Programme
PROGRAMME
BestInvest 2026 – Preliminary Gala Awards Dinner Conference Programme
Thursday, 16 April 2026, Hotel Esplanade, Emerald Ballroom, starting at 18:00
Mirna Marovic, President, Croatian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (CVCA)
Alan Herjavec, Member of the Management Board, Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR)
Sladjana Cosic, Head of Office, European Investment Bank (EIB) in Croatia
Miljan Zdrale, Director for Central Europe, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Zrinka Raguz, State Secretary, Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds
Andrej Plenkovic, Prime Minister of Croatia, TBC
Prof. Dragan Primorac, M.D., Ph.D., Chairman of the Board of Trustees, St Catherine Specialty Hospital
Moderated by Mirna Marovic, President, CVCA
A practitioner-led perspective on how recent market shifts are reshaping fundraising dynamics, exit timelines, LP behaviour, and portfolio strategy across private markets
Dejan Ljustina, Partner, Vision Partners
Filip Filipovic, solo opera singer, Croatian National Theatre (HNK)
Lana Bradic, pianist
Award ceremony with a short presentation of the nominees by the expert jury in seven categories:
- Private Equity Investment of the Year 2025
- Venture Capital (Early-Stage) Investment of the Year 2025
- Venture Capital (Later-Stage) Investment of the Year 2025
- Founder of the Year 2025
- Exit of the Year 2025
- Fundraising of the Year 2025
- Investor of the Year 2025
Filip Filipovic, solo opera singer, Croatian National Theatre (HNK)
Lana Bradic, pianist
Sanja Ancic Curkovic, Director, ESG & Portfolio, Provectus Capital Partners
Kristijan Hundric, Investment Manager, Invera Equity Partners
Marko Perozic, Deputy Chief Content Officer, Bloomberg Adria
Dragos Petre, Partner & CFO, Morphosis Capital
Tomislav Tomljenovic, Regional Director, Adria, Enterprise Investors
Moderated by Mirna Marovic, President, CVCA
Aleksandar Dragicevic, Principal, MidEuropa
Darko Horvat, President of the Management Board of BOSQAR d.d.
Zvonimir Simic, CEO, Optika Anda
Mladen Veber, CEO, Mlinar
Moderated by Vladimir Nisevic, Forbes Hrvatska
Izet Zdralovic. Partner, Silicon Gardens
Bruno Coric, Co-Founder & CTO, Arkensight
Moderated by Mirna Marovic, President, CVCA
Nikolina Lauc, Co-Founder & CEO, GlycanAge
Nina Dremelj, Managing Partner, Vesna VC
Pedja Predin, Managing Director, Fifth Quarter Ventures
Moderated by Bernard Ivezic, CEO & Co-founder, Unicorn Underground
Filip Filipovic, solo opera singer, Croatian National Theatre (HNK)
Lana Bradic, pianist
Mirna Marovic, President, CVCA
The event organiser reserves the right to modify the preliminary conference programme.