Hana Součková is the Managing Director of SAP Czech Republic and an Executive Director of SAP Ariba and SAP Concur. She has been with SAP for ten years, six of which she has served as Managing Director. In April 2023, she became a member of the Board of Directors of the Czech-German Chamber of Commerce. She actively engages in initiatives supporting women and social enterprises, such as Czechitas, Social Impact Awards, Holky z marketingu, and Femme Palette. In her free time, she enjoys sports, creating fun activities with her two children, and going on mountain trips regardless of the season.

Wilfred de Wildt is CEO of Yungo, an international engineering company supporting telecom and energy operators across Europe and USA. A Dutch executive based in Prague, he has worked in the Netherlands, Denmark, and the Czech Republic, including leadership roles at KPN and Allinq. Throughout his career, he has led multicultural teams and experienced firsthand how diversity drives innovation, collaboration, and business success. Today, he combines executive leadership with a strong interest in the future of DEI in an age increasingly shaped by AI and automation.

Milica Abella has served as Director of Smoke-Free Products at Philip Morris Czech Republic since August 2025, building on a distinguished international career with Philip Morris International, where she has held a range of leadership roles since 2012. She studied Politics and Eastern European Studies at University College London, later specializing in International Politics.Before joining Philip Morris International, she began her professional career at the National Bank of Serbia and a London-based hedge fund. Throughout her career, she has worked across Serbia, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, South Africa, and Japan, gaining extensive experience in business development, brand management, and customer experience. Drawing on this international expertise, she now leads the smoke-free products portfolio in the Czech Republic, driving its strategic development and marketing.

Heidi Andersen is the Founder of Living Institute and one of Europe's leading voices on leadership, organizational culture, and human performance. She is the author of Diversity Intelligence: How to Create a Culture of Inclusion and has spent more than two decades advising executive teams in global organizations including Siemens, Alfa Laval, ENGIE, LEGO, Carlsberg, L’Oréal and Deloitte. Her work is centered on one challenge: helping executive teams achieve true synchronization—thinking, deciding, and leading as one, especially when complexity and uncertainty are at their highest.

Stephen Ridgway is a creative arts and international business professional based in Prague. Originally from the UK, he has made the Czech Republic his home and spent the last ten years working in senior positions at various public and private sector organisations. He welcomes the opportunity to be involved in DEI initiatives and recently worked with the Nordic Chamber of Commerce on their Diversity Awards. His professional interests include public speaking, musical composition and performance, and teaching.

Míša je ředitelka Talent Managementu ve společnosti Emplifi. Má bohaté zkušenosti s vedením interní komunikace, řízením zaměstnanecké zkušenosti a angažovanosti a rozvojem talentů. Pracovala ve startupech i mezinárodních firmách (Johnson & Johnson, Avast), školila pro značky jako LEGO, Česká spořitelna, Člověk v Tísni, Microsoft a mnoho dalších.
Je certifikovanou trenérkou aplikované improvizace a velkou propagátorkou využívání principů improvizace, které pomáhají budovat vysoce výkonné týmy, řídit změny a podporovat skvělou firemní kulturu.
Je mentorkou v programech „DoToho“ a „Den Pro Školu“. Miša je vášnivou zastánkyní DEI a boje proti ageismu. Aktivně se věnuje tématu age managementu a pomáhá firmám budovat prostředí, kde věk není problém, ale příležitost.

Jens Rottbøll is a visionary leader with extensive experience in culture, strategy, and global business. He is the founder of the VEGA concert venue in Copenhagen and former Director of Human Resources at Bang & Olufsen, where he led the development and implementation of the company’s values and mission. He is a graduate of INSEAD and Wharton Business School in leadership, an MBA facilitator in strategy and values, a certified strategy execution expert, and a coach. As one of only sixteen certified LEGO® Serious Play® trainers of facilitators worldwide, he uses this methodology to support creative problem-solving, strategic discussions, and team alignment.
At Living Institute, he leads international programs focused on strategy, culture, diversity intelligence, gender balance, and organizational transformation. He helps leaders build trust, collaboration, and inclusive environments. He has worked with global companies such as Walmart, Siemens, LEGO, Novo Nordisk, BASF, Maersk, and Bang & Olufsen. His mission is to help organizations create environments where people and teams can fully develop their potential.

Eva started her career in HR, made a detour through NGOs, and somewhere along the way became the kind of leader who is genuinely trying to make work better for the people around her.
With 14+ years in project management and a background in psychology, she has spent her career building connections - between people, teams, and organizations. At SAP Ariba, she led a team of consultants helping customers bring their trading partners onto the SAP Business Network, and later served as Country Manager for SAP Ariba Czech, championing inclusion, wellbeing, and collaboration. Now she is channeling that same drive into the GFS organization. A certified coach, PMP®, and firm believer that kindness and high performance are not opposites. When she is not bridging gaps at work, she is running, climbing, skiing, or exploring the world with her family.

Leonid is the only officially recognized train-the-trainer of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® methodology in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Leonid bridges the gap between human-centric inclusivity and robust business strategy. Drawing from extensive experience in executive leadership and cross-sector consulting, he specializes in designing psychologically safe spaces that unlock collective intelligence. He helps organizations across diverse industries connect human potential with tangible business goals, proving that true inclusion is a driver of sustainable success.

Kim Najman působí jako marketingová manažerka ve společnosti Yungo a má více než deset let zkušeností z oblasti luxusního hotelnictví, soukromého letectví, technologických startupů a strojírenství. Vyrůstala na International School of Prague a později žila a pracovala ve Švýcarsku, Velké Británii a Malajsii, díky čemuž strávila svůj život v rozmanitém a mezinárodním prostředí.
Tyto zkušenosti utvářely její přesvědčení, že nejsilnější nápady a nejinovativnější týmy vznikají díky otevřenosti vůči různým perspektivám a vytváření prostředí, ve kterém má každý možnost přispět svými zkušenostmi a nápady.

Born blind, Lukáš relies on screen readers every day to be able to use modern technology. Out of this necessity, his curiosity to learn the intricacies of assistive technology and accessibility standards was born. Since 2017, he has been working as an accessibility consultant in the Théseus project of the Teiresias Center at Masaryk University. Teiresias provides support to students with disabilities since 2000. In his work, Lukáš mentors web and mobile developers how to make their products more accessible, so people with disabilities can use them just like the others. He also translates accessibility-related articles into Czech, localizes accessible computer games and apps that enhance accessibility for people with disabilities, provides simultaneous interpreting at accessibility events, tutors end users with disabilities on using assistive technology, and more. In his spare time, he enjoys music, including playing the guitar and drums, reading and creative writing, working with audio, gaming, and developing his own audiogames.