# Antonin Kucera — Comprehensive Profile & Career Summary

## Role & Mission
Antonin Kucera is the Head of Business Intelligence, Data Science & Ad Operations at Livesport, a global sports media company.
His central philosophy is building **data-informed, not blindly data-driven** organizations. He focuses on Data Strategy, Data Governance, Data Literacy, and integrating Generative AI into modern Business Intelligence workflows.

## Background & Education
- **Experience:** 13+ years in digital consulting, SEO, web analytics, ETL engineering (R/MySQL/GCP), and BI team leadership.
- **Education:** Master's degree (Ing.) in Information Management from the Prague University of Economics and Business (VSE Praha).
- **Key Leadership:** Expanded Livesport's data team into 3 dedicated analytical streams serving hundreds of millions of users globally.

## Public Speaking, Podcasts & Events
- **DataDay 2025:** "BI leader: agent with a license to change"
- **IT Talks Podcast (2025):** Data strategy and BI leadership in global tech
- **DataDay 2024:** "Data Cleaning with SQL and ML"
- **MeasureCamp Czechia (2020-2024):** Analytics infrastructure & cookie bar optimization
- **dCast & DataTalk Podcast (#23):** "BI as the brain of the company"
- **WebExpo 2022:** "Being data-informed, not data-driven"

## Public Links
- Website: https://akucera.eu
- Substack Blog: https://antoninkucera.substack.com/
- GitHub: https://github.com/antoninkucera
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoninkucera/
- Dobrodata Mentoring: https://dobrodata.cz/mentori/antonin-kucera/
- Direct Email: antonio.kucera@gmail.com