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Jakub Nešetřil

Jakub was co-founder & CEO of Apiary, helping developers make API design and documentation enjoyable. In 2017 Apiary was aquired by Oracle as one of the most succesful aquisions in the Czech republic. Prior to Apiary Jakub has led 10years of experience leading API products and engineering teams in companies like GoodData and APN. Now Jakub is leading NGO company called Cesko.Digital, which has the mission to help state and non-governmental organizations and make Czechia a better place to live.

Predrag Ristic

Predrag brings 16 years of contemporary international experience in sales management, business development, strategic planning, and marketing. He’s been successful in bringing international exposure to a globally unique technological company / publisher. He also led digital transformation for a multinational marketing and advertising company, established a North American operation for a European software services group focused on Financial services and Telecommunications and led a software product for enterprise clients from scratch to global reach.

Zdeněk Rudolský

Zdeněk Rudolský is one of the founders of all three Impact Hubs in the Czech Republic. He also started a consultancy company BECAUSE and for some time he was a director of Amnesty International. He carries visions of what and how to move forward, looks for new opportunities and develops business. He enjoys new projects and their financing.

David Miklas

David founded several startups and some of them he sold to bigger companies afterwards. During his carreer, he was responsible mainly for business strategy, fundraising, business development, and product design. The most significant company was be3D, company focused on manufacturing 3D printers with 2,5M EUR funding. David currently works on his latest idea - Luxury electric boat KEELCRAFT and he is co-founder of aerospace simulation technology company inAero.

Martin Švarc

Since 2007 Martin has been successful in establishing, expanding and reconstructing commercial teams and models of several international online products and services. He has experience with developing and growing the business of a globally unique technological company / publisher, expanding an omni-channel cloud-based customer service platform from local to global, and with establishing an integrated advertising platform in the CEE region. He is now helping founders of Czech companies to cross the borders of their business with Ubiquitous Serendipity.

Vladimir Schmalz

Vladimír Schmalz’s professional career is connected with ČEZ. In the field of energy he also worked in the statutory bodies of many companies in Germany, Russia, Turkey and other countries.In 2010-2014 he was a representative of the City of Prague. He represented Prague´s interests as Chairman of the Supervisory Board in Pražská energetika.Currently, he focuses mainly on business projects in the fields of education, technology, IT and sustainable development.

Honza Široký

Honza SIroky is the technical mastermind behind Mews - property management system that recently raised $33 million USD in series B. Honza can help founders and especially founding CTOs by providing experience and insights into building global cloud SaaS products from scratch. And also with scaling the tech (and eventually product teams) from a few people to 100+ people.

Filip Vančura

Filip has extensive experience in engineering, particularly in regards to materials engineering and metallurgy, having been a Vice Chairman of the Board and Manager of the Development department at Kovárna VIVA. He specializes in the area of research and development, and he has a PhD in Materials Engineering and Metallurgy from the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen. On top of that, he is also a prolific angel investor.

Margareta Křížova

Margareta is one of the founding partners of CEAG, a law firm and a business consulting company, where she leads the M&A and Investment Advisory Group. Margareta is also active on the Czech startup scene as a mentor and she has established a networking and educational platform not only for technology startups - Business Club with Margareta Křížová. She was also one of the investors in Den D (a Czech Television program) and she works as a consultant in business competitions, organizes various workshops and seminars.

Oskar Kořistka

Oskar is COO and co-founder of the startup Supernova, the very first Czech company to ever be part of the famous Ycombinator accelerator. Supernova is a tool that’s improving the design and development of mobile apps and Oscar is responsible for running the company as smoothly as possible (for a startup!) and building processes that empower all members of the team to focus on building something perfect for our users.

Ondřej Krátký

Ondřej Krátký ( CEO Liftago)Ondřej Krátký graduated from the University of Economics in Prague. At the age of 28 he won the gold in the world´s biggest competition for creative youth at the festival Cannes Lions. After being employed for 5 years he left his job in order to help to establish a valuable Czech start-up Liftago. It is now the best rated taxi app not only in the Czech Republic but Europe as well. It provides a great alternative to own cars in city centers.

Samuel Huba

Samuel is currently a Managing Partner at Impulse Ventures, having previously worked as Global Sales Director at Safetica Technologies, CFO at Shoptet, COO at LidskaSila.cz, as well as leadership experience at DHL’s IT services team. He holds a Masters degree in Corporate Economics and Management studies from the University of Economics in Prague. His multi-faceted background allows him to provide invaluable contributions for teams aiming to ensure the success of their business.

Martin Rozhoň

Martin is the founder of Vivantis, an e-commerce company in which he also worked as CEO for over 18 years, building it from the ground up into the successful venture it is today. He has used his extensive experience as an entrepreneur to become a prolific angel investor. Some of the companies in his portfolio are VRgineers, Snuggs, Econea, Retino and Fabini, among others. He also has time to work as an editor for Czech Startup News. Martin is a prominent figure in the Czech Republic’s entrepreneurial environment.

Juraj Atlas

Corporate senior manager turned entrepreneur and mentor. General manager with a passion for product development, processes and operations. Leader with a combination of management skills and technical expertise. A troubleshooter with ability to comprehend the details while focusing on fast execution. Juraj combines the experience of a large multinational corporation with an innovative entrepreneurial mindset to offer modern solutions in urban mobility. He co-founded and led Liftago as a CEO for 6 years before moving onto his new project – Mileus.

Adam Zbijcuk

Adam Zbiejczuk is an independent social media consultant, trying to help brands talk to their existing and potential customers and also to get to use the power of their own people. He also founded BabelGuide.com – a site dedicated to social media in CEE – it led to organizing BabelCamp (a CEE social media conference) and BabelTalks (smaller social media evenings in Prague, Brno and Vienna).

In summer 2014 he joined the ROI Hunter team as a PR Manager. Previously, he wassocial media manager at Ataxo/H1.cz (helping companies like Apple, Generali, Hypoteční banka), where he was one of the team behind Social Insider (a monitoring tool). He was also the main on-line representative of mBank during its first two years. He is a social media analyst, webmarketing specialist, long-time blogger, co-organizer of the Brno Zoom festival (digital culture showcase), and a project manager for creating, maintaining and rethinking on-line projects.

He is co-owner at Influencer.cz, where his task is to bring in new clients, help with the production, and represent the company on social media. Influencer.cz’s clients include BMW Czech Republic, Albatros Media, Somersby and others.

Dinah Spitzer

Dinah A. Spritzer, a veteran journalist of the Jerusalem Post, the New York Times and USA Today who has lived in Central and Eastern Europe for two decades. A specialist in intercultural conflicts and communications, Dinah has collected hundreds of stories from investors and start-ups, many that are now worth billions of crowns, from Series C-Scale-Ups to post-IPO.

Brian Kachlik

Brian loves helping companies grow and becoming more sustainable. He currently leads innovation projects focused on sustainability and circular economy at BASF, the world’s largest chemical company. In parallel he is rolling out a service matching producers of sustainable products with their target customers. Previously he led the expansion of Rossum into the USA focusing on all commercial aspects of the early stage AI software startup. His prior experience includes 6 years as a strategy and M&A adviser and establishing a bike distribution business.

Jan Husták

Honza has been working in the field of public relations since 2011. He moved from working in a small PR agency, into a large content-marketing agency, to working freelance, until he ended up founding his own agency with a somewhat untraditional name – HustáKomunikejšn.

Over the course of his career he tried working with large corporations like ČSOB, Sanofi Zentiva, Hamé, and Home Credit, until he eventually found his calling at dynamic technological companies and especially startups. He transformed the PR of such companies as Slevomat, DameJidlo, Rohlík, Le Premier, and be3D. Among the clients who have passed through or are passing through his hands are a number of Czech startups and technological companies, including Twisto, productboard, Mews, STRV, the venture capital fund ENERN, the startup incubator UP21, the progressive service Topíte.cz, as well as one of the first Czech startups, Angelcam.

In his work, Honza sets himself apart with his proactive approach, his exceptional openness to clients, and his total ownership of their PR image. To clients, he is much more than just a supplier of content, he is a full-fledged partner.

Aleš Hýbner

Aleš brings an extensive experience in the telecommunication sector and consulting services. Together with Lion Teleservices he expanded their services to the Czech and Slovak markets and established important contacts with leading companies in the industry such as Samsung and UniCredit Bank. In 2017 he founded and became the CEO of Go Digital! – a digital marketing and customer support agency.

Silke Horáková

Silke is a private investor and co-owner of Albatros Media. In the past, she was holding positions in private equity funds and heading the Czech Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. She founded the Albatros foundation and co-founded the Foundation for support of independent journalism. Silke has ten years of experience in the social enterprise sector and in 2018 she co-founded the first social impact venture capital fund in the Czech Republic - Tilia ventures.

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