Hybrid Event
Opening Addresses of Sponsors, Patrons and Guests
Event Manager: Iva Šulentić
Technical support: Tibor Bün, Zorislav Šojat and Mario Konecki
"Tesla's Beacon of Knowledge" Annual ICT Award Ceremony - This year's winners:
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ACADEMICS category
Nobel laureate John Martinis
for a pioneering approach and key contribution to quantum computing
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ECONOMY category
Infobip
for innovations in communication technologies and digital business transformation in various industries
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PLENARY LECTURE
Lecture on the future of quantum computing
John Martinis (UC Santa Barbara, Department of Physics, United States)
ROUND TABLE
- Autonomous Vehicles in the EU: Technology Is Ready — Is the Regulatory and Safety Framework Keeping Up?
Moderator: Melita Milenković (Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, Zagreb)
Panelists: representative of the Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation, Vjekoslav Majetić (DOK-ING, Zagreb), Lovro Nobilo (Verne, Zagreb), Ivan Petrović (Faculty of Electrical Computing and Engineering, Zagreb), Damir Kljajić (Ericsson Nikola Tesla, Zagreb)
The discussion will address key technological and legal challenges of autonomous vehicles, focusing on safety architecture, AI system validation, communication infrastructure (V2X), as well as liability issues and the regulatory framework at the Croatian and EU levels.
Cocktail for participants and guests in the evening.
2000-2200 Grand Hotel Adriatic
Location:
Opatija is the leading seaside resort of the Eastern Adriatic and one of the most famous tourist destinations on the Mediterranean. With its aristocratic architecture and style, Opatija has been attracting artists, kings, politicians, scientists, sportsmen, as well as business people, bankers and managers for more than 180 years.
The tourist offer in Opatija includes a vast number of hotels, excellent restaurants, entertainment venues, art festivals, superb modern and classical music concerts, beaches and swimming pools – this city satisfies all wishes and demands.
Opatija, the Queen of the Adriatic, is also one of the most prominent congress cities in the Mediterranean, particularly important for its ICT conventions, one of which is MIPRO, which has been held in Opatija since 1979, and has attracted more than a thousand participants from over forty countries. These conventions promote Opatija as one of the most desirable technological, business, educational and scientific centers in South-eastern Europe and the European Union in general.
For more details, please visit www.opatija.hr and visitopatija.com.