2019 Speakers

Meltingpot Topics

Meltingpot 2019 Headliners

All speakers (A-Z)

Mark Gungor (USA)

The pastor who can make you laugh your way into happier relationships

Ruda Švaříček (CZE)

Traveler and visionary

Andrew Keen (GBR/USA)

Enterpreneur, reporter and critic in the field of digital revolution, bestselling author

Donna De Lory (USA)

Renowned dancer, composer and mantra singer, former vocalist of Madonna

Martin Hilský (CZE)

Translator, Shakespearologist and Anglicist

Joe Davis (USA)

Leader in Bioart practice, member of MIT research, controversial scientist and charismatic artist

Tomáš Sedláček (CZE)

Economist, philosopher, and author

Taťána le Moigne (CZE)

Regional Director Google Czechia, Hungary, Romania & Slovakia

Mnislav Zelený Atapana (CZE)

ethnologist, anthropologist and traveler, Amazonian Indians‘ brother, writer and journalist

Ingrid Formanek (USA)

CNN International Executive Producer

Devakant (USA)

Musician, composer, painter and sculptor, friend and personal flautist of Osho

Zbigniew Jan Czendlik (POL/CZE)

Catholic priest and writer

Yan Mei (CHN)

Senior Partner, Chair of China at Brunswick, global communication and media expert

Clemens Kuby (DEU)

Writer and documentary filmmaker, respected expert in mental healing

Václava Jandečková (CZE)

Writer, publicist and researcher

Hayley Cutler (GBR)

Kunadalini yoga teacher

Horia Mosadiq (AFG/GBR)

Journalist and human rights activist in Afghanistan

John Perkins (USA)

Economist, author, intellectual leader

Daniel Sonic Rojas (COL)

Dancer, original movement artist, choreographer and yoga instructor

Jim Clancy (USA)

Journalist and former international correspondent for CNN

Jakub Szántó (CZE)

Journalist, TV correspondent from the Middle East

Tuvia Tenenbom (ISR/USA)

Writer, columnist and playwright

Manari Ushigua (ECU)

traditional healer and leader of the Sápara Nation of the Amazon, defender of the Rights of the nature

Wojciech Jagielski (POL)

journalist, correspondent and writer

František Koukolík (CZE)

neuropathologist, essayist and science popularizer

David Whetham (GBR)

Professor of Ethics and the Military Profession at King's College London, expert in autonomous and cyber weapons

Tomáš Šebek (CZE)

Surgeon Without Borders and writer

Silvester Lavrík (SVK)

novelist, playwright and screenwriter

Petr Nikl (CZE)

painter, writer, musician and theater artist

Jeffrey A. Winters (USA)

political scientist, specialist in oligarchy and elite behaviour

Hana Dvorská (CZE)

stuntwoman, sportswoman in terms of body and soul

Saša Uhlová (CZE)

journalist and reporter

Dorit Chrysler (AUT/USA)

musician, theremin player

Daniel Prokop (CZE)

sociologist and analyst

Alain de Benoist (FRA)

philosopher and writer

Sarah Saudková (CZE)

photographer, writer

Milan Hes (CZE)

historian, writer, and history teacher

Igor Ivan (CZE)

geoinformatist

Jakub Gajda (CZE)

restorer

Jan Libich (CZE/AUS)

International university teacher, popularizer of the economic research

Petr Šimíček (CZE)

History Teacher, co-founder of Modernidejiny.cz

Stanislav Mišák (CZE)

Expert in the area of energy engineering, Head of the ENET Research Centre

Pavel Danihelka (CZE)

expert in the field of safety and environmental protection

Vladimír Vašinek (CZE)

university professor, expert on optoelectronics and optical communication

Radek Jaroš (CZE)

mountain climber and the first Czech with the title Crown of the Himalayas

Michal Kleslo (CZE)

traveler and climber

Jan Trávníček (CZE)

traveler and climber

Kamila Kielar (POL)

traveler, adventurer, wildlife photographer

Jiří Pelcl (CZE)

architect, designer, professor at Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague

Martin Hála (CZE)

sinologist, director of the Sinopsis project

Juliet Russell (GBR)

singer, composer and vocal coach

Andrew Alois Urbis (CZE)

psychologist, therapist, pioneer of dark therapy

Cedric Leighton (USA)

CNN military analyst, expert in cybersecurity

Anna Beata Háblová (CZE)

poet, architect, city planner

Martin Jan Stránský (CZE)

physician

Tomki Němec (CZE)

photographer

Yvonna Fričová (CZE)

writer and publisher, member of Checomacoco association

Miroslav Singer (CZE)

economist, former Governor of the Czech National Bank

Peter Sládeček (CZE)

CEO of the Tubrr network, advisor to Youtubers

Přemek Forejt (CZE)

chef, influencer, juror in MasterChef Czech Republic

Ondřej Doule (CZE)

space architect, expert in human spaceflights

Ondřej Lánský (CZE)

sociologist and translator

Radka Denemarková (CZE)

writer, screenwriter and translator

Lydia Gall (HUN)

Western Balkans and Eastern Europe researcher at Human Rights Watch

Anna Marešová (CZE)

designer

Tim Cole (AUS)

filmmaker, producer and co-founder of Small Island Big Song project

BaoBao Chen (TWN)

music producer, travel blogger and co-founder of Small Island Big Song project

Phelim Kine (CAN)

human rights researcher and advocate

Karel Kovy Kovář (CZE)

YouTuber and influencer

Bob Kartous (CZE)

head of Communications of the EDUin think tank

Pavel Gruber (CZE)

director of Médecins sans frontières Czech Republic

Dariusz Rosiak (POL)

journalist and writer

Diana Rádl Rogerová (CZE)

managing Partner of Deloitte Czech Republic

Lubo Smid (CZE)

businessman and startupist

Erin McLaughlin (USA)

CNN correspondent

Radek Špicar (CZE)

Vice President of the Czech Union of Industry and Transport

Eva Samková (CZE)

snowboarder

Mark Lewney (GBR)

guitar physicist

Ashwin Vasavada (USA)

Project Scientist

Barbora Tlustá (CZE)

owner of a package-free store and author

Michal Hrabí (CZE)

expert in speech analysis technologies

Stuart Maister (GBR)

business leader, former BBC and ITN reporter

Radka Čapková (CZE)

Doctor Without Borders

Roman Polách (CZE)

poet

Stanislav Havlíček (CZE)

Pharmacist, member of Médecins sans frontières

Jiří Dolejší (CZE)

physicist

Pavel Cejnar (CZE)

physicist

Josef Juráň (CZE)

physicist

Katarína Křížková Gajdošová (SVK/CZE)

physicist

Vojtěch Pleskot (CZE)

physicist

Karel Šafařík (CZE)

physicist

Georgy Ponimatkin (CZE)

student of Physics

Miroslav Myška (CZE)

physicist

Diana Mária Krupová (SVK/CZE)

student of Physics

Vojtěch Svoboda (CZE)

physicist

Roger Jones (GBR)

physicist

Jiří Bříza (CZE)

coach of Czech para ice hockey team

Michal Geier (CZE)

captain of the Czech national para ice hockey team

Michal Vápenka (CZE)

para ice hockey player, goalkeeper of the Czech national team

Pavel Doležal (CZE)

para ice hockey player, member of the Czech national team

Miroslav Novotný (CZE)

para ice hockey player, member of the Czech national team

Lyonel Badette (HTI)

student of medicine

Polina Bachlakova (RUS/DAN)

Editor and Copywriter

Simon Broughton (GBR)

journalist and filmmaker, editor in chief of Songlines magazine

Ben Cristovao & The Glowsticks (CZE/CAN)

music band

David Harrington (USA)

violinist, founder of Kronos Quartet

Jiří Kolbaba (CZE)

photographer and traveler

Pavel Kosatík (CZE)

writer and screenwriter

Olivier Malinaud (FRA)

manager of ZAZ

Moonlight Benjamin (HTI/FRA)

captivating singer and voodoo priestess

Pavla Horáková (CZE)

writer and translator

Nahko Bear (USA)

musician

Petr Placák (CZE)

publicist and historian

Doris Roth (AUT)

co-founder of initiative for science, technology, art and open education

Xavier Rudd (AUS)

singer-songwriter

Zaz (FRA)

singer

Jana Andert (CZE)

photographer and filmmaker

Martin Buchtík (CZE)

sociologist, director of STEM agency

Petr Jančárek (CZE)

screenwriter and filmmaker

Richard Krajčo (CZE)

singer and actor

Luboš Malý (CZE)

Director Knowledge Manager at LEGO

Tomáš Bednář (CZE)

entrepreneur, startupist

Tomáš Brngál (SVK)

startupist, co-founder of Virtual Medicine

Honza Vojtko (CZE)

couple therapist

Pavel Forman (CZE)

painter and poet, lecturer of the University of Ostrava

Tomáš Koudela (CZE)

writer and arts curator, lecturer at the University of Ostrava

Robert Antonín (CZE)

historian, Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Ostrava

Jan Hradecký (CZE)

geoecologist, geomorphologist, Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Ostrava

Marek Mikulec (CZE)

expert on social exclusion, lecturer at University of Ostrava

Kateřina Glumbíková (CZE)

expert in social work, Assistant Professor at the University of Ostrava

Tomáš Knoflíček (CZE)

curator and art historian, lecturer at the University of Ostrava

Pavel Ševčík (CZE)

Head of the Clinic of Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Medicine of the University Hospital Ostrava and lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ostrava

Petr Dvořák (CZE)

financial analyst

Andrea Hurychová (CZE)

influencer marketing expert, founder of WeDigital

Soňa Jonášová (CZE)

founder and director of the Circular Economy Institute

Jan Rosický (CZE)

designer and startupist

Marvan Shamma (CZE)

tech leader, co-founder of OneProve startup

Petr Dvořák (CZE)

CEO of the Czech national TV

Matúš Kostolný (SVK)

journalist

Petr Pavel (CZE)

General of the Army of the Czech Republic

Josef Pazderka (CZE)

journalist and publicist

Zdeněk Tůma (CZE)

economist, former Governor of the Czech National Bank

Alexander Ač (CZE)

ecologist

Júlia Sokolovičová (CZE)

environmentalist

Marek Wollner (CZE)

reporter and dramaturgist

Filip Goszler (CZE)

Community Navigator, GUG.cz; Executive Director, Impact Hub Ostrava

Petr Houzar (CZE)

Agency and YouTube Lead, Google

Jana Moudrá (CZE)

Co-founder and director of Juicymo, founder of Thriftigo

Josefina Bakošová (CZE)

fashion designer

Ester Geislerová (CZE)

actress and visual artist

Augusto Pessoa (BRA)

journalist a photographer

Jaroslav Zajíček (CZE)

Deputy Head of the Czech Permanent Representation to the EU

Michal Fárník (CZE)

physicist

Jaroslav Bielčík (SVK/CZE)

physicist

Paweł Kowal (POL)

historian

Petr Hruška (CZE)

poet, writer

Jakub Chrobák (CZE)

poet, lyricist

Radovan Jursa (CZE)

cardiac surgeon and poet

Jaromír Konečný (CZE/DEU)

writer, father of Czech slam poetry

Ivan Motýl (CZE)

poet, publicist

Božena Správcová (CZE)

poet, writer, publicist and editor

Jiří Šigut (CZE)

photographer

Tomáš Třeštík (CZE)

photographer

Radka Třeštíková (CZE)

writer

Miloš Urban (CZE)

writer

Pavol Barabáš (SVK)

documentary filmmaker

Monika Benešová (CZE)

traveler

Veronika Bednářová (CZE)

journalist

Abhejali Bernardová (CZE)

swimmer, runner, co-organizer of the Peace Run

Miroslav Caban (CZE)

alpinist

Milan Calábek (CZE)

healer

Ondřej Calábek (CZE)

coach, expert on NLP technique

Pavel Kořínek (CZE)

alpinist

Martin Krejsa (CZE)

photographer, publicist, alpinist

Anna Hanuš Kuchařová (CZE)

slackliner

Martin Mykiska (CZE)

traveler and writer

Petr Piechowicz (CZE)

photographer

Pavel Svoboda (CZE)

traveler

Dina Štěrbová (CZE)

alpinist

Jakub Železný (CZE)

journalist

Piotr Pustelnik (POL)

alpinist

Maciej Ruczaj (POL)

politologist, publicist

Leszek Wisniewski (POL)

architect

Whakaari Rotorua (NZL)

Maori cultural group

Kene Igweonu (GBR)

Theatre Academic and Feldenkrais Practitioner

Yemi A. D. (CZE)

Choreographer, director, and artist

Jonathan Terra (USA)

Political scientist, security analyst, strategic communication specialist, documentary film producer, media commentator, former diplomat

Anatol Svahilec (CZE)

slam poet

Alice Valkárová (CZE)

scientist, physicist

Anna Hogenová (CZE)

philosopher and phenomenologist

Petr Drulák (CZE)

political scientist and diplomat

Michal Kalman (CZE)

Head of Research Team

Zlata Holušová (CZE)

Director of Colours of Ostrava festival

Zdeněk Klíma (CZE)

member of the Confederation of Political Prisoners

Maxim Velčovský (CZE)

designer

Jan Světlík (CZE)

businessman and patron

Václav Dejčmar (CZE)

economist, investor and philanthropist

Martin Vohánka (CZE)

businessman and patron

René Müller (CZE)

co-owner of FÆNCY FRIES

Jan Haščák (CZE)

co-owner of FÆNCY FRIES

Jiří Giesl (CZE)

café owner

David Pavlík (CZE)

Chief Information Officer in Kiwi.com

Eva Hanáková (CZE)

Executive Director, SingularityU Czech Summit

Adam Gebrian (CZE)

architect and promoter, critic and fan of architecture

David Sís (CZE)

film director, traveler and diver

Osama Verse-Atile Hussain (CAN)

music producer

Jindřich Lenz (CZE)

startupist

Martin Koukal (CZE)

Jan Lata (CZE)

Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Ostrava