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25—26.09.2026 · Rovinj
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HR.WEEKEND
24.–27.9.2026. | ROVINJ
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4th edition · 1,000+ professionals
Until opening—d —h —m
LocationStara tvornica duhana, Rovinj
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✦ 1,000+ HR professionals from the region in one place✦ 4th edition of a festival that grows every year✦ Two halls — HR.Vikend + Bar Talk✦ Adriatic HR Awards · Top WorkPlace · HR Manager of the Year✦ People analytics, employer branding, AI in HR — what actually works✦ Stara tvornica duhana — 30,000 m², Rovinj✦ 1,000+ HR professionals from the region in one place✦ 4th edition of a festival that grows every year✦ Two halls — HR.Vikend + Bar Talk✦ Adriatic HR Awards · Top WorkPlace · HR Manager of the Year✦ People analytics, employer branding, AI in HR — what actually works✦ Stara tvornica duhana — 30,000 m², Rovinj
01 / About the festivalHR that shapes the organization

HR is no longer a function
that merely executes decisions.
HR is the function that drives the conversation.

In a time when talent chooses employers, not the other way around, while generations within the same team speak different languages, the role of HR is shifting from operational to strategic. People analytics, employer branding, AI in hiring processes and the mental fitness of leaders — it all comes to the same table.

For the fourth year running, HR.Weekend brings together more than a thousand HR professionals and enthusiasts from the region. Learning, growth and connection — in Rovinj, far from corporate halls.

Less theory. More of what actually works in practice. Fewer lectures. More conversations with people going through the same things as you.

From the last edition

A community that keeps coming back.

The third year running, the same energy — and more and more people who don’t want to miss out.

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The fourth edition —
after 2023, 2024 and 2025.

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2Halls
Mental fitness of leaders
Keynote · 2025.Mental fitness of leaders
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Panel · 2025.1,000 reports — 0 insights
Family business and HR
Talk · 2025.Family business and HR
Generations on the same team
Workshop · 2025.Generations on the same team
Gallery 2025

How was it?

Moments from last year’s edition of HR.Weekend in Rovinj.

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The topics we discuss.

01

Mental fitness of leaders

How leaders stay functional in a time of constant change. Resilience, stress regulation, boundaries — not as a wellness topic, but as an operational necessity.

02

People analytics in practice

1,000 reports, 0 insights — a familiar struggle. The metrics that truly change decisions and how to set them up so people act on them, not just look at them.

03

Generations on the same team

Baby boomers, X, millennials, Z — and increasingly Alpha on internships. What they really want, how they communicate and where the points that connect them meet.

04

Family business and HR

The specifics of HR in family companies — from succession and professionalization to double hierarchies. Experiences from those who have been through the transition.

05

Employer branding

How an employer brand is built beyond the careers page. What really drives people to submit an application and stay past the first 90 days.

06

From junior to leader

Career growth in HR — what to know in the first 5 years, what changes when you take over a team, and the steps to a strategic role in the organization.

Awards we present.

Three regional awards announced and presented as part of the festival — for excellence in practice, organisational culture and individual contribution to the profession.

Adriatic HR Awards

Adriatic HR Awards

Excellence in HR practice — a regional awardDetails →
Top WorkPlace

Top WorkPlace

Organisational culture — anonymous employee surveysDetails →
HR Manager of the Year

HR Manager of the Year

Individual contribution to the profession — leadership + impactDetails →
One ticket, eight festivals

Buy a ticket for the 4th edition of HR.Weekend

Your HR.Weekend ticket gives you access to all the other Weekend.19 festivals — Weekend.19, Tech.Weekend, Energy.Weekend, Finance.Weekend, Investment.Weekend, Health.Weekend and Education.Weekend. One city, three days, eight festivals.

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  • 24.–27.9.2026.
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Price valid until 28 Aug 2026.

Professional associations

HURA · HUOJ · IAB · IAA · SOZ · UGP

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Festival partners.

Sponsors
Prohuman
BMM
Zoho
SD WorxAkiraHeads TalentFledge Works
Abysalto
PeopletGeckoDINGIlej & Partneri
CroWork
ErgomedModna KatedraLuppaEnstring
Emple
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10 000 Zagreb · Croatia

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Who takes the stage?

The first confirmed speakers — we reveal the lineup gradually through September 2026.

Andrea Grubeša Islamović

Andrea Grubeša Islamović

Managing Director WHC Croatia
Andrea Pedroni

Andrea Pedroni

Partner McKinsey & Company, Milan
Andrija Vrhovnik

Andrija Vrhovnik

Total Rewards and Digital Solutions Manager A1 Hrvatska
Andrijana Mušura

Andrijana Mušura

Owner Insights
Aneta Godzwon

Aneta Godzwon

HR & Capability Development Director Orbico Group
Anica Vrlec Bartolić

Anica Vrlec Bartolić

People & Organizational Culture Development Ergomed Grupa, Associate Director
Antonija Kapović

Antonija Kapović

HR Director Bugatti Rimac
Daliborka Štulić

Daliborka Štulić

Reward Chief Expert INA Grupa
Darijo Krešić

Darijo Krešić

Managing Partner GRUBISIC KRESIC Corporate Finance
Dora Horvat

Dora Horvat

Partner & Attorney at Law Ilej & Partners in cooperation with Karanović & Partners
dr. sc. Asmus Komm

dr. sc. Asmus Komm

Partner McKinsey & Company, Hamburg
dr. sc. Meri Tadinac

dr. sc. Meri Tadinac

Profesorica u trajnom izboru Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
dr. sc. Miha Škerlavaj

dr. sc. Miha Škerlavaj

Professor of Management School of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana
Helena Vlahinja Klauznicer

Helena Vlahinja Klauznicer

Owner Insightfully
Iva Ančić

Iva Ančić

Marketing Communication and Digital Business A1 Hrvatska, Head of Brand
Iva Ančić

Iva Ančić

Marketing Communication and Digital Business A1 Hrvatska, Head of Brand
Jasmina Punek

Jasmina Punek

Chief People Officer Ergomed Grupa
Jure Mikuž

Jure Mikuž

Managing Partner South Central Ventures
Korado Korlević

Korado Korlević

Educator and Astronomer
Krešimir Macan

Krešimir Macan

Business Owner Manjgura
Marina Morić

Marina Morić

Head of Human Resources Hrvatska kontrola zračne plovidbe
Mojca Domiter

Mojca Domiter

People & Culture Atlantic Grupa, Group Vice President
Nives Fakin

Nives Fakin

Strategic Workforce Planning Expert Hrvatski Telekom
Nives Raič

Nives Raič

Total Rewards & People Analytics Ericsson Nikola Tesla, Manager
Slaven Kordić

Slaven Kordić

Managing Partner Invera Equity Partneri d.o.o.
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

Russell Reynolds Associates Professor, University College London & Columbia University and Chief Science Officer
Zvonimir Galić

Zvonimir Galić

Prof. dr. sc. Odsjek za psihologiju, Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu & Business Psychology Lab