Monlam Lama was born in 1986 near the border of Nepal and Tibet, in Lho, Gorkha, Nepal. In 2000, at the age of 14, he came to Kathmandu and became a Buddhist monk at Nyanang Phelgyeling Monastery, a Tibetan Buddhist monastery located at the foot of the Swoyambhu Stupa (Monkey Temple) in Kathmandu, Nepal. That same year, at the end of March, he received his monk’s vow from Kyabje Dagom Rinpoche, a renowned Tibetan Buddhist master of the Gelug Tradition.
Over the past 25 years as a monk, he has had many valuable opportunities to receive important empowerments, oral transmissions, and teachings of Buddhism from several great masters, including H.E. Dagom Rinpoche, H.E. Daknak Rinpoche, H.E. Nyitrul Rinpoche, Geshe Thupten Thrinley, and the former Gelug throne holder Geshe Lungrig Namgyal, among others. Currently, he serves as the manager of the monastery while continuing his daily Buddhist studies and practice.

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.

Roman is an experienced diversity, equity and inclusion leader who helps to create equitable, inclusive and happy workplaces. In 2024, he co-authored the Fearless Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practitioner and was winner of the 2024 Individual Recalibrate Gender Equity Awards.
He is a principal DEI consultant at Roman Ruzbacky & Associates, which he established in 2021, and has previously worked in the scientific research, university and the Victorian Public Sector in a number of DEI roles. He specialises in diversity data literacy, gender equity, pay equity analysis, workshop facilitation and started his career as an analytical chemist with a music major in composition.
He was the President of the Equal Employment Opportunity Network between 2017 to 2022 and a member of the Australia Human Resources Institute and Swimming Victoria DEI Advisory Committees.

Irena Grimová is the Head of Human Resources for Central Europe at Citi, overseeing HR strategy and operations across five countries – Bulgaria, the CR,
Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia. She is a
member of the Citi Central Europe Leadership Committee and plays a key role in shaping the organization’s people agenda across the region.
With a Citi career that began straight out of university, Irena has grown with the
company, driving meaningful change through her deep understanding of both business priorities and employee needs. She is a strong advocate for inclusive leadership, work- life integrity, and employee wellbeing, and she leads initiatives that foster a high-performing and values-driven workplace culture.
Irena is equally passionate about community engagement, actively supporting local
organizations and inspiring colleagues to contribute their time and talents to causes
that matter. Her commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

Kurt Merriweather is an innovation strategist, growth leader, and inclusive culture builder with a distinguished career spanning Fortune 500 organizations and high growth startups. With an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, he brings a unique blend of product
vision, business development acumen, and strategic leadership to every engagement. Merriweather is VP, Global Marketing for Workplace Options and leads marketing and consulting for Workplace Options’ Center for Organizational Effectiveness.
In 2019, Merriweather co-founded The Diversity Movement, where he spearheaded fundraising, product development, and go-to-market efforts, driving the company's rapid growth and ultimate acquisition by Workplace Options. Throughout his career, he has led cross-functional, multigenerational teams to navigate change, scale ideas, and deliver measurable results. Merriweather is the co-author of The Inclusive Leadership Handbook.

Victoria has spent more than two decades helping businesses make their work better, smarter, and more human. With deep expertise in procurement and business operations, her career centers on translating big ideas into strategy, direction, and sustainable processes that move organizations forward. A lifelong advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, she champions neurodiversity and psychological safety as cornerstones of thriving teams. Originally from California and shaped by a career around the world, Victoria brings both a global perspective and a human touch to her work. She speaks with a unique blend of operational expertise and human insight.

Rohitraj acts as a Senior Services Manager for Cloud Operations at SAP in Prague and represented SAP EMEA at the Out & Equal Summit in 2024, helping scale Pride initiatives globally, focusing majorly on equality, and inclusion initiatives. Currently serving as DEI co-lead for Czechia, Pride@SAP lead for Czechia & EMEA, he is impacting the daily employee lives of about 60k+ employees. His main goal is to highlight generational gaps and show how tools like enablement on microaggressions, biases, inclusion, reverse mentoring, coaching, and other approaches we can help better integrate inclusion initiatives into the corporate environment. His work has a positive impact not only within the company, but also on the wider community that SAP touches.

Michaela is the Director of Talent Management at Emplifi. She has extensive experience in leading internal communications, managing employee experience and engagement, and developing talent. She has worked in startups as well as international companies (Johnson & Johnson, Avast) and has delivered training for brands such as LEGO, Česká spořitelna, People in Need, Microsoft, and many others.
She is a certified trainer of applied improvisation and a strong advocate of using improvisation principles to help build high-performing teams, manage change, and foster a great company culture.
She is a mentor in the “DoToho” and “Den Pro Školu” programs. Michaela is a passionate supporter of DEI and an active voice in the fight against ageism. She is deeply engaged in the topic of age management and helps companies create environments where age is not a barrier, but an opportunity.

Peter Mousaferiadis is the CEO of cultural enterprise Cultural Infusion, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia and founded in 2002. He has had an extensive career in the cultural & creative industries as a conductor, creative director & producer, and thought leader in culture as a driver of progress, social cohesion and innovation. Cultural Infusion builds global harmony through intercultural action in education, the arts and Information and Communications Technology (ICT), with programs delivered to more than 350,000 students annually. Its holistic data and equity SaaS tool Diversity Atlas was launched in 2019 and has clients including multinationals and think tanks from around the world.  Peter Mousaferiadis has garnered international awards and recognition for his innovative approach to education and use of technology in building intercultural understanding, most recently the 2021 Global Business & Interfaith Peace Award Silver Medal from the Religious Freedom and Business Foundation and the United Nations Global Compact’s Business for Peace Initiative.

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.

Jana is an internationally certified and experienced mindfulness, pilates and yoga teacher with specialized training in mindfulness development in education, trauma informed care, mindfulness and yoga approaches to working with stress, anxiety and eating disorders. She has over 25 years of experience delivering courses and workshops to individuals, groups, schools and businesses. She has experience from national and European research and training projects in social-emotional learning and mental health, and is a former member of the Prevention Expert Group at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Jana is the founder and CEO of SEMwell, an organization that brings social-emotional development and mindfulness-based learning programs to schools, youth organizations and businesses.

Martin J. Siebenhandl has been leading the LEGO® team in the Czech Republic and Slovakia since 2023. His ten-year journey at the LEGO Group has taken him through various countries and cultures across Europe and Asia, shaping him into a leader deeply committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce. As a General Manager, Martin is passionate about cultivating an environment that not only accepts but celebrates unique perspectives. His mission is to reach more children and adults in the Czech Republic and Slovakia and allow them to experience the benefits of LEGO® Play. Beyond that, Martin´s aspiration is to unlock confidence in teams and individuals and to enable connection in a profound and trusted way. His favorite quote from the mind of an unknown author: “Words are not measured at our mouth, it is measured at the recipient's ear.”

Tomáš Mazůrek is an R&D leader in the Life Sciences field at Thermo Fisher Scientific. He has been with the company for over 13 years and throughout his career has held roles ranging from engineering to leadership. He has gained experience not only in corporate settings but also in smaller companies and scientific research institutions. Tomáš is an ambassador for Thermo Fisher’s DEI projects and builds inclusive teams where inclusivity, equal opportunities, and transparency are a given.
In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family at the cottage or playing sports with a group of friends. He lives by the motto: FAIL is not a word, but an acronym – First Attempt In Learning.

Dinah is the founder of Media Confident, a company that reveals the secrets of building long-term and positive relationships with journalists and social media. She is a leading journalism professor in Europe with more than twenty years of experience in writing, reporting, and teaching. As a journalist, Dinah has covered a wide range of crisis-related topics, such as human trafficking, telecommunications, inequality in education, and terrorism. She contributes to the New York Times, USA Today, Conde Nast Traveler, Women's E-News, the Canadian Medical Journal, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Jerusalem Post, and she is the author of Global and Intercultural Communications, a 434-page interactive academic book/course (2021) for business university students at the University of Phoenix.

Katka is a passionate facilitator and coach, a guide through individual and corporate change with over 20 years of experience in the business field, focusing on supporting, training and coaching adults in multicultural and diverse environments of about 50 countries and different corporate or organizational cultures. Katka is certified in e.g. Cultural Intelligence, Game Changing Index, LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® facilitator, Points of You® trainer, Sociomapping® facilitator.

Petra Ondrušová currently serves as Chief Sustainability Officer at Česká spořitelna. Throughout her career, marked by key managerial roles such as Regional Director of Retail Banking and Director of Erste Premier, Petra has established herself as a true professional in the field.
In April 2021, she took on the role of Chief Diversity Officer, where she successfully implemented strategies to enhance diversity and inclusion. She later expanded these initiatives in her current position, focusing on integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria into corporate strategies.
Petra is known for her pragmatic approach to implementing sustainable initiatives and her courage to openly discuss important topics. Her work and commitment to sustainability are pivotal in transforming Česká spořitelna toward a more ethical and socially responsible business model.