Five days in Zadar, 5–9 October 2026. The reading order of the book is the programme: one case per hour, the author of the best submitted case closes each day.
Reception at the University of Zadar and the opening lecture — topic to be announced.
Zadar and the Mediterranean, peak performance, security and cognitive superiority, robots, the chambers and the Declaration.
| # | Case | Lead | At the table |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zadar and Its Role in Mediterranean and World Trade | Tomislav Petković | to be announced |
| 2 | The Gold Medal the Model Did Not Win | Dražen Kapusta | to be announced |
| 3 | AI for Security, Resilience and Cognitive Superiority of Nations | Gordan Akrap | to be announced |
| 4 | Why Smart People Still Produce Weak Decisions | Gordan Akrap | to be announced |
| 5 | Imagine Robots in Business Three Years from Now | Iva Kapusta | to be announced |
| 6 | From Lex Mercatoria to the AI Economy: Human Leadership, NEO Chambers and Fair Global Trade | Gordan Akrap | to be announced |
| 7 | Bonus case — the best of the participants' submissions | the author | chosen from the cases sent in; the author presents |
Hotels, the fictional NEO8ra federation, selling, the first Monday as CEO, building twice, the eighty-percent decision.
| # | Case | Lead | At the table |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Season Was Full, but the Destination Wanted More | Tom Zovko | to be announced |
| 2 | 75% Data Problem, €250 Billion Opportunity, NEO8ra Solution — Fog | Dražen Kapusta | to be announced |
| 3 | The Sale That Happened Before the Meeting | Saša Pavlaković | to be announced |
| 4 | The First Monday as CEO | Vlatka Šrajbek | to be announced |
| 5 | The Executive Who Built Twice | Irena Grofelnik | to be announced |
| 6 | Problem, Solution. All the Rest Is Noise | Dražen Kapusta | to be announced |
| 7 | Bonus case — the best of the participants' submissions | the author | chosen from the cases sent in; the author presents |
AI in the firm, the AI office, the expert and the agent, AI on the board, the AI Act rail, the AI hackathon.
| # | Case | Lead | At the table |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The AI Everyone Used but Underperformed | Aco Momčilović | to be announced |
| 2 | The AI Office That Began with One Brave Team | Mario Konecki | to be announced |
| 3 | The Best Person for the Old Job Was Ready for the New One | Petra Kosić | to be announced |
| 4 | The Board Pack Was Perfect. The Decision Was Not. | Luka Gauta | to be announced |
| 5 | The Rail That Never Decides | Tali Režun | to be announced |
| 6 | The Hackathon Where Nobody Wrote Code | Dražen Kapusta | to be announced |
| 7 | Bonus case — the best of the participants' submissions | the author | chosen from the cases sent in; the author presents |
Hiring, ambition, the meeting that moved nothing, customers who belong, the tribe, the journey — and the closing session. 16–18: Alumni AI eXperience.
| # | Case | Lead | At the table |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Job Nobody Could Hire For | Josipa Petrović | to be announced |
| 2 | The European Company That Finally Raised Its Ambition | Zoran Mabić | to be announced |
| 3 | The Meeting Where Everyone Was Right and Nothing Moved | Srđan Jovanović | to be announced |
| 4 | The Customers Who Stopped Buying and Started Belonging | Teuta Duletić | to be announced |
| 5 | Do You Need a Tribe in the NEO Era? | Zrinko Petener | to be announced |
| 6 | The Trip They Still Talked About Years Later | Ivana Babić | to be announced |
| 7 | Bonus case — the best of the participants' submissions | the author | chosen from the cases sent in; the author presents |
| 8 | Why We Were Building CDayZ, What We Learned in Zadar, and What We Can Do Better Next Year | Iva Kapusta | everyone who stays |