How can employee share ownership help Europeans build long-term wealth, improve financial literacy and become more active participants in capital markets?

That is the question that BETTER FINANCE and its Austrian member organisation IVA – Austrian Shareholders’ Association will explore at their upcoming conference:

From Participation to Prosperity:

Employee Ownership as a Driver of Financial Literacy and Capital Market Development in Europe

Date: 13 October 2026 | Time: 14:00 – 18:00 | Location: Vienna, Austria

Discussions will explore how employee ownership can contribute to:

• building long-term wealth and financial resilience for employees;
• strengthening financial literacy and investor participation;
• encouraging a broader ownership culture in Europe; and
• supporting deeper and more inclusive European capital markets and the Savings and Investment Union.
  

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The conference will also mark 25 years of the highly successful voestalpine employee participation programme, offering a unique opportunity to examine one of Europe’s most prominent examples of employee ownership in practice.

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Further information, the full programme and registration details will follow shortly.