Michal Pěchouček
One of the leading experts in the field of artificial intelligence, he has held the position of
CTO of global technology company Gen since 2019. For more than 20
years, he had worked as a professor at the Czech Technical University in Prague where he founded the artificial Intelligence centre, AI Center, in 2001.
He is the author of more than 400
publications, and during his professional career, he also contributed to several
technology startups and founded the prg.ai initiative. As a guest
professor, he taught, for example, at the University of Southern California,
University of Edinburgh and the State University of New York.
Shudu Gram
Perfect skin, beautiful features and figure, but also a touch of mystery...
Shudu combines all the attributes of perfect beauty. However, the dazzling beauty
is exceptional in one more way - she became the first digital
supermodel and influencer in the world. The personality of Shudu Gram was created
in 2017 by fashion photographer, Cameron-James Wilson. During her career,
she has already worked with various luxury brands, including Louis Vuitton,
Balmain and BMW.
Karel „Kovy“ Kovář
One of the most prominent representatives of the Czech YouTube scene discusses social topics, politics, financial literacy, privacy and social networks with his more than 950,000 subscribers. He regularly moderates the Light for Firefly benefit concerts and the Neuron Science Awards. He is also the author of two best-sellers: the autobiography OVŠEM and the young adult fiction, iPohádka. He recently introduced his podcast LOG, and he has been part of the LINKA podcast hosting duo for over three years.
Cameron-James Wilson
Creator of the first digital supermodel, Shudu, and founder of the leading fully
digital modelling agency, The Diigitals, which heralds
a new era blurring the boundaries between reality and the virtual world.
Wilson's work not only pushes the boundaries of digital art, but offers
the vision of a more sustainable fashion industry. With its innovative approach,
it paves the way for a new era of fashion where digital elements enhance the physical
and creativity knows no boundaries
Alexsandrah
The London-based model is best known for being the template for
Shudu, the world's first digital supermodel. However, Alexsandrah started her professional
modelling career around 2014.
Since then, she has won recognition for her campaigns for numerous prominent
brands, such as H&M, Vivienne Westwood and Boy London. In addition to her modelling career,
Alexsandrah devotes herself to her daughter who is her main motivation
for everything she does.
Alessia Glaviano
A highly respected personality in the field of international photography criticism, she is also the head of the Global PhotoVogue platform, which has been operating under her leadership for twelve years and has covered more than 350 thousand photographers from all over the world, from amateurs to professionals. In addition to developing Global PhotoVogue, Alessia Glaviano regularly passes on her knowledge through lectures and conferences or as a jury member of various internationally renowned photography competitions, including World Press Photo and the Leica Oskar Barnack Award.
Tomáš Šebek
A surgeon who alternates between the operating room in the hospital and field conditions on Doctors Without Borders missions, which he then writes books about. He is also a populariser of medicine and co-founder of the telemedicine platform, uLékaře.cz, connecting doctors with patients online. His other platform, Minister of Health, brings together professionals from various fields who want to achieve systemic change in the Czech healthcare system.
Matúš Tóth
A native of Bratislava, currently based in Prague, he works as a commercial photographer specializing in fashion, advertising, and lifestyle. In his work, he playfully captures the connection of two worlds - the link between the past and the present or the present and the future - from which new magical worlds emerge. He is interested in new trends in photography and combines various techniques in his work, such as digital photography, analog photography, and artificial intelligence.
Veronika Křesťanová
In August 2023, she became a judge of the Constitutional Court; however, she has been practising law
professionally for over three decades. For eighteen years, she worked as a barrister, specialising in copyright and media law.
In 2010,
she became a judge of the Municipal Court in Prague, and since 2017, she has been its
vice-president. At the same time, she has devoted her entire professional career to
academic activities, she taught law at the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Law of Charles University and still
teaches it at FAMU. She significantly contributed to the preparation of the Copyright
Act of 2000.
Vendula Marxová
A fifth-year student at the Faculty of Law of Palacký University in Olomouc. During her studies, she completed internships at a law firm and at the Constitutional and Regional Courts, as well as at the Probation and Mediation Service. In her final year, she has been actively involved in the legal aspects of artificial intelligence development. With her article on Copyright Law for works created using AI, she won the student competition for the best legal-themed article.
Dita Formánková
Founder and director of the non-profit organization Czechitas, which educates new talents in digital and technical skills and requalifies them for IT. Until 2023, she served as Global Director for Diversity and Community Engagement at Avast. She was involved in the founding of social organizations and projects such as Powercoders.org, Datagirls, and Greenfox Academy CZ. She is also a member of the board of directors of Česko.digital and D&I Shapers, as well as the Czech Digital Team and the Committee for Digital Education at the Government Office.
Daria Hvížďalová
As Director of AI Skills & Learning at 42London and Head of AI at EduLab in the Czech Republic, she focuses on integrating AI into educational processes - with the aim of increasing the efficiency of teachers' work and facilitating the requalification of adults in IT. She is a graduate of the AI program at MIT in the USA and has also served as CEO of the 42Prague programming school at Škoda Auto. She gained experience in automation and AI at McKinsey Belgium, R&D company GoodAI, and JHV, co-founded the manufacturing software startup Mainware.
David Sibřina
An expert in XR technologies in medicine, he leads the VR preoperative planning program at IKEM. His work, crucial for liver surgeries and transplants, has helped over 400 patients. Despite an offer from the prestigious Mayo Clinic, he remains in Europe. He is a PhD candidate at Durham University and a graduate of the University of Sheffield in Computational Medicine. In 2023, he received an international award for a scientific publication focused on VR planning of surgeries for adolescents with lower limb abnormalities.
Božena Hrušková
She has been in the beauty industry for fifteen years and has been part of the L'Oréal Group since 2017. For the first five years, she worked as Brand Business Director for the makeup category in the Consumer Product Division, and in 2022 she took charge of Lancôme and Biotherm brands within the L'Oréal Luxe division, as well as the development of the skin care category. She is proud of the Prague Lancôme Beauty Institute, one of only three in the world and the one with the longest tradition.
Liběna Rochová
An exceptional personality in the field of fashion design. From 2008 to 2023, she led the Studio of Fashion and Footwear Design at UMPRUM, presenting her work and that of her students worldwide and building a prestigious studio with award-winning students, some of whom work in global fashion houses. In 2015, she won the Czech Grand Design awards and in 2021 was inducted into the Czech Design Hall of Fame. This year, she won Vogue Leaders – The Most Influential Women 2024 in the Fashion category.
Eva Nečasová
In 2022, she founded the non-profit initiative AI dětem, focused on education in artificial intelligence with a particular emphasis on supporting creativity, critical thinking, and social responsibility in a technology-driven world. She is also behind the Hello Ruby methodologies for schools. In addition to education, she is involved in design under the brand designity.cz.
Petra Žikovská
In addition to leading the Center for Intellectual Property Law, she is a member of an expert group organized by the Ministry of Culture, the steering committee of the European Intellectual Property Teachers Network, and serves on the board of the national group of the International Literary and Artistic Association. Outside academia, she deals with copyright – after working in music publishing houses BMG Ariola and Supraphon, she became the director of the Czech national group of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry in 2003.
Katarína Mydliarová
A digital fashion designer based in Prague, she focuses on the digitization of the fashion industry and strives to combine sustainability and gamification for a new fashion experience. She gained her fashion education in the UK, South Korea, and Germany, later founding the studio Metarials, where digital fashion is combined with the physical world to create new fashion possibilities.
Radoslav Jonák
A businessman at heart, he manages the sales team at Smarty Brands and personally engages in business negotiations with clients. In recent years, he has focused on implementing smart technologies in companies, including Apple products. His goal is to help customers implement digitalization in various areas and bring new ideas on how technology can save time and improve the quality of the work environment.
Julie Dítětová
A graduate of the Studio of Digital Design and Technology at UMPRUM and a member of the AIxDesign community. Her work combines creativity with technological advancement, aiming to create design processes that use modern technologies for efficient and meaningful creation, particularly in the context of AI tools. In 2022, she was a finalist for the Czech Grand Design award and has exhibited her work at Dutch Design Week and the Signal festival.
Václav Matyasko
The CTO of the translation and interpreting company Aspena has been involved in information technology and cybersecurity for over 25 years. He enjoys connecting technology with services to create functional, efficient, and secure solutions. His experience includes managing user support, overseeing production solutions, managing innovation projects, and developing information and technology strategies.
Lenka Čapková
Since 2017, she has been the director of the most visited Czech outlet center, Fashion Arena Prague Outlet in Štěrboholy. She has significantly contributed to changing the perception of outlet centers in the Czech Republic, not only towards premium brands. Before that, Lenka Čapková worked abroad for many years – in the UK, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. She applied her economic education in companies such as Sony, TK Development, and Via Outlets.
Martin Gajdoš
Director of Strategy and Business Analysis for the Orlen Unipetrol group, where he has been working since 2015. His team mainly deals with the potential future direction of the company and seeks suitable development opportunities, primarily in the areas of hydrogen and circular economy, as well as issues of renewability and sustainability. He holds a master's degree in International Relations and Security Studies from the University of Birmingham.
Petr Mára
An influencer, podcaster, and YouTuber, he was formerly a technology evangelist and now considers himself a techno-optimist. 'I like this designation because I see optimism as a way to find ways for things to turn out well,' he said in an interview for Vogue Leaders this year. His work focuses mainly on technological innovations, biohacking, and health, and Apple products. In addition, he advises companies and entrepreneurs on using technology, efficiency, and productivity.
Ondřej Krátký
In 2012, together with entrepreneurs Martin Hausenblas and Juraj Atlas, he co-founded Liftago, and since 2017 he has been its CEO. Under his leadership, Liftago has expanded from transporting people and parcels to other services, mainly urban logistics and its related technological infrastructure. Last year, the original company split, and Ondřej Krátký became the head of the newly formed shared logistics network Liftago.network.
Daniela Peštová
One of the most famous and respected Czech supermodels, known for her frequent style changes. She started modeling at nineteen, lived in France and New York, and now lives in Prague with her family. She has appeared on the covers of magazines such as GQ, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, and Elle, and has repeatedly been a cover star of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Today, she is also an influencer and creator of the Noili x D. P. cosmetics line.
Aleš Rozehnal
A prominent Czech lawyer and a graduate of the Faculty of Law at Charles University in 1993, he is the author of dozens of Czech and international scholarly publications and numerous articles in professional journals. He serves as an associate professor in the Department of Commercial Law at the Faculty of Law at Charles University and as an attorney in Prague. He is a member of the board of the Institute of Independent Journalism and the Be Charity Endowment Fund.
Josef Šlerka
A dropout from theater studies and a graduate in aesthetics with a Ph.D. in information science. He has served as Head of Development and Research at startups Ataxo and Socialbakers. From 2017 to 2021, he led the Endowment Fund for Independent Journalism, where he continues to develop the MediaRating project. As a journalist and data analyst for the server Investigace.cz, he focuses on disinformation and conspiracies. In recent years, he has been primarily concerned with the societal impacts of artificial intelligence.
Diana Rádl Rogerová
A top manager with over 25 years of experience at Deloitte, where she has been the managing partner for the Czech Republic since 2016. At the multinational consulting giant, she also held the role of Chief Strategic Officer for Deloitte Central Europe and contributed to the company's global strategy. In 2022, she became one of the founding partners of the investment company Behind Inventions. She is also involved in mentoring and women's leadership.
