Adria Summit 2023

May 3rd – 7th 2023

Kempinski Hotel Adriatic Umag / Kempinski Palace Portorož

Adria Summit 2023 Summary

Future of Digital Commerce – is the topic answered by the second Adria Summit. Also, this conference raised many questions about development in the field of digital technology, and important conclusions were reached by internationally recognized experts, who gathered from May 3 to 7 at the Kempinski Hotel Adriatic in Savudrija, Istria, and the Kempinski Palace Portorož.

The second Adria Summit, the topic of which was the Future of digital Commerce, was visited by 400 participants worldwide. During the two working days of the conference, 9 panels and 35 lectures were held on the latest technologies, e-commerce, management and finance, as well as how to get to the top and what skills are needed to stay there.

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TOPICS COVERED DURING THE ADRIA SUMMIT 2023

There were 90 lecturers and panelists from 18 countries on the Adria Summit 2023 stage, and they spoke about innovative solutions to old problems. Thus, the topics of the panels and lectures were:

THE DIGITAL COMMERCE REVOLUTION IMPACTING PROSPERITY AND ESG GOALS
THE NEW AUDIENCE: HOW TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY AND USE PLATFORM POWER TO CREATE AND DELIVER DIGITAL CONTENT
THE FUTURE OF MONEY: TRANSFORMING BANKING FOR THE RESILIENT DIGITAL ECONOMY – THE GOLDEN AGE OF FINTECH
DATA DRIVING THE WORLD: HOW TO BENEFIT FROM DATA-ECONOMIES
UNLOCKING SYNERGIES IN ADRIA
SAILING THE TROUBLED WATERS: STAYING RELEVANT AND WINNING CUSTOMERS DURING MARKET TURMOIL
AUGMENTING HUMANITY THROUGH AI, ROBOTICS AND NEW MOBILITY
WEB3 AND META VIRTUAL REVOLUTION
FROM SEED TO UNICORN: EMPOWERING YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO GROW TECH ECOSYSTEMS IN EMERGING MARKETS

PROGRAMME

Wednesday 3th May
Thursday - 4th May
Friday - 5th May
Saturday - 6th May
Sunday - 7th May

Time and location

Theme

Registration Kempinski Adriatic Savudrija

Opening Party Golf Club - DJ Peppe

Time and location

Theme

Speakers

Kempinski Adriatic Savudrija

Milovan Popović, Director of the Tourist Community of Umag,

Tomislav Radoš, Vice President, Croatian Chamber of Commerce

7 Steps to Digital Transformation

Mario Henjak, President, Management Board Gorenjska Banka

Panel 1 - THE DIGITAL COMMERCE REVOLUTION IMPACTING PROSPERITY AND ESG GOALS.

Moderator - Robert Čoban, President, Color Press Group,

Marko Čadež, President, Chamber of Commerce and Industry Serbia

Ljiljana Ahmetović, CEO, Shoppster,

Saša Cvetojević, Founder and CEO, MBE Adriatic,

Goran Šaravanja, Chief Economist President's Office Croatian Chamber of Economy

Coffee Break

Balkan e commerce – what really matters?

Marko Carević, CEO, Ananas

Complicate Simply

Slavimir Futro Stojanović, Founder, Futro Design

Panel 2 - THE NEW AUDIENCE: HOW TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY AND USE PLATFORM POWER TO CREATE AND DELIVER DIGITAL CONTENT

Moderator - Jasmina Koprivica, Head of Digital Media, Euronews Serbia,

Berina Tanović, Sales Director, Rakuten Viber

Nela Bunčić Vukomanović,Head of creative, CAS Media,

Mirza Hadžić, Sales Director – Europe, Infobip,

Peter Nalli, Head of Animation and VFX at ILBE & ILBE Studios

Srđan Stanković, Director of eCommerce, Fashion Company

Lunch Break

Maximizing Brand Awareness and ROI: Effective Strategies for Performance Marketing Success

Ivana Filimonović,Head of Performance Marketign Department, PopUp,

Ivan Kordić, Chief Marketing Officer, Shoppster

UNEXPLOITED DIGITAL COMMERCE OPPORTUNITY: MEASA

Prof. Dr. Andrej Vizjak, Co-Founder and CEO, AV.consulting

Panel 3 - THE FUTURE OF MONEY: TRANSFORMING BANKING FOR THE RESILIENT DIGITAL ECONOMY – THE GOLDEN AGE OF FINTECH

Moderator - Dr. Drago Indjic, Managing Director, Oxquant,

Dr. Rainer Schamberger, Partner Eurogroup Consulting

Srđan Kondić,Chairman & CEO, Addiko Bank Banja Luka,

Ivan Smiljković, Member, Executive Board at ProCredit Bank a.d Belgrade,

Ali Sallabi, Head of eCommerce Business, Monri

Janko Medja, Cofounder and Chief Business Development Officer of Leanpay

Coffee Break

On the right track!

Danijela Gašparac, Head Of Market Research- CEO Advisor, Telekom Srbija / Marketing and Communication Consultant for Sector of Railway at MCTI

Protecting Your Business and Customers: The Importance of Secure Payments

Nemanja Nikolić, CEO, AllSecure

E-comm card payments - trick or treat

Branimir Pačar, Co-Founder, Dot.Bit

Balun Hall

Opening Ceremony LINK

Safer data for a safer world

Bogdan Viher, Global Channel Director, HYCU,

Jelena Radojičić, Channel Account Manager, HYCU

How to successfully implement a Salesforce CRM solution in your company? An example of marketing automation. Case Study: Generali Insurance Serbia

Igor Jovanovski, Kameleon Solutions, Co-Founder & CEO,

Jelena Jugović, Data scientist, Generali Insurance Serbia

Transforming data to money - Ecommerce Optimization for Delhaize Serbia

Marijana Agić Molnar, Co-founder & CEO, DATA DO, Goran Tintor, Co-founder & Business Development, DATA DO,

Jelena Jugović, Data scientist, Generali Insurance Serbia

Coffee Break

Panel 7 - DATA DRIVING THE WORLD: HOW TO BENEFIT FROM DATA-ECONOMIES

Moderator - Miloš Đurković, Managing Partner, Amrop Serbia

Vladan Atanasijević,Chief Operational Officer, Comtrade Group

Filip Novak, Managing partner, Kameleon Solutions Croatia,

Marijana Agić Molnar, Co-founder & CEO, DATA DO,

Jelena Radojičić, Channel Account Manager, HYCU

Exploring Open and Alternative Data: Challenges and Opportunities

Slobodan Marković, Digital Advisor, UNDP,

The Key Role of Data in Boosting Ecommerce Performance

Marko Radojičić, Managing partner, CUBE team - Unlocking Competitive Advantage

Lunch Break

SoftPOS knocks on the door

Dušanka Tišma, Project Manager, Payten

Trade and connect! X express - part of eCommerce Revolution

Ivona Zucchiatti, Head of Sales Support, X EXPRESS

Panel 9 - UNLOCKING SYNERGIES IN ADRIA

Moderator - Zorana Milidrag, President, eCommerce Association of Serbia

Marcel MajsanPresident, Croatian eCommerce Association

Nikola Ilchev, Founder, eCommerce Academy,

Ivan Tanasković, Director, eCommerce Association of Serbia,

Coffee Break

Who we are and how we are improving eCommerce market in Serbia?

Ivan Tanasković, Director, eCommerce Association of Serbia

Ecommerce Market Croatia

Marcel Majsan, President, Croatian eCommerce Association

Business Processes Automation - The web shop is not just a picture, a price and a shopping cart!

Domagoj Ostović, CEO and founder, Lloyds Digital

Crystal Hall Gala Dinner Kempinski Palace Portorož

After event, Cocktail Bar, Kempinski Palace Portorož

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Theme

Speakers

How to Choose a Partner, And What You Need to Clear Up

Miloš Čirič, Consultant and lobbyist, M.LOBOS

Panel 4 - SAILING THE TROUBLED WATERS: STAYING RELEVANT AND WINNING CUSTOMERS DURING MARKET TURMOIL

Moderator - Zvonimir Mršić, Operating Partner, Spitzberg Partners LLC,

Branislav Vujović, Founder and the supervisory bord member, New Frontier Group

Aleksandar Stevanović, Director, PwC Strategy & Operations Consulting

Jovana Kandić, VP of Customer Experience, CAKE.com,

Erich Cossutta, Founder and President, Dragon Maritime Group

Coffee Break

AI & Humanity, future of work

Ivanka Novaković, Delta Holding, Chief HR Officer

Next generation Industry and AI

Milan Gospić, Country Manager, Microsoft, Dejan Cvetković, CTO, Microsoft Development Center Serbia,

Panel 5 - AUGMENTING HUMANITY THROUGH AI, ROBOTICS AND NEW MOBILITY

Moderator - Veronika Tasić Vušurović,Strategic Advisor, Karanovic Partners,

Vladan Balaban, President, M&I Systems Group

Martina Silov, Executive Director, CroAI,

Aleksandra Đurđević, Vice President, Delta Holding,

Davor Sakač, Director, TS Ventures Fund

Lunch Break

Snowhite and the seven robots

Snježana Pivaš, Business Development Manager | RPA Manager, M&I Systems Group

Logistics challenges and trends in e-com

Nenad Zdravković, Member of the supervisory board,

Mirko Miladinovic, CEO, M ONE,

Vladimir Vidaković, Regional Director of Operations, Shoppster,

Nikola Riznić, Managing Director, D Express Srbija,

Panel 6 - WEB3 AND META VIRTUAL REVOLUTION

Moderator - Aleksandar Bijelić, MVP Workshop Studio, CEO,

Aleksandar Matanović, CEO & Founder, ecd.rs

Nikola Škorić,Founder and CEO, Electrocoin,

Vojislav Milutinović,, Founder & CEO, Two Desperados,

Stevica Kuharski, Principal, Fil Rouge Capital

Balun Hall

Talent Marketplace and Digital Brokers - Skills are Commodities

Tarik Altumbabić, CEO, Storsen Digital

Employer Reviews & Employer Branding - sort of perfect match

Đorđe Vukotić, Chief Sales & Operations Officer, JOBERTY

Panel 8 - FROM SEED TO UNICORN: EMPOWERING YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO GROW TECH ECOSYSTEMS IN EMERGING MARKETS

Moderator - Božidar Pavlović, MVP Director, AYMO Ventures,

Jeno Nieder, Deputy CEO, PortfoLion Capital Partners

Dejan Tonić, Associate, EBRD,

Milan Ranđelović PhD,Managing director, Science and Technology Park Niš,

Matija Srbić, Founder and Coordinator, Nuqleus

Tanja Kuzman, Director of Digital, Startups and Innovation at PwC SEE

Coffee Break

Buy and build – lessons learned

Jeno Nieder, Deputy CEO, PortfoLion Capital Partners

The Constant Search for Freedom and Shift to Decentralised World

Sava Živanović, Director of Technology Partnership

Prepaid payments - a fit for Conscious Spenders and new generations of consumers

Mirta Benvin, Senior Marketing Manager at Aplauz

RISK ASSESSMENT in the fintech era

Tomislav Butorac, Board Member and CEO of BIZARRO FINTECH

Powering eCommerce

Miloš Zlatanović, CIO Syncit Group

Lunch Break

Preventing Nightmare AI Scenarios with Ethics and Privacy Compliance: Navigating the Changing Business Landscape with Data Privacy Manager and Large Language Models

Marijan Bračić, President of the Board at Data Privacy Manager of Legit

How much will climate change cost you?

Duško Radulović, PhD, Founder and CEO, CLIMATIG

Revolutionizing Marketing Strategies: Mastering Customer Experience

Alma Stanić, PhD, Regional Business Development Manager, Labrys

I Hacked The Algorithm: From Views to Sales with Short Videos

Bojan Kocev, Director, Shortsify.co

22.00 Social event Power by Jelisaveta

Time and location

Theme

Masterclass by Dr. Drago Inđić – Dr. Inđić will share his expertise and insights on the emerging competition between central bank digital currencies, stablecoins, and cryptocurrencies. He will also discuss the legal frameworks driving decentralized financial services and address the management of fintech strategy and innovation with case studies of other domains such as WealthTech and InsureTech.

Golf tournament – During the VIP Networking weekend, we are organising a Golf Tournament and Classes. Golfers will meet at 10am on 6th May, at the GolfClub Adriatic Club House.

Kameleon Solutions Tennis tournament
During the VIP Networking weekend, we are organising a Tennis Tournament for ladies and gentlemens. Tennis players will meet at 10am on 6th May, at the Tennis Club.

Bicycle touring
The tour will last approx. 4 hours and will be led by organizer Zoran Torbica. The tour will start at 10am on 6^th May in front of the Kempinski Adriatic Hotel. The tour leads to a hotel Kempinski Palace Portorož (21km), where refreshments are provided by the Turist Organization of Piran. After refreshments, the tour continues by returning to the Kempinski Adriatic Hotel, where it ends.

The bikes can be rented at the hotel, locally, or be free to bring your own.

Enjoy the ride!

Istrian Agritourism and Wine tasting
You have the opportunity to have the real Istrian experience, as we have provided lunch at Istrian Agritourism – rural hausehold, where everything is made from local ingredients (from pasta to oil, meat and truffles) for special prices. On the way back, there is wine testing from a small and authentic producer. Where you will be able to taste various wines from this area.

Riva Event
MennYacht Group proudly presents itself as the official and exclusive dealer of one of the world’s finest and most luxurious yacht groups, Ferretti Group. Ferretti Group’s portfolio includes RIVA, the most iconic Italian shipyard, which has gained worldwide fame for its exceptional boat-building craftsmanship and became the symbol of luxury and flair.
We offer you to join the Riva Event at Riva Terrace in Marina Portorož on Saturday, May 6th, at 18:00. You will have the opportunity to witness the stunning Riva RIVAMARE, which is a true masterpiece of yachting engineering and style. Rivamare is one of the many exceptional yachts in Riva’s fleet.

To add to the experience, KlenArt Champagne and delicious food from Marina Portorož Restaurant will be offered to welcome you.

We are delighted to extend this invitation to you and look forward to meeting you in Marina Portorož