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Invited Address: Václav Klaus
Invited Address: Václav Klaus
Friday, March 13, 2015: 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Speaker:
President Václav Klaus, Václav Klaus Institute—Czech Republic
Presentation Title: Looking at Europe and its stagnating economy from Prague
Biography: Václav Klaus is a Czech economist and politician who served as the President (2003-2013) and Prime Minister (1992-1998) of the Czech Republic. He co-founded the Civic Democratic Party and was its Chairman prior to his presidency. Klaus holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Institute of Economics of the Czech Academy of Sciences and has published more than 20 books.