Michaela Kršková
Board Member | European Innovation Council
Co-founder of Startup Awards, one of the best-known startup competitions. She also co-founded Neulogy Ventures, one of Slovakia’s first venture capital funds.
She was Slovakia’s first Chief Innovation Officer, leading the government’s Research and Innovation Authority (VAIA). She was also named one of the Obama Leaders Europe for 2025.
Today, she advises the Kempelen Institute of Intelligent Technologies (KInIT) and the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (STU) on strategy. She is a member of the Supervisory Board of Slovenská sporiteľňa and has served on the European Innovation Council Board since January 2024.