KOSTELEC 2025
This year’s impact forum, the 7th economic forum to take place at the New Chateau of the Kinský Family in Kostelec nad Orlicí, will focus on money and the financial system of the future. It will, as is its tradition, offer a combination of inspiring visions and practical tips. It will be held on 23 – 25 May and attendance is by invitation only. The organizers will make parts of the event public through social media channels and media partners.
This year’s keynote speaker will be David Lubin, former head of emerging markets economics at Citibank who is now with Chatham House. In his keynote he will focus on the position of the dollar, the future of the euro as well as speculations about bitcoin in central bank reserves. During Friday’s second session he will join the discussion about what is happening in Germany and by extension in the euro area.
Saturday’s program will like every year be divided into three thematic blocks. These will look at 1) geopolitics and the political economy with a focus on security, 2) the future of banks and the financial sector more generally with a special focus on the expectations and needs of gen Z, and 3) the practical effects of the changing nature of money and payment systems for individual economies and companies in the CEE region.
The official program of the 2025 impact forum, which will once again culminate with a concert on Saturday evening, will be followed by an informal working breakfast on Sunday. Representatives of a prestigious London firm that has for more than 150 years helped affluent British and international clients protect their wealth through trust funds will share their insights.
keynote speaker: david lubin
The keynote speaker of this year’s impact forum in Kostelec is David Lubin, former head of emerging markets economics at Citibank, who is currently Senior Research Fellow at Chatham House. David will focus on the future of key global currencies and the world of finance more generally. He will reflect on the efforts of China and other developing countries to introduce (r)evolutionary change. He describes the causes and potential consequences of these efforts in his book Dance of the Trillions: Developing Countries and Global Finance. You can listen to David’s key theses, which he will develop at the forum, in the first part our spring impact debate series, which is part of the preparations for the event.
friday23 may
František Kinský, Administrator of Family Property
David Lubin, Senior Research Fellow, Chatham House
Jiří Čistecký, Ambassador, Embassy of the Czech Republic in Berlin
Hana Součková, Managing Partner, SAP Czech Republic
saturday24 may
Roger Tooze, Co-founder of International Political Economy
Tomáš Pojar, National Security Adviser, Office of the Government of the Czech Republic
Zdeněk Tůma, Advisor, www.rtgs.global
Lukáš Hurych, Partner, Credo Ventures
Annette Spencer, CEO, Association of Corporate Treasurers
Alexander Pilař, Founder, Pallaemon Digital
sunday25 may
Jakub Kotan, Partner, Garner & Hancock
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impact lab offers analysis of and creative solutions to the problems and challenges stemming from the chaos of our time. It is the shared project of Klara Chlupata and Roman Chlupaty. The two have lived, studied and worked for leading global companies, universities and non-profits in eight countries on two continents and travelled extensively and intensively in almost seventy more. Their work and play have resulted in a rich network of contacts with unique know-how that feeds into impact lab’s solutions. The organization shares its insights and experiences especially but not exclusively through its impact debates (formerly Alter Eko debates) and the impact forum held annually in Kostelec nad Orlicí.
Organizer: impact lab s.r.o., U Matěje 24/3a, Praha 6, 160 00, IČO: 14089734