Ivan Kotuliak is the dean of FIIT STU and at the same time acts as the expert representative of the Slovak Republic for the European Blockchain Partnership at the EC, as well as the Slovak representative of the Information for All program of the Slovak Commission of UNESCO. He previously received a PhD from the University of Versailles in Inform…

IT leader with over 30 years of experience in the IT sector. At Aricoma, he holds the position of Technology Evangelist and Head of Quantum. He has worked for several leading IT companies both in Slovakia and abroad, possessing extensive experience in team leadership, strategic planning, and technological innovation. He has implemented IT soluti…

Petr Kavalíř serves as the Special Envoy for Quantum Technologies under the Minister for Science, Research, and Innovation and the Cabinet for Digitalization at the Government Office of the Czech Republic, where he oversees and coordinates the development of the Czech quantum ecosystem. He plays a leading role in shaping the Czech National Quant…

He is IBM Distinguished Engineer and the CTO and Technical Community Leader for Northern, Central and Eastern Europe (35 countries). In his role is responsible for driving the innovation and unlocking new business in the area of Hybrid Cloud, Automation, AI and Quantum. He was directly involved in opening of multiple Quantum Innovation Centres w…