Róbert Babeľa is a specialist in the field of health technology assessment, which he has been working on for more than a decade. He is a graduate of three universities including the Open University Business School, London, UK and the University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK. He is the author and co-author of more than 180 publications at home and abroad, and has gained practical skills during his more than 20 years in various positions in the healthcare sector, where he continues to work. Prof. PhDr. Róbert Babeľa, PhD., MBA, MSc (HTA), FISAC is a member of several editorial boards of international journals and professional companies. He currently focuses on scientific projects related to the quantification of the actual total costs of sel…

Pavol Lepey has more than 26 years of experience working in healthcare. Worked on healthcare transformation and innovation at Roche. For several years he successfully led the representation of Medtronic in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, worked for Abbott Laboratories and focused on the implementation of new diagnostic and therapeutic tools in clinical and laboratory practice.

In 1996 he completed his studies at the Medical Faculty of Comenius University in Bratislava, in 2011 he completed his master's studies at the Faculty of Law of the Pan-European University of Law in Bratislava. He has a certificate in general surgery and traumatology. From 1996 to 2010 he worked as a doctor in a hospital, later he worked at the Regional Office of Public Health in Čadca. From 2005 to 2007 he held the position of the director of the regional branch of General Health Insurance Company (VšZP) and in 2007 he became the director of the regional branch of the company DÔVERA health insurance. In the period from September 2010 to April 2012, he served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of VšZP. Since July 2012, he has …

She is a co-founder and president of the patient alliance NIE RAKOVINE a o.z. Europacolon Slovakia, leader of patient advocacy, author and moderator of medical television formats and events. She worked as a television announcer and spokesperson for the first ombudsman, and is currently the author of nationwide international communication education and advocacy projects, as well as television projects Medicine, Ambulance, My Diagnosis in RTVS (Radio &Television Slovakia) . Her biggest challenge is to erase the differences and discrimination of Slovak cancer patients in access to healthcare, innovations in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer within the European region. She is currently involved in a change in legislation that has caused …

He completed high school studies at the Jura Hronac Gymnasium (1997 – 2001) and then a master's degree in law at the Faculty of Law of the Comenius University in Bratislava (2002 – 2009). Under the guidance of Ingrid Frohlichová, he devoted his diploma thesis to the issue of pension reform in Slovakia, and completed his defense on February 12, 2009. He started working in the field of media during his university studies, first as a production assistant (April 2002 – January 2004) and later as a moderator and morning news reporter (February 2004 – May 2007) at Slovak Television (STV). From March 2006 to December 2007, he worked as a radio news presenter at Fun radio, and from May 2007 to January 2008, he was a news reporter at STV. Since F…