Conference program

Thursday 25.9.2025

08:30                                      Registration                           Auditorium, EUBA (entry room)

09:30 – 10:30                         Official Opening                   Auditorium, EUBA

9:30 – 9:50 Paula Puškárová, Vice-Rector for Research and Doctoral Studies, Bratislava University of Economics and Business and Ľuboš Cibák, Rector, Bratislava University of Economics and Management: Official Opening and Welcome

9:50 – 10.00 Ján Hrinko, State Secretary, Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic: Introductory Welcome Notes

10:00 – 10:10 Andreja Jaklic, Professor, University of Ljubljana, Academy of International Business Central & Eastern Europe Chapter (AIB-CEE) Chapter Chair: Who We Are

10:10 – 10:30 Michal Hvorecký, Writer, Translator, Head of Department for Culture, Bratislava Old Town: Bratislava – An Introduction of a Central European City

Moderators: Soňa Ferenčíková & Dagmar Váleková

10:30 – 11:00                         Coffee Break                         Auditorium, EUBA (entry room)

11:00 – 12:00                         Keynote Speaker                  Auditorium, EUBA

• Torben Pedersen: Geopolitical turbulence in the world and companies’ resilience strategies

Moderator: Andreja Jaklič

12:00 – 13:00                         Lunch Break                          EUBA (new building)

13:30 – 14:45                         Expert Panel                         Auditorium, EUBA

• Internationalization: Slovak case (institutional framework and companies´ operations)
  • Rastislav Chovanec, State Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Slovak Republic
  • Andrea Krajčíková, Director General, Foreign Trade Policy and European Affairs Section, Ministry of Economy, Slovak Republic
  • Róbert Spišák, Director and Board Member AZC Group
  • Peter Rusiňák, Head of Business Service Center Forum

Moderator: Soňa Ferenčíková

14:45 – 15:15                         Coffee Break                         Auditorium, EUBA entry room

15:15 – 16:30                         Keynote Speakers                Auditorium, EUBA

• Pervez Ghauri: Is compliance to ESG and SDGs achievable in the new world order
• Arnold Schuh: IB research on CEE: The end of certainties and the recognition of blind spots

Moderator: Denisa Čiderová & Soňa Ferenčíková

17:00 – 19:00                         Reception                              EUBA (new building)

Friday 26.9.2025

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