AmCham Slovakia

Eastern Slovakia has always known how to move forward. Not by erasing what came before, but by weaving it into something entirely new. For centuries, this region has been shaped by the interplay of cultures, nationalities, religions, and folk traditions. Hungarian, Slovak, Roma, Jewish, Rusyn, Ukrainian - each left its mark, each contributed a thread to a tapestry that is richer, more complex, and more alive than any single story could tell.

This is the region's oldest tradition: the tradition of change. And change, in its most authentic form, is innovation. This June 11, we invite you to experience that tradition firsthand at the Summer Innovation In Motion Business Cocktail, held in the breathtaking Botanical Garden of UPJŠ in Košice.

Three Art Forms. One Story.

We believe the best way to understand a region is to feel it. That is why this year's Summer Cocktail goes beyond networking and becomes a living cultural experience, told through music, movement, and visual art.

• Music - Kaschauer Klezmer Band Born from the rich Jewish heritage of Košice and the surrounding region, the Kaschauer Klezmer Band does not simply preserve tradition, it transforms it. Balkan rhythms, Romani melodies, and folk influences collide and harmonize in a sound that feels ancient and entirely fresh at the same time. This is what fusion looks like when it is done with soul.
• Movement - Contemporary Dance and Visual Art A unique dance performance that reimagines folk tradition as a contemporary movement language. This is not folklore on a stage, it is folklore in motion, reinterpreted through a modern choreographic lens. The performance bridges two art forms, dance and visual art, creating an immersive experience that is both rooted and boundary-breaking.
• Visual Art - Feidias Slovak sculptors connected through Feidias, a civic association cultivating art in public space, will transform the garden into an open-air gallery of some 30 original works, warmly lit as the evening unfolds. Their art carries the spirit of the Eastern Carpathians: rooted, layered, and quietly powerful.

Taste the Tradition

A great evening deserves great flavours. Our culinary experience has been curated with the same philosophy: authentic origins, refined execution.

• Gastronomy - Platz Group Modern gastronomy that celebrates local ingredients and contemporary culinary craft. Food that tells a story with every bite.
• Wine - Kubbo Select Kubbo Select presents wines from the Tokaj region, one of Central Europe's most storied wine landscapes. But these are not wines content to rest on heritage. Starting from authentic Tokaj varietals, Kubbo Select takes bold creative steps that push past tradition into new forms of flavour and experience. The result is something that cannot simply be labelled: it carries the memory of the terroir, but the spirit of what comes next.
• Cocktails -  Apollo Apollo brings drinks rooted in repovica, a traditional regional spirit, reimagined for a modern palate. Tradition with a twist, literally.
• Signature Drinks -  Toison Toison returns with their beloved mixed drink menu, this time with a regional twist that fits the evening perfectly.

An Evening Unlike Any Other

The Botanical Garden of UPJŠ provides a natural stage for everything this night represents: growth, beauty, and the quiet power of living things in motion. As daylight fades and the garden comes alive with music, movement, and conversation, you will be reminded that the most powerful innovations do not always come from technology. Sometimes they come from knowing who you are and where you are from.

Join us. Bring your curiosity, your appetite, and your best business casual look.

Dress code: Business Casual.

Ladies, please avoid wearing stiletto heels to protect the lawn during the garden party.