Dušan Velič is the State Secretary of the Ministry of Investment, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic. He brings to his work experience from working at the academy and foreign institutions, or from cooperation with the Nobel Prize winner for physical chemistry, Professor Gerhard Ertl. He is still active as a professor at Comenius University in Bratislava and as a scientist at the International Laser Center, which he founded. He has devoted his entire life to the transfer of innovation. At MIRDI SR, he is currently responsible for investment management, creating a suitable environment for the development of innovations in many areas and regional development.