Free Market Road Show: Regulačný detox

How to awaken dormant growth?

(English version below)

We invite you to the international conference Free Market Road Show 2026!

In the fall of 2024, in Draghi's report, the EU officially realized that its competitiveness is declining. Since then, several proposals have been prepared - the omnibus, the 28th regime and various other plans to simplify the bureaucracy.

But will it be enough? Have we moved on the subject of bureaucracy and competitiveness from reports and plans to somewhere further? And where does more responsibility lie - in the hands of Brussels or in the hands of national governments, which often complicate life for entrepreneurs far beyond the scope of European regulations?

At the Regulatory Detox - How to wake up dormant growth conference, we prepared panels with European and Slovak experts. They will look at the current deregulation efforts in the EU and Slovakia and their practical shortcomings. We will examine where the biggest burden lies and how it could be changed in order to stop economic growth tomorrow.

We have reports, analysis and strategies. Both Slovakia and Europe need to move towards practical solutions.

Come and look for them with us at the conference as early as 22. April 2026 (Wednesday) at 4:30 p.m. in the Pálffy Palace in Bratislava.

Confirmed speakers:

International panel

• Zdeněk Neužil – legal analyst and manager of the Bureaucratic detox project, Chamber of Commerce of the Czech Republic (Czech republic)
• Marcin Chmielowski – Public Affairs | Public Policy Analyst (Poland)
• Petar Ganev – chief economist Institute for Market Economics - IME (Bulgaria)
• Petra Reszkető – senior analyst, Budapest Institute (Hungary)
• Barbara Ochotnická – economic adviser (Representation of the European Commissione Slovakia)

Slovak Panel

• Vladimír Šimoňák – State Secretary of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic (MH SR)
• Róbert Spišák – Vice President of the Republican Union of Employers (RÚZ)
• Ján Solík – president of the Association of Entrepreneurs of Slovakia (ZPS)
• Martin Vlachynský – director of the Research Center for the Business Environment INESS
  

You can read more information about the speakers in the section "lineup".

Entrance is free, interpretation and refreshments will be provided, only registration is required!

In case of any questions, do not hesitate to contact us at: [email protected]

English version:

We invite you to the international conference Free Market Road Show 2026!

In the autumn of 2024, the EU officially acknowledged in the Draghi report that its competitiveness is declining. Since then, several proposals have been put forward – the Omnibus package, the 28th regime, and various other plans aimed at reducing bureaucracy.

But will it be enough? Have we moved beyond reports and plans in addressing bureaucracy and competitiveness? And where does the greater responsibility lie – in the hands of Brussels, or national governments that often complicate the lives of entrepreneurs far beyond the scope of EU regulations?

At the conference Regulatory Detox – Awakening Dormant Growth, we have prepared panels featuring European and Slovak experts. They will examine current deregulation efforts in the EU and Slovakia, as well as their practical shortcomings. Together, we will explore where the greatest burdens lie and how they could be reformed to help restart economic growth – starting tomorrow.

We have the data, analyses, and strategies. Now, both Slovakia and Europe need to move towards practical solutions.

Join us in searching for them on April 22, 2026 (Wednesday) at 4:30 PM at Pálffy Palace in Bratislava.

Confirmed speakers:

International panel

• Zdeněk Neužil – Legal Analyst and Project Manager of the “Bureaucratic Detox” project, Czech Chamber of Commerce (Czech Republic)

• Marcin Chmielowski – Public Affairs / Public Policy Analyst (Poland)
• Petar Ganev – Chief Economist, Institute for Market Economics (Bulgaria)
• Petra Reszkető – Executive Partner, Budapest Institute (Hungary)
• Barbara Ochotnická – Economic Counselor (European Commission Representative)

Slovak panel

• Vladimír Šimoňák – State Secretary, Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic
• Róbert Spišák – Vice-President, Sslovak Employers' Federation
• Ján Solík – President, Entrepreneurs Association of Slovakia
• Martin Vlachynský – Director, Center for Business Environment Research, INESS

You can find more information about the speakers in the “Lineup” section.

Admission is free, interpretation and refreshments will be provided; registration is required.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at: [email protected]