MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LJUBLJANA
Ljubljana Forum
we Bring together top experts & talents to discuss the future development of cities.
12000
Participants
3300
Speakers
1000
Innovative solutions
550
Practice cases
70
Project initiatives
CHAIRMAN OF LJUBLJANA FORUM
Blaž Golob
CITY OF VIENNA
Sindre Wimberger
AIT Research Engineer
Ciaran O’Sullivan
Business Manager, AIT GmbH
Theresa Fink
Company Owner Envirodual Ltd. Slovenia & Croatia
Katarina Pogačnik
Founder & Co-President of Youth Business Group
Omar Smajlović
Senior advisor at the Science Division of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Tit Neubauer
Co-Founder & CEO, Automicle B.V.
Mohit Mishra
Head of the EIB Group Office Slovenia
Simon Savšek
Director of EDIH Adria (European Digital Innovation HUB)
Damir Medved
Head of the digital transformation department at T-2
Gašper Žerovnik
Vice President EU & India Pacific, EDG
Jan Künne
Prof. Ekonomski institut, Zagreb
Zoran Aralica
CEO at Zagreb Innovation Centre, Founding Member at Startup Europe CEE Network
Frane Šesnić
Prof. dr, Faculty of Public Administration-University of Ljubljana
Aleksander Aristovnik
President and CEO of AAMI Corporation
Miha Murn
Founder & CEO, Agilicity
Jernej Vidmar
Vice Mayor Chief Architect of the City of Ljubljana
Rok Žnidaršič
Freelance Communication Specialist & Event Host
Anuša Gaši
Head of Department; Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Sabina Stadler Repnik
Founder of Institute Kontekst
Jadranka Jezeršek Turnes, M.Sc
Minister of Foreign and European Affairs
Tanja Fajon
Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer SMART8
Leonardo Pacher
Founder and head of the Open Data and Intellectual Property Institute, ODIPI
Maja Bogataj Jančič
Head of Unit for Development and Smart Community City of Kranj
Tomaž Lanišek, MBA, MSc
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244€
LJUBLJANA FORUM 2024
Conference fee includes the admission to all conference sessions, evening reception and dinner, conference materials, lunches, coffee and soft drinks.
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122€
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Conference fee includes the admission to all conference sessions, evening reception and dinner, conference materials, lunches, coffee and soft drinks.
when & were
our schedule
day 01
8.15 – 8.45
Registration and Gathering at Ljubljana Castle
9.15 – 9.30
Welcome speeches & official Opening of Ljubljana Forum 2024
Mr. Zoran Janković, Mayor of the City of Ljubljana
Ms. Tanja Fajon, Vice President of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and
Minister of Foreign and European Affairs
Mr. Simon Savšek; European Investment bank – Head of EIB Group Office in Slovenia
Mr. Miha Murn; President & CEO of AAMI International
Introduction to Ljubljana Forum 2024 – Futures of Cities
Mr. Blaž Golob, Chairman of Ljubljana Forum
Moderator of the session: Ms. Anuša Gaši
9.30 – 9.45
Session II. Keynote speech: Mr. Sindre Wimberger, WienBot – AI Vienna
9.45 – 10.45
Session I: Round Table of Mayors & City leaders – Cities in 2030 Challenges & City Strategies – Projects
Ms. Olivera Injac – Mayor of Podgorica;
Ms. Sabina Popit – Senior Consultant City of Ljubljana;
Mr. Tomaž Lanišek – Development and Smart City Manager, City of Kranj
Mr. Frane Šesnić – CEO at Zagreb Innovation Centre; City of Zagreb
Mr. Danijel Antonić – Deputy ICT City of Rijeka;
Moderator of the session: Ms. Anuša Gaši
10.45 – 11:15
Coffee break / Official photo of Ljubljana Forum Participants (by Željko Stevanić)
11.15 – 12.00
Session III: Cities for the futures
European Investment Bank EIB finances for Cities
Mr. Simon Savšek; Head of EIB Slovenia
Developing Smart and Climate Neutral City Strategies
Mr. Ciaran O’Sullivan AIT Spatial Planner & Research Engineer
Fear and Prosperity of AI – Opportunities of City Data for creation of common goods – citizens services
Ms. Maja Bogataj Jančič; PhD, LL.M, CEO of Open Data and Intellectual Property Institute, Ljubljana Slovenia
12.00 – 12.30
Launch of the Millennium Project 2024 State of the Future Report 20.0 & Presentation of opportunities for CERN cooperation
Mr. Blaž Golob; GFS; GoForesight Institute – Millennium project, Global Futures Society
Mr. Zoran Aralica prof. Faculty of Economics, Zagreb University, Croatia
Mr. Tit Neubauer; Senior official at Ministry of Higher, Education Science and Innovation
H.E. Ms. Sabina Stadler Ambassador; Head of Department; Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Moderated by: Jadranka Jezeršek Turnes (Institute Kontekst)
12.30 – 14.00
Lunch Break (Ljubljana Castle)
14.00 – 15.00
Session IV A: City Challenges and AI & Industry solutions for cities
NetZeroCities EU Project Challenges & Opportunities for AI solutions
Ms. Katarina Pogačnik, CEO Envirodual Ltd Slovenia & Croatia
Smart City Platform & AI for city projects
Mr. Miha Ernstschneider; Head of Digital Transformation Department T – 2 company
AI and Digital Technologies Enablers for Co-Creation in Urban Development
Ms. Theresa Fink; Business Manager AIT, Austrian Institute of Technology, Center for Energy
AgiliCity – Modelur
Mr. Jernej Vidmar; Founder & CEO, Agilicity, Ljubljana
Moderator of the session: Mr. Frane Šesnić – CEO Zagreb Development Agency
15.00 – 16.00
Session IV B: Finances for Cities & Industry solutions for cities
Smart Governance in Smart Cities: E-Tool for Supporting Public Managers
Mr. Doc. dr. Dejan Ravšelj and Mr. dr. Matej Babšek, Faculty of Public Administration-University of Ljubljana
Seamless smart parking solutions and mobility services based on interoperability
Mr. Mohit Mishra; CEO Automicle; Netherlands
Smart renewable Energy Grids for communities and municipalities – from consumer to the prosumer a seamless journey
Mr. Damir Medved; CEO Edihadria; EU
Z Generation & Entrepreneurship in cities for the future
Mr. Omar Smajlović, Founder & Co-President of YBG
Moderator of the session: Mr. Jan Kunne; Digital Nomad EDG USA / Germany
16.00 – 16.15
Ljubljana Forum 2024 Award & Concluding remarks
Moderator of the session: Mr. Jan Kunne; Digital Nomad EDG USA / Germany
19.30
Ljubljana Forum evening gathering
Dvorni bar (Adress: Dvorni trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana)
13.00 – 15.00
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