| Time: | September 16, 2008 |
| Place | CEELI Institute, Villa Groebovka, Havlíčkovy sady 58, Praha 2 |
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| 9:00 - 9:10 | Registration |
| Introduction by the U.S. Ambassador Richard W. Graber | |
| 9:10 - 9:30 | Opening Address by Minister of Justice Jiří Pospíšil |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Keynote Speech by Louis Freeh former FBI Director: Independent But Accountable Judiciary |
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Break |
| 10:15 - 11:45 | Panel Discussion: |
| The Importance of Independence - the reform of court functions in the Czech Republic | |
| Panelists: | |
| 1) Vojtěch Cepl, Sen., Professor at the Law Faculty, Charles University | |
| 2) Jan Vyklický, Honorary President of the Union of Judges | 3) Lenka Bradáčová, President of the Union of Prosecutors |
| 4) Marek Benda, Chairman of the Constitutional and Legislative Committee of the Lower House, Czech Parliament | |
| Moderator: Daniel Lipšic, former Slovak Justice Minister | |
| 11:45 - 13:15 | Lunch |
| Theme: The Perspective of the Business Community | |
| 1) Brief remarks by Aleš Bartůněk, IBM General Manager and AmCham President | |
| 13:30 - 14:45 | Panel Discussion: |
| The European Model related to a Code of Ethics and its violation/How to apply best practices to the Czech Republic | |
| Panelists: | |
| 1) Professor Floris Bannier, Dutch Legal expert | |
| 2) Dr. Konstanz Gorres-Ohde, President of the Supreme Court in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | 3) Dr. Johann Rzeszut, Former President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Austria |
| Moderator: Josef Baxa,Supreme Administrative Court Chairman | |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Break |
| 15:00 - 16:15 | Panel Discussion: |
| Practical Solutions: Areas Where Legislation and Education is Needed | |
| Panelists: | |
| 1) František Korbel, Deputy Minister of Justice | |
| 2) Jiří Stodůlka, Deputy Minister for Legislative Affairs | |
| 3) Jaroslav Fenyk, Law Faculty, Masaryk University, White & Case | |
| 4) Roger A. Keller, Assistant Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice | |
| Moderator: Vojtěch Cepl, Jr. | |
| 16:15 - 16:30 | Concluding Remarks - U.S. Ambassador Richard W. Graber |
| 17:30 - 19:00 | Conference Reception at British Embassy, Thunovská 14, 118 00 Praha 1 |