The fourth block of KALUSH EXPO® 2026: Workforce and Resources for the Economy

14 September, 2026
TOMORROW — KALUSH EXPO® 2026: "Energy of Growth and Resilience!" 

KALUSH EXPO® 2026: Workforce and Resources for the Economy

For industry today, workforce strategy is far more than filling immediate job openings—it is about targeted skills training, seamless onboarding, ongoing competency development, and aligning educational programs with real-world production demands.

The fourth block of KALUSH EXPO® 2026 centers on "Human Capital."

Panel Theme: "Workforce and Resources for the Economy"

Key Practical Focus Areas:
  • Academic Integration: Streamlining the transition of university, college, and vocational school graduates into active industrial roles.
  • Education-Employer Alignment: Closing the gap between academic curricula and actual enterprise skill requirements.
  • Veteran Integration: Adapting industrial workplaces and workflows to support military veterans.
  • Gender Diversity in STEM: Expanding opportunities for women in technical and engineering trades.
  • Talent Reserve Strategy: Building a resilient workforce pipeline to power ongoing industrial growth.
Featured Panelists:
  • Mykhailo Babiak — Director, Higher Vocational School No. 21 of Ivano-Frankivsk
  • Petro Hrynkevych — Director, Kalush Polytechnic Professional College
  • Roman Lapka — General Director, LUXIMEX-UA LLC
  • Volodymyr Melnyk — Director, Higher Vocational School No. 7 of Kalush
  • Lesia Shkitsa — Director of the Institute of Engineering Mechanics and Robotics, Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas (IFNTUNG)
  • Dmytro Shterenberg — Co-owner and Director, OLWOOD LLC
  • Representatives from educational institutions, industrial enterprises, and cluster alliances
Moderator: Nataliia Zakharova — Head of the Board, Prykarpattia Industrial Cluster.

We look forward to seeing you at KALUSH EXPO® 2026!

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