EMPOWERING NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS

Bruno Filipi, MSc is an Executive In Residence at the Zagreb School of Economics and Management and a Lead Business Consultant at “Fabrica” LLC. A boutique C-Suite Consulting Company. He completed the General Management program at IMD Business School and Advanced Management Program – AMP 164 at Harvard Business School. He worked as CEO/COO of LURA Group, President of Coca – Cola for South Pacific and China and Managing Director of Atlantic Multipower Germany GmbH. He holds a Master of Economics with a major in Information System Design from the University of Zagreb.

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović is the 4th and 1st female President of Croatia (2015-2020) with broad national and international experience in politics, diplomacy and security studies. During her career as an elected official and in national and international civil service, among other, she was Croatia’s first female Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Ambassador to the United States, Mexico, Panama and OAS, as well as the first female Assistant Secretary General and member of Senior Leadership of NATO.
She has been elected an independent member of the International Olympic Committee, and has been appointed Chair of the Future Hosts Commission for the Games of the Olympiad. Currently she is a Special Advisor to the Dean of the Zagreb School of Economics and Management, and serves on the boards of a number of not-for-profit institutions, such as Friends of Europe, the US Atlantic Council, GLOBSEC, Halifax International Security Forum, and the Nizami Ganjavi International Center.
She is a Member of the High-Level Advisory Council for the High Representative for the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), the Global Ambassador for Immunization for Women Political Leaders (WPL), and chair emerita of the Council of Women World Leaders. Parallel to her diplomatic and political careers, she has pursued an academic career in government, international relations and security studies at the Vienna Diplomatic Academy, the George Washington University, Harvard University, the Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Zagreb. She is a recipient of the 2019 Fulbright Lifetime Achievement award for her "remarkable contributions as a leader, diplomat, and public servant", and a number of other national and international awards, decorations, recognitions, honorary doctorates and honorary citizenships.

Mato Njavro, PhD, is the dean of the Zagreb School of Economics and Management, where he teaches financial courses. Mato Njavro is also a professor at the Luxembourg School of Business and a lecturer at the University of St. Gallen and Singapore Management University where he teaches the Chinese Economy course. From 2016 to 2020, Mato resided in Singapore where he worked at the Institute of Management of the University of St.Gallen in Asia (SGI-HSG) and Singapore Management University. Before moving to Singapore, Mato spent a year as a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University. His research interests are focused on financial markets, public policy and economic development. He is the author and co-author of several scientific papers and studies, including the Harvard Business School case: “Atlantic Group” on one of the largest M&A transactions in the CEE region.
He is the founder and academic director of the New Europe Business Forum, an interdisciplinary event that brings together world leaders from various fields once a year to discuss topics of great importance to our society as a whole such as entrepreneurship, leadership, scientific innovation and economic policy. He completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at the Bocconi University in Milan in the field of economics and finance, and received his PhD from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland in the field of finance. Before earning his PhD, he gained work experience in London working for Lehman Brothers and Nomura, in the investment banking sector.

Dr. Borna Jalsenjak is a professor and Vice Dean for Research and Faculty Development at the Luxembourg School of Business in Luxembourg. He also serves as an invited faculty member at St. Ambrose University in the United States, at Zagreb School of Economics and Management, and at the Faculty of Philosophy and Religious Studies, the University of Zagreb in Croatia. He teaches courses on leadership, business ethics, critical thinking, and philosophy. His research interests are business ethics, CSR, and the cross-section between leadership and philosophy. Besides teaching and research, he dedicates his time to coaching.
Dr. Jalsenjak has a master’s degree in philosophy and religious studies from the Faculty of Philosophy of the Society of Jesus in Croatia and a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Zagreb. In addition, he has taken professional development programs at IESE Business School in Spain and has finished the ICF-certified coach training at Erickson Coaching International in Canada.

Magnus Resch, Ph.D., is the world leading art market expert. He is an art market economist, serial entrepreneur and bestselling book author. He is founder of Magnusclass.com, Larryslist.com and Magnus.net, the Shazam for art. Leonardo DiCaprio is an investor and advisor to the company. Magnus is also a Professor for art economics. He lectures at Yale University. Magnus holds a Ph.D. in economics and studied at Harvard, the London School of Economics and the University of St. Gallen. He is the author of six books on the art market. Magnus’ career has been portrayed in a Harvard Business School case study and in various articles, including the New York Times, WSJ, Vanity Fair and the Financial Times.