Event Schedule
Registration
Register on PRO PR!Ceremonial Opening
Richard Linning
President of the World Innovation and Change Management Institute / WICMI, United Kingdom
Filippo Nani
President of Federazione Relazioni Pubbliche Italiana (FERPI), Italy
Register on PRO PR!Roundtable: “Green communication green responsibility”
Dan Gerrella
CIPR – The Chartered Institute of Public Relations / CIPR Elected President 2027, United Kingdom
Justin Green
President of Global Alliance, Ireland
Alexander Dourchev
International Communications Consultancy Organisation / ICCO Global President, Greece
Sergio Vazzoler
Co-Founder of Amapola Società Benefit., Italy
Massimo Castellano
Chairman – General Manager at Blue Planet Economy, Italy
The panel participants from other international associations will be announced.
Register on PRO PR!Coffee break
Register on PRO PR!Responsible Sustainability
Luca Guglielmi
Media Relation & Communication Manager press Axpo Italy
Register on PRO PR!Establishing a Sustainable Heritage Tourism in Zagreb County
Ivana Alilovic
Director of Zagreb County Tourist Board, Croatia
Register on PRO PR!Lunch time
Register on PRO PR!Stephen Valentine
Global Architect and Designer, ideator of the “Timeship” Project, United States of America
Register on PRO PR!How AI is Transforming Us and Communications
Rita Di Antonio
Communications Manager @ Microsoft, Italy
Register on PRO PR!Break
Register on PRO PR!Roundtable: “Media Responsibility in Sustainable Green Communication”
Carlo Castorina
Founder & Director at Mediatrends, Italy
TBA
Register on PRO PR!Conclusion of the First Day
Francesco Rotolo
Executive Director for Institutional and Business Relations at WICMI, Founder and Head of Strategy at Storyfly, Italy
Register on PRO PR!Gathering and Networking
Register on PRO PR!Registration
Register on PRO PR!2nd Day Opening / Introduction
Danijel Koletić
President of the Organizing Committee, Secretary General of WICMI, Croatia
Biagio Oppi
External Communications Director at FERPI, Italy
Register on PRO PR!Anthony Pickles
Director of Communications at The British Museum, United Kingdom
Register on PRO PR!PR Talk: Debunking Climate Change: The “Eclipse Papers”
Francesco Rotolo
Executive Director for Institutional and Business Relations at WICMI, Founder and Head of Strategy at Storyfly, Italy
Prof. Alberto Pirni
Associate Professor, Director of the “Eclipse” Initiative at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Italy
Register on PRO PR!Coffee break
Register on PRO PR!How the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals can help companies grow their businesses..
James McQueeny (TBA)
Adjunct political media professor, Fellow, Sacred Heart U, USA
Register on PRO PR!Protecting Reputation in the Age of Greenwashing.
Lorenzo Brufani
Competence Founder & CEO
Register on PRO PR!Alex Moscetta
External Relations at “Comunità S. Egidio” / Communication and Public Relations Specialist, Italy
Register on PRO PR!Chiara Valentini, Ph.D.
Professor and Head of Corporate Communication, Jyväskylä University School of Business & Economics (JSBE); Adjunct professor of Strategic Communication, IULM University, Milan, Italy
Register on PRO PR!Ceremonial Signing of the “Roman Declaration of Green Communication Responsibility”
Register on PRO PR!Conclusion of the Second Day
Francesco Rotolo
Executive Director for Institutional and Business Relations at WICMI, Founder and Head of Strategy at Storyfly, Italy
Register on PRO PR!Emotions as a strategy: stories that stay.
Fahreta Dedović
Digital Media Manager at Orbico, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Register on PRO PR!Coffee break
Register on PRO PR!PR TALK – TBA
Register on PRO PR!PANEL:
MEDIA CONTENT AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
– IS THERE PAID AND UNPAID INFORMATION?
Kağan Konçak
Founder of Roke Communications Consultancy, Türkiye
Marijana Bojanić
Chief Executive Officer at Vijesti, Montenegro (TBC)
Simona Kruhar Gaberšček
Editor-in-Chief, Marketing Magazin, Slovenia
Ilija Musa
Deputy General Manager, Federal News Agency FENA, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Katarina Dimitrijević Hrnjkaš
News Editor, RTL Hrvatska, Croatia
Marko Andrejić
Editor-in-Chief, Biznis.rs, Serbia (TBC)
Closing of the Conference
Register on PRO PR!Lunch
Register on PRO PR!Program plus excursion
Register on PRO PR!TBA – To Be Announced
Day 1 - THURSDAY, April 3rd
Ivona Matošić Gašparović
Deputy Mayor acting as Mayor of City Crikvenica, Croatia
13:40-14:00
Prefect of Primorje-Gorski Kotar Country
Zlatko Komadina
Prefect of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
14:00-14:20
Welcome to Riviera Crikvenica
Marijana Biondić
Director of Crikvenica Tourism Board, Croatia
14:20-14:40
Leadership in Communication
Charles Skinner
Member of the organizing committee, United Kingdom
14:40-14:45
Tips for Engagement Story
Mary Beth West
Public Relations Strategist at Fletcher Marketing PR
14:45-15:15
AI & I Without A: Quest for Accuracy and Credibillity
Tihana Ela Kružić
Head of Media Analysis Department at Press Clipping, Croatia
15:45-16:15
PRO PR TALK
Gordana Kovačević, President at Ericsson Nikola Tesla, Croatia
and
Ranko Petrušić, Founder and Owner of the digital marketing agency InfoARS, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gordana Kovačević
16:45-17:15
How We Created History
Dražen Novak
Director of Marketing at Večernji list, Croatia
17:15-17:45
PRO PR TALK
and Nataša Trslić Štambak, Managing Director – CEE Region at Grayling, Croatia
Gergely AbrahamCorporate Relations Director Eastern Europe at Diageo, Hungary
18:15-18:35
Executive Advocacy, Activism and Influence in the Digital Overload: Trends and Strategies
Gilbert Manirakiza
President and CEO of The Newmark Group, Kenya
18:35-18:55
Rade Zucić
Professional associate for public relations and Web at BHANSA, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Day 2 - FRIDAY, April 4th
09:30-10:00
CIPR: The Global Professional Body for PR Practitioners & Becoming Chartered
Sukhjit Grewal
Director of Commercial Operations and Membership at the CIPR (Chartered Institute of Public Relations), United Kingdom
10:00-10:30
AI is advancing as a PR tool faster than younger practicioners can sort historical truth from fiction. A dangerous confluence
Jim Mcqueeny
Analyst at Sacred Heart University
10:30-11:00
Communicating in an Age of Misinformation
Ghassan Karian
CEO at Ipsos Karian and Box, United Kingdom
11:30-12:00
The True Kid You Are
Catherine Mahoney
Director of Communications and Engagement, City Bridge Foundation, United Kingdom
12:00-12:30
Communication Excellence for Record-Breaking Success
Ivana Vukić
Communications and Corporate Affairs Manager at PepsiCo Western Balkans, Serbia
12:30-12:35
Engagement
Mary Beth West
Public Relations Strategist at Fletcher Marketing PR
14:00-15:00
Leadership in Communication
PRO PR TALK
Christoph Shoefboeck
CEO at Erste Bank, Croatia
– Talks with –
Charles Skinner
Member of the Organising Committee, United Kingdom
Head of Corporate Communications Office at Erste&Steiermärkische Bank d.d.
15:15-16:00
PRO PR TALK
Jože Mermal
Chairman of the Board of Directors BTC d.d.
talks with
Silvija Londero Šimleša
Director and Editor-in- Chief at Media Servis, Croatia
19:30-00:00
PRO PR Globe People Achievement Awards
19:30-20:30 PRO PR Globe People Achievement Awards Ceremony & Gala Dinner program
20:30-00:00 Gala Dinner program
Day 3 - SATURDAY, April 5th
09:20-09:50
WorldPR Report Latest Findings
Andras Sztaniszlav
Strategic communication consultant, CEO at ICCO, President at HuPRA, Hungary
09:50-10:50
Leadership in Communication
Tina Raičević
Communications Manager at One, Montenegro
PRO PR TALK
and
Ljiljana Burzan-Nikolić, Executive Director at BI Communication, Montenegro
Branko MitrovićExecutive Director of the One company, Montenegro
11:20-12:45
ROUNDTABLE PANEL: Where Public Relations Experts Make the Most Mistakes; Ethics, Literacy, Methodology or Something Else Entirely
MODERATOR:
Nađa Lutvikadić-Fočo, Head of Promotion Communication at BH Telecom, Bosnia and Herzegovina
PANELISTS:
Silvija Londero Šimleša, Director and Editor-in-Chief at Media servis, Croatia
Dario Markas, Deputy editor in chief st Vecernji list, Croatia
Katarina Dimitrijević Hrnjkaš, Journalist and Editor at RTL, Croatia
(TBA)
Vedrana Maglajlija, Journalist at Al Jazeera Balkans, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nađa Lutvikadić-FočoHead of Promotion Communications at BH Telecom, Bosnia and Herzegovina
12:45-12:50
Engagement
Mary Beth West
Public Relations Strategist at Fletcher Marketing PR
16:00
Field Trip Organised by the City Crikvenica and the Crikvenica Tourist Board
PRO PR PROGRAM +
Day 4 - SUNDAY, April 6th
