Program

*NOTE: This is a preliminary program.

4th September 2025 (Thursday)

08:00 – 09:00	Registration
09:00 – 09:15	Opening speech – Mato Njavro, PhD
09:15 – 09:45	Keynote Speaker – Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, former president of Croatia
09:45-10:15	Keynote Speaker – Eileen McAuliffe PhD (AACSB)
10:15-11:15	Panel 1 – Strategic Challenge of Higher Education System (moderator – Mato Njavro, Phd)
11:15-11:30	Coffee break
11:30-13:00	Paper presentations
13:00-14:00	Lunch
14:00-15:00	Panel 2 – Introducing AI in HEIs – Ethical and implementation challenges (moderator – Ivan David Dogan, MBA)
15:00-17:00	AACSB workshop
17:00	Closing of the 1st day of the Conference
19:30	Dinner (KOPUN Restaurant)

5th September 2025 (Friday)

08:30 – 09:00	Registration
09:00 – 09:30	Keynote Speaker – Siniša Krajnović, PhD
09:30-10:00	Keynote Speaker – Peter Gloor, PhD
10:00-10:30	Kynote Speaker – Mark Brewer, PhD
10:30-10:45	Coffee break
10:45-11:45	Panel 3 – Generative AI & Data-Driven Discovery: The Next Frontier in Research & Education (moderator – Andrej Novak, Phd)
11:45-12:45	Paper Presentations
12:45-13:45	Lunch
13:45-14:45	Panel 4 –  From Vision to Practice: The Experience of Croatian Universities in European Alliances and the Path Ahead  (moderator – Dubravka Kovačević, PhD)
14:45-16:30	Paper Presentations
16:30	Closing of the Conference
18:00	Dubrovnik City Tour