Intervenants

He was born in Belgrade on 20 April 1972. He is a historian, translator, screenwriter and one of the leading experts in the field of integral protection and management of cultural heritage.

He performed the duties of manager of the National Library of Serbia, director of the Museum of Genocide Victims, State Secretary for Culture and other.

He deals with diplomatic history (Serbian-British and Serbian-French relations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; Yugoslav-Algerian relations since 1954), the Holocaust, the relationship between the state and traditional religious communities in the 20th century, cultural history and the culture of memory.

He is the author of dozens of scientific works and books, among which the scientific monograph entitled « House of Incombustible Words: The National Library of Serbia 1838-1941 » stands out, based on which « Filmske Novosti » made a documentary film, « Memories from the Ashes ».

He is a participant in numerous international professional and scientific meetings. He attended specialised education in Jerusalem and London in the field of public administration and Holocaust research, as a scholarship holder of the British and Israeli governments.

He translated the works authored by Dr. Jan Kershaw « Hitler – Hubris: 1889-1936 » and « Hitler – Nemesis: 1936-1945 », prof. Dr. Susan Wise Bauer, « History of the Ancient World: First Civilisations », « History of the Ancient World: First Empires », « History of the Ancient World: First Transformations », two-volume « History of the Medieval World: From the Christianisation of Emperor Constantine I the Great to the First Crusade », as and professor Philip Khuri Hitti, « Makers of Arab history » (as co-translator).

He is a participant in international professional and scientific meetings held in Belgrade, London, Trondheim, Jerusalem, Vienna, The Hague, Amsterdam, Tel Aviv, Istanbul, Bratislava, Prague, Moscow, Oslo, Helsinki, Brussels, Leuven, Luxembourg, Haifa, Liechtenstein, Bucharest, Ljubljana and others.

He attended specialized education in Jerusalem and London in the field of public administration and Holocaust research.

He is the co-author of the National exhibition of the Republic of Serbia entitled « Military memorials and places of suffering from the Second World War », which won the first prize at the International Exhibition « Memorial 2011 » (Moscow, 2011), as well as the exhibition « Petar I Karađorđević – King and Warrior ». (Topola, Foundation of King Petar I Karađorđević, 2011) and « Remember me because I’m gone » (Belgrade, Historical Museum of Serbia, 2011).

He coordinated activities on the creation of nomination files for the entry of glory (intangible cultural heritage), the telegram by which Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia in 1914 (movable cultural heritage) and stećak (immovable cultural heritage) on the UNESCO list of world cultural heritage.

During his work at the National Library of Serbia, he devoted special attention to the protection and enrichment of the national fund, professional work, publishing activities, as well as the improvement of international library cooperation. He established the model of the national library as a multifunctional institution of culture. In that period, the National Library of Serbia received a whole series of high awards, such as the Order of Happiness, second degree, the Outstanding Golden Beočug, the Award of the City of Belgrade for the best book in the field of humanities in 2012, as well as recognition at international book fairs in Belgrade and Podgorica, etc. He initiated and implemented the legal procedure for the introduction of the academic compulsory copy.

He established National Book Day and founded the Janko Šafarik National Award in the field of librarianship. He also founded the Foundation of the National Library of Serbia and the Foundation of the Museum of Genocide Victims.

During his duties as director of the Museum of Genocide Victims, in the period from 2021 to 2024, he carried out a complete reorganization of that national cultural institution, which underwent a rapid and comprehensive transformation under his leadership. The collections and funds of the Museum are enriched with several tens of thousands of first-rate valuable historical and other material sources that bear witness to the suffering of the Serbs during the Second World War, and especially during the genocide carried out against them by the NDH. At the same time, under his leadership, the Museum published dozens of scientific studies, realized dozens of exhibitions in Serbia and abroad (France, China, Slovakia, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro), organized more than a hundred educational programs in Serbia and other countries, produced several documentary-feature films…

He is personally responsible for the discovery of the list of Serbian children saved during the Dijana Budisavljević operation, as well as Directive no. 25, by which Adolf Hitler ordered the attack on the Kingdom of Yugoslavia on 28 March 1941, which are stored in the Museum of Genocide Victims.

He is the recipient of the « Seal of Matica Srpska », the Memorial Medal of the Ministry of Defense, the « Golden Badge of the Serbian Prison Service », the Letter of Appreciation of the Faculty of Philology in Belgrade, the plaque of the Faculty of Music in Belgrade, the recognition of the National Museum of Serbia, the Museum of Science and Technology, « Film News », « Radoje Domanović » public library in Leskovac, NC « Defence » of the Ministry of Defence for the best associate…

He is married and the father of two children.

Miloš est un dirigeant expérimenté qui sait comment mettre en place et faire évoluer des équipes et des organisations très performantes. En tant que directeur de l’ingénierie chez Milestone Systems, il a dirigé une partie d’une organisation composée d’équipes réparties dans trois pays différents, construisant des produits et des services hautement évolutifs utilisés par des entreprises telles qu’Apple, le FBI, la ville de Denver et l’aéroport JFK, pour n’en citer que quelques-unes.

Chez Mily Technologies, il dirige les activités commerciales de l’entreprise et est responsable des ventes, du marketing et des partenariats stratégiques.

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Carlos est responsable de la gestion de l’innovation chez CTT Portugal Post et préside également le Forum Innovation de PostEurop. Il possède plusieurs années d’expérience professionnelle dans la gestion et la stratégie de l’innovation, en particulier dans les domaines des télécommunications et de la technologie, de l’économie numérique, des produits de grande consommation, de l’énergie, de la logistique et de la construction. Carlos a publié plusieurs articles scientifiques dans des revues internationales à comité de lecture et a donné des cours à l’université de Lisbonne. Il est titulaire d’un doctorat en génie civil de l’Instituto Superior Técnico de l’Université de Lisbonne, ainsi que d’un programme de gestion générale pour cadres de l’INSEAD. Chez CTT, son travail consiste à gérer le programme d’innovation du groupe, à favoriser les relations avec les écosystèmes d’innovation externes tels que les universités et les startups, à exécuter opérationnellement le fonds de capital-risque de CTT, à obtenir des financements pour les projets de R&D à partir des programmes de financement européens et à gérer la plateforme interne de crowdsourcing pour la collecte d’idées d’innovation.

Visionnaire et stratège principal du groupe, ancien DSI (PostNord), responsable de la logistique (Post Danmark) et directeur de programme (Bpost), ayant fait ses preuves en matière de réorganisation et d’innovation dans le secteur de la logistique et de la chaîne d’approvisionnement. Professionnel des médias et de la communication, compétent en matière d’innovations et de processus commerciaux, de négociation, de planification des activités, de gestion des opérations et de compétences analytiques. Résultats par l’action. Plus de 38 ans dans l’industrie postale. Lauréat du prix « Transport Innovation of the Year 2022 » décerné par Parcel & PostExpo. Lauréat du Prix de l’innovation 2023 dans le domaine du tri et de l’entreposage, décerné par Parcel & PostExpo.

Pierre-Étienne Bardin est titulaire d’un DEA de modélisation économique. Après avoir commencé sa carrière chez Cap Gemini et Schlumberger, notamment comme consultant pour les banques et compagnies d’assurance (1997-2003), il intègre AXA Technologies et Services en 2004. Il y occupe successivement les fonctions de directeur d’applications des fonctions centrales puis de directeur de programmes transverses : sécurité, grands contrats, transparence financière et enfin transformation organisationnelle.

En 2013, il est nommé directeur de programme stratégie IT du groupe AXA et directeur Big Data du Data Innovation Lab, avant d’être recruté en 2016 par la Société Générale en tant que directeur Hub Big Data et intelligence artificielle.

Depuis 2018, il occupe les postes de Chief Data Officer du Groupe La Poste et Président de Probayes, société spécialisée en Intelligence Artificielle ayant contribué à l’élaboration de cas d’usage tels que la lecture automatique d’adresse, le tri des courriers et des colis, la détection de fraude à la Carte Bancaire ou encore le traitement automatique des factures,…. Il est membre du comité exécutif de la Branche Grand Public et Numérique.

Jelena Begović, who is currently serving her second mandate as a Minister of science, technological development and innovation of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, was born in Belgrade in 1970, where she completed her primary and secondary education. She initially enrolled in the Chemistry for Research and Development program at the Faculty of Chemistry but switched to the Faculty of Biology at the University of Belgrade after her first year.

During the course of her studies, she spent two years at the University of British Columbia in Canada, after which she returned to Serbia and graduated from the Faculty of Biology at the University of Belgrade.

She has been employed at the Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering at the University of Belgrade since 1998. She obtained her master’s degree in 2002 and defended her doctoral dissertation in the field of molecular genetics at the Faculty of Biology in 2008. Since 2018, she holds the title of a Scientific Advisor.

Begović has held the position of director of the Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering since 2014. She also served as the Laboratory for Molecular Microbiology chief at the Institute. For more than 20 years, she has been involved in research in the fields of molecular genetics and biotechnology, applying her research in various sectors, including the food and pharmaceutical industries.

She has published more than 60 scientific papers in leading international journals and is an active member of numerous scientific associations.

She has been representing the Republic of Serbia on the Board of Governors since 2011, which is the governing body of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, established by the United Nations, having its centers in Italy, India, and the Republic of South Africa. Significant financial resources have been secured through this organization over the years, and for scientific projects, conferences, and student education support in Serbia. She is elected to be the first woman ever to chair the Board of Governors of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB).

Through numerous projects, she actively participates in technology transfer processes implementation and the introduction of the concept of innovation in research in Serbia and the region. Over the years, she has gained experience and knowledge about the entire innovation process and its commercialization – from the laboratory to the market.

She has led and participated in various national and international scientific projects throughout her scientific career, and led collaborations with industry, including domestic and foreign companies as well.

In recent years, Begović has been dedicated to mentoring and providing assistance to researchers in innovation development projects. As an expert, she has been involved in state strategies development and writing, including Serbia’s Smart Specialization Strategy.

At the pandemic onset in 2020, the Government of the Republic of Serbia appointed her as the coordinator for the development and construction of the FireEye laboratories in Belgrade and Niš, which began operating in 2020, contributing to strengthening Serbia’s testing capacities during the pandemic.

With the support of the state, she established the Center for Sequencing and Bioinformatics at the Institute in 2021, enabling Serbia to begin forming a national genomic data bank.

She is one of the conceptual creators of the BIO4 Campus project, supported by the Government of the Republic of Serbia, which aims to bring together academia, research entrepreneurs and companies around the idea of developing Serbia through advances in biomedicine, biotechnology, bioinformatics and biodiversity.

Dexter Thillien works for the EIU as the Lead Analyst for
technology and telecoms. His specialist areas are regulation, the intersection between technology and industries and as well as between technology and geopolitics, and the strategy of Big Tech companies. He has also published several reports, the latest called Why AI matters on opportunities, risks, and regulation. He has presented to a wide range of audiences since 2010, most recently for several clients on AI use cases, its role in digital transformation and regulation across the world.

In his current role, Dexter leads the editorial coverage for
the technology and telecoms hub, looking at the market in itself as well as the impact of technology more broadly, highlighting the implications for corporate, financial and government clients. He has presented at several telecoms-specific trade conferences over the years, including events organised by the European Commission. He has produced webinars for a wide range of clients, and has been interviewed by several media, including the BBC, CNBC or Bloomberg.

Dexter joined the EIU in 2021, and has been an analyst since 2008. A French national, he has been living in the UK since 1998, and holds a Master’s Degree from King’s College London.

Stefan Badža is an Advisor to the President of the National Assembly of Serbia. He also works on developing the innovation ecosystem, with a focus on artificial intelligence. Stefan initiated and led the development of the Government’s artificial intelligence strategy and its implementation. The development and implementation of this strategic document have resulted, among other things, in the establishment of the Institute for Artificial Intelligence, the development of seven new master’s courses, the introduction of artificial intelligence in schools, and the establishment of the National Platform for Artificial Intelligence. Stefan is representing Serbia in Global Partnership on AI, which is chaired by Serbia in 2025.

Eric Pong manages 1.1K+ logistics partnerships as Partnerships Director at AfterShip, which is an all-in-one post-purchase software suite beloved by 20K+ omnichannel retailers and DTC brands globally including TOMs, Gymshark, Harry’s, Samsung, and Rakuten through its full suite of post-purchase products, including proactive shipment tracking, returns and exchange management, AI powered predictive delivery estimates, package protection, multi carrier shipping and carbon emissions reporting.

Eric regularly advises companies on topics including retail, omnichannel, eCommerce, IT, technology, logistics, and supply chain.

He is a regular speaker and presenter at conferences and events, and enjoys sharing his insights on social media.

Depuis 2009, Botond Szebeny est responsable de la coordination des activités de PostEurop dans divers domaines, dont la réglementation (UE et UPU), les opérations, la RSE, le marché, le commerce électronique, le développement durable et les douanes. Il dirige également le Siège de l’Association situé à Bruxelles. M. Szebeny a également été membre du Conseil d’administration de la campagne européenne « Print Power ».

Avant de rejoindre PostEurop, Botond Szebeny a été membre du Comité exécutif de Magyar Posta pendant 6 ans, et Responsable des activités internationales.  Pendant cette période, il a également siégé au Conseil d’administration de PostEurop et a présidé le Comité Affaires européennes (CAE) de l’Association. Il a dirigé diverses initiatives, notamment le Comité financier de l’UPU, et a œuvré en tant que conseiller externe auprès du Comité économique et social européen de l’UE.

Il est titulaire de Licences en Économie et en Droit, et parle couramment plusieurs langues européennes.

Sophie Desier est chargée des relations bilatérales avec l’ensemble des opérateurs postaux européens au sein du Groupe La Poste. Elle assure la coordination des trente experts qui participent activement aux workshops et aux activités des GT, Comités, Cercles et Transversales de PostEurop. Elle a 20 ans d’expérience dans le secteur postal et logistique, dont 10 ans chez Asendia et 10 ans en tant que Product Owner Proximity Services au sein du département Marketing et Innovation. Elle est la créatrice du service « Veiller sur mes parents » lancé en 2012. Elle a également travaillé chez Reliv International Inc. (secteur de la micro-nutrition) en tant que Conseillère en stratégie d’implantation et Responsable d’un réseau de distributeurs sur les marchés français et européen de 2013 à 2016. Elle est titulaire d’un diplôme de la Sorbonne (IHEAL, Paris III) en relations internationales, ainsi que d’une spécialisation en Intelligence économique et stratégique (IHEDN, Paris). Depuis octobre 2022, elle assure la co-présidence du Forum Innovation de PostEurop en collaboration avec La Poste Suisse et CTT Portugal.

Thierry Golliard est directeur de l’Open Innovation et Venturing à la Poste. Il développe des initiatives d’Open Innovation avec des partenaires externes tels que start-up, universités et accélérateurs en Suisse, en Allemagne, en France, en Israël, aux USA et en Chine. Ces écosystèmes innovants ont facilité les projets disruptifs, notamment la livraison par drones et les navettes autonomes. De plus, il gère les fonds stratégiques de capital-risque de la Poste. Il est titulaire de plusieurs Masters en Économie et en Technologie de l’Université de Fribourg, l’EPFL et l’UC Berkeley. Depuis 2022, Thierry Golliard est également Vice-président du Forum Innovation de PostEurop.