Main purpose of International Mentoring Conference (IMC) is to present professional mentoring programmes from different countries.
The first International Mentoring conference was in Slovenia and now every year, another country hosts the conference. With the conference we connect organisers of mentoring programmes and providers of such educational events and activities.

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Date: 12th September 2025 

Venue: Pučko otvoreno učilišče Ante Babič, Trgovačka ul. 6, 52470 Umag, Croatia

Proposed Agenda for Day 1 

September 12th 2025  
9.30 – 10.00RegistrationCoffe and tea time 
10.00 – 10.10 Welcome Note Tatjana Vujić & Marjetka Kastner Dvorana No. 3
10.10 – 10.20Welcome speachVili Bassanese , Mayour of the Umag City
10.20 – 10.30 Plenary Session 1Dr. Marjetka Kastner- Life Learning Academia – The purpose of Mentoring and Mentoring model for organizations Dvorana No. 3
10:.30 – 10.40Msc. Natalie Cvikl Postružnik– Mentor within - true leadership skills
10.40 – 10.50 Emer. Prof. Davor Pavuna, federalni profesor na EPFL, Švica – How to Mentor in the Age of AI

 

10.50 – 11.00 Discussion
11:00 – 11.30Roundtable:
Stjepan Mesić – bivši predsednjik CRO, Senior Mentor

Dr. Božo Dimnik, Pred. Slovensko hrvaškega prijateljstva, Senior Mentor

Vili Bassanese, Mayor of Umag City, Ambassador of Knowledge
Izr. prof. dr. Zijad Bećirović, Director of IFIMES Institute, Ambassador of Knowledge

11.30 – 11.35Kulturni premor
11.35– 11.45Plenary Session 2Dr. Tanja Balažic Peček, docentka na FUDŠ NG – Mentorship: From Nature, BioPharmacy, Impact!  Dvorana No. 3
11.45 – 11.50Dr. Alaa Garad – Al Maktum College Scotland -
How mentoring aligns with the LIFE framework
11.50 – 12.00Prof. Tatjana Vujić, ravnateljica -  Pučko Otvoreno Učilište Umag – Sharing Knowledge in Pučko otvoreno Učilište
12.00 – 12.10Prof. dr. Milan Krajnc – Mentoring to Family Business
12.10 – 12.20 Discussion
12.20 – 13.30Lunch and Break - Networking & Exhibition
13.30 – 13.40Plenary Session 3 Dvorana No. 3
13.40 – 13.50Ines Vidas, Ivana Halabek – Plava Laguna d.d. – Mentoring Academy and onboarding of cooks 
13.50 – 14.00 Alfonz Cugmas - Maratonec – Mentoring in sport
14.10 – 14.20Mag. Ariana Durnik -  Direktorica javnega zavoda Miren Kras -Mentorstvo v kulturi kot temeljnemu stebru turizma
Rudi Španzel in Oskar Kogoj
Dvorana No. 3
14.20 – 14.30Discussion and Closing Remarks - 
14.30 – 15.30Obisk muzeja Umag pod vodstvom Biljane Bojić – senior curator restorer, Barbara Crnobori, v.d. principal of Museum and senior curator educator, Sunčana Dežjot, etnologist   

This is an initial draft and is open for discussion and reshaping. A few speakers above have been confirmed, as the rest have not been approached yet. The organizers reserve the right to make changes to the schedule. Please monitor the IMC website, where you will be informed of all update

Organizers of the event

Patron: Opština Umag