Speakers 2023

Meltingpot Topics

Matthew Walker (GBR)

leading expert on sleep and author

Jamie Catto (GBR)

Musician, Filmmaker, Author

Patrick McKeown (IRL)

Breathing Expert and Author

John Perkins (USA)

Economist, Author, International Speaker and Activist

Eva Le Peutrec (CZE)

Architect, Urbanist, Visionary

Carmen A. Medina (USA)

Expert on critical thinking, innovation and intrapreneurship

Jiří Dvořák (CZE/CHE)

Professor of Neurology, campaigner of Brain Health and healthy lifestyle

Barbara Paldus (CZE/CAN)

Businesswoman & Investor

Bill McKibben (USA)

environmentalist

Helena Norberg-Hodge (SWE)

author and filmmaker

Julia Mossbridge (USA)

Neuroscientist, co-founder of The Institute for Love and Time

Yemi A.D. (CZE)

Producer, Choreographer and Artist

Jana Tylš Adámková (CZE)

Clinical Psychologist

Cat Agostinho (GBR)

Promoter of Gen Z talents, Co-founder of Imagen Insights

Ridina Ahmedová (CZE)

Singer, Musician

Alex Alvarova (CZE/CAN)

Expert on political marketing, Author of books on propaganda and disinformation

Milan Anděl (CZE)

Marketing manager, idea maker, and sustainable development strategist

Louise Anderson (GBR)

Research Director at Notpla

Alex Angel-Benscher (GBR)

Jewellery designer

Brain We Are (CZE)

Neuroscience Podcast

Auversum (CZE)

Innovative fashion project

Daniela Bartková (CZE)

Doctor

Martin Baxa (CZE)

Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic

Jan Benda (CZE)

Psychologist and therapist

Shooka Bidarian (IRN/GBR)

TV presenter, producer and climate activist

Tereza Boučková (CZE)

Writer, screenwriter, and publicist

Mirabai Ceiba (MEX/DEU)

Musical duo

Pavel Cejnar (CZE)

Physicist

Maisha Cobra (CZE/BRA)

Dancer & Therapist

Dana Čechmanová (CZE)

Trainer, founder of Punk Yoga

Martin Dorazín (CZE)

journalist

Dana Drábová (CZE)

Nuclear physicist

Martin Dvořák (CZE)

Diplomat and politician

Yael Eylat Van Essen (ISR)

Researcher and curator

Za hranicí fitness (CZE)

Healthy lifestyle podcast

Mila Fürstova (CZE/GBR)

Graphic Artist

Rodrigo Gallardo (CHL)

Musician and composer

Tereza Ghose (CZE)

Movement & voice teacher, author, Special projects manager at Meltingpot

Nessi Gomes (GBR)

Singer, Songwriter

Agustin Allpa Grefa (ECU)

Healer, defender of the rainforest and indigenous culture

Tomáš Hajzler (CZE)

Coach of sustainable life & work, author

Sue Halpern (USA)

author and journalist

Denisa Hejlová (CZE)

Researcher and university teacher

Yvette Tulip Hlaváčová (CZE)

World record holder in swimming, and Author

Filip Horký (CZE)

Journalist, reporter

Petr Horký (CZE)

Filmmaker, Polar explorer, YouTuber

Jasmína Houdek a Pavel Houdek (CZE)

Authors and instructors of the Modern Self-Defense project

Âpe Chimba (ESP)

Musician and Singer

Lenka Chuchutová (CZE)

Holistic women´s therapist

Karel Janeček (CZE)

Mathematician and social innovator

Tomáš Jedlička (CZE)

Headmaster of a Waldorf school

Marian Jelínek (CZE)

Hockey trainer, coach, educator

Leszek Jodliński (POL)

Publisher and museum expert

Bob Kartous (CZE)

political activist

Megan Kennedy-Woodard (GBR)

Psychologist

Lilia Khousnoutdinova (CZE)

entrepreneur

Katrina Kiss (GBR)

researcher in child rights

Adéla Knapová (CZE)

Writer and journalist, founder of the ONE HEART Foundation

Annette Knopp (DEU/USA)

Meditation Teacher & Mystic

Pavel Kolář (CZE)

World-renowned physiotherapist, author of popular science books

Klára Kolouchová (CZE)

Climber

Michal Konštacký (CZE/CHE)

Doctor, Manager and Author

Martina Viktorie Kopecká (CZE)

Priest of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church

Karel Kostka (CZE)

Dean of the Faculty of Social Studies at Humanitas University

Mr. Kriss (CZE)

b-boy and illustrator

Jan Kümmel (CZE)

Doctor

Murray Kyle (AUS)

Musician and composer

Monika Ladmanová (CZE)

Head of the European Commission's Representation in Prague

Misha Lebeda (CZE)

Head of ENDO Talks CZ

Regina Loukotová (CZE)

Architect

Igor Lukeš (CZE/USA)

Professor of History

Rastislav Maďar (CZE)

Epidemiologist

Maok (SVK)

Musician

Mark Maslin (GBR)

Professor of Earth System Science

Oksana Maslova (UKR)

Author and Playwright

David Miřejovský (CZE)

Journalist and reporter

Mose (USA)

DJ and Musician

Karel Och (CZE)

Artistic director of KVIFF

Janax Pacha (ARG)

Multi-instrumentalist, DJ and music producer

Greg Palast (USA)

Journalist

Andreas Papadopulos (CZE)

Journalist, Czech Television correspondent in Poland

Priti Parikh (GBR)

Professor of Infrastructure Engineering and International Development

Jiří Podolský (CZE)

Theoretical physicist

Sara Polak (CZE)

Archaeologist in AI

Kareem Raïhani (ESP)

Dancer, musician and DJ

Stephan Rechtschaffen (DEU/USA)

Holistic physician & Longevity pioneer

Jay Richards (GBR)

Innovative entrepreneur and visionary

Daniel *Sonic* Rojas (COL)

Professional Dancer & Movement Master

Martin Rybář (CZE)

Particle Physicist

Karel Rýdl (CZE)

Expert on Education

Stefaan De Rynck (BEL)

Head of the European Commission’s Representation in Belgium

Pier Luigi Sacco (ITA)

Professor of Cultural Economics

Tomáš Salomon (CZE)

CEO, Česká spořitelna

Tomáš Sedláček (CZE)

Economist, Philosopher, and Author

Daniel Scheirich (CZE)

Physicist

Petr Skočdopole (CZE)

Journalist and presenter

Caitlin Southwick (USA/NLD)

Founder of Ki Culture, expert on conservation

Michal Stehlík (CZE)

Historian

Pavel Svoboda (CZE)

Photographer and Traveler

Joshua Swahé (GTM)

DJ and Dancer

Jakub Szántó (CZE)

reporter

Josef Šálek (CZE)

Coach, Motivator and Extreme Athlete

Tomáš Šebek (CZE)

Doctor

Ondřej Šimetka (CZE)

Gynecologist and obstetrician

Vladimír Špidla (CZE)

Politician, former Czech Prime Minister

Petr Šrámek (CZE)

Visionary, entrepreneur and investor in longevity and AI

Ruda Švaříček (CZE)

Traveler, entrepreneur and visionary

Lucy Tammam (GBR)

Sustainable fashion designer

Tuvia Tenenbom (ISR/USA)

Writer and journalist

Boris Tomášik (SVK)

Theoretical Physicist

Filip Tylš (CZE)

Psychiatrist specializing in Psychedelics

ÚDiF (CZE)

Physics theatre

Aleš Urbanczik (CZE/CHE)

Teacher of Structural Integration

Rostislav Václavek (CZE)

Teacher of Functional Breathing

Michal Viewegh (CZE)

Bestselling author

Jitka Vodňanská (CZE)

Psychotherapist, meditation teacher

H:o)nza Vojtko (CZE)

psychotherapist

David Vrba (CZE)

Chief People & Culture Officer, Česká spořitelna

Tereza Willoughby (CZE)

Editor, presenter

Odaka Yoga (ITA)

Innovative Yoga style

Tomáš Zástěra (CZE)

Radio presenter, reporter and author

Milan Zubíček (CZE)

Manager of EU Public Policy & Government Relations