Thomas Penzel

Thomas is an experienced physiologist and researcher, with a specialization in sleep medicine. Since 1982 he worked in the sleep laboratory in Marburg medical school, where he was appointed professor in 2001. In 2006 he moved to the Charité University Hospital in Berlin where he serves as research director of the sleep center. He has published more than 160 papers in national and international peer-reviewed journals and edited 6 books.

Ivan Hruška

Ivan is a tenured executive with over 31 years of experience in the technology sector. He has served in managerial positions at multinational businesses like Scala Business Solutions, NESS Technologies and most recently GlobalLogic, where he built the company’s development centers in Central Europe. He has also his own businesses and invested in several start-ups across the CEE region.

Jiří Havránek

Jiri has over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical business. He has held senior positions at Astra, Ivax (Teva), Zentiva and most recently at Glenmark, where he is vice-president for the CEE region. He is also the current president of Czech Pharmaceutical Companies Association.

Filip Španiel

Filip is a psychiatrist and researcher with over 20 years of experience in the fields of psychotic and mood disorders. He is currently the head of a research department at the National Institute of Mental Health in Prague. Filip has been one of the pioneers in the field of relapse prevention, with a first randomized clinical trials published in 2012.