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Conventa Crossover announces lineup of expert speakers

A host of exciting guests to share their expertise at the experience-packed festival

Jul 20, 2023

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From boring events to immersive experiences

The region’s premier festival of events and live marketing will return in August to welcome expert speakers, facilitate knowledge exchange and unveil what the future holds for the meetings industry. Conventa Crossover will render Ljubljana a lively meeting hub for innovative minds who will discuss pressing topics.

Moderated by Juraj Holub from Masters of Moderation, Conventa Crossover is poised to welcome the meetings industry’s leading creative minds, inventors, hoteliers and all those who seek inspiration for their projects. The founder of Conventa Crossover, Gorazd Čad, stressed that they plan to transform the festival into a Future Lab where bold ideas, success stories, and the seemingly disconnected will take centre stage.

Get your tickets for three days of inspiring content at: https://www.crossover.si/buy-tickets/.

From anthropology to carbon-negative breweries

Juraj Holub, former Chief Meeting Designer at Slido, will bring extensive experience in designing and moderating meetings. Leading Conventa Crossover 2023, he’ll inspire greatness among the audience. Taking centre stage on Tuesday, 29 August 2023, will be Pigalle Tavakkoli, whose presentation will empower individuals and companies to design transformative experiences. Joining her will be Christopher Kai, who will explain the importance of storytelling in business.

Other keynote speakers include Anastasia Gramatchikova, delving into how companies can cultivate an innovation culture that is people-centred, purpose-driven, and future-focused. Bringing a unique outlook on sustainability from a brewers’ perspective, Adrian Klie will discuss how BrewDog became the world’s first carbon-negative brewery and why business transformations create happiness. Klaus Friedrich Meier will shed light on fulfilling clients’ needs in the most effective way. To round off the sustainability discussions, Dan Podjed, a famed Slovenian anthropologist, will discuss the cultural aspects of waste, while Stefan Hric will delve into Odpadnesh, his company that upscales products from leftover materials.

Baltic Tigers and Crossover Legends

In the morning, attendees will have the chance to hear success stories from Baltic Tigers. The Baltic region is known for producing memorable, out-of-the-box events, and six speakers will showcase exactly that. The Baltic Tigers joining Conventa Crossover will be Mary Kirillova from BEIC, Aurimas Kamantauskas from Rekurai, Janne Björge from Ystra, Juho Hiidenmaa from ME Studio, Marcus Van Der Håkonsen from Appetite Production, and Lehari Kauster from Miltton Events, Baltics&Nordics.

Learning from industry professionals who have been involved in the meetings industry for decades is the fastest way to gain new perspectives. That is why Crossover Legends will bring their best jokes and tips to the Crossover Future Lab. This year, the audience will learn the ropes from Maarten Schram, Miro Antić, Ivo J. Franschitz, Jordan Waid, Janos Fazakas, Jose Garcia-Aguarod and Kim Myhre.

The organisers of Conventa Crossover know you cannot make an omelette without breaking a few eggs. That is why they decided to make the F*!#ups at events segment, where speakers will speak about how they learned from their past mistakes to create unforgettable, trendsetting events. Kathrin Schmidt from Fifteen Seconds Festival, Ivan Petrović from Exit Festival, Dragan Perendija from Sporto and Boris Kovaček from Weekend Media Festival will admit to errors they have made throughout their careers.

A new edition of Ljubljana Talks

As in the previous year, Jan Oršič and Gorazd Čad will moderate Ljubljana Talks, a podcast series that has already hosted culinary masterminds, industry stalwarts and future thinkers. This edition of Ljubljana Talks will host Gašper Pavli, Boris Kovaček, Ivan Petrović and Kathrin Schmidt.

Concluding the rich programme of Conventa Crossover will be CEE and SEE Lions, who will present best-case practices from the region. The speakers will be Ivo J. Franschitz from ENITED, Manuela Šola from Komunikacijski laboratorij, Miro Antić from M2Communications, Norbert Pycha from Event Arena and Janos Fazakas from Visual Europe.

There are still places available to attend Conventa Crossover in August. Reserve your place before it’s too late at: https://www.crossover.si/buy-tickets/.