3rd Pride Business Forum Voices

Event Details

Stela Koleva
Head of Travel, Concur Support & Country Director, SAP Concur Czech s.r.o.

Stela is the longest-tenured employee at SAP Concur Prague, having joined the company in March 2008.  Her passion for customers, people, and diversity & inclusion topics shines through on a daily basis. Stela has held a series of roles with increasing responsibility in EMEA Services and has worked very effectively on a cross-functional basis with teams around the world. Stela has been a big supporter of Pride@SAP since her early carrier at SAP. Now, as a Country Director, she sponsors events, initiatives, and programs that foster a sense of inclusion for all.

Stela Koleva was awarded a Pride Business Forum Hero in 2022.

 

Miroslav Vojtko
Service Integration Manager Learning, Novartis

I’ve been with Novartis for five years already, and I’ve been an HR professional for seven years, with exposure to generalist and technical roles. I love being in contact with people, especially listening to them and helping them.

On a personal note, it has already been five years since I moved here to Prague, and I think this was the best decision ever. I am a gamer by heart, and my other hobbies are running, badminton, skiing in winter, and volleyball in summer.

 

Petr Dvořák
CEO Vodafone Czech Republic

After graduating from university, Petr Dvořák gained business experience as a manager at hair care company Lybar. He then spent two years at the marketing department of Nestlé. His telecommunications career began in 2001, when he joined T-Mobile, holding various management positions for over 10 years. In 2008, he was appointed chief marketing officer. In 2012, Petr joined Vodafone as Vice-President for Non-Business Customers, becoming Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone Czech Republic in 2018.

When he isn’t coming up with new company strategies, Petr spends time with his wife and two children. He also enjoys long-distance running, cycling, and skiing.

Petr Dvořák was awarded a Pride Business Forum Hero in 2022.

 

 

Christopher Henry Prashanth
Sr. Product Designer, Workday

Hi, I am Henry and I’m originally from the southern lands of India. I’ve been living in Prague since 2014 and I love it here. I work for Workday as part of the product design team bringing UX to the forefront. I am also trying to bring in LGBTQ+ awareness within the workplace to keep the conversations going which otherwise doesn’t get spoken at all.

When I am not working, I love swimming, spending time with my partner and my friends for weekend brunches, board game/movie nights or just walking around the city. I really enjoy watching true crime series and documentaries and binge watching popular shows.

 

 

Magda Stęga
Transgender Advocate

Magda is an experienced recruiter (10 years in different fields, 5 focused on IT), she is now proudly and courageously working together with her clients to create Trans-Inclusive workplaces. #TransPerspectiveMatters

She was announced as 1 of 25 women Influencers on Linkedin by Forbes Women Poland.

Magda due to her support for the transgender community was invited to be a part of the campaign #IamAgainstTransphobia by Campaign Against Homophobia.

 

Jean Co
Global Business Solutions D&I Lead, and capAbility Network Global Co-Lead, MSD CZ

Jean joined MSD’s Business Services Center in October 2018 where she lead Customer Master Data. In September 2020, she was asked to lead the capAbility Network CZ chapter, an EBRG focused on disability-inclusion and supporting employee mental wellbeing. She created the Authenticity Series where employees gather to discuss difficult topics affecting their mental wellbeing such as grief and loneliness, invisible struggles, when family is complicated, etc. The series is attended by an average 150 employees per session. In December 2021, she transitioned to Project Management and in January 2022 was asked to be global co-lead for capAbility Network. To date, global membership for the EBRG has almost doubled. In March 2023, she starts a new role as D&I Lead for the Global Business Solutions organization within MSD.
Jean lives in Prague with her partner and their 4 rescue cats. She loves connecting with and learning from people.

 

 

Host: Lenka Králová
Software engineer at Pure Storage and founder of the talk show V Tranzu

Lenka Králová is a software engineer by profession with extensive experience in marketing. She is a board member of the Transparent organization, which advocates for a better life for trans people in Czechia. In 2020, she founded V Tranzu – a popular Youtube show where she interviews other trans people about their life. The show recently reached a total of one million views. It helps people in the beginning of their transition journey and shows the general public that trans people are just like everyone else just with an extra complication. She often speaks to the media and politicians about issues that trans people in Czechia have to face. She became fully aware of her gender identity at the age of 37, and a year later she began hormone therapy. She prefers to spend her free time with her ten-year-old son and her fiancée.

 

 

Date: 01/03/2023

Start time: 18:00 CET

End time: 21:00 CET

Venue: Divadlo U Valšů (Karoliny Světlé 286, 110 00 Staré Město)