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DISCUSSION "Slovakia Has an AI strategy. What Now?"

Radoslav Baťo - Adviser to the Minister, Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic · Patrik Krauspe - state secretary, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic · Fridrich Matejík - Director General, IBM Czech Republic and Slovakia · Radoslav Štefánek - , Slovak Government Plenipotentiary for Artificial Intelligence · Peter Trajlinek - Slovakia Business Unit Director, ARICOMA · Zdeňka van der Zwan - , RED HAT ·

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Peter Trajlinek

ARICOMA
He is the Managing Director of Aricoma in Slovakia – a leading ICT company in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, currently undergoing dynamic expansion into Western Europe. He brings a wealth of experience from the technology sector, having worked as a specialist, technology leader, and later as a CTO in companies such as HTC, Siemens, Atos, and A…

Fridrich Matejík

IBM Czech Republic and Slovakia
He has been with IBM since 2008 and currently serves as General Manager for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. He graduated with a degree in international relations and diplomacy from Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra. He is also a successful athlete—a member of the Slovak national bench press team who has competed in the European Ch…

Zdeňka van der Zwan

RED HAT
She is an experienced manager with more than 20 years of experience in the field of information technology. She currently holds the position of country manager for the Czech Republic and Slovakia at Red Hat, which is a leading global supplier of solutions based on open source technologies and which operates its world's largest research and devel…

Patrik Krauspe

Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic
Lawyer, innovative entrepreneur with a deep passion for technology. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Law of the Charles University in Bratislava. During his professional career, he worked as the Executive Director of the Association of Telecommunications Operators, which was committed to creating optimal conditions for the development of the S…

Radoslav Štefánek

Ministry of Investment, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic
Experienced leader in digital transformation and innovation in public administration. Since 2025, he has served as the Slovak Government’s Special Envoy for Artificial Intelligence. He specialises in strategic and crisis management, with a long track record in key positions in government and public enterprises. At the Ministry of Investment, Reg…

Radoslav Baťo

Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic
Strategic consultant with 30 years of experience in media, public policy, and political communication. He has served as an advisor to the Prime Minister and senior advisor to the President of the Slovak Republic on domestic policy. He was the manager of the winning presidential campaign in 2014. He is an advisor to the Minister of Education, coo…

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