Ondřej Kovařík is a Czech diplomat and politician. He graduated from the University of Economics in Prague and the École Nationale d'Administration in France. His studies focused mainly on international relations and the European Union. He is also one of 21 Czech MEPs in the European Parliament, representing the ANO movement as a non-partisan member within the European political group Renew Europe. He is defending his mandate in the upcoming European Parliament elections.
Marcel Kolaja is a Czech politician and member of the Pirate Party who has been a Member of the European Parliament since 2019. He served as Vice-President of the European Parliament until 2022. He currently holds the role of EP Bursar, overseeing administrative and financial matters related to the functioning of the institution. In 2022, he was elected as the First Vice-President of the Czech Pirate Party. Prior to his election to the European Parliament, he worked on digital policy issues and the right to information. In the European Parliament, he is a member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) and also participates in the work of the Delegation for relations with Japan. Kolaja is also active in areas of promoting innovation and technological development within the EU.
Petr Očko is an expert on ICT and digitalization. He graduated from Information Management and
European Integration at the University of Economics in Prague and from Ph.D. studies in Information Economics at the Charles University in Prague. He works at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, leading the Digitalization and Innovation section as Director General. For nearly two years, he also served as acting CEO of CzechInvest, the state's agency supporting business and investments in its comprehensive form, leaving his post at the end of March 2024.
Vaclav is the Managing Partner of the Prague office of CEC Group, leading Central European
Public Affairs consultancy since 2010. He graduated in political science from Charles University in
Prague in 2005, obtained a postgraduate qualification in public administration and diplomacy at the
École nationale d’administration (ENA) in 2008 and Ph.D. in politics from Charles University in 2013.
After 2004, Vaclav was a senior adviser to a member of the Czech Parliament and worked for the
Office of the Government. He also served as Vice Chairman and Research Director of think-tank the
Association for International Affairs (AMO). Before joining CEC he worked as consultant in political
marketing. In 2012 he became President of the newly established Association of Public Affairs of the
Czech Republic (APA), and Vice President of the Public Affairs Community of Europe (PACE). Vaclav is
fluent in Czech, English and French, and some German.
James Waterworth is Director of EU Public Policy at Amazon where he is responsible for the company’s interactions with the European Union institutions across a wide range of issues. James has been active in policy and government affairs for more than twenty years in London and Brussels, initially in the telecoms sector for Cable & Wireless, Telefonica and
Nokia before running a trade association for Internet companies and then joining Amazon.
He speaks English and French.
Aleš is a Czech economist and a member of the National Economic Council of the Czech Government. He graduated from the University of Economics in Prague, where he also completed his doctoral studies in Economic Theory. He works at the Centre for Economic and Market Analyses (CETA), where he works as a research director on research projects mainly related to the economics of regulation. He also enjoys lecturing and investing in interesting projects.
Milan has been working with Facebook ads since 2013 and has worked with hundreds of clients during his career in agencies. Almost 8 years ago, he founded 6clickz, an agency that serves clients all over the world. His involvement in data analytics allows him to create custom optimization and business intelligence tools that take campaigns to whole new levels.
Eliška is the head of the tax department at leading international law firm Baker McKenzie and has over 15 years of experience, which includes working in Baker McKenzie's London and Amsterdam offices. It was abroad that she gained the most experience in e-commerce, as much of her work involved advising global clients operating in this area. Eliška is regularly ranked by the international publication Indirect Tax Review as a recommended expert for the Czech Republic.
Zakladatel projektu Customer Hero, který externím zákaznickým servisem pomáhá e-shopům šetřit až 60 % nákladů a starosti s customer care. Naším cílem je uvolnit e-shopům ruce pro strategický rozvoj díky tomu, že je zbavíme starostí s péčí o zákazníky. Mezi naše klienty patří například OBI, Trenýrkárna nebo Scootshop.