We Are Passionate Change Agents
The Digital Resilience Institute was founded in 2023 to promote the need for increased human resilience in a rapidly changing world. It encourages collaboration between governments, academics and practitioners from across all of Europe to exchange knowledge on digital technologies, to stimulate cutting-edge research, and to support responsible, human-centered innovation. Ultimately the Association helps create a more resilient future for both people and the planet.
Being an Association enables us to deliver benefits that a single organisation could not deliver alone. We are a collaborative body with a strong international network enabling us to work across multiple disciplines including smart cities, defence, energy, mobility, and AI trust, covering skills related to project management, communications and law to deliver ethical and sustainable change that improve lives.
Get to Know Us
Founders and Board
At the Digital Resilience Institute we bring together the best talent in the data and AI community to work together on ground-breaking initiatives under shared goals, with no departmental boundaries.
Chairman
Jiri Bouchal
Jiri combines being a seasoned entrepreneur, having established a successful data visualisation start-up, with strategic project management skills.
Deputy Chairman
Hugo Kerschot
Hugo has more than 25 years of experience in IT, consultancy and project management in digital government and policy making at national and EU level.
Deputy Chairman
Susie Ruston McAleer
Susie has worked at the forefront of digital government innovation since its inception, regularly securing multi-millions in funding for partners.
Associates
Member
Pavel Kogut
Pavel is an experienced researcher working with multiple stakeholders across multiple countries to achieve resilience goals.
Member
Laura Gavrilut
Laura is a tenacious project manager with extensive experience managing European projects and their stakeholders.
Member
Tomas Pavelka
Tomasz is a qualified professional attorney with more than 10 years of experience in EU law and regulation.
Member
Magda Berkovská
Magda is a European Projects Manager with extensive experience in education. She focuses on engaging end-users and community initiatives.
Member
It could be you...
To join DRI as an associate and to be added to our database for potential project work, please send us an email via the Contact Us tab.