The peer network for CTOs and engineering leaders in CZ & SK

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887 members.
Here's who they are.

Help us boost the Czech tech scene. Enhance cooperation within the local tech industry. Talk to new people with similar interests and problems. Meet interesting guests outside of the Czech Republic. Share knowledge and create new joint projects.

252

CTOs

175

Founders & CEOs

VPs, Directors & Heads

What's coming up

Free meetups in Prague and Brno, plus our paid formats. Where will we meet?

What it looks like from the inside

Jan Novotný

CTO at AIMS

The biggest value is in networking. Sometimes I also bring up a specific topic or ask questions. It’s a great opportunity to broaden my horizons and find out what is going on.

Matúš Kocka

Tech Director at ROUVY

As a CTO at ROUVY, I love attending Czech Tech Executives meetups. It gets me in touch with interesting people from the whole tech scene. Discussions and experience-sharing with peers always generate new ideas I can use in my work. Being a part of the community pushing technologies forward is a pleasant way to stay in the loop.

Tomáš Hanus

CTO & Chief Architect at WisePorter

Community connects me with professionals in my field and helps me create new contacts. And I can’t forget to mention that most Czech Tech Executives’ topics are high on my preference list.

The people who shape the program

Five members decide what gets on the agenda, and what does not.

Petr Burian

Advisor - Tech for Leaders

Petr has spent 25 years bridging technology and people. As CTO at Livesport, he helped build Flashscore - the app that over 130 million sports fans rely on every day. Today he mentors tech leaders and shows them that metrics aren't just numbers, they're a path to better leadership.

Lukáš Putna

CPTO at Ematiq

Lukáš is the former CTO of Heureka Group, where he led over 170 engineers across 32 teams in 9 countries. An advocate of agile methodologies and autonomous development teams, he now serves as CTO at Ematiq.

David Pěknic

Founder at Coderra

David is the founder of Coderra, where he provides interim and fractional CTO, CPO, and CDO services to startups and companies. He previously served as CTO at Košík.cz and as group CTO at Direct Group.

Kateřina Lesch

Group AI Manager at Dr. Max

Kateřina built her tech foundation in NLP research at Charles University, where her PhD. work focused on automated emotion analysis. She has led AI and data teams across Ataccama, Deloitte, and PPF Group, working on unstructured data and forensic analytics. She is currently Group AI Manager at Dr. Max.

Tomáš Polívka

co-founder & CTO of Waypoint

Tomáš is co-founder and CTO of Waypoint AI. As a hands-on engineering leader, he stays close to the code while driving product and technical strategy and vision. He has led teams from early startups and agencies to Series D Silicon Valley scaleup, so he knows what building at every scale actually looks like.

Where the community actually meets

Discover how we support tech execs.

Tech Execs Meetup

50 to 150 people | Prague and Brno | Free
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The core of our community is to expand our network! We're running multiple meetups and networking events every year with a focus on knowledge sharing.

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Masterclass

10 spots | Oct 21 – Dec 3, 2026 | €1,299 / CZK 31 999 excl. VAT

The hybrid program for current and future CTOs. 12 sessions: 9 online, 3 in person in Prague. Strategy, scaling, finance, leadership and AI adoption. Mentors who have already run the teams you are about to run. Sessions are in Czech.

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(Re)boot camp

15 to 20 people | Two days |
€ 620 / 14 990 CZK excl. VAT
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Two days out of the city with people who run tech. Sessions on leadership, AI and burnout, a campfire, and ice baths for whoever wants them.
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And we are not stopping there. Are you missing some activity already? Let us know!

Circles

Max 15 people | One expert | No recording
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One question, one room, three hours. Rewrite or refactor. Incidents without blame. The things that do not fit in a group chat and never make it onto a conference stage.
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See the upcoming Circles

CTOs, VPs, and absolutely no recruiters

We read every application by hand. Joining is free, and you are always the member, never the product.
Anyone running tech can come to a meetup: CTOs, CIOs, CDOs, technical CEOs, VPs, Directors and Heads of engineering. What we take out is sales, marketing and recruitment. Even at exec level.

Do you make any exceptions?

Sometimes we invite even more interesting professionals:

Prospect CTOs

A bunch of seats are reserved for those who are aspiring to a CTO role and want to know what it takes.

Agency CTOs

As much as we want CTOs from tech agencies to be part of the community, their seats on our meetups are limited as we focus on product development. Submit your application anyway and we might get you in.

Other roles

Non-tech supporters such as investors, ecosystem leaders, ambassadors, etc. Do you work with tech executives and have something trending to discuss? Let us know and we might get you in as well.

I have a great offer for members, can I come?

Unfortunately, our community is not for sales, marketing, and recruitment folks, even at executive levels. We are trying to create a safe space for our members that is free of sales and recruitment.

What are the possibilities of cooperation?

We and our partners put serious effort into building this community and we are always looking for more help. So, if you believe you or your business will benefit from cooperation with the community, contact us and ask for our partnership deck.

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Past events

Highlights and memories from our recent gatherings.

Who you will actually talk to

Seven people run this. You will meet most of them at the door.

Ladislav Vašek

Co-founder & CEO

I love to build meaningfull communities and to boost local scene. I believe there is a lot of potential in Czech people and our projects. Together we can make a real difference and show it to the world!

Tomáš Papež

Co-founder & Tech Partnerships

I love to scale up technical teams, speed up development and make engineering efficient overall to ensure the delivery of hi-quality products to customers.

Tereza Vašková

Co-founder & COO

I believe that every event should be an unforgettable experience. I always think of the smallest details and make sure that everything is thought through to the last detail. The aim of my work is for people to enjoy every moment of the event.

Natálie Chládková

Community Manager

I believe in people, sharing experiences and know-how. That, in my view, is the pathway to success. Community provides an ideal space where you can share your failures or achievements with individuals who have had similar experiences.

Jiří Svoboda

Communications Manager

I strive for moments when online work comes alive in offline settings. As a generalist, I enjoy creating, speaking, researching and mainly learning about wide range of topics. But tech will always be my favorite.

Barbora Duhan

Partnerships Manager

I love connecting people and companies that can help each other grow. I've learned that the best things happen when there is a real relationship behind them, not just a logo on a slide. My job is to make sure our partners get as much out of the community as the community gets out of them.

Petr Burian

Strategic Advisor & Mentor

I believe leadership is a human discipline first and a technical one second. Most of the problems I’ve seen in engineering organisations — incidents, burnout, teams that stop speaking up, or individuals refusing to adopt AI — come down to culture, not technology. I help shape where Tech Execs is heading, so it stays a place where people talk about the hard stuff.

Who pays for the room

Partners fund the free meetups: the venue, the food, the coffee at 8 am. Google Cloud has backed us since the first meetup in 2021. In return, they get to be in the room, not on top of it.