Vojtěch Sedláček (born 1947 in

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entrepreneur, who established ''Obsluzna spol.'' (1995) and ''Agentura ProVas'' (1996). Both companies have a mission of creating employment and business opportunities for people with disabilities. In 1973 Vojtech Sedlacek married with Jaroslava Vagnerova (maiden name), they raised four daughters and one son.

Biography

In 1969, Vojtech Sedlacek began working as a technician and programmer of central computers, at Works of Industry Automatization in Cakovice. Subsequently before the

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in 1989, he worked in software department at the Research Institute of Mathematical Machines. Since 1981 until 1989 he also volunteered as an instructor of informational technology in the school of Jedlicka for handicapped children. In 1990 he became the mayor of city of

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and was elected by the assembly as a representative of the

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. In 1991, he was appointed as the head of the office of the

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. From the year 1992 he worked as the executive director and a member of the board of trustees for a printing company CTK Repro. In 1995 he was elected as the board president and executive director of a Citizen Pension Fund. In 1998 he worked as the deputy minister of internal security.

Professional affiliations and honors

In 1977, he was among the first people to sign

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. In 2006, he was the national winner of the competition for the social entrepreneur of the year. In 2007 he was among the first to sign a petition Ligy against antisemitism. In 2008 he became a member of th
World Entrepreneurship Forum
and he participated at its conference in Evian, France. In 2010 he became a member of the

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and he participated at its conference in Brussels, Belgium.

Kepler museum in Prague The Kepler Museum (Czech: ''Keplerovo muzeum'') is a museum of astronomy in Prague, Czech Republic, named for the German astronomer Johannes Kepler. It was founded in 2009, the International Year of Astronomy, with financial support from the Magi ...

was realised by his Agentura ProVas in 2009. In 2015 he receive
Via Bona
Award in category The Forging a New Path for innovative support homeless people - projec

In 2020, he founded the innovative At Home First project, which helps socially sustainable living. Since 2020, he has been a member of the board of the Committee of Good Will - Olga Havel Foundation. Since 2021, he has been The Chairman of the Management Board of Good Will – Olga Havel Foundation. Vojtech Sedlacek is member of Czech Astronomical Society. Since 2014, he has led the Expert Group on the History of Astronomy.In 2025, he was awarded honorary membership.

Publications

* Sedláček, Vojtěch, The Astronomical Clock in Prague,

External links

Web Agentura ProVas

The League Against Antisemitism

Web Kepler museum in Prague

World Entrepreneurship Forum website

* ttp://www.memoryofnations.eu/en/sedlacek-vojtech-1947 Vojtěch Sedláček: Memory of nations
Web Roof First

Web Olga Havel Foundation

References

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