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Conference Program in 2026

      Wednesday, 16 September 2026

Morning session

MODERATOR

  • Boris Keka, Defence Consulting s.r.o.

Opening Remarks

09:00 – 09:15
  • Jan Zámečník, Deputy Governor of the South Moravian Region 
  • Čeněk Absolon, CEO at Brno Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • Petr Tomášek, Executive Manager at Czech Aerospace Cluster
  • Stéphane Castet, CEO at BCI Aerospace

Connecting Czech and International Companies Through Global Trade

09:15 - 09:30
  • Jiří Rak, Head of the Defense and Aerospace Department at CzechTrade (part of CzechBusiness)

Czech economy: opportunities from Aerospace and Defense

09:30 - 09:45
  • Jan Bureš, Chief Economist at ČSOB Group

Panel: Building the Aerospace Industry of Tomorrow: Innovation, Resilience and Strategic
Autonomy

09:45 - 10:40
  • Jan Přibyl, Chief Senior Officer Tactical A/C Section at Force Development Division Ministry of Defence
  • Jaroslav Pecháček, Vice-President for Strategy at AOBP
  • COL Denis Dúbravcik, Capability Planning and Defence Transformation Expert at Czech Armed Force
  • Yevgen Rokytskyi, Co-Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the All-Ukrainian Alliance of Aerospace Innovation Clusters
  • COL GS Petr Michenka, Head of Department of Air Force at
    University of Defence of Brno
  • Jakub Karas, President at UAV Alliance Czech Republic

Special Session: Clean Aviation: Accelerating the Transition Towards Sustainable
Aerospace

10:40 – 11:20
  • Bruno Mastantuono, Head of Governance Unit at
    Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking
  • Jan Sechter, Deputy Member of the Government at Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic
  • Jiri Pecinka, Section Manager, Product Validation Prague at
    GE Aerospace

Panel: Space Suppliers Summit Brno: New Frontiers in Space: Innovation, Commercialisation and Strategic Capabilities

11:20 – 12:00
  • Ondřej Sležek, Vice-Chairman at Brno Space Cluster
  • Kristian Ondac, Sector Development Manager at the Slovak Space Office
  • Ondřej Šimek, Head of Business Innovation Hub at
    Technology Centre Prague and ESA Technology Broker for Czechia

Workshop: Space Excellence in Italy: Visions for Tomorrow

12:00 – 12:30
  • Pierluigi Nudo, Attorney, of Counsel at act legal
  • Maria Cristina Falvella, Space Attaché to the Italian Embassy
    to Czech Republic at Italian Space Agency (ASI)
  • Elena Brancatelli, Business Director at Space Industries 

Closing Remarks

12:30 – 12:40

Lunch break

12:40 – 14:00

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