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    Frano Ridjan
    Moderator
    Frano Ridjan (ne Riđan kao lijepi konj) je radijski i televizijski voditelj rođen u Vinkovcima, ali odrastao u predivnom Trogiru. (za “fureštu” malo teško, ali lijepo) Od „Parlaonice“, preko radio Sljemena, HR2 do emisija HRT-a “Dobro jutro, Hrvatska”, “Dobar dan, Hrvatska”,...
    Managing director
    Dario je iskusni menadžer i investitor u digitalne projekte s naglaskom na online prodaju, koji danas vodi Nokumo.
    Director of Zadar Tourist Board
    Direktorica Turističke zajednice grada Zadra, svoj posao doživljava kao priliku da Zadar predstavi svijetu u njegovom najljepšem svjetlu.
    Director of Business Development
    Miro focuses on delivering data-driven market intelligence to Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs) and key stakeholders in the travel industry.
    General Manager Adriatic at Wonderful
    Nakon vodećih pozicija u Google-u i Microsoftu, Vedran je danas u Wonderful gdje se usmjerava na transformaciju poslovanja primjenom umjetne inteligencije
    Ivan Brezak Brkan
    Founder
    Ivan je osnivač Netokracije, vodećeg tehnološkog medija u Hrvatskoj i regiji koji godinama prati rast IT industrije...
    CEO & Founder Krk Adria
    Owner and founder of Krk Adria d.o.o., agency specialized in luxury private accommodation on island Krk.
    Solutions Consultant Pricelabs
    Giovanna brings over ten years of experience in the short-term rental industry, having worked both for a property management company and a PMS.
    Silvana Cvek
    Founder/ CEO Beerent
    Founder of the best family IT company in Croatia BeeRent.com, in-house developed channel manager and PMS platform that directly two-way connects all major booking platforms globally like Airbnb, HomeToGo, Vrbo, Booking.com ...
    Co-founder Skol Apartments Marbella
    Holiday Rental Manager + Real Estate Broker since last century. When all bookings were direct and a result of personal connections and a genuine love for guest communication. 
    Solution Consultant at Pricelabs
    Professional with a decade in the Short-Term Rental (STR) industry across Europe, Latin America, and Asia.
    Digital Business Architect
    Andreja je digitalna poslovna arhitektica, strateška savjetnica i portfolio poduzetnica s preko 15 godina iskustva u marketingu, prodaji i digitalnom poslovanju.
    Oreste Fischetti
    Italian but with a Greek name, is Avantio’s Area Sales Director for the South Mediterranean countries and has been working in the vacation rental sector for more than 9 years. In this time he helped many Property Managers to ...
    Founder/ CEO Abode Worldwide
    Jessica is the CEO of Abode Worldwide, a strategic public relations agency focused on raising the profile of transformative technology solutions across the global hospitality, lodging, and living sectors.
    Board member in Arbona
    Over 15 years in digital marketing in one of the leading croatian digital agency Arbona
    co-owner of Villsy
    Toni Hrelja has been active in the tourism industry for more than 15 years. He began his career as a holiday home owner, managing reservations and operations for family villas. Since 2019, he has been a co-owner of Villsy d.o.o., a boutique agency specializing in the rental of villas with swimming pools across Croatia.
    Business Owner at Slade
    Barbara Slade Jagodić vlasnica je agencije SLADE za SEO i content marketing kroz koju za klijente gradi prepoznatljive brendove i povećava prodaju
    Director of Istarska razvojna turistička agencija
    Direktorica Istarske razvojne turističke agencije s dugogodišnjim iskustvom u planiranju, organizaciji i realizaciji razvojnih projekata.
    Prof. dr. sc. at EFZG
    Oliver Kesar, with over 27 years of experience is a full professor with Tenure at the Department of Tourism, Faculty of Economics & Business, Univeraity of Zagreb
    Co-founder/ CSO of Hostaway
    Saber is co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) of Hostaway, the leading all-in-one vacation rental management software.
    Territory Manager for Italy and Southeast Europe in Airbnb
    Antonio is committed to strengthening Airbnb’s presence and partnerships in Croatia
    Founder & CEO/ RentalReady & GuestReady
    Alex is the founder & CEO of RentalReady and GuestReady
    CEO of bnbme Holiday Homes
    Accomplished entrepreneur with a passion for the hospitality industry and CEO of bnbme Holiday Homes.
    Business Developer Manager at Avantio
    Business Developer Manager at Avantio, with a focus on the Southern Mediterranean vacation rental market
    CEO @ Markething.hr
    Miško je iskusni poduzetnik i stručnjak za digitalni marketing u turizmu.
    Partnership Manager at Worldline
    With over 20 years of experience in the payments industry, Jasmin Memisevic works in Worldline’s Partnerships Management, directing indirect sales across Croatia and SEE region.
    CEO Rentlio
    Marko is an enthusiast of cloud technology and an advocate of digital transformation with more than ten years of experience in the tourism industry
    Area Manager in Booking.com
    Joined the Booking.com company 9 years ago as an Account Manager and now working as an Area Manager in Booking.com.
    Director of Business Development @ Holidu
    Enrique is a Director of Business Development at Holidu, leading a diverse team of 18 professionals responsible for generating over 40% of the company's revenue. 
    VP of Client Services at Tokeet
    Brings a global perspective to service transformation and operational excellence.
    Co-founder & board member Adriagate
    Suosnivač i član uprave Adriagate, jedne od vodećih domaćih agencija
    Founder hrturizam.hr
    Goran Rihelj, osnivač i glavni urednik vodećeg turističkog portala u Hrvatskoj HrTurizam.hr.  
    Sales Director, SysPay
    With over 20 years of experience in the Tourism and Hospitality sector and in payment industry since 2014
    CEO at Analtyx.AI
    Dragan Šimac with over 30 years of proven, quantifiable success across the hospitality sector...
    Senior Solutions Consultant Pricelabs
    Over 15 years of experience in the travel industry—spanning tour operators, hotels, and now the short-term rental sector
    Head of Account Management at Hometogo
    Barbara Vincenzi drives the global partnership strategy
    Co-founder Irundo
    Suosnivač i suvlasnik Irunda, specijalizirane short-term rental full service agencije koja već godinama uspješno upravlja stotinama objekata...
    VRM Days founder
    Vacation rental enthusiast with two missions, helping property managers scaling their business, doing market research and advising various companies. But also promoting Croatia anywhere ...
    VRM Days founder
    Vacation rental enthusiast with two missions, helping property managers scaling their business, doing market research and advising various companies. But also promoting Croatia anywhere ...
    Frano Ridjan
    Moderator
    Frano Ridjan (ne Riđan kao lijepi konj) je radijski i televizijski voditelj rođen u Vinkovcima, ali odrastao u predivnom Trogiru. (za “fureštu” malo teško, ali lijepo) Od „Parlaonice“, preko radio Sljemena, HR2 do emisija HRT-a “Dobro jutro, Hrvatska”, “Dobar dan, Hrvatska”,...
    Ivan Brezak Brkan
    Founder
    Ivan je osnivač Netokracije, vodećeg tehnološkog medija u Hrvatskoj i regiji koji godinama prati rast IT industrije...
    Silvana Cvek
    Founder/ CEO Beerent
    Founder of the best family IT company in Croatia BeeRent.com, in-house developed channel manager and PMS platform that directly two-way connects all major booking platforms globally like Airbnb, HomeToGo, Vrbo, Booking.com ...
    Oreste Fischetti
    Italian but with a Greek name, is Avantio’s Area Sales Director for the South Mediterranean countries and has been working in the vacation rental sector for more than 9 years. In this time he helped many Property Managers to ...
    Giacomo Atzori
    CRO in Turbosuite
    Giacomo Atzori is CRO in Turbosuite. With extensive experience in hospitality, Giacomo is passionate about driving innovation and growth in the tech and travel sectors.
    Damir Brajkovic
    Porezni savjetnik
    Damir Brajković magistar je ekonomskih znanosti, a porezni savjetnik je od 2002. godine, kada skupa s prvim poreznim savjetnicima u RH stječe ovlaštenje za rad. Ističe se radom na područjima tumačenja oporezivanja porezom na dobit ...
    Marko Burcul
    Director of tourism Njuškalo
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    Travis Callahan
    President / Partner @ AJL Atelier
    Over the past 25 years, Travis has managed over €30 billion of the world’s most highly publicized venture capital, M&A and restructuring transactions.  He has founded and sold 3 companies in the property investment and technology industries ...
    James Cassidy
    Senior Director, EMEA, Expedia Group
    As Senior Director of Expedia Group Partner Success Vacation Rentals, EMEA, James leads the partner success team that helps Vacation Rental owners and managers improve their performance on the EG platform. James joined ...
    Robin Clifford
    Sales Director for EMEA at Guesty
    Robin spent the last 5 years heading up Airbnb's supply network across 80 countries and believes in a world where people can belong anywhere. He is mission-oriented and wants to ensure that people can book amazing homes across the globe ...
    Ankica Caleta
    CEO My Luxoria
    Ankica Ćaleta, a lifelong contributor to tourism, owns MyLuxoria, Croatia's premier luxury property rental agency. Her expertise, highlighted by authorship and founding the #SuperDomaćin academy, brings critical insights and a vast network to the NEED App ...
    Antonio Eres
    Business Development Manager, Crew Media
    Antonio je mladi i posvećeni stručnjak specijaliziran za TikTok oglašavanje. Marketinšku karijeru je započeo u renomiranoj kompaniji Wolt, a trenutno radi kao Business Development Manager u Crew Media ...
    Sally Henry
    Vice President of Business Development at Keydata
    I have been in the Vacation Rental industry for over 20 years and joined Key Data as VP of Business Development for EMEA at the end of 2022. My key remit is to  extend the international footprint ...
    Srividya K
    Independent journalist
    Srividya Kalyanaraman is an independent journalist and communications specialist. In a reporting career spanning 13 years, she’s written ...
    Iva Kegalj
    CEO Litto
    Iva Kegalj je direktorica agencije Litto, tvrtke specijalizirane za posredovanje u iznajmljivanju privatnog smještaja. Od samih početaka poslovanja, Iva zajedno s timom sudjeluje u procesima postavljanja temelja agencije, koja je danas prepoznata kao ...
    James Kinnersly
    Sales Director AirDNA
    With over six years of experience at AirDNA in both account executive and director roles, James has developed a deep understanding of the industry, serving clients such as VRMs, property investors, private equity firms and global financial institutions ...
    Henrik Kjellberg
    Group Chief Executive Officer for Awaze
    Henrik Kjellberg is Group Chief Executive Officer for Awaze and has had a career spanning 23 years in the Travel & Leisure industry. Henrik joined Awaze in 2018 as CEO after holding global ...
    Damir Kreso
    Head of Marketing @Rentlio
    Damir's marketing career has evolved through various roles in digital marketing agencies, startups, and SaaS companies. Having the chance to experience different industries and business environments, Damir has shaped himself as a marketing ...
    Dario Marcac
    CREW founder
    Dario Marčac, osnivač Crewa i jedan od vodećih TikTok kreatora u regiji, s preko 500,000 pratitelja na svom profilu te preko 120 milijuna impresija ostvarenih za klijente, odigrao je ključnu ulogu u formiranju i uspjehu Crew zajednice. Pod njegovim vodstvom , Crew ...
    Porezni savjetnik RRIF
    Dr. sc. Ljerka Markota porezni je savjetnik - urednik u društvu RRiF plus d.o.o.za poslovno savjetovanje iz Zagreba i profesorica u trajnom zvanju na Veleučilištu RRiF, Zagreb. Na poslovima poreznog savjetovanja radi od 1994. godine. Autorica je ...
    Thibault Masson
    Thibault Masson is a leading expert in the vacation rental industry, known for his innovative strategies and extensive experience. As the founder of Renta Scale-Up, an influential online media platform with a must-read newsletter for industry insiders ...
    Ivan Milotic
    Co-founder MyIstria
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    Boris Miodrag
    CEO/ Founder Sun Spalato Property Management
    Nakon završetka fakulteta, bio sam usmjeren prema dinamičnom području financija. Počeo sam graditi svoju karijeru u financijskom sektoru s posebnim naglaskom na trgovanju futuresima ...
    Viktorija Molnar
    Acting Secretary General EHHA
    Viktorija Molnar is an Acting Secretary General at the European Holiday Home Association (EHHA). The association represents online short-term rental platforms, national short-term rental associations and other short term rental companies ...
    Aco Momčilović
    CEO FutureHR & Board of CroAI Association
    Born in Zagreb in 1980. After finishing Psychology at FFZG he went on Executive MBA at Cotrugli Business School. Further education is NLP Leadership Academy, EU Funds Project Manager, and Integral School of ...
    Tatjana Oreskovic Trcin
    Director tax in Deloitte
    Tatjana Orešković Trcin je direktorica u Deloitteovom Odjelu poreza s dugogodišnjim praktičnim iskustvom na poslovima porezno-pravnog savjetovanja. Tatjana ima značajno iskustvo u području općeg poreznog savjetovanja sa specijalizacijom u području neizravnih poreza (porez na dodanu vrijednost, carine i trošarine). ...
    Davor Rostuhar
    Davor Rostuhar rođen je 1982. godine u Zagrebu. Od 2001. godine radi kao pisac i fotograf, te je član Hrvatske udruge samostalnih umjetnika od 2008. godine. Radio je kao novinar i fotograf za brojne časopise, uključujući „National Geographic Hrvatska“, „Meridijani“ i „Geo“ ...
    Alen Salamun
    co-founder & CEO Gaveia
    CEO & suosnivač tvrtke Gaveia d.o.o. jedne od najvećih travel&tech tvrtki u Hrvatskoj sa sjedištem u Novigradu u Istri.Uz vlastite softvere za automatizaciju procesa direktne prodaje, društvo razvija i 4 online booking platforme ...
    BenjaminSchaible
    Director Partnerships at HomeToGo
    Ben is the Director of Partnerships at HomeToGo (www.hometogo.com), the SaaS-enabled marketplace with the world’s largest selection of vacation rentals. In his role, Ben oversees the strategic development of our ...
    Vedran Sorić
    CEO Sorbel Group & Prodajni Mindset
    Vedran Sorić prodajni je konzultant s višegodišnjim iskustvom u prodajnom sektoru i vlasnik je konzultantske tvrtke Sorbel Group te suvlasnik tvrtke Prodajni Mindset d.o.o. Završivši XV. Gimnaziju (popularni MIOC) u Zagrebu u duši je matmatičar (informatičar) ...
    Manuela Šola
    GM Komunikacijski laboratorij
    Manuela Šola rođena je 1978. godine u Bjelovaru. Nakon Ekonomskog fakulteta u Zagrebu usavršavala se na Školi za osobni i organizacijski razvoj, Londonskoj školi za odnose s javnošću (LSPR) te Cotrugli poslovnoj akademiji. Jednu od danas vodećih ...
    Francesco Vanni
    Team Lead Adriatic at Holidu
    As a multi-country Team Lead at Holidu, Francesco has been taking care of the commercial growth of the Italian, Croatian, and now French markets. He heads a team of sales and account managers, ensuring market expansion and strong partnerships ...
    Danilo Volmut
    mr.sc. MBA
    Poduzetnik i konzultant s dvije adrese u Zagrebu i Rovinju koji je kao investicijski bankar radio u Beču i Zagrebu, vodeći konzultant u privatizacijama te M&A u Jugoistočnoj Europi. Trenutno vlasnik i direktor Istriaselect agencije za najam vila sa bazenom. Govori 6 jezika.
    Felix Welckenbach
    Director of Organic Growth & Product at HomeToGo
    Felix Welckenbach is the Director of Organic Growth & Product at HomeToGo, the SaaS-enabled marketplace with the world’s largest selection of vacation rentals. In his role, Felix is responsible for scaling ...
    Luca Zambello
    CEO Jurny
    Luca Zambello is the co-founder and CEO of Jurny, an AI-driven hospitality platform that seamlessly automates operations and guest experiences through vertical integration and connectivity. As a former host and operator with more than 12 years ...
    VRM Days founder
    Vacation rental enthusiast with two missions, helping property managers scaling their business, doing market research and advising various companies. But also promoting Croatia anywhere ...
    VRM Days founder
    Vacation rental enthusiast with two missions, helping property managers scaling their business, doing market research and advising various companies. But also promoting Croatia anywhere ...
    Silvana Cvek
    Founder/ CEO Beerent
    Founder of the best family IT company in Croatia BeeRent.com, in-house developed channel manager and PMS platform that directly two-way connects all major booking platforms globally like Airbnb, HomeToGo, Vrbo, Booking.com ...
    Oreste Fischetti
    Italian but with a Greek name, is Avantio’s Area Sales Director for the South Mediterranean countries and has been working in the vacation rental sector for more than 9 years. In this time he helped many Property Managers to ...
    Sally Henry
    Vice President of Business Development at Keydata
    I have been in the Vacation Rental industry for over 20 years and joined Key Data as VP of Business Development for EMEA at the end of 2022. My key remit is to  extend the international footprint ...
    VRM Days founder
    Vacation rental enthusiast with two missions, helping property managers scaling their business, doing market research and advising various companies. But also promoting Croatia anywhere ...
    Boris Pavlov
    CEO Flataway
    Boris Pavlov is the CEO of FlatAway - a closed marketplace for flexible rentals of professionally managed properties. Previously he founded and scaled the largest short-term rental management ...
    Simon Lehman
    Moderator
    Simon is one of the world's foremost experts on short-term rental and vacation rental. A sought-after and passionate speaker, he leads AJL Atelier, a specialized vacation rental & ...
    Tyann Marcink
    Queen of Guest Experience | Touch Stay
    The Queen of Guest Experience for Touch Stay digital guidebooks, industry leader and consultant, author, speaker, and owner/manager of two vacation rental brands: Branson Family Retreats and ...
    Fausto Vieira da Silva
    Strategic Partnerships Lead at Pricelabs
    He oversees Strategic Partnerships, helping some of PriceLabs larger clients as well as Revenue Management companies to get the best out of the tool. Prior to joining PriceLabs, Fausto was a ...
    Alessandro Poncini
    Solutions Consultant at PriceLabs
    In charge of Business Development and Account Management, focusing on Southern European territories. He comes with a background in short-term rentals, having previously worked for several ...
    Mislav Combaj
    web3 evangelist / CMO / Consultant & Investor
    Mislav Combaj has been dealing with all aspects of digital marketing through work with global brands for more than a decade. He is responsible for the work of the marketing department on ...
    Anushka Jayawardana
    Products Director at Infobip
    An experienced executive with more than 15 years’ experience and a demonstrated history of unleashing innovative products to market across a variety of sectors, including conversational ...
    Lorenzo Lella
    Head of Sales Octorate
    Biography coming soon ...
    Marko Mišulić
    CEO Rentlio
    Marko is an enthusiast of cloud technology and an advocate of digital transformation with more than ten years of experience in the tourism industry. After realizing a small ...
    Michael Müller
    CEO Kroati.de
    Biography coming soon ...
    Sonia Chennoufi
    Head of Business Development Europe Hometogo
    With over 12 years of expertise and knowledge of the short-term rental ecosystem, Sonia joined HomeToGo in 2021, where she manages the business development team for Europe. Under her leadership, her ...
    Ana Klancir
    Epic Advice
    Ana Klancir has more than 15 years of experience in the tourism sector and before opening her own company for property management, consulting and education in tourism business, she was ...
    Constantin Schellenberg
    Head of Business Development DACH Market at Avantio
    Biography coming soon ...
    Martina Lucić Čanak
    magic4club
    Biography coming soon ...
    alexander caravitis
    co-founder & CEO of Hosthub
    Alexander Caravitis is the co-founder & CEO of Hosthub, the #1 rated Property Management Platform based in Greece with customers in 87 countries. Before Hosthub Alex was co-founder at Viva Wallet ...
    matija marijan
    CEO & co-founder of Turneo. Before that, he was a Senior Director in Expedia, responsible for the strategy of the B2B division with over $20B in bookings. Turneo is a platform that enables ...
    Antoaneta Šimunović
    With over 15 years in the luxury industry, I have traveled the world honing my skills, so that today, I am able to be the founder of multiple companies and successful projects, one of ...
    Andy McNulty
    Andy McNulty is the CEO and co-founder of Touch Stay the creators of digital guest welcome books that help accommodation operators communicate more effectively with their guests. Touch Stay ...
    Maja Sladkov
    Business development manager at Nokumo with 15 years of experience in hospitality industry. I gain my experience and knowledge thru work in hotel sales department, agency and in one of the ...
    Maja Vrvilo
    Business Development Manager Worldline
    Stručnjakinja za razvoj prodajnih strategija i partnerstva te stvaranje dugoročnih odnosa s postojećim klijentima u brojnim industrijama, s posebnim naglaskom na turizam. Svojim dugogodišnjim ...
    Adem Braco Suljić
    CEO at MICEBOOST / MEETEX Co-Founder & Director
    After spending over 20 years in international MICE industry at different executive roles related to event management, technology, infrastructure projects and market development, Braco is ...
    Senior Business Development Manager for OTA Insight
    Senior Business Development Manager for OTA Insight managing East Med and The Balkans. At OTA Insight, Vasilios focuses on engaging local and global players in the hospitality industry to ...
    Martina Šepić
    managing partner Webpower Adria
    Biography coming soon ...
    Mate Balić
    CEO Adriagate
    CEO & Board member of Adriagate, the largest Croatian vacation rental agency. With a vast experience in various management positions, Mate has in-depth knowledge of both Croatian travel ...
    Speaker
    CEO IstriaLux
    Biography coming soon ...
    Andrej Tonković
    marketing director Arbona digital agency
    Andrej Tonković is the Marketing Director at Arbona Digital Agency, where he specializes in online advertising strategies for key clients. His expertise encompasses Google Ads, Google ...
    Speaker
    Markething
    Jernej Kozole je stručnjak s 20 godina iskustva u digitalu. Stručnjak za SEO i digitalne kanale s iskazanim fokusom na e-commerce. Prošao je sve Google algoritme bez penala jer radi isključivo ...
    Harold Lubberdink
    CEO HappyRentals CEO and Founder at Happy.Rentals
    Harold Lubberdink, the founder and CEO of Happy.Rentals, is an industry visionary with 20 years of experience in vacation rentals. His pioneering ideas and long-term vision have scaled the company ...
    Sinead Lim
    Senior Manager VRBO
    Biography coming soon ...
    Jure Arnuš
    CEO ORS-Travel technology
    Jure is pionieer in Travel-IT technology with over 20 years of experiences. He and his team managed to connect all important SE tour operators into a single booking platform taking into account ...
    Speaker
    Senior Manager VRBO
    Biography coming soon ...
    Adriano Požarić
    TurizamInfo
    Nakon nekoliko godina rada u turizmu u Opatiji od pozicije konobara do voditelja objekata 1996. godine otvara marketinšku agenciju specijaliziranu za marketing u turizmu. Uvidom u marketinški ...
    VRM Days founder
    Vacation rental enthusiast with two missions, helping property managers scaling their business, doing market research and advising various companies. But also promoting Croatia anywhere ...
    Boris Pavlov
    CEO Flataway
    Boris Pavlov is the CEO of FlatAway - a closed marketplace for flexible rentals of professionally managed properties. Previously he founded and scaled the largest short-term rental management ...
    Simon Lehman
    Moderator
    Simon is one of the world's foremost experts on short-term rental and vacation rental. A sought-after and passionate speaker, he leads AJL Atelier, a specialized vacation rental & ...
    Marko Mišulić
    CEO Rentlio
    Marko is an enthusiast of cloud technology and an advocate of digital transformation with more than ten years of experience in the tourism industry. After realizing a small ...
    Michael Müller
    CEO Kroati.de
    Biography coming soon ...