Congress 2026 - IPMA Serbia

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30. International Congress on Project Management

Beyond Success: Happiness and Wellbeing in the Project Enviroment

28 - 30 MAY 2026.

Metropol Palace

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Bryce Fuemmeler
Senior Research Associate at Harvard Kennedy School

Topic: The Art and Science of Meaningful Work

Efrosyni Konstantinou
Senior Lecturer, University College London, The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction

Tema: Kolektivna inteligencija kao odgovor na deprofesionalizaciju upravljanja projektima u eri geopolitičkih previranja

Dr. Waleed Al-Ali
Secretary-General of The Digital School and Board Member;
Executive Director in the Strategy and Innovation Sector at the Prime Minister's Office

Tema: Kolektivna inteligencija kao odgovor na deprofesionalizaciju upravljanja projektima u eri geopolitičkih previranja

Sivathanu Pillai
PMA India President

Tema: Palata nauke: Projektna izvrsnost u funkciji istraživanja i popularizacije nauke

Marisa Silva
PMO and PPM Specialist, International Consultant at Wellingtone

Tema: Palata nauke: Projektna izvrsnost u funkciji istraživanja i popularizacije nauke

Veljko Janjić
President of Bexel Consulting

Tema: Palata nauke: Projektna izvrsnost u funkciji istraživanja i popularizacije nauke

Dejan Jakovljević
Head of EMEIA PMO; Schneider Electric

Tema: Palata nauke: Projektna izvrsnost u funkciji istraživanja i popularizacije nauke

Dejan Jakovljević
Head of EMEIA PMO; Schneider Electric

Tema: Palata nauke: Projektna izvrsnost u funkciji istraživanja i popularizacije nauke

SPEAKERS

IPMA PRESIDENTS

Mladen Vukomanović

IPMA President

Croatia

Joop Schefferlie
IPMA Chairman
IPMA President 2021–2023

Netherlands

Jesus Martinez Almela
IPMA Honorary Fellow
IPMA President 2018–2020

Spain

Reinhard Wagner
Founder & CEO of Projektivisten GmbH
IPMA President 2015–2017

Germany

Mladen Radujković

IPMA President 2013–2014

Croatia

Roberto Mori

IPMA Advisory Committee
IPMA President 2011–2012

Italy

Brigitte Schaden
IPMA Ethics Committee; President, Project Management Austria; IPMA President 2009–2010

Austria

Reinhard Wagner
Founder & CEO of Projektivisten GmbH; Former IPMA President

2015 – 2017

SPEAKERS

Silvia Drahosova
IPMA Vice President Professional Development

Slovakia

Vedran Cazin
Siemens

Croatia

Jovan Lukić
Director of the Global PMO for Digital Grid;
Schneider Electric

Serbia

Bojana Laković
Acting Director General of the Directorate for Capital Projects
and International Cooperation in Montenegro

Montenegro

José Reyes Gonzalez
Advisor to the Government of Panama

Panama

Khalid Al Marri
Chairman of the IPMA UAE Board

UEA

Marija Vesić
Financial Controller, Hilton Belgrade

Serbia

Bogdan Novaković
Sales Manager, Nestlé

Serbia

Sylvia Sperr
Global Program Lead at Siemens Energy

Germany

Ekaterina Khalimon
State University of Management

Russia

Ronggui Ding
IPMA Vice President Research & Publications

China

Martina Huemann
IJPM Editor;
Professor at WU Vienna University
and University College London

Austria

Nathalie Drouin
Editor-in-Chief of the IJMPB

Canada

Teri Okoro
Director of TOCA

United Kingdom

Alexander Tovb
SOVNET President

Russia

Tim Jaques
IPMA USA President

USA

Laura Lasaite
Chief Operating Officer, IPMA

France

Mark Patch
IPMA Global Awards Director

Australia

Giovanni Pisano
Director of IPMA Italy Certification Body

Italy

Krzysztof Działo
Lead Project Manager at Vestas

Poland

Ines Perec
VP of Quality and Academic Affairs, Swiss School of Business and Management

Switzeralnd

Peter Thuy
Vice President for Membership Germany; IU International University, former Germany Rector and Management Director

Germany

Oliver McGibbon
Head of Portfolio Management Office leading strategic initiatives at Samsung Electronics

United Kingdom

Maurits van der Plas
Director of Van Haren Learning Solutions

Netherlands

Alexander Bull
DGUV University of Applied Sciences

Germany

Dragana Zarkovic Obradovic
Director of the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN)

Serbia

Waleed Mostafa
Pulse by Solutions

Egypt

Peđa Mitrović
Western Balkans Reform & Governance Expert

Serbia

Volker Hild
Vice President Project Excellence at Siemens Energy for the GCC

Germany

Dirk G. Bochar
Secretary General Engineers Europe

Belgium

Elsa Paasilinna
President of IPMA Young Crew Management Board

Finland

Kristijan Prebanić
Member of Young Crew Management Board

Croatia

Aca Jovanović
Dean of Faculty for Project and Innovation Management

Serbia

Cetin Elmas
Gazi University, Faculty of Technology,
Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Turkey

Filip Jovanović
Faculty for Project and Innovation Management

Serbia

Baabak Ashuri
Executive Director, Professional Master's in Occupational Safety and Health

USA

Katarina Bajec
MD, Specialist in Ophthalmology, author and host of the TV program "Zdravo misli"

Serbia

Mauro Mancini
Politecnico di Milano

Italy

TOPICS

• Redefining Project Success: Integrating Wellbeing and Happiness Metrics
• Mental Health in Project Teams: Challenges and Strategies
• The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Project Leadership
• Creating a Positive Project Culture: Tools and Techniques
• Stress Management in High-Pressure Project Environments
• Balancing Productivity and Wellbeing in Agile Teams
• Mindfulness and Resilience in Project Management
• Burnout Prevention Strategies for Project Professionals
• Human-Centered Project Design: Putting People First
• The Psychology of Motivation in Project Teams
• Work-Life Balance in Project-Based Organizations
• Diversity, Inclusion, and Psychological Safety in Projects
• The Future of Work: Wellbeing in Remote and Hybrid Project Teams
• Measuring and Managing Happiness in Project Stakeholders
• Leadership Styles That Foster Team Wellbeing and Engagement

AGENDA

Izleti

PANELI, OKRUGLI STOLOVI I RADIONICE

Uspostavljanje projektne funkcije i PMO-a u organizaciji
Rušenje barijera kroz kolektivnu snagu
Pisanje projektnih predloga za naučnoistraživačke organizacije
Kolektivna snaga medija u boljem upravljanju projektima
Kolektivna inteligencija u upravljanju građevinskim projektima
Kolaborativna platforma za razvoj kompetencija u multinacionalnim kompanijama
Kolektivna inteligencija kreativnog haosa: Kako se organizuje studentski pokret

PREDAVAČI

Renato Golob

Uspostavljanje projektne funkcije i PMO-a u organizaciji

Tara Stanojević

Kolektivna inteligencija kreativnog haosa: Kako se organizuje studentski pokret

Veljko Vučetić

Kolektivna inteligencija kreativnog haosa: Kako se organizuje studentski pokret

The papers will be selected for publication in the following journals:

Important dates

Early bird registration
until March 1^st, 2026.
Deadline for submitting papers
Until May 4^th, 2026.
30^th International Congress on Project Management
May 28^th-30^th,2026.

Danubia
Park
Hotel

Cena za učesnike Kongresa:10.310 RSD jednokrevetna soba/dan |7.565 RSD dvokrevetna soba/dan

30^th International Congress on Project Management –
Call for Participation

Share your knowledge, research, and experience with the international project management community.

Call for Papers

Submit Your Paper

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit their papers for presentation and publication within the 30^th International Congress on Project Management program.

What you’ll find inside

Paper submission questions
Author guidelines
Required submission details

Download – Papers (PDF)

REGISTRATION

Early Bird Ticket

(Early bird until March 1) Promo registration fee

€ 390

Full access to conference days
Complimentary Food & Drinks
Welcome cocktail
Conference dinner
IPMA badge
Official conference app

Regular SENET Ticket

Standard registration fee

€ 490

Full access to conference days
Complimentary Food & Drinks
Welcome cocktail
Conference dinner
IPMA badge
Official conference app

IPMA SENET Ticket

Member of IPMA Serbia, IPMA MA, IPMA Young Crew

€ 390

Full access to conference days
Complimentary Food & Drinks
Welcome cocktail
Conference dinner
IPMA badge
Official conference app

Social Events Ticket

Social networking

€ 250

Welcome cocktail
Conference dinner
Official conference app

Speaker

Early Bird

€ 290

Regular

€ 390

More information

Accepted Paper

Early Bird

€ 290

Regular

€ 390

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PROGRAM COMMITTEE

1. dr. Vladimir Obradović, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade, Serbia – Chair of the Program Committee
2. dr. Aca Jovanović, Dean of the Faculty of Project and Innovation Management, Belgrade, Serbia
3. dr. Milena Jakšić, Dean of the Faculty of Economics, University of Kragujevac
4. dr. Ivan Mihajlović, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Serbia
5. dr. Ivana Berić, Faculty of Project and Innovation Management, Belgrade, Serbia
6. dr. Marija Todorović, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade, Serbia
7. dr. Dejan Tanikić, Technical Faculty in Bor, University of Belgrade, Serbia
8. dr. Marko Slavković, Faculty of Economics, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
9. dr. Ivan Vulić, EDUCONS University, Faculty of Project and Innovation Management "Petar Jovanović"
10. dr. Marija Kuzmanović, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade, Serbia
11. dr. Danijela Toljaga-Nikolić, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade, Serbia
12. dr. Radmila Miković, Faculty of Project and Innovation Management, Belgrade, Serbia
13. dr. Filip Jovanović, Faculty of Project and Innovation Management, Belgrade, Serbia
14. dr. Sergey Bushuyev, Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, Ukraine
15. Alexandr Tovb, President of the Russian Association for Project Management, Russia
16. dr. Constanta Bodea, Academy of European Studies, Bucharest, Romania
17. dr. Mladen Vukomanović, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb, Croatia
18. dr. Milica Jovanović, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade, Serbia
19. dr. Isidora Ljumović, Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia
20. dr. Ekaterina Khalimon, State University of Management, Russia
21. Davor Žderić, Director, GMP Gramont – NS
22. dr. Rebeka Vlahov, Faculty of Economics, University of Zagreb
23. dr. Gilbert Silvius, University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands
24. dr. Nenad Ivanišević, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Belgrade, Serbia

ORGANIZER COMMITTEE

GENERAL CHAIR: dr. Vladimir Obradović, President of IPMA Serbia and Vice President of IPMA
dr. Marija Todorović, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade, IPMA Serbia, Serbia
dr. Danijela Toljaga-Nikolić, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade, IPMA Serbia, Serbia
Sara Stojiljković, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade, IPMA Serbia, Serbia
Vladana Stepanović, IPMA Serbia, Serbia
Miloš Kozomara, IPMA Serbia, Serbia
Ivana Kužet, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade, Serbia

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