YOUTH FROM THROUGHOUT EUROPE COMING TO PRAGUE FOR SEYS 2006 SUMMIT, ČESKÝ TELECOM IS SUMMIT’S GENERAL PARTNER
21.2.2006
From Monday February 20 to Wednesday February 22, Prague is hosting prominent personalities from throughout Europe. Young people who hold important positions in areas of business, science, research and art will address global current events at the SEYS 2006 Summit. ČESKÝ TELECOM, a.s. is the general partner of this gathering.The European Institute of Social and Economic Development has invited young professionals to the Czech metropolis in the scope of the Successor’s European Youth Summit (SEYS 2006). Guests who will be appearing at the summit include Czech Premier Jiří Paroubek, former Czech President Václav Havel and former Foreign Minister Jiří Dienstbier.
"We believe that it is not necessary to remind the public that people of a relatively young age are asserting themselves in leading positions in all areas of life more often. These people are and will be the key generators of further progress in the world. They will resolve the issues of globalisation, economic development and growth, or problems of global epidemics and international conflicts," says Zdeněk Jirků, Vice-President of the European Institute for Social and Economic Development, as he explains the summit’s main motive. In his opinion, it is logical that young people get important positions in politics, the economy, business and science, as well as research and medicine, as they want to be involved in the process of finding solutions to serious social problems.
For these reasons, an initiative aiming primarily to bring these young people together with prominent global personalities at one table and give them space to express their opinions and ideas about current global issues was established. On Feburary 20-22, 2006, the SEYS 2006 Summit will take place in Prague for this purpose.
At the summit, participants will devote their attention to, for instance, economic growth over the last few years, the situation in the European Union, globalisation, and the growing influence of newly developing countries like China or India. "I believe that these are key themes that every society operating at an international and local level must resolve today," adds Karel Havlíček, Director of Marketing and Business Strategy for the Sindat Group, which is responsible for developing programs for individual summit panels.
More information about the SEYS 2006 Summit is available at www.seys2006.com.
Martin Zabka
Spokesperson
ČESKÝ TELECOM, a. s., member of the Telefónica Group is the leading telecommunications company in the Czech Republic. Through its subsidiary company Eurotel Praha, spol. s r.o., it also has a significant presence in the Czech mobile services market. Further information about the firm and the services it offers is available at www.telecom.cz, which was rated as BestWeb 2003 in the WebTop100 survey.
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ČESKÝ TELECOM ranks among the most prominent firms on the Czech capital market in terms of capitalization and trading volumes. Its shares are also traded on the London Stock Exchange in the form of GDRs. ČESKÝ TELECOM\'s credit rating is the highest a Czech corporation can receive from top international rating agencies.
About Telefónica
Telefónica is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world in terms of market capitalisation. Its activities are centered mainly on the fixed and mobile telephony businesses with broadband as the key tool for the development of both.
The company has a significant presence in 19 countries and a customer base that amounts more than 180 million accesses around the world. Telefónica has a strong presence in Latin America, where the company focuses an important part of its growth strategy.
Telefónica is a 100% listed company, with more than 1.5 million direct shareholders. Its share capital currently comprises 4,921,130,397 ordinary shares traded on the Spanish Stock Market (Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia) and on those in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Tokyo, New York, Lima, Buenos Aires and São Paulo.
