After studies and business, Emil Fitoš spent more than 20 years of his working life at Siemens and later at Atos. In 2014, he became CEO of Atos Slovakia and Czech Republic. Under his leadership, Atos was one of the leading companies on the market with a significant innovative contribution. On 21 June 2017, he was elected President of the IT Association of Slovakia and will defend the position in 2019, 2021 and 2023. He serves as an advisor to the Slovak Government and Deputy Chairman of the Slovak Government Council for the Digitization of the Public Sector and the Digital Single Market. He also influences the digitalisation of Slovakia through his involvement in the activities of the Digital Coalition and the Centre for Artificial Inte…

Richard Sulík, Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic, Chairman of the Sloboda a Solidarita Party, former Member of the European Parliament. He worked as an advisor to the Ministers of Finance Ivan Mikloš (2002–2003) and Ján Počiatek (2006–2007). In 2004, he headed the company Odvoz a likvidacia odpadu, which is owned by the city of Bratislava, for two years. From 2005 to 2006 he was an adviser to the Minister of Social Affairs, Labor and the Family. He served as a Member of the European Conservatives and Reformists Party. A liberal who cares about this country. He wants to do everything to make Slovakia a better country to live in. He is convinced that our country has what it takes. Great people, beautiful land, peace and if public …

Co-funder and currently executive director of the innovative Slovak company MicroStep, which is engaged in research, development and production of CNC centers for material separatiion by laser, plasma and water jet. MicroStep machines are used in 55 countries around the world for the production of ships, cranes, mining reiforcements, pressure vessels and many other products. Eva Stejskalová, together with Alexander Varga, holds  the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 title. As a member of Horizon2020 High Level Strategy Group on Industrial Technologies, she was  part of the European Commision´s advisory body on industrial transformation, key enabling Technologies and innovation strategies. She focused on the application of digital Technolo…

Lukáš Demovič studied chemical physics at the Faculty of Science, Charles University, where he researched the properties of atoms and small molecules using computer simulations. Since 2017, he has been the director of the Center for Joint Activities of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, which, among other activities, is also involved in the operation of the most powerful supercomputer facilities intended for wide academic use. As part of the EuroCC project, this organization also covers the activities of the National Competence Center for High-Performance Computing, through which it provides a wide range of free services (education, consulting, access to computing) not only for academia and public administration, but also for Slovak small a…

He is a member of the Executive Committee of the National Hydrogen Association of Slovakia. He has held various prominent positions in both the private and public sectors. He has served on many advisory bodies such as the Government Council for Science , Technology and Innovation. He was a member of the Monitoring Committee for the Operational Programme Environmental Quality. He was also a member of the Executive Committee of TAFTIE (European Network of Innovation Agencies). He is co-author of the National Hydrogen Strategy adopted by the Slovak Government. He has significantly reformed the system of renewable energy allowances for households, which has contributed to an improved and more efficient use of EU funds and more targeted suppo…