{"id":2885,"date":"2026-10-27T07:20:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T07:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/impactsummit.sk\/?post_type=speaker&#038;p=2885"},"modified":"2026-10-27T07:21:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T07:21:50","slug":"richard-marko","status":"publish","type":"speaker","link":"https:\/\/impactsummit.sk\/en\/speaker\/richard-marko\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Marko"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CEO and co-owner of ESET, a company that has grown from its Slovak roots into a global player in cybersecurity. He joined the company as a software developer and worked on developing innovative technologies that helped ESET establish itself in the global market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the ESET Foundation, which supports science, research, technology, education and civil society. 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