Expats.cz Business Leaders Club

Where Business Leaders Come to Connect, Learn & Grow

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About us

Established in 2023 by Expats.cz Pavla Engel and Martin Howlings who partnered with Key & Sparks Dana Poul-Graf, the Expats.cz Business Leaders Club is an exclusive, invitation-only group offering quarterly educational and networking events for top level executives in the Czech Republic.

Events are carefully curated to reflect today’s needs of business leaders and guided by qualified and experienced speakers with topics in self-leadership, coaching, branding, etc. Our events promote networking of high level executives in safe small groups. Many of the attendees are expats, many are leaders of big global companies here in the Czech republic. We welcome guests to the group to diversify, learn about new industries and meet new interesting leaders.

These events are designed to challenge perspectives, inspire action, and provide practical tools for leadership enhancement.

“This was one of the best Leadership in Action sessions I’ve attended in recent years. The active networking and the chance to listen to leaders share common challenges and opportunities made it a more open and comfortable space to exchange views across the Czech market”

Ganesh Iyer
Country HR Head ADP Czech Republic

Our Past Events

Masterclass
The Edge of High Performance - What It Takes to Perform Today Without Compromising Tomorrow

We will explore high performance through leadership experiences from diverse environments.

October 2026

Joining the conversation:

David Kaláb, Vice President of Data Management, Adastra
Ganna Pidgorna, Chief People, Brand & Sustainability Officer, UNIQA
Martin Siebenhandl, General Manager Czech Republic & Slovakia, the LEGO Group
Tomáš Bendl, General Director, Médecins Sans Frontières / Lékaři bez hranic
Curated and facilitated by Dana Poul-Graf

Masterclass
Calm in the Storm – Leading with Composure in High-Stakes Environments

This session brings a practical and grounded perspective on composure in moments that matter, from high-impact negotiations and legal risk to system pressure, transformation challenges, and people-related tensions..

Lilian Bernhardt, former Global Head of Legal IT at DHL, has led negotiations with significant business impact and navigated situations where clarity, judgment, and presence were critical.

June 2026

Kindly facilitated by:

Dana Poul-Graf, founder and CEO of consulting group Key & Spark

Speaker:

Lilian Bernhardt, former Global Head of Legal IT at DHL

Masterclass
Harnessing Rebellion – Leading Within and Against the System

A thought-provoking and practical conversation on the delicate balance between disruption and steady leadership. Together, we explored the "rebel’s roadmap": a way to distinguish when rebellion creates genuine progress versus mere resistance, and whether true transformation is more powerful from outside the system or within it.

March 2026

Speakers:

Jonathan Wootliff, former Global Communications Director of Greenpeace International
Juliana Saad, VP of Talent Management & People Experience for eCommerce at DHL
Facilitated by Dana Poul-Graf, founder and CEO of consulting group Key & Spark