Martin Čurlej is an experienced IT professional with over 18 years in the industry, spanning Unix system administration, DevOps, and software development focused on Python and Rust. For the past 9 years, he has been part of Red Hat, contributing to open source projects and enterprise technology solutions.

A passionate advocate for the Python community, Martin founded the Olomouc Pyvo Python meetup and plays a leading role in organizing and mentoring PyLadies Olomouc—helping newcomers gain confidence in programming and grow their skills in a welcoming environment.