He graduated from the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague and from the PIBS at the Manchester Metropolitan University. He completed his doctoral studies at the Faculty of Business Administration of the University of Economics in Prague and was habilitated and obtained the Doc. title at the Faculty of Finance and Accounting.

Since the turn of the millennium, he has been defending the interests of entrepreneurs, especially in the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Crafts of the Czech Republic. As co-owner and CEO of the SINDAT Group, he developed this company into a respected investor in the small and medium-sized industry and new technologies over the past twenty years.

He has been involved in the academic world for many years and, in recent years, has was associated with the University of Finance and Administration, where he built a faculty of economic studies and prepared a study program Economy and Management. He has written several books on the subject of small and medium-sized enterprises and has published dozens of peer-reviewed articles in the Czech Republic and abroad.

He has been a member of a number of advisory bodies of the government and ministries; since 2014 he has been a member of the Government Council for Research, Development and Innovation and since 2018 he has been its Vice-Chairman.

In April 2019, he was nominated by Prime Minister for a post of Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of Industry and Trade. On 30 April 2019, he was appointed to both positions by President of the Czech Republic. At the same date, he resigned from the statutory and ownership positions in the business sector and left the management of the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises and Crafts.

Tomáš is the 1st Deputy Minister and head of Economics, European Union Funds and Strategy Section at the Ministry of Transport. Previously he held a post as a Director of the State Transport Infrastructure Fund. Is a graduate of the Czech Technical University Prague –  Master Degree in Transport Management and Economy and Ph.D. in Technology of Transport.

Pavel Cyrani is Member of the Board of Directors and Chief Commercial and Strategy Officer in the CEZ Group. His responsibilities include electricity and gas trading, electricity and gas supply to end customers, energy and engineering services as well as overall strategic development. Before joining Board of Directors in 2011 he was responsible for Generation Asset Management and Group Planning and Controlling. Pavel Cyrani is Member of Energy Committee of the Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic.

Before his engagement in ČEZ, a. s. he worked as a management consultant in McKinsey & Company, where he specialized in the energy industry. Pavel Cyrani graduated from the University of Economics, Prague, Department of International Trade, and obtained a MBA title in finance at the Kellogg School of Management in the USA.

Mr. Vlček became a director of ŠKODA AUTO Czech Republic in January 2014. Since 2013, he has been a member of the top management of the Volkswagen Group. From 2012 to 2013, he worked in China as the Executive Director of Sales and Marketing for the Vokswagen Group.

He joined ŠKODA AUTO in 1992 after completing his economics studies at the University of Life Sciences in Prague. In 2003, he moved to Volkswagen where he oversaw the overseas region. He was subsequently put in charge of ŠKODA sales in the Western European Region.

He and his team are currently engaged in close cooperation and open dialogue with all stakeholders, and he is working, among other things, on maintaining the high performance and competitiveness of the Czech automotive industry with regard to future trends in the fields of eMobility, digitalisation, and smart mobility.

 Within the framework of Strategy 2025, ŠKODA AUTO continues to implement specific measures in the field of eMobility and digitalisation. Electrification of the ŠKODA brand's model range will begin this year, thereby making 2019 a wholly extraordinary milestone in the history of the company, which stretches back more than 124 years. The car factory in Kvasiny will soon begin manufacturing the ŠKODA SUPERB iV with plug-in hybrid drivetrains, which will complement the brand’s first series electric vehicle – the CITIGO^eiV. Starting next year, the Mladá Boleslav plant will manufacture electric vehicles on the Volkswagen Group's modular MEB electric platform. By the beginning of 2020, the entire ŠKODA authorised dealer network in the Czech Republic will fulfil the standards set for the sale and service of electric and electrified vehicles, including an appropriate number of charging stations. ŠKODA expects that the sales of electric and electrified vehicles will make up approximately 25% of total sales by the year 2025. By the end of 2022, the ŠKODA brand will place on the market 10 models with varying levels of electrification. The total investments by the brand in eMobility and new services related to mobility will amount to EUR 2 billion by 2023, making this the most extensive investment programme in the car manufacturer's history.

Tanja Vainio is Country Managing Director ABB Czech Republic and Slovakia.

She is an inspiring and engaging business leader with 20 years of leadership experience across the whole value chain of ABB, a pioneering technology leader and a fortune 500 company. She has a unique blend of expertise across utility, industry, transportation and infrastructure segments. She is an advocate of sustainable development, new technologies, automation and an ambassador of gender equality. Tanja has passion for people and technology - innovations, better future of our society and planet.

Martin Záklasník studied economy at universities in Prague and Vienna. He was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the energy company E.ON at the end of 2016. Before that he worked as the vice-president for B2B marketing and sale to big customers at T-Mobile in Prague and he also worked in T-Systems for nearly six years.Before 2008, he held various senior management positions in the Czech Republic as well as abroad.

Pavel Elis is Chairman of the Board of Directors, CEO of Pražská energetika and also since 2006 member of the Supervisory Board of PREdistribuce. During his career he worked in various managerial and professional positions within the company - from 2002 to 2004 as Director of Trading and Services Division and before as Head of construction department. He graduated from the Prague International Business School and the Czech Technical University with specialization in economics and energy management.

Martin Saitz is Managing Director in Hyundai Motor Czech. Martin has more than twenty years experiences in automotive industry, where he held a number of management positions. In Hyundai Motor Czech is Martin responsible for business activities of the Hyundai brand on the Czech market.

In 1997 – 2001 Martin worked in Volvo Auto Czech. First position was Financial Controller and since 1999 he worked as General Manager. He was responsible for shortterm and longterm company stratégy on Czech market.

Since 2002 he has worked as a Regional Director in Škoda Auto. He was later promoted to Sales Manager for the Czech Republic, where he worked until 2007.

Since 2008 he has held high managerial positions in Europe, for example in BMW Vertriebs, Hyundai Motor Slovakia, Mitsubishi Motors Slovakia or Mitsubishi Motors Czech.

Before joining Hyundai Motor Czech, he worked as Managing Director in Autobinck CZ / SK.

Martin Saitz has a degree in mechanical engineering in ČVUT in Prague. During his career in auto-moto, he completed a number of professional trainings. In his free time he focuses to his family and various sports activities. He is interested in literature, art and history.

In April 2019, Tomáš Hüner was appointed Director of Siemens Operating Company Smart Infrastructure that merged the Energy Management and Building Technologies divisions. From December 2017 to June 2018 he held the position of Minister of Industry and Trade, during which time he interrupted his employment in the position of Director of the Energy Management Division for Siemens. Before he started working for Siemens in October 2015, he was Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Director of Energy Sources for Vršanská uhelna, a.s. Between 2006 and 2014 he was Chairman of the Supervisory Board for ČEPS, a. s., while simultaneously holding the position of Chairman of the Supervisory Board of OTE, a.s. between 2011 and 2014. As Deputy minister of Industry and Trade he directed creation of legislation and concepts in the field of power engineering and industry (2006-2011). He was chairman of the Board of Directors and Managing Director of Severomoravská energetika, a.s. from 1994 to 2002.

He graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Brno University of Technology and holds a diploma from the International Institute of Certified Studies in Strategic Management.

Jan Hurt joined the management of Porsche Czech Republic in January 2019 from ŠKODA AUTO as, where he worked on the position of Director for International Fleet Trade Development and International Dealer Network Development. Prior to that, Mr. Hurt held several senior management positions within the VOLKSWAGEN Group. Among others, he was SEAT Sales Manager for Northern, Central and Eastern Europe; Regional Sales Manager of ŠKODA AUTO a.s. for Central and Eastern Europe and Director of Škoda Import Organization in Russia.

Mubarak has steered more than 80 consulting assignments during his 12 years tenure at Frost & Sullivan. 
He has experience in long-term strategy formulation  by focusing on Macro (Mega) trends and the application to the clients business covering wide range of industry such as automotive, electromobility, urban mobility, connectivity and automotive telematics, logistics and supply chain, energy and off-highway market. Mega Trends research pioneer and champion in Frost & Sullivan. 
Consults to clients like BMW, Daimler, Nissan, CNH, Ford, Denso, Afton, DB Schenker, Karsan, Hitachi and Investment Firms in the domain of business planning, geo & market expansion, product line strategy, commercial due diligence and competitive benchmarking. 

With 10+ years experience in e-mobility business, Bruno Ahrens is since May 2019 heading the product management for electrified powertrain within Bosch Powertrain Solutions division in Germany. Before that, he was a director of global product management within the business unit power electronics. In addition, Bruno worked several years in different sales functions and leadership positions within the Bosch group, not only in Germany but also overseas (South Korea and Japan).

In 2014 Bruno received his executive MBA from the European School of Management and Technology (ESTM) in Berlin, Germany. He also graduated in 2008 as mechanical engineer from the Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná in Curitiba, Brazil.

Bruno is an e-mobility enthusiast, a strategist, customer centric, a change agent and global oriented.

Marek Trešl is a graduate of the University of Economics in Prague. He earned his first serious work experience in the Czech IT company Software602, where he was responsible for desktop applications. Subsequently, he began working in the world of cars that are from childhood his hobby. In 2007 – 2013 he worked in Ford Motor Company as Brand Manager for larger passenger cars on Czech market. Since 2013 he has been working as Product Manager of all model series at Hyundai Motor Czech. His team is responsible for specifications, price lists, product materials, comparisons and non-technical trainings of all Hyundai models available on the Czech market.

From his previous diplomatic experience at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, he brings knowledge of the functioning of state administration, understanding of European law and management of legislative procedures in Prague and in Brussels.

It was there that he took part in the formulation of specific legislative measures, which included, among other things, the technical requirements for the production and operation of vehicles or the context of their impact on the environment. Upon his return to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he defended the European Union's way of applying these standards in our country.

Zdeněk Petzl worked as a senior lawyer in the office of government representative for the Czech Republic before the EU Court of Justice and also as Legal Advisor to the Internal Market Ambassador at the Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the EU. He has experience with leadership and organization of the team of lawyers, he has wide network of contacts both in the Czech state administration and within the Brussels administration.

Since 2016 he represents Czech Automotive Industry Association. In his role as Executive director he actively defends the interests of its member companies and he participates in the creation of programs and policies supporting the automotive industry.

With experiences across the automotive and utility industry, Petr Füzék stayed always focused on the eMobility topic. Supporting its development and growth in the European markets, he is working as Head of eMobility and Alternative Fuels at EUROWAG. EUROWAG is a leading European integrated mobility solution provider, in eMobility focusing on unique fleet management, navigation and payment services for electric cars drivers and operators. 

Petr was previously responsible for the charging infrastructure and eMobility software integration business at innogy SE. At SKODA AUTO a.s. he was in the lead of the global eMobility business development strategy, but also working in the European sales department same as in the technical development for electric vehicles and the CO­₂ strategy.

His vision is to create a self-sustainable and profitable eMobility environment bringing automotive, energetics and IT worlds altogether.

Doron is an experienced entrepreneur, the founder and CEO of Driivz. Prior to Driivz, Doron was co-founder and CEO, of We!Secure. Before that, he held the position of GM of Israeli operations at Sphera.

Prior to that, as Director at Amdocs (‎NASDAQ‎: DOX), Doron led an $800M sale to Nextel and was responsible for the account, as well as for T-Mobile ($300M account). Before Amdocs, Doron served as VP Products at MTS Systems Corporation, in charge of OEM relationships with Ericsson, Philips, and Siemens, and was instrumental in their NASDAQ IPO (NASDAQ: MTSC).

Doron served as an advisory board member for Micronet, a leading fleet management solutions provider. He holds an electrical engineering degree from Tel Aviv University.

Philipp Janzen started his career in international sales operations at Wilkhahn, a German premium furniture manufacturer, including assignments in Moscow and London. His passion to re-design internal processes for improving customer experience and satisfaction lead him to join the Automotive Electronics division of Robert Bosch GmbH. Following a Master’s degree in International Management, Philipp joined Hubject in December 2017 to expand the intercharge network further across Germany, Switzerland and Italy. Since early 2019, he’s in charge of the market development in Central and Eastern Europe to give Charge Point Operators and E-Mobility Service Providers access to the intercharge network, Europe’s largest eRoaming platform. Philipp believes that the future of EV charging is fully integrated, interconnected and seamless and is delighted to share his vision with like-minded enthusiasts at the Forum Elektromobilita 2019.

Miroslav Kuželka graduated from the Technical University in Prague. In the past he worked in IBM in the area of IT, then in Siemens in the area of mobile telecommunication infrastructure. Since January 2009 he has been with ABB where he specialises on advanced technologies and solutions for e-mobility, particularly charging infrastructure for private and public transport associated with the Smart City concept.

Jaromir is the Chairman of the IT and Smart City Committee and a member of the Prague City Assembly, elected in 2018 as a candidate of the Czech Pirate Party. His main focus is developing and implementing the Smart City concept for the City of Prague. He closely cooperates with the Mayor of Prague, Mr. Zdenek Hrib. Jaromir is shaping the city's plans in e-mobility, setting up a user-friendly, economically sustainable and long term viable network of charging points. Jaromir is also in charge of creating innovation strategies and development projects like Smart Prague or Prague Innovation Marathon. He represents the city's interest in the "prg.ai" association, a body created to promote Prague as the future Superhub in Artificial Intelligence.

Jaromir holds a Master's degree in International management from the University of Economics and in Law from the Charles University in Prague. He is experienced in finance, telco, innovations and startups. He is the leader of the board of the Pirate Party in Prague.

Alexander has been researching the decarbonisation of transport for five years and has particularly focused on the adoption of electric vehicles and associated charging infrastructure. He has led electric vehicle trials for public and private sectors and led chargepoint analysis. Alexander has been with Delta Energy & Environment since 2018 to pioneer it’s first research service dedicated to eMobility.

Tomas Chmelík graduated from the University of Economics in Prague, with a main specialization in Economic policy and Minor specialization in Environmental policy. He achieved Ph.D. in 2010 at the Czech Technical University, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Dept. of Economics, Management and Humanities. Since 1999 he has worked for the Ministry of Environment of the Czech Republic as an expert in the Unit of Economic Instruments, dealing with issues of economic instruments used in water, waste and the air quality sector. In 2003 he became the Head of newly established Climate Change Unit and his responsibilities included the EU ETS implementation and drafting the first Czech national allocation plan and its negotiation with the European Commission.

Tomas left the Ministry of Environment in 2006 and joined Czech utility company CEZ, where he currently works as a Head of Clean Technologies department, being responsible for installation and operation of EV public charging infrastructure within CEZ /E/MOBILITY program.

More than 14 years of experience in automotive industry in various positions. At the beginning of his career he started as a Sales Manager for General Motors dealership in South Bohemia and help to create a greenfield dealership, which became the number one in its region.  After successful almost 4 years, he took the opportunity to become the part of second world biggest automotive industry supplier Magna International. He spent 3 and half years as a Quality engineer in Magna regional unit in Czechia. After this period, he became the part of Magna Europe Head Office in Germany as a Resident Engineer for Skoda Auto and spent there next 7 years. As automotive market is dramatically changing, he decided in 2018 to took the challenge to lead the e-mobility for E.ON Czechia with main focus to establish the completely new business.

Stanislav has been with PREdistribuce since 2010. First he worked in network development and in 2013 he became a head of Communication at CDS and Smart Grid Unit. Since 2015 he has been heading the Network Conceptual Design Unit. During his university studies he already co-operated with E.ON and RWE. He graduated from RWTH University in Aachen, Germany, where he completed M.Sc. course in electrical engineering.

Lubomír Myslík is from 02/2018 Product Manager at ČEZ ESCO, responsible for the e-mobility strategy in B2B & B2G segment. Lubomir has more than 12 years experience in automotive & telecommunication sector, specifically in intelligent transport system, fleet management solutions, M2M and IoT. During his career was in different specialist & managers positions - responsible for product management, R&D (hw + sw), international business and business development. Lubomir hold Master in Management of Trasnport and Telecommunication since at Czech Technical University in Prague.

Ivo Hykyš is the main SIEMENS coordinator of activities relating to e-mobility and charging infrastructure. His main task is to dramatically reduce the carbon footprint of the corporate fleet and to coordinate all business activities associated with the charging infrastructure.

His entire career has been connected with the automotive sector. In 2003, he started at Škoda Auto as Assistant of Head of Brand Logistics. Then he moved to the post of the coordinator of product management projects related to the Fabia and Superb models.

In 2006, he joined the RWE Czech Republic Group where he transformed and combined the entire corporate fleet of 2,500 cars into a single entity, including the setting of all of the related processes.

Since 2009, he has worked as Head of Fleet Management of the entire SIEMENS Group in the Czech Republic.

In 2011, he was named the Fleet Manager of the Year and in 2014, he won the fleet muse award for SIEMENS for the manner of managing the corporate fleet in the category “Environmental Approach”. He was also an integral part of the team which won the Golden Wheel award in the category “Eco-action of the Year”. He has been a member of the expert jury of FLEET – Firemní automobily magazine since 2013.

Ivo Hykyš graduated from the Technical Faculty of Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague. During his study, he was a student representative on the University’s Academic Senate and in the Council of Institutions of Higher Education. He also gained study experience abroad at Technical University in Braunschweig, Germany.

Vojtěch Fried works at Pražská energetika as a Head of Department Emobility & Smart City. Task is to ensure that PRE is a partner in the B2G and B2B segments in innovative and elektromobility projects. He is mainly focused on the development of EV public recharging infrastructure, PREpoint. Before joining Pražská energetika team, Vojtěch gained his experience as a management consultant, where he has been focused on development of business strategies for clients in the field of energy and banking segments. He has worked for example for ČEZ, ČEPS or E.ON and from the banking sector he worked for Komerční banka or ČSOB.

Filip Vančura works in energy sector since 2013. In 2013-2014 he worked for LEEF Technologies s.r.o., which focuses on consulting and project development in “new energy”. In 2015-2016, as a CEZ ESCO commodity trading analyst, he specialized in business models for utilizing flexibility from distributed energy sources. His agenda at CEZ ESCO included the development of a virtual power plant based on the purchase of electricity from CHPs and RES. Since 2017 he has been involved in the development of battery accumulation and electromobility projects at LEEF Technologies.

Founder/director of LEEF Technologies, a cleantech advisory and investment firm based in Prague, Czech Republic. Formerly a director/board member of various companies of the Biomass Technology Group, Vertis Environmental Finance and the CEZ Group. Almost 20 years of experience in clean energy and transport. PhD from the Australian National University.

Nikita is a Prague based journalist for the largest economic daily in the Czech Republic - Hospodarske noviny daily (Economia a.s.) with six years of experience. He is currently the Deputy Editor in Chief  of the the daily, the position he has held since February 2017. Prior to this, he worked as a London correspondent and economic staff writer focusing on industry sectors, private equity funds and financial groups.

In the last ten years he has also worked extensively as a stage manager for Hip Hop Kemp, one of the largest festivals in the Central Europe.

 In January to 2015 he was elected president of The Bakala Foundation which helps talented students to reach their full potential by giving them the financial support they need to pursue a first-class university education abroad. His mandate ended in January 2016.