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CDayZ 2026, as it ran.

Five days in Zadar, 5–9 October 2026: an opening at the University of Zadar, then four days at the tables in the Providur's Palace and at Hotel Hyatt — one case per hour, each led by a leader, with a table of leaders around it.

Monday 5 October · University of Zadar

Arrival & Opening

The University of Zadar, 17:00–20:00 — a roundtable on AI in education, the opening addresses, the welcome reception.

  1. 17:00–18:00Roundtable (by invitation) — AI in Education: Part of Every Degree, or a Degree of Its Own?Gordan Akrap, Tomislav Petković, Marko Šarlija, Iva Kapusta, Dražen Kapusta
  2. 18:00–18:20Opening addresses
  3. 18:20–20:00Welcome reception

Tuesday 6 October · Providur's Palace

Art of Intelligence

The encyclical Magnifica humanitas, security and cognitive superiority, peak performance, the NEO8ra federation.

  1. 09:00–10:15Registration
  2. 10:15–10:30Welcome noteIva Kapusta · Gordan Akrap
  3. 10:30–11:00AddressesArchbishop of Zadar Milan Zgrablić · EU Commissioner Dubravka Šuica
  4. 11:00–13:00The Encyclical Magnifica HumanitasLead: Dražen Kapusta · Milan Zgrablić, Tonko Obuljen, Gordan Akrap, Iva Kapusta, Tali Režun
  5. 15:00–16:00CEO Fire ChatLead: Iva Kapusta · Zoran Mabić, Vjekoslav Majetić, Vesna Jurković
  6. 16:00–17:00The Gold Medal the Model Did Not WinLead: Dražen Kapusta · Sara Beram, Herman Vukušić
  7. 17:00–18:0075% Data Problem, €250 Billion Opportunity, Fog, SolutionLead: Dražen Kapusta · Alessio Manca, Nena Dokuzov, Boštjan Gomilšek, Tadej Slapnik, Gordan Akrap

Wednesday 7 October · Providur's Palace

Art of Trade

AI for security and business, robots in business, hotels, the AI office, the rail that never decides, the eighty-percent decision.

  1. 09:00–10:00Registration
  2. 10:00–11:00AI for Security and BusinessLead: Gordan Akrap · Dražen Kapusta, Tomislav Petković, Dalibor Franjić, Tali Režun
  3. 11:00–12:00Imagine Robots in Business Three Years from NowLead: Iva Kapusta · Tadej Slapnik, Luka Slapnik, Mario Celan, Vladimir Terešak Jr., Vandri 1
  4. 12:00–13:00The Meeting Where Everyone Was Right and Nothing MovedLead: Srđan Jovanović · Petar Đurić, Igor Vukašinović
  5. 15:00–16:00AI OfficeLead: Tali Režun · Đorđe Cakić, Mislav Bašić, Borna Segulin, Denitsa Stoyanova
  6. 16:00–17:00Problem, Solution. All the Rest Is NoiseLead: Snežana Ilić · Tomislav Anadolac, Marija Lovrić, Budimir Milić, Srđan Jovanović
  7. 17:00 onwardsParticipants' cases — presented by their authors

Thursday 8 October · Hotel Hyatt

Art of Leadership

AI in the firm, the expert and the agent, AI on the board, selling, building twice, the AI hackathon — then the participants' cases at the tables.

  1. 09:00–10:00Registration
  2. 10:00–11:00The AI Everyone Used but UnderperformedLead: Dražen Kapusta · Andreja Čović Vidović, Edo Mujkić, Tvrtko Dolić, Kristina Bukilić, Zlatko Galešić
  3. 11:00–12:00The Best Person for the Old Job Was Ready for the New OneLead: Snežana Ilić · Vesna Jurković, Hrvoje Lisak, Marija Lovrić, Miroslava Jocić, Jurica Vuković, Nevenka Bilandžić, Alenka Jajac Knez, Andreja Čović Vidović
  4. 12:00–13:00The Board Pack Was Perfect. The Decision Was Not.Lead: Luka Gauta · Helena Schmidt, Siniša Čolević, Kristina Bukilić, Ljudmila Bjelić
  5. 15:00–16:00The Sale That Happened Before the MeetingLead: Saša Pavlaković · Ivor Baksa, Bruno Pavić, Zvonimir Šimić, Mario Martinek, Marija Nikolić
  6. 16:00–17:00The Executive Who Built TwiceLead: Irena Grofelnik · Hrvoje Strepački, Hrvoje Lisak, Zlatko Rizvić, Budimir Milić
  7. 17:00–17:30The Hackathon Where Nobody Wrote CodeLead: Dražen Kapusta · The room — the hackathon needs no panel
  8. 17:30–18:30Participants' cases at the tables — tables of six, one case each, no stage

Friday 9 October · Hotel Hyatt

Art of Leadership

The new role for MBA alumni, the first Monday as CEO, from Lex Mercatoria to the AI economy, the tribe, the journey — the Zadar Declaration and the closing session, then the participants' cases at the tables.

  1. 09:00–10:00Registration
  2. 10:00–11:00Three Titles Arrived Before the Job DidLead: Aco Momčilović · Saša Milinović, Marin Validžić, Boris Bajtl
  3. 11:00–12:00The First Monday as CEOLead: Vlatka Šrajbek · Hrvoje Tretinjak, Jerko Bačić, Hrvoje Merki, Krešimir Lokas, Vukašin Stanisavljević, Miroslava Jocić
  4. 12:00–13:00From Lex Mercatoria to the AI EconomyLead: Dražen Kapusta · Vladimir Terešak, Siniša Čolević, Ana Blažević, Loris Dessardo, Vjekoslav Majetić · The room joins the table
  5. 15:00–16:00Do You Need a Tribe in the NEO Era?Lead: Zrinko Petener · The EMBA cohort at the table — and whoever is in the room
  6. 16:00–17:00The Trip They Still Talked About Years LaterLead: Ivana Babić · The EMBA cohort at the table — and whoever is in the room
  7. 17:00–17:30The Zadar Declaration and the Closing SessionLead: Iva Kapusta
  8. 17:30–18:30Participants' cases at the tables — tables of six, one case each, no stage