Agenda
- Oct 29-30, 2026
- Ložionica, Belgrade
08:30 – 09:00
Registration
09:00 – 09:15
Main Hall
Keynote Talk – Healthy People, Healthy Planet: The Neuroscience of a Thriving Brain
Dragomir Milovanović
Professor, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
09:15 – 09:45
Main Hall
Opening Ceremony
Mihailo Jovanović
Office for IT and eGovernment, Director
Kelly Ommundsen
Director, Global Regulatory Innovation Platform, World Economic Forum
Alexander De Croo
Administrator, UNDP (video message)
09:45 – 10:25
Main Hall
Plenary Talk – Nobel Laureate
Gregg L. Semenza
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019; Professor of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
10.25 – 10:45
Break
Parallel Session I
10:45 – 11:25
Main Hall
Panel Discussion
Next-Gen Therapies: The Future of Treatment
Moderator
Maja Stojiljković
Full Research Professor, IMGGE
Panelists
Caleb J. Bashor
Assistant Professor of Bioengineering and BioSciences, Rice University
Sašo Čemerski
SVP & Head of Immunology, Marengo Therapeutics
Elisa Cimetta
Associate Professor at the Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padua
11:25 – 11:50
Main Hall
Keynote Talk
Keynote Talk
Dame Molly Stevens
Professor of Bionanoscience, Oxford University
10:45 – 11:45
Interactive Hub
Panel Discussion
AI for Chips and Chips for AI
Moderator
Branka Rakić
AI Consultant, Office for IT and eGovernment
Panelists
Vladimir Milovanović
Professor at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac
Zoran Stamenković
Professor, National Polytechnic University of Armenia
Olivera Stojanović
Co-founder & CTO, Cogita EDA
11:50 – 12:10
Break
Parallel Session II
12:10 – 12:35
Main Hall
Keynote Talk
Keynote Talk
Andrea Califano
President, Immune Cell Reprogramming, Head of Biohub New York; Clyde and Helen Wu Professor of Chemical and Systems Biology, Departments of Systems Biology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Biomedical Informatics, Medicine, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
12:35 – 13:15
Main Hall
Panel Discussion
AI Applications in Life Sciences
Moderator
Brynne Stanton
Thematic Lead in Bioeconomy at the C4IR Network, World Economic Forum
Panelists
Débora Campos
President & CEO, AgroGrIN Tech
Jelena Matone
Senior Head, CISO, European Investment Bank
Bosco Emparanza García
CEO & Co-Founder, MOA foodtech
12:00 – 13:00
Interactive Hub
Panel Discussion
Pharma Industry Conversations
Moderator
Lara Dobrković
Director Clinical Lead, IQVIA
Panelists
Đuro Karanović
Executive Medical Director, Early Oncology Clinical Development, AstraZeneca
Gorana Pivljanin
Clinical Affiliate Manager, Novo Nordisk
Milena Sremčević
Medical & Regulatory Affairs Lead Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, North Macedonia, Takeda
13:15 – 14:15
Lunch
Parallel Session III
14:15 – 14:40
Main Hall
Keynote Talk
Keynote Talk
Marieta Jiménez
Executive Vice President and Head of Core Markets, Merck Healthcare
14:40 – 15:25
Main Hall
Panel Discussion
Bioelectronic Medicine & Nanotechnology
Moderator
Goran Stojanović
Full Professor at the Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad
Panelists
Ivana Kojčić
AI Research Engineer, Huawei
Sadok Ben Yahia
Professor, SDU Center for Industrial Software, University of Southern Denmark
Christian Münzenmayer
Head of Digital Health and Analytics, Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits
Sabine Szunerits
Professor of Chemistry, University of Lille
14:15 – 15:15
Interactive Hub
Showroom
Top Emerging Technologies Showcase
Moderators
Aleksandra Dragičević
Advisor for AI in Health, C4IR Serbia; Assistant Professor, Faculty of Agriculture
Ilija Antović
Associate professor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences
Presenters
Valentina Savić
Head of AI, Things Solver, ASEE Group
Vladimir Banić
AI consultant, Informatika
Aleksandar Janjić
CEO, InfiWave Diagnostics, KBV Datacom
Bojan Sekulić
Technology Strategy Lead, Khaoticen
Milena Pavlović
Key Account Manager, Comtrade
15:25 – 15:40
Break
Parallel Session IV
15:40 – 16:25
Main Hall
Panel Discussion
Capital Meets Innovation
Moderator
Nenad Paunović
Advisor to the Office of the President, National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia
Panelists
Stefan Savić
CEO, LIFE BioCEEd
Anya Eldan
Partner, Edge Medical Ventures
Gretchen van Steenwyk
Venture Investor and Strategic Advisor
Mihailo Bjelić
Co-Founder, Polygon Labs
16:25 – 16:35
Main Hall
Main Hall
New vision of BIO4 Campus
New vision of BIO4 Campus
15:30 – 16:30
Interactive Hub
Panel Discussion
Connecting the Dots: Europe’s AI Innovation Ecosystem (Invite only)
Fani Tsirantonaki
Project Adviser, HaDEA (video message)
Amila Kalača
Projects & Grants Officer, AI Office, DG CNECT (video message)
Moderator
Graciela Garrido
Head of Sales, FundingBox
Panelists
Madara Melne-Krūmiņa
EDIH Director, Latvian IT Cluster (EDIH Latvia)
Ivan Pavlović
Assistant Director, STP Niš & S4AI HUB Coordinator (EDIH Serbia)
Stevan Vrbaški
Founder, Vinaver Medical (CIPS EDIH User)
Tamara Bresjanac
Digitalization Advisor, NALED (CIPS EDIH SERBIA)
16:35 – 16:40
Closing Ceremony
16:40 – 18:30
Networking Cocktail
Ground Zero
10:50 – 11:20
Partner Presentations
AIGO
ASEE
Comtrade
12:40 – 13:10
Dot Networks
KBV Datacom
Locknight
14:45 – 15:15
AIGO
ASEE
Comtrade
15:45 – 16:15
Dot Networks
KBV Datacom
Locknight
Ground Zero
09:00 – 16:30
Horizon Europe InnoThyroGen Project stand
Horizon Europe InnoThyroGen Project
09:00 – 16:30
COST Action CA24166 INFLAMomx stand
COST Action CA24166 INFLAMomx
09:00 – 16:30
StarTech stand
StarTech
09:00 – 16:30
Center for the Promotion of Science stand
CPN
First Floor
09:00 – 18:30
Immersive Room
Step into the Immersive Room at AI 4 LIFE: Biotech Future Forum – a 360° experience made for taking a breath, slowing down and seeing things from a different perspective.
Uniquely Human
A digital journey
Closed Workshops – by invitation only
09:00 – 10:30
Venture Lab science event
10:30 – 10:45
Break
10:45 – 12:00
World Economic Forum – Policy Maturity Index Workshop
12:00 – 12:15
Break
12:15 – 13:30
Interdisciplinary Master’s Programmes in Bioinformatics
13:30 – 14:30
Lunch
11:00 – 13:00
Strengthening Capacities and Introducing EU Best Practices for BIO4 Campus
11:00 – 13:00
InnoThyroGen Research & Innovation Lab: From Scientific Innovation to Commercial Readiness – Strategic Perspectives
13:30 – 15:00
Strengthening Capacities and Introducing EU Best Practices for BIO4 Campus – Steering Committee
