Program

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US COMMERCIAL SERVICE AND FEDEX WOULD LIKE TO
WELCOME YOU AT HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY SEMINA
R COCKTAIL

Program Greeting Introduction of US CS role
Mr. Greg OConnor, Commercial Counselor Ms.
Veronika Novaková, Commercial Specialist
CzechInvest Health Care projects in the Czech Re
public Mr. Jakub Mikuláek, Chief Operating Offic
er, Czechinvest Development of private sector i
n health care in the CR Mr. Oldrich ubrt, CEO, A
gel, a.s. FedEx, US CS worldwide partner Heal
th Care Mr. Carlo Novi, Global Accounts Manager,
FedEx Mr. Patrik Kloss, District Sales Manager, F
edEx Introduction of ZS Zahrádka
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U.S. COMMERCIAL SERVICE

• Vision The Premier Front-line U.S. Trade Agency
  Creating Prosperity in the United States and
  abroad.
  
• The U.S. Commercial Service supports U.S.
  companies in the CR as well as the Czech
  distributors representing U.S. manufacturers
  
• The U.S. Commercial Service works with Czech
  governmental and non-governmental institutions to
  promote U.S.-Czech business relationships.
  
• www.buyusa.gov/czechrepublic

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SUPPORT FOR US FIRMSIN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

• SINGLE COMPANY PROMOTION
• Do you need to
• get the word out about your new product or
  service in the Czech Republic,
  
• introduce your new distributor agent,
• find new customers,
• conduct a technical training program?
• Let the U.S. Embassy help you boost your
  promotional efforts.

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SUPPORT FOR US FIRMSIN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

• ADVOCACY
• Support for U.S. companies and distributors of
  U.S. products in tenders.
  
• Can include letters to Czech government and other
  decision makers, personal visits, etc.
  
• http//www.export.gov/Advocacy/

Open to support any other innovative ideas for
support or cooperation.
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OTHER ACTIVIETIES

• HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY SEMINARS
• HC Seminar Coffee for Czech Distributors
  (September 2006) http//www.buyusa.gov/czechrepubl
  ic/en/94.html
  
• HC Seminar Cocktail for US Companies (March
  2007)
  
• HC Seminar with Insurance companies
  (June/September, 2007)
  
• INTERNATIONAL VISITORS PROGRAM (IVP)
• U.S. Embassy grant program funds trips for
  Czech professionals in governmental and
  non-governmental institutions to visit the U.S.
  
• This year, a health care group visit is proposed.

• CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
• Major initiative of Ambassador Graber and the
  U.S. Commercial Service.
  
• Work with Czech NGOs an important aspect.
  (Introduction of ZS Zahradka at the end of this
  program.)
  

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CONTACT INFORMATION
US EMBASSY, US COMMERCIAL SERVICE
Trite 15, 118 01 Praha 1 Czech Republic Tel
420 257 022 437 Fax [phone] www.buy
usa.gov/czechrepublic Contacts Mr. Greg OCo
nnor, Commercial Counselor Greg.OConnor_at_mail.doc
.gov Ms. Veronika Nováková, Commercial Specialis
t, Health Care sector Veronika.Novakova_at_mail.doc
.gov