EFOS Business Forum – „"Entrepreneurs in Dialogue - Learning and Growth through Mentoring", October 7, 2025.
Third EFOS Business Forum
📅 Tuesday, October 7, 2025.
📍 Faculty of Economics in Osijek
It is with great pleasure that we announce the third EFOS Business Forum with the umbrella theme "Entrepreneurs in Dialogue - Learning and Growth through Mentoring", organized in collaboration with SENTOR Senior Entrepreneurs Club.
The forum brings:
🔹Presentation of SENTOR and the mentoring program
🔹Two panels on current topics.
The forum is a place for dialogue, exchange of experiences, and practical guidelines for entrepreneurial growth with mentoring support.
The forum is a place for dialogue, exchange of experiences, and practical guidelines for entrepreneurial growth with mentoring support.
The forum includes introductory presentation of SENTOR and the mentoring support model, followed by two panel discussions:
EFOS Business Forum – "Artificial Intelligence – A New Era of Business",24/10/2024
Second EFOS Business Forum held on 24 October 2024, on the topic of Artificial Intelligence – a New Era of Business, was dedicated to the rapidly growing impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on business, innovation and global competitiveness of organizations.
The aim of the forum was to open a discussion on the opportunities and challenges brought by the application of AI technologies and to strengthen cooperation between the business sector, educational institutions and policymakers in shaping sustainable, ethical and competitive digital strategies.
The introductory lecture, entitled "Quo Vadis AI (Domine)❓", was held by Assoc. Prof. Robert Kopal, PhD, an expert in analytics and the application of artificial intelligence. In his presentation, he emphasized that, despite the technical feasibility of automating many jobs, the economic viability will limit its actual reach to approximately 23% of jobs. This opens up space for the development and upgrading of human competencies, instead of replacing them, making AI a tool that can improve the workforce, not replace it.
The lecture was followed by a panel discussion entitled "AI in the service of global competitiveness", which brought together experts from various sectors with the aim of exchanging knowledge and experience on the application of artificial intelligence in a real business environment.
The participants of the panel were:
The Forum confirmed the importance of artificial intelligence as a strategic resource for the future of business and once again emphasized the role of the Faculty of Economics and Business in Osijek as a link between science and the economy in the digital age.
EFOS Business Forum – "Sustainable Future of the Croatian Economy", 26/03/2024
The first EFOS Business Forum held on 26 March 2024 at the Faculty of Economics and Business in Osijek brought together leading experts, business leaders and representatives of the business community to discuss the key role of sustainability and the integration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into the strategies of companies from Croatia.
The aim of the meeting was to emphasize that sustainability, in addition to contributing to global efforts for a better and fairer world, also opens up new business opportunities and strengthens the competitiveness of the Croatian economy. The Forum served as a valuable platform for the exchange of experiences and joint reflection on future business trends and challenges.
The introductory lecture on the topic "The role of financial institutions in greening the economy" was held by Sandra Švaljek, PhD, Deputy Governor of the Croatian National Bank, while the panel discussion entitled "Is the economy in Croatia green enough and what can we do better?" brought together the following participants:
The participants emphasized the importance of the role of the financial sector in supporting green projects, the need for uniform sustainability reporting standards and the continuous dialogue of all stakeholders in creating a more resilient, greener and more competitive economy.
