Conference Programme 2026
February 5th, 2026, NEWTON University Prague, Prague Congress Centre
Conference Programme
Date: February 5, 2026 Venue: NEWTON University, Prague
08:45 – 09:45 Registration (4th Floor)
09:45 – 09:55 Official Opening
Welcome speech by the Rector of NEWTON University (Anna Plechatá Krausová)
Morning Session: Innovation & Education
Room 5 (English Section) Chairwoman: Ludmila Hruban
09:55 – 10:10 Prof. Sebastian Zips (Hochschule Zittau Görlitz)
Consumer Perceptions of Sustainability in Everyday Life: Evidence from Germany and Czechia
10:15 – 10:25 Michal Greguš (Comenius University Bratislava)
Between Wonder and Questions: Exploring the AI Transformation Together
10:30 – 10:40 Prof. Fuad Khoshnaw (De Montfort University - United Kingdom)
Failure Analysis as a Tool for Cost Reduction and Sustainable Innovation in Industrial Systems
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break
Mid-day Session
Room 5 (English Section) Chairwoman: Ludmila Hruban
11:30 – 11:40 Keynote Speech Mikolaj Pindelski
AI Enabled Strategy. Setting Strategic Goals in the Age of Intelligent Decision Systems
11:45 – 11:55 Ivana Novotná
The use of ethical audit in the process of change management in an organization / Využití etického auditu v procesu řízení změn v organizaci
12:00 – 12:10 Joanna Zukowska (Warsaw School of Economics)
The Role of Coaching in Fostering Entrepreneurial Attitudes in Employees
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
Afternoon Parallel Sessions I (13:30 – 14:30)
A) Room 5 (English Section) Chairwoman: Ludmila Hruban
13:30 - 13:40 Pavel Semerád
- SSB Taxation in the Czech Republic
13:45 - 13:55 Jana Turčínková
More details coming soon
14:00 - 14:10 Renáta Ježková
- Approaches and strategies to support work-life balance for Gen Z employees...
B) Room 6 (Czech & Slovak Section) Chairwoman: Dagmar Palatová
13:30 – 13:40 | Lukáš Valeš
South Korea as a victim of its own success
13:45 – 13:55 | Martina Zapletalová
Hodnotová orientace studentů managementu
14:00 – 14:10 | Jiří Nesiba
Stoleté firmy a značky v ČR
14:30 – 14:45 Coffee Break
C) Poster section (13:30 - 14:45)
Afternoon Parallel Sessions II (14:45 – 15:55)
A) English Section (Room 5) Chairwoman: Ludmila Hruban
14:45 – 14:55 Petar Petrov
Smart Talent Ecosystems in Higher Education: Bridging Research, Work-Integrated Learning, and Entrepreneurship
15:00 – 15:10 Petr Zimčík
From Gravity to Growth: The Rapid Expansion of the Space Economy
15:15 – 15:25 Neven Vrček
Smart Industry Ecosystem
16:00 – 17:00 Keynote Speech Prof. Alona Revko (University of Oxford)
Building Resilient Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystems in Extreme Contexts: The European Experience
B) Czech & Slovak Section (Room 6) Chairwoman: Dagmar Palatová
14:45 - 14:55 | Tereza Krčíková
Program podpory resilience jako nástroj prevence školního selhávání u sociálně znevýhodněných dětí
15:00 – 15:10 | Erika Loučanová
Determinants of Sustainable Business Development
15:15 – 15:25 | Zdeněk Mikulka
Filozofické a axiologická východiska využívání moci v procesu managementu...
15:30 – 15:40 | Monika Hodinková
Od krizové pomoci k odolnosti: srovnání podpory po povodních 2024 ve střední Evropě
17:00 – 17:15 Closing Ceremony
17:30 – ... Raut & Afterparty
Programme Committee
Anna Plechatá Krausová, Ph.D.
Chancellor
NEWTON University
doc. Ing. Jiří Koleňák, Ph.D., MBA, LL.M
Vice-Chancellor for Strategy and Development
Vysoká škola NEWTON
Prof. Mgr. Dagmar Cagáňová, Ph.D.
Vice-Chancellor for Internationalization
NEWTON University
Scientific General Chairwoman of EFE
doc. PhDr. PaedDr. Eva Ambrozová, Ph.D., MBA
Vysoká škola NEWTON
Ing. et Ing. Pavel Semerád, Ph.D., MBA
Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs,
STING University
doc. Mgr. Emil Velinov, Ph.D
Vysoká škola NEWTON
Ing. Petr Zimčík, Ph.D.
Head of the Centre for Economics and Data Analytics
NEWTON University
Ing. et Ing. Petra Přibilová, Ph.D.
Science and Research
Vysoká škola NEWTON
Scientific committee of the conference
doc. RNDr. Michal Greguš, PhD., Comenius University in Bratislava
doc. Ing. Marcela Malindžáková, PhD., Technical University of Košice
prof. Ing. Daniela Marasová, CSc., Technical University of Košice
Ing. Karol Horanský, PhD., Technical University of Košice
dr hab. inż. Anna Saniuk, prof. UZ, University of Zielona Góra, Poland
dr hab. inż. Sebastian Saniuk, prof. UZ, University of Zielona Góra, Poland
doc. Ing. Michal Holubčík, PhD., University of Žilina
dr hab. inż. Krzysztof Witkowski, prof. UZ, University of Zielona Góra, Poland
Prof. Dragan Peraković, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christoph Hupfer, Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Germany
doc. Ing. Peter Korba, PhD., Ing.Paed.IGIP, Technical University of Košice
Dr.h.c. Prof. Ing. Michal Cehlár, PhD., Technical University of Košice
doc. Ing. Marián Čvirik, PhD., Bratislava University of Economics and Business
doc. Ing. Jana Beresecká, PhD., University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava
Prof. Ing. Peter Trebuňa, PhD., Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Košice
Ing. et Ing. Pavel Semerád, Ph.D., MBA, STING Academy, Czech Republic
Ing. Petra Petrová, Ph.D., MBA, FBMI ČVUT
Dr. Piotr Luty, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, PL
Prof. Ass. Dr. Arben Ahmeti, Dean of Computer Sciences Faculty, Kolegji ABB, XK
Prof. Ass. Dr. Jusuf Qarkaxhija, Computer Sciences Faculty, Kolegji ABB, XK
NEWTON University
Prof. Mgr. Dagmar Cagáňová, Ph.D.
doc. Mgr. Emil Velinov, Ph.D.
Ing. et Ing. Petra Přibilová, Ph.D.
Ing. Petr Novák, Ph.D.
Ing. Martin Cenek, Ph.D.
Mgr. PhDr. Barbora Pánková, MBA, Ph.D.
Ing. Petr Zimčík, Ph.D.
Ing. Tomáš Heralecký, Ph.D.
Ing. Julie Holendová
Ing. Mgr. Martina Zapletalová
PhDr. Ing. Vladimír Borský, LL.M., MBA, MSc.
Ing. Zdeněk Mikulka, Ph.D., B.Th., MSc.
doc. PhDr. Lukáš Valeš, Ph.D.
PhDr. Jiří Nesiba, LL.M., Ph.D.
Ing. Jan Boubín, Ph.D.
Rectors:
Dr. Anna Plechata Krausova, Ph.D.
Rector of NEWTON University, Prague, Czech Republic