Theme: In search of...

People have been in constant search for something. The first people were looking for shelter and food in order to hide from cruel nature. Throughout the history, man has gradually adapted the environment to itself, and the guiding principle was being changed as human has progressed. From a man who is vulnerable, a man who reveals, a man who wants to master and rule, up to the man who creates.

This year's theme highlights the multidimensionality of human in the sense of never ceasing quest. In search of reflects that we are all looking for something. We young people are seeking our place in the world, we are searching for ourselves, seeking the road to success, We are looking for things we are interested in and what we will become when we "grow up". Every man is looking for self-actualization and it is a life-long journey. In search of is very broad topic, open to everyone, and everyone can find themselves in the subject. To our participants, through our speakers, we will provide an insight into developments in the fields of technology, economy, medicine and design.

In addition to innovation and ideas worth spreading that our speakers have to say, the emphasis of TEDxUniversityofZagreb will certainly be on inspiring young people to realize their full potential. Humans live and learn, curiosity is what drives us, and the search is what we live.

TEDxUniversityofZagreb will be held on June 4, 2016 in Blagoje Bersa hall situated in the new building of the Academy of Music 10:00 to 18:00 hours.

Muzička akademija Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Trg Maršala Tita 12
Zagreb, Grad Zagreb, 10 000
Croatia

Dalibor Kiseljak

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Katjuša Kovačič

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Luka Tripalo

Luka Tripalo is a pharmacy student at the Pharmacy and Biochemistry faculty at the University of Zagreb. He is the head of the Cultural team in “World Alliance of Young, Croatia” within which he carried out the “Prirok”, a project intended for young writers. He is also a member of the Croatian writers society.

Marko Nožica

Born in 1981 in Zagreb, Marko lived for 15 years in Silicon Valley, California where he finished elementary and high school. Since returning to Croatia and majoring in Strategic Management at the Zagreb School of Economics and Management, Marko has over 13 years of executive experience, in private firms, creating added-value by successfully addressing strategic management, sales, marketing and business development challenges.

Nikola Orešković

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Nikolina Sesar

Nikolina is the first and currently the only woman neurosurgeon in Croatia. She received most of her education in Zagreb, and a part of it in Northern Italy and France. When she was in school she would cry if she didn't get an A and now she cries when children die from brain tumors. She fluently speaks several foreign languages and she actively participates in neurosurgical associations in Croatia and Europe. She is happily married to an engineer Vedran.

Ognjen Bagatin

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Peter Hopwood

Born in Watford (UK), Peter is a communications and presence coach, public speaking & pitch trainer, conference host running Hopwood Communications. Essentially, his strength lies in helping companies, professionals, startups and high performers to confidently communicate with impact.

Srđan Roje

Former programmer, former editor of a computer magazine, former manager and director, today one of the founders of the leading Zagreb yoga studio "Om" and a meditation teacher who, through his projects helps people become aware of and overcome their own obstacles that obstruct them from living the life they deserve and desire.

Sven Maričić

Doc. Dr. Sc. Sven Maricic, MSc. ing. mech. is the head of the laboratory for plastic deformation and machining machines at the Technical faculty and an expert on several projects at the Faculty of Medicine. He is also a scientific advisor who was educated from several international universities and institutes. Sven Maricic is much more than the title of Ph.D. Mag. ing. mech.; he is a scientist, a pioneer in 3D printing technology use in Croatia, but also a creative individual who, on a daily basis, finds various ways of connecting a lot of branches of science and scientific research, but also art. In the little spare time, when he is not coming up with new science projects that popularize science among all generations, especially the youngsters, he plays a couple of instruments.

Vedrana Miholić

Vedrana’s professional background includes more than 18 years of successful and efficient work in different fields ranging from programming to consultancy and management. In the past 5 years, she has been successfully running the sales organization of a respected Croatian IT company, CROZ.She is publicly known for her activities regarding computational learning for kids. She is a founder and president of NGO “Programerko”. An “eSkills for Jobs” Ambassador, and founder of Code Club Croatia.