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The IEDC Annual International Presidents’ Forum is the event of the year that regularly attracts numerous top executives and governmental representatives from the region and beyond. The topics of the forum reflect the most current issues impacting business processes and world economies. The speakers of the forum are prominent thought leaders and experts in their respective fields. Consequently, the forum serves as an excellent platform for exchange of opinions and creation of ideas, as well as an ideal setting for networking and establishment of new cooperation.
About the Topic
AI: How Small Countries Can Compete Against Big Players
Artificial intelligence is racing to become the next big thing in technology. It appears that Silicon Valley companies and large multinationals are the best positioned to dominate this space. What of the smaller countries who aspire to have their own tech sector growth? Is it too late? Can small countries leapfrog existing players? What are some of the strategies that small countries can pursue to achieve lasting assets and sovereignty? Prof. Philip Parker, INSEAD Chaired Professor of Management Science and Professor of Marketing at INSEAD, who specializes in using AI methods in the field of forecasting, innovation diffusion, and content creation, will focus on demystifying the field of artificial intelligence and its four core branches. In his keynote speech he will also talk about the areas of content, media and search, and discuss how smaller initiatives can achieve national objectives providing public with good practices relating to knowledge, search and media.
When
Start date: October 20, 2023 at 9:00 AM
Schedule
| 09:00 – 09:30 |
Registration and welcome coffee |
| 09:30 – 10:00 |
Welcome address by Prof. Danica Purg, President of the IEDC-Bled School of Management
Introductory address by Dr. Emilija Stojmenova Duh, Minister of digital transfomation of the Republic of Slovenia
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| 10:00 – 11:30 |
Keynote speech "AI: How Small Countries can compete against Big Players"
- Dr. Philip Parker, Professor of Marketing at INSEAD and the INSEAD Chaired Professor of Management Science
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| 11:30 – 12:00 |
Coffee break
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| 12:00 – 13:00 |
Roundtable discussion of business leaders moderated by Dr. Philip Parker
Panelists:
- Mr. Maxim Korseko, Director Central & Eastern Europe, Meta, Poland
- Prof. Dunja Mladenić, Head of Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia
- Dr. Miha Mlakar, Co-founder of Pareto AI, Slovenia
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| 13:00 - 13:45 |
Developing Modern Institutions to Lead Digital Change and Manage AI – Presentation of the Bled Institute for Leadership in Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence, moderated by Prof. Stjepan Orešković, President of the Supervisory Board of IEDC and majority shareholder of M+ Group, Croatia
- Ms. Barbara Domicelj, General Manager, Microsoft Slovenia
- Ms. Eva McLellan, General Manager, Roche Slovenia
- Prof. Igor Rudan, Director, Centre for Global Health Research and WHO Collaborating Centre, University of Edinburgh, UK
- Prof. Robert Sackstein, Senior Vice-president for Global Medical Affairs, Florida International University; Professor Emeritus, Harvard Medical School, Boston; Director, Harvard Career Development Program in Translational Glycobiology, Harvard University, USA (online)
- Mr. Jorge Fernández Vidal, Investment Director, Liechtenstein Group (online)
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| 13:45 - 14:00 |
Conclusions |
| 14:00 - 14:30 |
Presentation of the Alumni Achievement Awards 2023
- Robert Ljoljo, President of the Board of Management, Lek d.d. and Sandoz Country President Slovenia, Slovenia
- Zoran Mitreski, President of the Management Board, Konzum plus and Executive Director of the retail business area, Fortenova Group, Croatia
- Mona Neagoe, Partner, Board Member and the Head of South-Eastern Europe, Pedersen & Partners, Romania
- Aleksandar Raić, Vice President of AI Transformation, Infobip, Croatia
- Lidija Žigić, CEO, NLB Banka d.d. Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 14:30 - |
Reception |
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