Theme: Breaking point

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CAMP
Vyšehradská 2075
Prague, Praha 1, 128 00
Czech Republic

Dana Steinová

Dana Steinová graduated from the University of Economics, founded the Czech Society for Memory Training and Brain Jogging, where she serves as chairwoman. She focuses mainly on the elderly. For 40 years, she has been creating activation and educational programs for seniors and memory training and runs a large non-governmental Centre for Lifelong Learning with a strong social orientation. She initiated the first University of the Third Age in Prague, chairs the Regional Council of Seniors of the City of Prague and is the Secretary General of EURAG (European Federation of Older Persons). Her great motivation is to see how much her work is changing the quality of life of seniors, the group Dana focuses on. Even after 40 years she has not lost her passion and enthusiasm for the cause.

David Yilma

David is a scout, computer science, and biology teacher with many years of experience, which he has gained not only in the Czech Republic but also in the UK and most recently in New Zealand. He has built curricula for both subjects he teaches, which has helped him to find interdisciplinary links between science, computer science, and other subjects. Working with young people, whether at school or in a scout troop, gives him a sense of purpose - he can spread his knowledge, understanding, and experience to those willing to listen. For David, it is fun, joy, and a great challenge and it is this dynamic that motivates him to keep doing what he is doing and finding ways to reach those who don't want to hear. He strives to help students achieve the best possible results through democratic principles and innovation in teaching. It was the democratic approach to schooling that he adopted at Summerhill School, where he has worked, which has greatly deepened his ability to work with self-directed learning in close collaboration with students. He believes that teaching is about creativity, equality, dialogue, and positive relationships with students and sees his mission as promoting and practicing these principles.

Jasmin Carmel

Jasmin is a young 16-year-old student of mixed Jewish heritage who has experienced bullying. Since one of her greatest hobbies, besides reading, is writing various short stories and narratives, she presents her experiences through literary work under the guidance of journalist Dana Emingerová. When she is not reading or writing, she enjoys spending time with her dog Figaro. Jasmin loves nature and animals more than anything. She is even a member of the Czech Union of Nature Conservationists. She likes to travel around the world and get to know foreign countries, their holidays, traditions, and customs. Her favorite place is winter and therefore also Nordic countries and landscapes. Her dream is to visit Alaska.

Kateřina Lukavská

Kateřina works at Charles University in Prague, where she studied psychology and special education. Her research concerns non-substance addictions, specifically gaming disorders, problematic and excessive use of mobile phones and social networks, and problematic use of pornography. In her research, she tries to discover what helps users to control their media and what makes it difficult to regulate. She would like to see people ruling social networks and technology and not the other way around. It seeks to acquire, apply and disseminate scientific knowledge that will help users use technology in a healthy and beneficial way. He collaborates with world-leading experts, publishes in international journals, and participates in Czech and international professional conferences. He is currently leading a grant project focused on the excessive and problematic use of digital media in children. Through external cooperation with the organization People in Need (One World at Schools), she is involved in the education of teaching staff in this area. Together with colleagues from the Clinic of Addiction Medicine at the 1st Faculty of Medicine, they have created an online educational module TeP (Technology and Prevention) for school-based risk behavior prevention methodologists and educators. At the Faculty of Education, as part of the iKAPII project, they are educating Prague primary school staff on topics around cyberspace.

Lucie Jarkovská

Lucie studied sociology at Masaryk University in Brno, where she currently works at the Faculty of Education at Masaryk University as an assistant professor at the Institute for Research on Inclusive Education. She is interested in gender and sexuality issues in school. She also works as a lecturer in gender-sensitive education and sex education. She popularises gender research and feminism through stand-up comedy as one-half of the docent duo. She is the author of the books Gender in front of the blackboard and Ethnic diversity in school. She has co-authored the children's book Drops on Stone. 50 stories of Czech and Slovak rebels. Her articles have been published not only in Czech and foreign professional journals but also in the media. Specifically, we are talking about a2larm.cz or Heroine.cz.

Marv Shamma

Marv comes from Baghdad, where he experienced his father's political imprisonment, survived two wars, and lost part of his family and the roof over his head. He moved to the Czech Republic when he was 12 years old. He had to deal with social and cultural challenges and adapt to the local mindset during his adolescence. These experiences still help him to see the world from different perspectives and see challenges as opportunities. He studied Artificial Intelligence at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen and Change Management & Digital Transformations at Hyper Island, Sweden. His interests can be summarized under the terms People, Technology and Business. He is dedicated to combining technology trends with experience in building his own startups for talent management and development. He founded Flowberry, a platform that focuses on talent development and team dynamics. He co-founded ONEPROVE, now known as Veracity Protocol. He is now a leader in business innovation and he has also worked for the Royal Family in the United Arab Emirates. Marv is also the founder and director of FLOW, a project-based primary school that focuses on contextual education and holistic development for children and youth in the 21st century. In life, he strives to find balance and equilibrium in everything. If he adds somewhere, he knows that he needs to reduce somewhere else. She sees this search for balance as a lifelong task. He draws motivation from his values, talents, and experiences.