As the representative of the EC, Ladislav Miko's mission is to be the eyes, ears and voice of the European Commission in Slovakia, to be in contact with national authorities and stakeholders, as well as to inform the media and the public about EU policies. He previously worked for the European Commission as Director in the Directorate-General for the Environment and later as Deputy Director-General in the EC's Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, where he was responsible for food chain safety. In the past, he worked as a Deputy Minister at the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic and also temporarily held the position of Minister of the Environment of the Czech Republic. He began his career at the Slovak Academy o…

The executive deputy chairman of the Association of Towns and Villages of Slovakia (ZMOS), the central director of ZMOS Office.                      Education: Faculty of Mechanical-Electrical Engineering of University of Žilina   Professional career (employment): 1977 - 1978 – Technician, technology department OUNZ in Vranov nad Topľou 1978 - 1983 – Production-technology deputy of the District Company of Communal Services in Vranov nad Toplou 1983 - 1984 – Director of the District Company of Communal Services in Vranov nad Topľou 1984 - 1990 – MsNV chairman in Vranov nad Topľou 1993 - 1994 – Manager of a private company’s division 1994 - 2002 – Mayor of the town of Vranov nad Topľou Other public activity:   1990 -…

Jozef Viskupič was born in 1976 in Trnava, he studied history and philosophy at Comenius University in Bratislava and mass media communication in Trnava. He lives with his family in Trnava. He is a co-founder of the ORDINARY PEOPLE and independent personalities movement. In the past, he worked as a project manager in many areas, organized many concerts and cultural events, founded a regional publishing house, is the author of a project of a network of Internet cafes, and also collaborated in the restoration of the Trnava amphitheater. In the period 2010-2017, he served as a member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic in the capacity of Chairman of the Special Control Committee for Supervision of the National Security Office and…

Erika Jurinová was born in 1971. After studying in the Czech Republic, she taught at a secondary school, later she started working in regional media. After seven years, she started to get involved in politics in an effort to contribute to positive change in Slovakia. Since 2010 she has been a member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic. She dealt with social and human rights issues, later also as the chairwoman of the Committee for Human Rights and National Minorities and as the vice-chairwoman of the National Council of the Slovak Republic. In 2017, after being elected President of the Žilina Self-Governing Region, she resigned as a member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic and is fully investing in the future and …

Štefan Repko has been active in the field of development of cities/municipalities and regions at various levels for more than 25 years. He has been the director of the Regional Development Agency in Banská Bystrica, which is a member of the Integrated RRA Network, for almost 20 years. In January 2017, he was appointed the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the ISRRA interest association, which initiated the creation of the REGION 2030 initiative, as a platform for socio-economic partners for more efficient operation within the national regional as well as subregional level. He has experience in the preparation and implementation of more than 100 projects for municipalities, regions, business and non-governmental entities.