Jan Bednář

Bio

Jan Bednar is the CEO and founder of ShipMonk, one of the fastest-growing tech/logistics companies in the world. Jan started his entrepreneurship journey at age 17 when he immigrated from the Czech Republic to Florida to pursue his college education. After graduating from Florida Atlantic University, Jan founded what is known today as ShipMonk, a technology-driven, eCommerce fulfillment, and logistics company.

Since its start in 2014, ShipMonk has grown to over $150 million in revenue in 2020 and over 1,300 employees. Jan was named on Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2018, and ShipMonk was named on Inc. Magazine’s Fastest-Growing Companies in the US in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. In 2020, Jan brought in Summit Partners in a $365M round.

The Future of Education

Moonshot Conference USA

The second Moonshot conference on the topic of Education, this time in the USA, gathered experts to challenge the current education system mainly in the areas of Access to Quality Education and the Advancement of Youth Health. In panels and flash Issue & Solution sessions, the leaders and innovators from the fields of business, government policy, technology, science, and the arts discussed obstacles and formulated solutions to the continued challenges in American education.

The Future of Civil Service

Moonshot by Aspen CE

Moonshot by Aspen CE brought the second interactive conference entitled The Future of Civil Service. In two panels, the leaders and drivers of change focused on Leadership and Talent Development in Civil Service and Ability of Civil Service to Deliver. Watch this important debate and help us start a change in the civil service via Moonshot Impact Gallery.

The Future of Education

Moonshot by Aspen CE

The first of the Moonshot by Aspen CE virtual conferences focusing on the future of education highlighted examples of best practices in a diverse panel of experts and representatives of business, state and non-profit sectors. Over 40 Czech innovation projects in education are presented in the Moonshot impact gallery to raise support to further their impact.

Fighting Inequalities

Moonshot Conference USA

The very first Moonshot Conference was launched in Washington D.C. last year and it was dedicated to the topic of INEQUALITIES - in access to quality education, in access to technologies and inequalities caused by race discrimination. Check out some of the most powerful moments of our very first Moonshot endeavour.

Jan Bednář

Bio

Speaker at Moonshot by Aspen CE

The Future of Digitalization & AI

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