Speakers

Ondřej Válka designs and creates the platform used by American startup Represent to sell custom merchandise. During his time at GoodDataa, he helped create and introduce design processes and tools. He also co-founded and designed the product strategy and planning service, ProductBoard. twitter / linkedin

Michal Pastier is a Burning Man enthusiast and marketing specialist. He graduated from the Department of Marketing Communication from the Comenius University in Bratislava and is a member of the global creative communications organization, ADC Slovakia. He's the youngest holder of the prestigious FILIP award for outstanding contributions to Slovak advertising. Facebook has ranked his agency, Zaraguza, amongst the 10 most creative in the world, and it's also won the Silver Facebook Studio Award. Michal is also the co-owner of the first branding agency in Slovakia, Big Name Theory. In 2015, he made the Slovak Forbes' 30 Under 30 list. web / twitter / linkedin

Marie is a founder and the lead designer at diversity studios. Before she started her own company Marie was one of the first freelance designers for android, back in 2010. With her unique specialty she spoke at several conferences such as Mobile design Meetup Oslo, DevFest Istanbul, Campus London, UXcamp Europe from 2011 until now. As senior mobile UX designer, her help influenced huge Tech giants and startups to improve their mobile experience and just recently she hosted a panel for Women in tech in Berlin, Germany. twitter / linkedin

Petr is an innovator and business designer, specializing in helping companies accelerate their product portfolios through innovation. He is a co-founder of the company, Direct People, which helps clients to improve their market position with a unique business model. Their impressive client list includes names like 3M, Air Bank, Dentamed, Česká spořitelna, ČSOB Pojišťovna, Cleverlance, Vitana, Sodexo, IBM, LMC (jobs.cz), and more. web / twitter / linkedin

For the last 7 months, Jakub Holík has been heading up 3D graphics at Warhorse Studios on Kingdom Come: Deliverance, an upcoming historical role-playing game. However, he’s been with the game development studio for over 2 years. His past endeavors include working for Craneballs Studio on the project Overkill 2 and Fanatic Games, an outsourcing agency that specializes in 3D graphics. He studied traditional animation at VOŠF Zlín and computer science at SUPŠ in Opava. linkedin

After completing his studies, Lumír Kajnar launched his career, working as a graphic designer for prominent agencies like Young & Rubicam and Leo Burnett. He now works as a freelancer, focusing on corporate branding. He created the logos for Česká pojišťovna, Česká rugbyová unie, and AVG. He's also responsible for Kooperativa's brand identity and the new payment cards of Česká Spořitelna. He has won the Louskáček and Golden Drum prizes multiple times, has been nominated twice for a Cannes Lion, and his business card designs did well in the For Print Only competition in Austin, Texas. Last year, he grabbed a bronze medal at the European Design Awards for a logo he created for the Prague espresso bar, EMA. web / twitter / linkedin

Nik has been designing websites and interfaces in San Francisco and Prague since the early 90s. As a result, he’s witnessed how the role of design has gradually changed. Designers are no longer simply tasked with making interfaces for ordinary people. The main goal nowadays is not only to create a beautiful and engaging interface, but more importantly, an interface that supports business objectives. Today, Nik is the Head of Experience Design at Česká Spořitelna, where he promotes the philosophy that experience design is the art of turning a casual visitor into a regular and happy customer. twitter / linkedin