Martin Vasquez (conference host)
Public Speaking Mentor | Presentation Coach
IMPRO INSTITUT
He graduated from the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and later from the Theatre Faculty of JAMU in Brno as part of his doctoral studies. He completed a number of trainings and internships in the field of communication, also abroad, e.g. in Germany, Austria and France. Since 2001, over 18,500 employees of many companies have undergone his training and coaching.
For the last 17 years, he has been passionate about improvisational theatre. In 2012 he founded a research and development center for improvisation called IMPRO INSTITUT, which prepares courses and workshops for both corporate clients and the public. In 2013, he published a book entitled “Be Masters of Improvisation!” and in 2015 “Training Masters of Improvisation”.
He is a regular lecturer at universities such as VŠE, FFUK, Metropolitan University, VŠEM. He prepares TEDx Prague speakers for their performance and he himself also spoke at TEDx Prague in 2017. Similarly, he works as a coach and mentor in preparing presentations and speeches at conferences for individuals from corporate and business environments.
Martin Vohánka
CEO & Founder
Eurowag
One of the biggest philanthropists in the Czech Republic, initiator and signatory of the call “Second transformation of the Czech economy”. He started his business in high school and shortly after graduation he founded the company W.A.G., known under the brand Eurowag, in 1995. Today, it is a technology leader employing 2,000 professionals in 18 European countries.
Eurowag is building an integrated platform for international transport companies to digitize their operations, transforming the entire industry to make it cleaner, more efficient and fairer. From 2021, Eurowag shares are the only Czech company to be traded on the London Stock Exchange.
Martin Vohánka co-founded the Independent Journalism Foundation and the Foundation BLÍŽKSOBĚ. He lectures at the University of Economics in Prague and is an enthusiastic beekeeper. In his opinion, ethics is not a luxury in business, but an advantage to live, work and sleep well with.
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Ethics as an advantage in business
In business, everything revolves around measurable results. But the question of meaning cannot be answered by statistics. Let’s forget about business as a mere numbers game. In reality it is about the positive emotion conveyed, the repeated willingness of people to work with you, to use your products or services, to become part of your story.
The presentation will be in a form of a moderated conversation, moderated by Martin Vasquez.
