Ondrej Filipec is the Vice-Chair and a Board Member at the Department of Politics and Social Sciences at Palacký University in Olomouc, Czechia. He is a member of several scientific societies, including the Czech Association for European Studies and the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in EU Law. He serves as Executive Editor of the Slovak Journal of Political Sciences and regularly attends numerous international scholarly conferences and public events. He is also part of academic networks like the “Network for Protection of Democracy” and the Jean Monnet Network.
Katka Vavrinová is a Ph.D. candidate at the Faculty of Law, Palacký University in Olomouc, specializing in cybersecurity, digital technologies, and digital human rights. She has been affiliated with the Czech Republic's Permanent Representation in Geneva and studied EU Studies at Paris-Lodron University in Salzburg, Austria. Vavrinová holds a degree in European Law and EU Policies from Palacký University and received the Karel Schwarzenberg Prize for her thesis. She is member of the Czech Association for European Studies, teaches EU courses and participates in academic projects, including Erasmus+ initiatives.