Alma Inclusive 2026
The two-day event Alma Inclusive 2026 – Where Inclusion Drives Growth – builds on the tradition of community of practice networked around the Profesia Lab initiative. It aims to broaden the topic of employing people with diverse abilities into a wider social and economic context. It draws on the experience of a successful internship model for young people with disabilities and further develops the topic of inclusion in connection with active ageing, equal opportunities and other factors that influence access to employment. The conference: on Tuesday, 3 February, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Stará tržnica, Námestie SNP 25 in Bratislava, Slovakia. The workshop on the second day offers an opportunity to gain practical experience both for employers and for jobseekers. The programme follows below the illustrative image.
Where Inclusion Drives Growth
February 3, 2026 (Tuesday), Stará Tržnica, Námestie SNP 25, Bratislava, Slovakia
(SK/EN simulteneous interpretation, sign language interpretation)
The conference connects research with practice – it will bring new insights on labour migration, the use of assistive technologies and artificial intelligence (AI), as well as on creating space for harder-to-employ groups.
Conference participants will also receive guide which builds on the Untapped Talents handbook. Material provides current data from the profesia.sk portal, summarizes the results of an international survey from 2025 on diversity and discrimination in workplaces, and offers practical recommendations for employers and candidates from vulnerable groups.
Participation in the event is for registered participants only. It is free of charge and covered by Alma Career Slovakia.
Registration for the workshop on 4 February 2026 is already closed. Participation is free of charge and covered by the TESCO Foundation.
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
16:00 Closing
