ITAPA OPEN TALKS

Check out the topics for each day and the confirmed speakers. This year is special - we have three of them!

During the Autumn ITAPA 2025 conference, you can participate in discussions in the OPEN TALK format. Each day features a different category, exceptional speakers, and excellent moderators. This format is designed for everyone, which is why admission is free and open to the public.

All you need to do is register.

The discussions will take place from November 25 to 27, 2025, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Bratislava.

HEALTH (25.11. 2025)

Healthcare readiness index

The Healthcare Readiness Index is a tool for assessing the readiness of healthcare systems for future challenges – from crisis and pandemic management, through digitization and data utilization, to the introduction of innovations and new technologies.

Moderator: Šimon Jeseňák
Speaker: Martin Smatana, health analyst

Healthcare Reform: Where Are the Billions Going, and What Are We Getting in Return?

How can we find savings and efficiency in Slovak healthcare? The 2026 budget will determine whether Slovak healthcare will finally move forward or remain stuck in a vicious circle.

Moderator: Šimon Jeseňák
Speakers:

Michal Palkovič, Health Care Supervision Authority
Michal Štofko, Ministry of Health of Slovak Republic
Radoslav Čuha, Penta Hospitals

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CYBERSEC (26.11. 2025)

Hybrid Operations

Artificial intelligence that fights hate and misinformation.

Moderator: Michal Havran
Speaker: Gabriel Tóth, Elv.AI

Strategic Technology in Defense

New technologies are fundamentally changing the nature of military operations and the way states ensure their defense capabilities. Artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, quantum computing, big data, and cyber dominance are becoming decisive factors in strategic superiority. The discussion will focus on how emerging technologies are shaping modern defense doctrine, intelligence gathering and processing, decision-making processes, and logistics. Speakers will address the ethical and legal boundaries of the use of new technologies in the armed forces and their transfer to the civilian environment. The aim is to identify key areas where technological innovations will shape the future of national and alliance defense amid the growing threat of hybrid conflicts.

Moderator: Michal Havran
Speakers:

Martin Sklenár, Prime Minister of Defense of Slovak Republic
Pavol Macko, security expert
Tomáš Vobruba, CHECKPOINT
Monika Masariková, security expert

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DIGI (27.11. 2025)

Austria: What Role Will the Public Sector Play in Five Years?

Sovereign public administration in the digital age. Austria as a digital superpower "around the corner."

Moderator: Marta Jančkárová
Speaker: Reinhard Posch, Bundeskanzleramt

Digital Landscape on the Danube

What should a digital state that is fast, simple, and based on services rather than bureaucracy look like? Two leading experts will offer their views on where the most advanced digital economies are headed and what Slovakia must do to catch up. The discussion will focus on specific trends shaping the digital services of the future, what quality service for citizens looks like, and what steps need to be taken in the coming years. The panel will present a vision and a realistic plan for how Slovakia can move from "business as usual" to "digital courage."

Moderator: Barbora Šišoláková
Speakers:

Juraj Bárdy, futurist
Pavol Frič, ITAS

Fireside Chat: Slovakia's Digital Strategy - What's in Store for Us Until 2030

Moderated fireside chat in which the State Secretary for Informatization will present the priorities of the new government's digital strategy. Discussion on where eGovernment in Slovakia is heading by 2030, including plans for a new digital transformation action plan, platform approach, and investments.

Moderator: Milan Ištván
Speakers:

Ján Hargaš, Progressive Slovakia
Martin Hrachala, Ministry of Interior of Slovak Republic
Peter Kostolný, Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic
Patrik Krauspe, Ministry of Interior of Slovak Republic
Radoslav Štefánek, Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic

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