Team - About Us

Vice-Rector of the Slovak Medical University, health economist, and former State Secretary at the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic. Author of over 180 publications and an expert in health technology assessment (HTA) and pharmaceutical policy reform.

Mediator in training and Director of the Edulienka Youth Center. Combines expertise in neuroscience and alternative conflict resolution in education with a mission to develop autonomous, empathetic, and resilient young people prepared for a rapidly changing world.

Architect with 20 years of professional experience in Canada and a civic leader from Bardejov. Advocates for municipal governance reform and decentralization as tools to strengthen democratic participation.

Expert in health policy and public administration, focused on long-term care reform and regional decentralization. Brings experience from the Slovak Ministry of Health and practice in social services management.

Data engineer and classical archaeologist (Charles University). Former spreader of conspiracy theories, now an advocate against disinformation and a promoter of critical thinking.

Psychologist and entrepreneur in the tourism sector, member of the leadership of the Demokrati party. Organizer of the discussion series 'Dialogue for Democracy'.

Medical Director of AGEL Slovakia with nearly 30 years of experience. Former Director of the hospitals in Michalovce and Trebišov. Expert in internal medicine and cardiology.

Health economist, currently a PhD researcher at the HEPII Institute of Masaryk University. Consultant for health policy at the WHO in the area of capital investments in Ukraine’s healthcare system. Former Director General of the Institute for Health Analyses at the Slovak Ministry of Health and member of the supervisory boards of NÚSCH and VÚSCH.

Strategic healthcare consultant and public policy expert specializing in pharmaceutical policy, budgeting, HTA, pricing, reimbursement, and market access. With experience in both the pharmaceutical industry and the Slovak Ministry of Health, where he led the drug policy department, he helps policymakers and industry apply evidence-based solutions that connect data, regulation, and sustainable access to innovative therapies.

Vice President of the Slovak Society for Telemedicine and Chairman of the Board at Goldmann Systems. Over 25 years of experience in the IT sector. Expert in digitalization and telemedicine.

Sociologist, Associate Professor at BISLA, and Program Director of the Bratislava Policy Institute. Expert in migration, populism, and civil society. Slovakia's representative to the European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance since 2012 and founder of the Center for Research on Ethnicity and Culture (CVEK).

Senior executive with 20+ years of experience in M&A, real estate development, and corporate transformation across Central Europe. Founder of the Future Slovakia Forum (2024) and former advisor to the Slovak Prime Minister on Ukraine recovery and public sector reform. Combines financial acumen with strategic leadership in building effective and transparent institutions.