April 10, 2025
Driving Forward: Czechia and Slovakia’s Transportation Gambit
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Event Details:
10 April 2025
10:00 – 11:00 CET
Virtual
About the event
This webinar, co-hosted by Tamara Lagurashvili Michal Hrubý, will explore how Czechia and Slovakia – two key automotive hubs in Central and Eastern Europe – are transitioning towards low-emission vehicle production. As home to major automotive manufacturing companies, both countries have the potential to lead in clean vehicle technologies, driving economic growth while reducing emissions. The discussion will highlight the challenges, opportunities, and necessary policy and industry incentives to accelerate this transformation.
This webinar is part of our event series, CEETalks: Building resilient climate solutions in Central and Eastern Europe.
Whether you are a policymaker, industry leader, NGO/think tank actor, or academic, this webinar series offers comprehensive insights into the economic and energy transitions in Central and Eastern Europe, providing valuable knowledge and actionable recommendations.
Speakers
Tamara Lagurashvili
Director, Central and Eastern Europe, Clean Air Task Force
Opening remarks
Michal Hrubý
Research Fellow, Škoda Auto University
Moderator
Monika Martišková
Researcher, Central European Labour Studies Institute and Charles University
Jan Michal
Director General, CzechInvest
Zdeněk Petzl
Executive Director, Czech Automotive Industry Association (AutoSAP)
Maja Pozvek
EU Affairs Manager, Europe, Clean Air Task Force
