Adriatic HR Awards
Adriatic HR AwardsTop WorkPlaceHR Manager of the Year
← All awards
Award · HR.Weekend

Adriatic HR Awards

It’s time to celebrate the projects that aren’t afraid to push the boundaries of HR practice.

The Adriatic HR Awards celebrate projects that recognise and reward initiatives making a real impact on people, culture and the day-to-day operations of organisations. The focus is on authentic, locally conceived projects with proven results.

HR is no longer support for the system. HR is the system.

Who can join this story?

The stage is open to companies, HR teams, agencies and individuals behind projects delivered in Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina during 2025 and 2026.

Only authentic, locally conceived and fully delivered projects are accepted.

Focus on key areas

The areas we cover span everything that lies at the heart of modern HR today.

The categories include recruitment and employer branding, employee development, organisational culture, DEI initiatives and the application of HR technology.

Grand Prix

Alongside the winners in each of the listed categories, we also award a Grand Prix for each country separately.

The Grand Prix goes to the project with the highest score across all categories.

For HR teams

For HR teams, this is an opportunity to show how their role shapes the business.

Categories

Internal Communication
Employer Branding
Recruitment
Employee Engagement & Experience
Learning & Development
DEI
HR Technology & Innovation
Company Culture

Evaluation

Strategy
Execution
Results

Organising Committee

Ana Đidara
Ana Đidara
Executive Director, Human Resources Management Division, Hrvatska poštanska banka
Tome Barić
Tome Barić
Human Resources Director, INA Group
Bruna Kostelac Košir
Bruna Kostelac Košir
Head of Talent, Invera Equity Partners

Jury

Lorena Dika
Lorena Dika
Jury President, Talent Development Director, JGL d.d.
Eldar Banjica
Eldar Banjica
Managing Director, Manpower SEE
Marin Bezić
Marin Bezić
Vice President for Human Resources, Infobip
Marija Felkel
Marija Felkel
Human Resources Director and Executive Board Member, Perutnina Ptuj Group
Prof. dr. sc. Marina Klačmer Čalopa
Prof. dr. sc. Marina Klačmer Čalopa
Dean of the Faculty of Organization and Informatics, University of Zagreb
Bojana Mucić
Bojana Mucić
Chief Human Resources Officer, Nelt Group
Martina Slunjski
Martina Slunjski
Chief People Officer, Holcim (Hrvatska) d.o.o.
Urška Stanovnik
Urška Stanovnik
Head of HR, Better
Tamara Valenčić
Tamara Valenčić
Deputy HR Director, NLB d.d., Ljubljana
Antonio Sadarić
Antonio Sadarić
Strategic HR Business Partner, Solflare
The deadline for project submissions is 22 June 2026, and the entry fee is EUR 190 + VAT per project (non-refundable). Finalists are announced on 20 July 2026. The deadline for video submissions (second round) is 25 August 2026. The awards ceremony takes place on 25 September 2026 in Rovinj.www.hrmanager.hr