FEM-UP Academy Grand FInal

Dear Businet colleagues,

Doba Business School are delighted to invite you to the FEM-Up Academy Grand Final of women’s entrepreneurship, titled Innovate. Empower. Rise. The event is organised in collaboration with several European projects, bringing together insights and best practices to foster greater synergies and enhance the impact of our joint efforts in the fields of creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, and personal growth — with a strong focus on sustainable approaches as well as the challenges and opportunities of today’s digital world.

We look forward to welcoming you on Wednesday, 18 June 2025, 12:30 CET, at DOBA Business School,, Prešernova ulica 1, Maribor, Slovenia, or online, to jointly celebrate the achievements of young women who are helping shape the future of women’s entrepreneurship and demonstrating their STEAM skills. Your presence will mean a great deal to us, as together we inspire and empower a new generation of women entrepreneurs — changemakers for the future.

Programme highlights include:

• Final Competition of Entrepreneurial Ideas moderated by Laure Raso, CEEIM, Spain.
  Meet our six inspiring finalists from six European countries
• Keynote Speech: Between Technology and Vision – The Journey of a Woman Innovator by Milena Đukanović, University of Montenegro and Midju_Accessories start-up owner, Montenegro
• Panel Discussion: Fostering Innovation through Start-up Mentorship, Digital Engagement, Emotional Resilience, and Family Empowerment
  • Mariella Camilleri, President, Business Professional Women Malta , Malta
  • Gordana Ćorić, Consultant and entrepreneurship mentor, Croatia
  • Marko Divjak, Positive psychology expert, ASAP project, DOBA Business School, Slovenia
  • Milena Đukanović, Professor, engineer, and innovator, University of Montenegro in Midju_Accessories start-up, Montenegro
  • Marina Letonja, Professor of entrepreneurship, DOBA Business School, Slovenia
  • Matej Rus, Director, Venture Factory, Slovenia
  • Živa Veingerl Čič, HR expert, BeWell project coordinator, DOBA Business School, Slovenia

Moderated by Mateja Geder, Head of Project Office and International Collaboration at DOBA Business School, and FEM-Up Project Coordinator, Slovenia

• Parallel session (in Slovenian) titled Together for the Well-Being and Safe Digital Future of Children and Adolescents, featuring insights from two innovative EU projects, ASAP and BE-WELL, presented by:

• Živa Veingerl Čič, HR expert, BeWell project coordinator, DOBA Business School, Slovenia
• Marko Divjak, Positive psychology expert, ASAP project, DOBA Business School, Slovenia

• Networking Opportunities

Practical info & links:

FEM-Up project

Event duration: 12:30 – 17:00 | 18 June 2025

• Register for Onsite participation
• Register for Online participation

Registration deadline: 16 June 2025

The event will be held in English and is co-funded by the European Union. It is being prepared in collaboration with several European projects to further strengthen the impact and significance of our joint efforts.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Warm regards,

Izr. prof. dr. Marina Letonja

VISOKOŠOLSKA UČITELJICA
ASSOC. PROFESSOR