SEEDIG 9 Program

Speakers for this event

• Aida Mahmutović

  Aida Mahmutović

  Digital Rights Program Manager

  BIRN

  Digital Rights Program Manager

• Alena Muravska

  Alena Muravska

  Programme Management Officer

  RIPE NCC

  Alena Muravska is a Programme Management Officer at the RIPE NCC’s Community & Engagement. Previously, Alena worked on the Registration Services as a Senior Member Services Analyst. Alena has an engineering degree from the National Technical University of Ukraine and is currently finishing a Master’s Public Administration programme in Policy and Public Affairs at Leiden University. She is a multilingual speaker and is fluent in English, Dutch and Ukrainian.

  Programme Management Officer

• Ana Toskić Cvetinović

  Ana Toskić Cvetinović

  Executive Director

  Partners Serbia

  Ana Toskić Cvetinović is a human rights lawyer
  with over 15 years of experience in the Western Balkans. In 2017, Ana was
  appointed the Executive Director of Partners Serbia, a Belgrade-based
  civil society organization, where she has specialized in privacy law and
  legal aspects of information management. She develops and implements training
  programs, research and advocacy campaigns aimed at improving privacy-related
  legislative framework and practices. She is specifically interested
  in exploring the intersection between rule of law and the use of new
  technologies, including the development of artificial
  intelligence and automation and their impact on human rights. Throughout
  her work, Ana has been working on building bridges and establishing coalitions
  among variety of stakeholders – CSOs, media, public and private sectors and
  academia. She authored number of studies and reports in the field of privacy
  and data protection, freedom of expression and digital rights, and
  she also advises private and public sector subjects in implementing
  privacy compliance programs.

  Executive Director

• Angela Coriz

  Angela Coriz

  Policy Officer

  European Telecommunications Network Operators’ Association (ETNO)

  Angela
  is a Policy Officer at Connect Europe. She is part of the regulatory and public
  policy team, and focuses primarily on artificial intelligence, taxation,
  international affairs, and naming, addressing and numbering.

  Policy Officer

• Branka Andjelkovic

  Branka Andjelkovic

  Co-Founder & Programme Director

  Public Policy Research Centre

  Branka Andjelkovic is the Co-founder and Programme Director of the Public
  Policy Research Center, Belgrade, Serbia. Her research interests are in labour
  market institutions, employment relations, non-standard forms of employment,
  and digitalisation and automation. She has been the principal investigator in
  numerous research projects and has worked as a policy expert for a range of
  international organizations. Branka publishes studies and papers about platform
  work, privacy and data protection, and digital economy. She holds MA in public
  administration from Harvard University (USA) and BA in comparative literature from
  the University of Belgrade.

  Co-Founder & Programme Director

• Cesare Pitea

  Cesare Pitea

  Freedom of Expression and CDMSI, Online Safety and Metaverse

  Council of Europe

  Cesare joined the Council of
  Europe 2021, focusing on freedom of expression and media. He is currently part
  of the Secretariat responsible for media and the Steering Committee on Media
  and Information Society (CDMSI) and is currently the Secretary to the Committee
  of Experts on online safety and empowerment of content creators and users
  (MSI-eSEC). He was previously a Programme Manager for technical assistance
  cooperation projects in the area of freedom of expression and media in
  Southeast Europe.

  Freedom of Expression and CDMSI, Online Safety and Metaverse

• Christian Dawson

  Christian Dawson

  Executive Director

  i2Coalition

  Christian Dawson is the Co-Founder of the Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) where he works to make the Internet a better, safer place for the businesses that make up the Cloud. Dawson spent 16 years as an executive at web hosting provider ServInt. While there, he co-founded the Save Hosting initiative, designed to galvanize web hosting providers in their opposition of PIPA & SOPA. He went on to help found the i2Coalition to ensure that those who build the infrastructure of the Internet have a voice in all matters of public policy that affect them. He is a staunch advocate for Internet freedom as a tool for social and economic growth by fostering the growth and expansion of the Internet economy. Dawson served as the Chairman of the i2Coalition Board from 2012 to 2016. As of January 2016, Dawson has joined the i2Coalition in a full-time position as its first Executive Director.

  Executive Director

• Daniel Cuciurianu

  Daniel Cuciurianu

  Programme Manager

  Cybercrime Programme Office, Council of Europe

  Daniel has been with the Council
  of Europe since 2022, as Programme Manager of the iPROCEEDS-2 and CyberSEE
  Projects, both dedicated to enhance the criminal justice response of South-East
  Europe and Turkiye to cybercrime and electronic evidence, in line with the
  provisions of the Convention on Cybercrime, its Second Protocol and European
  Union objectives.

  Before joining his current role,
  he served for 20 years as a police officer of the Romanian National Police,
  ultimately holding the position of head of the Bucharest Cybercrime Department,
  where he led joint investigation teams for cross-border operations such as
  RESIDENT, COLD LAKE and BRUNO, additionally acting as a consultant on capacity
  building in cybercrime. Daniel holds a Master’s degree in Criminal
  Investigation and a Bachelor’s degree in Law.

  Programme Manager

• Denis Džidić

  Denis Džidić

  Director

  BIRN BiH

  Director

• Desiree Miloševič

  Desiree Miloševič

  Cooperation WG Chair

  RIPE

  Desiree‘s experience spans across a network of UK-based Internet start-ups, numerous national and international NGOs, as well as institutions such as the UN, where she served as a special policy adviser on Internet governance issues. She has over 20 years of non-exec board experience based in the USA, UK, and SEE, while over the last decade, she has been focusing on building open-source communities. Her latest initiative within the SEE region includes a project focused on sustainable development and climate change, while she continues to run an annual hackathon (DESCON) and advocate for user’s digital rights. She co-chairs the RIPE Cooperation Working Group.

  Cooperation WG Chair

• Dragan Lončarski

  Dragan Lončarski

  Regional Cybersecurity Advisor & Serbian Program Manager

  CIDR

  Dragan Lončarski is the Regional Technical Advisor for the Critical Infrastructure Digitalization and Resilience (CIDR) program, implemented by DAI and funded by USAID. With over 25 years of experience in I&T security and corporate systems, Dragan has held roles as lead engineer, systems architect, project manager, and CISO. His work spans high-profile projects such as GazpromNeft consolidation and eFiscalization implementation, PCI DSS compliance, PKI certification audits, and the development of BC/DR policies for state institutions. Certified in CISM, DPO, COBIT, Security+, PRINCE2, ISO27001, Dragan emphasizes effective communication as key to bridging business and engineering perspectives for successful project outcomes.

  Regional Cybersecurity Advisor & Serbian Program Manager

• Dušan Stojičević

  Dušan Stojičević

  Marketing Director

  Gransy

  Dušan Stojičević was for many years editor-in-chief of “Svet kompjutera” (World of Computers) magazine, a member and Chair of the RNIDS BoG, Chair of the Cyrillic Generation Panel at ICANN, a member of the SEEDIG Executive Committee and a member of the RIPE SEE Programme Committee. He has also served as Vice-Chair of the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) and is now Vice-Chair of the RNIDS BoG and Marketing Director for Eastern Europe at Gransy. The focus of his activities is on IDN domains and the issues surrounding universal acceptance of all languages and scripts on the Internet.

  Marketing Director

• Ena Bavčić

  Ena Bavčić

  Digital Rights Researcher

  Digital Rights Researcher

• Florin Badita

  Florin Badita

  Founder

  Corruption Kills

  Florin Bădiță, a Forbes 30 Under 30 luminary in Europe and the 2018 European Personality of the Year, has built a distinguished career deeply rooted in the digital realm. Known for his expertise in data mining, Florin is an advocate for open knowledge and civic empowerment, transforming hard-to-find data into actionable insights, particularly for startups navigating Series A to C funding stages. With over a decade of experience in web scraping, data analysis, and visualization, Florin has successfully harvested and refined billions of data points from over 10,000 websites. His professional journey reflects a commitment to uncovering valuable information and helping businesses unlock the potential of data.Beyond his technical expertise, Florin is a passionate advocate for community building and civic engagement. He has played a pivotal role in founding approximately 20 communities, with “Corruption Kills” as a standout initiative that fosters civic education, advocates for social justice, and leverages technology to benefit society. Florin’s educational journey is largely self-directed, spanning diverse fields including programming, big data analytics, GIS, and more, complementing his formal psychology studies. His autodidactic path reflects his belief in the universal accessibility of knowledge, empowering individuals to improve their lives and communities.

  Founder

• Gentjan Skara

  Gentjan Skara

  Lecturer of EU Law and Competition Law

  Department of Law – Epoka University

  Gentjan Skara holds an LLB from the
  University of Tirana (Albania); an MA in “European Studies” from
  Epoka University (Albania); an LLM for “South-East European Law and European
  Integration” from the University of Graz; PhD in “EU Law and National
  Legal System program” from the University of Ferrara. Genti has been a
  visiting fellow at the Institute of Corporate and International Commercial Law,
  University of Graz (Austria), the Department of International Law, University
  of Ljubljana (Slovenia) and the Institute for European Global Studies, University
  of Basel (Switzerland).

  As of 1 August 2023, Genti is a
  full-time member of the Department of Law at Epoka University. In May 2022,
  Genti published a book in a well-known publisher, Springer Nature, titled
  “Europeanization of Albanian Competition Law: The Case of Albania”. His
  research interests relate to EU Law, competition law, the harmonisation of
  laws, and the interplay between online platforms and law. Besides academic engagement, Genti
  is a National Legal expert for the “Internal Market and Competition” of EU
  acquis near the Ministry of European and Foreign Affairs, Republic of Albania
  and has provided its expertise to different organisations. His research
  interests relate to EU Law, competition law, the harmonisation of laws, and the
  interplay between online platforms and law.

  Lecturer of EU Law and Competition Law

• Grant Baker

  Grant Baker

  Research Analyst for Technology and Democracy

  Freedom House

  Grant Baker is a Research Analyst for technology and democracy at Freedom House where he covers Europe and Eurasia for Freedom on the Net. Prior to joining Freedom House, he worked as the Research Manager at SMEX, where he led the Beirut-based organization’s research on digital rights, contributed to the Lebanon Freedom on the Net report, and conducted grant writing on research and advocacy.

  Research Analyst for Technology and Democracy

• Irene Kitsara

  Irene Kitsara

  European Standardisation Initiative Director

  IEEE Vienna Global Office of IEEE Standards Association

  Irene’s work at IEEE is focused
  on topics related to the green and digital transformation, digital governance,
  strategic partnerships, and issues related to sustainability, circularity and
  climate change as part of the core team of the IEEE Technology Center for
  Climate (ITCC). Before joining IEEE in 2022, Irene worked for 13 years at
  the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a specialized UN agency,
  where she led IP and innovation data-based technology trends publication in 25
  technology areas, providing factual evidence to support decision-making. Irene
  also worked in law firms in Germany and Greece, at the European Patent Office,
  the European Commission (DG Grow) and the Max-Planck Institute for Foreign and
  International Social law. Irene is a Greek lawyer admitted at the Athens Bar
  and holds a Masters in European and International Business law from LMU,
  Munich. 

  European Standardisation Initiative Director

• Isabel de Sola

  Isabel de Sola

  Geneva Liaison

  Office of the Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology (OSET)

  Geneva Liaison

• Ivan Bošković

  Ivan Bošković

  CEO

  IT Advanced Services

  Ivan Bošković is the CEO of ITAS, a company that is
  part of the Čikom group, specializing in the application of artificial
  intelligence in business, providing innovative solutions tailored to the
  specific needs of clients. After gaining extensive experience in various
  sectors of the ICT industry, including software development, payment systems,
  fintech, and telecommunications, both in Montenegro and abroad, he has, in
  recent years, focused on researching and applying AI technologies. He leverages
  his accumulated experience to merge the technological innovation enabled by
  artificial intelligence with a strategic approach, developing advanced
  solutions that support business growth and digital transformation.

  CEO

• Jan Žorž

  Jan Žorž

  VP

  6connect Labs

  Jan Žorž is a VP of 6connect Labs, working on the development of various protocols and network solutions to accelerate the global deployment of IPv6. Active in the RIPE community as a RIPE PC member, Jan is also SEE RIPE regional meeting chairman and a founder and a chair of SINOG, the Slovenian Network Operators Group. Several IETF RFCs author and one of the founders and member of the board of GNA (Global NOG Alliance). Jan is also active in its “Keep Ukraine Connected” initiative. Previously worked with the Internet Society and served as a CEO of Go6 Institute Slovenia. Jan is based in Slovenia, EU.

  VP

• Jaromir Novak

  Jaromir Novak

  Regulatory and Policy Officer

  EuroISPA Partner for Regulatory Affairs at CZ.NIC

  Jaromír graduated from the
  Faculty of Law of Masaryk University in Brno and the Faculty of Information
  Management at the University of Hradec Králové. In 2005, he joined the Ministry
  of Informatics of the Czech Republic (Department of Electronic Communications).
  After the cancellation of this department, he changed the position to Director
  of the Electronic Communications Department and then Director of the Digital
  Economy Section at the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic. In
  autumn of 2012, he was appointed a member of the Czech Telecommunication Office
  (CTO) by the Government of the Czech Republic. After that, he became Chairman
  of the CTO. Jaromír Novák resigned from the position of Chairman and Member of
  the CTO in January 2020. Jaromír joined the CZ.NIC Association in 2020 and his
  main duties comprise of monitoring changes in legislation concerning the
  Association, communication with state administration, local government and the
  European Union and searching other ways to work with public sector
  institutions. His hobbies include literature and modern technology.

  Regulatory and Policy Officer

• Liljana Pecova

  Liljana Pecova

  Manager at Cyber Pathways for Women

  CIDR North Macedonia

  Liljana Pecova-Ilieska is a Cyber Pathways for Women Manager at DAI, a global development company that works on the frontlines of international development. More than 20 years of experience in the fields of law enforcement, data privacy protection, project management, digital skills and media, cybersecurity, innovation, good governance, RoL & development. Worked in institutional, non-governmental and private sector. Woking experience in Ministry of Interior, Data Protection Agency, NGO sector, Press Council of the Media, and International Consultancy with UNOPS, OSCE, Dev Tech Systems Inc., DCAF, Thomson Foundation, DAI Global, etc.Served as Focal point for EURODIG panning sessions, SEEDIG ExeBoard Member, ITU network. Received distinguished fellowships and alumni memberships: UK Chevening Fellowship for Cybersecurity, GCMC Alumni, Government of Canada for Executives Course fellowship “International Law in the Cyber Era: Finding Balance Between State Interests and Individual Rights”, Counterterrorism and Anti-Crime Capacity Building Programs (ICC), College of Europe in Warsaw Alumni Fellowship, Lodz Cyber Hub Fellowship on Low Earth Orbit Satellites, RIPE NCC fellowship, IGF fellowship, etc.

  Manager at Cyber Pathways for Women

• Ljubivoje Radonjic

  Ljubivoje Radonjic

  Research Assistant

  State University of Novi Pazar

  Ljubivoje Radonjic is a Research Assistant at the
  Department of Economics at the State University of Novi Pazar. He is also a
  Research Associate at the Public Policy Research Centre and curently serves as
  the Grant Holder Manager within the project within the European Cooperation in
  Science and Technology (ref. No. CA21118 – Platform Work Living Lab). He holds
  a MSc in economics. He has pursued professional development abroad on multiple
  occasions (Poland). Currently, he is working on thesis titled
  „Interrelationship between Economic Performance and Innovation: the Case of
  European Regions“. His main fields of interest are regional development,
  innovation economics, digital economy, and platform work. Ljubivoje is author
  and co-author of a dozen scientific papers and policy papers with the expertise
  in innovation economics and digitalisation.

  Research Assistant

• Magda Irimia

  Magda Irimia

  Outside Legal Counsel

  Microsoft Corporation

  Magda started her career in 2002
  and she specializes in intellectual property, cyber law and data protection,
  competition law, and environmental law. She is an attorney-at-law, member
  of the Bucharest Bar Association since 2002, and, since 2005, a certified
  trademark, industrial design, and patent Romanian attorney and a trademark and
  industrial design European attorney. She is a member of ASDPI, INTA and IAPP,
  as CIPP/E – Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe and represents
  ASPDI in the Working Group for GPAI Codes of Practice.

  She also holds a SANS
  certification in Information Security Fundamentals GIAC/GISF and got training
  in AI Security Essentials (2024) and Cybersecurity Fundamentals (2022). She graduated from Bucharest
  University Faculty of Law in 2001 and she holds a master degree in business law
  from the Institute for Business Law and International Cooperation Nicolae
  Titulescu – Henri Capitant, a jointly administered Institute by the Paris I
  University Pantheon-Sorbonne and the University of Bucharest Law School. She
  completed an annual training in Competition Law and Economics, followed by a
  Digital Economy Program, both at the European University Institute Florence,
  Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies.

  She assists Romanian and multinational companies
  in intellectual property matters and cyberlaw, including Microsoft Digital
  Crimes Unit, and has extensive experience in providing legal advice and
  representation as regards new technologies, sector specific contracts, data
  protection, and anti-trust issues.

  Outside Legal Counsel

• Maida Ćulahović

  Maida Ćulahović

  Policy and Advocacy Coordinator

  CA ”Why Not”

  Maida Ćulahović coordinates policy and advocacy efforts at
  Citizen’s Association “Zašto ne/Why Not”, aimed at improving the
  digital space with a particular focus on harmonization with the relevant EU
  policies and regulations in this field. Maida is an expert in media
  and digital policy. Previously, she had worked at the communications regulator
  of Bosnia and Herzegovina, focusing on the development of regulatory framework
  for the audiovisual media sector and its harmonization with European standards
  and best practices, as well as coordinating international cooperation with
  other regulatory authorities and networks. She has collaborated with various
  other stakeholders including international organizations and CSOs and has
  extensive experience as a consultant, researcher and contributor.
  She holds an M.A. in European Studies from the University of Sarajevo in
  association with the University of Bologna and London School of Economics.

  Policy and Advocacy Coordinator

• Mila Bajic

  Mila Bajic

  Research Lead

  SHARE Foundation

  Mila Bajic is a Research Lead at the Serbian digital human rights organization SHARE Foundation, where she works on many established and emerging threats online such as the spread of conspiracy theories, hate speech and disinformation, voter manipulation and online privacy and personal data protection. She has participated in a number of advocacy efforts aimed at big technology companies in order to change their approach to users in the Western Balkans and has also been engaged in the campaign to ban biometric mass surveillance on the streets of Belgrade. She is also the co-author of the Serbia Freedom on the Net report.

  Research Lead

• Nataša Šaric

  Nataša Šaric

  Country Director

  CIDR Serbia

  Nataša Šarić is the Country Director for the Critical Infrastructure Digitalization and Resilience (CIDR) program in Serbia, implemented by DAI and funded by USAID. With over 20 years of experience in international development, she has managed and led projects across Serbia, Southeast Europe, Asia, and Africa. Her work focuses on sustainable private sector development across diverse sectors, while also promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.

  Country Director

• Nevena Ruzic

  Nevena Ruzic

  Data Protection Expert

  Privatnost i Javnost

  Nevena
  is an independent consultant in the field of information (privacy and personal
  data, freedom of expression and information, classified data, internet law and
  regulation), working with international organisations, foreign and domestic
  clients. She has published works on personal data protection, AI, internet
  regulation, and freedom of information. Amongst many, she authored or
  co-authored “Pravno uređenje interneta u Srbiji “ (in Eng. Internet Law in
  Serbia) (2023), “Nationalising General Data Protection Regulation in Western
  Balkans” and Challenges and opportunities at the intersection of data
  protection and artificial intelligence. Nevena coauthored an online course
  “Personal Data Protection in Publication of Judicial Decisions” available on
  the Council of Europe HELP Platform. 
  Nevena is a co-creator of series of educational videos available in
  Serbian only called “Soljica privatnosti sa Jelenom i Nevenom” (trans. “Cup of
  Privacy with Jelena and Nevena”).   She
  is a lawyer by profession and holds two masters – in contemporary diplomacy
  from the University of Malta and in law from the University of Leeds, UK.  She graduated from the School of Law
  University of Belgrade, Serbia. In 2019, Nevena was a candidate for Serbian
  Information Commissioner supported by more than 100 civil society
  organisations.

  Data Protection Expert

• Octavian Șofransky

  Octavian Șofransky

  Digital Governance Advisor

  Council of Europe

  Octavian is currently acting as a
  Digital Governance Advisor in the Digital Development and Governance Department
  of the Council of Europe. He oversees the implementation of the Council of
  Europe Digital Agenda, coordinates relations with technology companies and
  their associations, members of the Digital Partnership of the Council of
  Europe, and  coordinates cooperation with
  internet governance forums and institutions.

  His experience at the Council of
  Europe also includes cooperation activities in the field of prevention and
  combating corruption and money-laundering, assessment of projects financed by
  the Council of Europe Development Bank, preparation of the organisational
  Programme of Activities and monitoring the implementation of projects of the IT
  investment portfolio. He holds a Master in European Studies from the College of
  Europe in Warsaw, Poland, a Master in Peace studies from the University of
  Castellon, Spain, and a Diploma in Architecture from the Chișinău Technical
  University, Moldova. 

  Digital Governance Advisor

• Olga Kyryliuk

  Olga Kyryliuk

  Senior Advisor, Digital Governance

  Internews

  Olga Kyryliuk is Senior Advisor for Digital Governance at Internews, and SEEDIG Chair. She has a PhD in international law and over 10 years of experience in the field of digital rights and internet governance. She is also serving on the UN Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) and Freedom Online Coalition Advisory Network (FOC AN). In 2020-2023, she served as a Europe Representative at ICANN NCUC Executive Committee.

  Senior Advisor, Digital Governance

• Pablo Barrionuevo Huélamo

  Pablo Barrionuevo Huélamo

  Head of Public Policy and Internet

  Telefónica S.A.

  Lawyer with a Degree in Law from
  the Complutense University of Madrid and a Master’s Degree in Diplomacy and International
  Relations from the Diplomatic School of Madrid, Pablo specialises in the
  Regulation of the Telecommunications Sector, with extensive international
  experience in the development of Institutional Relations and Public Policies. He has collaborated as a speaker
  on topics of Regulation of Telecommunications with different academic
  institutions such as the Universidad Panamericana, Universidad Anáhuac,
  Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México or the International University Menéndez
  Pelayo. Since December 2019, he has been
  responsible at Telefónica for the development of the European Green Deal
  regulatory package issued by the European Commission. He has recently been
  designated has Telefonica´s focal point to the International Telecommunications
  Union (ITU).

  Head of Public Policy and Internet

• Ram Mohan

  Ram Mohan

  Chief Strategy Officer

  Identity Digital

  A seasoned executive with a strong strategy orientation, Ram works closely with the CEO, board members, and executives to achieve Identity Digital’s long-term vision. Ram served as COO and co-founder at Afilias, acquired by Donuts in 2020, where he launched the .INFO, .ORG and .IO registries, building the world’s second-largest domain name registry. Ram’s previous positions include Co-Founder of TurnTide (acquired by Symantec 2001) and COO of Infonautics (publicly traded Ed-Tech company). His board positions include Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC) and ICANN (2008-2018). Ram also co-founded ICANN’s Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC). He is an inventor of nineteen U.S. patents in Internet technology, recipient of InfoWorld’s ‘Premier 100 Technology Leaders’ award, a CIO100 honoree, and Guinness World Record holder (2018).

  Chief Strategy Officer

• Regina Filipová Fuchsová

  Regina Filipová Fuchsová

  Industry Relations Manager

  EURid

  Regina Filipová Fuchsová has joined EURid, the .eu, .ею and .ευ registry, in 2007. She went through different roles in regional, registrar relations and business development management and last year she was appointed as the Industry Relations Manager. She is based in Prague. She holds a PhD in International Economic Relations from the University of Economics in Prague and a master degree in Law from the Palacky University in Olomouc, CZ. She completed a post-graduate master programme in European studies in Krems an der Donau, AT.

  Industry Relations Manager

• Samvel Martirosyan

  Samvel Martirosyan

  Co-Founder

  CyberHUB

  Samvel Martirosyan is a media expert and cyber security specialist. He is a co-founder of  CyberHUB, an Armenia-based organization that helps civil society address digital threats. He is a director of ArmSec Foundation. Martirosyan’s work focuses primarily on information security and hybrid threats. He is also the author of the Armenia Freedom on the Net report.

  Co-Founder

• Snežana Nikčević

  Snežana Nikčević

  Project Manager

  NGO 35mm

  Snežana Nikčević currently leads civic involvement in
  digital transformation at NGO 35mm, and it is actively engaged in national and
  regional efforts related to the digital policies. As a producer with a
  background in media studies, she produced two features and one short film. Coordinated
  over a 100 A/V projects, including major production services for clients like
  BBC’s Top Gear, Toyota, Samsung, and Endemol Shine. A facilitator and an educator in the fields of culture and
  digital development, Snežana is also a Research group member at the Center for
  AI and Digital Policy, and an alumna of several skills development programs,
  including Swedish Institute’s Collaborative Governance in the Digital Era
  Program, British Council’s Creative Producers Program, etc.

  Project Manager

• Svetlana Rakic

  Svetlana Rakic

  Senior Project Officer

  AI & Discrimination

  As part of the Council of
  Europe’s Inclusion and Anti-discrimination Programmes Division, Svetlana is
  coordinating project on “Combating discrimination and promoting diversity in
  Serbia” focused on providing continuous support to the legislative and policy
  reforms aimed at combating discrimination and protecting the rights of
  national/ethnic/linguistic minorities and other vulnerable social groups,
  including youth, Roma, and LGBTI persons.

  Before joining current role,
  Svetlana was with the United Nations, working on reconciliation, social
  cohesion and community development.

  Holder of Master’s degree in
  Cultural Policy and Management (Interculturalism and Mediation in the Balkans)
  / UNESCO chair.

  Senior Project Officer

• Tanja Jakobi

  Tanja Jakobi

  Executive Director

  Public Policy Research Centre

  Tanja Jakobi is the executive director of the Public Policy Research
  Center. She is currently focused on the impact on new technologies on the
  labour market, labour contracts, and unionization. Tanja writes about the
  digital economy and new forms of work such as online and on-location platform
  work, and remote work and related questions of privacy of data in the era of
  the rise of the artificial intelligence at work.  She holds MAs in business journalism from
  Baruch College (US) and BA in philosophy from the University of Belgrade
  (Serbia).

  Executive Director

• Teona Turashvili

  Teona Turashvili

  Head of Local Government, Civic Tech and Innovations

  Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI)

  Teona Turashvili is the Head of Local Government, Civic Tech and Innovations Directions for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI), a Georgian organization that supports the development of an informed and empowered society for democratic governance. She is also the author of the Georgia Freedom on the Net report.

  Head of Local Government, Civic Tech and Innovations

• Vasja Križmančič

  Vasja Križmančič

  CTO

  2S Computers / Karsolink

  Formerly a sound engineer with a degree from the SAE School of Ljubljana, Vasja has worked in IT and networking for more than twenty years. In 2018, Vasja helped to rebuild the Karsolink network, running it as a CTO and company co-owner.

  CTO

• Vladan Ivanović

  Vladan Ivanović

  Analysts Team Leader

  GigmetarTM

  Vladan Ivanović is a professor of
  economics at the University of Kragujevac (Serbia), a fellow at CERGE-EI
  Foundation (Prague, Czech Republic), and holds PhD degrees in economics from
  the University of Kragujevac, Serbia, and the University of Hohenheim, Germany.
  He is a chief research analyst by the Center for Society and Technology,
  Belgrade, and one of the co-creators of the Gigmetar. Vladan Ivanovic served as
  an Erasmus Plus Ambassador (2022-2024) and Vice-Dean for International
  Cooperation at the Faculty of Economics University of Kragujevac (2016-2018). He
  was a scholar and winner of numerous national and international rewards (Konrad Adenauer Foundation
  (Germany), Foundation “Mihailo Pupin” (USA), Foundation „Studenica“
  (USA), European
  Movement in Serbia and
  Austrian Embassy, Found „Academic
  Dragoslav Srejovic”, Embassy of the Kingdom of Sweden,
  the University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Economics the University of
  Kragujevac), while furthering
  his research at the University of Harvard, MIT and the University of
  Oslo.
  He is the author of more than 90 scientific papers and technical reports, on
  issues related to (international political) economy, institutional economics,
  the economics of innovation and technological change with strong expertise in
  applied economic analysis. During his career, he was a guest professor at
  several European universities (Krakow University of Economics, Poland; ILIA
  State University, Georgia; Mendel University, Czech Republic), and lecturer and
  trainee in numerous seminars and schools in Serbia and abroad. He was a
  consultant on many domestic and international projects supported and/or
  implemented by various institutions (World Bank, USAID, European Union, Olaf
  Palme, WeGlobal, Western Balkan Found, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Center for
  Public Policy Research, ICT HUB, Foundation Center for Democracy, Open Society
  Fund, COST Action, Erasmus Foundation).

  Analysts Team Leader

• Yana Ghahramanyan

  Yana Ghahramanyan

  Threat Researcher

  CyberHUB

  Yana Ghahramanyan  works with CyberHUB as a Penetration Tester and DevOps engineer. She has 14 years of experience in network and system administration, including as part of her work as a Network Administrator for the American University of Armenia, UWC school in Dilijan, DevOps engeneer at Converse Bank. As part of her work with CyberHUB Ms Ghahramanyan has become increasingly interested in developing malware research and cyber security training curricula.

  Threat Researcher

• Zoran Kalinic

  Zoran Kalinic

  Professor at Faculty of Economics

  University of Kragujevac

  Zoran Kalinic is a Professor at
  the Faculty of Economics, University of Kragujevac, Serbia and holds a PhD
  degree in Software Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering, University of
  Kragujevac. He has been involved in several, both national and international,
  projects related to the different aspects of information-communication
  technologies. Also, he has taught as a Guest Lecturer at Cracow University of
  Economics, Poland; University of Maribor, Slovenia; University of Evora,
  Portugal; Saimaa University of Applied Sciences, Finland; Vilnius Gediminas
  Technical University, Lithuania; University of Economics in Katowice, Poland;
  University of Jordan in Amman, Jordan, etc. Zoran Kalinic is the
  author/co-author of more than 120 scientific papers and monograph chapters, of
  which more than 20 papers were published in highly important scientific
  journals with impact factor. From 2019 he is with Center for Society and
  Technology, Belgrade (previously Public Policy Research Center), where he is
  mainly working on Gigmetar – the instrument developed to describe the characteristics
  of freelancers in Serbia and South East Europe. His current research interests
  include digital transformation, digital labor market, e-business, mobile and
  e-commerce, and the application of artificial intelligence techniques in
  business and management.

  Professor at Faculty of Economics