Pompeo meets with Czech and American tech firms to discuss cyber security and economic development

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with representatives of five Czech and American technology companies at the American Embassy in Prague on Wednesday morning. The talks revolved around global cyber security and economic development, the Czech News Agency reports.

From the Czech side, the meeting was attended by Avast CTO Michal Pěchouček, the general manager of Cisco in Czech Republic Michal Strachník, Milena Jabůrková from IBM, the chairman of the board of the software and electronic hardware company Y Soft Václav Muchna and Lubo Smid, the director of software design company STRV.

Cyber security, one of the main themes of Secretary Pompeo’s visit, will also be discussed later in the day when he meets with Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.