Silvester Krčméry
Mgr. Silvester Krčméry, PhD.
He completed his university studies in 2018, specialising in financial management. In 2021, he completed his doctoral studies at the Faculty of Management, Comenius University Bratislava, with a dissertation focused on analysis in innovative and dynamically evolving environments, particularly in the healthcare sector.
During his studies, he undertook study and research stays at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Universitat de València and Universidad de Málaga, where he conducted research in macroeconomics, decision theory and behavioural economics. He continues to actively present research and project outcomes at conferences and leads webinars, workshops and panel discussions. In recent years, he has delivered presentations in countries including Portugal, the Netherlands, Greece, Belgium, Sweden, Ireland and China.
He began his professional career in asset management, working in investment reconciliation at Swiss Re. At the Rectorate of Comenius University Bratislava, he served as Coordinator of the Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R). At the consulting company CIVITTA, he was a member of the senior team and worked as a project manager in the areas of strategy, innovation and financing. He currently also works as a Senior Researcher and Consultant for the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (VŠMU).
He managed the Slovak EIT Health Hub and subsequently the EIT Urban Mobility RIS Hub. He organised EIT Morning Health Talks—the first event of its kind in Slovakia, bringing together experts from the healthcare sector—and served as one of the facilitators of Hack Healthcare, Slovakia’s first major hackathon aimed at accelerating change in healthcare.
He has contributed to several national and international research, capacity-building and awareness-raising projects targeting a wide range of audiences. He has led several projects in cooperation with the European Institute of Innovation and Technology and actively participates in research projects in Slovakia and abroad. He serves as Slovakia’s national delegate to the Management Committee of a COST Action under European Cooperation in Science and Technology and is also a COST expert.
His research interests include Industry 4.0, Industry 5.0, artificial intelligence, emerging developments in strategic management, innovation ecosystems and the fiscal impacts of diseases. His teaching activities include the development and delivery of courses in Managerial Economics, Controlling, Project Management and Volunteering in both Slovak and English.
He regularly participates in educational and professional development activities related to his areas of research. He holds several certificates, including Improving Your Business Through a Culture of Health from Harvard University.
Publishing activity:
Link to the publication record: https://petra.uniba.sk/?fn=detailAutorForm&ei=Uni-ID|UKOID|78742450
Selected publications:
Babeľa, R., Krčméry, S., Mišík, M.: Feasibility analysis of disease impact modeling in Central and Eastern Europe - CEE FISCAL Index: unlocking the linkages between health outcomes and country ́s economic performance = Analýza uskutočniteľnosti modelovania dopadov ochorenia v strednej a východnej Európe - CEE FISCAL Index: súvislosti medzi výsledkami v oblasti zdravia a ekonomickou záťažou krajiny ochorením. In: Lekársky obzor. Herba, Bratislava (Slovensko): Slovenská zdravotnícka univerzita v Bratislave. Roč. 73, č. 12 (2024), S. 452-465. ISSN 0457-4214
Krčméry, S.: Patient perceptions and sustainable healthcare : understanding digital anxiety in turbulent economic environment. DOI 10.18690/um.epf.5.2024.28. In: FEB International Scientific Conference: 8th Scientific conference: Challenges in the Turbulent Economic Environment and Organizations’ Sustainable Development, 2024, Maribor, Slovenia. S. 295-303. ISBN 978-961-286-867-3
Papulová, Z., Krčméry, Silvester., Smolka, D.: Trends and challenges in healthcare in context of industry 4.0 and new emerging technologies. DOI 10.54941/ahfe1002811. In: Human interaction and emerging technologies: Artificial intelligence and future applications. 1. vyd. (Francúzsko): AHFE International, 2022. S. 821-829. ISBN 978-1-958651-44-5
Papulová, Z., Krčméry, S.: Innovations in healthcare sector connected to industry 4.0. In: Management trends in the context of industry 4.0. Gent: European Alliance for Innovation, 2021. S. 1-15. ISBN 978-1-63190-332-8
Krčméry, S., Papulová, Z.: New trends in the provision of digital healthcare related to the 4th industrial revolution. In: VERBUM - vydavateľstvo KU, 2021. S. 477-488. ISBN 978-80-561-0888-8
Krčméry, S., Papulová, Z.: Výzvy v zdravotníctve súvisiace s nástupom 4. priemyselnej revolúcie. In: Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, 2020. S. 50-60. ISBN 978-80-223-4993-2
Contact and links to profiles and social networks:
e-mail: silvester.krcmery@uniba.sk
https://linktr.ee/silvesterkrcmery
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/silvesterkrcmery/
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Silvester-Krcmery
ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5662-5200
Courses:
Managerial economics | 1st year of bachelor's degree study |
Project management | 2nd year of bachelor's degree study |
Controlling | 3rd year of bachelor's degree study |
Volunteering | 1st year of bachelor's degree study |
Research and project activity
Scientific research projects:
▪ Horizon2020 ENLIGHT RISE – RESEARCH AND INNOVATION AGENDA WITH AND FOR SOCIETY: Leveraging digital innovation for a greener and healthier Europe. Horizon2020-SwafS – Work Package Lead
▪ VEGA 1/0614/23 (2023 - 2025) Preparedness of companies for the challenges associated with Industry 4.0 in terms of business processes and business process management – Scientific co-worker
▪ VEGA 1/0773/20 2020 - 2023 Management of intellectual capital and measurement of innovativeness of enterprises in Slovakia – Scientific co-worker
▪ APVV-17-0656 2018 - 2021 Transformation of the organization management paradigm in the context of Industry 4.0 – Scientific co-worker
Development projects:
▪ 008UK-2-1/2021 Human resources strategy aimed at earning the HR Excellence Award for Comenius University (HRS4RUK) – Member of Steering Committee, Working Group and Project Team
▪ 001UK-2-1/2023 HRS4RUK in practice: Doctoral School UK (HDUK) – Member of the Action Group and Project Manager
Commercial projects:
▪ European Digital Innovation Hub – Hopero is the Slovak European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH), which helps small and medium-sized companies or institutions take digitalisation to the next level using artificial intelligence – Investment Readiness Expert
▪ Challenger Green&Digital 2022 – Challenger is a non-equity startup accelerator based in Bratislava – Startup Coach
▪ Hack Healthcare Slovakia 2022 – Hack Healthcare Slovakia is the first major hackathon in Slovakia focused on accelerating change in healthcare – Facilitator
Other projects:
▪ EIT Health i-Days 2023 – EIT Health i-Days is an event designed to support innovation in the health sector, involving students and workers from different European cities – Project manager
▪ EIT Health Hub Slovakia – The purpose of the EIT Health Innovation Hub is to promote healthcare innovation – Regional Innovation Hub Manager
▪ EIT Urban Mobility RIS Hub Slovakia – EIT Urban Mobility is an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) – Regional Innovation Hub Manager
▪ EIT Raw materials – EIT RawMaterials Incubator in Slovakia, which provides support for innovations in the field of mineral raw materials – from exploration, through mining and processing, to recycling – Incubator manager
▪ CARLiS (Careers in Life Sciences) – Within the framework of the Interreg V-A Slovakia - Austria programme –Work Package Career strategies
Additional information:
▪ Member of the Research(er) Assessment Expert Network (RAEN)
▪ Member of the Community for Educational Innovation (CEI)
▪ Member of the AE4AI Network
▪ Member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society
▪ Evaluator for EIT HEI and EIT RawMaterials
▪ Evaluator for NIVAM and VEGA
▪ Mentor in the GROWNi Mentoring Programme and the Academic Mentoring Programme (AMP)