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Kontakt zona je “dnevna soba” Mikser festivala. Okuplja preko 60 relevantnih domaćih sagovornika i gostiju iz sveta i regiona koji će na panel diskusijama razmeniti ili ukrstiti mišljenja o najaktuelnijim temama našeg društva. Zajednički imenitelj 11 uzbudljivih debata ovogodišnje Kontakt zone jeste Balkan, njegovo novo mesto i uloga u kontekstu EU, komparativne prednosti i komplementarnost regiona u odnosu na zemlje zapadne Evrope. Cilj javnih okruglih stolova je da ukažu na autentične pokretače razvoja Balkana i umrežavanja regiona jugoistočne Evrope u celovit kreativni, poslovni i kulturni prostor.

MIKSER FESTIVAL / MAY 25 – 29 KONTAKT ZONE / DEBATES PROGRAM
WEDNESDAY MAY 26
BALKAN (R)EVOLVE(R)
THE NEW CREATIVE HUB?
14.00
BRAVE NEW WORLD

Presentation:
Kori Udovički - United Nations Assistant Secretary General / UNDP Assistant Administrator / Director UNDP Regional Bureau For Europe And The Commonwealth Independent States (USA / Serbia)
14.30
THE CREATIVE KEG
New Balkans Creative Panorama: Regional Networks And Platforms

Debate:
Selma Prodanović - IncrediblEurope Summit, Initiator / Brainswork, Founder(Austria)
Tulga Beyerle - Vienna Design Week, Director (Austria)
Velina Stoykova & Andrean Neshev - Sofia Design Week, Curators (Bulgaria)
Toma Ricov - Weekend Media Festival, Founder and Director (Croatia)
Svetozar Cvetković - Actor and Film Producer (Serbia)
Aleksandar Popovski - Theater And Film Director (FYR Macedonia)

Host & Moderator:
Maja Lalić, Mikser (Serbia)
16.00
CREATIVE ENTERPRENEURSHIP, THE BALKAN WAY
BE YOUR OWN BOSS – CHOOSE YOUR CAREER

Debate:
Jeffrey Spear - USAID Serbia Agribusiness Project, Senior Marketing Advisor (USA)
Andrej Jovanović - Anbo company, Entrepreneur (Serbia)
Danica Popović - Associate Professor, the Faculty of Economics, Belgrade University (Serbia)

Host & Moderator:
Srđan Janićijević - KOMON SENS
18.00
DESIGN IS NOT GLAMOROUS!
Future Of Furniture Industry In The Region

Debate:
Konstantin Grcic - KGID, Industrial Designer (Germany)
Fadil Ćostović & Dražen Poznanović - Artisan Furniture Company, Partners / Arteco, Wood Technology Center, Founders (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Jelena Matić - Young Serbian Desingers, Curator / Faculty Of Forestry, University Of Belgrade, Docent (Serbia)

Host & Moderator:
Nikola Radeljković - For_Use / Numen / Reaktor, Designer (Croatia)
THURSDAY MAY 27
BALKAN GHOSTS
Repositioning Balkan in the 21st century
14.00
IS FAIR PLAY POSSIBLE
How To Solve The Violence Puzzle

Debate:
Dušan Vujošević - Basketball Club Partizan, Coach (Serbia)
Amnon Vidan - The Peres Center For Peace, Sports Department, Deputy General Director (Israel)
Ana Kosovac - Manager of Group for Normative Affaires, harmonization of regulations with EU, Sector for Sport, Ministry Of Youth And Sports (Serbia)
Nenad Dikić - Antidoping Committee, President (Serbia)

Host & Moderator:
Mihajlo Delić - Sports Humanitarian Organization Play, Director (Serbia)
16.00
MEDIA BETWEEN BALKAN AND BALKANIZATION
Media - the catalyst of progress or deterioration of the Balkan society?

Presentation:
Aleksandar Tijanić - National Radio Television Serbia, Chief Executive Officer (Serbia)
16.30
EUROPE. BALKANS. SERBIA. THE FUTURE READING.
Balkan, between Europe and Serbia - Issues of Identity

Debate:
Srdjan Weiss - NAO – Normal Architecture Office, Architect And Researcher Of Architecture Of Balkanization (USA / Serbia)
Milena Dragićević Šešić - Professor,The Faculty Of Drama Arts, Belgrade University Of Arts (Serbia)
Milica Delević - Director, The EU Integration Office (Serbia)
Aleksandar Peković - Deputy Secretary For Culture, City Of Belgrade (Serbia)
Darko Lungulov - Film Director (Serbia / USA)

Host & Moderator:
Mirko Ilić - Mirko Ilić Corp., Graphic Designer ( New York, USA)
18.00
YU POP CULTURE: NEW TIMES
How to build new culture on the old foundations

Debate:
Moma Rajin - Music Critic (Serbia)
Siniša Škarica - Croatia Records, Editor (Croatia)
Petar Popović - Music Critic (Serbia)
Boris Miljković - Radio Television Serbia, Creative Director (Serbia)
Stanko Crnobrnja - TV Director (Serbia)

Hosts & Moderators:
Igor Stoimenov - Film and TV director (Serbia)
Uroš Đurić - Artist (Serbia)
FRIDAY MAY 28
SMART PLANET / RESPONSIBLE RECOVERY
14.00
RESPONSIBILITY VS. BOTTOM LINE
Recovery From The Global Crisis

Debate:
Veran Matić - CEO, B92TV (Serbia)
Sandra Štajner - Telenor, Chief Communications Officer (Serbia)
Maja Dželatović - Holcim, Marketing and Communications Director (Serbia)
Olja Stojanović - Communications Director, Coca Cola Hellenic (Serbia)
Ratko Zivković, direktor marketinga, Delta Generali

Host & Moderator:
Neven Marinović - CEO, Smart Kolektiv (Serbia)
15.30
DEEP ECOLOGY

Presentation:
Douglas Tompkins - Foundation For Deep Ecology, Founder, Environmentalist (USA)
16.00
DEEP ECOLOGY DEBATE

Debate:
Douglas Tompkins - Foundation For Deep Ecology (USA / South America)
William Infante - UNDP Serbia Resident Representative / UN Resident Coordinator (Serbia)
Goran Trivan – City Secretary for Environmental Protection (Serbia)
Kris Tompkins - Head of Conservacion Patagonica / Founder of Patagonia, Inc (USA / South America)

Host & Moderator:
Nina Babić - Mikser, Communications Director (Serbia)
17.30
ROADMAP 2050
A Practical Guide to a Prosperous, Low-Carbon Europe

Presentation:
Reinier de Graaf - AMO director and OMA partner-in-charge (Netherlands)
18.00
ENERGY FOR ALL

Debate:
Oliver Dulić - Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning (Serbia)
Reinier de Graaf - AMO director and OMA partner-in-charge (Netherlands)
Mark Crandall - Continental Wind Partners, Chairman of The Board (USA)

Host & Moderator:
Dejan Vasović - City Architect and Deputy Mayor of Belgrade (Serbia)
SATURDAY MAY 29
CREATIVE CITIES & URBAN INNOVATORS
14.00
CINEMATIC BALKANS

Presentation:
Nevena Daković - University Of Arts, Professor of Film Theory, Department of Theory and History
14.30
INDEPENDENTLY CREATIVE: IDEAS, SOLUTIONS, FREEDOM
Survival and Perspectives of Independent Creative Magazines

Debate:
Andrija Rusan - Oris Magazine, Publisher (Croatia)
Bistra Andreeva - One Magazine, Editor in Chief (Bulgaria)
Zmago Novak - Hiše, Managing Director (Slovenia)

Host & Moderator:
Mia David - Kvart Magazine, Editor In Chief (Serbia)
16.30
URBAN INNOVATORS
OMA Office for Metropolitan Architecture - Current Practice

Presentation:
Reinier de Graaf - AMO director and OMA partner-in-charge (Netherlands)
17.30
CREATIVE CITIES

Presentation:
Dragan Klaić - Cultural Analyst / Visiting Professor Of Cultural Policy, Central European University ( Netherlands )
18.00
CREATIVE CITY & URBAN INNOVATORS

Debate:
Reinier de Graaf - AMO director and OMA partner-in-charge (Netherlands)
Dragan Klaić - Cultural Analyst / Visiting Professor Of Cultural Policy, Central European University (Netherlands)
Choy Hyon Sook - Dean, College of Design / Dean, Graduate School of Fashion, Dongduk Women's University / Director Korea Costume Association (Seoul, Korea)
Nemanja Petrović – Assistant Mayor, City Municipality of Savski Venac (Serbia)

Host & Moderator:
Dejan Ubović – Director, Culture Front / European Center for Culture and Debate “Grad"