DREXEL UNIVERSITY, PRAGUE - KRAKOW, MAY 2-10, 2014

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Friday

May 2, 2014

day one arrive Prague

11:10am

from 3:00pm 4:00pm

7:00pm

arrive Prague meet ISP Program Manager at the airport transfer to hotel, drop-off luggage lunch on your own check-in guided tour of Prague discover the magical 'city of a hundred spires,' walk through its fairy-tale small lanes and see its major landmarks including Old Town Square and its astronomical clock, Wenceslas Square and Charles Bridge end of tour rest of the day at leisure

air bus transfer

public transport/walk

Saturday

May 3, 2014

day two explore Prague

morning 1:30pm 2:00pm

7:30pm

breakfast free to relax lunch on your own orientation talk by ISP Program Manager cultural event 1: guided tour of Prague Castle this tour of Prague Castle, the largest coherent castle complex in the world, will take you through the centuries of the Old Royal Palace, St. George's Basilica and Prague's ancient symbol, St. Vitus Cathedral welcome dinner at Nebozizek Restaurant return to hotel

hotel

hotel conference room public transport/walk

bus transfer/Nebozizek bus transfer

Sunday

May 4, 2014

day three culture

morning

afternoon 7:45pm 8:30pm

breakfast cultural event 2: half-day trip to the concentration camp in Terezin discover the chilling history of the notorious feudal fortress of Terezin, converted into a Nazi concentration camp for Jewish prisoners during WWII; a truly educational and moving experience (museum included) lunch on your own free for sightseeing & shopping Recommendations: Petrin tower, Vysehrad, stroll at the waterfront meet in the hotel lobby, depart for Jazz Boat cultural event 2: Jazz Boat sit back, relax and soak up the atmosphere of Prague as you float down the Vltava River with a view of the historical sites, listening to the best local Jazz bands that the Czech Republic has to offer

hotel bus/walk

public transport/boat

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Monday

May 5, 2014

day four Czech business environment

morning

afternoon

breakfast presentation 1: overview of the Czech economy and business environment Deloitte Mr. Jiri Sauer - Senior Audit Manager http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_CZ/cz/about-us/index.htm management presentation, discussion coffee break presentation 2: a comparative look into the Czech and US healthcare systems Czechmed (Czech association of medical device suppliers) Dr. Miroslav Palat - President http://www.czechmed.cz/o-nas/ management presentation, discussion group lunch visit 1: foreign investor perspective: why is the Czech Republic an attractive business location? e.g. Liberty Global management presentation, discussion rest of the day at leisure

hotel conference room

conference room

hotel restaurant bus half day

Tuesday

May 6, 2014

day five past & present

9:30am

12:15pm 1:00pm

breakfast visit 2: manufacturing post-crisis: lessons learned and growth strategies Benes a Lat (Czech manufacturer of engineering castings) Mr. Lumr Al-Dabagh - CEO http://benesalat.cz/lang-en/general-info management presentation, discussion, tour of facilities group lunch visit 3: local success story: starting and growing a business from the Czech Republic Avast! (anti-virus software developer) Mr. Milos Korenko - Marketing Manager http://www.avast.com/about management presentation, discussion rest of the day at leisure

hotel bus full day

restaurant

Wednesday

May 7, 2014

day six transfer to Krakow

8:00am 8:30am 11:00am

afternoon

breakfast check-out, load luggage on the bus transfer to Brno (duration approx. 3 hours) arrive Brno cultural event 1: Starobrno Brewery tour visit Moravia's most famous brewery and learn how this key Czech export is made - tasting is included! group lunch at the brewery transfer to Krakow (duration approx. 3.5 hours) arrive Krakow transfer to hotel, check-in rest of the day at leisure

hotel bus transfer walk

brewery restaurant bus transfer

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Thursday

May 8, 2014

day seven regional competitiveness

morning

afternoon

evening

breakfast visit 4: domestic company going global e.g. Lynka (Polish promotional clothing producer) management presentation, discussion, tour of facilities group lunch visit 5: business process outsourcing in the heart of Europe IBM Mr. Matthias Funke - Krakow Lab Manager http://www-05.ibm.com/pl/events/centers/krakow/people_en.shtml management presentation, discussion, tour of the lab guided tour of Krakow Krakow is a treasure trove of gothic and renaissance architecture; walk along some of the city's main highlights such as the Wawel Cathedral on Wawel Hill, Mariacki Church and the Town Hall rest of the day at leisure

hotel bus full day

restaurant

walk

Friday

May 9, 2014

day eight the way forward

9:00am

11:00am 2:00pm

4:30pm evening

breakfast visit 6: creating and leading a culture of innovation in a post-communist environment Google (own arrangements) Mr. Wojciech Burkot - Engineering Director Ms. Paulina Mazurek - Program Manager http://www.google.com/about/ management presentation, discussion, office tour end of visit, depart for lunch group lunch visit 7: catching up with the West: future growth of the Polish biotech sector Selvita (independent drug discovery company) Mr. Milos Gruca - Management Board, Director of Biology Department Ms. Paulina Wolanin - HR Manager http://www.selvita.com/about-us management presentation, discussion, tour of laboratory end of visit farewell dinner return to hotel

hotel bus full day

restaurant

walk/restaurant walk

Saturday

May 10, 2014

day nine depart for USA

breakfast morning check-out, transfer to the airport depart for USA

hotel bus transfer air

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