InnovAIte Slovakia – Kick-off Conference

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October 29, 2025 · Holiday Inn Trnava, Slovakia

Motto: “From research to solutions – AI that drives real-world impact.”

InnovAIte Slovakia launches a multi-partner initiative linking research and practice to deliver AI solutions for energy-efficient buildings, safer mobility, automated software engineering, and digital transformation in insurance.

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Conference Proceedings

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Keynote Speakers

Dr. Ing. Christian Müller

Deputy Head of Department Agents and Simulated Reality

Keynote: Trustworthy AI: Bridging Technology, Responsibility, and Society

prof. Ing. Juraj Gazda, PhD.

Vice-Rector for Innovations and Technology Transfer

Keynote: The Path to General Intelligence: Understanding Current AI and Its Limits
 

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PANEL A

The Role and Potential of Synthetic Video Data in Safety and Security, Autonomus Vehicles, AI and Video Technology

Ing. Patrik Břečka, PhD.

Key Research Expert

prof. Ing. Juraj Gazda, PhD.

Vice-Rector for Innovations and Technology Transfer

Ing. Petr Strakoš, PhD.

Senior Researcher

doc. Ing. Petr Šimoník, Ph.D.

Head of the Mobility Laboratory, Vice-Dean for Industrial Cooperation and Commercialization

Marek Vančo

Projects

Ing. Jiří Vítek

Senior Specialist – Transport and Innovative Solutions

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PANEL B

AI Maturity of the CEE Insurance Companies

Jozef Hrdý

Head of Claims

Andrej Macko

Head of Claims ​

Ing. Pavol Ondruška

Head of Claims

MBA. Milan Rajec

Head of Claims

Ing. Stanislav Vasiľko

Business Architect & C-Level Advisor

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Voices Behind the Event

M.Sc. Andre Antakli

Team Lead Multi Agent Systems and Simulation of Department Agents and Simulated Reality

Topic: The Use of Artificial Intelligence for Simulated Pedestrians as a Training Basis for Autonomous Vehicles

Ivan Doboš

Head of Quantum

Topic: Quantum Computing – The State of Play

doc. Ing. Tomáš Funtík, PhD.

Associate Professor

Topic: BIM and AI: Digital Support for Energy-efficient Buildings

Ing. Ivan Golian, CSc.

Managing Partner

Topic: Edge Devices and Their Use in Buildings to Increase Security and Monitoring of Its Usage

doc. RNDr. Martin Homola, PhD

Associate Professor, Vice Dean for ICT, PR and industrial cooperation‍

Topic: Explainable Malware Analysis

doc. Ing. Peter Lacko, PhD.

Associate Professor

Topic: The Use of AI in Modern Software Development  

Peter Tholt

Product Owner and Project manager, Insurance Division

Topic: Towards AI-Driven Insurance Ecosystems in CEE

Marek Vančo

Projects

Topic: Current Use of AI Together with Image Processing on Roads and Further Opportunities for Improvement

doc. Ing. Petr Šimoník, Ph.D.

Head of the Mobility Laboratory, Vice-Dean for Industrial Cooperation and Commercialization

Topic: Sensing Technologies and Autonomous Experimental Vehicle for CCAM Applications