Speakers 2024

Meltingpot Topics

Meltingpot 2024 Headliners

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Ada Böhm (CZE)

Researcher in AI

Dan Tržil (CZE)

Podcast expert, author and host

Jiří Horáček (CZE)

psychiatrist, psychotherapist

Hayley Cutler (GBR)

kundalini yoga teacher

Petr Horký (CZE)

Filmmaker, Polar explorer, YouTuber

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

Jakub Szántó (CZE)

Reporter

Tomáš Šebek (CZE)

Doctor

Miloš Škorpil (CZE)

Ultra-Marathon runner, running coach

Dana Škorpilová (CZE)

Fitness trainer and Nutritionist

Dan Ariely (USA)

Professor of psychology and behavioral economics

Annette Knopp (DEU/USA)

Meditation Teacher & Mystic

Markéta Gajdošová (CZE)

Nutritionist, bestselling author

Irvine Welsh (GBR)

Novelist

Merlin Sheldrake (GBR/USA)

Biologist and author

Rupert Sheldrake (GBR)

Biologist and author

Fabiola Gianotti (ITA)

Director-General of CERN

Karel Řehka (CZE)

Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces

Stephan Rechtschaffen (DEU/USA)

Holistic physician & Longevity pioneer

Tateki "TECH" Matsuda (JPN)

Professional MMA fighter

Libor Mattuš (CZE)

Cold therapy instructor, author

Vendula Kazlauskas (CZE)

Project Manager and Research Fellow at AMO

Yogetsu Akasaka (JPN)

The Beatboxing Monk

Patrick McKeown (IRL)

Breathing Expert and Author

Jan Allister (CZE)

biohacker, BUDOKON & MMA trainer

Veronika Allister (CZE)

Biohacker, founder of Systers, author

Julian Baggini (GBR)

Philosopher and writer

Marek Dvořák (CZE)

Doctor

Tim Finch (GBR)

Novelist and journalist

Jan Frait (CZE)

Deputy Governor of the Czech National Bank

Amber Galloway (USA)

Sign language interpreter

Claudia Hammond (GBR)

Psychologist, author and presenter

Rozárie Haškovcová (CZE)

Environmental influencer

Viktor Heumann (CZE)

Founder of Transparent

Pavla Hubálková (CZE)

Scientific editor

Lucie Jarkovská (CZE)

sociologist

Radek Laci (CZE)

Movement therapist and physiotherapist

Lucie Loona (CZE)

Dance teacher, DJ and coach of personal development

Catherine Loveday (GBR)

Neuroscientist and author

Helena Máslová (CZE)

psychogynekoložka, celostní lékařka

Josef Šálek (CZE)

Coach, Motivator and Extreme Athlete

Eva Nečasová (CZE)

Lecturer on AI

Zuzana Švédová (CZE)

Nutritional therapist, historian and author

Miroslav Tóth (SVK)

Composer, saxophonist and sound designer

Bob Kartous (CZE)

Political activist

Kateřina Tučková (CZE)

Writer

Juliet Russell (GBR)

Vocal coach, producer and singer

Markéta Klíčová (CZE)

Nanoscientist

Dana Čechmanová (CZE)

Trainer, founder of Punk Yoga

Marcela Šik (CZE)

Storyteller, actress and teacher

Karel Kočner (CZE)

Musician and teacher

Anna Fančovičová (CZE)

Midwife

Lilia Khousnoutdinova (CZE)

Founder of Propolis33 foundation, historian and doula

Zuzana Kučerová (CZE)

Economist

Anna Horáčková (CZE)

Director of Paseka Publishing House

Pavel Hadrbolec (CZE)

CFO of T-Mobile in the Czech Republic

Albert Llovera Massana (AND)

Dakar Rally racer, former skier

Stáňa Stiborová (CZE)

Entrepreneur and coach

Štěpán Rak (CZE)

Guitar virtuoso

Tony Osgood (GBR)

writer, lecturer, expert in care of people with intellectual disabilities and autism

Robin Lim (USA)

World-renowned midwife, defender of mothers' and children's rights

Jan Procházka (CZE)

Member of the Czech National Bank Board

Petr Růžička (CZE)

Movement Master

Alexandr Kliment (CZE)

President of the Czech Olympic Academy

Nikola Džokič (SRB/CZE)

Stand-up comedian

Michaela Grefa (CZE)

co-founder of the organisation Life the Old Way

Jaroslav Cerman (CZE)

Stand-up comedian

Zuzana Hejnová (CZE)

Athlete

Jan Souček (CZE)

CEO of Czech Television

Ruda Švaříček (CZE)

Traveler, entrepreneur and visionary

Ondřej Šimetka (CZE)

Gynecologist and obstetrician

Otakar Foltýn (CZE)

Officer of the Army of the Czech Republic

Michaela Zvancigerová (CZE)

Member of the Politics (not only) for the Young initiative

Dana Drábová (CZE)

Nuclear physicist

Steven Goldfarb (USA)

Particle physicist

Jitka Vodňanská (CZE)

Psychotherapist, meditation teacher

Misha Lebeda (CZE)

Founder of ENDO Talks CZ

Sara Polak (CZE)

Archaeologist in AI

Jakub Gulík (SVK)

Stand-up comedian

Ivan Kostra (SVK)

Stand-up comedian

Matej Makovický (SVK)

Stand-up comedian

Martin Rybář (CZE)

Particle Physicist

Zitron (SVK)

Stand-up comedian

Olga Lounová (CZE)

Singer and rally racer

Peter Kaščák (SVK)

lékař

David Havlíček (CZE)

Head of the Czech export insurance company EGAP

Michal Kleslo (CZE)

Traveller, entrepreneur, and writer

František Vrabel (CZE)

IT innovator and investor

Pavel Svoboda (CZE)

Photographer and Traveler

Miroslav Bárta (CZE)

Archaeologist, Egyptologist

Petr Pokorný (CZE)

archeolog a biolog

Brian McDonald (IRL)

Behaviour Specialist

Honza Šádek (CZE)

Fine artist

Jan Hábl (CZE)

Comenius expert, lecturer

Michal Elčkner (CZE)

Personal trainer, movement instructor

Milena Štráfeldová (CZE)

spisovatelka, scénáristka a redaktorka

Filip Horký (CZE)

Journalist, reporter

Miriam Lipová (CZE)

Musician and storyteller

Veronika Blablová (CZE)

Analyst

Magdalena Pivodová (CZE)

Head of PR and events at AMO

Marcel Gajdoš (CZE)

Managing Director of Visa for the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia

Joachim Dvořák (CZE)

Publisher and editor

Andrej Drbohlav (CZE)

Ethopedist and psychotherapist

Petra Diestlerová (CZE)

Head of Programming at Euromedia

Lucie Kadlecová (CZE)

Cybersecurity expert

Andreas Papadopulos (CZE)

Czech Television correspondent in Warsaw

Lucie Kutrová (CZE)

Traveler, blogger and writer

Robert Lischke (CZE)

Surgeon

Jiří Krhut (CZE)

Musician, composer, lyricist and entertainer

Mojmír Urbánek (CZE)

Head of Production and Development at CIUR

David Urban (CZE)

Police investigator and author

Libor Varhaník (CZE)

Vice-Chairman of the Czech Olympic Committee

Meganne Christian (GBR/NZL/AUS/ITA)

Astronaut

Jiří Kejval (CZE)

Chairman of the Czech Olympic Committee

Eric H. Cline (USA)

Historian, archaeologist and author

Tomáš Salomon (CZE)

CEO, Česká spořitelna

René Kujan (CZE)

Ultra-marathon runner

Hana Komárková (CZE)

Historian

Josef Šimůnek (CZE)

Mountaineer

Matěj Bernát (CZE)

Doctor, mountaineer

Miki Knížka (SVK)

Climber and skier

Tomáš Petrík (SVK)

Mountain guide

Josef Pleskot (CZE)

Architect

Karel Wolf (CZE)

Traveller

Tomáš Reichel (CZE)

Publisher, director of Host publishing house

Miky Škoda (CZE)

entrepreneur, education & personal development enthusiast

Daniel Scheirich (CZE)

Physicist

Klára Kolouchová (CZE)

Climber

Martin Moravec (CZE)

Journalist

Tereza Kubicová (CZE)

Head of the Technology Incubation Project and Founder of the Czech Space Week Festival

David Shorf (CZE)

Coach and lecturer

Jan Míča (CZE)

Digital Leader at the European Commission Representation

Petr Gongala (CZE)

coordinator of Demagog.cz

Tereza Engelová (CZE)

Journalist, documentary filmmaker

Jiří Vicherek (CZE)

Founder of Fenek agency and Data Talk community

Daniel Kvak (CZE)

Founder and CEO of Carebot

Pavel Csank (CZE)

Manager and strategist of innovation ecosystems

Tereza Dočkalová (CZE)

Actress and presenter, winner of two Thalia Awards

Winy Maas (NLD)

Architect

Yemi A.D. (CZE)

Multidisciplinary Creative, Founder & CEO of Moonshot Platform Inc.

Tereza Krchňáková (CZE)

Clinical psychologist

Jakub Nekvasil (CZE)

Founder of Telperion, climate ambassador and student

Jana Halámková (CZE)

Clinical oncologist

Michal Eid (CZE)

Clinical oncologist

Tomáš Mikolov (CZE)

Expert in AI

František Příbrský (CZE)

Nature and wild animals conservationist

Barbara Šalamounová (CZE)

Artist, illustrator

Spencer Kelly (GBR)

TV presenter and computer scientist

Petr Brož (CZE)

Geologist and author

Marek Matas (CZE)

Theoretical physicist

Pavel Váňa (CZE)

Particle physicist

Miroslav Karas (CZE)

Reporter

Ondřej Kořistka (CZE)

Nuclear physicist

Adéla Chalupová (CZE)

Nuclear physicist

Patrik Tovaryš (CZE)

Public Policy Manager at META

Martin Prokop (CZE)

Businessman, WRC and Dakar Rally competitor

Hana Dvorská (CZE)

Trainer and stuntwoman

Karel Fousek (CZE)

Holistic gynaecologist and obstetrician

Aleš Lederer (CZE)

Publisher

Libor Cinegr (CZE)

Guitarist

Karel Osoha (CZE)

Cartoonist, comics author

Radek Toman (CZE)

Architect, teacher, Vice Dean and captain of FC Kornice

Ondřej Durczak (CZE)

Photographer and teacher

Roman Warta (CZE)

student of Architecture

Tomáš Gráf (CZE)

Czech astronomer, popularizer of astronomy and university professor

Monika Hvězdová (CZE)

Student of Architecture

YSpace (CZE)

Satellite and space technology development

Monika Horsáková (CZE)

Publicist, documentary filmmaker, university teacher and activist

Martin Hartl (CZE)

Professor of Structural Engineering

Zdeněk Stuchlík (CZE)

Theoretical physicist, astrophysicist

Alžběta Ressnerová (CZE)

Molecular biologist, doctor of nanosciences

Pavel Tuleja (CZE)

Economist, Vice-Rector of Silesian University in Opava

Michaela Vojníková (CZE)

Scientist and science popularizer

Ondřej Smékal (CZE)

Film Director

Stanislav Obruča (CZE)

Scientist and university teacher

Helena Horská (CZE)

Chief Economist of Raiffeisenbank

Samuel Kováčik (SVK)

Theoretical physicist

Karel Janeček (CZE)

Mathematician and social innovator

ÚDiF (CZE)

Physics theatre ensemble

David Heyrovský (CZE)

Astrophysicist

Pavel Kosatík (CZE)

Writer, publicist

Václav Čuba (CZE)

Chemist

Thomas Endres (DEU)

Developer and innovator

William Lobkowicz jr (USA/CZE)

Businessman

Jonas Mayer (DEU)

Developer and innovator

Martin Förtsch (DEU)

IT consultant and innovator

Ivana Ebrová a Jan Ebr (CZE)

Astronomers

Vít Boček (CZE)

Teacher of Physics

Tereza Fürstová (CZE)

Teacher of Physics

Zuzana Krejčiříková (CZE)

Head of Public Affairs at ČEZ

Regina Loukotová (CZE)

Architect

Jan Macek (CZE)

Professor, mechanical engineer

Juraj Felix (SVK)

Digital Development Director at Czech Media Invest & CEO at Fameplay

Mig Melgar (PER)

DJ, musician and yoga teacher

Karolína Fourová (CZE)

Nutritionist and author of two bestsellers

Charlotte Lindberg Warakaulle (DNK)

Head of International Relations at CERN

Lukáš Záhoř (CZE)

Internet and television producer

Lukáš Rosůlek (CZE)

Director of Vitesco Technologies Czech Republic

Christopher Osborne (GBR)

Vice President of Product at DeepL

Petr Boháček (CZE)

Analyst

Aditya Bansal (IND/GBR)

Innovator and businessman

David Žbirka (CZE/SVK)

Musician and producer

Kateřina Žbirková (CZE)

Music Producer and Manager

Kateřina Mikulcová (CZE)

Expert in social work

Marek Mikulec (CZE)

Expert in social work

Vladimír Baar (CZE)

Political and cultural geographer

Vasil Fridrich (CZE)

Actor

Jan Rafaj (CZE)

President of the Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic

Tereza Koubková (CZE)

Greenfluencer, podcast author

Sara Curruchich (GTM)

Singer, songwriter

Igor Ivan (CZE)

Vice-Rector at VSB-TUO

Ondřej Slach (CZE)

Vice-Rector of the University of Ostrava

Jiří Hudec (CZE)

Head of the Department of Strategic Development of the City of Ostrava

Lenka Hrabalová (CZE)

Arabist, travel guide

Robert Konieczny (POL)

Architect

Tereza Kai (CZE)

Storyteller and author

Ondřej Volný (CZE)

Doctor

Roman Hájek (CZE)

Hematooncologist

Daniel Minařík (CZE)

Manager, Electrical engineer

Jan Beneš (CZE)

Americanist

Tomáš Drobík (CZE)

Political Geographer

Andrea Hoffmannová (CZE)

Deputy Mayor of Ostrava

Lukáš Kudrna (CZE)

University technical restoration mentor

David Vencl (CZE)

Freediver

Jakub Čubík (CZE)

Founder of the ESPORT VŠB-TUO organization

Stanislav Mišák (CZE)

Head of the Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies

Matt Field (GBR)

UK Ambassador to the Czech Republic

Steven Holl (USA)

Architect

Petr Šimoník (CZE)

Expert in vehicle systems

Pavlína Louženská (CZE)

Founder @TrendBrews

Jana Kukutschová (CZE)

Expert in nano-technology

Žaneta Milošová (CZE)

Expert in harmful substances in cosmetics

Lukáš Peter (CZE)

Vice-Dean at VŠB-TUO

Daniel Jandačka (CZE)

Kinanthropologist

Leopold Sulovský (CZE)

Alpinist

Steriani Elavsky (CZE)

Kinanthropologist, psychologist

Eva Jiřičná (CZE)

Architect

Anna Novotná (CZE)

Computer scientist

Kamil Matula (CZE)

Computer scientist

Leoš Kyša (František Kotleta, CZE)

Author and well-known popularizer of science

Petr Horálek (CZE)

Photographer, artist, writer, traveller, astronomer

Middle of The Sandwich (CZE)

Music band

Irena Korbelářová (CZE)

Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and Science, Silesian University

Jana Koudelová (CZE)

Historian

Michal Zezula (CZE)

Archaeologist and director of the National Heritage Institute in Ostrava

Silvie Gans Šustrová (CZE)

Presenter, dramaturg, translator

Barbara Marethová (CZE)

Archaeologist

Miloš Zapletal (CZE)

Music and culture historian

Iva Bittová (CZE)

Singer, musician and actress

Svatopluk Barek (CZE)

Influencer

Dalibor Šimek (CZE)

Businessman and university teacher

Tomáš Gongol (CZE)

Rector of Silesian University in Opava

Jiří Novák (CZE)

Director of the Ostrava Zoo

Lukáš Pfeffer (CZE)

Entrepreneur and advocate of rational regulation of Kratom

Ondřej Wepper (CZE)

Lead cameraman of the Kratom Collectors project

Barbara Hacsi (CZE)

Radio and TV presenter

Soňa Klepek Jonášová (CZE)

Promoter of eco-innovations

Cyril Klepek (CZE)

Founder of the digital waste marketplace CYRKL

Petra Chmielová (CZE)

Economist and university teacher

Iveta Bryjová (CZE)

Biomedical engineer

Naděžda Skibová (CZE)

Dentist

Naděžda Špatenková (CZE)

psycholožka a vysokoškolská pedagožka

Karim Iliya (LBN/USA)

Photographer, documentary filmmaker and wildlife conservationist

Jan Rosický (CZE)

Co-founder of Invent Medical

Aleš Grygar (CZE)

Head Designer at Invent Medical

Tomáš Turek (CZE)

Chief Architect of Invent Medical

Petr Nilius (CZE)

Clinical psychologist and psychotherapist

Chris Varelas (USA)

Co-founder of Riverwood Capital

Tatyana Mamut (USA)

Founder of Wayfound.ai

Ranji Nagaswani (IND/USA)

Investor

Carla Piñeyro Sublett (URY/USA)

Top Manager

Alissa Hsu Lynch (USA)

Businesswoman

H. H. Maharani Radhikaraje Gaekwad (IND)

podnikatelka

Joshin Raghubar (ZAF)

Businessman, investor

Katie Fitzgerald (USA)

Head of Aspen Challenge

Shane Ryan (GBR)

Charity advisor

Rashad Robinson (USA)

Executive Director of ColorOfChange

DIRTY COMBO — Velmajster & Fučo (SVK)

Stand-up comedy duo

Barbora Gregorová (CZE)

Chief programmer of the Theatre World Brno festival

Tomáš Jarkovský (CZE)

Director of DRAK Theatre

Jan Press (CZE)

Director of the Moravian Gallery

Martina Schlegelová (CZE)

Director of the South Bohemian Theatre

Saša Michailidis (CZE)

Presenter

Patricie Částková (CZE)

Opera director and programmer

Veronika Kos Loulová (CZE)

Head of Opera and Operetta of the Moravian Theatre Olomouc, Artistic Director of RUN OPERUN

Jiří Nekvasil (CZE)

Director of the Moravian-Silesian National Theatre

Jan Burian (CZE)

Director of the Czech National Theatre

Martin Dvořák (CZE)

ministr pro evropské záležitosti

David Gerneš (CZE)

Director of the Moravian Theatre Olomouc

Petr Baďura (CZE)

Researcher

Hynek Melichar (CZE)

Political scientist, international security analyst

Ivana Fellnerová (CZE)

Assistant professor, popularizer of physiology and immunology

Petra Gaul Aláčová (CZE)

Physiotherapist

Michael Kohajda (CZE)

Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Law, Palacký University

Katarína Klingová (SVK)

Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Democracy & Resilience

Zuzana Kajnarová (CZE)

Actress

Anton Selikhov (ESP)

Chief Product Officer at Rask.ai

Hector David Regules Medel (MEX)

Physicist, science popularizer

Yael Antonio Vásquez Beltrán (MEX)

Particle physicist

Hynek Kmoníček (CZE)

Czech Ambassador to Vietnam

Hana Tichánková (CZE)

Deputy Mayor of Ostrava

Jan Lukačevič (CZE)

Scientist & innovator

Adéla Hradilová (CZE)

member of the MSIC board

Veronika Nálepová (CZE)

Economist, lecturer at the European Research University

Maria Vašutová (CZE)

Psychologist, lecturer at the European Research University

Natalie Uhrová (CZE)

Director of the Lifelong Learning Institute of the European Research University

Rudolf Macek (CZE)

Director of PRIGO Vocational School

Jan Dohnal (CZE)

Mayor of Ostrava

Dimitra Tsachrelia (GRC)

Architect

Tomáš Řehák (CZE)

Director of the Municipal Library in Prague

Markéta Beková (CZE)

Editor-in-Chief of EduRevue

Lucie Baránková Vilamová (CZE)

Deputy Mayor of Ostrava for Finance and Culture

Michala Hergetová (CZE)

Reporter

Marek Eben (CZE)

Presenter, actor, composer and musician

Antonín Fajt (CZE)

Musician and composer

Štěpán Bartl (CZE)

Co-founder, CAMP

Lukáš Černý (CZE)

kulturní manažer

Jiří Madeja (CZE)

CEO & Co-founder at UDX Research