The tenth Meet&Deal. Xmas Edition. Kafkoff. Over 200 people. One of the best events in not quite three years of doing this.
Kafkoff in December sunshine
December weather around ten degrees and sunshine, as if we'd ordered it. Kafkoff gave us a terrace with gas lamps, an indoor bar, a lounge and a basement with corners for deeper conversations, a stage and another bar.
Panel: building communities
Moderated by Erika Eliášová (Erika Fashion). On stage:
- Jana Stracha, The Mag and the Komunita platform
- Aneta Martínek, CEO of #HolkyzMarketingu
- André Kohout
A discussion about how you build a community. BezCyklení, Meet&Deal, #HolkyzMarketingu, The Mag, The Muse. Different approaches, all of them working.
Secret Santa, networking at another level
A new activity: every attendee drew a card with a name on it and had to find that person to hand over a gift. Anyone who forgot to bring one could buy raffle tickets instead. Simple, but clever. It forces you to talk to people you might otherwise never approach.
Plus the traditional rock paper scissors tournament and the connectors.
CZK 43,800 for Ivanka
The raffle, run with the Kubova English Foundation and Martina Čáslavová, went to Ivanka, who can't live a normal life because of an infection. The funds go towards a new electric wheelchair. It raised CZK 43,800 (approx. EUR 1,750).
Ondřej Martínek (AffilBox) bid CZK 19,000 for two annual passes to Meet&Deal with a merchandise bundle.
Prizes were donated by Angry Beards, Furiosa, Fabini, Husky, ZOOT, Mixit, BezCyklení, Vuch and Trenýrkárna.
Total charitable contributions from Meet&Deal events have now passed CZK 550,000 (approx. EUR 22,000).
What we could do better
Straight up:
- Ventilation in the basement could have been better
- Acoustics during the panel weren't ideal
- We were missing a more open space for larger groups
We take feedback seriously and we're working on it.
What attendees said
Hana Slačálková, HR marketer: the mix of people from different fields and the catering were top.
Nikola Vilímková, director at GIGACOMPUTER: a great event.
Lidija Kovařík, CEO of Pilsner Urquell Experience: an incredible event.
Jakub Telenský, CMO of Pilsner Urquell Experience: great event, great people.
Ondřej Hrabalík, co-founder of Cuppka: a lot of good people, and the food and drink were excellent.
Partners and thanks
Mailkit (Libor Nádvorník), Sídlomat (Lukáš Kruntorád), RTB House, Notino, Fajn Rádio, Buzzoons, NetworkingAkce.cz and Kenji (photographer).
2026?
The 2025 season is closed. The tenth Meet&Deal is behind us. You can join the 2026 waiting list at meetdeal.cz.