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.

Michele has extensive hands-on experience managing strategic customers from diverse industries and sectors while also working with various partners. She has held senior positions leading a regional customer engagement team followed by global consulting delivery teams.
Michele is passionate about delivering increasing value to our customers, and the need to empower those closest to the customers to create moments that matter. She brings this passion and 20 years in IT to her role of General Manager.

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

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.

Míša has a rich background in leading internal communications, employee experience and talent management at top tech companies like Avast, Emplifi or Ataccama. She is a certified Applied Improvisation trainer and a big promoter of using improv principles to help build high-performing teams, drive change and foster a thriving company culture. She is a mentor in “DoToho” and “DenProSkolu” programs. Misa is a passionate DEI & anti-ageism advocate.

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.