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September 2027 · Rovinj
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Education Weekend
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2nd edition · 2027
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DatesSeptember 2027
LocationStara tvornica duhana, Rovinj
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✦ The biggest step forward this year for Weekend Media Festival✦ Croatia lags behind the EU average in the higher education of young people✦ Nearly 50% of students without basic digital skills✦ Fewer than 20% of adults in lifelong learning✦ Knowledge, skills and science in the era of artificial intelligence✦ The biggest step forward this year for Weekend Media Festival✦ Croatia lags behind the EU average in the higher education of young people✦ Nearly 50% of students without basic digital skills✦ Fewer than 20% of adults in lifelong learning✦ Knowledge, skills and science in the era of artificial intelligence✦ The biggest step forward this year for Weekend Media Festival✦ Croatia lags behind the EU average in the higher education of young people✦ Nearly 50% of students without basic digital skills✦ Fewer than 20% of adults in lifelong learning✦ Knowledge, skills and science in the era of artificial intelligence✦ The biggest step forward this year for Weekend Media Festival✦ Croatia lags behind the EU average in the higher education of young people✦ Nearly 50% of students without basic digital skills✦ Fewer than 20% of adults in lifelong learning✦ Knowledge, skills and science in the era of artificial intelligence
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01 / About the festivalLearning and working in the era of AI

A new platform that puts
knowledge and science
at the center.

Education.Weekend is Weekend Media Festival’s biggest step forward this year — a platform that puts knowledge, skills development and science at the center.

Through panels and debates we open up key questions: formal education versus the needs of the labor market, the impact of the digital environment on the mental health of young people, and the role of universities in entrepreneurship and innovation.

Croatia lags behind the EU average in the higher education of young people, nearly half of students lack basic digital skills, and fewer than 20% of adults take part in lifelong learning — Education.Weekend opens the conversation on how to change that.

“How to learn, work and grow in the era of artificial intelligence.” — Božo Skoko, Director of Education.Weekend

The topics we open up.

01

AI, digital and creative competencies

The skills the market demands in the era of artificial intelligence — and how the education system can develop them faster than before.

02

Formal education and the labor market

The gap between the diploma and the job. What is taught versus what is sought — and how to bridge the two without waiting for reform.

03

The digital environment and the mental health of young people

The impact of screens, social media and constant connectivity on generations growing up online — what we know and what we can do.

04

Universities, entrepreneurship and innovation

The role of the academic community in developing entrepreneurship and innovation — from research to market and cooperation with the economy.

05

Artificial intelligence and the knowledge economy

How AI is changing the value of knowledge, learning and work — and what it means for the education of the next decade.

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General sponsor
Končar
Partners & sponsors
Algebra Bernays University
HGK
RIT Croatia
Bosqar Invest
OTP banka
Slatinska banka
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Speakers from the last edition

These are the speakers of Weekend.19. The first Weekend.20 speakers will be announced soon.

Korado Korlević

Korado Korlević

Educator & Astronomer Zvjezdarnica Višnjan
Prof. dr. Ranko Rajović

Prof. dr. Ranko Rajović

Specialist in Internal Medicine, Master of Neurophysiology, and Head of the Department of Neuroscience in Education at the Faculty of Education in Koper. He is the author of the NTC Programme, which is accredited in around twenty European countries.
Gregor Čavlović

Gregor Čavlović

Astrophysicist Veritasium
Dr. Kenan Crnkić

Dr. Kenan Crnkić

Author of over half a million books sold on motivation and success Kenan Crnkić Academy
Ivan Paić

Ivan Paić

Končar d.d. — Management Board Member Končar d.d.
Andrea Maria Cosentino,  MSc, IMC.

Andrea Maria Cosentino, MSc, IMC.

" Predavač na e-leadership MBA studiju Algebra Bernays Business School · osnivač i izvršni direktor" Impact Fundry
Stjepan Orešković

Stjepan Orešković

Osnivač i većinski dioničar BOSQAR d.d., sveučilišni profesor BOSQAR d.d.
Maša Gavranić

Maša Gavranić

Croatia's youngest radio host and the face of Bravo Kids bravo kids radio
Mislav Balković

Mislav Balković

Rector, Algebra Bernays University Sveučilište Algebra Bernays
Prof. dr. Velimir Srića

Prof. dr. Velimir Srića

Professor Emeritus, University of Zagreb; management consultant Sveučilište u Zagrebu
Luciana Koren

Luciana Koren

Medical Doctor Doktorica medicine
Andro Koren

Andro Koren

Medical Doctor Doktor medicine
Vlatka Kamenić Jagodić

Vlatka Kamenić Jagodić

Director of Marketing & Corporate Communications KONČAR d.d.
Dr. sc. Vedran Bilas

Dr. sc. Vedran Bilas

Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (FER) and Full Professor FER
Prof. dr. sc. Božo Skoko

Prof. dr. sc. Božo Skoko

Prorektor Sveučilišta Algebra Bernays · suosnivač agencije Millenium promocija
Tomislav Radoš

Tomislav Radoš

Deputy President, Croatian Chamber of Economy Hrvatska gospodarska komora
Dina Levačić

Dina Levačić

Marathon swimmer and motivational speaker
Berislav Horvat

Berislav Horvat

Country Managing Partner & Head of Audit, EY Croatia EY Hrvatska
Mario Petrović

Mario Petrović

Co-founder of Millenium Promotion, Partner and Advisor to the Management Board of Algebra Bernays University
Predrag Grubić

Predrag Grubić

Komunikacijski stručnjak, politolog, filozof, publicist i kritičar · dugogodišnji direktor korporativnih komunikacija Adris grupa
Ana Havelka Meštrović

Ana Havelka Meštrović

Algebra Bernays University – Associate Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences Sveučilište Algebra Bernays
Dejan Nemčić

Dejan Nemčić

Geography Teacher, Ivo Andrić Primary School OŠ Ivo Andrić
Matea Mandić Dolenc

Matea Mandić Dolenc

Dalekovod d.d. — Sales Director, Europe Region Dalekovod d.d.
Pavel Šavor

Pavel Šavor

Professor at DePaul University, Chicago DePaul University, Chicago
Dario Špelić

Dario Špelić

Editor & Journalist, Croatian Radio Education Programme / HRT Hrvatski radio/HRT
Dalia Kager

Dalia Kager

IT Teacher, Eugen Kvaternik Primary School, Velika Gorica OŠ Eugena Kvaternika, Velika Gorica
dr. sc. Slobodan Brezak

dr. sc. Slobodan Brezak

Stručnjak za poslovno pregovaranje · izvršni direktor i regionalni manager Adriatic regija Bauerfeind
Hrvoje Josip Balen

Hrvoje Josip Balen

Algebra Bernays University Sveučilište Algebra Bernays
Bruno Šimleša

Bruno Šimleša

Moderator, Writer & Professor of Sociology
Mr.sc. Katarina Milković

Mr.sc. Katarina Milković

Director, Education and Teacher Training Agency Agencija za odgoj i obrazovanje
Morana Zibar

Morana Zibar

TV Host & Quiz Presenter
Ivan Lozančić

Ivan Lozančić

Executive Manager for AI, ERP and Digital Transformation at ORKA, and Advisor to the Management Board of MPR Group ORKA
Maja Vučić

Maja Vučić

Prof. psihologije · savjetnica i voditeljica edukacija · kognitivno - bihevioralni terapeut
Zoran Đorđević

Zoran Đorđević

Direktor Algebra Bernays Business School
Arsen Oremović

Arsen Oremović

Redatelj i scenarist · predavač i voditelj medijskog studija Veleučilište Baltazar Zaprešić
prof. dr. sc. Mislav Ante Omazić

prof. dr. sc. Mislav Ante Omazić

Predsjednik uprave i v.d. dekana IEDC-Bled School of Management · redoviti profesor u trajnom zvanju Ekonomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu Ekonomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
dr. sc. Milana Vuković Runjić

dr. sc. Milana Vuković Runjić

Književnica, nakladnica i kolumnistica Vuković & Runjić
dr.sc. Irena Guszak

dr.sc. Irena Guszak

Predsjednica i dekanica RIT Croatia
Oleksandra Piankova

Oleksandra Piankova

Studentica diplomskog studija Računarstvo Fakultet elektrotehnike i računarstva Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
mr.sc. Marko Pršić

mr.sc. Marko Pršić

Suosnivač i vodeći konzultant za AI transformaciju VibeScale.eu
Tomislav Fresl

Tomislav Fresl

Voditelj Odjela za internacionalizaciju visokog obrazovanja Agencija za mobilnost i programe Europske unije
prof. dr. sc. Damir Jugo

prof. dr. sc. Damir Jugo

predsjednik Upravnog vijeća Sveučilište Algebra Bernays
Nikola Dmitrović, prof.

Nikola Dmitrović, prof.

Ravnatelj XV. gimnazija Zagreb