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.

Our Past Events

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

EBLC Social
Exclusive tour of private depository of Kunsthalle

We visited the exclusive private collections hidden in the basement depository of Kunsthalle Praha, guided by Gallery Director and EBLC member Ivana Goossen and Collection Curator Barbora Ropková, discovering works of modern and contemporary Czech and European art. C-level executive networking.

January 2026

Kindly facilitated by:

  • Gallery Director Ivana Goossen

  • Collection Curator Barbora Ropková

Masterclass
From Busy to Focused - Build Your Life's Dashboard

A thought-provoking and practical conversation on how leaders can move from constant busyness to focused clarity. Together, we explored how to build our own “dashboard”: a way to see what truly matters, stay balanced across the many dimensions of leadership and life, and sustain energy in times of continuous transformation.

November 2025

Speakers:

  • Marco Lezzi & Carsten Hahn

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

Participating Companies