TEDxPrague

Speakers

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• Anna Kšírová

  Anna Kšírová is a physician highlighting the links between climate change and health and healthcare. She graduated from the 2nd Medical Faculty of Charles University in Prague, after graduation she completed a several-month internship at the paediatric HIV clinic in Pretoria, South Africa, and currently works at the anaesthesiology and resuscitation department of Jablonec nad Nisou Hospital. She is a co-founding member of the Doctors for Future Czech Republic initiative and is currently also a city councillor for the Green Party in Liberec.

• Daniel Červenka

  Daniel Červenka is a sociologist, strategist, and entrepreneur. With Resolve Global, he focuses on systemic capacity building through improved access to knowledge infrastructures for governments, communities, and decision-makers to empower a just and regenerative future.

• David Minařík

  David is co-founder and CEO of Myco, a startup that produces sustainable materials from fungal mycelium. Originally trained as a painter in Copenhagen, he discovered his passion for mushrooms during forest walks with his wife. What happens when artistic instinct meets fascination with nature? In David’s case, it led to the creation of plastic-free packaging made from mushroom mycelium and organic waste. What started as bathroom experiments has grown into an investor-backed company and David now promotes the beauty and commercial potential of mushrooms through talks, podcasts and award-winning competitions.

• Erinch Sahan

  Erinch Sahan has spent 20 years leading initiatives across business, civil society, academia and government to transform business. He currently leads the work at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, where he manages the Foundation’s £430 million investment to promote a just and equitable future. Prior to joining JRF, Erinch spent four years leading a global community of practitioners who apply the concept of Doughnut Economics to the business environment. Erinch has also served as CEO of the World Fair Trade Organization, taught sustainability at the University of Cambridge, led campaigns at Oxfam, managed development programs for the Australian government, set market strategy at Procter & Gamble, and served on the boards of the Social Enterprise World Forum and the Finance Innovation Lab.

• Hana Sahulová

  Hana Sahulová Součková is a farmer from Semice in the Elbe region. Together with her parents, she grows, packs, and distributes more than 55 types of vegetables, herbs, and edible flowers. Her main mission is to cultivate high-quality, tasty, and healthy produce while also taking responsible care of nature and the landscape. She also considers it an equally important part of her role to raise awareness in society about the importance of local and seasonal ingredients.

• Kateřina Eklová

  Kateřina Eklová is an expert in sustainable buildings and architecture. She co-founded Rethink Architecture, an organization that educates about sustainability in architecture and real estate. She is a lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Czech Technical University and also lectures at the ARCHIP architecture college. She has worked as a developer in commercial and residential development in the Czech Republic and abroad. She has also been part of many non-profit projects such as ŠTUK, reSITE, Experience the City Differently and Open House Prague. Her vision is to transform the construction industry into a sustainable one that contributes to people and the environment.

• Zak Avery

  Zak Avery is a cultural innovator and community builder dedicated to creating spaces for connection, transformation and social impact. He co-founded Medicine Festival, the UK’s largest alcohol-free festival that combines music, ceremony and cultural exchange while supporting Indigenous communities around the world. He also serves as Director of Community and Culture at &Soul, an intentional community that reimagines how urban life can foster creativity, wellbeing and belonging, and is the founder of Menspedition, a transformative men’s pilgrimage and initiation ritual. Early in his career, Zak championed sustainable fashion through Ethically Woven and The Garmhaus and co-founded Bohemia Place Markets, where he brings regenerative principles to urban commerce. In all his projects, he is guided by a vision of community as medicine and a belief that bold and imaginative spaces can inspire a better way of life.