The European Liberal Forum in cooperation with the Institute for Politics and Society invites you to the IX. annual conference of the Digital Czech Republic 2024 with subtitle the Digital Europe 2024+, which will take place on June 19th in Prague.

PRAGUE| Digital Czech Republic, the record-breaking conference focused on digitalisation, has returned for 2024 and is set to be a success in every way! 

The conference will host not only the Czech “digital” elite, but also foreign experts. Participants have the opportunity to hear the European Commissioner DUBRAVKA ŠUICA present the future of digitalization from the perspective of the European Commission! The digitalization will also be discussed by MILES YU, member of former US President Donald Trump’s closest team of advisors, and OPHER BRAYER, Israeli visionary and innovator in the field of artificial intelligence and many other expert Czech Republic and foreign experts.

Visitors to the conference can look forward to a unique interactive exhibition with nearly three dozen exhibitors focused on modern technologies, artificial intelligence, robots, augmented and virtual reality, ozobots, experiments with thermal imaging cameras, and much more.

PROGRAM:

08:00-09:00

08:30-09:00
Registration

09:00-09:05
Welcome Speech

Šárka Shoup, Executive Director, Institute for Politics and Society (Czech Republic)


09:05-09:30
Keynote Speakers

Opher Brayer, Israel’s leading talent development expert, mentor, coach and teacher (Israel)

Miles Yu, Senior Fellow and Director of the China Center at the Hudson Institute; Advisor to former US President Donald Trump (USA)


09:30-10:45
Digital Democracy

Leslie Miller, Vice-President of Government Affairs and Public Policy, Google (USA)

Daniel Braun, Head of Cabinet of Ms Věra Jourová, Vice-President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency (Czech Republic)

Otakar Foltýn, Strategic Communications Coordinator, Government of the Czech Republic (Czech Republic)

Cristian David, Chairman of the Board, Institute for Freedom and Democracy (Romania)

Oreste Pollicino, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Bocconi (Italy)

Moderator:

Sara Polak, AI archaeologist and AI popularizer (Czech Republic)


10:45-12:00

AI, Robots and Humans: A New Era of Professions

Opher Brayer, Chief Scientist of Impro.AI (Israel/Canada)

Julie Lassébie, Labour Market Economist, OECD (France)

Josef Holý, IT expert, co-author of the podcast Canaries in the Net (Czech Republic)

Jan Macháček, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Institute for Politics and Society (Czech Republic)

‍Moderator:

Lukáš Benzl, Director, Czech Association of Artificial Intelligence (Czech Republic)


12:00-12:50
Economic Forum: The Impact of Digitalization over Democratic Processes (invitation only)

Cristian David, Chairman of the Board, Institute for Freedom and Democracy (Romania)

Dominika Hajdu, Head, Centre for Democracy and Resilience (Slovakia)

Robert Hristea, Programme Director, Institute for Freedom and Democracy (Romania)

Moderator:

Aneta Jarmoliková, Project Manager, Stratosyst (Czech Republic)


12:00-12:50
Lunch


12:50-13:15
VIP TALK: eHealth as a Tool for Extending Lifespan

Petr Foltýn, Director, National Centre for eHealth (Czech Republic)

Tomáš Šedivec, Head of Public Administration Information Systems Architecture Department, Digital and Information Agency (Czech Republic)

Moderator:

Barbora Dubanská, Digital Health Expert, Member of the Think Tank “Minister of Health” (Czech Republic)


13:15-14:30
Digital Technologies and Their Role in State Defense

František Šulc, 1st Deputy Minister of Defence, Ministry of Defence (Czech Republic)

Miles Yu, Senior Fellow and Director of the China Center at the Hudson Institute; Advisor to former US President Donald Trump (USA)

Michal Křelina, quantum technology consultant for NATO, military and investors; scientist, Czech Technical University in Prague (Czech Republic)

Francesco Cappelletti, researcher, European Liberal Forum; Researcher and Lecturer, Vrije Universiteit Brussels (Italy)

Moderator:

Kristina Soukupová, Founder and President, DefSec Innovation Hub (Czech Republic)


14:30-14:45
Coffee Break


14:45-16:00
Digitalization of Education and Connection With the Labor Market

Vojtěch Petráček, Rector, Czech Technical University in Prague (Czech Republic)

Eva Howlings, Founder, Learn.cz (Czech Republic)

Peter Podprocký, Director of 42 Prague (Slovakia)

Jeff Sheridan, Managing Director, Matrix Internet (Ireland)

Moderator:

Barbora Malinovská, Mentor and coach in leadership and digitalization (Czech Republic)


16:00-17:00

Networking with a Glass of Wine 


DUE TO LIMITED CAPACITY, ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. PARTICIPATION IN THE EVENT IS NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT CONFIRMATION OF REGISTRATION BY THE ORGANIZER.

This Event is organised by the European Liberal Forum. Events receive financial support from the European Parliament. The sole liability remains with the organiser. The European Parliament is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.

Praha 2-Vinohrady