Professor Zeljko Cabarkapa is a geotechnical engineer with more than 34 years of experience in practice in the UK and around the world. His area of expertise includes forensic engineering and site characterisation, ground investigation, rock slope st ...

  FOUNDER of MEEDAR MONTENEGRO DOO & MEEDAR REAL ESTATE (DUBAI) BOARD DIRECTOR MEEDAR MONTENEGRO DOO & MEEDAR REAL ESTATE (DUBAI) FAMILY OFFICE BUSINESS ADVISOR, CHAMPION FOR THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN   Professional Milestones ...

Having completed his master's studies in Financial Management at the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest in 2004, Bogdan Maruneac began his professional career as an accountant and soon moved to the position of financial analyst at Trust Con ...

Dr. James Gunn is an entrepreneur and award-winning corporate affairs and communications expert with extensive experience across the EMEA region. He is recognized for his expertise in business development, strategic communications and team management ...

Stanislava has many years of experience in working on financial markets and with financial instruments. From the beginning of her career, she built her professional experience primarily in banks and broker-dealer companies, where she gained comprehen ...

Named as part of Forbes' Top Travel and Tourism Leaders, one of the Most Powerful Leaders and most inspiring visionary leaders in the Middle East by Arabian Business Magazine, with over 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry and an im ...

Since he began his first role in hotel development in 1996, Takuya has worked in companies including Holiday Inn Worldwide, Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Hyatt Hotels Corporation, sourcing and negotiating hotel agreements in Japan, Korea, Microne ...

Anina Milanović is a World Bank Strategic Advisor to the Belgrade Stock Exchange and a global expert in digital finance and capital markets. She advises on innovative financial instruments, with a particular focus on the integration of digital asset ...

Ian was born in Glasgow in April 1970. He studied architecture and urban design at the Mackintosh School of Architecture, Glasgow School of Art, graduating in 1993. He qualified as an architect in 1994 while working for the Glasgow firm, The Parr Par ...

Michal Maco is the Country Manager of Corwin Slovenia, a real estate company focused on sustainable and responsible city development. His academic background is in urban planning, which is one of his greatest passions. As the head of the largest loca ...

Mahmuta-Maša Aganović-Tukušić is an accomplished interdisciplinary strategist and advisor specializing in investment and development within the tourism sector. As the founder and CEO of Infinity Capital Advisors, she brings a wealth o ...

Bojan is a seasoned real estate professional with over 17 years of experience, having held key roles in several renowned companies. Throughout his career, he served as Country Manager at Coreside Savills and as Regional Director of the Office Agency ...

Tjidsger Wierda is a Corporate Sustainability Partner at Walvius Partners, serving the European commercial real estate sector. Leading a team of dedicated professionals, Tjidsger embeds himself within companies, assisting with corporate sustainabilit ...

Sevda Cadir MRICS is Head of Feasibility & Advisory at Win Advisors, specializing in hospitality real estate across CEE & SEE. With experience across both hotel operations and real estate advisory, she brings a rare dual perspective, combinin ...

Hubert Abt, FRICS, has more than 35 years of experience in the real estate industry—ranging from project development and land banking to the structuring of equity and mezzanine financing. In 2012, he founded New Work Offices, now one of the le ...

Jiří Suremka has 24 years of real estate experience and has been involved in numerous transactions across the CEE region. He is Partner at complexRE, a boutique advisory platform connecting independent real estate professionals across Europe ...

Jelena Radulovic is a law graduate by education and a pioneer in the commercial sector of foreign franchises operating on the territory of Serbia and the region. From 2001 as the third employee of Colliers until the founding of CBRE in Serbia in 200 ...

Andrej Sovrovic is a member of the Executive Board of Delta Holding and the General Manager of Delta’s hotel business. With an academic background in Political Science from University College London and International Political Economy from Lond ...

Entrepreneur and business Visionary, Foreign Direct Investor Consultant, Tax and Legal advisor, Project developer in Real estate sector. Mr. Samonig is the owner of Ecovis CF Confidas Ljubljana and Managing Partner of Ecovis SEE doo Belgrade. Since h ...

Gabriela Basovska joined Hyatt in 2023 and serves as Director of Development for the EAME region. Gabriela is responsible for overseeing new hotel development, franchise and management contract transactions for Hyatt's hotel brands in Northern E ...

Petar Orlic is a lawyer with over 20 years of experience specializing in acquisitions, finance and real estate development across the UK and mainland Europe. He works with a diverse clientele, including institutional investors and banks, focusing on ...

Leading residential and retail development projects across multiple market segments, including core, premium, and luxury housing. Current focus includes creating residential environments that elevate everyday living through architecture, functionalit ...

Arch. Elitsa Panayotova is Managing Partner at United Master Architects (UMA), one of Bulgaria's leading architectural practices, and brings over 20 years of experience spanning architectural design, urban planning, and real estate development. ...

With over 20 years in Hotel industry, Aleksandar started off his career working as a receptionist and concierge in hotel Hyatt Regency in Belgrade. After seeking new challenges in Montenegro, working as a General Manager in Villa Montenegro at Sveti ...

Nicholas N. Bouri is a Partner at NGB Group, a family-owned industrial real estate development and investment firm headquartered in Bucharest, with operations across Romania, Greece, and an a planned expansion in Serbia. NGB’s founders and par ...

Aselle is a Corporate and Banking Partner and Head of the Real Estate Finance team. Aselle specialises in banking and corporate law. She acts for banks and real estate investors in corporate transactions and secured lending transactions, drafts and n ...

Mikhail Kolesnik joined MINOR Hotels as Regional Development Director in 2025 to grow the company in the new regions. He’s responsible for development in South Eastern Europe, including Serbia, Bosnia&Herzegovina, Montenegro, Romania, Bulga ...

Starting from 2018, Leon is the Owner and Managing Director of "We Share Space doo". We Share is Serbia`s largest serviced office provider with over 30,000 sqm in its portfolio, present in all of Belgrade’s A class buildings. Current ...

Milica Puricelli is the founder of Puricelli Design Studio and an architect, hospitality concept strategist, and designer specialising in luxury hotels, resorts, wellness destinations, and high-end residential projects across Europe, Balkan region, M ...

Dr. George Bobvos, Development Consultant to Wyndham Hotels & Resorts for SEE brings 41 years of international, cross-industry top management experience spanning 16 countries. George spent 11 years in top positions (CDO/Regional Cluster Head) in ...

Nemanja Bucinac is the Founder and Managing Advisor of Stonedge, an independent boutique advisory firm delivering retail and office leasing strategy, asset repositioning and market expansion services across Central and South-Eastern Europe. With ove ...

Mrs. Cvetkovic is in charge of managing the MPC Development, TO and Innovation department and serves on the company’s strategy, leadership and valuation committees with her vast retail and office experience. Prior to this, Jovana held the posit ...

Tomislav Čeh is a hospitality veteran with almost 30 years of experience in the hospitality and tourism industry. He joined the PKF Hospitality Group in 2018 and is based in Vienna (Austria), Ljubljana (Slovenia), and Zagreb (Croatia), where he serv ...

Nebojsa Nešovanovic started his professional career in 2003 at the company SHM Smith Hodgkinson in Belgrade in the position of analyst, from where he advanced to the position of deputy director. At SHM Smith Hodgkinson, Mr. Nesovanovic was in ...

Marija Novakovic is the Program Director at Data Science Conference, where she leads the development of conference programs focused on AI, data science, and emerging technologies. She works closely with industry leaders, researchers, and business exe ...

Bojan has almost  20 years of experience in the real estate industry, covering leasing and sales of premium residential properties, and high street retail properties and has dominant expertise in office market portfolio, including leasing, sales ...

Milos Grdinic has many year of experience in leading and managing of real estate projects in Serbia and SEE region and he worked alongside numerous local and foreign investors and developers. Today Milos is a Development and Asset Management Director ...

Milica Nikolić has more than 22 years of experience in commercial real estate advisory and market development across the office, industrial, and retail sectors in Serbia. She is recognized as one of the leading professionals in the local real estate ...

Development and Expansion Manager with 17+ years of experience leading large-scale retail and F&B expansion across Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia and Bosnia & Herzegovina. Expert in site acquisition, lease negotiations, project leadership, asset m ...

One of the first commercial real estate professionals in Serbia that built a career and gained experience on local market and from the recognized professionals from the SEE Region in brands Colliers, CBRE, NAI Global and domestic brand Novaston. With ...

Dayana Kanazireva is Development, Marketing & Sales Director and Member of the Board of OKOL Lake Park, a large-scale integrated golf, hospitality and residential destination development in Bulgaria, located near Sofia. OKOL Lake Park brings toge ...

With an extensive expertise in hotel operations, I have moved on in hotel asset management for more than 14 years. From feasibility and brand affiliation, to construction or hotel management/turnaround, or even restaurant concept development I was in ...

Vladimir is an entrepreneur and educator who has been dealing with new technologies in education for more than two decades. Currently, he is the director of partnerships at the EdTech Center of the Western Balkans, he is the director of a company fo ...

Dynamic and results-driven sales executive with 18 years of experience in the energy sector across Western Balkans. Proven track record in leading cross-functional teams, driving revenue growth, and executing strategic initiatives for global organiza ...

Djordje Popovic is a CEO at Trivera Energy, with more than 20 years of relevant experience and focused on turning decarbonization into measurable business value. With a rare blend of legal precision, strategic thinking and commercial drive, he builds ...

Stefan Catic is a hospitality advisor, deal specialist and strategic advisor focusing on operator selection, transaction structuring, and brand-driven hotel and serviced living concepts. Since 2018, he has advised on and executed several hundred proj ...

Ekaterina Marchenko has been working in hotel development of Accor for 8 years with 15 years of experience in hotel industry. She began her career as a consultant at Horwath HTL, where she gained international experience and an understanding of hotel ...

Kosta Gligoric is a graduate architect with over ten years of experience in facility management, building on a strong background in architectural design and construction delivery. Through his work in hospitality and in the maintenance of commercial a ...

Milan Cvetkovic is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of W Hospitality Group, in charge of the operational strategy and development of the portfolio of award-winning restaurants. With rich experience from the Hilton Belgrade hotel, Milan today focuses ...

Ivana Kojadinović Zizić is a seasoned strategic communications and policy analyst with a Master's degree in Policy Making and Crisis Management from La Sapienza University in Rome. She works at the intersection of technology, infrastructure and ...

Radomir Samcevic is the Founder and Managing Director of Agencija HT, a Serbia-based hospitality consulting and management company specializing in hotel operations, destination resort development and hospitality training. With more than two decades o ...

Nikola Petrovic is a lawyer with a pronounced international and academic dimension in his career, specializing in real estate law, M&A and financial law. He graduated in law at the University of Belgrade with an average of 9.97, and then complete ...

Ivana Maksimovic is Senior Director and Head of Property Management & Retail for CBRE South Eastern Europe. With extensive experience across development, construction, operations, and asset management, she specializes in delivering integrated rea ...

Nikola Fabris is a full professor at the Faculty of Economics in Belgrade. He is the Head of the Department of Economic Theory and Analysis. From 2004 to 2013, he served as the Chief Economist of the Central Bank of Montenegro, and from 2013 to 2025 ...

I am a technology executive focused on transforming telecom infrastructure into scalable digital platforms. As CTO, I lead the evolution from a traditional ISP model to a B2B TechCo, building services across connectivity, data centers, cloud, and AI ...

Katerina Kyriakopoulou has been serving as Deputy CEO of BWH Hotels South-East Europe since 2019, leading the brand's development, operations, sales, and marketing strategies across 13 countries. She is based in Athens, home to the regional offic ...

Predrag is responsible for the national expansion of Serbia's fastest-growing pharmacy chain. Over the past 10 years, he has held various leadership roles in retail real estate, gaining experience on both sides of the table. As a landlord, he man ...

Nemanja Ćirić is an Owner and a General Manager at Omega Properties, and Business Development Manager at GP Građevinar. A results-driven professional with a strong academic foundation in management, holding a Bachelor’s degree from the Facul ...

With nearly two decades of intensive, hands-on experience in commercial strategy and luxury hospitality, Camelia Buzdugan has built her distinguished career on real-world execution and a deep understanding of guest-centric operations. Her profession ...

Senior executive manager with more than 20 years of experience in managing retail systems, business development and leading complex operations in leading regional companies from the fashion, sports equipment and FMCG sectors.  Performed director ...

Vladimir Bogosavljević is Head of Business Development at Marsh Serbia, where he drives market growth through strategic partnerships, new distribution routes and client-specific insurance programs. As President of the Board of the Association of Ins ...

Aleksandra Kostic is the director of VIMAB Serbia, a member of VIMAB Group Sweden, a European manufacturer of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), Energy Management Systems (EMS) and Power Plant Controller (PPC) solutions for the integration of ren ...

Dejan Susovic is one of the leading regional experts for the production and operational management of large international events, with decades of experience in the field of media, television production and sports events. During his career, he was eng ...

Lives and works in Belgrade and Vienna, engaged in project design, project management, interior design, exhibition design, museology, historical and symbolist research and architectural critics and sculpture. Designed and built extension of the Ameri ...

Mile Štrbac is an accomplished executive with over 23 years of regional and international experience specializing in business development, sales, and strategic project management. He currently serves as the Industrial Asset Class Director at M ...

Jurij Triller is an entrepreneur, strategist, and digital transformation expert with more than 20 years of experience in developing technology solutions across retail, shopping centers, tourism, and customer engagement ecosystems. As Founder and CEO ...

Denis Korepanov has been the operational director of Signature Development since 2022, part of an international group with more than 30 years of experience in real estate development and more than 80 completed residential and commercial projects. Pr ...

Petar Aracic is an entrepreneur, investor and expert in the hotel industry with many years of experience in the position of GM in several hotels. He is the founder of The Hoteliers Club, a professional community for hotel leaders and Hotel Summit, a ...