Slovenian Congress Ambassadors
The ceremony honouring the honorary ambassadors took place at Ljubljana’s multipurpose cultural venue Cukrarna, where the winners were presented with certificates of recognition, owing to their efforts in organising international events in Slovenia. The gala event was attended by a bevy of esteemed guests, including past and present recipients, supporters of the Slovenian Ambassador Programme, deans of faculties, and representatives of institutions, destination clubs, and project partners.
The audience was also addressed by M. Sc. Petra Stušek, Director of Tourism Ljubljana, Matevž Frangež, State Secretary at the Ministry of Economy, Tourism and Sport, and on behalf of the Slovenian Tourist Board, Martina Gojkošek, Head of Corporate Communications.
Prof. Jadran Lenarčič, PhD, was awarded for his long-standing work and efforts in the field of international event organisation, becoming an Honorary Congress Ambassador. Prof. Dr Lenarčič is known to the professional community for the elite international symposium Advances in Robot Kinematics. He devised the symposium as a young researcher and organised it for the first time in 1988 in Ljubljana. He has been a member and head of the programme committees of more than 150 international conferences and other events, most of them abroad, but some in Slovenia as well.
At the end of September 2023, the seven-member Slovenian Congress Ambassador Programme Committee, comprising representatives of destination clubs and the Slovenian Convention Bureau, confirmed this year’s 13 winners of the honorary title.
List of recipients in 2023
1. Honorary Congress Ambassador of Slovenia 2023:
Prof. Jadran Lenarčič, PhD, Jožef Stefan Institute
2. Congress Ambassadors of Slovenia in the field of scientific and professional events:
Prof. Dr Saba Battelino, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana
Prof. Dr Andrej Bauer, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana
Prof. Dr Robert Dominko, Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana
Prof. Dr Iztok Grabnar, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana
Prof. Dr Mojca Juriševič, Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana
Prof. Tanja Kersnik Levart, MD, UKC Ljubljana, Paediatric Clinic, Department of Nephrology
Prof. Janez Koželj, Municipality of Ljubljana
Dr Andrijana Tivadar, Slovenian Pharmaceutical Association
Dr Irena Vovk, Ljubljana Chemical Institute
Marko Vrtovec, Remigo d.o.o.
Associate Prof. Dr Alenka Zvonar Pobirk, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana
3. Congress Ambassador of Slovenia in the field of sports events:
Barbara Železnik, Timing Ljubljana Association
The Slovenian Congress Ambassador Programme is a supporting pillar in the organisation of scientific, professional, business, cultural, sporting and other events.
The Slovenian Congress Ambassador Programme promotes Slovenia as a destination for the organisation of international scientific, expert, business, cultural, sporting and other events, which create excellent opportunities for networking, the exchange of knowledge and experience, innovation, and the establishment of long-term international connections in various professional fields. The activities promote selected scientific and professional sectors, the economy, culture and sport, where Slovenia boasts a great number of internationally renowned and successful experts.
Find out more about the Slovenian Congress Ambassador Programme here.
