Alma Inclusive 2026
The two‑day conference Alma Inclusive 2026 – Where Inclusion Drives Growth – built on the community of practice that has formed around the Profesia Lab initiative and brought it to a new level. It broadened the topic of employing people with diverse abilities into a wider social and economic context, connecting it with active ageing, equal opportunities and other factors that influence access to work.
Where Inclusion Drives Growth
Drawing on the experience of a successful internship model for young people with disabilities, the conference took place on Tuesday, 3 February 2026, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Stará tržnica, Námestie SNP 25, Bratislava (Slovakia) followed by a second‑day workshop offering hands‑on experience for both employers and jobseekers.
More than 300 participants – employers, NGOs, policymakers, jobseekers and their families – created a vibrant community that continued to share ideas and build partnerships throughout the event.
Program
9:00 Alma Inclusive 2026: Opening
Organizational information, host Ľubica Melcerová, Alma Career Slovakia
Opening remarks
Labour Market Changes: Challenges and Solutions (link to session overview)
9:15 Labour Market in Transformation
Martin Kahanec, founder and scientific director of the Central European Institute for Labor Research (CELSI) and professor at Central European University in Vienna
9:40 Humans in the Technology Era: Energy, Brain, Skills
Panel discussion: Klaudia Bednárová (KOGNEO), Martin Szabo (Alma Career Slovakia), Dalibor Slávik (SLÁVIK & STELL), Viktória Skřivánková (International Organization for Migration)
10:20 Case Study: Croatia's Path to Inclusive Labor Market
Mirna Barbarić, Zavod za vještačenje, profesionalnu rehabilitaciju i zapošljavanje osoba s invaliditetom
10:30 Case Study: Technology and Community for Active Aging
Hana Lörinczová, social enterprise Aptet
10:40 Break – Networking
Equality of Opportunity: Data, Stories, Company Realities (link to session overview)
11:15 International Workplace Inclusion Survey
Alma Career Slovakia and PricewaterhouseCoopers Slovensko - the presentation will be delivered by Peter Havalda, Partner & Assurance Leader, PwC Slovakia
11:40 How Does a Fair Labour Market Emerge?
Panel discussion: Miroslav Dravecký (Alma Career Slovakia), Erik Forgáč (The main moderator of the talk show A sme tu, broadcast on TV JOJ and adapted from Les Rencontres du Papotin), Lýdia Handzová (Kyndryl Slovakia), Miroslava Rychtárechová (TESCO STORES SR)
12:30 Case Study: Open Doors for One Day: DUOday in Lithuania
Jurgita Kuprytė, founder and director of SOPA
12:40 Break – Networking – Lunch
14:00 Introduction, organizational info
Host: Ľubica Melcerová, Alma Career Slovakia
Assistive technologies and AI (link to session overview)
14:10 Inclusive Teams, Blind Spots, Economic Reality
Filip Molčan, Good Sailors
14:30 How Not to Lose Talent
Panel discussion: Michaela Dlhá (Technológie bez zraku), Petra Kotuliaková (Aj Ty v IT), Martin Karen (job applicant from Profesia Lab 2025/26)
15:10 Case Study: How AI Changes Life for Son with Down Syndrome
Dalibor Jakuš, profesia.sk founder, online recruitment innovator
15:20 Case Study: School-to-Work Transition
Anna Podlesná, Alma Career Slovakia
15:30 Recognition of partners and volunteers
