Conference Programme
The conference agenda
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
12:30–13:00
Registration
Registration
13:00–14:00
Poster session
Moderator: Joanna Kurowska-Pysz
Speakers: Joanna Borkowska; Joseph Brown; Jolanta Domańska; Artur Fabiś; Marcin Muszyński; Juliia Fetko; Agnieszka Ganiek; Jarosław Kacprzak; Piotr Krowicki; Matthias Löffler; Marcin Matuszny; Dorota A. Miller; Suzanne Alabi; Holly Thompson; Karolina Mucha-Kuś; Monika Nawojska; Katarzyna Papież-Pawełczak; Beata Tkacz; Lubomira Trojan
In front of Auditorium Maximum
Poster session
Moderator: Joanna Kurowska-Pysz
Speakers: Joanna Borkowska; Joseph Brown; Jolanta Domańska; Artur Fabiś; Marcin Muszyński; Juliia Fetko; Agnieszka Ganiek; Jarosław Kacprzak; Piotr Krowicki; Matthias Löffler; Marcin Matuszny; Dorota A. Miller; Suzanne Alabi; Holly Thompson; Karolina Mucha-Kuś; Monika Nawojska; Katarzyna Papież-Pawełczak; Beata Tkacz; Lubomira Trojan
In front of Auditorium Maximum
14:00–16:00
Scientific session for PhD students and students
Moderator: Barbara Piontek
Speakers: Joseph Brown; Matthias Löffler; Katharina Weissenlehner; Magdalena Dróżdż; Wojciech Młynarski; Magdalena Pierzyna; Marcin Matuszny
Room 227; scientific discussion 15:45–16:00
Scientific session for PhD students and students
Moderator: Barbara Piontek
Speakers: Joseph Brown; Matthias Löffler; Katharina Weissenlehner; Magdalena Dróżdż; Wojciech Młynarski; Magdalena Pierzyna; Marcin Matuszny
Room 227; scientific discussion 15:45–16:00
16:00–17:30
Meeting of the WSB Department of Management and networking within the Q-Helix International Research Group on Territorial & Inter-Organisational Cooperation
Moderator: Joanna Kurowska-Pysz
Room 227
Meeting of the WSB Department of Management and networking within the Q-Helix International Research Group on Territorial & Inter-Organisational Cooperation
Moderator: Joanna Kurowska-Pysz
Room 227
17:30
Dinner
AMIGO Club
Dinner
AMIGO Club
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
08:30–09:00
Registration
Registration
09:00–09:15
Conference opening
Speakers: Katarzyna Szczepańska-Woszczyna; Joanna Kurowska-Pysz
Conference opening
Speakers: Katarzyna Szczepańska-Woszczyna; Joanna Kurowska-Pysz
09:15–10:30
Plenary Session 1
Moderator: Martin Klatt
Speakers: Mariya Mendzhul; Juliia Fetko; Martin Lačný; Hynek Böhm
Auditorium D; discussion 10:15–10:30
Plenary Session 1
Moderator: Martin Klatt
Speakers: Mariya Mendzhul; Juliia Fetko; Martin Lačný; Hynek Böhm
Auditorium D; discussion 10:15–10:30
10:30–10:45
Coffee break
Coffee break
10:45–12:00
Round-table Debate 1 – Building Regional Resilience in Ukraine and the Visegrad Four through Territorial Cooperation
Moderator: Juliia Fetko
Participants: Mariya Mendzhul; Martin Lačný; Hynek Böhm; Joanna Kurowska-Pysz
Round-table Debate 1 – Building Regional Resilience in Ukraine and the Visegrad Four through Territorial Cooperation
Moderator: Juliia Fetko
Participants: Mariya Mendzhul; Martin Lačný; Hynek Böhm; Joanna Kurowska-Pysz
12:00–13:00
Thematic Session 1 (onsite)
Moderator: Hynek Böhm
Speakers: Ngoc Ho Long; Thi Hong Oanh Le; Joanna Wójcik-Chodorowska; Lubomira Trojan; Anna Kowalska
Thematic Session 1 (onsite)
Moderator: Hynek Böhm
Speakers: Ngoc Ho Long; Thi Hong Oanh Le; Joanna Wójcik-Chodorowska; Lubomira Trojan; Anna Kowalska
13:00–14:00
Lunch break
Lunch break
14:00–15:15
Round-table Debate 2 – Beyond Design: Activating Cooperation Across Sectors and Territories
Moderator: Margherita Vacca
Participants: Lubomira Trojan; Barbara Szafir; Katarzyna Sokołowska; Oskar Adamus
Round-table Debate 2 – Beyond Design: Activating Cooperation Across Sectors and Territories
Moderator: Margherita Vacca
Participants: Lubomira Trojan; Barbara Szafir; Katarzyna Sokołowska; Oskar Adamus
15:15–15:30
Coffee break
Coffee break
15:30–17:30
Thematic Session 2 (online)
Moderator: Jacek Bendkowski
Speakers: Muhammad Aurangzeb Manzoor; Pilatin Ubeydullah; Antanas Ūsas; Edgaras Abromavičius; Paulius Danielius; Anna Tatarczak; Kalina Grzesiuk; Monika Jakubiak; Joanna Łabędzka; Dolska Olga; Goncharenko Ievgen; Tomasz Studzieniecki; Grzegorz Kinelski
Thematic Session 2 (online)
Moderator: Jacek Bendkowski
Speakers: Muhammad Aurangzeb Manzoor; Pilatin Ubeydullah; Antanas Ūsas; Edgaras Abromavičius; Paulius Danielius; Anna Tatarczak; Kalina Grzesiuk; Monika Jakubiak; Joanna Łabędzka; Dolska Olga; Goncharenko Ievgen; Tomasz Studzieniecki; Grzegorz Kinelski
17:30
Dinner
AMIGO Club
Dinner
AMIGO Club
Thursday, October 29, 2026
09:00–10:45
Plenary Session 2
Moderator: Iga Lehman
Speakers: William Elliott; İsmail Şiriner; Ekaterina Mikhailova; Martin Klatt
Auditorium D; discussion 10:20–10:45
Plenary Session 2
Moderator: Iga Lehman
Speakers: William Elliott; İsmail Şiriner; Ekaterina Mikhailova; Martin Klatt
Auditorium D; discussion 10:20–10:45
10:45–12:00
Expert debate – Minorities in border regions – an underused resource or underestimated factor of organizational and territorial cooperation?
Moderator: Martin Klatt
Participants: Ekaterina Mikhailova; Wojciech Opioła; Anna Kluczyńska; Khrystyna Łazowska
Expert debate – Minorities in border regions – an underused resource or underestimated factor of organizational and territorial cooperation?
Moderator: Martin Klatt
Participants: Ekaterina Mikhailova; Wojciech Opioła; Anna Kluczyńska; Khrystyna Łazowska
12:00–13:00
Thematic Session 3 (onsite)
Moderator: Ekaterina Mikhailova
Speakers: Regina Andriukaitiene; Anna Kluczyńska; Joanna Kurowska-Pysz; Fryderyk Marek Pryjma
Thematic Session 3 (onsite)
Moderator: Ekaterina Mikhailova
Speakers: Regina Andriukaitiene; Anna Kluczyńska; Joanna Kurowska-Pysz; Fryderyk Marek Pryjma
13:00–14:00
Lunch break
Lunch break
14:00–15:30
Thematic Session 4 (online)
Moderator: Adnan ul Haque
Speakers: Mohammad Akram Khan; Adeeba Anees; Yaroslava Kalat; Tamerlan Gurbanov; Anna Maksymenko; Khrystyna Prytula; Yevgeniy Zakharchuk; Myroslava Lendel
Thematic Session 4 (online)
Moderator: Adnan ul Haque
Speakers: Mohammad Akram Khan; Adeeba Anees; Yaroslava Kalat; Tamerlan Gurbanov; Anna Maksymenko; Khrystyna Prytula; Yevgeniy Zakharchuk; Myroslava Lendel
15:30–15:45
Coffee break
Coffee break
15:45–18:30
Thematic Session 5 (online)
Moderator: Joanna Wójcik-Chodorowska
Speakers: Marek Olszewski; Tomáš Pražák; Piotr Krowicki; Solomon Kunle Omogbemi; Adnan ul Haque; Jennifer Bettis; Akinlawon Atinuke Oluwagbemisola; Erol Ciçek; Michał Szyszka; Arkadiusz Wąsiński; Artur Boháč
Thematic Session 5 (online)
Moderator: Joanna Wójcik-Chodorowska
Speakers: Marek Olszewski; Tomáš Pražák; Piotr Krowicki; Solomon Kunle Omogbemi; Adnan ul Haque; Jennifer Bettis; Akinlawon Atinuke Oluwagbemisola; Erol Ciçek; Michał Szyszka; Arkadiusz Wąsiński; Artur Boháč
18:30
Closing remarks, farewell
Closing remarks, farewell