MONDAY | DECEMBER 08^th 2025 - All events in Esplanade Zagreb Hotel

• Registration Desk @ Hotel Lobby

  11:00 - 20:00 - Participant registration and info point

• Special Presentations | "Future Projects" from Croatia by HDNP & SPID @ Istanbul Suite

  12:00 - 15:00 - Invitation only

• Opening Ceremony @ Emerald Ballroom

  15:00 - 15:05 - NEM Zagreb 2025 in short

• Masterclass | AI as the New Creative Partner in Video Creation @ Emerald Ballroom

  15:05 - 15:35 - Presented by Sami Arpa, Founder and CEO, Largo.ai

• Panel | CEE Producers: Reflections on the Last 5 Years @ Emerald Ballroom

  15:35 - 16:20 - Moderator: Sanja Božić-Ljubičić, CEO, Pickbox, Mediatranslations, Mediavision and NEM
  
  Filip Bobiňski, Producer, Show-runner, CEO Dramedy Productions
  
  Krisztina Gallo, Producer, 318 Productions
  
  Vasilis Chrysanthopoulos, Executive Producer, Foss Productions
  
  Ioanina Pavel, Creative Producer and Writer, Co-Founder, May One
  
  Dariusz Jablonski, Founder, CEO, Producer, Director, Apple Film Production

• NEM Awards | Live Pitch: Best Pre-Development TV Series in Europe @ Emerald Ballroom

  16:20 - 16:45 - Top 3 projects presented

• Q&A Success Story | The Last Divorce of Communism: From Pitch to Production @ Emerald Ballroom

  16:45 - 17:00 - Moderator: Antonija Mandić, Journalist
  
  Teodora Markova, Film and TV Writer
  
  Stanislavs Tokalovs, Filmmaker Specializing in Directing, Writing, and Showrunning

• Presentations | Croatian Creativity with International Potential @ Emerald Ballroom

  17:00- 17:25 - Top 3 projects from HDNP & SPID

• Case Study | GLINA: A New Chapter. The Return of a Legend in a New Era @ Emerald Ballroom

  17:25 - 17:55 - Moderator: Antonija Mandić, Journalist
  
  Dariusz Jablonski, Founder, CEO, Producer, Director, Apple Film Production

• Presentation | Slick & Quick: How CEE Countries Differ on Netflix? @ Emerald Ballroom

  17:55 - 18:10 - Presented by Lühr-Martin Lemkau, Founder, Slick Strategy

• Presentation | Real-Time Virtual Production @ Emerald Ballroom

  18:10 - 18:25 - Presented by Josip Čajić Solution Architect, stYpe

• Presentation | Europe’s Creative Sovereignty in the Age of AI @ Emerald Ballroom

  18:25 - 18:40 - Presented by Anette Schaefer, CEO, EIT Culture and Creativity

• Panel Introduction | Licensing Your Videos to AI Companies @ Emerald Ballroom

  18:40 - 18:55 - Presented by Maria Valenzuela, Senior Media Executive

• Panel | Leaders on AI: Opportunities and Challenges @ Emerald Ballroom

  18:55- 19:40 - Moderator: Maria Valenzuela, Senior Media Executive
  
  Natalija Gorščak, President of the Management Board, RTV Slovenia
  
  Robert Šveb, General Director, Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT)
  
  Dražen Mavrić, CEO, Nova TV
  
  Stella Litou, CEO, RTL Croatia and Pro Plus Slovenia

• Welcome Drink by A1 International Business @ Istanbul Suite

  20:00 - 22:00 - Networking

TUESDAY | DECEMBER 09^th 2025 - All events in Esplanade Zagreb Hotel

• Registration Desk @ Hotel Lobby

  09:00 - 20:00 - Participant registration and info point

• Morning Coffee @ Istanbul Suite

  09:00 - 10:00 - Networking

• Panel | Video Ads: Linear TV vs. TikTok, Meta and YouTube on TV @ Emerald Ballroom

  09:45 - 10:45 - Moderator: Maria Rua Aguete, Executive Director, Technology Fellow, Omdia
  
  Denis Oštir, Editor-In-Chief, VIDAA
  
  Ivan Lovrecek, CEO & Producer, CGM Films
  
  Bozidar Abramovic, CEO, Omnicom Media Group Croatia
  
  Nikola Vrdoljak, Founder and Partner, 404 agency

• Keynote Q&A | A Band for a Brand? @ Emerald Ballroom

  10:45 - 11:10 - Moderator: Antonija Mandić, Journalist
  
  John Altman, Film Composer, Music Arranger, Orchestrator, Conductor and Saxophonist

• Presentation | Revolutionizing Streaming: AI & New Monetization Innovations by Harmonics @ Emerald Ballroom

  11:10 - 11:25 - Presented by Mikel Darrigues, Streaming Solutions Director, Harmonic

• Q&A | A1 International Business & UniqCast @ Emerald Ballroom

  11:25 - 11:40 - Moderator: Antonija Mandić, Journalist
  
  Darko Robič, CEO, UniqCast
  
  Elena Petrova, Head of Group Content, Broadcasting and Media Solutions, A1 International Business

• Keynote Q&A | Ludwig: The Puzzling World of Producing @ Emerald Ballroom

  11:40 - 12:05 - Moderator: Sanja Božić-Ljubičić, CEO, Pickbox, Mediatranslations, Mediavision and NEM
  
  Kenton Allen, CEO, Big Talk Studios

• Panel | Original TV Series Formats and Adaptation @ Emerald Ballroom

  12:05 - 12:50 - Moderator: Maria Chiara Duranti, Founder & Chief Editor, Formatbiz
  
  Igor Draguzet, Chief Content Officer, CME
  
  Rahela Štefanović, Editor in Chief HTV, Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT)
  
  Kelly Alchanati, Creative Producer & Showrunner, Argonauts Productions
  
  Tereza Polachová, Director of Content, Czech Television

• Lunch Powered by HAVC @ Istanbul Suite

  12:50 - 14:20 - Networking

• Panel Introduction | The Vertical Revolution: Micro-Drama @ Emerald Ballroom

  14:20 - 14:30 - Presented by Maria Rua Aguete, Executive Director, Technology Fellow, Omdia

• Panel | The Vertical Revolution: Micro-Drama @ Emerald Ballroom

  14:30 - 15:15 - Moderator: Katarina Pavlović, Program Director, Prva TV and B92
  
  Maria Rua Aguete, Executive Director, Technology Fellow, Omdia
  
  Milena Djuričić, Co-Founder and COO, Videomite
  
  Filip Filković Philatz, Film Director, Visual Artist, Producer
  
  Bethany Thomson, Creative Lead, Sea Star Productions

• Presentation | From Broadcast to Algorithm: Why Every TV Station Needs a YouTube Strategy @ Emerald Ballroom

  15:15 - 15:45 - Presented by Aleksandar Ašković, YouTube SEO and Strategy Expert

• Presentation | Distribution Strategies when TV meets YouTube @ Emerald Ballroom

  15:45 - 16:05 - Presented by Guy Bisson, Executive Director & Co-Founder, Ampere Analysis

• Panel | Creatives, It’s Not Hard Only in Your Country @ Emerald Ballroom

  16:05- 16:50 - Moderator: Yako Molhov, VP and Founding Partner at CEETV, TVBIZZ
  
  Lenka Szántó, Creative Producer, TV Nova/VOYO, Czech Republic 
  
  Ella Mische, Award Winning Actress, Producer, Writer, Director at Galileo Films & Founder of Croatian International Film Festival, Co - President of the Hollywood Radio Tv Association
  
  Uglješa Jokić, Producer, Rainmaker Production
  
  Danijel Pek, TV and Film Producer, Antitalent
  
  Marie Roussin, Screenwriter

• Presentation | Inception: The Art of Planting Ideas @ Emerald Ballroom

  16:50 - 17:25 - Presented by Dalibor Šumiga, Behavioral Marketing Specialist, Founder of Promosapiens, Google Growth Engine Ambassador (Adriatics)

• Christmas Party by Pickbox @ Emerald Ballroom

  20:00 - 00:00 - Networking

• NEM Awards Ceremony @ Emerald Ballroom

  20:30 - 21:00 - Top projects awarded in two categories