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Business Lunch with Petr Vodvářka

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Published on 23.06.2021 by Australasian Business in Europe Czech Republic

We are delighted to finally be able to re-commence in-person activities. For our first such event of 2021, we continuing our successful series of business lunches.

Business Lunch with Petr Vodvářka

Our presenter is Petr Vodvářka, Former Hon. Consul for Australia.  Many of you will know Petr from his many years of work on behalf of Australia in the Czech Republic.  Petr has very kindly agreed to step briefly out of his retirement and share some anecdotes from his time as Hon. Consul.

Petr a great guy, who knows how to tell a good story, so it promises to be an amusing and enjoyable lunch.

The lunch will be held in a private room at Yalta Craft Bistro (the old Restaurant Como) at Václavské nám. 818/45, 110 00 Nové Město, on Wednesday 30 June, from 12.30.  To access the private rooms go up the circular stairway in the restaurant

The registration fee for the event is 200CZK, which we will collect in cash at the venue.  This will cover the cost of the wine and contribute slightly to ABIE's dwindling coffers.  You will be ordering your meal directly from the restaurant menu and we ask you to settle the cost of your lunch directly with the restaurant.

This will be a very intimate event with only around 10 attendees. As well as Petr's presentation, the event offers a great opportunity to meet other ABIE members, networking and for some personal question and answer time in an informal setting. It also means that places are strictly limited.

If you want to attend, please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Priority will naturally be given to ABIE Members in allocating places at this event.

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