EFRI Networking Week - Connect & Act 22-26 March 2021

EFRI Networking Week - Connect & Act will be held at the Faculty of Economics and Business in Rijeka from March 22 to 26, 2021.

The rich program of the spring edition of Career Week is aimed to connect current and graduate students of the Faculty of Economics in Rijeka.

Students and all those interested can expect a series of lectures directed at getting to know the companies, business opportunities, and careers of EFRI alumni, and the event will include an interesting accompanying program that includes visits to the Rijeka Development Agency PORIN and Hilton Rijeka Costabella Beach Resort and Spa. There will also be an ALUMNI panel entitled: "Alumni EFRI International Career".

Given the current epidemiological measures, lectures under the ENW 2021 program will be held online.

Lectures to be held as part of the event:

Monday:

●        Tijana Božović Galjanić (MioBio d.o.o.), lecture: "From idea to shelf"

●        Tanja Vujnović Kereš (Intermodal Transport Cluster), lecture: "EU projects in the function of business internationalization", 9:30 a.m., https://meet.google.com/hxa-rfad-tta

●        Nikolina Vukelić (Database & Reporting Development Nordic), lecture: "Organization at Nordea, Denmark"

●        Lea Perinić (REA Kvarner d.o.o.), lecture: "The role of social innovation in the development of green cities", 10:30 a.m., meet.google.com/kdn-rgux-zen 

●        Ivana Validžić (Sobočan d.o.o.), lecture: "Flexibility and strategy", 10:30 a.m., https://meet.google.com/nrr-vvuw-ejn

●        Marina Stanojević Večerina (JGL d.d.), lecture: "Entering new markets", 12 and 3 p.m.

●        Ivona Džafić (Textum d.o.o.), lecture: "General personal and business challenges in achieving the company's goals" 12:15 p.m., https://meet.google.com/xpx-zwri-rbk

Tuesday:

●        dr.sc. Maruška Vizek (Institute of Economics Zagreb)

●        Mario Pilat (Primorska banka d.d.), lecture: "Risk management in the process of liquidation of a credit institution", 10:15 a.m.

●        Maria Mihalić (Croatian Shipping Association Mare Nostrum), lecture: "Organizational challenges at Mare Nostrum", 10:15 a.m., https://meet.google.com/unh-qcyk-oqb

●        Edis Tabaković (INC d.o.o.), lecture: "Business negotiation in practice"

●        Dr. sc. Dinko Stanković Moćan (Ceste karlovac d.d.), lecture: "Business planning in Karlovac roads" 12:15 p.m., https://meet.google.com/maa-jpgv-des

●        Oliver Travaš (JGL d.d.), lecture: "CRM in JGL" 12:15, https://meet.google.com/vgy-gwha-kyc

●        Riano Bukša (Jadrolinija Rijeka), lecture: "Corporate Finance Management - Business Relations with Banks", 12:15 p.m.

●        Duško Rodić (Erste & Steiermarkische Bank d.d.), lecture: "Personal Finance and Banking" 12:15 p.m., https://meet.google.com/sqb-neka-bbn

●        Luis Emilio Pinedo Juric (Workforce.com, UK) lecture: "Challenges of millennials on the European and international labor markets" 1:15 p.m.,  meet.google.com/rrb-dbdm-gwq

●        Vedran Hrvat (AB Produkt d.o.o.), lecture: "Incomplete contracts in cooperative relations", 2:15 p.m., https://meet.google.com/yff-zphp-tfb

●        Tijana Božović Galjanić (MioBio d.o.o.), lecture: "Marketing practice: SuperHeraw", 2:15 p.m.

●        Emma Kušen (Vienna University of Economics and Business), lecture: "Formelle und informelle Kommunikation an der Wirtschaftsunversität Wien", 4:15 p.m., https://meet.google.com/heu-mhqw-sms

Wednesday:

●        Leonardo Lovričić (Sealand Europe and Mediterranean - A Maersk Company), lecture: "The role of Maersk / Sealand in the global logistics market", 8:30 a.m., https://meet.google.com/dov-wknd-xnz

●        Filip Zekan (IAUDIT d.o.o. and Securitas Hrvatska d.o.o.), lecture: "Business planning - examples from practice", 8:30 a.m., lecture only for EFRI students

●        Damir Balenović (Jadran hoteli d.d. Rijeka), lecture: "Contemporary marketing trends in tourism" 8:45 am, lecture only for EFRI students

●        Ida Večerina Pleše (Navis Consult d.o.o.) lecture: "Business of Navis Consult in different business environments", 10:30 a.m., https://meet.google.com/fer-krez-jwc

●        Miljenko Vaić (Pik Rijeka d.d.), lecture: "The importance of international trade from the aspect of companies: the case of PIK Rijeka, d.d." 10:30 a.m., lecture for EFRI students only

●        Gabriela Kozlinger (OTP Banka d.d.), lecture: "Organizational challenges of commercial banks" 12:15 p.m., lecture only for EFRI students

●        Sanja Laban (Visol d.o.o.), lecture: "Challenges of introducing digital solutions to support decision-makers" 2:15 p.m., https://meet.google.com/dia-rjgv-dcz

●        Jasminka Tolić Balja (Association of Accountants and Financial Professionals Rijeka), lecture: "Calculation and recording of other income" 2:15 p.m., https://meet.google.com/njo-cres-wyb

●        Ivo Lipovšek (Wecreate.hr), lecture: "The importance of digital media in the age of Covid-19 constraints" 12:30 p.m., meet.google.com/xzh-cesm-cwv 

●        Anja Vuk (Audit d.o.o.), lecture: "Business difficulties and manipulations in financial statements - audit experiences", 12:15 p.m., https://meet.google.com/jbs-jdgx-irp

●        Božena Baljak (Tax Advisory Jakovljević-Kušeta d.o.o.), lecture: "Taxation of real estate in the EU and Croatia", 2:15 p.m., https://meet.google.com/sdk-avyz-rme?authuser=0

●        Igor Banović (EFRI), lecture: "Gestione contabile di un'impresa in Croazia", ​​4:15 p.m., https://meet.google.com/moi-zneb-pep

Thursday:

●        Latica Lončarić, lecture: "Trademark law and industrial design - basic features, methods of application and use in commercial transactions" 8:15 a.m., lecture only for EFRI students

●        Tanja Ćuraković Jakovljević (PricewaterhouseCoopers), lecture: "Strategic approach to digital transformation" 9:30 a.m., https://meet.google.com/pzr-yfnr-sqs

●        Ana Smoljak (Consumer - Croatian Consumer Protection Society), lecture: "Smart villages - a platform for restructuring rural areas", 10:15 a.m., https://meet.google.com/qxg-otqj-rwg

●        Damir Juričić (Center for Support of Smart and Sustainable Cities of the University of Rijeka), lecture: "Indicators of justification of investment", 12:15 p.m. lecture only for EFRI students

●        Miroslav Jošić (International Finance Corporation (IFC)), lecture: "The role of exchange rates in international trade", 12:15 p.m., https://meet.google.com/vym-ghyg-jkd

●        Antonio Kirasić (Drvenjača d.d.), lecture: "Business of Drvenjača d.d. in different international business environments", 1:15 p.m., https://meet.google.com/igi-qvzh-azt

●        Dr. rer. pol. Igor Bartolec (SKS Unternehmensberatung GmbH & Co. KG), lecture: "Application of machine learning in risk management", 2:00 p.m., lecture only for EFRI students

Friday:

●        Leonardo Lovričić (Sealand Europe and Mediterranean - A Maersk Company), lecture: "The Role of Maersk / Sealand at Global Logistics Market", 8:30 a.m., https://meet.google.com/tkr-dxmt-fqb

●        Ivana Maletić (European Court of Auditors), lecture: "The European Budget and the Future of European Integration", 11:00 a.m., https://meet.google.com/dtn-ocmh-cgz

●        Karolina Merlin (Uber), Lecture: "Young people in the Labor Market - Experiences and Challenges", 12:15 p.m., meet.google.com/fdi-aeyk-mqg 

ACCOMPANYING PROGRAM OF EFRI NETWORKING WEEK

VISIT to the Rijeka Development Agency PORIN - March 23, 2021 at 2 p.m.

During the visit, Dario Zorić, Director of Porin, will give a lecture on the topic: "Rijeka Development Agency Porin in the function of developing entrepreneurs through advanced entrepreneurial infrastructure".

Also, the participants of the visit will have the opportunity to see the Torpedo Production Park, which was opened at the end of 2020 and represents a new entrepreneurial infrastructure in the city of Rijeka. The park is one of the largest business centers of its kind in the region and offers incubation and post-incubation programs and the possibility of using modern equipment in the field of additive technologies.

Due to epidemiological measures, the number of participants is limited and therefore applications are MANDATORY via the online form available HERE.

PANEL "ALUMNI EFRI INTERNATIONAL CAREERS"

As part of this year's ENW, we are organizing a panel discussion entitled "ALUMNI EFRI of International Careers", which will take place on March 24, 2021 at 2 p.m. We will talk to the panelists about their experience of studying at EFRI on International Business, about the careers they are building abroad, the challenges they face, and their wishes and plans.

All interested panelists can follow the discussion on the EFRI FACEBOOK page or via the Zoom platform by registering HERE.

Our alumni - panelists are: Dora Katana Martić, Eni Deković and Antonio Sterpin.

The panel was moderated by Assoc. dr. sc. Igor Cvečić.

VISIT TO HILTON TOURIST COMPLEX COSTABELLA BEACH RESORT AND SPA

For EFRI alumni, students and employees, on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, starting at 4.30 p.m., we are organizing a visit to the new Hilton Rijeka Costabella Beach Resort and Spa.

The visit will be organized in compliance with all epidemiological measures and recommendations, and given the situation, the number of visitors is strictly limited. We are accepting applications until Tuesday, March 23, 2021, or until the place is full. You can apply HERE.

The whole event of EFRI Networking Week - Connect & Act is held as part of the EU project: "Increasing the employability of students through the improvement of the Center for Career Development and Professional Practice - CEZAR" which aims to increase the employability of EFRI students. Operational Program "Effective Human Resources 2014-2020".