Date
May 28, 2025 12:00 pm
Duration
40 min
Location
Lucerna Cinema Small Hall
Life isn’t all rainbows, unicorns or idealistic LinkedIn success stories. Sometimes things go south. Come to the Discomfort Zone to discuss taboo topics with Riki Fridrich and Michael Hrádek.
Riki Fridrich

Staff Software Engineer
Outreach
For the last 20 years, Riki has been writing frontend code, mostly Javascript. In his spare time, he likes cooking and going for long walks while listening to podcasts. He hates JQuery.
Michael Hrádek

Head of Engineering
Microsoft
Michael is a Principal Group Engineering Manager at Microsoft Prague with 17+ years of experience in software development. He has led teams and architected scalable platforms, including a global gaming system supporting 100M+ players at Pokémon. His work spans Disney, Amazon, and Best Buy, focusing on usability, security, and scalability in web, mobile, and server technologies.