Timmy Dooley
Keynote Speaker / Republic of Ireland
Senator Timmy Dooley was appointed to the 26th Session of the Seanad in 2020 and is Fianna Fáil Seanadu’s current spokesperson for climate, communications networks and...
Karel Havlíček
Keynote Speaker / Czech Republic
He graduated from the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Czech Technical University, as well as PIBS at Manchester Metropolitan University, and completed his doctoral studies...
Panelists
Jaroslav Bžoch
Security panel / Czech Republic
Jaroslav Bžoch holds the position of Vice-Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee and of the Committee on European Affairs in the Chamber of Deputies of the...
Jeffrey Gedmin
Political Panel / USA
Dr. Jeffrey Gedmin assumed office as the Acting President and CEO of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in July 2023. He is also the co-founder and editor-in-chief...
Sigrid Kaag
Economic Panel / The Netherlands
Ms Sigrid Kaag is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Netherlands. She served as Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation from 2017...
Laurynas Kasčiūnas
Security Panel / Lithuania
Dr. Laurynas Kasčiūnas has been elected to the Seimas (the Parliament) of Lithuania for the second term in a row since 2016. Since 2020 he serves...
Charles A. Kupchan
Security Panel / USA
Charles A. Kupchan is Professor of International Affairs in the School of Foreign Service and Government Department at Georgetown University, and Senior Fellow at the Council...
Karel Lannoo
Economic Panel / Belgium
Karel Lannoo is a Chief executive of the CEPS since 2000. CEPS is one of the leading independent European think tanks, with a strong reputation in...
Stephen B. Long
Political Panel / USA
Stephen Long (Ph.D. University of North Carolina, 2005) is Associate Professor of Political Science and Global Studies at the University of Richmond, where he teaches courses...
Jan Macháček
Welcome Speech and Economic Panel / Czech Republic
Jan Macháček is a Czech journalist and musician, working as a commentator and analyst for the daily newspaper Lidové noviny. Before, he worked for Hospodářské noviny and Respekt, the latter of...
Liisa-Ly Pakosta
Political Panel / Estonia
Liisa-Ly Pakosta is a prominent Estonian politician currently serving as the Chairman of the European Union Affairs Committee in the 15th Riigikogu. Her political career includes...
Lars-André Richter
Political Panel / Germany
Dr. Lars-André Richter is the head of the Central Europe/Baltic States office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF), based in Prague. From 2012 to...
Šárka Shoup
Welcome Speech / Czech Republic
Šárka Shoup is the director of the Institute for Politics and Society. In this position, she is responsible for managing a team and the implementation of...
Weston Stacey
Economic Panel / USA
Weston Stacey has been the executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic since 1992. In that time, AmCham has assisted major...
Grigore-Kalev Stoicescu
Security Panel / Estonia
As a diplomat (Ambassador), an employee of the Ministry of Defence and a research fellow, Mr Stoicescu has been active in foreign, security and defence policies...
Moderator
Irena Krcháková
Conference Host and Political Panel / Czech Republic
Irena Krcháková started her professional career in a radio station, then moved to Czech Television. She managed to combine her personal interest in events on the...
Mateusz M. Piotrowski
Economic Panel / Poland
Mateusz M. Piotrowski is a senior analyst for U.S. policy and transatlantic relations with the International Security Programme at the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)....
Dorka Takácsy
Security Panel / Hungary
Dorka Takácsy is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Euro-Atlantic Integration and Democracy (CEID), focusing on disinformation, and a Visiting Fellow of the German Marshall...