Maja Gabrijan – have 25 years of experience working with people, enhancing their development through education and coaching. 

Maja is a certified Executive Coach, a trainer and representative of the Academy of Executive Coaching from the UK, which specializes in coaching within organizations. Also, she is a certified lecturer of the London School of Public Relations, also UK based. 

Her work includes tailoring educational programs in accordance with specific needs of client organizations, based on co-creation with the client as a method of work. Client organizations express their end goals and Maja utilizes her experience and knowledge, to identify the solutions that would feature both individual and organizational advancement. 

Peđa Jovanović is a Senior Partner at Atria Group. Peđa is a mentor, trainer, and coach with extensive international experience. As a trainer and coach, Peđa works with companies and individuals worldwide (Serbia, Czech Republic, Portugal, Germany, Poland, India, Singapore, Brazil, Qatar, Austria, Bulgaria…). His areas of expertise include coaching, NLP, leadership development, effective communication, sales, and presentation skills. He has had the opportunity to lead numerous leadership development projects, corporate culture change initiatives, and various training and coaching programs. In his career so far, he has accumulated over 1,000 days of training and more than 3,000 hours of coaching.

Co-founder of CANVAS, and a founding member of the Otpor! (“Resistance!”) the movement that had the decisive role in bringing down the Milosevic regime in Serbia. He has a wealth of experience working with activist groups, NGO’s and students, teaching nonviolent methods in achieving positive social changes. Srdja’s educational work extends to teaching courses on nonviolent strategy at university level in the U.S. and the U.K, and authoring many publications on the topic of nonviolence, including the book “Blueprint for Revolution”.

She acquired her knowledge of Design Thinking through training with Marko Jevtić and Milovan Dekić. Aleksandra continuously improves her skills in Design Thinking methodology and applies the concepts she has learned in her everyday work. Together with a team of colleagues, she implemented the project “Bajk”, using the Design Thinking approach to design a solution that promotes environmental awareness. The project was among the highlighted participants of the Generator Zero competition and made it to the shortlist.

A psychologist by education, Aleksandra also holds a master’s degree in engineering management from the Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad.

Aleksandar Mihajlović completed LLB and LLM studies at the Law Faculty, University of Niš, where he is also a PhD student. He passed the State Bar Exam before the Serbian Ministry of Justice. Aleksandar completed his second LLM program in the field of international human rights law at the University of Sussex in Brighton, as a recipient of the UK Government Chevening Scholarship. In his master thesis research he investigated the topic related to the legal recognition of same-sex unions before the European Court of Human Rights and the UN Human Rights Committee. Aleksandar worked as a legal trainee, a junior expert at the Public Policy Secretariat of the Serbian Government, and he is currently working as a research assistant at the Institute of Comparative Law in Belgrade. He is a coauthor of the publication “Guide for the application of domestic anti-discrimination regulations in order to improve the position of the LGBTI persons on the labor market in the Republic of Serbia”.

Đorđe Odavić is a corporate communications and media relations expert with over two decades of extensive experience in corporate communications, crisis management, and media. He specializes in developing communication strategies, building strong public relations, and engaging with key stakeholders in Serbia and the Southeast Europe region.

Over the course of his career, Đorđe progressed from journalist to editor, covering some of the most pressing political, economic, and social issues before transitioning into the field of public relations. His expertise lies in strategic corporate consulting, effective crisis management, and seamless coordination with media outlets and stakeholders.

Executive Director of People Power Health, a group of community organizers and trainers focused on bringing the social movement and community organizing skills to healthcare professionals, caregivers, and healers. In the past, he was a Project Director at the Rippel Foundation working with the Hospital Systems, RWJF, CMS, QIOs, Center for Public Health Leadership, Primary Care Progress, Way to Wellville, Healthcare Anchor Network and many others. As a life-long activist, he currently serves on the advisory board of the Leading Change Network, one of the largest global networks of social movement leaders.

Originally from Serbia, Dr. Stojičić has served as president and executive director of the Youth of JAZAS, a Serbian NGO fighting HIV/AIDS, and as a president of the Serbia on the Move, a movement-building organization from Belgrade.