[1] In 2012, Havlíček received MBA honour at LIGS University, which is not accredited by any agency recognized by the United States Department of Education[2] or any of the Czech accreditation commissions[3] in the field of marketing and communication.

[10][11] On 11 February 2014, Havlíček was appointed Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic and head of the Office of the Ministry, managing the administrative section.

[12] In 2017, following Jan Mládek's dismissal as Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, prime minister Bohuslav Sobotka requested Havlíček to president Miloš Zeman for the vacant post.

[13] Zeman met Havlíček on 27 March and subsequently gave this position on 4 April.

[14] Havlíček remained in the position of Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic until 13 December 2017, after which he was replaced by Tomáš Hüner [cs][15] Havlíček left the deputy position at the end of May 2019.