2022 SHORTLISTED

Martina Dlabajová

Member of European Parliament, group of Renew Europe

Martina Dlabajová has been a member of the European Parliament since 2014. She is the Renew Europe Coordinator in the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, the Co-Chair of the SME Intergroup in the European Parliament and the Chair of Renew Europe SME Taskforce. In her previous term, she initiated the Intergroup for Creative Industries and was appointed its Vice-President. In her work, she focuses mainly on SMEs, family businesses, creative industries, digitalisation and research & innovation. She is a great supporter of young people and is the author of the project of motivational traineeships for young people “PročByNe?”(„Why Not?“).

Martina Dlabajová is the former President of the Regional Chamber of Commerce of the Zlin Region in the Czech Republic (2012 – 2014). She also founded and managed several companies in the Czech Republic, Slovak Republic and Italy. In 2019, she received the Gold Badge of the Italian-Czech Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CAMIC) for contribution to the development of economic and business relations between the Czech Republic and Italy. In 2020, the President of the Italian Republic awarded her the title of Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy (Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Stella d’Italia) for her outstanding contribution to the Czech-Italian relations.