2023 Speakers
Diverse lineup of passionate innovators, young leaders, and industry icons
TOPICS Future with AI Future of (Dis)information Future of Food
Sustainable Future Connected Brain Students (Can) Change the World
+ Future Port Awards 2023 Ceremony
TILLY LOCKEY
(UK), Event Host
Ambassador for Open Bionics and & Real-Life Heroine, Singer, Model
YESIKA AGUILERA
(FI)
Forbes 30 Under 30, Co-founder at Tespack & Clocky App
MANSOOR HAMAYUN
(UK)
Unlocking potential in Africa as Co-founder & CEO of Bboxx and Chairman of Minexx
ELNAZ BABAYEVA (KZ/CZ)
ex-Avast Senior Machine Learning Researcher, Computer Vision, Security
HANY FARID
(USA)
Professor at UC Berkeley, Expert on #deepfakes, #onlinesafety, and #forensicscience
ROMAN LAUŠ
(CZ)
Founder of alt-protein star Mewery, Frontman at Mean Daddies
SAMAY LAKHANI
(USA)
Young Researcher focusing on AI and Brain-Computer Interface
Róza Haškovcová
(CZ)
Environmenal Politics & Circular Economy Advocate, Political Studies Student, #greenfluencer
Martin Holečko
(CZ)
Impressario at Future Port, co-founder of Etnetera
JAN ROMPORTL
(CZ)
CEO Elin.ai, Deep Tech Partner at Presto Ventures, AI Consultant
MARKO LONDA
(AT)
Chief Changemaker & Co-founder at Moonshot Pirates
Speakers’ Bios
Tilly Lockey (UK)
Tilly Lockey is a real-life heroine traveling the globe, spreading inspiration and positivity. She became an ambassador for Open Bionics in the UK for the state-of-the-art bionic HeroArms, which enable her to perform actions such as picking up small objects or playing video games.
Her arms are the first of their kind to be medically approved in Britain - fantastic news that could change the future of many fellow amputees.
Aged just 15 months, little Tilly was diagnosed with Meningococcal Septicemia Strain B, resulting in her arms and toes amputation. She was first fitted with bionic arms when she was eight years old. Nowadays, the 18-year-old Lockey sparkles at the thought of what the future will bring. She's worked as an actress, Sky TV Presenter, and social media influencer…this girl is the definition of unstoppable.
More at: www.instagram.com/tilly.lockey
Yesika Aguilera (FI)
Yesika Aguilera is a renowned business technology expert and a highly influential figure in the tech field, recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30 twice for disrupting the industry. She co-founded Tespack, a Smart Technology Company that provides mobile energy solutions used by the UN and governments. Her company has won 30+ international awards and is working on projects like ultra-fast charging technology and smart solar media systems for remote education to bring access to energy and digital technology in remote areas. Yesika's experience as a former judge at the European Union awards and as a mentor for the Queen's Young Leaders across the 53 Commonwealth countries has given her extensive knowledge in supporting startups and social entrepreneurs. She advises governments on entrepreneurship, women's empowerment in tech, and youth development.
More at: www.linkedin.com/in/yesikaaguilera
Roman Lauš (CZ)
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.
More at: www.linkedin.com/in/romanlaus
Jan Romportl (CZ)
Jan has been navigating the AI realm for over two decades, understanding the deep connection between humans and machines. He's had the opportunity to lead AI and Data Science teams at O2 Czech Republic and he took the initiative to kickstart and lead Dataclair.ai, the AI excellence center for the massive investment squad, PPF. Jan has been in academic research too: at University of West Bohemia, he founded their department exploring the human-machine relationship and human cognitive enhancement. He's got a PhD in AI and a couple of MScs, including Philosophy. All in all, he's genuinely invested in understanding AI and its safe future.
More at: www.linkedin.com/in/janromportl
Samay Lakhani (USA)
Samay’s journey into the realm of AI began during the pandemic, which piqued his interest, and he subsequently secured an internship with a Silicon Valley-based AI development agency during the 10th grade. Since then, designed and taught his own summer course to teach teenagers AI, which he’s been running for 3+ years. He’s worked and gained experience at various companies, including building projects for unicorns such as Revel Mopeds, but his real passion is creating groundbreaking AI models on the R&D side, including state-of-the-art computer vision models for detecting distracted driving and contributing to open-source AI research like LAION.AI. His research has been published and he’s won numerous competitions, including competing at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair. Samay is now researching brain computer interfaces to control modular robots as a student at Columbia University.
More at: www.linkedin.com/in/samay-lakhani
Mansoor Hamayun (UK)
Mansoor Hamayun is the Co-founder and CEO of Bboxx and Chairman of Minexx.
Over 10 years ago, Mansoor co-founded Bboxx to create a sustainable, affordable, and commercial solution that would allow for unprecedented access to goods, services, and utilities to transform the lives of millions. Today, Bboxx is a super platform, serving millions of people across 11 countries in Africa.
Additionally, as Chairman of Minexx, Mansoor supports the business in growing its blockchain platform to create a digital marketplace that enables trade and compliance in the mining industry, bringing benefits to miners, smelters, traders, tech companies and governments. The aim of Minexx is to satisfy the world’s appetite for technology in a fair way for people and planet.
Mansoor is a Pakistan-Swedish national with fluent English, Swedish, and Urdu.
Elnaz Babayeva (CZ)
Elnaz Babayeva, an AI engineer skilled in Computer Vision and Cybersecurity, made a significant impact at Avast, safeguarding millions from cyberattacks. She now serves as an Applied Machine Learning Scientist, focusing on bot detection. Elnaz's mission is to harmonize AI with products, elevating user experiences and creating positive change. Beyond her professional work, she's passionate about mentoring and teaching, especially to make STEM more accessible to minorities and encouraging kids to choose STEM as a career path.
More at: www.linkedin.com/in/elnazavr
Hany Farid (USA)
Hany Farid is a highly respected professor at the University of California, Berkeley. His research primarily focuses on digital forensics (determining the authenticity of digital images and information), misinformation, and human perception. Farid has made significant contributions to his field, particularly in detecting alterations in digital images.
Róza Haškovcová (CZ)
Rozárie is a committed political science student at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University. Her primary focus lies within the realm of environmental politics. She actively organizes lectures on environmental matters and utilizes social media as a platform for educational outreach. Rozárie's academic pursuits predominantly center on the study of international environmental treaties and policies, with a particular emphasis on topics such as the Green Deal, circularity, and consumerism.
More at: www.linkedin.com/in/roz%C3%A1rie-ha%C5%A1kovcov%C3%A1/
Marko Londa (AT)
Marko has founded multiple impact-driven businesses over the past ten years. He is the founder and former curator of TEDxKlagenfurt, and a hardcore Liverpool-Fan. His latest endeavor is Moonshot Pirates, a global education movement empowering young leaders and changemakers to make a difference and build innovative and sustainable solutions for our future.
Find out more about Moonshot Pirates at moonshotpirates.com or connect with Marko via www.linkedin.com/in/markolonda/
Martin Holečko (CZ)
Martin, a true jack-of-all-trades. His passion for converging exponential technologies has been making this world a better place. In 1997 he co-founded Etnetera, today a group of hi-tech companies delivering comprehensive end-to-end solutions and reinventing their clients' businesses for the digital age.
He always spreads a positive vision of the future, and that is how Future Port - a visionary futuristic festival - was born in 2017. Exciting the young generation about exponential technology aligns with his vision of a better tomorrow, so he currently develops Future Port Youth, a student-focused spinoff of Future Port.
Martin is also a co-founder of XR Leaders, a new project helping companies explore the power of virtual reality for teams.
More at: www.linkedin.com/in/martinholecko/