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25 March 2021
Virtual event
Digital transformation of the blue economy

Webinar sessions and workshop

The following program will be available throughout the day, as the local event of EU Industry days 2021

All sessions and workshop will take place virtually and free of charge to all participants. Registered users can follow the event through this website, while public live stream will be available via Youtube

Sessions language: English
Workshop language: Croatian

Moderator: Emir Džanić


09:00 - 09:15   


Session: Opening speech
  • Dragan Ljutic, Rector, University of Split
  • Nikolina Brnjac, minister, Ministry of Tourism and Sport, Croatia

09:15 - 10:00

Session: Future of EU industry and the blue economy
  • EU competitiveness in the changing global competitive landscape, Nebojša Stojčić, Vice Rector for Business Affairs, University of Dubrovnik, Croatia
  • Strategy for sustainable blue economy, Claus Schultze, Policy Officer Blue Growth, DG MARE, European Commission
  • European digital innovation hubs, Leandra Vranješ Markić, Vice-Rector for Science and Innovation, University of Split, Blue digital innovation hub (Bluedih)
10:00 - 11:20

Panel: Potential of digital transformation
  • Leandra Vranješ Markić, Vice-Rector for Science and Innovation, University of Split, Croatia
  • Nebojša Stojčić, Vice-Rector for Business Affairs, University of Dubrovnik, Croatia
  • Petra Grell-Kunzinger, Founder, miazorgo.com, Austria
  • Ante Dagelić, Entrepreneur and Assistant Professor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Croatia
  • Mirjana Čović, Service Lead for Innovation, ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG, Austria
  • Mateo Perak, Profico Ltd., Croatia
  • Matilda Dorotić, Associate Professor, BI Norweigan Business School, Norway

11:20 - 11:40

Coffee break


11:40 - 12:30

Session: Digitalization of the tourism sector
  • Tourism 4.0, Urška Starc-Peceny, Chief Innovation Officer, Arctur Ltd., Slovenia
  • Environment based destination branding and technology, Karlo Guštin, Head of Strategic Initiatives, Ericsson Nikola Tesla, Croatia
  • Digital solutions as support to sustainable tourism, Daniela Garbin Praničević, Associate Professor, University of Split, Croatia
  • Using web analytics to grow business, Danilo Trebješanin, Locastic Ltd., Croatia

12:30 - 13:20

Session: Digitalization of the marine/maritime sector
  • Digital technology in shipbuilding industry, Teuta Duletić, Managing Director, Metal Shark Croatia
  • Autonomous sea surface control system, Vedran Jukić, Co-founder, Marine eye, Croatia
  • Blue transformation trough “dock.me” system, Josip Marasović and Tomas Pinjušić, Dock.me, Croatia
  • Digital potential of aquaculture and impact on environment, Marijana Pećarević, Vice-Rector for Science and International and Kruno Bonačić, Associate Professor, University of Dubrovnik, Croatia

13:20 - 14:00

Closing notes / Lunch break


14:00 - 16:00

Workshop: Osnovne digitalne vještine za poslovanje
(This workshop is in Croatian)
  • Nikola Balić, Blue European Digital Innovation Hub (Bluedih)
  • Marko Škrobo, Apsolon, Croatia
  • Ivan Ivančić, Apsolon, Croatia

09:00 - 17:00

Parallel sessions (B2B MEETINGS)


Registration
Closed since 24 March 2021
Location Online Event
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Participants
Croatia 60
Italy 40
Portugal 23
Spain 22
Türkiye 13
Greece 12
Malta 10
Montenegro 9
France 8
Bulgaria 8
Romania 6
Poland 6
Belgium 6
Ukraine 5
Ireland 2
India 2
United States 2
Tunisia 2
Israel 1
Slovenia 1
Germany 1
Albania 1
Slovakia 1
United Kingdom 1
Denmark 1
Cyprus 1
Hungary 1
Finland 1
China (Hong Kong) 1
Brazil 1
Sweden 1
Latvia 1
Total 250
Participants
Company 126
Other 31
University 28
Authority/Government 27
Association/Agency 26
R&D Institution 12
Total 250