Director General for Higher Education, Science and Research section, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports Radka Wildová is the author or co-author of a number of important publications and professional papers related to the development of reading literacy and pre-literacy. Her activity in the field of doctoral studies is extensive. She is a member of several domestic and foreign professional organizations, groups and expert teams (e.g., International Reading Association, Council of Europe – Committee for the Development of Educational Activities). Director of Technology Centre Prague
Radka Wildová graduated from the Faculty of Education of Charles University. Since 1989 she has worked at the Department of Primary Pedagogy of Charles University and professionally deals with the development of initial reading literacy and pre-literacy within the framework of his scientific research and teaching activities. After being the vice-dean of studies at the Faculty of Education of Charles University, she became the dean of the faculty (2009 - 2017). From 2017 to 2022 she was Charles University’s Vice-Rector for the Concept and Quality of Education. Since February 2022 she has been the Director General for Higher Education, Science and Research at the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport. In this position, her chief focus is on increasing the quality of higher education, its flexibility and modernization, as well as on supporting large research infrastructures and excellent research projects.
Karel Klusáček is the director of the Technology Centre Prague. He graduated from the University of Chemical Technology, majoring in chemical technology. He subsequently completed his scientific education at the Academy of Sciences in the field of physical chemistry and received an MBA from Sheffield Hallam University in Great Britain. In 1986 and 1987, he was a Visiting Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.
After 15 years of research in the field of chemical engineering at the Institute of Chemical Processes of the Academy of Sciences, he moved to the Technology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences (now the Technology Centre Prague), where he engaged in technology transfer activities, business incubators and, later, especially strategic studies in the field of research and innovation. In the years 2009–2011, he was the founding chairman of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic. He is also a member of the Engineering Academy of the Czech Republic.
Head of Unit, Common Policy Centre, DG RTD Massimiliano previously held a variety of positions in the European Commission: assistant to the Director of the Common Policy Centre in RTD, head of sector/policy officer in the Secretariat-General of the Commission involved in the preparation and negotiations of the multiannual financial framework 2021-2027, in the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport responsible for legislative proposals on maritime safety, in the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs responsible for the implementation of space programme. Before joining the European Commission, Massimiliano has worked for the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) and for the Italian industry (Leonardo-Finmeccanica). Massimiliano is Italian and holds a PhD/MSc in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Naples and a MSc from Polytechnic of Milan.
Massimiliano Esposito is Head of Unit in the European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (RTD), in charge of Strategic Planning and Programming of Horizon Europe. He is the chair of the Task Force coordinating the preparation of the proposal for the post-2027 Framework Programme for research and innovation.
Analyst, Technology Centre Prague He joined the Technology Centre Prague in June 2022, before that he worked for eight years at the Prague Institute of Planning and Development as a specialist in innovation policy and a specialist in city analysis, focusing on Prague’s research and development milieu and the Prague’s innovation policy with an extension to the economy, measuring economic competitiveness and mapping business activities in the territory of Prague. As a part of his previous work, he also dealt with the issue of the European Structural and Investment Funds. In the TC Prague he deals with
Vladimír Vojtěch works as an analyst at the National Information Centre for European Research of the Technology Centre Prague. He is a graduate of Charles University – Faculty of Science. His field of study was regional and political geography.
Head of Unit, Common Policy Centre, DG RTD Massimiliano previously held a variety of positions in the European Commission: assistant to the Director of the Common Policy Centre in RTD, head of sector/policy officer in the Secretariat-General of the Commission involved in the preparation and negotiations of the multiannual financial framework 2021-2027, in the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport responsible for legislative proposals on maritime safety, in the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs responsible for the implementation of space programme. Before joining the European Commission, Massimiliano has worked for the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) and for the Italian industry (Leonardo-Finmeccanica). Massimiliano is Italian and holds a PhD/MSc in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Naples and a MSc from Polytechnic of Milan. Director of the Research and Development Department, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic TBA
Massimiliano Esposito is Head of Unit in the European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (RTD), in charge of Strategic Planning and Programming of Horizon Europe. He is the chair of the Task Force coordinating the preparation of the proposal for the post-2027 Framework Programme for research and innovation.
Lucie Núñez is the Director of the Research and Development Department at MEYS. From 2016 to 2023, she worked as Head of the European Research Area Unit at the same institution. She is responsible for creating and developing strategy for an effective R&D strategy at national level and engaging stakeholders to ensure its successful implementation. Furthermore, she is involved in implementing international cooperation in R&D and coordination of the Czech participation in international R&D programmes, notably the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon Europe.
Since 2013, Lucie Núñez has participated as national delegate in several expert groups and platforms established by the European Commission as well as in the Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy within the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Deputy Head of Unit, Knowledge valorisation and Technology Infrastructures, DG RTD Szilvia has experience in international research and innovation cooperation, and sustainable investment strategies. Before joining the European Commission, she worked in the private sector and in EU national public administration on agro-economics. She has a Master of Science degree in International Economics and Business Administration. She also studied International Macroeconomics and Finances.
Szilvia Nemeth has worked in the European Commission since 2005. She is deputy head of the ‘Knowledge Valorisation and Technology Infrastructures’ unit in DG Research and Innovation.
Deputy Head of Unit, Knowledge valorisation and Technology Infrastructures, DG RTD Szilvia has experience in international research and innovation cooperation, and sustainable investment strategies. Before joining the European Commission, she worked in the private sector and in EU national public administration on agro-economics. She has a Master of Science degree in International Economics and Business Administration. She also studied International Macroeconomics and Finances. Member of the Research, Development and Innovation Council/Vice Director for Strategic Development, IOCB CAS Business developer Alongside her university work, Inge co-founded Social Shuffle, a social enterprise that improves social safety and social dynamics in primary and secondary schools. This dual perspective—from both academic and entrepreneurial angles—gives her a theoretical as well as practical understanding of how knowledge can be transformed into meaningful solutions. Her strengths lie in developing accessible frameworks for knowledge valorisation, bringing diverse stakeholders together around complex challenges, and creating responsible pathways to scale innovations across different contexts. Inge’s expertise includes complex intellectual property management, always seeking the balance between protection and open sharing that best serves society. TBA
Szilvia Nemeth has worked in the European Commission since 2005. She is deputy head of the ‘Knowledge Valorisation and Technology Infrastructures’ unit in DG Research and Innovation.
Prof. Ing. Martin Fusek, CSc., is a graduate of the University of Chemistry and Technology Prague (VŠCHT Praha) in the field of organic chemistry. In 1988, he was awarded the CSc. degree in biochemistry from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences (ČSAV). From 1989 to 1995, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the USA and Germany. He is the author of more than 50 original scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals and two monographs. Since 1995, he has been an external lecturer at VŠCHT Praha, where he was awarded the title of professor in the field of biochemistry in 2012. From 1995 to 2007, he worked for Sigma-Aldrich and Merck in the Czech Republic and abroad.
Since 2007, he has been focused on technology transfer issues at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences (ÚOCHB AV ČR). Since 2009, he has been the executive director of IOCB Tech Ltd., which handles the technology transfer process for ÚOCHB, Czech Academy of Sciences, and since 2012, he has been the deputy director for translational research at the same institute. He is a member of the Research Council of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TAČR), a member of the Scientific Council of VŠCHT Praha, and a member of the Council of the Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Since 2024, he has been a member of the Council for Research, Development, and Innovation.
Dr. Inge Volman connects scientific innovations with societal impact as Innovation Manager at NOLAI (National Education Lab AI), the Radboud University in the Netherlands. Following her PhD in cognitive neuroscience in 2013, assistant professorship and a Marie Skłodowska-Curie research fellowship, she chose to focus more inclusively on building bridges between research, innovation and society.