Slovenia is facing the challenges of business succession, pressure on productivity, and the question of how to retain companies, jobs, and capital within the domestic economy. International experience shows that employee ownership can serve as a pragmatic tool for addressing these issues, particularly in facilitating ownership transitions in small and medium-sized enterprises, preserving regional centres of economic development, and supporting companies’ long-term stability.

At the event, which will feature representatives from Harvard Business School, we will discuss what international experience from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and other European countries can teach us, as well as the opportunities offered by Slovenia’s institutional framework for developing employee ownership. Particular emphasis will be placed on how this field can be advanced as part of Slovenia’s modern development, enterprise, and ownership policy.

The event will feature:

• Prof. Nien-he Hsieh, Harvard Business School
• Tony Guidotti, Harvard Business School
• Aleš Ugovšek, M Sora
• Bojan Ivanc, Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Prof. Aleksandra Kanjuo-Mrčela, Faculty of Social Sciences