Ing. Ivan Ivančin holds the position of State Secretary for Informatization at the Ministry of Investment, Regional Development and Informatization. His vision is to transform the state's digital services to make them more efficient and user-friendly for the end-user, with an emphasis on simplifying and speeding up the processes of drawing on EU funds. He has many years of professional experience in IT and implementation of operational programmes. From 2019 - 2023, he worked as an IT consultant for the Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Environment, General Prosecutor's Office of the Slovak Republic, NCZI and ÚRSO, where he was involved in digital transformation of the institution, the process of allocation of financ…

Patrik joined Meta in 2022 as a Public Policy Manager for the CEE region. His portfolio includes representing the company’s regional public policy strategy and key relationships with policy stakeholders in Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia. He is also in charge of coordinating AI and network connectivity topics across the CEE region.   Previously he was a Public Affairs Manager at T-Mobile CZ. Patrik in his professional career served as a government official at the Office of the government in Czechia and Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, where he led the team focusing on regulation of online platforms and preparation of the Czech positions on EU legislation.