AMCHAM GENERAL ASSEMBLY OPENING. IGOR KOTTMAN President of AmCham Slovakia

Transcription

1

2 OPENING IGOR KOTTMAN President of AmCham Slovakia

3 ANNOUNCEMENT: The voting for Board positions will be closed at 6.45 p.m. Please submit your ballots to any AmCham Staff person!

4 NEW DIRECTORY OF MEMBERS 2013

5

6 SPECIAL GUEST THEODORE SEDGWICK US Ambassador

7

8 SPECIAL GUEST FRANTIŠEK PALKO State Secretary, Ministry of Transport, Construction and Regional Development of SR

9

10 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IGOR KOTTMAN President of AmCham Slovakia

11 POLICY / ADVOCACY GOAL Effectively communicate AmCham positions on current legislative issues (preferably three success stories annually) GOAL Continue to access the network of government and parliamentary players (at least ten meetings with targeted ministers/state secretaries (deputy ministers) OUTCOME Total of five major success stories in 2012 OUTCOME 38 meetings with targeted ministers/ state secretaries

12 POLICY / ADVOCACY GOAL Visible increase in the promotion of AmCham members best practices in CSR, IPR and Education OUTCOME CSR activities Participation in transparency initiatives (Slovak Compliance Officers Circle, OECD) Charity Events (Thanksgiving, Children s Hour Benefit Auction) IPR Seminar on IPR on April 19, 2012 Press release with AmChams in Europe on World IP Day Education (see below) GOAL Successfully orchestrate 2012 Year of Education and develop comprehensive education strategy OUTCOME Comprehensive recommendations to the Slovak Ministry of Education developed & introduced at the Education Conference

13 POLICY / ADVOCACY

14 ECONOMIC IMPACT & DEVELOPMENT GOAL At least two events in Banská Bystrica, at least six regional events (outside of BA and KE regions) OUTCOME 2 events in Banska Bystrica & 4 regional events outside BA and KE TOTAL of 6

15 MEMBERSHIP GROWTH & ENGAGEMENT GOAL 5% net growth of membership GOAL Annual membership retention of (90%) GOAL 80% retention of first-year members OUTCOME 2.01 % OUTCOME 89.38% OUTCOME 97.3%

16 FINANCES & OTHER GOAL Finishing the year in line with the projected budget OUTCOME Financial results met budget GOAL Successfully implement Business Improvement Project & create Strategic Plan OUTCOME Business Improvement Project successfully implemented & Strategic Plan officially adopted

17

18 FINANCIAL REPORT MARK EBERST Vice President of Finance

19 FINANCIAL STATEMENS / INCOME AND EXPENSES In EUR Budget 2012 Actual 2012 Budget 2013 Membership income Result of activities Staff costs Other costs Result for the year Off-Budget: Business Improvement & Strategic Plan Net result Reserves at year end Cash at year end

20 FINANCIAL REPORT The trend in 2012 is the most positive in financial performance since the economic crisis started Largely due to steps from the Business Improvement Project Membership income exceeded the budget by 4%, reversing the declining trend of recent years Membership income is expected to grow further in 2013 due to: - new membership development officer hired in increased focus on retention of existing members Higher results from activities is largely due to strategic focus on conferences and new format, expert seminars (outcome of Business Improvement Project)

21 FINANCIAL REPORT The overall level of costs is a little above budget reflecting the increased activities compared to budget (events, conferences) Salaries are higher than budget due to unbudgeted staff bonuses and the new position of business development officer The fee for the Business Improvement Project and the Strategic Plan was agreed to be covered from reserves if needed due to the long term nature of the projects The financials presented here have been reviewed by the auditors, BMB Leitner.

22 FINANCIAL REPORT REAPPOINTMENT OF THE AUDITORS Proposal of the Board of Directors to re-appoint BMB Leitner as auditors of AmCham for the 2013 financial year

23

24 Thanks to the leaders of the most successful advocacy efforts

25 COMMITTEES & TASK FORCES Civil Code Task Force Chair: Daniel Géč (Provident Financial) Vice Chair: Martin Daubner (Allianz) Vice Chair: Miriam Galandova (PRK Partners) Board Executive Sponsor: Julian Juhasz (Squire Sanders) Committee on Business-Academic Cooperation Chair: František Jakab (Cisco Systems Slovakia) Vice Chair: Milan Polča (U.S. Steel Košice) Board Executive Sponsor: Marcel Rebroš (Cisco Systems Slovakia)

26 COMMITTEES & TASK FORCES Data Protection Task Force Chair: Filip Šváb (AT&T) Vice Chair: Zuzana Hečko (Allen & Overy) Vice Chair: Soňa Hánková (Dentons) Executive Board Sponsor: Stephen Caulfield, DELL Executive Board Sponsor: Markus Breyer, Microsoft Employment and Social Affairs Committee Chair: Elena Petrášková (U.S. Steel Košice) Vice Chair: Michal Pintér (U.S. Steel Košice) Executive Board Sponsor: Branislav Šebo, IBM

27 Energy Committee COMMITTEES & TASK FORCES Chair: Milan Veselý (Slovalco) Vice Chair: Michaela Benedigová (SEESAME) Vice-Chair: Miroslav Šarišský (Slovenské elektrárne-enel) Executive Board Sponsor: David Rintoul, U. S. Steel Košice EU Affairs Committee Chair: Milena Jaburková (IBM) Vice Chair: Jana Hečková (Philip Morris Slovakia) Executive Board Sponsor: Gilles Bazus, Philip Morris Slovakia

28 FDI Committee COMMITTEES & TASK FORCES Chair: Martin Kubala (HP) Vice-Chair: Lenka Bartoňová (PwC) Board Executive Sponsor: Todd Bradshaw (PwC) Health Care Committee Chair: Vladimír Mičieta (Johnson & Johnson) Vice Chair: Branislav Budke (Pfizer) Board Executive Sponsor: Charles Hackett (GlaxoSmithKline)

29 COMMITTEES & TASK FORCES Public Procurement Task Force Chair: Hugh Owen (Allen & Overy) Vice Chair: Franišek Pisk (Accenture) Vice Chair: Peter Šťastný (Allen & Overy) Board Executive Sponsor: Peter Škodný (Accenture) Tax Committee Chair: Christiana Serugová (PwC) Vice Chair: Matej Stuška (U.S. Steel Košice) Executive Board Sponsor: Mark Eberst (KPMG)

30 COMMITTEES & TASK FORCES Tourism Committee Chair: Robert Holan (Radisson Blu Carlton Hotel) Vice Chair: Zuzana Mikulášová (Wellba) Vice Chair: Artur Bobovnický (IMP Consulting) Executive Board Sponsor: Michaela Benedigová (SEESAME)

31

32 Top AmCham SUPPORTERS

33 Top AmCham Supporters Honorable Mention 6 Squire Sanders s.r.o. 7 MetLife Amslico 8 IBM Slovakia, spol. s r.o. 9 Accenture 10 GlaxoSmithKline Slovakia s.r.o.

34 Top AmCham Supporters 5TH PLACE

35 Top AmCham Supporters 4TH PLACE

36 Top AmCham Supporters 3RD PLACE

37 Top AmCham Supporters 2ND PLACE

38 Top AmCham Supporters 1ST PLACE

39

40 RESULTS OF THE ELECTIONS TO AMCHAM BOARD OF DIRECTORS

41 Bazus, Gilles Philip Morris Slovakia AMCHAM GENERAL ASSEMBLY

42 Benedigová, Michaela Seesame

43 Breyer, Markus Microsoft Slovakia AMCHAM GENERAL ASSEMBLY

44 Budke, Branislav Pfizer Slovakia AMCHAM GENERAL ASSEMBLY

45 Pitoňák, Ján Slovak Telekom AMCHAM GENERAL ASSEMBLY

46 Rešovský, Marek T-Systems Slovakia AMCHAM GENERAL ASSEMBLY

47 Škodný, Peter Accenture AMCHAM GENERAL ASSEMBLY

48 Štefunko, Ivan Neulogy AMCHAM GENERAL ASSEMBLY

49

50 Rastislav Puchala Anna Michalková Natália Poliaková Dominika Bizíková Directorof Košice Office Directorof Policyand GovernmentAffairsManager Eventsand Marketing Manager Government Affairs Oľga Nováková Patrik Tomeš Ivan Mistrík Corporate Affairs Officer Publications Coordinator Financial Coordinator

51