Dear colleagues,

let me kindly  invite you to a panel discussion entitled "Vision for Slovakia: Crossroads, Paths, Goals," which we are organizing as part of the Košice Economic Forum (KEF). The panel discussion will take place on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. in the Volkswagen Slovakia Auditorium (TUKE campus).

The panel discussion will be attended by:

• Martin Kahanec (professor at Central European University - this year's recipient of the ESET Science Award for Outstanding Personality in Science in Slovakia) 
• Branislav Kováčik (Dean of the Faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations, Matej Bel University in B. Bystrica) 
• Miroslav Štefánik (Director of the Economic Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences)
• Michal Vašečka (Program Director, Bratislava Policy Institute)

Event schedule:

09:30 - 09:40 Opening of the event

09:40 - 10:40 Part 1 of the panel discussion

10:40 - 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 - 12:00 Part 2 of the panel discussion

12:00 - 12:30 Questions from the audience and conclusion of the panel discussion

12:30 End of the event

The event poster can be found at the following link:

https://tinyurl.com/KEF-20251112-panel

The following link provides a list of all previous and planned presentations (click below to switch between academic years): http://tinyurl.com/khhym2b

The history of the event can be found at the following link:

https://ekf.tuke.sk/sk/kef-kosicke-ekonomicke-forum

Thank you all for supporting this event.

We look forward to your participation.

Sincerely yours,

Rajmund Mirdala