Conference program 2024
Find out more about this year's Digital Czech Republic 2024 program
Organised by the Institute for Politics and Society and partners
Economic Forum: AI Opportunities and Risks (invitation only)
08:00
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09:00
Karel Havlíček, Vice-Chairman, Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (Czech Republic)
Julia Schvarcová, Government Affairs and Public Policy Manager, Google (Slovakia)
Alžběta Solarczyk Krausová, Head of CICeRo at the Institute of State and Law of CAS, founder and CEO of Respectful AI (Czech Republic)
Moderator:
Jan Macháček, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Institute for Politics and Society (Czech Republic)
Welcome Speech
09:00
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09:05
Šárka Shoup, Executive Director, Institute for Politics and Society (Czech Republic)
Keynote Speakers
09:05
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09:30
Dubravka Šuica, Vice-President for Democracy and Demography, European Commission (Croatia)
Ondřej Kovařík, Member of the European Parliament (Czech Republic)
Jan Kotara, Executive Director, Česko.Digital (Czech Republic)
Economic Transformation as an Opportunity to Return to the First Economic League
09:30
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10:45
Ondřej Kovařík, Member of the European Parliament (Czech Republic)
Bohdan Wojnar, Vice President, Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic (Czech Republic)
Julia Niemann, Head of Product, Wolt (Germany)
Gérard Pogorel, Professor of Economics Emeritus, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Telecom Paris CNRS Interdisciplinary Innovation Institute I3 (France)
Moderator:
Terezie Tománková, Moderator, CNN Prima NEWS (Czech Republic)
Welcome to the World of Tomorrow with AI
10:45
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12:00
Karel Havlíček, Vice-Chairman, Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (Czech Republic)
Jeremy Rollison, Head of EU Policy & Senior Director, European Government Affairs, Microsoft (USA)
Tomáš Mikolov, leading Czech scientist in the field of artificial intelligence, Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics, CTU in Prague (Czech Republic)
Lukáš Kačena, Director, prg.ai (Czech Republic)
Moderator:
Markéta Jedličková, AI & Data Scientist, CRUXO (Czech Republic)
Economic Forum: The Digital Economy and Unlocking Its Potential (invitation only)
12:00
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12:50
Lukáš Kovanda, Chief Economist, Trinity Bank (Czech Republic)
Veronika Bush, Head of Public Policy CEE, Wolt (Slovakia)
Michal Skořepa, Macroeconomic Analyst, Česká spořitelna (Czech Republic)
Moderator:
Lenka Dupáková, Lawyer and Economist, Ministry of Finance; Faculty of Law, Charles University (Czech Republic)
FIRECHAT: Integration of Technology into Fashion, VR/AR/AI News I.
12:05
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12:25
Julie Šislerová, XR & Web3 Consultant, Founder of Holky v Metaverse (Czech Republic)
Nataliya Grimberg, Fashion and technology integration expert (Czech Republic)
Moderator:
Sara Polak, AI archaeologist and AI popularizer (Czech Republic)
VIP TALK: Is the Czech Republic Digital Yet?
12:50
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13:15
Martin Mesršmíd, Director, Digital and Information Agency (Czech Republic)
Jan Blažek, Chairman of the Board, Bank iD (Czech Republic)
Moderator:
Sara Polak, AI archaeologist and AI popularizer (Czech Republic)
(In)Secure Cyberspace
13:15
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14:30
Robert Králíček, Member of Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (Czech Republic)
Lukáš Kintr, Director, National Office for Cyber and Information Security (Czech Republic)
Miroslav Feix, Director of the Capabilities Planning Section, Ministry of Defence, Czech Army (Czech Republic)
Jakub Ludvík, Chief Security Officer, T-Mobile (Czech Republic)
Moderator:
Lada Hospodková, Principal Data Scientist, Gen (Czech Republic)
Security of Communication Infrastructure
14:45
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16:00
Marek Novák, Member of Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (Czech Republic)
Juraj Šedivý, General Manager, CETIN Group (Czech Republic)
Radek Haratek, Commander of the Czech Cyber and Information Warfare Command, Army of the Czech Republic (Czech Republic)
Jiří Grund, President, Association of Mobile Network Operators (Czech Republic)
Moderator:
Tereza Tůmová, Executive Director, Association for Internet Progress (Czech Republic)
Organizer
General Partner of the Digital Czech Republic 2024 Policy Programme
Gold Partner
Silver partners
General Media Partner
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Partner of the Accompanying Exhibition
Organised by the European Liberal Forum in cooperation with the Institute for Politics and Society and partners
Economic Forum: Digitalisation as a Key Player in European Growth and the Role of Mobility (invitation only)
08:00
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09:00
Martin Kolovratník, Member of Parliament, Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (Czech Republic)
Thomas Hacker, Member of the Bundestag, FDP Spokesman for European Policy (Germany)
Moderator:
Jan Bízik, Director of Mobility Innovation HUB for Technology Incubation, CzechInvest (Czech Republic)
Welcome Speech
09:00
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09:05
Šárka Shoup, Board Member, European Liberal Forum (Czech Republic)
Keynote Speakers
09:05
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09:30
Opher Brayer, Chief Scientist of Impro.AI (Israel/Canada)
Miles Yu, Senior Fellow and Director of the China Center at the Hudson Institute; Advisor to former US President Donald Trump (USA)
Digital Democracy
09:30
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10:45
Leslie Miller, Vice-President of Government Affairs and Public Policy, Google (USA)
Daniel Braun, Head of Cabinet of Ms Věra Jourová, Vice-President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency (Czech Republic)
Otakar Foltýn, Strategic Communications Coordinator, Government of the Czech Republic (Czech Republic)
Cristian David, Chairman of the Board, Institute for Freedom and Democracy (Romania)
Oreste Pollicino, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Bocconi (Italy)
Moderator:
Sara Polak, AI archaeologist and AI popularizer (Czech Republic)
AI, Robots and Humans: A New Era of Professions
10:45
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12:00
Opher Brayer, Chief Scientist of Impro.AI (Israel/Canada)
Julie Lassébie, Labour Market Economist, OECD (France)
Josef Holý, IT expert, co-author of the podcast Canaries in the Net (Czech Republic)
Jan Macháček, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Institute for Politics and Society (Czech Republic)
Moderator:
Lukáš Benzl, Director, Czech Association of Artificial Intelligence (Czech Republic)
Economic Forum: The Impact of Digitalization on Democratic Processes (invitation only)
12:00
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12:50
Cristian David, Chairman of the Board, Institute for Freedom and Democracy (Romania)
Dominika Hajdu, Head, Centre for Democracy and Resilience (Slovakia)
Robert Hristea, Programme Director, Institute for Freedom and Democracy (Romania)
Moderator:
Aneta Jarmoliková, Project Manager, Stratosyst (Czech Republic)
FIRECHAT: Integration of Technology into Fashion, VR/AR/AI News II.
12:05
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12:25
Julie Šislerová, XR & Web3 Consultant, Founder of Holky v Metaverse (Czech Republic)
Nataliya Grimberg, Fashion and technology integration expert (Czech Republic)
Moderator:
Sara Polak, AI archaeologist and AI popularizer (Czech Republic)
FIRECHAT: Brain in Relation to Learning and Memory
12:25
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12:45
Aleš Stuchlík, Neuroscientist, Digital Intelligence (Czech Republic)
Moderátorka:
Sara Polak, AI archaeologist and AI popularizer (Czech Republic)
VIP TALK: eHealth as a Tool for Extending Life Span
12:50
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13:15
Petr Foltýn, Director, National Centre for eHealth (Czech Republic)
Tomáš Šedivec, Head of Public Administration Information Systems Architecture Department, Digital and Information Agency (Czech Republic)
Moderator:
Barbora Dubanská, Digital Health Expert, Member of the Think Tank "Minister of Health" (Czech Republic)
Digital Technologies and Their Role in State Defense
13:15
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14:30
František Šulc, 1st Deputy Minister of Defence, Ministry of Defence (Czech Republic)
Miles Yu, Senior Fellow and Director of the China Center at the Hudson Institute; Advisor to former US President Donald Trump (USA)
Michal Křelina, Quantum Technology Consultant for NATO, Military and Investors; Scientist, Czech Technical University in Prague (Czech Republic)
Francesco Cappelletti, Researcher, European Liberal Forum; Researcher and Lecturer, Vrije Universiteit Brussels (Italy)
Moderator:
Kristina Soukupová, Founder and President, DefSec Innovation Hub (Czech Republic)
Digitalization of Education and Connection With the Labor Market
14:45
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16:00
Vojtěch Petráček, Rector, Czech Technical University in Prague (Czech Republic)
Eva Howlings, Founder, Learn.cz (Czech Republic)
Peter Podprocký, Director of 42 Prague (Slovakia)
Jeff Sheridan, Managing Director, Matrix Internet (Ireland)
Moderator:
Barbora Malinovská, Mentor and coach in leadership and digitalization (Czech Republic)
Organizer
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