We had the opportunity to be part of the small and great conference in Belgrade from 21st to 23rd arch 2015: Technology and Innovation Arena 2015, organized by InfoArena Group. Focus of the conference was how we drive innovation in large organizations and what have we learned so far. Technology plays a big role here – we are using technology to build platforms on top of which we can drive innovation. Some really great panelists and speakers were discussing those issues for a two day in a Belgrade – sharing regional and international experiences.
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picture: Mrs. Jelena Čelenković Stojanović, Principal Banker, EBRD, Serbia, Ratko Mutavdžić, founder and experience architect at PROJEKTURA, Croatia, Milena Matic, Strategy& Marketing& Communications & Innovations Manager, Ericsson Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania and Ivar Tallo, Member of the Executive Board at E-Governance Academy, Estonia. Missing on the picture is another panelist, Mr. Hrvoje Somun, CEO, APIS-IT, Croatia.
About the conference from the organizers web page:
“Our aim is to make society in the region more innovative and competitive in the regional, european and global markets, based on technology drivers. Our aim is to make our region a better place for living and working, a better place for investments,…a better place for all of us.
Technology and innovation arena is a platform to increase innovations based on technology in the region as to increase investments, new employments, new ideas, new business opportunities. The goal of technology and investment arena is also to encourage co-operation in the region between technology sector and innovators.
The conference serves as a place for dialogue between public and private sector, with the aim of making the entire region competitive on the european market as well as the global market.
It brings all the leaders of industry, both private and public sectors, to one place and gives them the opportunity to exchange their perspectives. It provides all participants with a chance to gain insights into the full potential of the market and to incorporate their business into it.
The conference serves as the accelerator of socially responsible initiatives that have launched last year’s “youth employment initiative in the region”. The main purpose of the initiative is helping young people to climb the career ladder.
Co-operation between companies and individuals in the region is essential for business development towards third markets. Joint co-operation of more companies offers higher quality and more favourable product and service range. The crises and history has motivated companies and individuals to think about more efficient and innovative business models and consider possibilities of cooperation, rather than competition. Technology sector must be the driver for better world, the driver to make our region better a place for living and working.”
