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Having reached the first milestones within the project “Foresight for Danube Region’s future-oriented Competitive Planning”, conducted by the partners University of Maribor, Faculty of Technical Sciences University of Novi Sad, and Steinbeis 2i GmbH, and wishing to make stakeholders acquainted with the progress of the Foresight activities and to evaluate the possibility of a joint research project with partners of the two European Universities EUGLOH and ATHENA, as well as regional academic and enterprise partners, the University of Maribor, Faculty of Organisational Sciences, invites you to the conference and discussion in the hybrid Dissemination and Networking Conference and Stakeholder event on 10-11 June 2025.
The event is organised as a side event in the framework of the 38th Bled eConference EMPOWERING TRANSFORMATION: SHAPING DIGITAL FUTURES FOR ALL, 8-11 June 2025 in Bled, Slovenia and connected with a meeting of the ForeDanube project.
10:00-10:30 Welcome Addresses
- Prof. Dr. Polona Šprajc, Dean of the Faculty of Organizational Sciences
- Prof. Dr. Tomaž Kern, University of Maribor, Faculty of Organisational Sciences, hosting coordinator
- Prof. Dr. Miroslav Vesković, coordinator at University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences
- Dr. Jonathan Loeffler, executive director Steinbeis 2i
10:30-11:00 Opening Speech
- Prof. Dr Bojan Cestnik, “Artificial Intelligence and Foresight!”
11:00-11:15 Break
11:15-12:15 Perceptions and Expectations towards Foresight in the Danube Region –
moderated by prof. dr. Tomaž Kern
- Janja Jerebic and Alenka Brezavšček, Faculty of Organizational Sciences of University of Maribor “Outcomes of the Foresight Questionnaire”
- Miroslav Vesković, Faculty of Technical Sciences of University of Novi Sad “Foresight in the Context of the Danube Region Strategy”
- Dušan Mežnar, Faculty of Organizational Sciences of University of Maribor “Concept of the Future Study Programme on Foresight”
12:15-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:00 Opportunities for Support for Foresight activities in the Danube region – moderated by Prof. Dr. Miroslav Vesković
- Iztok Podbregar, Faculty of Organizational Sciences of University of Maribor “A foresight for a time of crisis!”
- Jonathan Loeffler, Steinbeis Europa-Zentrum “Danube Transfer Centre as Foresight network fostering Competitiveness of the Danube region”
- Milan Martinov, Faculty of Technical Sciences of University of Novi Sad “Draft Work Plan for Foresight Development in the Danube region”
- Tania Cimesa, Steinbeis 2i GmbH “EU Calls for Co-financing of Foresight Activities”
15:00-16.30 Discussion/Takeaways and Conclusions – moderated by Mladen Kraljić, UM
Networking Meeting/Brainstorming Session
16.30-17.00 Final Meeting of ForeDanube Partners (LP & PPs only)
Registration:
To register, fill the registration form under the following link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=TkbxjrYonUSVvuZp7j0IrAqVHthBF8NGjdEZzGhYfudUQkdFOVNSWVJKMDhJNEw4WkdPWERPTTZESy4u
Source: email by organisers.