As one of the leading authorities on chocolate in the Czech Republic, Petr Kovařík takes the audience on a journey through the cultural and historical significance of real bean-to-bar chocolate and preaches the benefits of its consumption. Petr spent a fourth of his life outside of Czechia, visited more than 50 countries and usually he spent there...
Paulina Árendášová found a way to combine dance and its artistry with reclaiming her confidence and sexuality and is passionate about sharing how others can do the same. She draws on academic research to discuss the mental health benefits of Twerk and challenge societal views that label sexual expression as inappropriate and taboo. Paulina...
In her talk, Maya Kvetny guides the audience in looking at the world through her unique lens to mine for beauty in places, people, and situations even where it may appear scarce. Originally from Los Angeles, Maya started out as an art broker in San Francisco. After moving to Prague in 1992, Maya opened Myrnyx Tyrnyx, an alternative vintage...
Whether it's a global pandemic, natural disasters, or war, we have seen determination, fearlessness, and support shine across the world, keeping us all hopeful that the best of humanity will always win over its worst. Choreographed by Jakub Dvořák, Fragments Production presents their dance tribute to peace. Elevating the Czech dance industry....
Joseph Petrila has led an extraordinary life sailing and trotting around the world from a young age, so it's safe to say he knows a thing or two about feeling different. In his talk, he shares what he's learned through his experiences and how our differences are what really connect us all. Joey Petrila spent 9 years growing up on...
Lenka Koenigsmark draws on her personal and professional experiences to explore decision-making fatigue and its implications and present actionable solutions that we can implement in our daily lives to combat this condition and its challenges. Lenka Helena Koenigsmark is a marketing director at MATTEL Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary where she...
Passionate about the synergy of new technologies and daily lives, Tatyana Fomina presents a conversation on NFTs, why they are not as crazy as we think, and the reasons we should consider being more open to such emerging technologies and embrace their presence and role in the modern world. Tatyana Fomina is a UNYP graduate and a digital marketer,...
Space engineer Alessia Gloder sheds light on the importance of space, why we should all care about something that is seemingly so out of reach, and the reasons we don't have to be astronauts to consider ourselves space users. Alessia is an Aerospace Engineer with a diverse, international and multidisciplinary background. She is the Project Manager...
In his talk, Mark Long explores some of the challenges with dyslexia and the narrative surrounding it, and how we can evolve views around disabilities and other human conditions as we learn more and become more aware of issues and prejudices that exist in areas where we may have thought they no longer did. At the age of 6,...
Elizaveta Negreeva examines how we can unmask the charisma of productivity to lead healthier more balanced lives by breaking the ubiquitous hustle craze that has pervaded social media in recent years. Elizaveta is an aspiring HR professional on the way to break corporate-related and age-related stereotypes and catalyze people's success. In her...