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Lightning Talks: A quick dose of inspiration from various fields
Short, impactful, and packed with content. Lightning Talks deliver fast-paced 7-minute presentations from experts across various fields. No fluff, no long explanations – just ideas and inspiration that get straight to the point.
Lukáš Margeťák
Lukáš has been passionately dedicated to developing people and leaders for a long time. He tries to build in people what he himself lives for – interest, empathy and transparent leadership. He also uses his experience in project and line management as a mentor and podcaster in the podcast Od zajtra lídrom (From Tomorrow a Leader). He also wrote a short, eponymous e-book for aspiring leaders.
Lead the Space Not the People
In this short presentation, Lukáš highlights one powerful idea: the best leaders don’t try to advise people but create an environment in which people can realize themselves and perform. Through simple examples and a touch of humor, he shows how even small changes in the approach and team design can lead to change and better results. In the presentation, he offers practical tips for anyone working in an agile environment and being part of or leading a team.
Kateřina Coops
Kateřina focuses her work on the human side of productivity, a culture of collaboration, and the motivation to drive meaningful change. She enjoys connecting the human dimension of transformations with the technological one, emphasizing the cultural aspect that is accelerated by technology. She supports companies, teams, and individuals in increasing effectiveness and creating environments where meaningful and sustainable growth can thrive.
She currently leads one of the agile coaching chapters at Česká spořitelna. In the past, she worked as a management consultant in one of the Big Four firms and served as COO in several tech startups – some of which she co-founded. This experience has kept her grounded in a hands-on, pragmatic approach, which she now brings into the corporate world.
Kateřina believes that meaningful change should not only be visible but also measurable – and that the value of (not only) agile coaches can be made transparent even to those who don’t usually perceive it. She is deeply interested in how coaching can be both sustainable in the long term and truly beneficial for the entire organization.
How can we know that our work has an impact – and how can we show it to others?
At Česká spořitelna, we started systematically looking for answers two years ago. In this talk, we share the journey we have taken: from our first impact reviews, through identifying measurable signals of change, to moving toward a flow-to-work approach based on potential value. We will also touch on how our competencies evolved and what it truly means to be a coach in a system that seeks value – not only in outputs, but in what truly changes. For us, metrics are not a tool of control, but a compass – helping us better understand where the real value lies for the team, the client, and the organization.
Martin Čajko
Martin is an entrepreneur, lecturer, psychologist, parent, and hobby freediver. He focuses on working with owners, leaders, and teams, guiding and educating them on their journey to authenticity and development within value-based organizations that often seek a path to self-management.
In 2016, he co-founded Otevřená Hra (Open Game), a consulting and educational organization built on the principles of self-management, aimed at fostering trust, authenticity, and collaboration within organizations and subsequently in society.
In 2020, he co-founded Open Academy, a dual education agency for business academies, with the goal of developing young people and preparing them for the future labor market.
In 2021, he co-founded the Circle of Authentic Leaders, a group of owners and leaders who perceive themselves as “aliens” among other companies because they emphasize not only profit but also creating a partnership environment that supports collaboration and overall people satisfaction.
In 2022, he co-founded the Otevřeně: podcast, where he addresses topics of authenticity, self-management, and leadership.
His approach to work is eclectic and practical. He enjoys combining his experience in business and trade with psychological insights and consulting and lecturing skills.
EduScrum in Action – How to Educate Through Scrum?
In this 7-minute presentation, we will dive into the world of EduScrum! We will show you what EduScrum is, how we apply it in practice, highlight interesting moments that shape our approach, and share real results that demonstrate its power.
EduScrum as a method originated in the Netherlands and serves to create an environment where students take responsibility for their own learning process and discover their strengths in self-organizing teams.
Ideal for anyone who wants to see how agile practices can enrich both education and team collaboration.
Vojtěch Gottvald
Vojtěch has been leading digital products since 2013, specializing in team development and project management. Throughout his career, he has learned that excessive rules often stifle creativity, innovation, and confidence in a team’s capabilities. Instead of strict regulations, he prefers an approach based on “recommendations” and “tailoring,” which allows his teams to constantly grow and move towards excellence.
In addition to being the Product Lead Manager for Booking Automation at Kiwi.com, he mentors a wide range of roles – from aspiring team leaders, Czechitas, to business owners, helping them build efficient and flexible work environments.
When he’s not at his desk, you can probably find him paragliding in the air, enjoying the view from above.
Is the team not working for you? Try the role of an investigative psychologist!
Is your team sabotaging change? Is it rejecting company goals? Does it just want to “do its thing” and go home? Yet they do their job well – and you need them. So why don’t they want to play by your rules?
Managers often reach for tried and tested formulas: visions, OKRs, sprint goals, teambuildings… and bananas. But these are just extrinsic motivators that may not work. To truly understand what’s holding your team back, you need to dig deeper.
People aren’t lazy or resistant for no reason. Maybe they’ve had a bad experience, don’t understand change, or don’t like the leader. But what if neither of those are the right reasons? Everyone has hidden intrinsic motivations – and it’s your job to uncover them.
How?
Robert Batůšek
Robert is a developer, consultant, and certified LeSS trainer with over 20 years of experience. He helps companies—especially scale-ups—manage product development across multiple teams using agile methods. His background includes working with companies such as Siemens, Y Soft, and SolarWinds.
He also focuses on technical excellence, such as Test-Driven Development, which helps reduce production bugs and increase organizational resilience.
What can a software engineering director learn from a traffic jam?
What do traffic and software development have in common? More capacity doesn’t always equal better flow. Just as adding roads can induce more traffic, adding coordination to software development can create complexity without increasing output. This talk explores the concept of “coordination induction,” showing how over-reliance on roles, artifacts, and meetings can hinder value delivery. Learn how to break this cycle and build lean, efficient organizations that achieve more with less.