Aleksa Eremija is a pedagogue and a specialist in Internet technologies. He works at the Institute for the Improvement of Education of the Republic of Serbia, within the Center for Professional Development of Education Personnel, as an advisor–coordinator.

He is engaged in the development and implementation of digital educational technologies, the preparation and delivery of national teacher training programs, as well as in the application and development of artificial intelligence in education.

Aleksandra Hohnjec holds a degree in Economics and works as a teacher at the School of Economics and Business Administration in Bjelovar, Croatia. She was a member of the Croatian national team at the 2022 Intersteno World Congress in Maastricht. Her work places a particular emphasis on supporting gifted students. She has been selected three times as one of Croatia’s most outstanding education professionals and is a recipient of the national Media Socrates Award.

Alessandro Brolpito is a senior human capital development expert at the European Training Foundation (ETF), an agency of the European Union (EU) based in Turin, Italy.

Alessandro’s work focuses on policies and practices for developing digital skills and competences, the use of digital technology, including AI, and the overall digitalization of education, training, and labour market systems. He has been working in Eastern Partnership countries, Western Balkans countries and Türkiye, and Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries.

He is author of several publications and since 2014 is a member of the European Commission’s working group on digital education „DELTA“.

Prior to joining ETF, he worked as software analyst in the private sector.

Alessandro is graduated in Computer Science in Milano (Italy), with a postgraduate diploma in Management of Software Projects at the Open University of London (UK).

Dragan Gašević is a Chair Professor at the University of Hong Kong and an internationally recognised expert in learning analytics, artificial intelligence and digital education. His research explores how data and AI can support self-regulated and collaborative learning. He is a founder and former President of the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR).

Duša Vuković is a Computer Science teacher at the Mathematical Grammar School and the Computer Science Grammar School in Belgrade. For over 15 years, she worked as an Oracle Academy instructor, delivering international professional development training for teachers in database systems and Java programming. She holds the title of Pedagogical Adviser and co-authored the curriculum for specialised classes for gifted students in computing and informatics, which is now used in more than 50 classes in grammar schools across Serbia. She also trains teachers and has authored digital textbooks for teachers and students in Database Systems and Object-Oriented Programming, published by the Institute for the Improvement of Education.

She is the author of several books on programming, including two approved textbooks for the third and fourth years of grammar school for the subject Computing and Informatics. Her awards include: Creative School 2008/2009, Serbia – Second Prize in the secondary school category for the project Modern Technologies in the Practical Application of Theoretical Knowledge and Teamwork Among Students, and European Innovative Teachers Forum, Microsoft, 2008, Croatia – Third Prize in the collaboration category for the project Exploring Science through Blogging. She also participated in the Microsoft Worldwide Innovative Teachers Forum in Hong Kong, China.

Jadranka Dorešić holds a Master’s degree in Economics and is a teacher and adviser at „Ivan Švear“ Secondary School in Ivanić-Grad, Croatia, with 30 years of experience in education. She has co-authored three modular textbooks and written professional papers. She regularly engages students in competitions and projects. She has been selected twice as one of the 500 most outstanding teachers and, in 2026, received the national Ivan Filipović Award.

Ljiljana Krkić has been working at Oracle Serbia and Montenegro LLC since 2005, holding various positions, most of them focused on education. She is responsible for Oracle Corporation’s flagship philanthropic education programme supporting schools, and Oracle Academy, across Serbia, Montenegro, Hungary, and Bulgaria.

For more than 25 years, Oracle Academy has advanced computer science education worldwide, fostering knowledge acquisition, skills development, innovation, and diversity in technology. It provides educators at institutions around the world with the computing resources they need to engage, inspire, and prepare their pupils and students to become future leaders and innovators and help them realise their dreams.

Marina Matijević holds a degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Cybersecurity. Since 2007, she has worked at the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation of Montenegro, where she heads the Education Digitalisation Department. She has led and participated in numerous national and international projects, including the Montenegrin Education Information System (MEIS) and the Digital School initiative.

Michael Hallissy is an international digital education specialist and co-founder of H2 Learning. He has worked as a consultant with the World Bank, the Irish Department of Education, the European Commission, UNICEF and UNESCO in the field of digital education over the past 25 years. He is research active and is involved in a range of Erasmus+ projects focused on aspects of digital education, including AI in education. As a former teacher he is cognisant of the key role teachers and school leaders play in designing and implementing digital change in schools, in a measured and sustainable way.

Prof. Mirza Žižak, MD, PhD, is Head of the Department of Physiology and Chair of the Department of Physiology and Immunology, as well as Head of the E-Learning Office and Editor-in-Chief of the web portal at the University of Zagreb School of Medicine (MEF). For the past 25 years, his scientific and professional interests have focused on the development of e-learning and the use of innovative teaching methods in higher education. He has led numerous workshops on the application of AI-supported innovative pedagogical approaches and e-learning at various faculties and universities in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. He has led or partnered in several research, educational, and pilot projects, including the Erasmus+ projects SAILeR, AHEDIS, and NANO-THINK, as well as the e-Sveučilište pilot project.

Nikola Luburić’s work bridges software engineering and education. He develops conceptual frameworks and digital tools to enhance the quality of higher education and applies them in teaching to better prepare future software engineers. His work focuses on project-based learning, intelligent tutoring systems, and the application of large language models to support all aspects of the educational process.

Petra Bevek is an expert in education, digital citizenship, the responsible use of artificial intelligence in education, and strategic communications. At Arnes, she connects the educational community and collaborates with European partners. She is an ambassador for the European Digital Education Hub (EDEH) and advocates for ethics, critical thinking, and responsible digital transformation.

Sandra Brkanović is Director of the Education Reform Initiative of South Eastern Europe (ERI SEE) Secretariat. She leads regional cooperation in education and training, supporting national reforms and partnerships across South Eastern Europe, with a focus on vocational education, teacher education and training, quality assurance, digital transition and digitalisation.

Since 2012, Tanja Rankovic has led UNICEF Serbia’s education programme and has been behind numerous systemic initiatives aimed at improving the quality and equity of education for all children. Under her leadership, UNICEF in Serbia has launched key initiatives in early childhood education, inclusive and equitable learning, quality improvement, digitalization, violence- and discrimination-prevention, as well as efforts to reduce school dropout. Her extensive experience includes developing and coordinating strategic initiatives and partnerships with government institutions, academic organizations, civil society, and international partners. Tanja has also initiated and guided numerous research studies that have helped shape modern and effective education policies and inform evidence-based solutions across the system.

From 2022 to 2024, she developed and led UNICEF’s education, early childhood development, and adolescent programme in Slovakia.

Previously, from 2006 to 2012, she served as Deputy Manager and Coordinator for Education and Human Capital Development in the Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit of the Government of Serbia/Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. In these roles, she oversaw the development, coordination, monitoring, and implementation of education policies within the social inclusion and poverty reduction agenda, and contributed to national strategic documents and major reform initiatives.

Between 1999 and 2006, she worked in the NGO sector in Serbia, Greece and North Macedonia.

She holds a master’s degree in education policy and advanced her professional expertise through the Equity, Quality and Leadership program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.