Co-founders
LiveDiff Co-Founders are the backbone of our movement. Their passion, dedication, and hard work are what keeps us going. Every day, they spread the word about our cause, inspire others to join us, and take action to make a difference.
Martin Košťál
Chief Growth Officer
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Martin Košťál leads growth and product strategy at the cryptocurrency exchange Coinmate, where he draws on more than fifteen years of experience in banking, consulting, and IT management — from core banking projects at Raiffeisenbank, through international banking transformation programs at Greyson and zeb consulting, to his role as CIO at Hello Bank. He has gained extensive know-how in security, regulation, and customer experience. Martin joined Coinmate at a time when the world of cryptocurrencies is transforming from a free-spirited environment into a regulated industry, and he is helping Coinmate establish processes that strengthen trust and make cryptocurrencies more accessible to everyday users.
Petr Soukup
Director, screenwriter & producer
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Petr Soukup is a Czech director, screenwriter, and producer known for his work in television and film. Born in 1951 in Prague, he studied directing at FAMU and began his career with documentaries and music videos. In the 1980s, he directed around 150 music videos and many entertainment programs.

After 1989, he founded his own production company and worked on both public and private TV projects. As a producer, he contributed to films like Akumulátor 1, Konec básníků v Čechách, and co-produced the British-Czech film Pin for the Butterfly. In recent years, he directed TV films such as Pánský klub and Lakomec. Soukup remains a respected figure in Czech media for his creative and diverse body of work.
Barbara Parente
Medical Doctor
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A results-driven sales professional and physician with a passion for education and empowering others. Proven ability to exceed targets, build strong relationships, and thrive in fast-paced environments.
Fawad Nadri
Businessman and Diplomat
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Born in Kabul. After completing his basic and secondary education in Afghanistan, he managed to avoid conscription into the communist army by briefly serving in a local police unit. Thanks to excellent academic results, he received a government scholarship to study abroad and arrived in Czechoslovakia in 1985. Although he initially aimed to study economics, he was placed in an agricultural program. He first completed a Czech language course in Dobruška and then enrolled at the Institute of Tropics and Subtropics at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague.
After graduating as an agricultural engineer, Nadri stayed in the Czech Republic and became involved in business. In 1992, he co-founded a boutique and wholesale shop selling Turkish leather and textiles in Prague’s Dejvice. Over the years, he also ran a university club and a popular pub, employing many foreign students and supporting the immigrant community.
In 2005, he founded the Czech-Afghan Chamber of Commerce to promote economic cooperation between the two countries. He organized a business forum at the Czech Senate that brought Afghan ministers and Czech officials together and resulted in several agreements, including a contract for the delivery of Czech helicopters to Afghanistan and training programs for Afghan military personnel. Despite administrative challenges, including a legal dispute over rental fees at the Senate, he continued his work through a restructured Czech-Slovak-Afghan Chamber.
Throughout his life, Nadri has maintained strong ties with Afghanistan and made several visits, including a final one in July 2021, just before the Taliban returned to power. He continues to live in Prague with his wife and children, contributing to intercultural dialogue and Czech-Afghan relations.

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