach is typified by a willingness to depart from his own personal preferences and to seek innovative, often surprising solutions. His KWK Promes studio is renowned for its ability to transform derelict buildings into striking works of modern architecture.
One of Konieczny’s most fascinating recent projects is the revitalization of Ostrava’s historic city slaughterhouse. Thanks to a careful renovation combined with new architectural solutions, the slaughterhouse has become an iconic venue for contemporary art. Konieczny’s KWK Promes studio was responsible for implementing his vision, which has breathed new life into Ostrava’s historic centre.
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.
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.
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.
Igor Ivan
Igor is currently in his sixth year as Vice-Rector for Strategy and Cooperation at VSB-TUO. He played a pivotal role in developing the SMARAGD strategy and is now leading the largest project in VSB-TUO’s history, as well as the largest project in the Czech Republic under the Operational Programme Fair Transformation, named REFRESH. With a budget exceeding CZK 2.6 billion, REFRESH aims to establish a new innovation ecosystem in the region.
Jan Michal
came to CzechInvest from the European Commission, where he served in the Secretariat-General and later as a deputy section director in the
Directorate-General for Communication, where he headed the Political and Economic Intelligence department. During the Czech presidency of the Council of
the European Union in 2022, he served as Deputy Sherpa in the Office of the Government. From 2010 to 2016, he headed the EC Representation in Czechia. During his mission, he took part in, among other things, Czechia’s involvement
in the InvestEU programme and cooperation with the European Investment Bank. Prior to that, he worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as at NATO
headquarters in Brussels and the United Nations in New York.
Hana Tichánková
studied in Ostrava, and she has lived in Ostrava-Hrabůvka since 1995. For many years she has been active in public life – first as the Deputy Mayor of the Ostrava-Jih Municipal District, and now as the First Deputy Mayor of Ostrava. Her area of responsibility in this role covers strategic development, territorial planning and construction regulations.
Her priorities include creating an excellent business environment, ensuring that people have access to affordable housing, and providing high-quality education; all these are key factors for Ostrava’s current and future prosperity. She is a firm believer in Ostrava’s potential, and she strives to help it become a vibrant, friendly and welcoming city that will gain deserved appreciation and respect.
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Contact: Lucie Kajnarová, +420 603 544 462, lucie.kajnarova@ostrava.cz