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New Czech and Slovak Infocentre – a touch of art, culture and business
Good
news for the Slovaks and Czechs living in the UK! 16 March 2009 saw
the opening of the new Czech and Slovak Information and Business Centre
in London,
a
place where the professional and social life of the Slovak, Czech and
British communities come together. The reception for the opening of
the Infocentre enjoyed the pleasant atmosphere of the art exhibition
and a tasting of Pavelka wines. Slovak artist Jaro Sulek's artworks
impressed the guests with their provocative emotionality which accepts
no borders, as Sara Sist, Galliarist and Fine Art Consultant, in opening
the exhibition personified through an Italian presenting an exhibition
of a Slovak artist in London.
The wine tasting
from the Pavelka range was appreciated by all of the guest, who represented
the range of the Czech and Slovak communities in London. Mr Jan
Telensky, Czech and Slovak entrepreneur expressed his enthusiasm for
the energy of the new businessmen from the Czech and Slovak republics,
and the importance of training and information in these difficult economic
times. He has, as Patron of the Slovak British Business Council,
recently supported the creation of a news service about business and
tourism in the Slovak Republic which is available on the SBBC web site,
www.sbbc.org.uk.
The evening was
opened by Mr Robert Dubravec, the young Slovak entrepreneur and the
director of the new InfoCentre. His welcome to the guests was followed
by the speech of Mr Radovan Javorcik, Deputy Head of Mission of the
Slovak Embassy. Mr Ladislav Potucek, Director of the Czech and
Slovak National House placed the new InfoCentre in the context of the
continuing programme of renovation of this building which has been serving
the Czech and Slovak communities for 650 years. Mr David Hodgson,
the president of the Slovak British Business Council that cooperated
on opening of the new InfoCentre, concluded his speech wishing Mr Dubravec
to serve as a 
shining example for young ambitious Slovaks and Czechs
bringing innovative ideas to the UK while still contributing to the
development of their countries.
