Hybrid Work: Rethinking Workplace Dynamics in the Post-Pandemic Era

Wednesday 26 Nov 2025, 08:45 → 16:00 Europe/Budapest

Ludovika Szárnyépület/Földszint-John Lukacs Társalgó (Ludovika Szárnyépület)

 

Ludovika University of Public Service, cordially invites you to the International Conference: Hybrid Work: Rethinking Workplace Dynamics in the Post-Pandemic Era

DATE:  26 November 2025, Budapest
Ludovika Campus, University of Public Service

Organised by the Institute of the Information Society, Ludovika University of Public Service

     

Morning Session – Concepts, Regulations & Challenges

Chair: Dr. József Pap (Nokia Logistics CEO)

 

8:45 – 9:00  Welcome – Dr. Bernát Török

9:00 – 9:25  Dr. Katalin Tardos – Teleworking: A New Form of Employee Empowerment or Self-exploitation? – A Hungarian Case Study

9:25 – 9:50  Prof. António B. Moniz & Dr. Nuno Boavida – Struggles for Hybrid Work Regulation in Portugal: the case of teleworking

9:50 – 10:15  Prof. Pablo J. Sanz Miguel – Varieties of Telework Regimes across European Regions: A Tale of Four Different Worlds

10:15 – 10:40  Dr. Michal Beno – The Evolution of Work in Central Europe: Insights into Remote and Hybrid Work Practices in Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia

10:40 – 11:05  Dr. Tamás Forgács – Work and Productivity: Concepts and Objective Measurement

11:05 – 11:30  Q&A and Summary

11:30 – 11:50  Coffee Break

 

Afternoon Session – Practices, Experiences & Impacts

Chair: Prof. Zsolt Ződi (NKE)

 

11:50 – 12:15  Dr. Suvi Hirvonen – Workspaces in Hybrid Work: The Office as a Functional, Social and Cultural Space

12:15 – 12:40  Merja Ranta-aho – Experiences of Building Collaboration, Belonging and Wellbeing in the Hybrid Work Era

12:40 – 13:40  Lunch Break

13:40 – 14:05  Kaire Piirsalu-Kivihall – Can Forcing a Return to the Office Harm Well-being, Employee Retention, and Person-Organization Fit?

14:05 – 14:30  Gyöngyi Tóthné-Harasztovics – Working in the Office, From Home or Abroad: Possibilities and Challenges at Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions

14:30 – 14:55  Dr. Sipos Norbert & Dr. Venczel-Szakó Tímea – Home Office and Employee Satisfaction During and After COVID-19

14:55 – 15:20  Csaba Makó, Miklós Illéssy & Ákos Huszár – Hybrid Work in the Public vs. Private Sectors: Impact and Challenges (Experience of Pilot Study)

15:20 – 15:45  Q&A and Summary

15:45 – 16:00  Concluding Remarks – Prof. Csaba Makó

Join us for a day of insights and dialogue on the future of hybrid work.
Participation is open to scholars, professionals, and policy-makers interested in the evolving landscape of digital and hybrid work.