Our team
Meeting is always just the beginning.
Staying together is clearly a progress.
But only a joint work can make us successful.
is a former Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Transport. Over the years, he was the leader of the political parties KDH, SDK, SDKÚ and SDKÚ-DS.
In December 2013, he was elected president of the Center for European Studies, a think tank of the European People's Party.
MGR. ĽUBOS SCHWARZBACHER
is the owner of the communication agency Hugo Bach, specializing in crisis communication, industry and sports. Since 2015, he has been a member of the executive committee of the Mikuláš Dzurinda Institute for Politics and Reforms. In the years 2010-2012, he worked as a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic, before that as a news reporter for TV Markíza, RTVS and Radio Twist. He studied journalism and political science at the Comenius University. As part of his studies, he spent a year in Australia and Spain. He is married and has two children.
ING. RASTISLAV AMRICH
is a graduate of the University of Economics in Bratislava and the Karol Rybárik Diplomatic Academy of the UK. Entrepreneur in the hotel industry and tourism. For a long time, he has been actively engaged in the topic of green and sustainable business or the transition to a climate-neutral economy. Founder of the Climate Neutrality Institute and Green Slovakia initiative. He worked at the ministries of foreign affairs, transport and construction, and the environment. He is the ambassador of the European Climate Pact in Slovakia. Member of the presidium of the Association of Hotels and Restaurants of Slovakia, chairman of the Professional Environmental Commission of the Tourism Association.
ING. JURAJ HORT
is the director of the Advertising division at the Trenčian company, specializing in advertising and events, as well as banking and parking systems. Since 2009, he has been a member of the council of the Trenčín self-governing region, the current election period (2022-2026) is his fourth. In 2006, he founded and still leads the singing ensemble The Gospel Family, laureate of the European Union Art Award (Golden Europea award 2017). He studied Public Administration and Regional Development at the University of Economics in Bratislava. He is married, has 4 children.
JANA ŠOKOVÁ
is the executive director of the civil association Institute for Politics and Reforms, which was co-founded by Mikuláš Dzurinda. She studied Social Anthropology at FSEV UK in Bratislava and Asian Studies and International Relations at MUP in Prague, with a focus on the Indo-Pacific region. She completed two scholarships in Indonesia - to study language and study international relations. Her area of interest is relations between Europe and Asia. In the past, she worked for an international educational institution focused on the development of film and serial production. She is married, has one child. He lives and works in Bratislava.
RADOVAN STRUHÁR
is a co-owner of several companies that deal with technologies for the modification of environmental technology and renewable energy sources. He has an electrotechnical and mechanical education.
In the years 2014-2018, he was a local deputy of Bratislava - Ružinov.
He is married, has one child.
DOTT. ANDREJ ALEKSIEV
is a co-owner of the consulting company KRESTON Slovakia, which is dedicated to digitization, cyber security and innovative technologies. Since 2006, he has worked in managerial positions in international corporations such as IBM, DellEMC, Check Point Software Tech. He is a member and past president of Mensa. He is dedicated to philanthropy and searching for personalities of Slovak history. He studied international relations at the University of Bologna in Italy, the University of St. Petersburg in Russia, and also Computer Science at the University of London. He is married, has two children and a dog.
ING. MICHAL HORT
is the founder and co-owner of EOS Innovazioni, as, a market leader in the field of project management and financing from public sources. He is a member of the supervisory board of the Association for the Development of Investments - ISA at SARIO. In the years 2015-2021, he served as the President of the World Confederation of Don Bosca Pupils in Rome. He currently works as the vice president of the Association of Don Bosco Guardians in Slovakia. He studied International Relations and Diplomacy in Bratislava and Bologna and the Don Bosco High School in Šaštín. He is married and has 3 children.
PAVOL ADAMČÁK
"Easterners at heart", originally from Abranoviec near Prešov. He studied international marketing and business in Denmark. After returning to Slovakia, he became a co-founder of the marketing-consulting company Dexfinity. It helps Slovak companies to grow and establish themselves abroad. He wants to help build Slovakia into a country from which fewer people leave permanently and to which more successful Slovaks return. He mainly deals with topics such as the digital economy, entrepreneurship and innovation. Husband and father of three children.
MGR. JANA AMBROŠOVÁ
she is the president of the Association of Energy Suppliers in Slovakia, co-owner of the Lavella family farm and a member of the council in Veľky Krtíš. She worked at SPP, a steam-gas power plant in Levice, later at VSE and RWE. She participated in several projects in Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Asia. She was the operations director of SEPS and head of regulation at Slovak Power Plants. She studied European Studies at Matej Bela University, later International Relations and Diplomacy at the University of International and Public Relations in Prague. She is married and has two grown children.
MGR. ALEXANDRA BOOCOVA
studied Regional Geography, Regional Development and European Integration at the Comenius University. During her studies, she did an internship and later worked for Unicef Slovakia in the department of communication with the media. For several years, she accompanied foreign tourists in Bratislava for Be free walking tours. After her studies, she got a job at VÚB Bank as an Executive Assistant to the Board of Directors/member of the Board of Directors. She later moved to the position of Test Analyst within the bank. In 2021, she became a volunteer for the civic association Mareena.
She is currently finishing her parental leave and is raising two children with her partner.
WISE. MAREK VARGOVČÁK, PhD., MPH
is a doctor working and living in Košice. Between 2006 and 2010, he worked as the deputy mayor. From 2010 to 2012, he was a member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic for SDKÚ-DS. He graduated from the medical faculty of PJ Šafárik University. He completed study stays in Sweden, Israel and Germany. He is married and has three children.
TOMÁŠ HALGAŠ MMATHCOMPSCI
is an entrepreneur and technology consultant specializing in social networks. He worked for Facebook, then founded the community application Sphere in London, which he subsequently sold to Twitter in 2021. He studied mathematics and computer science at Oxford University.
ING. PETER KYSELA
is the co-owner of Atrios, which operates in the field of construction and architecture. He is the co-founder of the Slovak Council for Green Buildings, which has been dedicated to the topic of sustainable construction for a long time. He is an activist in Bratislava within the civic association Novomešťany. He graduated from the Department of Public Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Administration of Masaryk University in Brno. He is married and has 2 children.
ING. DÁVID TÓTH
Graduated from the Faculty of Materials Technology of STU in Trnava, Department of Computer Support for Design and Production. As a member of the Academic Senate of MTF STU, he represented the interests of students. He started his career in the Automotive sector, where he works to this day as a project engineer. He specializes in the design and integration of innovative automation solutions and project management of the integration of technological devices in the Automotive sector. His areas of interest include science, innovation and education. He is married and has one child.
PhD. RICHARD HANUSKA
graduated from the Christian University in Ružomberok, Department of Social Work. Between 1994 and 2017, he worked as an employee of the Office for the Protection of Constitutional Officials under the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic. Later, he was the commander of the City Police station in Bratislava and an employee of the Office of the Chairman of the State Material Reserves Administration responsible for crisis management. He currently provides consultancy in the field of security services. He is a long-term pensioner, married with two children.
ING. DAGMAR AMRICHová
graduated from TUKE Faculty of Economics. She is a graduate of the Karol Rybárik Diplomatic Academy of the UK in Bratislava. She completed a study stay at the Diplomatische Akademie in Vienna and Bucks County Community College in Pennsylvania, USA. He has been in the hotel and tourism business for a long time. She actively deals with the topic of green and sustainable business, she is a co-founder of the Climate Neutrality Institute and the Green Slovakia initiative. She is a member of the Supervisory Board of the Presidium of the Slovak Hotel and Restaurant Association. He lives and works in Košice.
JUDR. MGR. IVAN BERNÁTH
Is a co-owner and member of the board of directors of EOS Innovazioni, a.s., which has been successfully providing services in the financing of projects from public sources for more than 15 years. In the years 2015-2021, he was involved in the management of subsidiary companies of EOS in Croatia and Brussels. He graduated from the Faculty of Management at the Comenius University in Bratislava and completed his law studies with the title of Doctor of Laws at the Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica. He comes from Nitra and lives in Bratislava.
Iryna Kovalenko
Studied at Drahomanov State University (Kyiv, UA). PR manager with experience in political and product marketing. She worked in the political and TV news ESPRESSO and with the political magazine "Public People" in Kyiv. She worked in the family video production company "Studio Kovalenko". After the start of the war in Ukraine, she left and now lives and works in eastern Slovakia. He is currently working on a UNICEF project for the integration of Ukrainian children in Slovakia. She is married and has three children.
ING.ARCH. Miloslav Olejár
Graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of STU in Bratislava. He has experience in local government as a city deputy. In the municipal elections of 2022, he ran for the post of mayor of Bardejov with the broad support of center-right parties. He is engaged in civic activities in his native Bardejov. He was the chairman of the board of the non-profit organization Slovak Village (Ontario) for many years. Between 2001 and 2021, he worked as an architect on projects in Ontario, Canada. He deals with the topics of the environment and spatial planning.