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QED 2026 | Collective: Innovative Talks, Interactive Workshops, Inspiring Panels

ZADAR CITY CENTRE

1:00 pm

Wings For Life World Run

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (120 min)
ZADAR CITY CENTRE
HOTEL IADERA, RECEPTION

3:00 pm

5:00 pm

Conference Registration

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm (120 min)
HOTEL IADERA, RECEPTION

Bus Transfer to the Opening Event

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm (30 min)
HOTEL IADERA, RECEPTION
ZADAR, ST. NICHOLAS CENTRE

6:00 pm

6:15 pm

7:00 pm

8:30 pm

9:00 pm

Official QED Conference Opening

6:00 pm - 6:15 pm (15 min)
ZADAR, ST. NICHOLAS CENTRE
Vedrana Miholić

Panel discussion: Beyond the Individual – AI as a Partner in the Human Collective

6:15 pm - 7:00 pm (45 min)
ZADAR, ST. NICHOLAS CENTRE
Marija Kulišić

Dinner

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm (90 min)
ZADAR, ST. NICHOLAS CENTRE

Dalmatian A Cappella

8:30 pm - 9:00 pm (30 min)
ZADAR, ST. NICHOLAS CENTRE

Bus Transfer to the Hotel Iadera

9:00 pm - 9:30 pm (30 min)
ZADAR, ST. NICHOLAS CENTRE
FORTIS CLUB, VENTUS HALL

9:00 am

9:30 am

11:00 am

11:30 am

12:15 pm

QED 2026 – Let’s go!

9:00 am - 9:30 am (30 min)
FORTIS CLUB, VENTUS HALL
Krešimir MusaIvan Krnić

Keynote conversation with Nassim Nicholas Taleb

9:30 am - 11:00 am (90 min)
FORTIS CLUB, VENTUS HALL
Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Coffee break sponsored by M SAN

11:00 am - 11:30 am (30 min)
FORTIS CLUB, VENTUS HALL

Panel discussion: Building Human–AI Collaboration Across Generations

11:30 am - 12:15 pm (45 min)
FORTIS CLUB, VENTUS HALL
Tim McKeounTamara Tomasevic

Panel discussion: Digital EU Sovereignity

12:15 pm - 1:00 pm (45 min)
FORTIS CLUB, VENTUS HALL
Martin PluschkeJoachim Gucker
HOTEL IADERA, RESTAURANT JADRAN

1:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm (90 min)
HOTEL IADERA, RESTAURANT JADRAN
FORTIS CLUB, VENTUS HALL

2:30 pm

3:15 pm

4:00 pm

4:30 pm

Panel discussion: AI at Work – Real Business Cases Transforming Industries Today

2:30 pm - 3:15 pm (45 min)
FORTIS CLUB, VENTUS HALL
Marija KulišićSteffen Heinzmann

Panel discussion: The Collective AI Advantage

3:15 pm - 4:00 pm (45 min)
FORTIS CLUB, VENTUS HALL
Damir Kopljar

From Prototypes to Payoff: Enterprise AI Reality Check

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm (30 min)
FORTIS CLUB, VENTUS HALL
Sanjin Bićanić

Workshop: Taming the Chaos – Scalable AI-Assisted Coding

4:30 pm - 6:30 pm (120 min)
FORTIS CLUB, VENTUS HALL
FORTIS CLUB, TERRACE

8:00 pm

Dinner

8:00 pm - 9:30 pm (90 min)
FORTIS CLUB, TERRACE
FORTIS CLUB, LOBBY

9:30 pm

Party program

9:30 pm - 11:55 pm (145 min)
FORTIS CLUB, LOBBY
HOTEL IADERA, LEVANT

9:00 am

Guided meditation: Relax, Realign, Refocus

9:00 am - 10:00 am (60 min)
HOTEL IADERA, LEVANT
HOTEL IADERA, LEVANT HOTEL IADERA, TRAMONTANA

10:00 am

10:30 am

11:00 am

TBA

10:00 am - 10:30 am (30 min)
HOTEL IADERA, LEVANT

Why Should You Care About Quantum Computing?

10:00 am - 10:30 am (30 min)
HOTEL IADERA, TRAMONTANA
Miroslav Čerkez

TBA

10:30 am - 11:00 am (30 min)
HOTEL IADERA, LEVANT

TBA

10:30 am - 11:00 am (30 min)
HOTEL IADERA, TRAMONTANA

AI-Assisted Governance and Enabling — Scaling Collective Quality and Speed in Large-Scale API Ecosystems


11:00 am - 11:30 am (30 min)
HOTEL IADERA, LEVANT
Giovanni Bassi

The Secret Operating System of Organisation

11:00 am - 11:30 am (30 min)
HOTEL IADERA, TRAMONTANA
Hubert Baumgartner
HOTEL IADERA, LEVANT

11:30 am

12:00 pm

12:45 pm

1:30 pm

Coffee break sponsored by M SAN

11:30 am - 12:00 pm (30 min)
HOTEL IADERA, LEVANT

Panel discussion: Importance of partnership

12:00 pm - 12:45 pm (45 min)
HOTEL IADERA, LEVANT
Branimir ĆorlukaIvan Krnić

Panel discussion: Co‑Creating the Future: How AI Enhances Human Development Work

12:45 pm - 1:30 pm (45 min)
HOTEL IADERA, LEVANT
Sanjin Bićanić

QED 2026 Conference Closing

1:30 pm - 1:45 pm (15 min)
HOTEL IADERA, LEVANT
Vedrana Miholić
HOTEL IADERA, RESTAURANT JADRAN

1:45 pm

Lunch

1:45 pm - 3:00 pm (75 min)
HOTEL IADERA, RESTAURANT JADRAN
Note
The official language of the conference is English. CROZ reserves the right to change the schedule.

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