Invited guests: Jaroslav Naď (Minister of Defense of the Slovak Republic), Martin Klus (Ministerstvo zahraničných vecí a európskych záležitostí SR), Peter Kovařík (president of the Police Force), Rastislav Janota (NCKB SK-CERT)
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Rastislav Janota
Rastislav Janota has more than 20 years of experience in the IT and telecommunications sector. During his professional career, he held several expert and top managerial positions in the field of ICT and cyber security both in the private sector and in public administration, both in Slovakia and in various countries abroad.
Since September 1, 2023, he has been working as a special envoy of the NBU for cyber security at the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Washington, D.C., USA.
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Jaroslav Naď
Jaroslav Naď has been the Minister of Defense of the Slovak Republic since March 2020. Before joining the anti-corruption political movement Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OĽANO) and entering politics, he worked in security and defense in the state administration and the non-governmental sector. Until 2013, he worked at the Ministry of Defense of the Slovak Republic in various positions, including Deputy Director of the International Relations Department, Director of the Office of the Secretary of State and his advisor, Director General of the Defense Policy, International Relations and Legislation Section, as well as Diplomat - Head of the Defense Section in the Permanent Delegation Slovakia to NATO and to the Permanent …
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Peter Kovařík
Work experience:
work in specialized investigation teams
diplomatic service
manager responsible for legislative tasks in the preparation of the law on the protection of whistleblowers
the chairman of the commission for the election of the chairman of the Office for the Protection of Whistleblowers of Anti-Social Activities
the manager of the working group for the analysis of the current system of filing property declarations and submitting a proposal for its streamlining
manager responsible for implementing the national anti-corruption system
manager responsible for a joint project with the OECD to improve the integrity of public administration in the Slovak Republic and increase the effectiveness of anti-corruption preve…
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Martin Klus
Martin Klus is a Slovak professional political scientist and graduated political theorist. He has obtained postgraduate diploma in Theory of Politics. Prior entering Slovak politics he had worked as university lecturer and political analyst providing political analyses and commentaries to domestic and foreign media. Between the years 2013 and 2014, he has ranked among the most cited Slovak political scientists and sociologists.
Since 1999 he has been actively engaged in non-profit sector with the aim to empower civic and student participation in public affairs, but also in educational and urban environment improving activities. He often partakes in political and civic initiatives on the topic of electoral and referendum legislation.
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