Happiness@Work

Line-up for 2025:

Aurelie Litynski

Aurelie Litynski is a globally recognized expert in positive work culture, a TEDx speaker, a certified Chief Well-being & Chief Happiness Officer, and the author of the book 100 Ideas for a Positivr Work Culture.

With a track record of transforming organizations, she partners with SMEs, multinational companies, and corporate leaders to ignite positivity, boost productivity, and drive high performance. Her clients include Sanofi, Medtronic, ABB, Johnson & Johnson, Pinterest, Swiss Re, Sonova, SIX Group, and many more.

Aurelie and her work have been featured in the renowned Swiss newspapers NZZ and NZZ am Sonntag, the Australian magazine In The Black, the Management 3.0 podcast, and various platforms, including TEDx, My Health Magazine, HR Today, and Future Health Basel.

Aurelie’s expertise spans positive leadership, emotional intelligence, employee well-being, and fostering human-centric cultures that thrive. Her mantra: We prioritize happiness in our personal lives—so why not in the workplace, where we spend so much of our time?

Anna Szymanek

Anna is the CEO of Decathlon Czech Republic and a lifelong sports enthusiast. She lives in Prague and channels her passion for sport and continuous development into building a people-focused culture where autonomy, trust, and a sense of fun drive real results.

She believes that true #HappinessAtWork happens when everyone has the space to be themselves, keep learning, and co-create team success. In her free time, she stays active and looks for new ways to connect people through movement and shared goals.

Ján Košturiak

Ján was the youngest professor and worked at Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, the largest organization for applied research and innovation.

He collaborated with entrepreneurs who, in the 1990s, founded companies in Slovakia such as Linet, ESET, Švec Group, Borcad, Fosfa, Emilovy sady, Gremi Klima, V Podlahy, KOMA Modular, 2N Telekomunikace, Pivovar Bernard, Kros, OMS, Ipesoft, and others. Many of his students were entrepreneurs at the Entrepreneurial University.

Eventually, life led him to the organization Dobrý Pastier – shifting from working with the wealthy and successful to helping the poor and socially excluded.

Ján believes that in both life and business, there are principles that remain constant — even in an era where everyone is focused on digitalization, artificial intelligence, and various revolutions.

Lukáš Bakoš

Lukáš is the face of the independent company Maxman Consultants, where people co-create their salaries and share bonuses collectively.
He is a strong advocate of non-hierarchical, agile ways of working and "teal" organizations.

Lukáš studied psychology at the Faculty of Arts at Comenius University, completed postgraduate studies at the University of Canberra in Sydney, Australia, and earned his PhD at the Faculty of Management at Comenius University.

In addition to his work at Maxman, he also teaches psychology and management at several departments of Comenius University.

Lucie Bášová

In spring 2021, Lucie, together with Kristýna Cejnarová, founded the platform MUMDOO, which aims to improve the availability of options for parents of young children so they can return to work in the way they want. MUMDOO is built on the personal experience of the co-founders, the testimony of thousands of parents, and cooperation with dozens of companies. Based on this, the platform published a report titled Flexible Work: An Opportunity for Czech Companies, Parents, and the Economy.

By combining a business approach with data-driven awareness, the co-founders strive to change the Czech society’s view of working parents and motivate employers to offer flexible job opportunities. Last year, MUMDOO successfully launched the campaign Moms Want It Too, which focused on breaking the taboo around working mothers.

Lucie studied International Management and started her career in digital marketing at a multinational corporation, before leaving for maternity leave during which the idea for MUMDOO arose from her own needs. Lucie has two preschool children, loves the mountains, and good coffee.