Speakers & Special Guests
![]() | Dita Charanzová Vice-President, European Parliament BIO: |
![]() | Martin Jahn Member of the board of directors for sales and marketing, ŠKODA Auto BIO: |
![]() | Alexander Matušek President, Automotive Industry Association of the Slovak republic BIO: |
![]() | Robert Kiml Vice President, Automotive Industry Association of the Czech republic & Production Vice President, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Czech Republic Speaker BIO: |
![]() | Mojmír Hampl Chairman, Czech Fiscal Council |
![]() | Lukáš Rosůlek Head of Vitesco Technologies Czech Republic Speaker He spent almost 13 years at Continental, three of which were as a plant manager of the Manila plant in the Philippines. Upon his return in 2015, he took up the position of plant manager in Trutnov. After the creation of Vitesco Technologies in 2019 and the subsequent spin-off from Continental in 2021, he holds the position of managing director and Country Head of Vitesco Technologies Czech Republic, in addition to the position of Plant Manager in Trutnov. Lukáš speaks publicly on the topics of transformation of the Czech industry, the competitiveness of the Czech automotive industry, and electromobility. |
![]() | Petr Knap Leading partner for automotive sector in CEE Europe, EY Czech Republic Speaker Petr has great experience in strategy preparation, organizational change management, process improvement, and cost optimization. He is also passionate about the future of the automotive industry, and is actively involved in initiatives focused on digitalization, automation, electromobility, shared mobility, and autonomous vehicles. Petr is a founding member of the Czech Chamber PMI (Project Management Institute) and a member of the Scientific Council at the Faculty of Business Administration (University of Economics in Prague). |
![]() | Petr Novák Speaker BIO: |
![]() | Ivan Hodáč Founder & President, Aspen Institute Central Europe Special Guest & Event Host BIO: |
![]() | Petr Michník Head of Administration Subdivision, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech Speaker BIO: |
![]() | Karel Novák Director, Head of Bus Platforms in Iveco Group Speaker BIO: He has started his professional carreer onboard overseas cruiseships. Joined Iveco Group since 2004 in Vysoké Mýto plant. Over the years, Karel has previously led the Bus Strategy and Portfolio, earlier covered different managerial roles in purchasing and R/D in various industries of bus, truck and powertrain. He has spent 8 years by working in France, Italy and China for the company. He is graduated from Faculty of Transport at University of Pardubice. |
![]() | Michal Lábaj Head of Parts Development, Kia SLovakia BIO |
![]() | Cyril Klepek Founder & CEO, CYRKL Speaker BIO: Driven by frustration with waste management, he founded CYRKL, an online platform transforming waste into resources, contributing to the global circular economy. In just three years, CYRKL became Europe's largest secondary materials trading platform, saving over 1.4 million tons of CO2, with 19,000 registered entities as of May 2023. Cyril now leads the second-fastest-growing company in Central Europe, overseeing international expansion and strategy. Beyond CYRKL, Cyril promotes circular economy and sustainable materials management through various roles and has received awards for digital disruption and innovation. He's a frequent speaker at conferences on innovation, circular economy, and industrial decarbonization. |
![]() | Oliver Brauburger Head of Procurement, Siemens DI FA BIO: |
![]() | Ivan Kebísek Engineering Director, Site Lead of Technical Center in Slovakia, Yanfeng International Automotive Technology BIO: |
![]() | Miroslav Fülöp CEO, SLUŽBA NITRA Speaker BIO |
![]() | Pavel Grmela Project manager for CO2 neutrality, ŠKODA Auto Speaker BIO He is a graduate of the Hochschule Zittau-Görlitz in the field of housing industry. Pavel has been long focused on topics of renewables energy and energy savings. He worked as a project manager for 3 Czech-Saxony cross-boarder projects focused on renewable energy. To improve his specialization he completed the course European Energy Manager with focus on energy of the DTIHK. At SKODA is he also active on the fields of Sustainability, Circular Economy and Biodiversity. |