Radek Špicar was  named the head of Aspen Institute in  Czech Republic. Mr. Špicar is also Vice President of Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic. He is interested in diplomacy, economy, cultural industry, competitiveness and NGO know-how. He previously served as Deputy to the Vice-Prime Minister for Economic Affairs of the Czech Republic. He is a lecturer at the Institute of Economic Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague and at the Diplomatic Academy Prague. He studied at Charles University and the University of Cambridge.