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List of Confirmed Participants by alphabetic order of surnames (updated on 30 August) Abadjiev, Dimitar Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Slovenia, Bulgaria Abdel Shafi, Sarah Ambassador, Mission of Palestine, Palestine Abdul Rahman, Eirliani Executive Director, YAKIN (Youth, Adult survivors & Kin In Need), Singapore Abdullah, Bahaa Board Member, Iskraemeco, Slovenia Abdulmomen Hassa Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of Yemen, Yemen Abela, Carmelo Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion of the Republic of Malta Affairs of Portugal Ahac, Maja Country Director, ADRA Slovenia, Slovenia Akef, Yasmine Ashraf Mohammed Third Secretary, Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Slovenia, Egypt Al Hammadi, Hussain bin Ibrahim Minister of Education of the United Arab Emirates Al Rakan, Nouf CEO, The Saudi Federation for Cyber Security and Programming (SAFCSP), Saudi Arabia (TBC) Albreht, Matjaž Executive Director, ALTA Invest d.d., Slovenia Aleksic, Ivana Senior Education Advisor, Western Balkans British Council, Serbia Almaš, Svetlana Head of Marketing, Generali zavarovalnica d.d., Slovenia Altbauer, Iztok Managing Director, Slovenian Spas Association, Slovenia Al-Thani, Ali bin Jassim Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy & Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar, Qatar Amarin, Samir Honorary Consul, General Honorary Consulate, Slovenia Andrijanič, Mark Boris Public Policy, Central & Eastern Europe, UBER, Slovenia Arakelov, Valery Director, Terme Resort d.o.o., Slovenia Aralica, Adriana Policy and Information Officer, SLOGA Platform, Slovenia Aralica, Branka CEO, MPI Vrelec d.o.o., Slovenia Arbeiter, Jana Junior Researcher, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Aro-Sanchez, Miia International Cooperation Adviser, International Criminal Court, Finland Aslan, Ali Presenter and Journalist, Germany

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Page 1: List of onfirmed Participants

List of Confirmed Participants

by alphabetic order of surnames

(updated on 30 August)

Abadjiev, Dimitar Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of

Bulgaria to the Republic of Slovenia, Bulgaria

Abdel Shafi, Sarah Ambassador, Mission of Palestine, Palestine

Abdul Rahman, Eirliani Executive Director, YAKIN (Youth, Adult survivors & Kin In Need), Singapore

Abdullah, Bahaa Board Member, Iskraemeco, Slovenia

Abdulmomen Hassa Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of

Yemen, Yemen

Abela, Carmelo Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion of the Republic of Malta

Affairs of Portugal

Ahac, Maja Country Director, ADRA Slovenia, Slovenia

Akef, Yasmine Ashraf Mohammed Third Secretary, Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Slovenia, Egypt Al Hammadi, Hussain bin Ibrahim Minister of Education of the United Arab Emirates

Al Rakan, Nouf CEO, The Saudi Federation for Cyber Security and Programming (SAFCSP),

Saudi Arabia (TBC)

Albreht, Matjaž Executive Director, ALTA Invest d.d., Slovenia

Aleksic, Ivana Senior Education Advisor, Western Balkans British Council, Serbia

Almaš, Svetlana Head of Marketing, Generali zavarovalnica d.d., Slovenia Altbauer, Iztok Managing Director, Slovenian Spas Association, Slovenia Al-Thani, Ali bin Jassim Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy & Permanent

Mission of the State of Qatar, Qatar Amarin, Samir Honorary Consul, General Honorary Consulate, Slovenia

Andrijanič, Mark Boris Public Policy, Central & Eastern Europe, UBER, Slovenia

Arakelov, Valery Director, Terme Resort d.o.o., Slovenia Aralica, Adriana Policy and Information Officer, SLOGA Platform, Slovenia

Aralica, Branka CEO, MPI Vrelec d.o.o., Slovenia

Arbeiter, Jana Junior Researcher, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Aro-Sanchez, Miia International Cooperation Adviser, International Criminal Court, Finland Aslan, Ali Presenter and Journalist, Germany

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Asthana, Anand Narain Director General, ICPE, Slovenia

Aupič, Nika Secretary for Disarmament, MoD, Slovenia Avdylaj, Arbnore Vice-President of Youth Section, UNAS United Nations Association of

Slovenia, Slovenia Azizoglu, Orhan Hikmet President, International Universities Council, Turkey Ažman, Jaka International Business Process Manager, Aspiag Management Ag, Slovenia

Babič, Bojan Cruise Terminal Director, Port of Koper – Luka Koper d.d., Slovenia Babič, Matjaž MonteMoro, Slovenia Babič, Tihomir Sava, Slovenia Babnik, Klemen Advisor to the Prime Minister, Cabinet of the Prime Minister, Slovenia

Bajrektarevič, Anis Head of Department for Strategic Studies on Asia, Prof. and Chair for Intl. Law

and Global Pol. Studies, Austria

Bakos, Gábor Second Secretary, Embassy of Hungary, Hungary

Bakšič, Tomaž Penine Istenič, Slovenia Balažic, Marko Secretary-General, Think tank Fokus 2031, Slovenia

Balažic, Renata Sava, Slovenia Balogh, Imre CEO and Executive Director, Bank Asset Management Company (DUTB),

Slovenia

Balut, Aleš Head of Political and Economic Department Office of the High Representative,

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bandion-Ortner, Claudia Former Minister of Justice of Austria/ Judge, Criminal Court of Vienna, Austria

Bandović, Igor Senior Programme Manager, European Fund for the Balkans, Serbia

Barborič, Blaž Project Manager, Geodetic Institute of Slovenia, Slovenia

Barič, Aleksandra Policy Adviser, British Embassy in Ljubljana, Slovenia Barnier, Michel Chief Negotiator - Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the

Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU, European

Commission

Barthel – Rúzsa, Zsolt Chairman of the Board, Századvég Foundation, Hungary

Bartolomé Pérez, Ainhoa-Xue Intern, Embassy of Spain in Slovenia, Spain Barz, Frank T-Systems, Deutsche Telekom, Germany

Baša, Dejana Lead, Tourist Board – Tourist information center Nova Gorica, Slovenia Batagelj, Zenel Co-founder and Partner, Valicon, Slovenia

Bauchmuller, Robert Chief Program Officer, Center of Excellence in Finance (CEF), Slovenia

Bausch, Camilla Scientific Director & CEO, Ecologic Institute, Germany

Beber Boštjančič, Sabina Deputy Director, ITF Enhancing Human Security, Slovenia

Bebler, Anton Honorary Professor PhD., Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana,

Slovenia

Bec, Jakob Acting Director, IJEK, Slovenia

Bećirović, Zijad Director, International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies

(IFIMES), Slovenia

Bedencic, Gorazd Executive Director, Geaprodukt d.o.o., Slovenia

Behluli, Mirjeta Chargé d´Affaires, Embassy of Kosovo, Kosovo Bejtullahu, Alma Executive Assistant, Embassy of Kosovo, Kosovo

Belgium

Beltram, Marjan CEO, Nomago, Slovenia

Ben Bernou, Hanina Member of the Global Diplomacy Lab, Kenya

Ben Hamida, Sarra COO, WebuildEurope.eu, Austria

Benčina, Gregor CEO and Chairman/Consul, Slovenijales, Finnish Consulate, Slovenia

Bensouda, Fatou Prosecutor, International Criminal Court

Beravs Bervar, Katarina Head of Market Access, Bayer d.o.o., Slovenia

Berden, Vasko CEO, Nil Ltd., Slovenia

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Bergant, Boris Senior Consultant, European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Switzerland

Bergant, Igor E. TV News Programme Host & Journalist & Commentator, RTV Slovenia,

Slovenia

Berger, Sašo CEO, S&T Slovenija d.d., Slovenia

Berič, Dejan Sava, Slovenia Beričič, Tomaž Core Network Director, Telekom Slovenije, Slovenia Berločnik, Tomaž CEO, Petrol d.d., Slovenia

Berstad, Olav Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Norway, in

Budapest, Norway

Bervar Kotolenko Daniela CEO/Partner, CorpoHub, Slovenia

Bicakcic, Leila Executive Director, Center for Investigative Reporting (CIN), Bosnia and

Herzegovina

Bieber, Florian Director of Centre for Southeast European Studies, University of Graz, Austria

Bjola, Corneliu Associate Professor in Diplomatic Studies, St Cross College, University of

Oxford, United Kingdom

Blaj, Anja Legal / Policy manager, Dgov, Slovenia Blanuša, Đuro Secretary General, Regional Youth Cooperation Office, Albania

Bočko, Vasja CEO, IRYO, Slovenia

Bogataj, Janez Professor PhD retired, Slovenia Bogataj, Tanja Leadership and Transformational Coach and Trainer, Tanja Bogataj s.p.

Coaching, Slovenia

Bohorč, Igor B2B Director, Telekom Slovenije, Slovenia Bojinović Fenko, Ana Associate Professor, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences,

Slovenia

Bonturi, Marcos Director for Public Governance, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and

Development

Bouguerra, Abdelghafour Second Secretary, Embassy of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria,

Algeria

Božič, Andrej Honorary Consul, Consulate of New Zealand in Slovenia, Slovenia Božič, Dobran Director, Office of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia for the

Protection of Classified Information

Božič, Julij Chef Innovation and Digital Officer, BTC d.d., Slovenia Braendle, Max Director, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Zagreb, Germany

Breznik, Vika President, Student Club of Faculty of Social Sciences, Slovenia Breznikar, Peter Director, BI NOVA d.o.o., Slovenia

Brezovec, Luka Attorney at law/Honorary Consul of Latvia to Slovenia, Odvetniška družba

Brezovec op, d.o.o., Slovenia

Briški, Nataša Co-Founder and Editor, Metina lista

Brodovych, Mykhailo F. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Ukraine in the

Republic of Slovenia, Ukraine

Brumen, Boštjan Dean, University of Maribor, Faculty of Tourism, Slovenia

Buchold, Christina Project Manager, Oslo Forum Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Switzerland

Bučar, Maja Professor, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences, Slovenia

Buda, Uroš Deputy Director, Hospitality of Slovenian Homes, Slovenia Budyta, Rafał Deputy Head of Mission, Poland Buenrostro Massieu, Alicia Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Mexico in Austria

concurrent to Slovenia, Mexico

Buh Mart, Daniel Managing Director, Languagesitter d.o.o., Slovenia

Bulaja Madunić, Helena Art Director and Producer, Croatia

Bulc, Violeta European Commissioner for Mobility and Transport, European Commission,

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Burazer, Nikola Executive Editor, European Western Balkans, Serbia Burgar, Janko CGO, Cosylab d.d., Slovenia

Burger, Anže Associate Professor, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Butler, Manuel Executive Director, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Cakaj, Gent Deputy Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Albania, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Albania, Albania

Carneiro, José Luís Secretary of State of Portuguese Communities Abroad, Ministry of Foreign

Carullo Knobel, Emilia Embassy of the Swiss Confederation in Ljubljana, Switzerland

Cassar Gaspar, Justine Director, Life Learning Academia, Malta

Cepuš, Andreja CEO, ARS Creative Communications, Slovenia

Cerar, Miro Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia

Cerić, Alisa Hotel Astoria Bled, Slovenia Cerimagic, Adnan Analyst, European Stability Initiative, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Cestnik, Tatjana Editor in Chief, Mladinska knjiga Publishing House, Slovenia Chakravarti, Sarvajit Adjunct Faculty, Indian Institue of Management, India

Chalupecky, Franz Country Manager ABB Austria & Slovenia, ABB AG, Austria

Chatwood, Louise Advisor, Balmoral jezikovne storitve, Slovenia

Chaudhry, Ravi Chairman, CeNext Consulting Group, India

Churches, Neil CEO, The Crow’s Flight, Australia

Ciamba, George Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania

Cigler, Mirko Vice-President, Slovenian Association of Peacekeepers, Slovenia Colnarič, Mihaela Commercial Director, Security Printing Solutions, Slovenia

Colocci, Gianluca Group Head of Mergers & Acquisitions, Assicurazioni Generali, Italy

Cowden, Patrick Founder, Beyond Leadership, Germany

Cresnar, Pergar Nevenka Director, NP Consulting d.o.o., Slovenia

Crnadak, Igor Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Cukrov, Marjan Senior Consultant, Government's Office for Slovene Abroad, Slovenia Cvar, Blaž President, Section for tourism and catering, Chamber of craft and small

business of Slovenia, Slovenia Cvikl, Milan Martin Alternate Director at the EBRD Board of Directors, European Bank

for Reconstruction and Development, Slovenia

Czerwiński, Paweł Ambassador, Poland Čabarkapa, Vanja Adviser, Parliament of Montenegro, Montenegro

Čeferin, Aleksander President of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), Slovenia Čergič, Ana Project Manager / Business Integrity Forum, Transparency International

Černe, Alenka Governance and Political Analyst, EBRD, United Kingdom

Černetič, Brina Senior Adviser, Pristop d.o.o., Slovenia

Čibej, Gorazd Acting Director, Insurance Supervision Agency, Slovenia

Črepinšek, Gašper Consultant, 180 Degrees Consulting, Slovenia

Čretnik, Vasja Sales and marketing Manager, Terme Olimia d.d., Slovenia Čufer Kle, Polona Director, Deloitte, Slovenia Ćuk Argiriadis, Maja Coordinator, Slovenian Business Club, Serbia

Damon, Dan Presenter, BBC Radio, United Kingdom

Dann, Robert Chief, Mediation Support Unit, United Nations

Dapčevič, Žan Vice-President, Business Development Academia Higher Education

Colleges, Slovenia

Darmanović, Srdjan Minister of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro, Montenegro

Debelak, Srečko Senior Director, AT Kearney, Slovenia

Dekleva, Mart Director, Navi Plus d.o.o., Slovenia

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Dermelj, Marjana Secretary Governement, Office for Development and European Cohesion

Policy, Slovenia

Devetak, Silvo Professor Emeritus, University of Maribor / President of ISCOMET, ISCOMET -

Institute for ethnic and regional studies, Slovenia

Diaeldin Mekkawy, Youssef Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Slovenia

Dimitriadis, Nikolaos Chief Executive Officer, Trizma Neuro, Serbia

Dimovski, Vlado Professor, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Dion, Stéphane Special Envoy of the Prime Minister to the EU and Europe, Ambassador of

Canada to the Federal Republic of Germany, Government of Canada

Djolai, Maria Member, Balkans in Europe Advisory Group, England Djolai, Marika Peace, Conflict and Development Consultant, BiEPAG, United Kingdom

Dobranić, Filip Responsible for hacking and <3 Today is a new day, Institute for other studies,

Slovenia

Dolenc, Nataša Head of International Operations and Missions, Division Ministry of Defence, Slovenia

Dolinar, Maja Student, University of Ljubljana

Doma, John Managing Partner, Bateman MacKay LLP, Canada

Drev, Žiga Managing Director, OriginTrail, Slovenia

Drolc, Tina Owner, Inspirata, Slovenia Dubrovič, Borut Project Manager, RRA Zeleni kras d.o.o., Slovenia Durán de la Colina, Ana Chargée d’Affaires, Embassy of Spain in Slovenia, Spain Dvojmoč, Miha Director, MD svetovanje d.o.o., Slovenia

Dzurilla, Vladimir CEO, National Agency for Communication & Information Technologies, Czech

Republic

Đuranović, Andrija NATO Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro, Montenegro Đurđić, Maja Minister's Cabinet, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro, Montenegro

Educational and Training Programmes (CMEPIUS), Slovenia

Efremova, Marija Ambassador/Attorney, De Lege, Macedonia

Ellis, Monica CEO, Global Environment & Technology Foundation, United States

Elsemulder, Audrey Regional Director Europe & CIS, BBC, France

El-Zoheiry, Abdelhamid President, Euro-Mediterranean University, Slovenia

Engelman, Andrej Deputy Director, Government Office for Development and European

Cohesion Policy, Slovenia

Entriken, William R. Blockchain Developer and 0xcert Advisor, United States of America

Erjavec, Granov Metka Sava, Slovenia Erjavec, Karl Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of

Slovenia

Erjavec, Tomaz Founder, Doctrina, Slovenia

Ermenc Pangerl, Nina Member of the Management Board, Celjski sejem d.d., Slovenia

Ertl, Katja Tourism development, Ptuj Tourism Public Institute, Slovenia

Eržen Firšt, Andreja Managing Director, Slovenian National Marian Shrine Brezje, Slovenia Esch, Valeska Program Director, Aspen Institute Germany, Germany

Fagerholm Mošić, Riitta Program Manager, Bisnode, Finland

Fajfar, Janez Mayor of Bled, Slovenia

Fajmut, Saša Director Leadership Services, Amrop, Slovenia

Fajon, Tanja Member of the European Parliament, European Parliament, Slovenia

Farooqui, Fawaz A. Director General of Delivery and Rapid Intervention Center and Head of the

Office of National Transformation Program 2020, Saudi Arabia

Fasslabend, Werner President, Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES), Austria

Fašun, Peter Attorney at Law, FMMS o.p., d.o.o, Slovenia

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Fatić, Bogdan Member of Parliament of Montenegro, Montenegro

Fehér Lajos, Dániel Head of Commercial Affairs, Embassy of Hungary in Ljubljana, Hungary

Feri, Mitja Board Member, Generali zavarovalnica d.d., Slovenia Ferjan, Lea Head of sales and marketing, Bled Culture Institute, Slovenia

Ferjančič Lakota, Taja Project Officer, Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention, Austria

Fermeglia, Maurizio Rector, University of Trieste, Italy

Ferrari, Florence Ambassador of France to Slovenia, Embassy of France in Slovenia, France

Fesel Kamenik, Maja Director, HRM d.o.o., Slovenia

Filipič, Vidko CEO, Kvadro studio d.o.o, Slovenia

Findik, Serhat Professor/Member of Advisory Committee, International

Universities Council, Turkey

Fink, Andreas University Professor, Faculty of Business Studies, Slovenia

Fioretto, Frederico Managing Partner, Exsulting S.r.l., Italy

Fišakov, Danijela President, Slovenian Business Club, Serbia

Flander, Alenka Director, Center of the Republic of Slovenia for Mobility and European

Educational and Training Programmes

Flessenkemper, Tobias Senior Fellow & Balkans Project Director, Centre International de Formation

Européenne (CIFE), Germany

Foreign Affairs of Egypt 1991-2001

Forštner Perklič, Tadeja Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister Cabinet of the Prime Minister,

Slovenia

Fouéré, Erwan Associate Senior Research Fellow, Centre for European Policy Studies, Ireland

Franko, Simon Managing Director, BASF Adriatic, Slovenia

Fukuda, Keiji Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Japan in Slovenia,

Japan

Furlan, Branimir Deputy Defence Policy Director, Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia

Gaiser, Laris President, Slovenian Paneuropean Movement, Slovenia

Gajic, Marko Manager, Bled Water Festival, Slovenia

Gajić, Mario Founder, Bled Water Festival, Slovenia

Gantar, Matija Vice Chairman, KD Group, Slovenia

Garkova, Alina Policy/Liaison Manager at the European Network of Political Foundations (ENoP), Belgium

Gashi, Ilir Second Secretary, Embassy of Kosovo, Kosovo Gazvoda, Gregor Coffee Iconic, Slovenia Gegič, Slavko Senior Consultant, Pristop d.o.o., Slovenia

Geiran, Myles Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Ireland, Ireland

Genić, Vojislav Public Services Director SAP CEE, SAP, Serbia

Gerbec, Marko Senior Researcher, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

Geršak, Katja Editor in Chief, Bled Strategic Times BSF, Slovenia

Geršak, Peter Chief Technology Officer, IBM Slovenia, Slovenia

Giacomelli, Jurij Founder and Managing Director, Giacomelli Media Ltd, Slovenia

Gider, Gorazd Sava, Slovenia Globokar, Adriana Tourist Guide, Freelancer, Slovenia

Godina Košir, Ladeja Founder and Executive Director, Circular Change, Slovenia

Goldstone, Richard Former Chief Prosecutor for the ICTY and ICTR and Chair of the Advisory Board

of the Coalition for the ICC

Golja, Mateja Deputy Director, Hit Alpinea d.o.o., Slovenia Golob Matzele, Matej Member of the Management Board, Abanka d.d., Slovenia

Golob, Ajda Gracia Programme Officer European Commission, DG EAC, Slovenia

Golob, Matej Managing partner, CorpoHub, Slovenia

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Gorenšek, Tilen Project Coordinator, Zavod Študentska svetovalnica, Slovenia Gorman, David Director Eurasia at Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, United States of

America Goujon, Reva Vice President of Global Analysis, Stratfor, United States of America

Grabner, Peter Manager, OOZ Ljubljana Vič, Slovenia

Greco, Ettore Executive Vice President, Istituto Affari Internazionali

Gregori, Nina Director General, Ministry of Interior of Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia

Greminger, Thomas Secretary General, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

Gričar, Jože Professor Emeritus, University of Maribor, Slovenia

Grilj, Blaž Adviser, Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia Grk, Peter Secretary-General of the Bled Strategic Forum

Grmek, Nina Euroholding d.o.o., Slovenia Grobelnik, Marko Researcher, Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

Grobovšek, Bojan President, Slovenian Association for International Relations, Slovenia

Grossi, Rafael Mariano Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Argentine

Republic, Austria

Grozl, Gregor Marketing Representative, Turkish Airlines inc., Slovenia

Groznik, Jurij State Attorney General, State Attorney’s Office, Slovenia Gruden, Boštjan General Manager, APS PLUS d.o.o., Slovenia

Gruden, Igo Director of Credit Management and Workout, DUTB, Slovenia

Gumpot, Matic Board Member, Youth Section United Nations Association of Slovenia, Slovenia

Gümüş, Nesih Director, Turkish Airlines, Slovenia Guthrie, Steph Feminist Advocate for Gender, Culture & Technology, Women in Toronto

Politics, Canada

Guzina, Barbara Partner Guzina, Kavšek d.o.o., Slovenia

Habjanič, Jure Sales & HR director, Kliping d.o.o., Slovenia

Hackaj, Krisela Director, Cooperation and Development Institute, Albania

Haček, Miro Professor, University of Ljubljana

Hadžić, Emina Director, Institute CIRCLE, Slovenia

Hafner, Marjutka Secretary General, National Commission for UNESCO, Slovenia

Hajdinjak, Mag. Valentin Vice President, Nova Slovenija – Nsi, Slovenia

Hanae, Hayashida Student, Doshisha University, Japan

Hauer, Bernhard Deputy Head of Mission, German Embassy in Ljubljana, Germany

Haytham Abdulmomen Hassan Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of

Yemen in Vienna, Yemen

Heilbronn, Pierre Vice President, Policy and Partnerships, European Bank for Reconstruction

and Development

Herbert, Fruzsina Junior Project Manager, Hungary

Hermsen, Kai Global Coordinator for the Charter of Trust, Siemens AG, Germany

Herrberg, Antje Co-founder and CEO, mediatEUr, Belgium

Hieng, Žiga Managing Director, SALUS d.o.o, Slovenia

Höfer, Senta Head of the Secretariat, Global Diplomacy Lab, Germany

Honey, Sophie Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Slovenia, British Embassy in Ljubljana, Great Britain

Horvat, Vesna Director Assistant, Maribor – Pohorje Tourist Board, Slovenia

Hostnik, Ivan Counsellor for European Security and Defence Policy, Ministry of Defence, Defence Policy Directorate of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia

Hoxhaj, Enver Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo, Kosovo Hrovat, Vanja CEO, Generali zavarovalnica d.d., Slovenia Huč, Branko Managing Director, Medicopharmacia d.o.o., Slovenia

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Hutchinson, Tommy Founder & CEO, I-genius, United Kingdom

Hyseni, Blend Researcher, GAP Institute, Kosovo

Iashagashvili, Irina Counsellor, Embassy of Georgia, Georgia

Ienaka, Akihiro Student, Doshisha University

Ilc, Robert Secretary General, NSi, Slovenia

Ilgo, Peter Honorary Consul of Peru, Consulate of Peru in Ljubljana, Slovenia

Ilijaš, Tomi Founder and President, Arctur, Slovenia

Ilyes, Noemi Expert, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, Hungary Imran

Inzko, Valentin High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, OHR - Office of the High Representative, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ipavec, Aleš President, Management Board Ljubljana Stock Exchange, Slovenia

Iskra, Dejan DMO Green Karst, RDA Green Karst L.t.d., Slovenia Islam, Shada Director for Europe and Geopolitics, Friends of Europe, Belgium

Istenič, Gregor CEO, Valina Konstill, Slovenia

Istenič, Miha Penine Istenič, Slovenia Ivanova, Antoaneta Program Manager, Western Balkans Fund, Macedonia (Former Yugoslav

Republic) Ivić, Nina Project Manager, ITF Enhancing Human Security, Slovenia

Iwasaka, Masamichi Associate Professor, Doshisha University, Japan

Jacobs, Matthew Public Affairs Specialist at U.S. Department of State, United States of America

Jadou, Amal Assistant Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the State of Palestine, Palestine

Jaklin, Jože Executive Director, DUTB, Slovenia

Janžekovič Izidor DPhil Student, University of Oxford, Slovenia

Jarc, Mitja Nanni, Slovenia Jauševec, Uroš Secretary, Progresiva Association, Slovenia

Javornik, Mija Senior Advisor, Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, Slovenia

Jelnikar, Janez Honorary Consul, Consulate of Pakistan in Slovenia, Slovenia

Jenko, Gorazd Secretary, Senior Expert Government Office for Development and EU

Cohesion Policy, Slovenia

Jerman, Borut Programme Leader, Association for Culture and Education PiNA, Slovenia

Jermol, Mitja Head of Center for Knowledge Transport, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia Jernejčič, Andreja Manager, Lin&Nil d.o.o., Slovenia

Jezeršek Turnes, Jadranka Consultant, Kontekst, Slovenia

Jezeršek, Deana Head of Studies and Development, Languagesitter d.o.o., Slovenia

Jež, Gašper Director, Center for International Cooperation and Development (CMSR),

Slovenia

Joksimović, Aleksandra President, Center for Foreign Policy, Serbia

Jontes, Tomaž Director of Marketing Communications, Telekom Slovenije, Slovenia Jovanoska, Bojana Counsellor / Chargé dAffares, Embassy of the Republic of Macedonia,

Maedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic) Jović, Dejan Professor of International Relations, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Judah, Tim Balkans Correspondent, The Economist, United Kingdom

Jurgec, Miha Chief Executive Officer, LANCom d.o.o., Slovenia

Jurkovič, Katja Pep’s Wine, Slovenia Kadak, Matevž Sales Manager, Frodx d.o.o., Slovenia

Kajan, Lukáš Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Ljubljana,

Kalela, Aira Senior Adviser, Office of the President Tarja Halonen, Finland

Kalin, Ana Policy maker and analyst, Forum for Equitable Development, Slovenia

Kaloper, Urška Non-Fiction Managing Editor, Mladinska knjiga Založba d.d., Slovenia

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Kampl, Tin President, National Youth Council of Slovenia, Slovenia

Kanjuo Mrčela, Aleksandra Professor, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Kapitanović, Damir Head of Export, Klet Brda, Slovenia Karabiber Nacaroglu, Mizyâl Manager, Metanet un ve irmik fabrikasi, Turkey

Karnitschnig, Matthew Chief Europe Correspondent, Politico, Germany

Kastner, Marjetka Director, Life Learning Academia, Slovenia

Kavar, Andrej Head of Multileteral Defence Relations Section, Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia

Kavčič, Tomaž Chef Gostilna pri Lojzetu, Manor Zemono, Honorary Consul of the Republic of

Serbia in Slovenia, Okusi d.o.o., Slovenia

Kazanegra-Gregovic, Danica Director, Gulliver Montenegro, Montenegro KC, Sunil Chief Executive Officer, Asian Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs

(AIDIA), Nepal

Kecman, Sandra Digital Marketing Manager, Bisnode Slovenia, Slovenia

Kekenovski, Ljubomir Full-time Professor, Faculty of Economics of Skopje, Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic)

Keržan, Maja Undersecretary, Ministry of Health, Slovenia

Ketels, Christian Chief Economist, The BCG Bruce Henderson Institute, Sweden

Ketler, Marko Senior Partner/Attorney at Law in Cooperation with Karanovic & Nikolic,

Slovenia

Keuc, Albin Director, SLOGA Slovenian Global Action, NGDO Platform, Slovenia

Khainouski, Aliaksandr Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Belarus in

Slovenia (with residence in Budapest), Belarus

Khalfan Al Roumi, Ohood bint Minister of State for Happiness and Wellbeing, Director General of the Prime

Minister's Office, Government of the United Arab Emirates

Khalili, Mostafa Student, Doshisha University

Kharakchieva, Anna Regional Specialist, Europe Roscongress Foundation, Russian Federation

Killion, Thomas H. Chief Scientist, North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Kirn, Mateja Undersecretary, Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia Klančnik, Iztok CEO, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Slovenia

Klemenc, Jelka IISG Senior Advisor, DCAF Ljubljana, Slovenia

Klemenčič, Gregor Attorney at law, Grilc, Starc & Partners, Slovenia Klemenčič, Zoran Director, Slovene Intelligence and Security Agency, Slovenia

Kleva Kekuš, Mojca President, Progresiva, Slovenia Klopčar, Katja Country Manager, Medtronic d.o.o., Slovenia

Klun, Klemen Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, Slovenia

Knez, Andreja Higher Finance Officer, FURS, Slovenia

Knez, Matjaž Associate Professor, University of Maribor, Faculty of Logistics, Slovenia

Kneževič, Ivan Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Brasil, Honorary Consulate of the

Federal Republic of Brasil, Slovenia

Knific, Matej General Managing Partner, Luxury Slovenia, Slovenia Knobel, Denis Ambassador, Embassy of Switzerland, Switzerland

Kobold, Dominik Managing Director, Center Noordung, Slovenia

Kocan, Faris Researcher, Faculty of Social Sciences, Slovenia

Kocjančič, Dean Director, Tourist Board Izola, Slovenia Kocmut, Mitja Lawyer, Law Firm Kocmut, Slovenia

Kodmani, Basma Head of Foreign Relations and spokesperson with the Syrien National Council, Syria

Koett, Kate Associate Director, Millennium Leadership Program Atlantic Council, United States

Kolenc Filipcic, Tjasa Director of Marketing Departure, Zavarovalnica Triglav, Slovenia

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Kolenc, Martin Advisor for CSDP, Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia Koletić, Danijel CEO, Apriori World, Croatia

Koletnik, Linn Julian Executive Director, Institute TransAkcija, Slovenia

Koller, Harry Director, Renner-Institut Kaernten, Austria Komac, Vito Editor in Chief, Institut Mediapro, Slovenia

Konrad, Helga BM a.D. / Director, 'Regional Implementation Initiative on Preventing &

Combating Human Trafficking' IDM - Institute for the Danube Region and

Central Europe, Austria

Kopač, Janez Director, Energy Community Secretariat, Austria

Kopp, Gudrun Member of ENoP Advisory Board and Former Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany

Koprivnikar, Boris Minister of Public Administration of the Republic of Slovenia (TBC)

Koražija, Klaudija Head of International Cooperation Service, Ministry of Public Administration

of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia

Kordiš, Ana CEO, Agencija POTI d.o.o., Slovenia

Koren, Rok Area Sales Manager, Siemens, Slovenia Koronakis, Alexandros Editor & CEO, New Europe, Belgium

Kos, Duško Managing Director, Studio Moderna, Slovenia Kosec, Mitja Pep’s Wine, Slovenia Kosec, Sara Pep’s Wine, Slovenia Kosmina, Katarina Programme Coordinator, SEE ICT / Startit, Serbia

Košak, Miha Member of the Supervisory Board, Gorenje Group, United Kingdom

Košatka, Martin Junior Deputy, Minister Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic,

Czech Republic

Košir, Maja Director, Bonvivent, Slovenia

Košmrl, Mitja Adviser, European Commission, Slovenia

Kotar, Andrej Business Director for Public Sector, Comtrade d.o.o., Slovenia

Kotur, Milica Adviser to member of the European Parliament, European Parliament,

Slovenia

Kovač, Timmy Managing Director, Häfele Adriatic, Slovenia

Kovač, Vojislav Honorary Consul of Montenegro in the Republic of Slovenia, Consulate of

Montenegro in the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia

Kovačević, Dino Program Director, Ypsilon Institute, Slovenia

Kovačič, Matjaž Member, UN Advisory Board on Human Security, Slovenia

Kovačič, Miha Director, Slovenian Convention Bureau, Slovenia Kozmelj, Rajko IISG Chair, DCAF, Slovenia

Koželj, Rok Business Development Director, GEA College, Slovenia

Kračun, Davorin President, Fiscal Council, Slovenia

Kračun, Tine Director, Institue for Strategic Solutions, Slovenia

Krajc, Gregor Public Servant, Government of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia

Krajnc Alves, Wanda Partner, GR Consultores Associados Ltd, Brazil Krajnc, Barbara CEO & Founder, Aurora Borealis Consulting, Slovenia Krajnc, Evelin Sales and Marketing Manager, Terme Resort d.o.o., Slovenia Krajnik, Brane CEO, The Slovenia Times, Slovenia

Krajnović, Edita Director, Mediade, Slovenia

Kralj, Dag Member of the Board, BISOL Group, Slovenia

Kraškovic, Katja Director, GEA College, Slovenia

Krašnja, Janez Head of Airline, Management Fraport Slovenija, Slovenia Krek, Uroš Advisor to the President of the Republic Office of the President of the Republic

of Slovenia, Slovenia

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Kresal, Katarina Founder and President, European Centre for Dispute Resolution, Slovenia

Križanič, Robert Director Povod, Institute for Culture and Development of International

Relations in Culture, Slovenia

Krmelj, Maja Political Assistant and Visits Officer, British Embassy in Ljubljana, Slovenia Krošlin Grlj, Aljoša Director, THE ICON Sedna Marketing d.o.o., Slovenia

Krupić, Elvira Sava, Slovenia Krusteff, Iskren Chairman, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, Bulgaria

Kubale Dvojmoč, Valentina Assistant Professor, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Kuhelj, Mirjan Lawyer, Law Office Kuhelj, Slovenia

Kukovič Borovnik, Ina Director, Belavoda, Slovenia

Kulašič, Igor Regional Head of Division, Siemens, Slovenia Kumar Jain, Ravi Diplomat, Embassy of India, Slovenia

Kumar, Rajendra Principal Architect, Architect Rajendra Kumar & Associates, India

Kunič, Jožef Honorary President, Slovenian Association for International Relations,

Slovenia

Kuralt, Vesna President, Club Alpbach Senza Confini, Slovenia

Kurowska, Anna Coordinator for the Balkans Foundation Institute for Eastern Studies, Poland

Kvalić, Viljam Managing Director, Happy Tours, Slovenia Kwon, O-Gon President of the Assembly of States Parties, International Criminal Court

Lajovic, Til Executive Director, YES Association, Slovenia Lampret, Uroš Head of Division, Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia Lange, Michael Resident Representative for Croatia and Slovenia, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung,

Germany

Lange, Peter First Secretary, German Embassy in Ljubljana, Germany

Lange, Sabina Senior Lecturer, European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA),

Netherlands

Lani, Remzi Executive Director, Albanian Media Institute, Albania

Lautar, Katja Head of Department for General Government Analysis and Coordination of

Economic Policies, Ministry of Finance, Slovenia

Lazar, Andrej Director of Real-estate Management, DUTB, Slovenia

Lazarević, Milena Programme Director, European Policy Centre – CEP, Serbia

Lazović, Vujica Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Montenegro, Montenegro

Leban, Gregor Chief Executive Officer, Event Registry d.o.o., Slovenia

Lebe, Sonja Sibila Prof. dr., University of Maribor, Slovenia

Leben, Suzana Strategy and Regulation, Telekom Slovenije, Slovenia Lenarčič, Marko Director, Hiking & Biking Slovenia, Slovenia Lenarčič, Tine Senior Account & Partner Manager, Adacta Group, Slovenia Leonardi, Michele Country Leader, IBM Slovenia, Slovenia

Leskošek, Vesna University Professor, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Work, Slovenia

Leš, Božena Minister Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Ljubljana, Croatia

Levak, Tomaž Director, OriginTrail, Slovenia

Levitin, Oleg Deputy Director, Governance and Political Affairs European Bank for

Reconstruction and Development, United Kingdom

Levovnik, David Young researcher, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

Likar, Bernard Advisor, Wood Industry Cluster, Slovenia

Lira, Matt Special Assistant to the President for Innovation Policy and Initiatives, White

House Office of American Innovation, United States of America (TBC)

Lobnik, Miha Advocate of the Principle of Equality, Advocate of the principle of Equality,

Slovenia

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Lobnikar, Branko Vice Dean for Research Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security, University of

Maribor, Slovenia

Logar, Andrej State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia

Lokar, Sonja Member of the Presidency, Women Lobby of Slovenia, Slovenia

Lončar, Medeja CEO, Siemens Slovenia/Croatia, Slovenia

Lotrič, Marko General Manager, LOTRIČ Metrology Ltd, Slovenia

Lovec, Marko Research Fellow, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences, Slovenia

Lovrenčič, Tomaž Director, ITF Enhancing Human Security, Slovenia

Ludintsev, Anton Chief Expert, Embassy of the Russian Federation in Ljubljana, Russian

Federation

Lüfkens, Matthias Managing Director, Burson Cohn & Wolfe, Switzerland

Lukač, Irena Partnership Officer, Center of Excellence in Finance, Slovenia

Lukenda, Ana Marija Društvo Progresiva, Slovenia Lukić, Marko CEO, Lumar ig, Slovenia

Lukšič Hacin, Marina Head of Institute and Director of Study Programme Migration and

Intercultural Relations ZRC SAZU, Slovenian Migration Institute and University

of Nova Gorica, Slovenia

Lukšič, Igor Professor, University of Ljubjana, Slovenia Lumi, Besart Political Advisor, Kosovo Lunder, Aleš Partner, CMS, Slovenia

Lütticken, Florian Policy Coordinator for European Development olicy in the Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO) of the European Commission

Maaliji, Ahmad Development Manager, MOSAIC, Canada

Mahečić, Krešimir Minister Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of Croatia, Croatia Majer, Marko CEO, Mayer Group, Slovenia

Majstorović, Srdjan Member of Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG), Serbia Malačič, Janez Professor Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Malcorra, Susana Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of the Argentine Republic

Malgaj, Blanka Director, Fabiani Institute, Slovenia Mamič Lebar, Aljaž Student, Facukty of Social Sciences, Slovakia

Mamić, Vladimir Partner, MPRR Law Firm, Croatia

Mann, Param Jit Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of India, Slovenia

Marafi, Sadiq M. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the State of Kuwait Kuwait

Marchi, Chiara Blogger, MissClaire, Italy

Marciacq, Florent Deputy Secretary General and Research Fellow, Austro-French Centre for

Rapprochement in Europe, Austria

Margan, Florian CEO, SAFF, Czech Republic

Marinšek, Nina Membership and Partnerships Manager, AmCham Slovenia, Slovenia

Marjanović Rudan, Ana Programme Advisor, European Fund for the Balkans, Serbia

Markic Boban, Aleksandra Head of the HSS Office in Croatia, Hand Seidel Foundation, Croatia.

Markoja, Vlasta Secretary of Section, Chamber of Craft and Small Business of Slovenia, Slovenia

Markovic, Marina Head of the Public Diplomacy Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the

Republic of Serbia, Serbia

Marn, Matej Director-General/Political Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic

of Slovenia, Slovenia

Marović, Jovana Executive Director, Politikon Network, Montenegro

Marović, Jovana Member, Balkans in Europe Advisory Group, Montenegro

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Martinuzz, Jenna Renée Senior Advisor to Canada's Special Envoy to the EU and Europe Government

of Canada, Canada

Matanović, Ivan Project Assistant, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Croatia

Mazzucelli, Colette University Professor, New York University, United States of America

Medved, Rok Student, The University of Ljubljana Student Organisation (ŠOU LJ), Slovenia Meglič, Anamarija Marketing Manager, Minicity Ltd., Slovenia

Mejdini, Fatjona Editor, Albania Center for Quality Journalism, Albania

Mekinc, Janez Dean, University of Primorska, Faculty of Tourism Studies, Slovenia

Mele, Simona Managing Director, Kompas, Slovenia Menart, Žan CEO, Smart Optometry d.o.o., Slovenia

Mendelson, Tina Principal, Deloitte Consulting, United States of America

Merc, Peter Co-founder, Lemur Legal, Slovenia

Merc, Uros President & CEO, BISOL Group, Slovenia

Meršol, Mitja Board member, IMC International Media Center, Slovenia

Mertelj, Andrej CEO, Datalab Agro AG, Slovenia

Messinis, Stamatis First Secretary, Embassy of Greece, Greece

Meža, Matej CEO, MEGA M d.o.o., Slovenia

Midžan, Ajas Member, Društvo Progresiva, Slovenia Mihalič, Tanja Vice-Dean, Professor Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Mihelj, Peter Chief Operating Officer, NIL d.o.o., Slovenia

Miklavčič Predan, Neva President, Helsinki Monitor of Slovenia for Human Rights, Slovenia

Mikša, Domen Business Developer, Lancom, Slovenia Mikuš Kos, Anica President, Slovene Philanthropy, Slovenia

Milevoj, Ante Director, International Relations Chamber of Commerce and Industry of

Slovenia, Slovenia

Milič Žepič, Zdenka CEO, International Institute of Applied Gerontology, Slovenia Miličevič, Jana Director of Equity Management, DUTB, Slovenia

Mintas, Ivan Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Ljubljana, Croatia Mirojević, Mirsad Manager at Sitting Volleyball club «Fantomi«, Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirošič, Iztok State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia

Mirt, Jernej CEO, VIAR, Slovenia

Mishveladze, Ekaterine Press Speaker of the President of Georgia, Administration of the President of

Georgia, Georgia

Missiroli, Antonio Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges, North Atlantic

Treaty Organization

Mišmaš, Aleš Defence Policy Director, Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia

Mitter-Škulj, Sonja Coordinator, SALTO South East Europe Resource Centre MOVIT, Slovenian

National Agency for Erasmus+, youth chapter, Slovenia

Mižigoj, Aleša CEO, Medex d.o.o., Slovenia

Modrič, David Operation Manager, Bled Water Festival, Slovenia

Mohar, Boris Secretary, MOD SI, Slovenia Mohar, Marko General Manager, MSIN, Slovenia

Mohar, Petra Procurator, DATA - MS d.o.o., Slovenia

Morales, Jose Antonio Director, Lincoln Island Initiatives, Slovenia Moro, Ivona Student, King's College London, Slovenia Morvai, Hedvig Executive Director, European Fund for the Balkans, Serbia

Mosca de Souza, Renato Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Brazil, Brazil

Moscovici, Uzi Former Head of the J6/C4I Directorate of the Israel Defence Force, Israel

Mostafa, Khalili Research Fellow / PhD Student, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science,

Doshisha University, Iran

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Moussa, Amre Secretary General of the Arab League 2001-2011 and Minister of

Foreign Affairs of Egypt 1991-2001

Mrak, Mojmir Professor, Faculty of Economics, Slovenia

Mrak, Saša Executive Director, Managers’ Association of Slovenia, Slovenia

Mrva, Blaž Lawyer, Mrva Law, Slovenia

Muherina, Meliha Project Manager, Centre for European Perspective

Mujacic, Šejla Project Manager, GIZ - Open Regional Fund for SEE- Promotion of EU

Integration, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Munda, Manja Director, Zavod Ypsilon, Slovenia

Muradov, Rovshan Secretary General, Nizami Ganjavi International Center, Azerbaijan

Murra, Gjergj Executive Director, Western Balkans Fund, Albania

Nagy, Dénes András President, Talos, Hungary

Nahtigal, Martin Member of the Government Council for Youth of the Republic of Slovenia,

Community of Catholic Youth, Slovenia

Naito, Masanori Professor, Doshisha University, Japan

Naito, Rie Secretary, Doshisha University, Japan

Najam, Adil Dean, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University, United

States of America

Napast, Boštjan CEO, Geoplin, Slovenia

Napeyok, Elizabeth Paula Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of Uganda, Uganda

Ndem, Jane Ada Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nigeria, Embassy of Nigeria in Romania, Nigeria

Nechev, Zoran Member, Balkans in Europe Advisory Group, Macedonia Nedižavec Korada, Ivana Deputy Director, Center of Excellence in Finance, Slovenia

Nenad, Mirjana Senior Project Manager, Društvo Progresiva, Slovenia Neumann, Harald Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO, Novomatic AG, Austria

Nguyen, Chi Gender Equity Consultant, Canada

Niculescu, Anton Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Romania,

Romania

Nikolić, Andrija Chairman of the Committee on International Relations and Emigrants,

Parliament of Montenegro, Montenegro

Novak, Barbara Professor, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Novak, Boris CEO, Post of Slovenia, Slovenia

Novak, Staša Senior Advisor, Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia Novak-Lukanovič, Sonja Director, Institute for Ethnic Studies in Ljubljana, Slovenia

Novakovic, Dejan CoPresident and Director, Adriatic Council, Slovenia

Novel, Igor Manager, Tourist Board Portorož, Slovenia Novinec, Nino Executive, SAP, Slovenia

Oblak Flander, Apolonija Senior Adviser, Head of Statistical Section, Office of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia

Obrenović, Veljko Minister Counselor, Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and

Herzegovina

Olaj, Dušan General Manager, DUOL d.o.o., Slovenia

Opara, Franci Nanni, Slovenia Orosz, Anna Research Fellow, Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary

Orzan, Michele President, EuCham - European Chamber, Hungary

Ossowski, Thomas Deputy Director General for European Affairs at the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany

Ošina, Samo B2C Director, Telekom Slovenije, Slovenia Ota, Aljoša Head for Italian Market Slovenian Tourist Board, Italy

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Pahor, Borut President of the Republic of Slovenia

Pak, Maja Director, Slovenian Tourist Board, Slovenia

Palčič, Devid CEO, Robotina d.o.o., Slovenia

Palmer, Matt A. U.S. Department of State, United States of America

Paovic, Tomica Team leader Economy and Environment, UNDP Montenegro, Montenegro Papak, Nikola Senior Business Communication Advisor, StratKom, Slovenia

Papež, Anton Advisor to the Board, Interenergo, Slovenia

Papp, Tamás Political and Public Affairs Officer, Embassy of Canada, Canada Parker, Emily Jane Researcher (Interpreter, translator), Doshisha University (NTT doCoMo Red

Hurricanes), Australia Pašić Bišić, Faila Director, Asociation UP Jesenice, Slovenia

Patterson, Crystal Government & Politics Outreach Manager, Facebook, United States of

America

Pavasović Trošt, Tamara Assistant Professor of Sociology, Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana,

Slovenia

Pečjak, Tomaž Head of Service of the Director General of the Police, General Police

Directorate, Slovenia

Pejič, Nina Junior Researcher, Faculty of Social Sciences, Slovenia

Peljko, Žiga Honorary Consul of the Republic of Estonia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia, Slovenia

Pena Vela, José Luis de la Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Spain in Slovenia,

Spain

Pensa, Pavle Senior Partner, Jadek & Pensa, Slovenia

Peran, Klemen President, ŠOU v Ljubljani, Slovenia

Pergar, Janez Honorary Consul, Consulate of the Republic of South Africa, Slovenia Perhavec, Iva Head, Office International Organization for Migration (IOM) Slovenia,

Perko, Mirjana Chairperson, InCon d.o.o., Slovenia

Peršolja, Karol Peter General Manager, Borzen d.o.o., Slovenia

Peršolja, Silvan CEO, Klet Brda, Slovenia Pesuth, Tamás Director Corvinus, University of Budapest, Hungary

Petek, Iztok Chairman, Luxemourg Slovenian Business Club Asbl, Luxembourg

Peterlin, Lovro Managing Director, A1 Slovenija, d. d., Slovenia

Petohleb, Uroš Director, European Centre for Dispute Resolution, Slovenia

Petrič, Ernest Senior Advisor to the President of the Republic of Slovenia

Petrič, Magdalena Secretary, LL.M. retired Secretary of Ministry of Culture, Slovenia

Petrovčič, Anja Executive Director, Propiar, Slovenia Petrovic, Elizabeth Ambassador of Australia to Croatia, Australian Embassy in Zagreb, Croatia Petrović, Marija Head of Cabinet, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro, Montenegro Pfeifer, Ervin CEO, Avanton, Slovenia

Phommavongsa, Phoukhao Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Laos in Vienna,

Austria-Laos

Piber, Urška Assistant Financing Director, Riko, Slovenia Piciga, Dimitrij Owner, Diogenes, Slovenia

Pikalo, Jernej Professor, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Pineda Dale, Jack Legal Director, MCE, Corporate, External and Legal Affairs, Microsoft, Finland Pipan, Gordana Secretary, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia

Pipan, Gregor CEO, XLAB d.o.o., Slovenia

Pisanec Ropert, Jasna CEO, Potovanja Pisanec, Slovenia

Pistotnik, Ajda Researcher and Project Manager, EnaBanda, Slovenia

Pivec, Aleksandra Secretary of State at the Office of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia for Slovenians Abroad, Slovenia

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Planina Repovž, Bojana Executive Director, Studio Mozaik, Slovenia

Planinc, Damjan Director, Get.in d.o.o., Slovenia Planteu, Gregor Associate Member of the Management Board, Mercator d.d., Slovenia Plavšak Krajnc, Kristina Director, Government Communication Office of the Republic of Slovenia

Plekhanov, Alexander Deputy Director of Research, European Bank for Reconstruction and

Development

Pleško, Ana Cofounder, Simbioza Genesis social entreprise, Slovenia

Pleško, Gašper Project Lead, Agilcon, Slovenia Pleško, Mark CEO, Cosylab d.d., Slovenia

Pleština, Dijana Former Director of the Croatian Government Office for Mine Action, Croatia

Počivalšek, Zdravko Minister of Economic Development and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia

Počivavšek, Tadej Director, Boyden d.o.o., Slovenia

Pograjc, Bojan Assistant to CHOD, Slovenian Armed Forces, Slovenia Polak, Klemen Head of JCPOA Procurement Channel Section, EU Delegation to International

Organisations in Vienna, Slovenia

Polak, Miha Acting Head, EBRD Slovenia, Slovenia Polenec, Natalija Director, Tehniški muzej Slovenije, Slovenia Pongračič, Blaž Member of Cabinet of Commissioner for Transport, European Commission,

Slovenia

Ponomarenková, Eva Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Slovak

Republic in Ljubljana, Slovakia

Popović, Djordje Program Coordinator, Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence, Serbia

Porčnik, Tanja President, Visio Institut, Slovenia

Posel, Nataša Director, Amnesty International Slovenije, Slovenia

Potočar, Gregor Managing Director, SAP SEE, Slovenia

Potočnik, Federico International Secretary, Nova Slovenija, Slovenia

Potočnik, Janez Co-Chair of the UN International Resource Panel, Partner SYSTEMIQ, former

European Commissioner for Science and Research, and former European

Commissioner for Environment

Potokar, Matej Executive Vice President, Cosylab, Slovenia

Poupart, Isabelle Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Canada, Canada

Powers, Shawn Executive Director, U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, United

States

Praprotnik, Ana Sava, Slovenia Prasad, Ajit Director, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, India

Praštalo, Predrag President, European Movement Bosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Prebil, Andrej Executive Director for Asset Management, DUTB, Slovenia Predovnik, Mitja Assistant to Managing Director, Turism Ljubljana, Slovenia

Prezelj, Iztok Vice-dean for research, Faculty of social sciences, University of Ljubljana,

Slovenia

Primorac, Kaja Director, Gender Equality Research Institute, Slovenia

Protonotarios, Nicolas Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Greece in

Ljubljana, Greece

Protonotarios, Nikolaos Ambassador of Greece, Greece Pucer, Andrej President, NLB Leasing d.o.o., Slovenia

Pugliese, Matteo Special Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office on Youth and Security,

OSCE

Pungarčič, Brigita Sales Director, Adria Airways, Slovenia

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Pur, Dimitrij Head of the Section/Deputy Managing Authority/Interreg SI-AT, SI-HR, SI-HU,

Government Office for Development and European Cohesion Policy, Cross-

border Programmes Management Division, Slovenia

Purg, Danica Dean and President, IEDC-Bled School of Management, Slovenia

Putkin, Vladimir Vice-president, Russian-Slovene club of businessmen, Russian Federation

Putkina, Anastasia Director, Russian-Slovene club of businessmen, Russian Federation

Qazimi, Pëllumb Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of

Albania to the Republic of Slovenia, Albania

Quick, Terens Spenser Nikolaos Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, Greece

Rácz, András Associate Professor, Pazmany Peter Catholic University, Hungary

Radetić Car, Sebastian Director, StepUp3 d.o.o., Slovenia

Radić, Valentina Coffee Iconic, Slovenia Radulović, Momčilo President, European Movement in Montenegro, Montenegro

Raščan, Stanislav Director of the Department for Strategic Studies and Analyses, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia

Rausch, Mag. Bettina President, Politische Akademie der Volkspartei, Austria

Rehn, Alf Professor of Innovation, Design, and Management, University of Southern

Denmark, Denmark

Reissig, Uwe Director, Goethe-Institut Ljubljana, Goethe-Institut, Germany

Repanšek, Jaka CEO, RePublis Consulting, Slovenia

Repanšek, Jana Director, Center of Excellence in Finance, Slovenia

Resch, Christian Deputy Director for Civilian Crisis Prevention and Stabilisation, Federal Foreign

Office of the Federal Republic of Germany

Rešek, Sabina Hotel Astoria Bled, Slovenia Rešeta, Slavica Sava, Slovenia Riedel, Klaus Peter Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Federal

Republic of Germany to Slovenia, Germany

Roberton, Nicole Jocelyn Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, New Zealand Embassy, New

Zealand

Robič, Špela Senior Legal Counsel, Siemens, Slovenia Rodiqi, Genc CEO, Croatia Rodriguez Perez, Sebastián Managing Director, Rollout Democracy

Rogelj, Tomaž Director, Bled Tourist Board, Slovenia Rojac, Primož Founder, IURALL, Slovenia Rojs, Igor Wholesale Director, Telekom Slovenije, Slovenia Romih, Domen Tax Adviser, Law Office Jadek & Pensa, Slovenia

Roter, Petra University Professor, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Ruchini, Adriano Excellence Advisor, Idea Futura, Italy

Ruhe, Charlotte Managing Director, Central and South Eastern Europe, European Bank for

Reconstruction and Development

Rupnik, Tanja Business Development Manager / Europe, Riko, Slovenia Sabatzki, Katarina Junior Project Manager, Global Diplomacy Lab, Germany

Sabljić, Nataša Senior Counsellor, Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia Sachs, Matthias Senior Corporate Affairs Manager, Microsoft, Germany

Sahl, Holger Fabian Strategic Analyst, European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex),

Germany

Sajovic, Rok CEO, ITSM CENTER d.o.o., Slovenia

Saleem, Mome Program Coordinator Ecology, Heinrich Boell Stiftung, Pakistan

Sarf, Pika Junior Researcher, Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law of Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Sarybay, Kairat Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Kazakhstan,

Kazakhstan

Schantl, Anton Vice President Finance, Magna Steyr, Austria

Schicker, Rudolf Coordinator, EUSDR PAC 10, Vienna Austria

Schmid, Helga Maria Secretary General, European External Action Service (TBC)

Sears, Clare Director, Western Balkans British Council, Serbia

Sedej, Tanja Professor, International School for Social and Business Studies, Slovenia

Sedláková, Darina WHO Representative in Slovenia, Head of WHO Country Office World Health

Organization, Slovenia

Sedmak, Sašo Counsellor, Vila d.o.o., Slovenia

Seier Larsen, Melanie Partner and Managing Director, The Boston Consulting Group, Hungary

Sekardi, Igor Expert, Federation of Austrian Industries, Austria

Semneby, Peter Special Envoy at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden, Sweden

Senica, Miro Managing Partner, Law firm Miro Senica and attorneys Ltd., Slovenia

Sepp, Tanel Deputy Director of the Cyber Policy and IT Department, Ministry of Defence

of the Republic of Estonia

Sever, Mjuša Director, Regional Dialogue, Slovenia

Shafei, Kazem Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Islamic

Republic of Iran, Iran

Shafi, Salah Abdel Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mission of the State of

Palestine to Austria, Palestine

Sharma, Samir CEO, datazuum, United Kingdom

Shoya’Aadin, Haytham Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yemen

Shrestha, Aswin K. Honorary Consul, General Honorary Consulate of Nepal, Nepal

Sibinčič, Jan Managing partner, Law firm Sibinčič Križanec, Slovenia

Simčič, Igor Euroholding d.o.o., Slovenia Simonič, Borut Sava, Slovenia Simoniti, Sergej Chairman of the Board & CEO, SID - First Credit Insurance Company Inc.,

Slovenia

Simurdic, Aleksandar Vice President, European Movement in Serbia, Serbia

Skobir, Zmago CEO & Managing Director, Fraport Slovenija, Slovenia Skočir, Matej Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, Slovenia

Sladojević, Marko Legal Consultant, Law Firm Drolec Sladojević, Slovenia

Slapničar, Matevž Management Board Member, ABANKA, Slovenia

Slapnik, Tadej Director, Tolar HashNET, Slovenia Slavnic, Niko CEO, In Your Pocket, Slovenia

Slinkar, Branka Director, Kompas Xnet d.o.o., Slovenia

Smole, Marko FIFAC Director, FIFAC World Federation of Consuls, Slovenia

Smonig, Marjan Head/Internationalization, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics,

Slovenia

Sojer, Tina Senior Adviser for Defence Cooperation, Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia

Sondergaard, Peter Director of Programmes, European Endowment for Democracy, Denmark

Sovič, Boris President, Elektro Maribor d.d., Slovenia

Spasovski, Dejan CEO, Ineor, Slovenia

Spasovski, Oliver Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Macedonia, Macedonia Stančič, Zoran Head of the Representation, European Commission Representation, Slovenia

Stanič, Ana Founder and Director, E&A Law Limited, United Kingdom

Starc-Peceny, Urška Chief Innovation Officer, Arctur, Slovenia

Stardelova, Jana Project Assistant, International Organization for Migration IOM, Slovenia

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Stegel, Barbara Secretary General, Forum of International Research and Development

Pharmaceutical Companies, Slovenia

Steiner, Georg Tourism Director, Tourism Board Linz, Austria

Stewart, Nicola Second Secretary, Political British Embassy in Ljubljana, Great Britain Stojan, Dare Member, European Economic and Social Committee, Belgium

Stojanovic Gajić, Sonja Director, Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, Serbia

Stojič, Zoran Director, Geateh LLC, Slovenia

Straus, Matevž Project Consultant, Municipality of Idrija, Slovenia Strmčnik, Boštjan President of the Management Board, KORONA d.d., Slovenia

Struna Bregar, Ana Director Center Energy Efficient Solutions, Center of Energy Efficiency Solutions, Sovenia

Sulič, Metka Cultural Coordinator, Institute for Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports Brda, Slovenia

Suver, Akkan President, Marmara Group Foundation, Turkey

Svetlin, Metka Marketing Manager, Google, Slovenia

Svik, Martin IBM Executive IT Architect, Venture Capitalist in Residence, WW Strategy,

Czech Republic

Svilanović, Goran Secretary General, Regional Cooperation Council, Serbia

Sylaj, Almira Political advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister Government of Kosovo, Kosovo

Szabo, David Szazadveg Foundation, Hungary

Szabó, Dénes Tax Partner, Ernst & Young Svetovanje d.o.o., Slovenia

Szijjártó, Péter Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary (TBC), Hungary

Szilágyiné Bátorfi, Edit Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Hungary,

Szpala, Marta Senior Fellow, Western Balkan Specialist, Centre For Eastern Studies, Poland

Szymański, Konrad Secretary of State for European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, Poland

Šabič, Zlatko Professor of International Relations, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Šahraj, Natalija Executive Director, GC Investicije d.d., Slovenia Ščuka, Stojan Director, Park Škocjanske jame, Slovenia Šefic, Boštjan State Secretary, Ministry of the Interior, Slovenia

Šetinc, Marjan Vice President, Slovenian Association for International Relations, Slovenia

Šifrar, Boštjan President and CEO, SIBO Group d.o.o., Slovenia

Šik, Sebastjan Head of Public Relations Department, Port of Koper, Slovenia Šiler, Andraž Project Manager, BSC Kranj, Regional Development Agency of Gorenjska

Region, Slovenia Širca, Damjan CEO, Epilog d.o.o., Slovenia

Škabar, Borut Managing Director, Bluemarine d.o.o., Slovenia

Škof, Jernej Programme Coordinator, SKUC, Slovenia

Škorc, Zorica President, The Association of Societies for Social Gerontology of Slovenia,

Slovenia

Škrabec, Janez CEO, Riko d.o.o., Slovenia Škrinjar, Katica Head of Sales and Marketing Department, Thermana Laško d.d., Slovenia Šmit, Milena Ambassador retired, Club of former Ambassadors, Slovenia Šolar, Martin Director, Kobariški muzej d.o.o., Slovenia Šooš, Timotej Slovenia Development Strategy Lead, Slovenia

Špik, Andrej Senior Director for General Affairs, A1 Slovenia, Slovenia Štancer, Dejan Regional Chairman of Kazakh Invest and President of the KSBC Business Club,

Kazakh Invest National Company of the Republic of Kazakhstan / Region Central and South Eastern Europe and Kazakh-Slovenian Business Club, Kazakhstan

Štravs Podlogar, Eva State Secretary, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia

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Štrukelj, Rok Managing Director, Centralog d.o.o., Slovenia

Šujak, Dino Student, Faculty of Social Sciences, Slovenia

Šutanovac, Nenad Director, Association and Telecommunication Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, Slovenia

Švab, Vesna President of ŠENT/Professor/MD/PhD, ŠENT – The Slovenian Association for

Mental Health, Slovenia

Švarc Pipan, Dominika Vice-president for International Cooperation, Adriatic Council, Slovenia Talwar, Mamta Attaché, Embassy of India, Slovenia

Tase, Peter Senior Adviser of International Affairs, President of Paraguay, Council of

Ministers of the Republic of Paraguay, United States

Tavželj, David Head (International Relations & EU), International Center for Promotion of

Enterprises, Slovenia

Tekavčič, Metka Dean, Faculty of Economics, Slovenia

Terzić, Vesna Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of Croatia, Croatia

Theodorou, Maria Minister Plenipotentiary, Head of Diplomatic Cabinet of Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, Greece

Todorović, Nemanja Editor-in-chief, European Western Balkans, Serbia

Toman, Mihael Jožef Vice Dean, Biology Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Tomasi, Silvano Maria Permanent Observer Emeritus to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva, Titulae Archbishop of Acelum

Tomaževič, Lojze President, Sonček – Cerebral Palsy Association of Slovenia, Slovenia

Tomažič, Borut Client Unit Executive, IBM Slovenia, Slovenia

Tomić, Vid Project Coordinator, Transparency International Slovenia, Slovenia Tomovič Kandare, Brina Communications Manager, AmCham Slovenia, Slovenia

Tomović, Nikoleta Assistant Professor, University of Donja Gorica, Montenegro

Tomšič, Danilo CEO, Tsinpo, Slovenia

Tonin, Matej Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia (TBC)

Toplak, Ludvik President, Alma Mater Europaea – ECM, Slovenia

Toplak, Manja Head of EP Office, Slovenia European Parliament, Slovenia

Torkar, Matej Head of European Affairs and International Cooperation, Ministry of the

Interior of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia

Törő, Csaba Dean/Head of Institute Faculty of Law, Karoli Gaspar University, Hungary

Treska, Helena Head of Tourism Sector, Kamnik Tourism, Sports and Culture Agency, Slovenia Trichilo, Paolo Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Italy in Ljubljana,

Italy

Trontelj, Matjaž General Manager, Department of Insurance Contingency Vzajemna Health Insurance Company, Slovenia

Trpkov, Stephanie Consultant, World Bank Group, Croatia

Trstenjak, Verica University Professor University of Vienna/ Sigmund Freud University Vienna,

Austria

Trtnik, Samo Public Relations, Agency for Tourism, Sport and Culture Kamnik, Slovenia Trunk Širca, Nada Professor, International School for Business and Social Studies, Slovenia

Tulea, Oleg Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of Moldova, Moldova

Turin, Jerneja Head of Campaigns, Amnesty International Slovenia, Slovenia

Türk, Danilo Former President of the Republic of Slovenia

Turk, Žiga Professor, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Turnšek Hančič, Maja Vice Dean for Research Faculty of Tourism, University of Maribor, Slovenia

Turšič, Roman Head of ITF Implementation Offices in Afghanistan and Libya, ITF Enhancing Human Security, Slovenia

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Twaalfhoven, Bart Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Kingdom of

the Netherlands, Netherlands

Ule, Mirjana Professor of Social Psychology, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social

Sciences, Slovenia

Uljarević, Daliborka Executive Director, Centre for Civic Education (CGO/CCE), Montenegro

Umek, Gregor Senior Advisor - Slovenian National Contact Point OECD at the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia United States of America

Uplaznik, Janez Mikropis holding, Slovenia

Urbančič Windisch, Doris CEO, Maribor - Pohorje Tourist Board, Slovenia Vahčič, Tilen Director, Deloitte, Slovenia Valencic, Mattej General Managing Partner, Luxury Slovenia DMC, Slovenia

Valentinčič, Andrej Head of Marketing, Klet Brda, Slovenia Valentinčič, Dejan Secretary, The Office for Slovenian Abroad of the Republic of Slovenia,

Slovenia

Valentine, Daniel President, Nova generacija, Slovenia

Valjavec, Jure President of the Management Board, T-2, Slovenia Van Schaverbeke, Nienke Head of Europeana Collections, Europeana Foundation, Netherlands

Vardić Grahek, Stella Društvo Progresivna, Slovenia Vassilenko, Roman Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Veber, Blaž Director, Tourism Board Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Verbič, Kristjan President, VZMD - PanSlovenian Investors' & Shareholders' Association,

Slovenia

Verbole, Alenka Independent Expert, Slovenia

Verčič, Dejan Partner, Stratkom d.o.o., Slovenia

Verhnjak, Katarina Country Director Janssen Slovenia, Johnson & Johnson d.o.o, Slovenia

Vernik Šetinc, Boštjan President, Society for awareness raising and protection - Center of

antidiscrimination (OVCA), Slovenia

Vernimmen, Adrien First secretary, Embassy of Belgium, Belgium

Veselinovič, Bojan Director, Slovenian Press Agency, Slovenia

Vesnaver, Luka Partner, Deloitte, Slovenia Vidrih Perko, Verena Museum Curator, University Teacher, Regional Museum Kranj, University of

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Vincze, Zsuzsanna Deputy Head of Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, Hungary

Vinnik, Alexander First Secretary, Embassy of the Russian Federation in Slovenia, Russian

Federation

Virri, Markku Head of Mission, Embassy of Finland, Finland

Vitez, Timotej Adviser, Government Office for Development and European Cohesion Policy,

Slovenia

Vižintin, Žiga Advisor to the Management Board, Pokojninska družba A d.d., Slovenia

Vlasic, Mark V. Professor / Executive Producer, Georgetown University / Propagate, United States

Vodnik, Ajša CEO, AmCham Slovenia, Slovenia

Voljč, Marko President of the Council and Co-Founder, Adriatic Council, Slovenia

Volom, András Founder and President, V4SDG - Visegrad for Sustainability, Hungary

Vöröš, Jasmina Director, Nuntius, Slovenia

Vöröš, Tibor Vice-President, National Youth Council of Slovenia, Slovenia

Vošnjak, Matic General Manager, Competo d.o.o., Slovenia

Vrbek, Sanja Ph.D Student at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Vrtačnik, Urban Attorney at Law, Founding and Managing Partner Odvetniška pisarna Vrtačnik

d.o.o., Slovenia

Vučurević, Tomas Owner / Managing Director, BRAIND d.o.o., Slovenia

Vujović, Oliver Secretary General, South East Europe Media Organisation, Austria

Vukovic, Bojan CEO, DVC Solutions Ltd., Bosnia and Herzegovina

Vukovic, Miodrag Chairman of Constitutional Committee Parliament of Montenegro,

Montenegro

Wallas, Polona Head of Corporate Communications, Siemens, Slovenia Weiss, Stefani Director, Bertelsmann Foundation, Belgium

Wieser, Feliks CEO, Drava Trading GmbH, Austria

Wildfang Linde, Nanna-Louise Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft/CELA Central Eastern Europe, Denmark

Wölkner, Sabina Head of the Multinational Development Policy Dialogue at Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Belgium

Xerri, Raymond Director of Directorate for Maltese Living Abroad and President of Europeans Throughout the World, Malta

Xhemaj, Bashmir Senior Political Advisor, Kosovo Ymeri, Astrit SM Specialist / Coordinator, U.S. Embassy Pristina, Kosovo

Yosufi, Mohammad Shafiq Director, Directorate of Mine Action Coordination, Afghanistan National

Disaster Management Authority, Afghanistan

Zabukovec Logar, Nataša Researcher/Head of Department, National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia

Zafar, Md Abu Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Embassy and Permanent

Mission of Bangladesh, Bangladesh

Zajec Igor, Janez Slovenia

Zajec, Nataša Executive Director, Luxembourg-Slovenian Business Club LSBC, Luxembourg

Zalar, Aleš Former Minister of Justice, European Centre for Dispute Resolution, Slovenia

Zalar, Zdravka CEO, SMARTIS d.o.o., Slovenia

Zamyatina, Galina Minister Counsellor, Embassy of the Russian Federation, Russia Zavgaev, Doku Ambassador, Embassy of the Russian Federation, Russia Zavrtanik Ugrin, Ana Vice-Mayor, Municipality of Nova Gorica, Slovenia Zemanová, Věra Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Czech

Republic, Czech Republic

Zemljak, Janez Community Lead, Gledos.io, Slovenia

Zgojznik, Urša President, Ecologists Without Borders, Slovenia

Zhernovski, Andrej Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia Zhezha, Elvana Executive Director, Balkan Center for Cooperation and Development, Albania

Zidar, Tomc Blaž Production pharmacist/engineer at Teva, Representative of the Association of Slovenes Educated Abroad (VTIS), Slovenia

Zimani, Max Director, Institute for Global Learning and Projects Development, Slovenia

Zor, Saša Director of Sales and Marketing, InterContinental Hotel Ljubljana, Slovenia Zughool, Samar Project manager and Trainer for Intercultural Communication, Povod Institute

for Culture and the Development of International Relations in Culture, Slovenia

Zupan, Dušan Nanni, Slovenia Zupanc, Miha Executive Director, BTC d.d., Slovenia Zupančič, Franc Matjaž State Secretary, Government Office for Development and European Cohesion

Policy, Slovenia

Zupančič, Rok Assistant Professor, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences, Slovenia

Žagar, Mitja Professor Dr./Research Councillor, Institute for Ethnic Studies, Slovenia

Žarković Obradović, Dragana Director, Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, Serbia

Žbogar, Samuel Head, EU Delegation to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Žejn, Ernest ZIT Board Member, Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Slovenia

Železnik, Martin Director, Pwc d.o.o., Slovenia

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Željeznov Seničar, Maruška Lead, MIB d.o.o., Slovenia

Žerjal, Brane Founder and CEO of EU HCS, AIM - Advanced Information Institute, Slovenia

Žigon, Zvone Advisor at the Office of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia for Slovenians Abroad

Žitnik, Boris General Manager, EIMV, Slovenia

Živković, Danijel Member of Parliament of Montenegro, Montenegro

Žižek, Ajda Policy Advisor, European Parliament, Slovenia

Žmavc, Gorazd Minister for Slovenes in Neighbouring Foreign Countries and Around the World, Office of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia for Slovenians Abroad, Slovenia

Žnidarič, Roman Executive Director, CETIS, Slovenia

Žnidaršič, Matjaž Sava, Slovenia Župevc, Melita Senior Consultant, Pristop d.o.o., Slovenia