Technical Program Committee

MSc. Miroslav Balog, PhD. et. PhD.
Slovak Academy of Science, Bratislava, Slovakia

Assoc. prof. MSc. Michal BALOG, PhD.
Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies, Prešov, Technical University of Košice, Slovakia

Assoc. prof. MSc. Juraj BENIAK, PhD.
Vice-dean, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia

Assoc. prof. MSc. Jana BERESECKÁ, PhD.
Faculty of European Studies and Regional Development, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia

MSc. Cristina BORZAN, PhD.
Universitatea Tehnica Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Prof. M.A. Dagmar CAGÁŇOVÁ, PhD.
Dean’s Ambassador for Grant Activity Faculty of Management, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia

Prof. Pei-Yin CHEN
National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

Assoc. prof. MSc. Olaf CISZAK, PhD.
Dean of faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Management, Poznan University of Technology, Poland

Prof. MSc. Michal CEHLÁR, PhD.
Dean of the Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnologies, Technical University of Košice, Slovakia

Prof. dr. Sergiu CORNEA
Vice Rector, Cahul State University B. P. Hasdeu, Republic Of Moldova

Prof. Pedro Filipe do Carmo CUNHA
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal

Prof. MSc. Milan DADO, PhD.
University of Žilina, Slovakia

Assoc. prof. RNDr. Alena DUBCOVÁ, CSc.
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constanne the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia

Assoc. prof. Susane DURST
School of Business, University of Skövde, Sweden

Prof. MSc. Zuzana DVOŘÁKOVÁ, CSc.
School of Business, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic

Assoc. prof. MSc. Milan EDL, PhD.
Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, The University of West Bohemia, Czech Republic

Prof. MSc. Soňa FERENČÍKOVÁ, PhD.
Faculty of Commerce, University of Economics, Bratislava, Slovakia

Prof. MSc. Jozef GAŠPARÍK, PhD.
Vice-dean of Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Žilina in Žilina, Slovakia

Prof. Dr. Petia GENKOVA
Hochschule Osnabrück, University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Dr. MSc. Rafal GOLEBSKI
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science, Institute of Mechanical Technologies, Czestochowa, Poland

Assoc. prof. MSc. Oleksandr GUSAK, PhD.
Dean of Faculty of Technical Systems and Energy Efficient Technologies, Sumy State University, Ukraine

Prof. MSc. Cristian-Győző HABA, PhD.
“Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Romania

assoc. prof. Michal HOLUBČÍK, PhD.
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Žilina in Žilina, Slovakia

MSc. Natália HORŇÁKOVÁ, PhD.
Faculty of Management, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia

Assoc. Prof. Hsun-Ping HSIEH
Department of Electrical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

Assoc. prof. MSc. Vitalii IVANOV, Ph.D.
Faculty of Technical Systems and Energy Efficient Technologies Sumy State University, Ukraine

Prof. MSc. Jozef JANDAČKA, PhD.
prof., Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Žilina, Slovakia

Prof. Stanislav Jacko, PhD.
Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnologies, Technical University of Košice, Slovakia

Dr. Sabine JUNGINGER
Lucerne University of applied Sciences and Arts, Switzerland

Dr. Yaroslav KICHUK
Rector, Izmail State University for Humanities, Ukraine

Prof. PCz. dr hab. inż Sebastian KOT
Częstochowa University of Technology, Poland

Prof. Dražan KOZAK, PhD.
Vice-Rector for education and students, Mechanical Engineering Faculty, JOSIP JURAJ STROSSMAYER UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK, Croatia

Brigitte KRECH
Economic and Environmental Affairs Adviser, Office of the OSCE Co-ordinator of Economic and Environmental Activities, Vienna, Austria

Assoc. prof. MSc. Iveta KREMEŇOVÁ, PhD.
The Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Žilina, Slovakia

Prof. MSc. Anna KRIŽANOVÁ, PhD.
Vice-rector, University of Žilina, Slovakia

Prof. MSc. Ivan KURIC, PhD.
Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Žilina, Slovakia

Prof. MSc. Radim LENORT, Ph.D.
SKODA AUTO University, Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic

D.Sc., Prof. Alexander LIAPOSHCHENKO
Vice Dean, Faculty of Technical Systems and Energy Efficient Technologies, Sumy State University, Ukraine

Prof. Tzu-Ping LIN
Dept. Architecture, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

Prof. Rafael Hernández LÓPEZ
School of Architecture and Technology, UCJC, Madrid, Spain

Prof. MSc. Dr. Dorin LUCACHE
The “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi – Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering and Applied Informatics, Romania

Assoc. prof. MSc. Slawomir LUŚCINSKY, PhD.
Faculty of Management and Computer Modeling, Kielce University of Technology, Poland

Prof. MSc. Daniela MARASOVÁ, CSc.
Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnologies, Technical University of Košice, Slovakia

Assoc. prof. Liviu -Mihail MARINESCU, PhD.
Head of the Center for Intercultural Cooperation of Danubius University of Romania, Romania

Assoc. prof. Emanuel–Stefan MARINESCU, PhD.
Vice Rector for Foreign Affairs of Danubius University, Romania

Prof. MSc. Peter MARKOVIČ, PhD.
Faculty of Business Management, University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia

Invited Assistant Professor, Florinda Maria Carreira Neto MATOS, PhD.
ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal

Assoc.prof., MSc. Mykola MELNYCHUK, Ph.D.
Head of Department Of Materials Science, Lutsk National Technical University, Ukraine

MSc. Veronika MEŠKOVÁ
Research Centre, University of Žilina, Slovakia

Prof. MSc. Peter Pavol MONKA, PhD.
Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies of the Technical University of Košice with a seat in Prešov, Slovakia

Prof. MSc. Katarína MONKOVÁ, PhD.
Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies of the Technical University of Košice with a seat in Prešov, Slovakia

Prof. MSc. Ľudmila NAGYOVÁ, PhD.
Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia

Assoc. prof. Dr. Predrag K. NIKOLIC, PhD.
College for Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan, United States

Dott. Gabriele PALOZZI PH.D.
School of Economics, Univerzita di Roma, Italy

Prof. Dr. MSc. Jozef PETERKA
Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava STU Bratislava, Slovakia

MSc. Peter PIŠTEK, PhD.
Kempelen Institute of Intelligent Technologies

Prof. MSc. Miloš POLIAK, PhD.
Dean of Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Žilina, Slovaki

Dr. József POÓR, DSc.
Szent István University, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Hungary

Prof.Dr. Juliana POPOVA,
Vice Rector of International Relations,University of Ruse Angel Kanchev, Bulgaria

Prof. MSc. Richard POSPÍŠIL, PhD.
Faculty of Arts, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic

Assoc. prof. Dr. Andy PUSCA
President Danubius University, Romania

Dr. MSc. Alina Beatrice RAILEANU
Vice-rector, Danubius International Business School, Danubius University of Galati, Romania

Assoc. prof. PhDr. Martina RAŠTICOVÁ, Ph.D.
Vice-dean Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic

prof. MSc. Jozef RISTVEJ, PhD.
Vice-rector for international relations and marketing, University of Žilina, Slovakia

Assoc. prof. Mauro ROMANELLI
Università degli Studi di Napoli “Parthenope”, Italy

Assoc. prof. MSc. Anna SANIUK, Ph.D.
University of Zielona Gora, Poland

Prof. MSc. Sebastian SANIUK, PhD.
Vice-Dean for Science, Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Zielona Gora, Poland

Assoc. prof. Carmen SIRBU, PhD.
Administrative General Director of Danubius University of Romania, Romania

Assoc. Prof.MSc. Daynier Rolando Delgado SOBRINO, PhD.
Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava STU Bratislava, Slovakia

Assoc. prof. MSc. Zdenko STACHO, PhD.
University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Trnava, Slovakia

Assoc. prof. MSc. Katarína STACHOVÁ, PhD.
University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Trnava, Slovakia

Prof. M.A. Peter ŠTARCHOŇ, PhD.
Dean of Faculty of Management, Comenius University of Bratislava, Slovakia

Prof. RNDr. Beata STEHLÍKOVÁ, CSc.
Vice-Dean of The Faculty of Economics and Entrepreneurship, Pan-European University, Bratislava, Slovakia

Prof. Ing. Martin STRAKA, PhD.
Technical University of Košice, Slovakia

Dr. Habil. Lajos SZABÓ
Institute for Business Development, Department of Strategy and Project Management, Budapest, Hungary

Prof. MSc. Ľubomír ŠOOŠ, PhD.
Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia

Prof. MSc. Jana ŠTOFKOVÁ, PhD.
Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Žilina, Slovakia

MUDr. MSc. Zuzana ŠTOFKOVÁ, PhD.
Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Žilina, Slovakia

Prof. Eduardo TOME
The Universidade Europeia, Lisboa, Portugal

RNDr. Miroslava TREMBOŠOVÁ, PhD.
University of Constantinus the Philosopher in Nitra

Assoc. prof. MSc. David TUČEK, PhD.
Dean of the Faculty of Management and Economics, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic

Assoc. prof. MSc. Anna VAŇOVÁ, PhD.
Faculty of Economics, Matej Bel University, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

Dr. MSc. Igor VIJATOV
Director of the Automotive Cluster Serbia

M.A. Jozef VISKUPIČ
Chairman of Trnava Self-Governing Region, Slovakia

Prof. dr. sc. Neven VRČEK
Dean of Faculty of Organization and Informatics, Croatia

Prof. Krzysztof WITKOWSKI
University of Zielona Gora, Poland

Dr. Oleg V. ZABOLOTNYI
Vice-rector Lutsk National Technical University, Ukraine, Director of Delcam Training Centre,

Dr.h.c. Prof. MSc. Jozef ZAJAC, CSc.
Dean of the Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies of the Technical University of Košice with a seat in Prešov, Slovakia

MSc. Marco Salvatore ZAPPATORE, PhD.
Università del Salento, Lecce, Italy

Assoc. prof. MSc. Pavel ŽUFAN, Ph.D.
Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic

MSc. Jozef HUSÁR, PhD.
Faculty of Production Technologies, University of Košice, Slovakia

Assoc. prof., MSc. Lucia KNAPČÍKOVÁ, PhD.
Faculty of Production Technologies, University of Košice, Slovakia

Assoc. prof. Daniela ŠPIRKOVÁ, PhD.
Institute of Management, STU, Bratislava, Slovakia

MSc. Jiří Bejtkovský, PhD.
Faculty of Management and Economics, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic

Prof. MSc. Róbert Štefko, PhD.
Dean of Faculty of Management and Business, University of Presov

Prof. MSc. Pavol KRÁĽ, PhD.
Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Žilina, Slovakia

ShaoLin HU
Director of Economic Division, Taipei Representative Office Bratislava

Zoya WANG
Deputy Director, Taipei Representative Office Bratislava

Assoc. prof. Ján PAPULA, PhD.
Vice-dean for quality and public relationships, Faculty of Management, Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia

Prof. RNDR. Michal GREGUŠ, PhD.
Dean of Faculty of Management, Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia

Assoc. prof. Michal GREGUŠ, PhD.
Faculty of Management, Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia

Dr. Marina UTKINA
Warwick University, Warwick, UK

Prof. Stefano CAVAGNETTO
Dean of Prague City University, Prague, Czech Republic

Dr. Victoria BOZHENKO
Tubingen University, Tubingen, Germany

Dr. Tena PRELEC
Oxford University, Oxford, UK

MSc. Juraj HOŠŤÁK
Ministry of Investment, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic

Dr. Jakub KASCAK
Technical University of Košice, Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies with a seat in Prešov, Slovakia

Dr. Justyna TROJANOWSKA
University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Poland

Dr. Adam KOLINSKI
Lukasiewicz Research Network—Poznan Institute of Technology, Poland

Dr. Michał ADAMCZAK
Poznan School of Logistics, Poland

Dr. Piotr TROJANOWSKI
West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin

Dr. Ludmila Filina-DAWIDOWICZ
West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin

Dr. Grigori Pop
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Dr. Dragan PERAKOVIC
University of Zagreb, Croatia

Dr. Ivan CVITÍC
University of Zagreb, Croatia

Dr. Markus BRILLINGER
Pro2Future GmbH, Austria

Dr. Przemysław ZAWADZKI
Poznan University of Technology, Poland

Prof. Slawomir LUSCINSKI
Kielce University of Technology, Poland

Dr. Christoph Hupfer
Hochschule Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Dr. Anna Plechatá Krausova
vice chancellor for International Relations, Newton University, Prague

Dr. Alberto Di Taranto
TYTO srl, managing director

HONORARY GUESTS:

H.E. David Lee Nan-yang
Taipei Representative Office, Bratislava, Slovakia

H.E. Eitan LEVON
Israeli Missions in Slovakia

MSc. Ingrid BROCKOVA, CSc., MIPP
State Secretary of the Ministery of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic

Prof. Hong WEI-YEN
Ministry of Science and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic

MSc. Juraj DROBA, MBA, MA
President of the Bratislava Self-governing Region

MSc. Jozej VISKUPIČ
President of the Trnava Self-governing Region

JUDr. Zoltán HÁJOŠ
Mayor of Dunajská Streda

JUDr. Peter BROČKA, LL.M
Mayor of Trnava