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HR.Weekend is part of the Weekend.19 festival. One ticket, 8 festivals.
24—27.09.2026 · RovinjHR.WEEKEND
24.–27.9.2026. | ROVINJ
WEEKEND.19
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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✦ AI in leadership, culture after acquisitions, legal risk — 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. Leadership in the AI era, culture after acquisitions, legal risk and pay transparency — 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.
The fourth edition —
after 2023, 2024 and 2025.
4.Edition
1,000+Professionals
2Halls
Gallery 2025
How was it?
Moments from last year’s edition of HR.Weekend in Rovinj.
The topics we discuss.
Culture after an acquisition
What happens to people and culture after an acquisition? A realistic look at integration, communication, processes and leadership.
HR and legal risk
Testing your HR instinct through real scenarios — when seemingly routine decisions turn into legal risks.
An old brain in a new age
When the hunter-gatherer brain meets the modern world — why our evolutionary mechanisms can today become a source of mental and physical strain.
New L&D practices
How L&D has shifted from the classic classroom to hybrid models, and why learning, unlearning and relearning are key for the future.
Quotas and directives
Pay quotas and transparency are no longer just a numbers question — we explore whether EU rules really change the balance, pay and influence of women.
New at HR.Weekend — DHRUŽENJE.
A closed networking event for HR leaders and executive professionals from the region — round tables, no audience, no pitches. Rovinj, Thursday 24 Sep. Applications are open until 11 September.
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.
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.
Late Bird
580 €+ VAT
Included
- Access to all 8 festivals
- 24.–27.9.2026.
- Opening and closing party
- MY.WEEKEND app
- Networking zone
Not included
- Accommodation
- Transport to Rovinj
- Meals
Price valid until 28 Aug 2026.
HURA · HUOJ · IAB · IAA · SOZ · UGP
490 €+ VAT
Included
- Access to all 8 festivals
- 24.–27.9.2026.
- Opening and closing party
- MY.WEEKEND app
- Networking zone
Not included
- Accommodation
- Transport to Rovinj
- Meals
Proof of membership required.
Student ticket
75 €
Included
- Access to all 8 festivals
- 24.–27.9.2026.
- Opening and closing party
- MY.WEEKEND app
- Networking zone
Not included
- Accommodation
- Transport to Rovinj
- Meals
Up to age 26, with a valid student ID.
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