Speakers

Cedric Maloux is an award-winning Internet entrepreneur with 20 years of experience currently managing StartupYard a tech accelerator based in Prague. Prior to StartupYard, Cedric was the CEO of various Internet companies including Geewa, a social gaming company and AllPeers, a private P2P network. He received master’s degrees in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence from Stevens Institute of Technology (USA) and EPITA (France) in 1992 as well as a Business degree from the University of Paris 2. twitter / linkedin

Amit is a seasoned product leader with 15 years of experience delivering innovative and highly scalable products. He spent most of those 15 years in Silicon Valley working for big and small companies including Google and Yahoo! and has launched products that reach millions of users and generate hundreds of millions of dollars a year. He is passionate about all aspects of product management, design and product development. He is currently working as Principal, Product Management at Skype and is busy bringing Skype experiences to the web. He also mentors startups at StartupYard and Wayra. Amit holds an M.S. in Computer Networks from University of Southern California and a B.S. in Computer Technology from VJTI, University of Mumbai. He has multiple patents in the field of computer networks, online advertising and analytics. twitter / linkedin

Michael develops web applications and has a particular interest in their security. His goal is to help Czech developers be the best when it comes to developing secure websites and applications. web / twitter / linkedin

Daniel Hejl is a co-founder and the CTO at ProductBoard - a product management platform that helps discover and prioritize features people really want. Prior to that, Daniel worked at Silicon Valley startups as well as Czech corporations, including Česká spořitelna, where he led the development of an award winning enterprise social network. Daniel graduated from the University of Economics in Prague. web / twitter / linkedin

Honza started out as a satellite hardware developer for the Czech Space Research Center. But these days, both his feet are firmly on the ground, and he’s fully focused on data analytics. He currently leads the developers at Dataweps, co-organizes DataConf, and gives lectures on Ruby and data handling at Masaryk University. He also plays around with product market predictions at his new startup, TrendLucid, a market evaluation engine that helps eCommerce owners discover new trends. web / twitter / linkedin

Ondřej graduated from the University of Economics in Prague. At the age of 28, he won the gold medal in youth competition of the famous Cannes Lions. He spent the next 5 years in corporate business, where he joined forces with Martin Hausenblas and Juraj Atlas. Together, the talented trio founded the award-winning startup, Liftago, which aims to provide an alternative to owning your own car in a city. web / twitter / linkedin

Oliver Dlouhý is the founder of a unique flight ticket search engine, which allows users to combine various flights and find the best flight connections. Within his first year, SkyPicker achieved enormous success and was ranked by New York Times blogger, Seth Kugel, as one of the top 10 internet travel companies. SkyPicker has also gained attention in several other dailies, such as France’s Le Figaro. web / twitter / linkedin

Martin left the world of finance in 2000 to join Etnetera, one of the leading Czech players in custom web and mobile application development. The company is not only famous for its client portfolio, but also for its casual work environment, which is based on the principles and ideas of a “free company”. Martin is also a board member of Etnetera Group, which currently includes seven companies, and responsible for financial management as well as acquisition. He enjoys playing soccer and volleyball, rides his bike to work, and is always up for a glass of good wine. twitter / linkedin

Martin has been involved in web development practically from the time of its start in the Czech Republic. Since then, he has witnessed a lot in the field and had a hand in some of the biggest projects in Czech internet. His main reason for joining Etnetera was the company’s use of common sense in the workplace - not only does it overrule bureaucracy and strict rules, it also prevails over normal procedures, which are often taken as unquestioned dogma in the outside world. Having the freedom to question is one of the things he enjoys most. twitter / linkedin

Martin started out at Etnetera as an administrator. Today, he leads the IT division and is a member of management. Openness, freedom, and elegant solutions are very important to him. As a result, he sees both the use and implementation of Open Source software as a form of personal development. Whether at the office or with a client, he is able to go deep into technical detail, while simultaneously negotiating the operating conditions of systems. twitter / linkedin