Zdenek Nahodil

Past

State official at Ministry of Informatics, Czech Republic
Business developer at ISIS s.r.o., Czech Republic
Export manager at Richard Pieris & Company, Sri Lanka, Asia

Centre for Foreign Assistance (CFA) at Ministry of Finance, Czech Republic

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Education

Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze
A European Joint Study Programme
Gymnázium Arabská

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Zdenek Nahodil’s Summary

Zdenek Nahodil’s Specialties:

Technology Foresight, Innovations and Transfer of technologies;
Structural funds of the Europeam Union, i2010 for Information Society (7FP, CIP, eTen);
Intercultural and interfaith topics, foreign affairs;

Zdenek Nahodil’s Experience

State official

Ministry of Informatics, Czech Republic

(Government Agency; International Affairs industry)

January 2005 — February 2006 (1 year 2 months)

- Member of the Managing Committee for the Community Programme Safer Internet Plus, Luxembourg
- Participation in the programming of the Structural Funds mechanism in the Czech Republic in the field of Information society for the period 2007 - 2013
- Member of the Monitoring Committee of the Operational Programme Industry and Enterprise – the European Community Support Framework for the Czech Republic
- Contribution to the elaboration of the Information society and innovation strategies (e.g. Community Strategic Guidelines, Sixth and Seventh Framework Programme).
Business developer

ISIS s.r.o., Czech Republic

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Import and Export industry)

November 2003 — October 2004 (1 year )

- Main duties: Assistance during Isis`s expansion and establishing new business contacts with SE Asian producers. Designing a new business plan (including marketing and financial analysis for the Czech and Slovak market). Preparing and leading business negotiation with Taiwanese partner (together with the owner of ISIS s.r.o.). Participating in further expansion in the CEE region.
Export manager

Richard Pieris & Company, Sri Lanka, Asia

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Import and Export industry)

November 2002 — May 2003 (7 months)

- Main duties: Business negotiation with European partners and intercultural business problem solving, international market research. Leading the team towards higher world market competitiveness and cultural understanding after a hostile takeover by UK investor.
Centre for Foreign Assistance (CFA)

Ministry of Finance, Czech Republic

(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

November 2001 — April 2002 (6 months)

- Working on coordination and control of financial flows from the PHARE fund of the European Union. CFA is a programming unit responsible for utilization of the EU structural fund.

Zdenek Nahodil’s Education

Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze

major: International Trade, minor: European Economic Integration 1997 — 2003

Thesis: Specifics of Sri Lankan Business Culture
A European Joint Study Programme

M.A. in Economics of European Integration and International Trade September 2000 — June 2002

Dissertation: Czech SME’s and EU Enlargement
Free University of Brussels (Belgium), Staffordshire University (UK), Universiteit Antwerpen (Belgium), Universita degli Studi di Bari (Italy), Universidad de Cantabria (Spain), Prague University of Economics (Czech Republic), Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille (France)
Gymnázium Arabská

1993 — 1997

Additional Information

Zdenek Nahodil’s Interests:

- Outdoor sports, Mountain trekking, - Travelling, Intercultural and interfaith topics, foreign affairs. - Artificial intelligence. Photography, Music.

Zdenek Nahodil’s Groups:

Member of a climbing club HUMANITA
SIGHT - Service for Information, Guidance and Hospitality to Travellers, National coordinator (1997-2000)
AIESEC Prague, AIESEC Sri Lanka