BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:Central Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221201T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221201T213000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:EACC Texas Ambassadors Gala & EU Texas Economic Leadership Forum DESCRIPTION:One Day\, Two EventsBringing Europe and the US Together in TexasThursday\, December 1\, 2022\nHis Excellency Miloslav Sta ekAmbassador of the Czech Republic to the United StatesMichelangelo MargheritaHead of Trade at the Delegation of the European Union to the United StatesHeads of Trade - 27 European Union Member States\nEU-TEXAS ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP FORUMIn Partnership withThe Delegation of the European Union to the United States\nGreater Houston Partnership8:30am 12:00pmEACC Texas Members\, Consular Corps & Chamber Staff No Charge (two per company)Sponsors please see sponsor outline for number of guests includedChamber Partner Members - $50 Non-Members - $125Discount of $25pp for multiple non-member registrations ______________________________EU-TEXAS AMBASSADOR'S GALA6:30pm 9:30pmMagnolia Hotel Houston\, Texas6:30pm EU-Texas Economic Leadership Forum Reception (Free of Charge) 7:30pm Gala DinnerSponsors please see sponsor outline for number of guests included*Discount applied for two or more guestsSpecial hotel rate for registered attendees $159 per night at Magnolia Hotel Houston\n\nKeynote by:His Excellency\, Miloslav Sta ek Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the USA \n\nMiloslav Sta ek was appointed Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the USA earlier this year. Between 2017 and 2022 he held the role of State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs pf the Czech Republic. The previous years\, he served as the MFA's Director of the Economic Diplomacy Department before being appointed Deputy Minister of the MFA of the Czech Republic. In the years 2010-2015\, he served as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to the Republic of India\, the Democratic Republic of Sri Lanka\, the Republic of Maldives\, the People's Republic of Bangladesh and to the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. He was the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Republic of Sudan from 2006 to 2010. He has also held the positions of Director of the Middle East and Africa Department of the Czech MFA\, Charg d Affaires a.i. at the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Kuwait and Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of the Czech Republic to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Miloslav Sta ek is married and has three children. In his youth\, he was the champion in middle-distance running. Despite his busy schedule\, he still finds time every day for a regular workout. He speaks fluent Czech\, English and Arabic.\n\n\nMichelangelo MargheritaHead of the Trade & Agriculture Section Delegation of the European Union to the United States\n\nMichelangelo Margherita is Head of Trade\, Agriculture and Digital Economy in the Delegation of the European Union to the U.S. Before moving to Washington\, he spent most of his career in the Directorate General for Trade of the European Commission in Brussels. His assignments included legislative files\, trade negotiations but also public diplomacy and press relations. He was part of the negotiating team for the EU's FTA with Andean countries\, he was posted in Mexico City and subsequently developed the EU legislation on conflict minerals. He holds law and political science degrees from universities in Paris and Montreal. Michelangelo has roots in several European countries and is married with two children.\n\n\nPlease reach out to Erin McKelvey\, Executive Director emckelvey@eacctx.com for sponsorship opportunities or go to our registration page X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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His Excellency Miloslav Sta&scaron\;ek
Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United States
Michelangelo Margherita
Head of Trade at the Delegation of the European Union to the United States
Heads of Trade - 27 European Union Member States
EU-TEXAS ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP FORUM
In Partnership with
The Delegation of the European Union to the United States
8:30am &ndash\; 12:00pm
EACC Texas Members\, Consular Corps &\; Chamber Staff&ndash\; No Charge (two per company)
Sponsors &ndash\; please see sponsor outline for number of guests included
Chamber Partner Members - $50  \;  \;Non-Members - $125
Discount of $25pp for multiple non-member registrations
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EU-TEXAS AMBASSADOR&rsquo\;S GALA
6:30pm &ndash\; 9:30pm
Magnolia Hotel Houston\, Texas
6:30pm  \;EU-Texas Economic Leadership Forum Reception (Free of Charge)
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7:30pm Gala Dinner
Sponsors &ndash\; please see sponsor outline for number of guests included
*Discount applied for two or more guests
Keynote by:
His Excellency\, \;Miloslav Sta&scaron\;ek \;
 \;Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the USA \;
Miloslav Sta&scaron\;ek \;was appointed Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the USA earlier this year. Between 2017 and 2022 he held the role of State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs pf the Czech Republic. The previous years\, he served as  \;the MFA&rsquo\;s Director of the Economic Diplomacy Department before being appointed  \;Deputy Minister of the MFA of the Czech Republic. In the years 2010-2015\, he served as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to the Republic of India\, the Democratic Republic of Sri Lanka\, the Republic of Maldives\, the People&rsquo\;s Republic of Bangladesh and to the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. \;
He was the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Republic of Sudan from 2006 to 2010. He has also held the positions of Director of the Middle East and Africa Department of the Czech MFA\, Chargé\; d´\;Affaires a.i. at the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Kuwait and Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of the Czech Republic to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. \; \;
Miloslav Sta&scaron\;ek is married and has three children. In his youth\, he was the champion in middle-distance running. Despite his busy schedule\, he still finds time every day for a regular workout. He speaks fluent Czech\, English and Arabic.
Michelangelo Margherita
Head of the Trade &\; Agriculture Section Delegation \;of the European Union to the United States
Michelangelo Margherita is Head of Trade\, Agriculture and Digital Economy in the Delegation of the European Union to the U.S. Before moving to Washington\, he spent most of his career in the Directorate General for Trade of the European Commission in Brussels. His assignments included legislative files\, trade negotiations but also public diplomacy and press relations. \;
He was part of the negotiating team for the EU&rsquo\;s FTA with Andean countries\, he was posted in Mexico City and subsequently developed the EU legislation on conflict minerals. He holds law and political science degrees from universities in Paris and Montreal. Michelangelo has roots in several European countries and is married with two children.
Please reach out to Erin McKelvey\, Executive Director emckelvey@eacctx.com for sponsorship opportunities or go to our registration page
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