Business leaders point of view

Herbert Juranek

CEO Addiko Bank AG

The acceleration years: Addiko Bank innovates beyond omnichannel distribution to meet customer needs whenever and wherever

Fabris Peruško

CEO and member of Board of Directors, Fortenova grupa

As much as the Group and company managements and all our employees have done an exceptional job in preserving the business, as witnessed by our results, the weight of the sanctioned shareholding was too much of a burden

Marija Tomeska

CEO Eurolink Insurance

Crises, such as pandemics, natural disasters, economic downturns, heighten people's awareness of the various risks they face

Luka Burilović

President of the Croatian Chamber of Economy (HGK)

With a new strategy, the HGK oriented towards five areas of interest: sustainability, green and digital transition, internationalization of business, the future of the workforce, and food safety

Ivan Čulo

CEO Hrvatska pošta

Through significant investments in infrastructure, technology, and people, we expanded our capacities and transformed Croatian Post into a modern logistics company

Tamara Perko

President of the Croatian Banking Association

After a challenging 2023, a more challenging 2024 lies ahead. Firstly, we expect the exports contraction to continue as it reflects weak output growth or even cyclical decline in Croatia's major trading partners, led by Germany

Jelena Ristić

Country Manager Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina Mastercard

Cybersecurity is an area where we see our strength, and we will continue to invest all resources in it. The potential we see in this is evident in the fact that we have invested over $5 billion in cybersecurity in the last 5 years

Vlastimir Vuković

President of NLB Komercijalna banka’s Executive Board

In addition to being the first Family Friendly certified bank in Serbia, it has recently completed renovation of its central office building, becoming the first bank in the Group that has adjusted its workspace to the sustainable principles

Tihomir Petreski

President of the Management Board Triglav Penzinsko Drustvo AD Skopje

In our pursuit to grow our member base, we are equally committed to ensuring stable investment returns on the assets we oversee, while striving to maintain a minimal return-to-risk ratio. We are concentrating on nurturing and evolving our workforce and organizational framework

Nikola Vuletić

President of Executive Board, UniCredit Bank

Regarding geopolitical events both in Europe and the Middle East, it is difficult to deal with predictions, but if the current conflicts do not experience escalation, a year of mild optimism can be expected

Nikola Cvijanović

CEO Univerexport d.o.o.

Univerexport anticipate offering unique and quality products on the market, serving as a significant differentiator from others

Gabriele Tatzberger

Gabriele Tatzberger, Director Startup Services, Vienna Business Agency

Our primary goal is to bring together a diverse group of visionaries, startups, investors, innovators, and experts to collaborate on solutions that will enhance our lives and shape a better future for all

Gordan Kolak

CEO, KONČAR

As the global economy increasingly shifts towards sustainability, KONČAR, sees the green transition as an opportunity for further development of new technologies that will pave the way for business growth

Dubravko Folnović

CEO Perutnina Ptuj – Pipo Čakovec

The most important thing for us, from which we don't deviate even a millimeter, is maintaining a high level of quality of our products. This includes monitoring the entire production chain, from raw materials to consumers

Predrag Milinčić

General Manager MARS Balkan

We recently announced The Mars Net Zero Roadmap, an action plan to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the entire value chain by 2050

Miloš Stevanović

Standard Prva - Owner

Standard Prva is one of the largest growing groups in BiH, in terms of helping businesses and providing them a safe framework through which they can operate, firstly through the legal issues, then accounting issues and other connected issues for the business services

Andreas Rörig

CEO at E.ON Hrvatska

Sustainability is one of three key pillars of E.ON’s strategy. It is a core element of our business and thus we have proactive sustainability strategy and clear commitments in place

Rok Bezlaj, director, Sinecon

Jakob Kotnik, director, Sinecon

Sinecon will closely follow the latest trends, adding relevant categories to ensure greater success and competitiveness. Our significant advantage stems from the fact that we are flexible and not limited to one solution

Adel Bahtanović

President of UNIQA SEE region

Offering clients the possibility to create their individual insurance coverage will provide them and us with a significant advantage in the future

Uroš Ivanc

Board Member, Zavarovalnica Triglav

Our goal is to become the leading digitalised financial and insurance group in the Adria region and we are therefore systematically implementing the digital transformation of the Group

Mario Henjak

President of the Management Board of Gorenjska banka

As a stable financial institution, committed to sustainable growth and development, we are proud that Gorenjska banka is the first bank in Slovenia to receive a certificate of the highest standards of social responsibility as an employer