Welcome speeches

Krištof Debeljak M.Sc., Conference coordinator, SkillME, Slovenia

Iztok Drožina, Headmaster, Technical School Koper, Slovenia

Robert Rakar, Director, Chamber of commerce and Industry of Primorska, Slovenia

Giuseppe D’Agosto, Consul General, Consolato Generale d’Italia in Capodistria, Italia

Jasna Softić, deputy mayor of the city municipality of Koper, Slovenia

Aleš Ojsteršek, Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, Head of the Department for the Development of Education, Slovenia

Dr. Marjan Rihar, Director, Chamber of Electronic and Electrical Industry, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Republic of Slovenia

Referates

Education in STEM field in Eastern Europe vs Brain Drain, Prof.dr. sc. Dražan Kozak, Vice-Rector for educationand students, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia

Career apprenticeships at Infineon , Sigrun Alten, Diversity Manager, Lehrlingsbeauftragte, Human Resources, Austria

School to help the industry in product development, Aleš Kozjek, professor, Technical School Centre Kranj , Slovenia

Students: Not robots but company creators, Peter Ferfoglia, Državni Izobraževalni Zavod s slovenskim učnim jezikom“Cankar – Vega – Zois” Gorica , Italia

Coffee break

Work-based learning in VET and the cooperation with companies, Božica Šantek i Ksenija Mikšaj, Croatian Chamber of Economy – County Chamber Varaždin, Croatia

From idea to business opportunity – innovation and entrepreneurial support environment, Dorijan Maršič, Acting Director, University development center and university incubator of Primorska Ltd., Slovenia

LOVATO Electric beside schools towards Industry 4.0, Pietro Mascadri,  Training Manager LOVATO ELECTRIC S.p.A, Italy

Vocational and professional education for industry 4.0, Elido Bandelj,  former director, Institute for Vocational Education and Training of Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia