2nd and 3rd April - Grand Hotel Bernardin - Portorož, Slovenia



Never has the world has been so dramatically confronted with such unprecedented influences of business on society and society on business. Where are these changes leading us?

Welcome to Portorož!

PROGRAM (simulatneous English translation offered for the entire conference)

Thursday, 2nd April 2009
Ruptures in Social Trends

Od 13.30

Registration
14.00 – 15.00

  Community Meeting

15.00 – 15.30

Break

15.30 – 16.30 Dr. Rudi Rizman, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Ljubljana:
Repeating the rupture, what can we learn from social trends?
16.30 – 18.00

Panel: Which social trends affect business?

Participants: Gregor Golobič,Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology;
Dr. Manca Košir, publicist; Dr. Vlado Miheljak, Faculty of Philosophy and Faculty of Social Studies, University of Ljubljana ; Franjo Bobinac, Gorenje; and Rok Uršič, Instrumentation Technologies.

Moderator: Dr. Maja Makovec Brenčič, Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana

18.00 – 19.30

Break

19.30 – 20.00

Reception

20.00 – 23.30 Awards dinner and recognition of the 2009 Young Manager of the Year and the 2009 Woman Manager-Friendly Business of the Year

Dr. Rudi Rizman is a Slovenian expert in the field of sociological reflection. In this, he carries a double doctorate -- one from the University of Ljubljana and the other from Harvard. He bestows his knowledge to younger generation as a tenured professor at, both, the University of Ljubljana's Faculty of Philosophy and  the University of Bologna in Sarajevo, as well as a lecturer where he enchants various crowds with his radical breakthroughs.

Friday, 3rd April 2009
UNCOVERING BLIND SPOTS

9.30 – 10.30

Dr. Janek Musek, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Ljubljana:
Human Function in Uncertain Times
10.30 – 11.00 Klaus Schuster, Klaus Schuster Management Consulting:
Managerial Habits That Undermine Success
11.00 – 11.30 Dr. Dejan Verčič, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana; Pristop: Managerial Communication in Uncertain Times
11.30 – 12.00 Break
12.00 – 12.45 Boštjan Ložar, independent strategic advisor:
Three Exits From The Unknown: Prestructuring, Short-term Measures, Innovative Breakthroughs
12.45 – 13.00 Blindspots through the eyes of an improvisational troupe


Dr. Janek Musek is one of the most highly-regarded psychologists in Slovenia, he is a professor in the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Ljubljana and author of more than 300 research works.  From 1992 to 200, he was national coordinator for psychology, and he is also one of the founders of the Institute for Personality Psychology.

Conference registration is here!