Mary MacPherson is an executive with a background in corporate and nonprofit organizations. During her business career, Ms. MacPherson worked in senior management roles at Apple Computer, MCI Telecommunications Corp. and Blackboard, Inc. as well as several smaller startups in the Washington area. In 2004 she formed M2Works LLC, an independent consultancy. Her practice includes engagements in the areas of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial networks, nonprofit capacity building, sustainability, governance and community building.

Peter first worked for O2 as Public Affairs Director in between 2011-2014. He then continued cooperating with the company as a consultant for regulatory affairs and was responsible for institutional relationships with business, state and regulatory authorities. He was also actively involved in the startup environment, supporting innovative projects and activities as Business Development Director at Neulogy. Peter studied linguistics and political studies at the Comenius University in Bratislava and political studies at London School of Economics and Political Science.

Michaela studied at Princeton University and Graduate Institute in Geneva. She gained experience with incubation and support of tech companies at Neulogy in Bratislava and Isis Innovation in Oxford. She advised several young technology startups in field of business planning and strategy. Michaela co-founded and organizes the biggest slovak startup competition - Startup Awards SK.

Marek has extensive experience in financial modeling and strategy consulting. As a Venture Architect at Erste group, he identifies and analyzes opportunities in the Fintech and Insurtech space. Previously, Marek worked as a Mergers & Acquisitions Associate at KPMG, advising C-level executives and investors on the investment processes. He advised over 20+ startups as a consultant at Startup Studio, mentor at ImpactHUB incubator and competitions such as Startup Weekend, Soutez a Podnikej and iKid.

Lukáš graduated from the Department of Psychology at the Comenius University in Bratislava and from Management at UBC Sydney in Australia. Later he completed his PhD. degree in Management. Since 2009 he is a Managing Director of Maxman Consultants, a company based on non-hierarchical principles of teal self-managing organizations where people discuss and decide together, even their salaries. In his free time he supports various nonprofit projects focused on improving education and third sector in Slovakia.

Radovan Pala is a partner and co-heads the office in Bratislava together with Andrej Leontiev. He is Head of the CEE Business & Professional Services group and also has an industry focus on Life Sciences, Manufacturing & Industrials, Private Wealth and Technology, Media & Communications. Radovan is an expert in the field of IP/IT and also advises national and international clients in Corporate, M&A and Capital Markets, Employment & Pensions as well as in Compliance.

``Generation Y`` business designer with 5 years of experience in building and executing services and products that deliver positive impact, both in corporate and start-up environments. Currently leading the Discovery unit at SKODA AUTO DigiLab. Resided in 6 countries in the past 6 years with cumulative experience from Real-Estate, Utilities, Automotive and Construction. Certified Design Sprint Master and fan of wicked problems.

Katka has over 9 years experience in sales from various fields. She worked on sales positions in many companies from Philip Morris to City University of Seattle. Co-founded famous startup Staffino, where she led sales team in Slovakia & Czech Republic. Later on she started her own company DealFactory which helps startups and companies find their customers, develop sales strategies and make them successful.

Digital Marketing consultant with more than 9 years experience. With 5 other digital marketing experts he founded the first digital consultancy agency in Slovakia - Bottle Digital. Focusing on big brands, helping them to deal with digital marketing implementation. As a Google Partners Trainer he educates individuals and companies in digital marketing. Besides that Kamil leads his own digital agency samsiDigital, organizes regular marketing event Digitálny Štvrtok and his own video show Marketing Backstage.

Bernat was previously an Investment Analyst Intern at Day One, and from September 2017 he joined as an Investment Manager, working on sourcing new deals, performing due diligence, and supporting portfolio company performance. Bernat has previously worked as a Business Analyst at Peak Financial Services, as a Research Assistant at University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and as a Valuation Risk Analyst at Morgan Stanley in Budapest, where he was pricing equity derivatives and structured trades in the firm’s proprietary investment portfolio.

Dora joined the Day One team in February 2018 and she brings more than five years of venture capital and private equity experience to the table. Having worked with growth stage funds she prepared valuations, structured deals, negotiated and executed transactions. Throughout her years of portfolio management activities, she got involved in a variety of industry sectors such as life sciences, software/SaaS and fashion. She assisted several portfolio companies in organizing subsequent fundraising rounds, working with investors from the CEE region and the USA. Dora holds a BA in Finance and an MA in Management from Corvinus University of Budapest.

Having gained experience in the financial audit department at PwC, Ales initially joined Credo Ventures in 2013 for an internship. Afterwards, he spent a year working as an industry analyst at Google Czech Republic. In 2015, Ales returned to Credo as an analyst on a full-time basis and from 2017 works at Credo as an associate. Ales graduated from Charles University in Prague where he studied international relations.

Peter Kolesár is the CEO of Neulogy. Before joining Neulogy, he worked as a diplomat in the Slovak foreign service – he served as the Trade and Innovation Counselor at the Embassy of Slovakia in Washington, D.C. focusing on supporting Slovak startups in the US and promoting innovation collaboration between Slovakia and the United States. He also served as a Commercial Counselor at the Slovak Embassy in Tel Aviv. Prior to foreign service he worked as a Senior Consultant at Candole Partners, a CEE public policy and regulatory consulting firm.

Braňo oversees development of Impact HUB Bratislava, he focuses on long-term partnerships, strategic activities and key formats. He believes business should be done fairly and sustainably. He enjoys working with easy-going people and companies. Before Impact HUB he worked in T-Mobile & IBM in Slovakia and abroad and ran his own small businesses. Braňo studied management and marketing at Comenius University and at UCM in Trnava and finished MBA course.