We hear, give and depend on predictions on an almost daily basis. In a world full of uncertainty, predictions of the future are inevitable. However, if we know that people are susceptible to prejudice, partiality and overconfidence, can we trust them to be just as good with predictions?

“I think everyone in every relationship goes as far as you let them. When we arrange interviews with politicians, we immediately tell them there are no forbidden questions. Sometimes they don’t come to us but go to another television station”, said Ksenija Kardum, News Director at Nova TV during the media panel.

When KKR came to us, the market got a little kick. Personally, KKR saved my life. I had to leave HRT. I had two heart attacks there, Zoran Šprajc said on the “Money Never Sleeps” panel where acquisitions on the media market and what that means for consumers was discussed.

Croatia is a nice and pleasant, but above all safe place to live, panelists of the “lost in Translation” panel agreed, all of them being foreigners who have been living in Croatia for years.

One of the complaints in the circular economy model analysis is that such a system is expensive, but it is even more costly to dispose waste uncontrollably. This was one of the conclusions of this recycling panel.

The advertising industry is changing. The development of technology has disrupted the media and the communication channels, consultant fees are covered by advertising budgets, taking money away from advertising agencies. How can agencies fight this trend?

Globalization and digitalization processes, which marked the past period, made an impact on the public services as well – that is the conclusion of the panel “We the people…Regional Public Services”.

Visionary digital marketer with over twenty years of experience in technology, advertising, and marketing, Jason Jercinovic has come to Rovinj. The Global Head of Innovation at Havas, he opened the issue of data use and ethics in advertising in the era of artificial intelligence.

The Croatian cultural scene has not had a star of Cristian Novak’s caliber for a very long time. The former professional karate player published two hit novels, delighted the critics, but also raised a lot of noise he might not have wanted.

Croatia has all the resources for food production, but we lack a serious business model that would enable us to feed ourselves and export the food, stated Denis Matijević, Director of Smarter consulting company at the ‘Hunger Games’ panel.

I would bet that in ten years recreational cannabis in the European Union will be legal, said Ognjen Brborović, chairman of the Medical Cannabis Commission of the Ministry of Health at the panel ‘I $ U Mary Jane’.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has never ran from journalists’ questions. It’s a completely different thing whether the journalists like his answers. The journalists’ problem is that Vučić says what he means, stated Suzana Vasiljević, Media Advisor to Aleksandar Vučić at the “West Wing – How to Advise the President” panel.

At some point, your company will be transformed by the market or the market will be transformed by someone else. Disruption is a matter of everyday life, and the speed of change is increasing dramatically, “said Mladen Fruk, Partner at McKinsey for Croatia on the ‘Disrupt Yourself’ panel.

I believe that French president Macron was the most excited because of the Croatian success in Russia at the World Cup. Imagine if Serbia was in the final instead of Croatia.

Ethics became a new currency in the society, argues Walter Susini, Coca-Cola Senior Vice President for Marketing for the EMEA Region.

Susini believes that brands these days more than ever have a mission and it has never been a better time to look for a higher purpose.

It is no longer enough to just have the sun and the sea. Everything that evokes emotions should be used in the branding of Croatia; anything that carries a Croatian story and enables an experience available nowhere else in the world.

Young kids are lazy, uninterested and spend most of their time staring at their smartphones? The panellists of the “Youth Will Inherit the World…As Soon as the Adults Allow it” panel managed to make us think otherwise.

The value of one person´s personal profile amounts to tens of thousands of dollars, Alen Delić, the leading information Security Consultant at Diverto, warned in his lecture ‘Do you trust your phone?’

‘Let There Be Light’ panel brought an issue about the light and the darkness, the nature and a modern life requirement, as well as the light pollution. There is an unnecessary lightening which has a negative impact on the people and the nature, while at the same time it is a necessity in the urban areas where people stay “alive” longer during the night.

Independent production in Croatia and in the Region entered into the Golden Era, says Dario Vince, owner of the Ring Production and president of the Croatian Independent Producers Association. “As an answer to the content production monopoly, the need for pluralism arise.

‘Sport is the only content that is watched live because it´s the only way to get the full experience. News, films, TV shows – everything else can be watched “on demand” but sports.

The situation in the national team was very complex when I arrived. If it would be different, it wouldn’t come to me, said the most successful Croatian coach Zlatko Dalić in Rovinj.

“Make them care. You should tell a story in a way it will build an emotional connection with people you want to reach to, not just to show them your product”, said Pete Radovich, CBS Creative Director, the winner of the most prestigious marketing and communication awards during the panel ‘Tell Me a story’.

We became small exporters of a good production, stated Miodrag Sila and Nebojša Taraba, producers and owners of company Drugi plan who managed to sell Croatian series to Netflix and HBO.

In the story of agency transformation, it is important that agencies change and learn from others. It´s not enough to only rely talent, but the knowledge of the 21st century is also needed, stated Anđelko Trpković, CEO of Publicis Groupe Adriatic Region on the “Agency (R)evolution” panel.

“Two types of clickbaits should be discerned. One type is a direct scam of readers which is in fact fake news. Another thing is when you give a key information and then hide something secondary.

Why do you use curtains in your houses and at the same time you do not think about all the data which is being distributed while the web search engines are in use?

How much time is left for the classical free to air television and when will all of us switch to OTT platforms – those are the issues which were raised in the panel discussion “Will Netflix Eat The Free TV World?”.

With hits like “Žena za sva vremena”, Aretha Franklin’s “A natural woman” and Oliver Dragojević evergreens, one of the most respected jazz, rock and blues singer Zdenka Kovačiček, accompanied by HRT Jazz Orchestra conducted by Miron Hauser, opened the 11th Weekend Media Festival in Rovinj last night. 

Only three days are left until the start of the eleventh edition of Weekend Media Festival, the biggest media and communications festival in South Eastern Europe. The festival will take place in the old tobacco factory in Rovinj from September 20^th until September 23^rd.

The brilliant David Bowie adored them, they collaborated with Kylie Minogue and played at her party, and now they´re coming to the 11^th Weekend Media Festival! The brothers David and Stephen Dewaele, better known as 2manydjs, will make us throw on our dancing shoes as part of the best Weekend of the year, which will take place from September 20^th until September 23^rd in the old tobacco factory where over 5000 visitors are expected.

Loving user of Apple, iPhone, Spark, Yesware, Spotify, Pomodoro, GTD, and Smart Habits. Peter loves great experiences. Szanto is a USC Trojan and the founder of SpringTab.com and vlogs about productivity on blog.szanto.co.