Křesťan a práce, z. s., Czech Republic (KAP)
EZA-European Centre for Workers’ Questions, Königswinter, Germany
Programme of the KAP Seminar in Prague, May 21 to 22, 2026
Funded by the European Union as EZA project No. 01-04-26-SE
“Compass for Competitiveness and Union of Skills“
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| Thursday | May 21, 2026 |
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| 12.00 | Registration of participants at the hotel Krystal |
| 13.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00 | Opening of the seminar Secretary general of EZA, Sigrid Schraml KAP Chairman Pavel Žufan, Department of Management, Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University in Brno (FBE MENDELU) |
| 14.15 | Panel 1: Concept of Competitiveness and Social Justice, moderated by Prof. Richard Pospíšil, member of KAP, Professor of Economics, Tomáš Baťa University in Zlín Pavel Žufan – Compass for Competitiveness and Union of Skills: Workers’ perspective of Draghi and Letta report Volodymyr Rodchenko, Professor of Management, V.N.Karazin Kharkiv University, Ukraine – Competitiveness and Skills Development in a War Economy |
| 15.30 | Coffee break |
| 16.00 | Panel 1: Concept of Competitiveness and Social Justice, Discussion groups and roundtable discussion moderated by Pavel Žufan, KAP, Participants: Prof. Lubomír Mlčoch, former Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, KAP member, Volodymyr Rodchenko, Professor of Management, V.N.Karazin Kharkiv University, Ukraine, Prof. Lubor Lacina, vice-chairman of KAP, Professor of Economics, FBE MEMDELU |
| 18.00 | Dinner at the Ballon restaurant |
| Friday | May 22, 2026 |
| 9.00 | Panel 2: Skills Revolution and Future of Work, moderated by Prof. Lubor Lacina, vice-chairman of KAP, Professor of Economics, FBE MENDELU Ana Patricia Fanjul Alemany, Doctor of Econoimcs and Business, University of Leon, Spain – Supporting rural entrepreneurs in Europe: an exploration of institutional resources and their effects Simone Romagnoli, Euroean relationships officer of ACLI – Association of Italian Christian Workers – Work skills for the future |
| 10:30 | Coffee break |
| 11.00 | Panel 3: Competitiveness, Skills, and Social Dialogue, moderated by Prof. Lubor Lacina, vice-chairman of KAP, Professor of Economics, FBE MENDELU Miriam Catulo, Board member of Catholic Workers Movement (KAB) Aachen, Germany – Germany between competitiveness and social cohesion Joseph Thouvenel, EZA Council Vice-President, former Vice-President of French Confederation of Christian Workers, CFTC France – What is competitiveness in relation to Christian values? |
| 12.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30 | Panel 4: Social Dialogue and Trade Unions, moderated by Pavel Žufan, KAP Jonathan De Gabriele, manager at Voice of the Workers (UHM), Malta – Role of the Trade Unions in Skills Development Support towards Constructive Social Dialogue Goce Trajkovski, President of the Trade Union of Financial Activities of Macedonia – Skills and Competitiveness: The Future of North Macedonia Marko-Bohdan Kalynyak & Andriy Levyk, Members of St. Volodymyr Fund, Lviv, Ukraine – Czech-Ukraininan Relations as a Witness to Social Justice and Awareness of Competitiveness |
| 15.00 | Coffee break |
| 15.30 | Conclusions of the seminar Sigrid Schraml Lubor Lacina Pavel Žufan |
| 17.00 | Dinner |
| Departure of participants |
Registration was closed on April 30.
Costs: All costs for presenters and participants (including travel and accommodation) will be covered according to the EZA rules..
Venue: hotel Krystal, José Martího 2/407, 162 00 Praha, Czech Republic.
Accommodation: arranged by the organizers in the above-mentioned venue.
Interpreting: English, German, French, Italian, Portuguese
