As preparations for the Liberec Economic Forum 2025 (LEF 2025) move forward, we are delighted to announce the formation of our new Programme Committee. This distinguished group of scholars and professionals will play a key role in shaping the scientific quality, thematic focus, and overall success of the Forum. The Programme Committee is responsible for curating the academic programme, and ensuring that LEF remains a platform where rigorous research meets practical insight. Their expertise spans multiple disciplines of economics, business, and policy, reflecting the Forum’s commitment to interdisciplinarity and international collaboration.
This year’s committee brings together experts from leading universities, research institutes, and policy institutions across Europe and beyond. With backgrounds in international economics, finance, innovation management, sustainability, and regional development, the committee embodies the broad scope of LEF 2025. By combining academic excellence with practical relevance, the committee ensures that the Forum continues to provide meaningful contributions to both scholarly debates and policy discussions. The new Programme Committee is dedicated to upholding the highest standards of peer review and academic integrity. At the same time, it is also tasked with fostering innovation in the conference format, encouraging dialogue between academia and practice, and highlighting emerging research topics.
Meet the Committee
doc. Ing. Klára Antlová, Ph.D.
(klara.antlova@tul.cz, 0000-0003-0933-857X) Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic
doc. PhDr. Ing. Pavla Bednářová, Ph.D.
(pavla.bednarova@tul.cz, ORCID 0000-0002-5397-4488) Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic
Ing. Jitka Burešová, Ph.D.
(jitka.buresova@tul.cz, ORCID 0000-0002-4055-5102) Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic
doc. Ing. Aleš Kocourek, Ph.D.
(ales.kocourek@tul.cz, ORCID 0000-0002-5880-7515) Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic
doc. Mgr. Peter Madzík, PhD.
(peter.madzik@tul.cz, ORCID 0000-0002-1655-6500) Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic
doc. Kateřina Maršíková, Ph.D.
(katerina.marsikova@tul.cz, ORCID 0000-0003-2306-2303) Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic
doc. Ing. Petra Rydvalová, Ph.D.
(petra.rydvalova@tul.cz, ORCID 0000-0002-4816-208X) Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic
doc. Ing. Pavla Vrabcová, Ph.D.
(pavla.vrabcova@tul.cz, ORCID 0000-0002-4384-1622) Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic
doc. Ing. Otakar Ungerman, Ph.D.
(otakar.ungerman@tul.cz, ORCID 0000-0002-0438-5353) Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic
prof. Ing. Miroslav Žižka, Ph.D.
(miroslav.zizka@tul.cz, ORCID 0000-0002-7804-3954) Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic
doc. Ing. Dita Hommerová, Ph.D., MBA
(hommer@fek.zcu.cz, ORCID 0000-0003-1073-5994) University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic
prof. Ing. Šárka Laboutková, Ph.D.
(sarka.laboutkova@vse.cz, ORCID 0000-0001-7108-2144) Prague University of Economics and Business, Czech Republic
doc. Ing. Tomáš Pavelka, Ph.D.
(tomas.pavelka@vse.cz) Prague University of Economics and Business, Czech Republic
dr hab. Piotr Gryszel, prof.
(piotr.gryszel@ue.wroc.pl, ORCID 0000-0002-5264-3468) Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny We Wrocławiu, Poland
Prof. Dr. Jörg Kroschel
(j.kroschel@hszg.de) Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz, Germany
Prof. Dr. rer. pol. habil. Thorsten Claus
(thorsten.claus@tu-dresden.de, ORCID 0000-0003-1862-181X) Technische Universität Dresden Internationales Hochschulinstitut (IHI) Zittau, Germany
prof. John R. Anchor
(j.r.anchor@hud.ac.uk, ORCID 0000-0003-2885-9450) University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom
PhDr. Michael Augustín, PhD., MPA
(michael.augustin@euba.sk, ORCID 0000-0003-2104-5649) Bratislava University of Economics and Business, Slovakia
prof. h. c. prof. Ing. Monika Hudáková, PhD., MBA
(monika.hudakova@vsemba.sk, ORCID 0000-0003-0454-9626) Bratislava University of Economics and Management, Slovakia
Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.mont. Rupert Baumgartner
(rupert.baumgartner@uni-graz.at, ORCID 0000-0003-0956-7997) Universität Graz, Austria
With the leadership of the new Programme Committee, we are confident that LEF 2025 will continue to grow as a respected and inspiring platform for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers. We look forward to their contributions as we prepare a programme that reflects the Forum’s theme, “New Horizons in Economics and Business.”