To success by changing business models

MAGROS 2021

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organized together with the business magazine "Suvremena trgovina" on October 6th, 2021 the MAGROS conference on "To success by changing business models ". With the participation of the State Secretary in the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of the Republic of Croatia, Nataša Mikuš Žigman, and the Head of the office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Poland, David Gregosz, the Croatian company representatives discussed the perspectives for wholesalers and retailers in the time of the Corona crisis, the challenges of accelerated digitization in retail, the new relationships between consumers and retailers as well as new distribution platforms.

Media Framing and New Narratives

Media Conference

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organized in cooperation with the University of Dubrovnik in Dubrovnik from October 1st to 2nd, 2021 a conference on "Media Framing and New Narratives". During the two-day conference, communication experts from countries of Southeastern Europe discussed with representatives of Croatian universities, the media framing of crisis situations, the importance of political communication and the new narratives.

New Normal in Entrepreneurship

B2B meetings of Croatian women entrepreneurs

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organized together with the Women's Entrepreneurship Centre on September 28th, 2021, in Zagreb another B2B meeting of Croatian women entrepreneurs on "New Normal in Entrepreneurship". During the event, numerous Croatian women entrepreneurs discussed with the director of the Women's Entrepreneurship Centre, Zrinka Peharec, the challenges of entrepreneurship in times of the COVID-19 pandemic, the strengthening of female entrepreneurship in Croatia as well as their improved networking.

15th Croatian Security Days

15th Conference of Croatian Security Managers - HUMS 2021

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organized together with the Croatian Association of Security Managers (HUMS) from September 22nd to 23rd, 2021 in Opatija a conference on issues of corporate security and new models of security management under the name "15th Croatian Security Days". The Minister of the Interior of Croatia, Davor Božinović, PhD, the Dean of the University of VERN, Prof. Vlatko Cvrtila, PhD, the director of the Croatian Association of Security Managers, Alen Ostojić, and the security expert, Prof. Robert Kopal, PhD, took part on the conference.

The importance of Central Europe for the EU

The KAS office for Croatia and Slovenia and the KAS Office Multilateral Dialogue in Vienna organized the first on "The Importance of Central Europe for the EU" on the island of Krk in the town of Vrbnik from September 19th to 21st, 2021. Participants from Croatia, Austria, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia discussed the best examples and failures of cross-border cooperation, the migration policy of the EU member states and the related impulses of the Slovenian EU Council Presidency as well as EU security policy (regional cooperation, EU initiatives and transatlantic cooperation).

Aktuelle und zukünftige Entwicklungstrends der Republik Kroatien

Die Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung veranstaltet zusammen mit der HDZ-Stiftung (ZHDZ) und der HDZ-Jugendorganisation eine Diskussionsrunde zum Thema "Aktuelle und zukünftige Entwicklungstrends der Republik Kroatien. In Rahmen zweier Podiumsdiskussionen werden die Teilnehmer über die Hauptthemen der Entwicklung Kroatiens diskutieren.

Current and future development trends of the Republic of Croatia

Together with the Croatian Statehood Foundation (ZHDZ) and the Youth of the Croatian Democratic Union (MHDZ), the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organized a discussion on September 11th, 2021 in Zagreb on “Current and future development trends of the Republic of Croatia”. In two panel discussions and with the participation of the Croatian Minister of Labor, Josip Alardoviæ, the Croatian Minister of Education, Prof. Dr. Radovan Fuchs, and Chairman of the European Foundation for Education and former Mayor of the City of Stuttgart, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schuster, the trends in the Croatian labor market and education system, the climate and energy goals and the most important elements of the digital transformation were discussed with Croatian experts and company representatives.

6th Zagreb Security Forum

"Grand Strategy, Foresight and Hybrid Threats in 21st Century – Making Society and Critical Infrastructure Resilient"

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organized in cooperation with the Hybride Warfare Research Institute from September 3rd to 4th, 2021 in Zagreb and under strict hygiene standards a conference about the hybrid security challenges and risks in 21st century. With the participation of Elmar Brok, former member of the European Parliament and chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, NATO representatives, other numerous Croatian politicians, including the state secretary of the Croatian Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, defense and security experts from various universities of Southeast Europe, the debate was about strategic foresight's and hybrid threats, strengthening democracy, protecting freedom and society, with particular reference to the resistance of critical infrastructure.

Handover of certificates to young politicians of the HDZ

Political Academy

In the presence of HDZ general secretary, Krunoslav Katačić, MEP Karlo Ressler, the supervisor for Southeast Europe and the Western Balkans in the Europe, North America and Multilateral Dialog Department of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Dr. Johannes Gold as well as other representatives of the party leadership and the Croatian Statehood Foundation (ZHDZ), certificates were handover to graduates of the 13th generation of the Political Academy for their successful participation in this year's political program for the education of young politicians on September 4th, 2021 in Zagreb. This event represents the beginning, or to be precise, the first seminar of the 15th generation of the ZHDZ Political Academy.

Political Academy PLUS

Together with the Croatian Statehood Foundation (ZHDZ), the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organized from 27 to 30 August 2021 in Dubrovnik a workshop of the Political Academy PLUS. In the presence of numerous professors from various Croatian universities, the participants discussed current international relations, current political processes (globalization, transformation, democratization), forms of electoral systems and the importance of political communication.