CEE Amrop meeting on the island Mykonos

From the tourist resort La Clusaz in France and the castle Zbiroh in the Czech Republic, the traditional meeting of representatives of Executive Search companies from the region of Central and Eastern Europe operating on the market under the common brand Amrop was transferred to the city Mykonos on the Greek island of Mykonos, as well as last year. The ninth annual event in the row was held from September 18 to 21, 2015. As usually, program was divided in the working and teambuilding part. Within the professional part were participants divided to four workgroups and gave one's time to the topic of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and its further development within the action of Amrop in the market of Central and Eastern Europe. During the formal and informal talks was also discussed the deepening of cooperation among partner offices, strengthening of networking, sharing experiences and improving practices aimed at providing the best possible services (Quality & Standards, Amrop´s Unique Value Proposition Project). During the social part participants may focus on different sports and leisure activities (beach volleyball, watercrafts, boating, etc.), while the evenings to enjoy live music of various genres during common dinner on a boat or BBQ party. Participants from Amrop Slovakia were Mario Fondati, Katarína Mokráňová a Liana Abaffyová.

Corporates for children. THANK YOU!

We ran again to help for children on Sunday, September 6, 2015. Via traditional initiative Corporates for children. THANK YOU! Amrop Slovakia is actively supporting one of Children's Safety Line’s main events – the run 21 km for children. Already for the sixth time we were uniting our partners, clients and general public for a good cause. In the addition of the fact that we have a great feeling because the event ended successfully and especially because we are supporting of Children Safety’s Line, we are also proud of our victories: the members of our Amrop team won two first places for the 7 km long run – in the men’s and junior’s category, then we reached the two first places for the 3 km long run (women and juniors). Amrop dedicated the bounteous gift basket to the winner of all teams’ competition, where we reached the second place, while our team was the most numerous. We also reached our ambition (which was set up in the year of celebration of our 25th anniversary – to run 125 km). Together we ran 146 km. Except of that we were involved in preparation and organization of the event with our voluntary activities. The run 21 km for children has its sporting, social and family, but mostly charitable dimension – all of the money collected from the entry fee or from the gifts will be directly used for the activities of Children's Safety Line.

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Jubilee Fipra Network Meeting

Fipra Group, Europe´s leading and most extensive consultancy network in the field of regulatory affairs and public policy, celebrates 15th anniversary in 2015. To celebrate the anniversary, Fipra Group organised an extraordinary event – Fipra Network Meeting taking place in June 2015 in two major and symbolic U.S. cities: New York and Washington DC. Fipra Network Meeting was held in festive atmosphere, as it was organised for the 30th time. On this occasion, partners and senior consultants from various countries met together to discuss current issues and priorities, to improve mutual cooperation as well as to share their experience. Key topics discussed at this year´s meeting covered areas such as competition, antimonopoly policies, TTIP with the aim to deepen transatlantic economic and political partnerships and prospective trends in regulation of food and agriculture. Last but not least, the attention was also paid to the cyber-security developments and to the phenomenon of disruptive technology. Special item of the agenda was devoted to the assessment of Fipra Group's successful story on the European market and introduction of ambitious plans for the future.

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Jenewein – Amrop – Fipra – EPPP on YouTube

At the beginning of this summer the consulting companies Jenewein Group, Amrop, Fipra and the advisory and analytical institute EPPP have set up their own common YouTube channel. During its launch time there were uploaded several videos from the distant, but also not very distant past – except from the short commercial spot there is a video selection of interviews from extremely successful February series of the meetings organized under the headline Coffee Time with Amrop, or even the archive video of the TA3’s TV show Portrét (The Portrait), where Martin Krekáč, chairman and owner of Jenewein Group guested and was presented. Another videos to come will be uploaded soon, in the nearest future we are heading to publish three short interviews that are related to our new collaboration with the project čoRobím.sk. Except of the return to the May’s HR pohoda, in these interviews Mario Fondati, the partner at Amrop Slovakia, together with Liana Abaffyová, the consultant, will present their profession – as the portal čoRobím.sk is an on-line profession library. It is the partner in providing of information about the future career and the first point, which parents and young people would visit when they would become to be interested in their future profession.

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EPPP active in project partnerships

Advisory and analytical institute European Public Policy Partnership (EPPP) as a project partner ensured the elaboration of five analytical studies on Electronic systems for evaluation of the potential of the business environment (ESEP). Analytical studies represent the background for the implementation of the National Project: Support to the establishment and development of National Business center in Slovakia – Part I, for which the Slovak Business Agency is the implementer. EPPP´s analytical documents related to five areas: Possibilities and potential of SMEs in terms of increases of their efficiency, e.g. by means of utilization of elements of creative industry; Possibilities for jointing SMEs the national and multinational companies; Measure the effectiveness of support tools; Potential of start-up solutions and their applicability on national and global market; Potential and opportunity of SMEs for operating on EU markets and internationalization of SMEs on non-EU markets.

Women Entrepreneurship Forum of Slovakia already in Brussel

Women Entrepreneurship Forum of Slovakia, whose member and a long-term partner is advisory and analytical institute EPPP, became a part of European organization Women Entrepreneurship Platform.eu, based in Brussel. Its primary aim is an exchange of the best example and information in the area of women entrepreneurship promotion. The platform is active on the European scene towards the European institutions and represents the primary contact of policy makers, politicians and other stakeholders in this area. As President of EPPP and Vice-chairman of Women Entrepreneurship Forum of Slovakia Martin Krekáč stated, the membership in this organization is a tribute and also a commitment of further work for Women Entrepreneurship Forum of Slovakia. A cooperation in the European field will support the effort to bring the latest information to Slovak women and then realize the activities for its promotion. Women Entrepreneurship Forum of Slovakia is the first and the only organization that represents Slovakia in Women Entrepreneurship Platform.eu.

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The Amrop Group World Conference

The annual world conference of The Amrop Group was traditionally associated with the general assembly of Amrop Partnership and took place in Vienna this year on June 20 – 22, 2015. The key points of respected forum which is focused on strengthening the cooperation and exchange of best practices of global network of leading Executive Search companies around the world were topics such as the long-term growth strategy of Amrop network, the evaluation of the past year and approval of the financial plan for the coming season. The general assembly elected José Ignacio Leyún for the global CEO and Chairman of the Board. Its new assembling is confirmation of a global dimension of the group and its capability to approach sophistically the various needs of clients. The conference participants also welcomed new members of the group – from United Kingdom, Australia and Kenya. Over a hundred partners attended the expert conference program, which focused among other issues also on the development of consulting solutions in the Board Services area. In this context also the governance rules of Amrop Partnership were discussed. Amrop Slovakia was represented by Igor Šulík, Mario Fondati and Katarína Mokráňová, while also other local leaders – the managers and consultants responsible locally for individual practice areas in the unique 3D model of practices, actively took part in the global practice group sessions.

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…almost a family gathering with the focus on family business

On June 5, 2015 Amrop Slovakia’s Family Business Practice and the company RSM TACOMA Family Office organized an expert seminar with interesting title …almost a family gathering with the focus on family business. The event took place in the exclusive hotel facilities of Amade Chateau Hotel**** in Vrakúň, where both organizers created optimal conditions for exchange of the expertise and personal experiences of owners (and their successors in many cases) of family enterprises, that achieved remarkable success in Slovakia. As a part of expert program the presenters gave their time to the topics such as the family constitution and family relations, development and maintenance of a family holding or even the protection of family property. Mario Fondatii, who is the partner of Amrop Slovakia, talked about the succession, respectively the identification and education of possible successor, then about the setting of relation between the owner and the external manager and the coach Boris Dobiš talked about moving from the owner’s role to the role of consultant and strategist. The main program continued with free discussion and meetings in a confidential atmosphere, while the great cuisine and the opportunities for relaxation also positively influenced the success of the event and guest satisfaction.

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Meet the new chiefs

At the meeting Meet the new chiefs the company Amrop Slovakia presented inspirational stories of two top managers connected with two financial institutions that actively operate in Slovakia and Austria. The event was prepared by previously mentioned Amrop Slovakia and Slovak-Austrian Chamber of Commerce (SOHK) and took place on June 3, 2015 in Slovak institute in Vienna. As Amrop entered the Slovak market back in 1990, originally as an Austrian company Jenewein & Partners, in this year of celebration of its 25th anniversary of operating on the market it has given an opportunity for members of SOHK and invited guests from among the owners, members of the administrative authorities, top managers, personnel managers and financial directors to meet the new chiefs of significant companies operating in the area of Financial Services – Regina Ovesny-Straka, the CEO and Chairwoman of the Board at the insurance company Kooperativa, and also Michal Liday, who is CEO and chairman of the Board at Tatra banka. We are proud that they have accepted our invitation and enriched the program of another one from among our annual meetings. We are honored to welcome Helfried Carl – the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Austrian Republic and Juraj Macháč – the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Slovak Republic in Austrian Republic. The moderator of an interview with main guests was Juraj Porubský, who is Editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine in Slovakia.

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HR pohoda

In relation to year-long celebrations of the 25th anniversary the consulting company Amrop Slovakia organized another event – the May feast HR pohoda. The first year of this pleasant social event took place on May 27, 2015 in a restaurant Pohoda, located in Horský park in Bratislava. The Amrop invitation was addressed to all managers, specialists and professional workers whose are professionally oriented in the world of HR departments. The event gave a great opportunity to have some talk and fun with friends or colleagues from the HR area and also to meet the new people – but without expert topics, presentations, partners or products. Almost a hundred of invited guests took this chance and certainly none of them regretted it – the excellent music guest as Sima Martausová and Barbara Weiss played at the event for good listening and to spark a dance. The other parts of the program were prepared, such as a tasting of wine of family winery Vínko Klimko from Modra, a raffle and delicious savory and sweet hospitality too. So we are looking forward to the next year.

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