What was the conference about?
Program
1st day – September 26, 20078:00 – 9:00 Registration
9:00 – 9:45 Opening plenary
Welcome – Pavel Hagyari, Mayor of Prešov
Introduction of project, goals and activities implemented and outputs envisaged - Laura Dittel, Director, Carpathian Foundation Slovakia
Introduction of project partners and cooperating institutions
9:45 – 10:15 “UNDP European CSR Baseline Analysis Results” (plenary) + Q&A
Danica Viznerova - (Public Private Partnership Officer) United Nations Development Program, Regional Centre, Bratislava, Slovakia
10:15 – 11:00 “Carpathian CSR Research Final Report” (plenary) + Q&A
Ioana Brasovean – (Business Program Coordinator) Association for Community Relations (ARC), Cluj, Romania
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 12:10 “Carpathian CSR Research Country Reports” (4 national working groups) – Q&A – country researchers
Ioana Brasovean – (Business Program Coordinator) Association for Community Relations
(ARC), Cluj, Romania
Eduard Marcek - (Director) Partners for Networking (PANET), Bratislava, Slovakia
Grzegorz Piskalski - (Director) Foundation Centrum CSR.PL, Warsaw, Poland
Dr. Gyula Fulop – (Associate Professor) University of Miskolc, University of Debrecen, Hungary
12:10 – 13:15 Lunch Break
13:15 – 14:30 Transnational thematic working groups – Part I.
A. Building capacity of CSR actors – definition of roles and practical recommendations for CSR practices application (workshop – 75 min.)
a. “What it Takes to Give and Win”
Lenka Ilanovska – (Executive Director) Slovak Donors Forum, Bratislava, Slovakia
b. "Multistakeholder dialogue in the small region - opportunities and obstacles"
Leszek Tomaszkiewicz – (Main Specialist) City of Sanok, Poland
c. “The Social Marketplace as an Instrument for Mobilizing Local Actors in CSR Activities”
Scott Morris – (US Peace Corps Volunteer) CREST Ressource Center, Satu Mare, Romania
d. „Beyond the usual CSR – integrating sustainability into the business operation”
Mate Kriza – (director) Business Council for Sustainable Development, Budapest, Hungary
B. The role of civil society in CSR promotion - cooperation of business and civil society sector in promotion of CSR activities (workshop – 75 min.)
a. “Community Development and Corporate Filantropy – Experience from Local Partnerships”
Katarina Minarova – (Executive Director) Prešov Community Foundation, Prešov, Slovakia
b. “Euro Into Center Network Involvement in CSR Promotion”
Mihai Patrascu – (PR, Networking&Communication Consultant) DCIMM Maramures Foundation, Baia Mare, Romania
c. “Environment Friends: Is the effective cooperation of environmental organizations and manufacturing companies possible? Is the combination of economic interests and social responsibility compatible or not?”
Marta Iren - (Communication Director), Holcim Hungária Zrt., Hungary
d. “Pajacyk – Program by Polish Humanitarian Organization. How to engage business in a nationwide program of combating malnutrition of children?”
Grzegorz Gruca – (Member of the Board), Polish Humanitarian Organization, Poland
C. Community Investments – role of corporate philanthropy in building sustainable communities in Carpathian Region (workshop – 75 min.)
a. „Making Life Safer and More Equal is Worth Doing”
Jan Baca – (Public Affairs Director) U. S. Steel, Košice, Slovakia
b. „We Help Where We Operate. We Invest in the Future of the Region”
Agnieszka Haduch – (Human Resources Specialist) Nowy Styl Group, Poland
c. “Citi in the Community – Perspectives of CSR”
Cristela Georgescu – (Deputy General Manager), Citibank Romania, Bucarest, Romania
d. “Companies and Students”
Balazs Kunovszki, (regional development coordinator), Junior Achievement Hungary, Szeged, Hungary
D. Integration of CSR principles into business strategy – inspiring examples from Carpathian Region (workshop – 75 min.)
a. „London Benchmarking Model – Effective Management of Corporate Philantrophy and Community Involvement in Practice in Slovakia”
Jana Ruzicka – (Program Coordinator) Pontis Foundation, Bratislava, Slovakia
b. “Development Programs for Sustainable Development Implemented by Bechtel International Inn”
Lorena Stoica – (Director) Carpathian Foundation, Oradea, Romania
c. “Contribution of Businesses to Community Development Programs – Inspiring Examples from Eastern Slovakia”
Jozef Jarina – (Self-government of Raslavice) Village Raslavice, Slovakia
d. “Privat-public Partnership as an Element of CSR – Practice and Theory in Polish Sub- Carpathian Region”
Grzegorz Kubal – (President) Podkarpacka Izba Gospodarcza, Krosno, Poland
14:15 – 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 – 16:30 Transnational thematic working groups – Part II.
16:30 – 16:40 Break – moving back to plenary room
16:40 – 17:30 Conclusions and recommendations from the working groups – Discussion and proposals for Declaration and Recommendations (plenary)
19:00 – 21:30 Reception (restaurant, Dukla hotel)
2nd day - September 27, 2007
8:00 – 9:00 Registration
9:00 – 10:45 Transnational thematic working groups – Part III.
A. Aspects of cross-border cooperation in CSR - opportunities for the future (workshop – 75 min.)
a. “CSR in the Context of Bihor Entrepreneurs Federation”
Marius Selegean – Bihor Entrepreneurs Federation, Oradea, Romania
b. “CSR – Is It Something Measurable?”
Csaba Bodroghelyi – (member of the board), KOVET – Hungarian Association for Environmentally Aware Management), Budapest, Hungary and (Environmental Service Manager), SGS Hungária Ltd., Budapest, Hungary
c. “Experience With Cross Sectorial and Cross-border Cooperation During Building Cycle Trails”
Viera Stupakova – (Project Coordinator) Prešov Bicycle Group Kostitras (Boneshaker), Prešov, Slovakia
d. „Presenting Experience of Joint Work With Business While Realizing International Projects by ”Bieszczady Foundation – Partnership for Environment”.
Damian Wisniewski - ”Bieszczady Foundation – Partnership for Environment”, Lesko, Poland.
B. Cross-sector cooperation in regional development – role of CSR (workshop – 75 min.)
a. “Cross-sector cooperation in support of local and regional development – common project of UNDP and Kosice Regional Authority in Kosice region
Natasa Matulayova, Project Manager, Košice PIU, Slovakia
b. “Carpathian House – Project Stimulating Cooperation between Private Sector with NGO Sector”
Zofia Kordela-Borczyk – (Executive Director and President of the Board), Carpathian Foundation Poland, Sanok, Poland
c. “The Way Project – West Academic Youth”
Carmen Sasu – (Executive Manager) Romarketing Ltd., Romania
d. “The Role of the Civil Society in the Fortification of Sustainable Food Production and Supply”
Zoltán Alfoldi, (Associate Professor), University of Pannonia, Georgicon Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Keszthely, Hungary
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 11:45 Transnational thematic working groups – Part IV.
Preparation of final statements and proposals for Declaration and Recommendations for final plenary session
11:45 – 12:30 Final plenary session
- Presentation of working groups´ proposals for Declaration and Recommendations
- Plenary discussion of the proposals for Declaration and Recommendations
- Approval of the Declaration and Recommendations which will establish the transnational multi-stakeholder platform
for creating enabling environment for CSR in the Carpathian region
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
14:00 – 15:00 Briefing
