A Dialogue with the Leaders who are Defining the Future

In the spring of 2012, Todd Benson and Markus Klos, co-owners of Prague Daily Monitor (PDM), Prague TV (PTV), and Prague Connect (PC), asked me about a possible collaboration on a dinner series in which I would interview the top business leaders in the Czech Republic on timely issues in the context of leadership. I must say that the thought of having professionals organize the logistics, locations, menus, photographers, etc., was very attractive. Little did I know at that time what a pleasure it would be to work with them and how our effort would evolve.

Fast forward to today: we have just completed four “Leadership Series Dinner” programs, which have included, as interviewees, the CEOs and leaders of Ceska sporitelna, CSOB, Ceska pojistovna, T-Mobile CZ, Heineken SK, and Adidas CEE, among others. To say I have been pleased with the fact that we have attracted some of the most respected leaders in the region, that each program has been a sell-out and, working with Markus Klos, who now owns PDM, PTV, and PC, has been a delight, would indeed be an understatement.

As is the case with those of us who are addicted to life-long learning, watching things grow, evolve, and take on a life of their own are some of the true joys in life. Such is the case with our wonderful team effort. We have been asked to bring the program to Slovakia, which we did on 14 March, Warsaw, our next location in late spring, and Berlin, which will be in late spring. I want to thank the members of our team: Markus, Priscilla and Andrea, for the wonderful work they have done and I want to thank all of you who have supported this experiment and watched it evolve with us.

Please come join us as we come to these new cities to develop a robust dialogue enriched by local insights on the issues all leaders will facing in the 21st century.

I hope to see you soon.

Pepper