AmCham Slovakia

Main Stage: Conference on Digital Everything - Creation of the New Galaxy

Welcome to the Festival of Future Digital Day!

This day is not about presenting concrete digital solutions or tools. Instead, it’s about exploring how digitalization impacts every facet of our existence—from the rules that govern us and how we work, to how technology itself will transform our daily lives and how we can make it secure.

Our goal is for you to leave with questions, not answers, and to discuss these questions at work, at home, with your children, and with friends because they are important!

The aim is to ignite discussions about technology from various perspectives: finance, energy, the future of work, social responsibility and ethics, legislation, security, and the application of AI across sectors and industries.

Engage with experts, participate in discussions, and brainstorm new ideas. Let’s shape a path toward a more innovative and inclusive digital future together.

AGENDA

8:30 – Registration and Networking / Connecting Minds, Forging Futures

9:00 – Opening of the Digital Day

9:15 – What Forces Significantly Impact our World? / Opening Presentations & CHATs

Future & Crystal Ball: Can We Predict Trends?

AI, Megatrends & Economy:  What Are We Heading To? 

AI & Society: How Will AI Influence Us?

The AI Workplace Revolution: What’s Next?

11:15 – Coffee Break

11:40 - Keynote Speech

11:55 – The Great Debate: Economic Growth in the AI Context 

• Ronit Ghose, Head of Future of Finance and Digital, CITI
• Karsten Hegel, CEE Export Leader, PwC CEE
• Radomir Bordon, Regional Country Manager for Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary at Dell Technologies
• Slavomír Pšenák, Chief Technology Officer, O2
  

12:40 – The Fireside Chat: The Future of Regulation in AI

13:00 – Coffee Break

13:20 – Keynote Speech: The Ethical Hacker’s Playbook: New Threats Revealed

13:50 – Debate: Cybersecurity Across Industries: Future-Proofing Our Sectors

14:15 - Future Remarks: From the Earth to the Stars

14:30 Mid-Afternoon Lunch Break at WERK RESTAURANT

SPEAKERS BIOs (in alphabetical order)

MICHAL BRICHTA - Brichal Brichta works as the Director of the Slovak Space Office - Industry Branch operating within the Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency. In 2019 he initiated a new strategic approach to the comprehensive development of national space industry capabilities. Building on this approach, his team works to support the further development of the Slovak space sector and its internationalization with a focus on the full utilization of the country’s strong industrial and R&D potential. Michal Brichta is also the Slovak Delegate to the Council of the European Space Agency and a Vice President of the International Astronautical Federation.

RONIT GHOSE - Ronit Ghose is the Global Head, Future of Finance, Citi’s think tank for the future of money and technology. Ronit’s current areas of focus include Digital Assets, the Metaverse, Web3, the applications of AI to Finance and other frontier topics. Previously, Ronit was Global Head of Banks and Fintech Research for Citi. Ronit is an Advisor to various Governments, Universities, VC investors and tech firms in the UK, UAE and Africa. Prior to joining Citi, he worked at the British Bankers’ Association and was a research assistant in the UK Parliament for a former Prime Minister. He has an undergraduate degree from the University of Oxford & a postgraduate diploma from the University of London.

JINDŘICH KARÁSEK - Jindrich Karasek is a Senior Cyber Threat Researcher for Trend Micro and postgraduate Charles University in Prague (FHS, Applied Ethics). His research work focuses on the domains of  cognitive warfare, cyber espionage, and cyber threat intelligence. He is also a security data scientist known as 4n6strider. 

MARTIN LOHNERT - He currently manages the Security Operations Center - a service that is part of the Soitron Group under the void SOC brand: www.voidsoc.com. At Soitron, he also worked as a technical manager, led Soitron Group marketing, and helped the company become the third-largest provider of IT solutions in Slovakia. He was there when Soitron expanded to the Czech Republic, Romania, and Turkey. Martin evaluates his experience also from the position of IT manager in the Slovak branch of the company Asea Brown Boveri, or Solution Architect in the Australian representation of Dimension Data. "

PAVLÍNA LOUŽENSKÁ - Pavlína founded TrendBrews, a forecasting consulting for Fortune500 companies. She is a Lead Mentor in Google for Startups for Europe and Africa and various other accelerators. She co-founded #HolkyzMarketingu and #HolkyzByznysu, educational platforms that have trained 25,000+ people. She is a Startup Advisor and VC Scout focused on early-stage companies. She regularly sends a newsletter on society and technology pavlinaspeaks.substack.com to 8000+ subscribers. She's been featured in Forbes, TED or Wired.

MICHAL PALIŠIN - Michal Pališin is a senior attorney and director at the PwC Legal law firm specializing in regulatory and compliance matters with more than 17 years of experience in the field of regulated industries, personal data protection, and electronic communications. In his practice, Michal also focuses on the regulation of artificial intelligence and is a member of the interdisciplinary team of PwC Slovakia providing services in the field of AI compliance and AI governance. He has been working at PwC Legal Slovakia since 2023. Before joining the firm, Michal worked for more than 16 years in the Slovak branch of another reputable international law firm.  

ELIŠKA PIRKOVÁ - Eliška Pírková works as Senior Policy Analyst and the Global freedom of expression lead at Access Now, the international human rights organization that defends and extends digital rights of online users at risk around the world. As a member of the European Access Now team, she leads the work on freedom of expression, content governance and platform accountability. She is a human rights lawyer by education and training, with previous experience working for international organizations and as a legal researcher. She has acted as an independent expert for international organizations, including the Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on Combating Hate Speech and Committee of Experts on Generative AI implications for Freedom of Expression (MSI-AI).

SLAVOMÍR PŠENÁK - Slavomír Pšenák joined O2 in October 2022. Slavomír has many years of experience in information technology in Slovakia and abroad. During his professional career, he has significantly brought modern solutions in many IT areas, such as Business Intelligence, Machine Learning, AI, and Cloud. He has successfully led many strategic projects aimed at streamlining and digitalizing processes or improving the quality and speed of solution delivery. He has gained experience primarily at Erste Group IT, InoCloud and IBM. Slavomir graduated from the University of Economics in Business Informatics. He also extended his studies to marketing and strategic management, which he studied during an exchange stay at Ghent University.

TOMÁŠ SEDLÁČEK - Tomas Sedlacek does philosophy of current economics, he is a university lecturer and media commentator. He rose to prominence with his book "Economics of Good and Evil," (Oxford University Press), translated into 22 languages. Sedlacek served as an advisor to former Czech President Vaclav Havel, he lectured at World Economic Forum and all across the world. He was a Chief Macroeconomic Strategist at the biggest Czech bank. He was also a long-standing member of the Czech Republic's National Economic Council.

DAVID TIMIS - David Timis is the Global Communications & Public Affairs Manager of Generation, the largest global employment program by annual volume that trains and places people into life-changing careers. With a mission to prepare people for the future of work, David's interests lie at the intersection of reskilling, employment, and technology. He holds degrees in Business and Management from the University of Glasgow and in European Political and Governance Studies from the College of Europe. David has 10 years of experience in marketing, communications, and public affairs, working with organizations such as Google, L’Oréal, and BCW. Recognized as an Influential Leader by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, he has been included on the Forbes 30 Under 30 List and selected by the World Economic Forum to be part of the Davos Lab. 

MICHAL VAŠEČKA - Doc. PhDr. Michal Vašečka, PhD. (1972) is sociologist by background and focuses on issues of ethnicity, race, antisemitism, and migration studies. He is a program director of Bratislava Policy Institute. Since 2012 Michal Vašečka serves as a representative of Slovakia in the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) of the Council of Europe. He operated at the Faculty of Social Studies of Masaryk University in Brno in 2002-2017 and at the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences of the Comenius University in 2006-2009.