MSD IT Meet Ups

The first five minutes of any meeting set the tone. ⏰✨

That is true whether you’re running a simple status meeting or a two-day workshop.
And yet: What do most people do with the first five minutes? Waste them. 😞
They either ramble pointlessly, or dive into the main topic too quickly . Either of these will make the participants feel lost. 😕🧭
But for your meeting to succeed, you need the exact opposite: You need to quickly get everyone on the same page.
This is what the icebreakers are for. ❄️🧊

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Join us for “The Art and Science of Breaking the Ice.”
In this fast-paced hands-on session, you will see that icebreakers can be much more than cheesy time-fillers.
You will learn to use them as strategic tools to boost engagement, build trust and spark collaboration.
We will cover:

• Why icebreakers work (even for sceptics)
• The ROI of a 5-minute opener
• The most effective formats
• How to connect icebreakers to your session goals

Rest assured, it won’t be a 90-minute lecture.
You’ll get the chance to roll-up your sleeves , and try those icebreakers out. So that you will leave not just inspired, but equipped.
Spots are limited - mark your attendance to reserve yours! 📅✅

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Agenda:
17:30 - 18:00 Registration
18:00 - 19:30 Lecture
19:30 - 20:00 Networking

About the Speaker
Lukas Liebich is a professional business and design thinking facilitator. In his day-to-day job, he is designing and organizing workshops on strategy, process improvement, and product development.

AI, ML and algorithms in drug discovery
Curious about how AI, machine learning and traditional algorithms are advancing drug discovery? In this session, we will introduce the basics of proteins, the molecular machines that drive biology. We will talk about antibodies, the body’s natural defense system, which scientists can develop artificially and turn into life‑saving drugs. Finally we will explore de-novo protein design - how deep learning methods can invent entirely new proteins never seen in nature.
We will highlight some of the public open-source methods that are shaping the field. AlphaFold2, which recently earned a Nobel Prize for solving protein structure prediction, has become a game-changer for researchers worldwide. We will share some of our own methods for protein and antibody design that we have released as open-source for the community.
We will close with an overview of exciting research directions and opportunities for computational groups looking to contribute to this fast-evolving field.

Speakers:
Marco Ancona
David Příhoda
Adam Král
Tereza Čalounová

Agenda:
18:00 - 18:30 registration
18:30 - 20:00 Presentations
20:00 - 21:00 Q&A and networking

See you there!