MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LJUBLJANA
Ljubljana Forum 2025
Speakers
CHAIRMAN OF LJUBLJANA FORUM
Blaž Golob
CEO Grundig Academy Nürnberg
Jan Künne
CEO at Zagreb Innovation Centre, Founding Member at Startup Europe CEE Network
Frane Šesnić
Futurist, facilitator, and founder of ANTICIPATE
Mathias Behn Bjørnhof
Partner/Director at the European Institute for Futures Studies and Strategy (PROSPEKTIKER)
Ibon Zugasti
Senior Consultant at 4Sing GmbH
Jonathan Buhl
Principal, Energy Insights at Sproule Erce
Tijs Beek
Director of digital transformation at T-2 d.o.o.
Gašper Žerovnik
Assoc.Professor; University of Ljubljana
Dr. Marta Bon
Director of the Institute for eParticipation
Simon Delakorda
Founder, licensed architect and urban planner at SUPA Studio
Aleksander Vujović
Founder and CEO of LORENZATELIERS
Peter Lorenz
Assistant Professor in International Business at the University of Ljubljana, School of Economics and Business
Dr. Anastas Vangeli
Senior Manager in Business Development, Strategy & Communication at Wien Holding Sport
Rasha Abd El Mawgoud
Founder Director & Curator of Future ICT Forum
Jose Jacob Kayil
President of Smart City Business Institute - America
Lorenzo Madrid
Senior Adviser at EIB’s Advisory - Public and Infrastructure Finance Division
Brendan McDonagh
Assistant Professor, University of Ljubljana, School of Economics and Business
Anastas Vangeli
President of Slovenia-Nigeria Chamber of Commerce
Fred Uduma
Mayor City of Dubrovnik
Mato Franković
Mayor City of Sarajevo
Samir Avdić
Mayor City of Nova Gorica
Samo Turel
State Secretary, Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning
mag. Miran Gajšek
Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB)
Kyriacos Kakouris
President of YBG Youth Business Group Slovenia
Luka Rep
Ljubljana Forum 2024
Speakers
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
Prof. Ekonomski institut, Zagreb
Zoran Aralica
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