Being described as a real-life superhero, the 16-year-old Tilly Lockey wants it all and sparkles at the thought of what the future will bring. Actor, Model, Sky TV Presenter, Social Influencer… you name it and this girl will achieve it!

Aged just 15-months, little Tilly was diagnosed with Meningococcal Septicemia Strain B which resulted in her losing both her hands. Working as an Ambassador and collaborating with Open Bionics in the UK, for the state-of-the-art bionic HeroArms, Tilly is travelling the globe spreading her inspiration, positivity, and sharing awareness for others.

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Tanmay is an 18-year-old Canadian, who started to work in IBM when he was 15 years old. Today he’s a Google Developer Expert for Machine Learning, TED speaker, Visiting Professor at iUniversity in Tokyo, Bestselling Author, and YouTuber.

Tanmay builds the technology we’ll all be using tomorrow and dreams of empowering at least 100,000 people in his lifetime with the technology they need to change the world. He’s addressed executives, developers, and students in over 30 countries on topics like the truth behind AI and making technology accessible to all.

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Aerospace Engineer, Professor, Pilot, and Space Exploration Veteran. She is currently leading the development of hydrogen fuel cell-powered aircraft as CEO and founder of Hydroplane Ltd.

They say rocket scientists are smart. Anita certainly is, having sent probes to Mars and built engines that power spacecraft as part of her work at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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As Head of the Innovation and Ventures Office at European Space Agency, Frank oversees the largest Space entrepreneurship network in the world. His team has initiated over 320 industry transfers, supported over 720 start-ups, and invested over 45 Mio. Euro in Seed since it has started.

His department also supports the exploitation of the ESA patent portfolio and promotes the ESA Business Application program to tech companies. Over 500 businesses have been supported by this program.

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Artur is a big believer and popularizer of the concept of an open decentralized Metaverse - interconnected virtual reality worlds where we will live our future lives and bring society to the next evolutionary level. HIs company Somnium Space received recently an investment by Winklevoss twins, successful crypto investors known for their dispute with Mark Zuckerberg over Facebook. Before Somnium Space, Artur has worked for many years as an investment trader.

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With both extensive experience and passion for cutting-edge tech, deep learning, and computational biology, Leonard is the Chief Strategy Officer of Swisspod, a global innovative company pioneering the 5th mode of transportation. And this is just the tip of the iceberg. He and his team have won the iGEM global synthetic biology competition organized at MIT.

Leonard also has experience with the research of next-gen AAVs to cure rare neurological diseases and holds 2 degrees from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne.

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Vitor is leading a biotechnology and cell culture program towards the development of cultured meat at JUST. His main focus is to select animals and breeds of interest and strategically isolate, identify, and characterize novel cell candidates amenable for manufacturing. The primary mission of JUST is to produce cultured meat that is affordable, delicious, and available to everyone while simultaneously overcoming food safety, environmental and ethical hurdles that we’re facing nowadays with conventional meat production.

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When it comes to digital currencies, David is the master of the topic. He focused on this area during his studies and continues to contribute to this phenomena. He co-founded Blockchain Slovakia – an NGO focused on education, research, and policy advocacy in the area of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. David also lectures courses on cryptocurrencies and he regularly gives speeches on this topic at conferences, seminars, forums, universities, etc. He has been consulting multiple crypto-related startups and initiatives all over Europe, and currently serves as CTO at Fumbi Network. He writes regularly about the development of the crypto world in his newsletter – CoinStory.tech. He is just finishing his book on this topic which will be available online for free within the next few weeks.

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Every purchase is a choice for the world we want to live in. This is the motto of the fake Parisian Kamila, one of the leading Czech experts in the fashion business and sustainable fashion. She wanted to become a designer and fashion buyer. While diving deep into the topic, Kamila discovered how the fashion industry really works and decided to change the direction of her fashion path. She has written 3 books, established the SLOU Days festival in Prague, promotes slow fashion and lifestyle, and educates on this topic at conferences, events, and universities.

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Acclaimed Czech-French journalist, songwriter, singer, pianist, actress, and mom of two girls. Emma is an inspiring lady who always goes her own way, follows her dreams, and never loses charm.

Emma will guide us through the event as a moderator and host.

Roman is an entrepreneur and has built or co-founded several companies: Global DTP, Global E-learning, Home Institute, and also invested in two startups. He’s been the Program Director at Future Port for the last 4 years. Inspired by the power of exponential technologies and ExO methodology, he has become an ExO coach.

Thanks to his network and knowledge gained through Future Port journey, he decided to not only organize events about future technologies but to take an action. Thus, in 2021, Roman founded Mewery, a company dedicated to the development and research of cultivated meat in the laboratory. Mewery is cooperating with the Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Academy of Sciences and is also running a Brno laboratory and cooperating with Mendel University.

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Exploring how converging exponential technologies can change this world for the better. In 1997, Martin co-founded Etnetera, today a group of hi-tech companies reinventing their clients' businesses for the digital age.

Currently, Martin under the brand Future Port organizes events (like this one) spreading a positive vision of the future, and exploring how to leverage technology to help to build a better tomorrow. Martin is also a co-founder of XR Leaders, a new project helping companies explore the power of virtual reality for teams.

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