Opening Ceremony of Climate Week Prague 2026

Climate Week Prague 2026 opens with an extraordinary afternoon beneath the world’s largest LED dome at the newly renovated Planetarium Prague. Through immersive storytelling, thought-provoking conversations and leading voices from across Europe, the Opening Ceremony will launch a week dedicated to shaping a resilient and prosperous future.

Rather than approaching climate change as an isolated challenge, the event will explore our relationship with the Earth, with one another and with the systems we have created. It will ask how we navigate a century of profound environmental, technological and societal transformation — and what it means to redefine prosperity in a rapidly changing world.

Bringing together leaders from European institutions, science, business, culture, media and civil society, the programme will combine an original immersive audiovisual experience with conversations about climate, resilience, innovation, leadership and the values that will shape the decades ahead.

As the flagship gathering of Climate Week Prague 2026, the event will welcome senior decision-makers, partners, journalists and changemakers from across sectors, creating a unique space for reflection, dialogue and new collaborations.

Speakers

The Opening Ceremony will feature speakers from European institutions, science, business, journalism, public life and civil society.

• Connie Hedegaard – Former European Commissioner for Climate Action, former Danish Minister for the Environment, and internationally recognised leader in climate policy

• Jan Dusík – Deputy Director-General for Climate Action at the European Commission and former Minister of the Environment of the Czech Republic

• Bohuslav Svoboda – Mayor of the City of Prague

• Martin Bursík – Chair of the Committee for Sustainable Energy and Climate, Prague City Hall and former Minister of the Environment of the Czech Republic

• Magdalena Davis – Director of Climate Programmes, People in Need

• Daniel Kortus – Scientist, science communicator and climate communication expert

• Petr Holub – Founder and Director of Budovy21 and former Director General for Climate Protection at the Czech Ministry of the Environment

• Martin Ehl – Chief Analyst at Hospodářské noviny

• Michal Žák – Meteorologist and Climatologist, Czech Television & Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics

• Andrea Basilová – Co-founder & CEO, Sensoneo

• Martin Hudeček – Asset Manager, RSJ Investments

• Vojtěch Kotecký – Environmental Policy Expert, Charles University Environment Center

• Josef Dvořáček – Founder and CEO of Sonnentor Czech Republic

• Petra Kolínská – Director of Green Circle (Zelený kruh)

• Lucy Fitzgeorge-Parker – Editor-in-Chief of Responsible Investor

• Alena Klvaňová – Ornithologist and biodiversity expert, Czech Society for Ornithology

• Tereza Líbová – Head of Environmental Projects and Climate Adaptation, Prague City Hall

• Michal Sikyta – Managing Partner at Soulmates Ventures, a venture capital fund investing in sustainable innovation

Hosted by: Soňa Jonášová – Founder and Director of the Institute of Circular Economy (INCIEN).

Preliminary agenda

14:00 Registration & Welcome Drink

14:30 Immersive Audiovisual Opening

14:45 Main Programme

18:35 Closing Remarks

18:40 Networking Reception & Refreshments

The programme and timings are preliminary and may be subject to change.

Registration

Attendance is limited, tickets are available at the link below.