Would you like to promote more your new products/services or your upcoming events, conferences or courses & seminars in 2015? AmCham offers new Product Promotional Packages where physical promotion at Business Networking Evenings is combined with online banners at www.czechmarketplace.cz. See more about the Product Promotional Packages HERE

For more information, any questions how we could better promote your specific services, events, products during the 2015 - contact Renáta Paceltová at 724 184 866 or at rpaceltova@amcham.cz.

AmCham and its Czech Industry Coalition for Data Protection (CICDP) would like to inform you, that January 28 is a Data Privacy Day. DPD is an international effort to recognize the importance of protecting privacy, safeguarding data and enabling trust. Data Privacy Day's goals are to:

• Raise awareness and educate consumers to better understand how their personal information may be collected and the benefits and risks of sharing personal data.
• Empower consumers to express their expectations for the use, protection and management of their personal data.
• Inspire consumers through concrete, simple and actionable tips to more actively manage their online lives.
• Encourage and motivate consumers to consider the privacy implications of their online actions for themselves and others.
• Encourage businesses to be data stewards by being open and honest about how they collect, use and share personal information and clearly communicating any available privacy and security controls.

For more information, click here.

Statement of Vice-President Ansip and Commissioner Jourová: Concluding the EU Data Protection Reform is essential for the Digital Single Market

AmCham started new serie of GM activites in 2015 by organizing Wine tasting for GMs/CEOs with spouses. Excellent wines were provided by an AmCham member House of Wine. Thank you to our hosts - Asten Groups & House of Wine. See photos from the GM Evening HERE

During the workshop attendees explored possibilities which social networks like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter offer to make people´s personal brand more recognizable and connected to the business people do. Workshop was driven by Jakub Krenek, Social Media Manager of Socialsharks.
Presentation from the discussion can be downloaded here.

Members of Marketing Committee met to discuss and plan upcoming activities. Next meeting of the Committee is planned for March 26, 9am at AmCham offices. Register online or at registration@amcham.cz.

Short overview of discussed topics:

1. Committee agreed to organize a series of workshops focused on different aspects of social media as the topic of social media appear to be pretty popular. Concrete topics suggestions can be found in the minutes. The Committee will appreciate also your suggestions and tips for right topics.
2. Committee discussed upcoming event on How do companies communicate internally? which will be held on April 22, starting 9am. The panel moderated discussion will be dedicated to all AmCham members who deal with and handle internal communication projects. As soon as the event content and speakers are finalized you can find it at Activities Schedule.
3. Committee started to discuss this year´s issue of Best Office publication. In March chairs of all committees will meet to brainstorm this year´s topics and individual committees will discuss their involvement and contributions during March´s Committee. If you have any suggestions feel free to send them to us.

Full lenght Committee minutes can be downloaded here.

AmCham members active in Business & Finance committee met to discussed and plan further activities, brainstorm possible topics, and plan upcoming seminars for March/April2015.

MINUTES:

1. Past Event: Enough of complicated spreadsheets - get to know innovative ways of financial modelling - Feb19:  feedback
2. List of topics for seminars/workshops in 2015: topics discussed:

• SSCs: Why did you select Czech Republic as a place for SSC?  - Comparison with other countries, advantages vs disadvanteges, HR, Finance & Legal aspects vs real stories of companies´representatives with SSCs.
• Negotiation workshop -  Client vs provider/play role - for consulting sectors (HR, FIn, Legal consulting)
• Different type of Investment -

3. Edu Brief: March19 - by Romana Krizova

4. 2015 best office publication - suggest ideas for new issue/any recommendations for new issue are welcome by email before March 15

5. Next committee meeting - March 19 , 9.00am

AmCham Business & Finance committee organized a seminar for CFOs/Finance Controller/GMs/Owners of companies providing information about two fast growing innovative alternatives to spreadsheets.

The growth of errors in spreadsheets and the danger of misleading information delivered to decision makers is causing corporations significant problems. Spreadsheets, which are a single user tool, are not scaleable in collaborative corporate decision making. This workshop gave us an opportunity to see two fast growing innovative alternatives that elegantly address spreadsheet inefficiencies.

The future of financial modelling is evolving to eliminate the use of spreadsheets in the decision making process.

Speakers:

• Jan Can and Marek Susta of Proverbs
• Michael Stimson and Jaroslav Malach of Gide International Limited

Case study:

• Head of Controlling from Dalkia Industries will present his case on using such a model to replace spreadsheets.
• Ministry of defense representative will speak about implementation of complex models in public sector

To read more and download the presentations /DEMO versions, click on the title

IT committee members met to discuss further activities and plan next workshops/discussions for 1-2Q 2015.
AmCham members can register for March 25, 2015 9 – 12.00:  Innovate or Die!  Why  and How Corporations Must Prepare for Positive Disruption - please note: NEW location: MSD Global Innovation Center - Riverview, Svornosti 2, Prague 5.

Other topics discussed and planned (full MINUTES attached):

1. Short info from Czech Industry Coalition on Data Protection by Václav Mach of Microsoft
2. Cloud computing workshop: 5 Myths selected and will be covered on the next workshop planed for April 8
3. Startups World: What they need from corporations? - 2nd discussion is planned for the End of April.
4. Edu Brief  for March 17:  Digital Identity/signature – by Michal Zahradník of DELTA legal
5. Next meetings

Click on the title to read more.