Petr Očko is an expert on ICT and digitalization. He graduated from Information Management and European Integration at the University of Economics in Prague and from Ph.D. studies in Information Economics at the Charles University in Prague. He works at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, leading the Digitalization and Innovation section as Director General. For nearly two years, he also served as acting CEO of CzechInvest, the state's agency supporting business and investments in its comprehensive form, leaving his post at the end of March 2024.