Speaker

Věra Jourová is currently Vice President of the European Commission for
Values and Transparency and deals with democracy, rule of law, media
pluralism and fight against disinformation. From 2014 to 2019, she served
as EU Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality. In 2014,
before arriving to the European Commission, Ms Jourová held the position
of Minister for Regional Development in the Czech Republic. Previous to
this, from 2006 to 2013, she worked in her own company as an
international consultant on European Union funding, and was also involved
in consultancy activities in the Western Balkans relating to the European
Union Accession. She holds a Degree in Law (Mgr.) and a Master’s degree
(Mgr.) in the Theory of Culture from the Charles University, Prague.