personal info Aleksander Aristovnik is a professor of economics and management in public administration at the Faculty of Administration and of economics at the Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana. His research interests include economics and...

personal info Zoran Aralica is a Scientific Research Fellow at the Institute of Economics, Zagreb, holding a permanent position. He is also a visiting researcher at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Public Administration. His major fields of interest...

personal info Gašper Žerovnik is a head of the digital transformation department at T-2 and the project manager of its flagship project – T-2 Smart Cities. His extensive 20+ years of experience in the most  complex information technology projects in the fields...

personal info Damir Medved is the director of EDIH Adria (European Digital Innovation HUB), whose main goal is to enable small entrepreneurs and local self-government units to speed up the digitization process of their organizations, speed up the innovation...

personal info Simon Savšek graduated with honours from the Faculty of Economics in Ljubljana in 2009. After completing his master’s degree in economics at the European University Institute in Florence, he joined the analytical and research department of...

personal info With a major in Computer Science & Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, tech for good and public goods has become an integral part of his purpose. 6 years into mobility and transportation – telematics,...

personal info Tit Neubauer is a senior advisor at the Science Division of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, where he primarily works on EU affairs and international cooperation. He is also the National Contact Point for EU Missions...

personal info Omar Smajlović is currently working as a Tax consultant. His consists of interdisciplinary consulting in cooperation with tax advisors, company consultants, accountants and auditors. His focus on income tax, VAT, legal issues, real estate...

personal info Katarina Pogačnik has over 20 years of experience in sustainable development. She pioneered the Energy-Climate Atlas of Slovenia, a digital platform for cities to transition to low-carbon practices. As part of the EU Mission CNSC, her team, along...

personal info SPEECHES 14.00 - 15.00, Session IV A: City Challenges and AI & Industry...