Today, the 17th Lider conference Day of Great Plans was held at the Westin hotel in Zagreb, one of the most important business events in Croatia.
Given the current economic and geopolitical circumstances affecting the global economy, the conference featured a wealth of interesting topics and insights. Approximately four hundred participants were able to hear forecasts and predictions for the upcoming year directly from the leaders of the Croatian economy and politics.
The conference commenced after the opening speeches by the editor-in-chief of Lider Miodrag Šajatović and the director-general of the Croatian Employers’ Association Irena Weber, with a presentation by Velibor Mačkić, envoy of the President of the Republic and special advisor for the economy, whose topic was global political-economic risks and their impact on the Republic of Croatia.
Marin Piletić, the Minister of Labor, Pension System, Family, and Social Policy, addressed the issue of labor shortages that have plagued the domestic economy for nearly a decade.
Matej Bule, chief advisor to the Minister of Finance, provided more information on the government’s financial and tax policy for the upcoming year. The perspective beyond Croatia’s borders was presented by economists Chiara Fratto, an economist at the European Investment Bank, and Mauro Giorgio Marrano, a senior economist for the CEE region at the Italian bank UniCredit.
The first panel titled ‘Challenges in 2025 – How to Prepare’ provided participants with useful information for developing and refining business plans in the context of inflation, recession, rising energy prices, increasingly frequent natural disasters, and intense technological advancement. The panel included Ivan Čulo, CEO of Hrvatska pošta, Adrian Ježina, CEO of Telemach, Zsuzsanna Ortutay, CEO of INA, and Michał Seńczuk, CEO of the retail chain Studenac.
