Speakers 2023

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Meltingpot 2023 Headliners

All speakers (A-Z)

Petr Horký (CZE)

Filmmaker, Polar explorer, YouTuber

Tomáš Hajzler (CZE)

Advocate for sustainable life & work, author

Igor Lukeš (CZE/USA)

Professor of History

Brain We Are (CZE)

Neuroscience Podcast

Tomáš Sedláček (CZE)

Economist, Philosopher, and Author

Ridina Ahmedová (CZE)

Singer, Musician

Agustin Allpa Grefa (ECU)

Healer, defender of the rainforest and indigenous culture

Shooka Bidarian (IRN/GBR)

TV presenter, producer and climate activist

Jiří Dvořák (CZE/CHE)

Professor of Neurology, campaigner of Brain Health and healthy lifestyle

Katrina Kiss (GBR)

researcher in child rights

Karel Kostka (CZE)

Dean of the Faculty of Social Studies at Humanitas University

Carmen A. Medina (USA)

Expert on critical thinking, innovation and intrapreneurship

Bill McKibben (USA)

environmentalist

H:o)nza Vojtko (CZE)

psychotherapist

Jakub Szántó (CZE)

reporter

Martin Dorazín (CZE)

journalist

Tomáš Šebek (CZE)

Doctor

Megan Kennedy-Woodard (GBR)

Psychologist

Julia Mossbridge (USA)

Neuroscientist, co-founder of The Institute for Love and Time

John Perkins (USA)

Economist, Author, International Speaker and Activist

Sue Halpern (USA)

author and journalist

Mr. Kriss (CZE)

b-boy and illustrator

Lucy Tammam (GBR)

Sustainable fashion designer

Helena Norberg-Hodge (SWE)

author and filmmaker

Stephan Rechtschaffen (DEU/USA)

Holistic physician & Longevity pioneer

Filip Tylš (CZE)

Psychiatrist specializing in Psychedelics

Daniel *Sonic* Rojas (COL)

Professional Dancer & Movement Master

Jana Tylš Adámková (CZE)

Clinical Psychologist

Karel Rýdl (CZE)

Expert on Education

Patrick McKeown (IRL)

Breathing Expert and Author

Jamie Catto (GBR)

Musician, Filmmaker, Author

Mark Maslin (GBR)

Professor of Earth System Science

Mirabai Ceiba (MEX/DEU)

Musical duo

Rostislav Václavek (CZE)

Teacher of Functional Breathing

Matthew Walker (GBR)

leading expert on sleep and author

Za hranicí fitness (CZE)

Healthy lifestyle podcast

Alex Alvarova (CZE/CAN)

Expert on political marketing, Author of books on propaganda and disinformation

Eva Le Peutrec (CZE)

Architect, Urbanist, Visionary

Maisha Cobra (CZE/BRA)

Dancer & Therapist

Greg Palast (USA)

Journalist

Oksana Maslova (UKR)

Author and Playwright

Barbara Paldus (CZE/CAN)

Businesswoman & Investor

Josef Šálek (CZE)

Coach, Motivator and Extreme Athlete

Michal Konštacký (CZE/CHE)

Doctor, Manager and Author

Marian Jelínek (CZE)

Hockey trainer, coach, educator

Jasmína Houdek a Pavel Houdek (CZE)

Authors and instructors of the Modern Self-Defense project

Bob Kartous (CZE)

political activist

Jan Benda (CZE)

Psychologist and therapist

Daniela Bartková (CZE)

Doctor

Dana Čechmanová (CZE)

Trainer, founder of Punk Yoga

Stefaan De Rynck (BEL)

Head of the European Commission’s Representation in Belgium

Lenka Chuchutová (CZE)

Holistic women´s therapist

Janax Pacha (ARG)

Multi-instrumentalist, DJ and music producer

Lilia Khousnoutdinova (CZE)

entrepreneur

Kareem Raïhani (ESP)

Dancer, musician and DJ

Maok (SVK)

Musician

Âpe Chimba (ESP)

Musician and Singer

Nessi Gomes (GBR)

Singer, Songwriter

Mose (USA)

DJ and Musician

Rodrigo Gallardo (CHL)

Musician and composer

Joshua Swahé (GTM)

DJ and Dancer

Murray Kyle (AUS)

Musician and composer

Mila Fürstova (CZE/GBR)

Graphic Artist

Tereza Willoughby (CZE)

Editor, presenter

Michaela Grefa (CZE)

co-founder of the organisation Life the Old Way

Petr Šrámek (CZE)

Visionary, entrepreneur and investor in longevity and AI

Tereza Boučková (CZE)

Writer, screenwriter, and publicist

Michal Viewegh (CZE)

Bestselling author

Ruda Švaříček (CZE)

Traveler, entrepreneur and visionary

Rastislav Maďar (CZE)

Epidemiologist

Ondřej Šimetka (CZE)

Gynecologist and obstetrician

Tomáš Jedlička (CZE)

Headmaster of a Waldorf school

Priti Parikh (GBR)

Professor of Infrastructure Engineering and International Development

Milan Anděl (CZE)

Marketing manager, idea maker, and sustainable development strategist

Dana Drábová (CZE)

Nuclear physicist

Alex Angel-Benscher (GBR)

Jewellery designer

Adéla Knapová (CZE)

Writer and journalist, founder of the ONE HEART Foundation

Pavel Kolář (CZE)

World-renowned physiotherapist, author of popular science books

Jitka Vodňanská (CZE)

Psychotherapist, meditation teacher

Vladimír Špidla (CZE)

Politician, former Czech Prime Minister

Sara Polak (CZE)

Archaeologist in AI

Misha Lebeda (CZE)

Head of ENDO Talks CZ

Louise Anderson (GBR)

Research Director at Notpla

Martina Viktorie Kopecká (CZE)

Priest of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church

David Vrba (CZE)

Chief People & Culture Officer, Česká spořitelna

Tuvia Tenenbom (ISR/USA)

Writer and journalist

Jiří Podolský (CZE)

Theoretical physicist

Denisa Hejlová (CZE)

Researcher and university teacher

Auversum (CZE)

Innovative fashion project

Jay Richards (GBR)

Innovative entrepreneur and visionary

Martin Rybář (CZE)

Particle Physicist

Cat Agostinho (GBR)

Promoter of Gen Z talents, Co-founder of Imagen Insights

Lenka Klicperová (CZE)

Journalist and photographer

Ben Cristovao (CZE)

Singer, songwriter, athlete, and actor

Michal Kleslo (CZE)

Traveller, entrepreneur, and writer

Pavel Svoboda (CZE)

Photographer and Traveler

Jan Kümmel (CZE)

Doctor

Honza Šádek (CZE)

Fine artist

Veronika Živa (CZE)

Lecturer, founder of the Kus Kakaa brand

Yvette Tulip Hlaváčová (CZE)

World record holder in swimming, and Author

Filip Horký (CZE)

Journalist, reporter

Tomáš Zástěra (CZE)

Radio presenter, reporter and author

Caitlin Southwick (USA/NLD)

Founder of Ki Culture, expert on conservation

Petr Horálek (CZE)

Photographer, illustrator, writer, traveller, astronomer

David Miřejovský (CZE)

Journalist and reporter

Tomáš Heryán (CZE)

Academician and musician

Martin Dvořák (CZE)

Diplomat and politician

Lukáš Curylo (CZE)

Deputy Governor of the Moravian-Silesian Region

Irena Smetáčková (CZE)

Head of the Department of Psychology at the Pedagogical Faculty of Charles University

Andreas Papadopulos (CZE)

Journalist, Czech Television correspondent in Poland

Petr Skočdopole (CZE)

Journalist and presenter

Karel Och (CZE)

Artistic director of KVIFF

Jannis Samaras (CZE)

Owner of Kofola

Martin Baxa (CZE)

Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic

Martin Groman (CZE)

Columnist

Michal Stehlík (CZE)

Historian

Jan Světlík (CZE)

CEO of CYLINDERS HOLDING

Tomáš Salomon (CZE)

CEO, Česká spořitelna

Hana Komárková (CZE)

Historian

Anežka Kabátová (CZE)

Physicist

Ondřej Novák (CZE)

Physicist

Helena Kolešová (CZE)

Physicist

Alena Bakalová (CZE)

Physicist

ÚDiF (CZE)

Physics theatre

Boris Tomášik (SVK)

Theoretical Physicist

Pavel Cejnar (CZE)

Physicist

Flaškinet (CZE)

Musical duo

Daniel Scheirich (CZE)

Physicist

Martin Rota (CZE)

Youtuber

Juraj Tekel (SVK)

Physicist

Klára Kolouchová (CZE)

Climber

Martin Wichterle (CZE)

Entrepreneur

Vilém Rudolf (CZE)

the first Czech at the North and South Pole

Petr Šimůnek (CZE)

Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Česko

Petr Sucháček (CZE)

Teacher and communication coach

Michal Kuneš (CZE)

Manager in the Space industry

Bruna (BRA)

Spiritual coach, movement teacher

David Starzyczný (CZE)

Executive Director of PORTAVITA

Barbora Chattová (CZE)

Scientist and lecturer

Ivan Foletti (CZE/CHE)

Art historian

Jiří Zounek (CZE)

Teacher, e-learning specialist

Aleš Urbanczik (CZE/CHE)

Teacher of Structural Integration

Klára Šeďová (CZE)

Professor of educational communication

Libor Zajíc (CZE)

Researcher of the Cultural History of Beer project

Jana Piškulová (CZE)

Member of the Cultural History of Beer project team

Lucie Jarkovská (CZE)

Sociologist

Miloš Gregor (CZE)

Political scientist

Yemi A.D. (CZE)

Multidisciplinary Creative, Founder & CEO of Moonshot Platform Inc.

Pavel Kapler (CZE)

Ecologist

Aleš Brunclík (CZE)

Director

Anna Rotreklová (CZE)

Psychologist, documentary filmmaker

Dita Pepe (CZE)

Teacher and photographer

František Příbrský (CZE)

Nature and wild animals conservationist

Hana Lafková (CZE)

Archaeologist

Jana Orlová (CZE)

Poet, performer, art critic, theorist and curator

Jiří Siostrzonek (CZE)

University teacher with a focus on visual sociology and the history of modern art

Kamil Matula (CZE)

Information scientist and computer scientist

Miroslav Karas (CZE)

Reporter, director of Czech TV Ostrava

Patrik Tovaryš (CZE)

Public Policy Manager at META

Jan JaRon Tomáštík (CZE)

Physicist, popularizer of science

Karel Fousek (CZE)

Holistic gynaecologist and obstetrician

Libor Cinegr (CZE)

Guitarist

Milan Zubíček (CZE)

Manager of EU Public Policy & Government Relations

Ladislav Průša (CZE)

Economist

Ondřej Durczak (CZE)

Photographer and teacher

Tomáš Gráf (CZE)

Czech astronomer, popularizer of astronomy and university professor

Martin Petrásek (CZE)

Physicist, professor of Multimedia Techniques

Monika Horsáková (CZE)

Publicist, documentary filmmaker, university teacher and activist

Zdeněk Stuchlík (CZE)

Theoretical physicist, astrophysicist

Pavel Tuleja (CZE)

Economist, Vice-Rector of Silesian University in Opava

Ondřej Smékal (CZE)

Film Director

Petr Jančárek (CZE)

Film director, cameraman and professor of Silesian University

Helena Horská (CZE)

Chief Economist of Raiffeisenbank

Martin Kapek (CZE)

Singer

Karel Janeček (CZE)

Mathematician and social innovator

Vít Kanyza (CZE)

Photographer, videographer, passionate traveler

Iva Pekárková (CZE)

Writer, publicist and translator

Martin Šonka (CZE)

Pilot

William Lobkowicz (USA/CZE)

Businessman

Milan Jakubek (CZE)

Chemist

Peter Wasowski (USA)

Founder and CEO of Vasper Systems

Carolina Lopez-Montealegre (ESP)

Physician

Petr Fiala (CZE)

Prime Minister of the Czech Republic

Kateřina Falk (CZE)

Physicist

Miroslav Bárta (CZE)

Egyptologist and archaeologist

Regina Loukotová (CZE)

Architect

Petr Dvořák (CZE)

Manager, CEO of Czech Television

Michal Thoma (CZE)

Photographer, guide, traveler

Marcel Kolaja (CZE)

SW engineer, Member and Quaestor of the European Parliament

BREATHING ZONE

Oxygen Advantage workshops

Branislav Gabo Adamec (CZE)

Ski Alpinist, mountain Guide

Ondřej Moravec (CZE)

Skier

Veronika Hudačová (CZE)

HR specialist & Game master

Adéla Kundrátová (CZE)

Student

Ondřej Szkandera (CZE)

Student

Vojtěch Ilčík (CZE)

Analyst

Pavel Pochobradský (CZE)

Student of Robotics

Vojtěch Loskot (CZE)

IT Student

Matthew Mayer (GBR)

Teacher

Marcus Minton (USA)

Teacher

Anna Hrubá (CZE)

Student

Jakub Lála (CZE)

AI Researcher

David Kubánek (CZE)

Student

Romana Mazalová (CZE)

Psychologist, lecturer

Ondřej Filipec (CZE)

Teacher, political scientist

Štěpán Kment (CZE)

Researcher

Marinella Danosová (CZE)

Teacher and paramedic

Vladimír Matlach (CZE)

Teacher, computer scientist and linguist

Vladimír Kočí (CZE)

Professor of Environmental Technology

David Švejnoha (CZE)

Traveler

Vladimír Nosek (CZE)

Mountaineer

Jakub Vágner (CZE)

Fisherman

Lenka Hrabalová (CZE)

Travel guide

Tereza Ghose (CZE)

Movement & voice teacher, author, Special projects manager at Meltingpot

Jakub Unucka (CZE)

Deputy Governor of the Moravian-Silesian Region

Pavel Řežábek (CZE)

CEZ, Chief Economist

Daniel Minařík (CZE)

Manager, Electrical engineer

Martin Roman (CZE)

Expert on education and philanthropist

Markéta Gregorová (CZE)

Member of the European Parliament

Stanislav Mišák (CZE)

Expert in the field of energy

David Vencl (CZE)

Freediver

Otakar Veselý (CZE)

Promoter, manager of social programmes

Matt Field (GBR)

UK Ambassador to the Czech Republic

Erik Tabery (CZE)

Journalist

Vladimir 518 (CZE)

producer, rapper, illustrator, set designer

Miroslav Kemel (CZE)

Cartoonist and musician

Pavel Váňa (CZE)

Particle physicist

Ondřej Kořistka (CZE)

Nuclear physicist

Martin Buchtík (CZE)

Sociologist

Leopold Sulovský (CZE)

Alpinist

Martin Soukup (CZE)

Anthropologist

Petr Smejkal (CZE)

Doctor

Václav Kořínek (CZE)

Musician, artist, therapist, author

Jan Rajnoha (CZE)

Filmmaker, producer

Michal Kubal (CZE)

TV editor and presenter

Tomáš Herink (CZE)

Member of the Board of Directors of ORLEN Unipetrol

Kiman Lucas (USA)

Lawyer

Noam Helfer (ISR)

musician and producer

Ksenya Shymanska (UKR)

Head of the Human Rights Department of NGO Docudays

Luděk Niedermayer (CZE)

Member of the European Parliament

Silvie Gans Šustrová (CZE)

Presenter, dramaturg, translator

Dagmar Ostřanská (CZE)

Former aid worker and diplomat, civil servant