16–17 September 2026 · Voděrádky near Prague

GASTRO MACH SUMMIT 2026

Two days of conference, expo and masterclasses for the whole gastro industry. The one-day meet-up of 2025 grew into a two-day summit with ten zones.

Programme and schedule 2026 partners Venue and zones

The 2026 edition in numbers

16–17 September 2026 · Voděrádky near Prague

almost 700

industry visitors

speakers

over 40

partners

zones

masterclasses

CHEF Talks

Programme

Efficiency & design

How to design an operation that earns, from the kitchen to the guest experience.

Sci-tech

AI, data and robotics in gastronomy. Technology you can deploy right away.

The industry in 5 years

Where gastronomy is heading and what it means for your business.

What healthy eating really is

Food as a tool for health and longevity. A trend reshaping menus.

Programme and schedule

Speakers and hosts

Jan Mach
Owner and CEO, Gastro Mach
Miguel Chilleron
Director of AI & Design, Livit
Jed Hernandez
Design & Creative Lead, Livit
Tomáš Mráz
CEO, Piano Group a.s.
Michal Debrecéni
Managing Director, Delirest and Primirest for the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Miroslav Lekeš
Gault&Millau guide licence holder
Daniele Scaglia
General Manager & Chief Inspector, Gault&Millau Italia
Ján Bartík
Managing Director, RATIONAL Czech Republic
Petra Wercholáková
B2B Sales Representative, Vilgain
Tomáš Novotný
R&D Manager, Vilgain s.r.o.
Tomáš Lavický
Director of the Bernard Visitor Centre
Marek Fichtner
Executive Chef, Červený Jelen | President, Bocuse d’Or Czech
Václav Šulc
Head of Restaurant Production and Sales, Globus Czech Republic
MUDr. Eliška Selinger, MSc.
Epidemiologist and public-health specialist
Lukáš Roubík
Nutrition and fitness expert, founder of Institut Moderní Výživy
Aleš Pokorný
Farmer and founder of the Býkárna project
Oldřich Sahajdák
Chef patron and chairman of the Nová česká association
Martin Staněk
Corporate Chef, Gastro Mach
Massimo Maspero
Corporate Chef, Angelo Po Grandi Cucine
Martin Svatek
Head Chef of MACE restaurant, Czech National Culinary Team
Ondřej Slanina
Chef, restaurateur and host of the TV show Kluci v akci
Tomáš Valkovič
Head chef of SKÔ and board member of the Nová česká association
Jan Horák
Head chef and co-owner of the Reason and ASK4 restaurants
David Viktorín
Head Chef, Chateau Petit
David Jelínek
AI Product Development, BC21
René Müller
Entrepreneur and hospitality consultant
Jakub Urban
Summit host
Tomáš Kalina
Masterclass host, Symposium Culinary Prague
Tomáš Popp
Food zone host, Czech National Culinary Team
Adam Rundus
Foodguide and author of the SMASH-BA cookbook