Management Congress 2019

The main meeting of managers in Slovenia

When? September 26 and 27, 2019

Where? GH Bernardin, Portorož

The Management Congress is the main annual event organised by the Managers' Association of Slovenia, attended by more than 350 Slovenian managers each year.

Management Congress is a unique space for critically and pervasively approaching the key challenges and opportunities that create the image of a modern business environment. It introduces foreign professional experience, considerations and findings into the Slovenian environment. It encourages thinking about the future of Slovenian management and the economy as a whole through varied and dynamic discussions. It takes the incentive for a broad social debate on the type of country we would like to live in and the role we as individuals or communities are willing to take on in order to shape the future of Slovenia. It creates incentives and proposes concrete measures for shaping the business environment, which will ensure sustainable progress and prosperity of the environment we operate in.

The two-day congress, which traditionally takes place in Portorož, is therefore one of the most renowned and important business meetings in Slovenia. Participants can choose from a wide array of lectures on selected current professional topics. It is a festive event with the most prestigious management award Manager of the Year and the Include.All award. Meeting of all key managers in one place makes the Management Congress a unique opportunity for socialising and business networking.

Management Congress is an event that every manager who responsibly accepts the role that he or she plays within his or her organisation as well as in the wider social sphere must attend.

The ambition of development and growth –

how to achieve a breakthrough in Slovenia?

Managers of the future – Who are the Future Leaders who know how to generate business and at the same time create an environment where the best personnel come from? What does the #ManagersforFuture CEC initiative mean?
What do uncertain times bring, and what do you, as a manager, need to know about the situation in international and local markets?
Not only companies but also countries are competing. Slovenia’s breakthrough – how should everyone take responsibility for their work to succeed? Why did we propose a development agreement?
And why 3P? People, Planet, Profit. Because there is no Planet B. In the light of digitalisation, artificial intelligence and green technology, this raises new issues in the competitive race.

3P – People, Planet, Profit

It is no coincidence that the Management Congress will focus on the development breakthrough, also taking climate change into account. Triple bottom line or 3P – People, Planet, Profit and the question of the development agreement. In the meantime, the UN is holding a summit on climate change, the largest climate protest is in the pipeline, the EIB Bank intends to abandon fossil fuel financing, the climate is more important to Britain than Brexit, and we are expecting a debate on Climate and Energy Roadmap in Slovenia.

What does the Triple Bottom Line mean? To do business by adhering to three principles: financial responsibility, social responsibility, and environmental responsibility. It is nothing new – we have known it since the 1980s. But why is it so difficult for companies to master it?

By the way, 29 July is the day of ecological debt, which is the day when, according to the calculations of the Global Footprint Network, humanity has consumed as much natural resources as Earth can produce or restore in one year. Slovenia had already used its resources by 27 April. #EarthOvershootDay

Photo Gallery: Management Congress 2018

The ambition of development and growth –

how to achieve a breakthrough in Slovenia?

Thursday, September 26

Jim Hemerling 10x10CB2 — Jim Hemerling is a leader in BCG’s People & Organization and Transformation practices, as well as the firm's behavior and culture topic. He focuses on transforming organizations to deliver and sustain breakthrough performance. With over 25 years of experience as a senior advisor, Jim has widespread experience in leading large scale transformation programs and cultivating high-performing cultures. His work goes beyond short-term results to bring holistic, sustainable performance to organizations. Jim's approach to transformation—putting people first—focuses on energizing and empowering employees while enabling leaders to be both directive and inclusive.

Luca Martini 10x10CB2 — Luca Martini is a Partner and Advisory Leader of PwC in Southeastern Europe.

Tatjana Andersen Dragovic 10x10CB2 — Doctor Tatjana Dragović Andersen is Master Certified Coach, Executve Educator, Leadership Lecturer and Researcher at University of Cambridge.

Jim Hemerling's TED Talk: Five ways to lead in an era of constant change

13.00	PRE-CONGRESS PROGRAMME WITH OPTIONAL MODULES
13.00–14.30	Optional Module 1 (Section of Women Managers invites): Unconference H2H (heart to heart) – relationships are everything. • Process optimisation • Energy and leadership • Mindfulness • Creativity and psychological safety • Agility in larger systems Optional Module 2: Thematic-business networking is aimed primarily at small to medium enterprises • Challenges for SME growth at the tipping point Optional Module 3 (Section of Young Managers invites): Meet & Greet on the GH Bernardin terrace • Development leaps: Can you do it yourself or you need start-ups?

15.00–15.15	MANAGEMENT CONGRESS 2019 OPENING Aleksander Zalaznik, President of the Managers' Association of Slovenia (MAS), and Saša Mrak, Managing Director of the MAS

	PART 1: THE MANAGER OF THE FUTURE – and the European initiative #ManagersforFuture
15.15–15.45	Leading in an Era of Constant Change - The Head, Heart, and Hands of Transformational Leadership Jim Hemerling, Managing Director and Senior Partner at the Boston Consulting Group, San Francisco
15.45–16.15	Holistic and Heuristic Leader: how to get to personal and professional excellence? Dr. Tatjana Andersen Dragović, Master Certified Coach, Executve Educator, Leadership Lecturer and Researcher, University of Cambridge
16.15–17.00	Debate: What will the managers of the following decades be like to successfully navigate their organisations in stressed conditions? Participants: • Jim Hemerling, Managing Director and Senior Partner at the Boston Consulting Group, • dr. Tatjana Andersen Dragović, Master Certified Coach, Executve Educator, Leadership Lecturer and Researcher, University of Cambridge, • Medeja Lončar, CEO of Siemens Slovenia and Croatia and Vice President of the MAS, and • Igor Verstovšek, procurator of Cosylab and Young Manager 2018. Concluding comments: Ebba Öhlund, Ledarna – Association of Swedish Leaders with more than 90,000 members and a member of the European umbrella organisation CEC European Managers. The discussion will be moderated by Saša Mrak.
17.00–17.30	Break

	PART 2: SLOVENIA’S DEVELOPMENTAL BREAKTHROUGH
17.30–18.10	What should businesses prepare for in uncertain times? Luca Martini, Partner, Advisory Leader of PwC in Southeastern Europe What have we learned from the last crisis? The story of the numbers. Analysis of the business performance of the Slovenian economy and key indicators and readiness for a possible new cooling of the economy Milan Dragić, Director, Bisnode for SE Europe Global megatrends and opportunities for Slovenia Gregor Benčina, President of Group Slovenijales, initiator of Greentech Slovenia
18.10–19.00	Five points for higher wages – can we be a society of agreement to avoid a worst-case scenario? Participants: • Zdravko Počivalšek, Minister of of Economic Development and Technology, • mag. Ksenija Klampfer, Minister of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, • Lidija Jerkič, President of the Association of Free Trade Unions of Slovenia, • Aleksander Zalaznik, President of the MAS, and • Boštjan Gorjup, President of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia and Manager of the Year 2018. The discussion will be moderated by Jurij Giacomelli, editor-in-chief of Outlook, member of the Observatory of MAS and Managing Director of Giacomelli Media.
19.00–19.05	Awarding the most active members of MAS in 2019

	PART 3: GALA EVENING
19.05–20.30	BMW reception and a gourmet introduction to dinner
20.30–22.00	The inspiration and motivation of Ishmael Beah, one of the most sought after young speakers, author of world’s bestselling books and a goodwill ambassador at UNICEF Awards: • GEMA Certificate, • Include.All and • Manager of the Year.
22.00	After party on the terrace with Softnet Company

3P – People, Planet, Profit

Friday, September 27

Ulli Waltinger velika 10x10CB2 — Doctor Ulli Waltinger is a Founder and Director of the Siemens Artificial Intelligence Lab and Head of the Machine Intelligence Research Group.

Mark Raben 10x10CB2 — Mark Raben is Technology Director, SAP CEE.

Rene Schmidpeter 10x10CB2 — Doctor René Schmidpeter is a Professor at the Cologne Business School and IEDC – Bled School of Management and Secretary General of the WISE Institute.

	1. DEL: TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE – A PATH TO MORE COMPETITIVENESS
9.30–11.00	Responsible Industrial AI: How to Accelerate the Impact of Industrial AI at Scale Dr. Ulli Waltinger, Founder and Director of the Siemens Artificial Intelligence Lab and Head of the Machine Intelligence Research Group What is a human and what will be the work of the future superhuman? Mark Raben, Technology Director, SAP CEE The New Business Paradigm of Digitalization - Sustainable Management Dr. René Schmidpeter, Professor at the Cologne Business School and IEDC – Bled School of Management and Secretary General of the WISE Institute
11.00–11.30	Break
11.30–12.30	The path to greater competitiveness lies in the green technology of the future and responsibility towards the environment and human. Myth or reality? • Miha Mermal, Executive Director, Marketing and Sustainable Development, BTC, • Barbara Domicelj, General Director of Microsoft Slovenia, • Gregor Benčina, President, Slovenijales Group, Vice president Center of Energy Efficiency Solutions, Initiator of GreenTech Slovenia, • Emilija Stojmenova Duh, Director of Digital Innovation Hub Slovenia, an assistant professor at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering. Commentators: • Ajda Cuderman, Acting Director of SPIRIT Slovenija, and • Andrej Boštjančič, Director of the Softnet Company.

	PART 2: INTERACTIVE MODULE FOR PERSONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
12.30–13.00	How little it takes to relax our body and mind Nataša Gorenc, professional personal trainer
13.00–14.30	Interactive lecture with a workshop: The traps that make you ill and burnt out – how to avoid them? Nika Deu, certified transaction analyst – coach and TA psychotherapy specialist
14.30	Lunch for the most persistent

For the participants of Management Congress we have provided lower rates at the prestigious Grand Hotel Bernardin which is located directly by the sea, between Portoroz and Piran. It offers an excellent wellness center Paradise Spa with saunas and various massages and an indoor swimming pool with heated sea water. All rooms have private balconies overlooking the sea. The hotel has a luxurious private beach.

GRAND HOTEL BERNARDIN 5*

When booking a room at the Grand Hotel Bernardin, let them know that you are registered for the 2019 Management Congress. We have provided the following rates for you: the price for a single room is 132 €, and a double for 152 € or 76 € per person.
Payment of registration fee (1 € per person per reservation) and tourist tax (2.50 € per person per day) is compulsory.
Book here today because the number of rooms is limited.

Grand Hotel Bernardin Portoroz has 241 modern rooms with balconies overlooking the sea, including 10 luxury executive suites, 9 deluxe rooms and 7 mini suites. It features a swimming pool with heated sea water, the Paradise Spa wellness center, the restaurants Pecina and Grand Restaurant, the Grand Café and the Cocktail Lounge with piano music and a covered terrace. Wi-Fi is available in all rooms for free. The guests of the hotel are also welcome to use free parking in the Hotel’s parking lot.

HOTEL HISTRION 4*

When booking a room at the Hotel Histrion, let them know that you are registered for the 2019 Management Congress. We have provided the following rates for you: the price for a single room is 99 €, and a double for 119 € or 59,5 € per person.
Payment of registration fee (1 € per person per reservation) and tourist tax (2.50 € per person per day) is compulsory.
Book here today because the number of rooms is limited.

Hotel Histrion is located by the former church of St. Bernardin. It has comfortably furnished rooms and apartments with balconies overlooking the sea or the lagoon. The hotel has direct access to the indoor pools of the Laguna Water Park and to the wellness, which includes saunas, various massages and beauty treatments. The hotel also features the Casino Bernardin, a children’s playground and a mini club.

HOTEL VILE PARK 3*

When booking a room at the Hotel Vile Park, let them know that you are registered for the 2019 Management Congress. We have provided the following rates for you: the price for a single room is 70 €, and a double for 90 € or 45 € per person.
Payment of registration fee (1 € per person per reservation) and tourist tax (2.50 € per person per day) is compulsory.
Book here today because the number of rooms is limited.

Hotel Vile Park comprising four villas is located within the site of Hotel Histrion, just a couple of steps from the sea. It offers a private beach, an outdoor pool and access to the indoor pools of the Hotel Histrion. Rooms of the Vile Park Hotel are built around the ruins of the bell tower of the St. Bernardin church; some of them offer a balcony.

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Management Congress 2019

The main meeting of managers in Slovenia

The ambition of development and growth –

how to achieve a breakthrough in Slovenia?

3P – People, Planet, Profit

Photo Gallery: Management Congress 2018

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The ambition of development and growth –

how to achieve a breakthrough in Slovenia?

13.00

PRE-CONGRESS PROGRAMME WITH OPTIONAL MODULES

15.00–15.15

MANAGEMENT CONGRESS 2019 OPENING

PART 1: THE MANAGER OF THE FUTURE – and the European initiative #ManagersforFuture

PART 2: SLOVENIA’S DEVELOPMENTAL BREAKTHROUGH

3P – People, Planet, Profit

1. DEL: TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE – A PATH TO MORE COMPETITIVENESS

GRAND HOTEL BERNARDIN 5*

HOTEL HISTRION 4*

HOTEL VILE PARK 3*