Weekend.19, the largest regional media, business and communications festival, is set to deliver its most ambitious edition to date. Staying true to its distinctive format that brings together ideas, people and platforms — blending inspiration with entertainment — Weekend.19 will feature a record-breaking eight specialised programmes, making it the biggest edition in the festival’s history.
What’s New This Year
At a time when health and education are increasingly emerging as defining issues of modern society, Weekend.19 is launching two entirely new platforms: Education.Weekend and Health.Weekend.
Health.Weekend offers a fresh perspective on health within a broader social and professional context, connecting medicine, pharmaceuticals, technology and practice. It focuses on the changes already shaping the future of healthcare — from digitalisation and artificial intelligence to new therapeutic and organisational models — through conversations that move beyond the traditional framework of professional congresses. Bringing together professionals from healthcare, technology, media and business, along with international speakers and diverse perspectives, it creates space for understanding the challenges that will define tomorrow’s healthcare system.
Education.Weekend introduces a completely new outlook on learning, the knowledge market and the development of future competencies. It gathers experts, educators, decision-makers, entrepreneurs and innovators in a shared dialogue to position knowledge and education as key drivers of societal change. Through top-tier experts and proven practices from Croatia and around the world, participants will gain fresh and inspiring insights into the evolving landscape of education and science. Through interactive lectures, panels and workshops, Education.Weekend connects those who believe that knowledge is not merely theory, but a tool that transforms reality and careers alike. A special emphasis is placed on practical application, encouraging the exchange of experience, competencies and innovations shaping the future of work and learning.
AI.Weekend Expands into Tech.Weekend
Following the remarkable success of AI.Weekend, which brought artificial intelligence into the mainstream festival programme, Weekend.19 is taking a step further. This year, AI.Weekend evolves into Tech.Weekend — a broader and more comprehensive platform dedicated to technology. Tech.Weekend encompasses artificial intelligence, as well as software, hardware, digital platforms and technological solutions that are already transforming business, society and everyday life. Through high-quality content and networking opportunities with leading domestic and international experts, it offers insights into the key themes of the future — with a focus on developments in the coming years, as well as the next two decades.
The Biggest Weekend Yet
Alongside these exciting new additions, Weekend.19 will also feature new and ambitious editions of HR.Weekend, Finance.Weekend, Investment.Weekend and Energy.Weekend, each set to generate strong interest and positive reactions from audiences. With eight festival programmes, numerous international speakers and thousands of participants, Rovinj will once again become the epicentre of creativity, connection and new perspectives at the end of September.
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