PMIDayz 2026

"Navigating the Chaos – Projects in a World of Constant Change" – this isn’t just a conference theme; it is the reality every project manager faces every single day!

PMIDayz 2026 doesn't shy away from this reality. Instead, it puts it under the microscope from multiple angles and without the sugar-coating, featuring speakers who have personally survived the chaos, analyzed it, and turned it into a lesson.

🎓 Pre-conference Workshop | May 22

Focused on one of the most vital skills for a project manager: "The Hidden Codes of Influential Communication."

Led by Darija Krstić, an NLP Trainer and coach from the University of Osijek, this workshop uses NLP representational systems to teach you how to recognize your interlocutor's "language of the mind." Learn to adapt your communication so you are truly heard and accepted.

Earns: 6 PDU points.

🎓 Conference Program | May 23

A lineup of engaging lectures with equally fascinating speakers!

Earns: 7 PDU points.
Igor "Doc" Berecki 🍌 Project Management in a Banana A fun guide on how to use AI tools in PM without slipping on the hallucinations and "confident failures" they often deliver.
Ratko Mutavdžić, Microsoft 🤖 How AI Will Shape the Future of PM Why empathy, people management, and the ability to make tough decisions remain competencies that no algorithm can replicate.
Muamer Bezdrob, Jasna Pleho, Damir Kapidžić 📖 Why Write a Book in the Age of LLMs? This trio of authors from Bosnia and Herzegovina gives an honest answer as to why they wrote a textbook when ChatGPT can generate a chapter in a minute.
Toni Grabar, PMP 💥 When "Too Big to Fail" Becomes an "Epic Fail" A personal confession about leaving a secure job, a project that went downhill, and the PM lessons that followed.
Marko Pipunić, Žito Group 🏭 Terra Negra Country Club The transformation of a neglected industrial complex in Čepin into a cultural gem—proof that Slavonia is neither poor nor forgotten.
Vjeran Bušelić 📈 Gen AI is Alive and Kicking AI is taking over up to 80% of routine PM tasks, but passive use erodes the very judgment that makes us irreplaceable. There is a cure.
Tihomira Klobučar 🚁 Under the Radar: Orqa and Defence Tech How an Osijek-based startup became a global leader in drone technology—and don’t be surprised if one flies over your head during the presentation!