TRANSFORMATION FORUM OF THE ÚSTÍ REGION 2024

Morning block

• 8 am – 9 am / Registration
• 9 am – 9:15 am/ Opening, opening speech

• 9:15 am – 10:30 am/ Panel discussion on the topic: How is the transformation succeeding? What is the next step?
• Iva Dvořáková, Councillor for the Area of Project Preparation and Implementation, Ústí Region
• Petr Globočník, Regional Organization Council Member, Chairman of ZO Litvínov, Green Party
• Radana Leistner Kratochvílová – Ministry of the Environment
• Jan Kříž, Chief Director of the department for Environmental Economics, Minsitry of the Evnironment
• Roman Matoušek, Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of regional development
• Gabriela Nekolová, Chairman of the HSR-ÚK, Economic and Social Council of the Ústí nad Labem Region
• Patrik Pizinger, Regional Council Member, Karlovy Vary Region
• Jakub Unucka, Deputy of the Governor of the Moravian-Silesian Region
• Petr Votoupal, DG REGIO, European Commission
• Kristýna Weissová, Head of the RESTART Department, Ministry of Regional Development
• Petr Zahradník, Economist, NERV member
Guarantor: Radana Leistner Kratochvílová – Ministry of the Environment

• 10:30 am – 10:45 am/ Coffee break

• 10:45 am – 12:00 am / Panel discussion on the topic: Transformation, innovation, opportunity – the way to successful business in the Ústí Region
• Rut Bízková, Institute for Society 4.0
• Pavel Csank, Director of the Moravian-Silesian Innovation Centre.
• Zdeněk Hušek, RIS3 Manager for the Innovation Ecosystem of the Ústí Region, Innovation Centre of the Ústí Region, z.s.
• Vojtěch Nosek, CEO & Co-Founder, UNICO
• Jan Wedlich, Business Development Manager, Innovation centre of the Ústí Region, z. s.
Garantor: Jan Wedlich – Innovation centre of the Ústí Region, z. s.

• Lunch - 12 am – 13 pm

Afternoon block

• 1 pm – 2:15 pm/ Panel discussion on the topic: Transformation of thinking in the energy industry
• Lukáš Dan Bartoň, Mayor, municipality of Modlany
• Tomáš Hála, Head of the Analysis Department, Energy Centre of the Ústí Region, p. o.
• Jakub Hrbek, Director of the Implementation Section for Energy Projects, Air and Climate Protection, State Environmental Fund of the Czech Republic
• David Matuška, Head of the Energy Management Department, Energy Centre of the Ústí Region, p. o.
• Vladimír Skalník, Director, Energy Centre of the Ústí Region, p. o.
• Michal Svoboda, Energy Manager, Local Action Group MAS Český sever
• Václav Zahradníček, Deputy Mayor, Statutory City of Most
Garantor: Vladimír Skalník – Energy Centre of the Ústí Region, p. o.

• 2:15 pm – 3:30 pm/ Panel discussion on the topic: Post-mining sites – opportunity or burden?
• Jan Burda, Technical Deputy, Brown Coal Research Institute
• Pavel Csank, Director of the Moravian-Silesian Innovation Centre (will be confirmed)
• Jaroslav Koutský, Chancellor, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem
• Eva Němcová, Project Content Manager, Regional Development Agency of the Ústí Region, a. s.
• Michal Porteš, Nature and Landscape Protection, Regional Development Agency of the Ústí Region, a. s.
• Veronika Šindlerová, Spatial Planning and Urbanism, Regional Development Agency of the Ústí Region, a. s., Czech Technical University in Prague (ČVUT), Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (ČZU)
Guarantor: Martina Hutárová – Regional Development Agency of the Ústí Region, a. s.

• 3:30 pm – 3:45 pm / Coffee break

• 3:45 pm – 5pm / Panel discussion on the topic: Information and data services
• Zuzana Schwarz Bařtipánová, Mayor, Town of Bílina
• Roman Matoušek, Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of regional development
• Ondřej Smíšek, Deputy Mayor of the city for City Development and IT, Municipality of Děčín
• Martin Špaček, Assistant Professor, UJEP – Faculty of Social and Economic Studies (KEMA)
• Roman Vaibar, Head of Development of the PORTABO Data Platform, Data Centre of the Ústí Region, p. o.
• Radmila Velnerová, Head of the Department of Analysis and Management Support, Hradec Králové Region
• Jiří Zeisek, Road Transport Expert, Czech Technical University in Prague – Faculty of Transportation Sciences
Guarantor: Petr Achs – Data centre of the Ústí Region, p. o.

* changes to the programme reserved
**the names of the panellists in each session are in alphabetical order