ALUMNI INTERVIEWS

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Sandro Piroutz, EMBA 2024-25, GMP 2022-23, YMP 2021, COO, WOODY, AUSTRIA
»THERE IS A LOT MORE TO SUSTAINABILITY THAN ONE MIGHT EXPECT. THIS IS BEING REFLECTED IN EVERYTHING: IN THE MATERIALS USED, IN THE PRODUCTION ORGANIZATION AND IN THE APPRECIATION OF THE EMPLOYEES.«
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Aleksandar Raić, VP of AI Transformation, Infobip, Croatia
»Managers who fail to adapt to new technology risk becoming obsolete, similar to those who resist using computers or phones today.«
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Nina Stupan, Chief Legal Officer at Mendota Invest, President of the IEDC Alumni Club Slovenia
Panta rei, an expression attributed to heraclitus that translates to »everything flows« - really resonates with me. Nothing is fixed or predetermined, and we can shape our lives and our world through our actions and intentions.
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Toni Balažič, CEO of Panvita (Skupina Panvita), EMBA 2004-05
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Antonio Argir, Member of the Management Board, NLB d.d., Slovenia/Macedonia, EMBA 2015
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Reyn ffoulkes, Communications Manager at Coca-Cola Switzerland & Freelance Performer, South Africa/Switzerland, YMP 2022
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Aura Iordan, Managing Director Profit News TV Romania, EMBA 2002
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Jure Marjanovič, Director of BTC CITY Business Unit and Legal Department, BTC d.d., Slovenia
»WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT BUSINESS IS DONE ON A “HUMAN-TO-HUMAN” RELATIONSHIP BASIS AND THAT WE NEED TO BE RESPECTFUL TOWARDS EACH OTHER. ONE NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THE CULTURE, THE BACKGROUND, NEEDS AND GOALS OF THE OTHER PARTNER.«
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Aleksandra Bošković, CEO, Bild Studio, Montenegro
"SEEING MY TEAM GROW ON A PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LEVEL, THROUGH JOINT WORK AND EFFORTS, MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I KNOW WHAT I’M DOING AS A LEADER AND AS A MANAGER."
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Maša Dimić Zekić, Chief Reinvention Officer, Speccon - Member of Primestore Group
»I BELEIVE IN VALUE OF EDUCATION«
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Lea Weyermann Lozar, MBA, ACC, Leadership & Team Coach, Weyermann Coaching & Consulting; Strategic project lead – Sensopro AG
LEA WEYERMANN LOZAR: » TODAY, I PRIMARILY SUPPORT BUILDING CONSCIOUS AND HEALTHIER ORGANIZATIONS, ONE INDIVIDUAL, ONE TEAM AT A TIME. THIS IS WHAT I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT.«
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Danijela Milić, CEO of CROMA, Croatian Managers' and Entrepreneurs' Association, EMBA 2005, Croatia
Danijela Milić: »I had a wish to make a bigger contribution to society for quite a while, and I wanted to continue my professional development in an organization where my skills could be used to make a more significant impact on the development of my country.«
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Danijel Levičar, COO, GEN energija d.o.o.
DANIJEL LEVIČAR: » MANY PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF FLYING BUT AT THE END IT IS THE SAFEST WAY TO TRAVEL. IN THE SAME WAY NUCLEAR IS THE SAFEST WAY OF PRODUCING ELECTRICITY.«
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Mitja Kolbe, Digital Advisor at Microsoft Slovenia
Read an interview with a new President of the IEDC Alumni Club Slovenia and our EMBA alumnus Mitja Kolbe, Digital Advisor at Microsoft Slovenia
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Željka Šulc, Spokesperson of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia&Herzegovina, EMBA 2006
Ms. Željka Šulc, our EMBA alumna from Bosnia and Herzegovina, was among the three winners of the General Alumni Achievement Award 2020. While plenty of our alumni are thriving in the business world, Željka chose a very different path. For the last 8 years she has been working at the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Why what she does is so important to her, we have asked her in the interview.
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Benedikt Binder-Krieglstein, CEO Austria and Germany, REED Exhibitions
It was a great pleasure to catch up with 𝐌𝐫. 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐤𝐭 𝐁𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫-𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐠𝐥𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧, our EMBA alumnus from Austria. Benedikt is leading Reed Exhibitions, being a CEO Austria and Germany. We asked Benedikt about how did they manage this year and how does 2021 look like.
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Adelina Badea, CEO, Mobexpert, Romania, EMBA 2016
Meet Ms. Adelina Badea, the CEO of Mobexpert and our EMBA alumna. Adelina has been recently named one of the Top 100 Most Admired CEO’s in Romania - undoubtedly, a well deserved title! We asked her what her journey to success has been like so far.
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Aljoša Pavelin CEO, PBM Group, Croatia, EMBA 2010-11
What happens in the shipbuilding and related industries in our region and places like China? How did current situation affect relations with clients and communications within the companies? Read an interview with Mr. Aljoša Pavelin, our EMBA 2010-2011 alumnus, a CEO of the PBM Group that specializes in marine engines service and maintenance internationally.
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Matjaž Grm, Executive Sales and Marketing Director, Adria Mobil, EMBA 2003-04, Slovenia
THE ESSENCE OF MARKETING/BRANDING IS ABOUT CREATING THE VALUE FOR THE COMPANY WHILE EMPATHIZING WITH CONSUMERS AND GETTING THEIR TRUST
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Maria Gudkova - Ter Avest, Owner at Coaching and Consulting Boutique, EMBA 2009, the Netherlands
»I BELIEVE THAT IN THE BUSINESS WORLD, AND IN THE MODERN BUSINESS WORLD ESPECIALLY, THE ABILITY TO REINVENT AND PERPETUAL DEVELOPMENT ARE KEY TO SUCCESS AND SURVIVAL - BOTH ON A CORPORATE AND AN INDIVIDUAL LEVEL.«

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