Date
May 27, 12:40 pm
Duration
80 min
Location
Lucerna Café
Looking for expert advice or just a friendly chat with someone who’s been there and done that? Drop by the Mentor Café and meet top industry professionals who are happy to share their insights, experiences, and maybe even a few insider tips. Whether you have a burning question, need guidance on your career, or just want to expand your network, this is the perfect place to connect.
Our mentors are happy to help with:
👋 Barbara: #UX #Design #ServiceDesign #ProductManagement #DesignStrategy #UserResearch #GDS
👋 Emanuel: #DataEngineering #DataArchitecture #DataExtraction
👋 Jakub: #ProductManagement #Leadership #ProductDesign #CareerDevelopment #Fails
Not sure how to start the conversation? No problem! Here are some Icebreaker questions you can ask:
Professional questions
- Has there been a defining “aha!” moment in your career?
- What skills in your field are most valuable in today’s job market?
- How do you stay up to date with industry trends and new technologies?
- What frameworks or tools do you use to make better decisions?
- How do you handle failure or setbacks in your work?
Personal / Lighthearted questions
- If you weren’t in your current career, what would you love to be doing instead?
- Have you ever had a travel experience that completely changed your perspective?
- What’s the most random or unexpected thing that brings you joy?
- Do you have a favourite productivity hack or daily ritual?
- If you could invent a piece of technology to make your life easier, what would it be?
Come say hi, share a coffee, and spark a conversation that could change your perspective or even your path.
Barbara Mertlová
UX Designer
Alma Career
Senior UX & Service Designer with 10+ years of experience, having worked both in consultancy and in-house across the UK and Europe. For almost a decade, Barbara focussed designing user-centred services with clients across government, the private and third sector of Great Britain. Now back on home turf in the Czech Republic, she is helping Alma Career make products that pave way for a better world of work for everyone.
Emanuel Castelli
Team Manager Data Extraction
Similarweb
Emanuel is a Principal Data Engineer and Team Manager at Similarweb with 20+ years of experience designing and delivering scalable data ecosystems. He combines deep technical expertise with hands-on mentorship, helping engineers grow while building high-performing teams. Passionate about data architecture, pipelines, and analytics, he enjoys guiding professionals to solve complex challenges and turn data into actionable insights, fostering collaboration and excellence across technical and business domains.
Jakub Brabec
Product Ops
Ataccama
Keeps blowing his career and wealth chances since 2010. Built his own milion users projects in the early days of his career as a single full stack person not understanding what he was doing. Later switched to Product management, launched Rohlik, owned B2C product vertical in Mews while not knowing what he was doing. Now applying this not-knowing knowledge to help Ataccama succeed while trying to understand the knowledge.