All our speaker slots are now filled and we are proud to say that we have a great mixture of international and local flair. There is great many companies who are exercising "Happiness at work" at their workplaces here in Prague and around Czech Republic and if your company needs input and examples our speakers will give you a well rounded picture of what Happiness at work can be about.
Alexander kjerulf
Alex is the founder of Woohoo inc and one of the world's leading experts on happiness at work.
He has done keynotes and workshops in over 30 countries for clients like IBM, LEGO, IKEA, Microsoft and many others. Alex is also the author of 4 books including the international bestseller Happy Hour is 9 to 5. Book Recommendation: The Seven-Day Weekend by Ricardo Semler, and The Progress Principle by Teresa Amabile and Steve Kramer |
Ineke HurkmansJump Movement Method was founded by Ineke Hurkmans, a Dutch consultant who wanted to create a method in which coworkers would be able to be motivated to contribute to a higher goal or ambition. Because she saw in her practice that people don’t want to be changed, but are really willing to contribute if they feel the space and safety to do so.
Book Recommendation: The 7 Habits of Highly Effecitve People by Steven R. Covey |
sanjiv SuriSince 1991, founder of the Zátiší Group, currently operating four restaurant in Prague:
V Zátiší, Bellevue, Mlýnec, Žofín Garden & Zátiší Catering exclusive caterer Žofín Palace, general caterer Prague Congress Centre and exclusive caterer 2012 - 2013 VIP Village Moto GP and Fresh & Tasty divisions. He earlier worked as General Manager, Food – Beverage Manager & Kitchen Coordinator at various hotel chains in France, India, Egypt and western Africa, to name but a few: Intercontinental, The Oberoi, or Le Meridien & Hyatt Regency International. He is a graduate of the IMHI – Institut de Management Hotelier International (Cornell – ESSEC) in Paris. He is a member of the UNICEF Supervisory Board, Head of the Board of Directors of Prague Convention Bureau, member of the Young Presidents’s Organization worldwide, partner and donor of the Association for Foreign Investments (AFI), and Vice president of the American Chamber of Commerce Supervisory Board. Book Recommendation: Blue Ocean Strategy by Renee Mauborgne, W Chan Kim |
Martin PaliČkaAs the Executive Director of Etnetera a company that ranks among the leading and largest Czech web and mobile application developers, Martin brings support and ideas along with other key executives throughout the company. He is also a board member where he is responsible for the financial management of the group and acquisitions. Among other things Martin is very passionate about happiness at work and practices many key concepts and theories daily!
Book Recommendation: Authentic Happiness by Martin E.P. Seligman |
MONIKA HILM
During my hotel career I have come across many good managers, however unfortunately I have met many, many more really poor and destructive manager who have directly lead hotel employees to leave the business or worse causing health risks and creating horrifying work conditions.
During my last assignment with Daramis Group I have had the wonderful opportunity to test my theories about happy hotel workforce. Results have been extremely rewarding and gave me the courage to share my experiences with you.. Book Recommendation: Start with WHY by Simon Sinek |
MILAN JASNÝ
Milan Jasný joined LMC at its early beginning when Jobs.cz was the only a brand in its portfolio. Today LMC provides several online products for recruitment and learning and development. As CEO of the company Milan is aware that employees are the most important assets and the only competitive advantage in the current fast changing world. He realized that happy employees leads to better productivity and company performance. He thinks that only truly and authentic partnership between company and employees is the road to success.
Book Recommendation: Jak být šťastný od 9 do 5 by Alexander Kjerulf |
MICHAL ŠRAJER
7 years ago Michal founded studio Inmite (Czech leader in smartphone apps development) together with his two friends. He named himself “Chief Happiness Officer” at that time with a mission to discover ways how to make work more fulfilling for people. Two years ago Inmite became a part of security company Avast through acquisition. And Michal continues his search for happiness at work in much bigger scale now.
Book Recommendation: Thinking Fast & Slow by Daniel Kahneman |
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Šimon PánekSimon has been a fighter for human rights since his student days in the 80's.
In 1992 Simon co-founded the help organisation "People in Need" (PIN) as well as "Epicentrum" the newspaper covering conflict areas around the world. Today he runs PIN programs including humanitarian development and human rights offices abroad and in Czech Republic with globally employing over 800 people and has an annual budget of 30-40million USD. Alongside his work in PIN Simon is involved in various organisations influencing governments to improve and develop cooperation and democracy. Simon has co-directed 5 hour documentary series about Stalinism in Czechoslovakia, Human Rights in Bosnia, Lebanon, Kosovo and Tibet. Simon has received several awards; noticeable European Hero in 2003, Post Bellum Award CZ 2010. Simon speaks fluently 5 languages, Czech being his moder tounge. www.peopleinneed.cz Book Recommendation: Happy Hour is 9 to 5 by Alexander Kjerulf |
Cedric MalouxCedric has been founding and managing internet startups since 1996 and is currently the CEO of StartupYard, a Prague-based startup accelerator. Initially an IT engineer specialising in Artificial Intelligence, Cedric has spent his entire career turning technologies into businesses. These days when he isn't helping passionate entrepreneurs grow their startups, Cedric spends a lot of time thinking about the impact of technology on people's lives. As a Frenchman, he is a strong believer in Joie de Vivre and always tries to see the world through a positive lens.
Book Recommendation: The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Anchor |
jIŘÍ fABIÁNJiri is the Co Founder of several different companies in Prague; PurposeFly, a team management system 2.0, Techloop.io, a new way of hiring in tech industry
and TopMonks, a smart venture fund company which offers awesome technical teams in exchange for equity stake projects. Finally he is the
Founder and CEO at JetMind, a successfully acquired by Vendavo Inc.
In his spare time he is the author of a popular czech IT podcast called CZPodcast. Jiri is acutely aware of the importance of happiness at work: Happy workers creates a happy work place.
Book Recommendation: The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Anchor |
Blake WittmanBlake has a strong management and sales background with a passion for people and purpose. His experience was gleaned across a broad spectrum of companies – from internet startups to Fortune100 companies such as Citibank and Philip Morris. The longest part of his career was starting and growing well-known executive search firm across the CEE and global landscape. Blake also ventured into classic startups when he helped build the award-winning Lime&Tonic across Europe, North America, and Asia. In his role as CEO of GoodCall, Blake has found the culmination of a career focused on quality relationships, strong ethics, and a deep belief in making a positive impact.
Book Recommendation: Start with WHY by Simon Sinek |
Jíří RozvařilJiří is passionate about improving not only productivity and efficiency, but people’s satisfaction as well. He studies the causes of the frustration of managers and workers. He believes that improving productivity may not be at the expense of job satisfaction. He co-founded company Colognia press (producer of self-adhesive labels and flexible packaging) 20 years ago and four years ago he co-founded company Plantyst, which helps manufacturing companies improve performance through accurate data and different approach towards people.
Book Recommendation: The Great Game of Business by Jack Stack |
Pavlína Louženská Pavlína Louženská spreads happiness in the biggest Czech online retailer ZOOT. She studied Masaryk University and Universität zu Köln. She specialized in fashion marketing. Her dream is to prove that every brand can be as great as Burberry and Czecg designers can be featured in Vogue.
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