InnoFuture Bridge 2026

The stage is set. The future is on the agenda.

InnoFuture Bridge 2026 will bring together international business leaders, innovators, and decision-makers in Ljubljana to explore the ideas, technologies, and decisions shaping what comes next.

How do we win in a post-stability economy?

What happens when AI moves to the heart of business?

And how is technology reshaping the way we live, work, and connect?

Three panels. International perspectives. Bold ideas.

And people ready to challenge the way we think about the future.

Be part of what's next.

We look forward to welcoming you

Agenda

9:00 - 11:00

Opening – What’s Next? How to Win in Post-Stability Economy

Nadya Zhexembayeva, PhD, Founder, Reinvention Academy
Peter Bakenecker, President, Mastercard Central Europe
Lars Faeste, Chief Executive Officer, Conscia Group
Petra Štefanič Anderluh, PhD, Global Head Small Molecules, Novartis Operations and General manager Novartis LLC
Niko Slavnič, Lecturer & Entrepreneur, IEDC & IQbator

11:30 - 12:45

Artificial Intelligence at the Heart of Business

Boris Horvat, Phd, Co-Chair, Amcham Slovenia Ready for the Future Committee | Ceo & Co-Founder, Acex | Ceo & Co-Founder, Abelium
Maks Prokop, Eexecutive Director, Iskraemeco
Roland Scharrer, Partner & Managing Director, Kearney
Tomaž Valjavec, Head of Cloud and AI Sales for DACH and MEA, Microsoft; Founder for Sport99.ai and Lexoris.ai
Peter Mesarec, Session Navigator | AI Implementation Strategist, Author & Founder, Seos AI

12:45 – 14:00

Life in the Digital Age

Massimiliano Caranzano, Artificial Intelligence Strategist, Cisco
Łukasz Hak, PhD, Medical Affairs Director for Central Europe & Baltics, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Andrej Krajner, Director of Brand and Communications, NLB Group
Daniela Bervar Kotolenko, MBA, Session Navigator, CEO, Edutrain.me

14:00 - 15:15

Startup Pitch: What will shape our future?

Blaž Dobravec, CEO, CENTRA Energy
Polina Denisova, Business Developer, Paradigma Technologies
Thea Arandjelović, COO, Rubiqo

H2H Funky Lunch

Time for an inspiring lunch - and some good old H2H

REGISTRATION

The future is taking shape. Be part of it.

For further information regarding the Innofuture Bridge, please refer to the link InnoFuture Bridge 2026 — Ljubljana, 13 November 2026

The event will be conducted in English.

Conference