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The Association of Croatian-American professionals (ACAP) is once again bringing together the best Croatian-rooted excellence across professions together for its 3rd Annual Conference, set to take place from October 18th to 21st, 2018 in Silicon Valley, California. 

This is where Croatian-American professionals and friends from around the world gather to network, share ideas, grow professionally, and discover solutions to today’s challenges.

 

It’s the largest gathering of it's type in North America. Join hundreds of other fellow Croatian-Americans that you can relate to, learn from, and stay connected to throughout the year.

Global
Croatia

The Conference
Days

4

Sessions

15+

Presenters

30+

Attendees

500+

Keynote Speakers

Speakers
LUKA MIŠETIĆ

Partner

Squire Patton Boggs 

Luka Misetic is an international lawyer with extensive experience before international tribunals. With more than 20 years of trial experience, Luka has a national and international practice that focuses on representation of individuals, corporations and governments in complex commercial, civil, international criminal and international arbitration cases.

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JEFF BLACKARD

CEO

Blackard Global

Mr. Blackard is an American

businessman, real estate developer, philanthropist, and visionary. He has

covered the gamut of the real estate

industry and has introduced a new

approach through Adriatica

in McKinney, TX - the re-creation

of the Croatian fishing village Supetar. 

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IVAN ĐIKIĆ

Cancer Scientist

Goethe University Frankfurt

Ivan Đikić is a chairman and professor

of biochemistry at Goethe University

School of Medicine and an active

promotor of student education

and popularisation of science.

He is also a Senior Scholar at Genentech

in San Francisco and a co-founder of

the Frankfurt Cancer Institute - a new

translational oncology center in Frankfurt.

IVAN GRBEŠIĆ

Partner

Stikeman Elliott

Ivan Grbešić is a partner in the Capital Markets, Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. His practice focuses on corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on corporate finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate reorganizations.

Featured Speakers & Panelists

Croatian-rooted excellence and expertise to be displayed

by the following professionals:

Marko
Zoretić


ACAP President

Dr. Steven
Pavletić


ACAP Vice President
 

Maria
Sentić


ACAP Treasurer

Ivan

Matković


CEO & Founder, Spendgo

Katherine Vlašica


Emergency Medicine

St. Joseph's University Medical Center

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Tatjana

Mustač

 

Undergraduate,

Queens College 

Ella

Mische

 

Actress/Writer/

Producer

Vedran

Vukman

CEO,Vyoocam

Marko

Buljan

ACAP Silicon Valley

Chapter President

Melina
Butuči, PhD

Immuno-oncology Scientist

Allakos

Alex

Grbić, PhD


CTO

Omnia AI, Deloitte

 

Boris Vilić

 

Dean 

Rider University

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Dubravko

Kičić, PhD


CEO, Bicro BioCenter

Siniša

Grgić, PhD

Consul General of Croatia in Los Angeles

Miljenko Bura, MD PhD


Founder/Owner

University Hospital Center Zagreb

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Eugen M

Halar, MD


Profesor Emeritus,

University of Washington

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Dragana

Boras

Senior Product Marketing Manager, Atlasssian

Maya Strelar-Migotti

CEO 

4PIA, Inc

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Bruno Juricic

 

Founder & Architect

Atelier Bruno Juricic

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Nicholas Koletić

 

Sync Creative Executive 

Interscope Records

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Ladislav Jurić

CEO and Founder

Baggizmo

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Dario Magdić

Central State Office for Croats Abroad

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Martin Žagar

Assistant Professor

RIT

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Pjer Šimunović

Ambassador of Croatia to the United States

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Charles Billich

Artist

Billich Gallery

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Neven Alujević Grgas

Smart City and Telco Expert

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Jack Baric

President

Baric Media Entertainment

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Steve Ravić

Managing Director

Majestic Film

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...and many more!

About ACAP

The Association of Croatian American Professionals (ACAP) is a member-driven non-profit organization.

 

Our mission is to bring together professionals of Croatian descent on issues that mutually affect their professional and business interests.

Enhance your network

For most people, creating professional relationships is important, and joining a group like ACAP allows you to have a sense of security and trust. From this, our organization and members are able to support and help one another in reaching professional goals.

 

Take charge of your career

Another important reason to consider membership to the ACAP organization is to take advantage of career and mentorship resources. This is a great way to find members focused on your area of interest.

 

Broaden your knowledge

Our association provides an access to resource information such as: relevant news from Croatia, Croatian-American experts in your field, advocacy programs, awards, sources for scholarship information, working task forces and a focus on important mutual issues of concern. 

Past Events

Why Attend #ACAP2018?

To foster camaraderie amongst our members and promote the advancement of Croatian-American professionals and Croatian professionals around the world.

#ACAP value: INTEGRITY

Work with other Croatian-American organizations and Croatian organizations around the world on matters of common concern.

#ACAP value:
COOPERATION

Foster knowledge-sharing and networking among Croatian-American professionals and Croatian professionals around the world for mutual success.

#ACAP value:
LEADERSHIP

Conference Topics

As our motto "Let's prosper together!" states - we believe that as a small nation, our prosperity can only be achieved if we identify, connect and empower all Croatian-rooted expertise across the globe.

Impressively, we have a long list of significant contributions that individuals of Croatian heritage have given and continue to give across industries, verticals and geographies in both the public and private sector.

#ACAP2018 strives to provide an overview of these accomplishments by:

 

  • showcasing some of these accomplished triumphs

  • providing an overview and supporting the ongoing deeds

  • debating on issues that individuals of Croatian heritage face across the world and forecasting solutions 

 

 Panels, breakouts and workshops will cover the following fields:

 

ACAP Task Forces 
Domovina  | ​ Double Taxation  |  Medical Tourism  |  Education

 

Legal issues in commerce  |  Croatian Tech Start-ups  |  Biotech and Healthcare

Science  |  Sports  |  Entertainment

Celebrating our Community

 

Our flagship event ends with a signature Gala Dinner that provides an opportunity for attendees to join and recognize individuals who have excelled in their professions, demonstrated leadership and service, and who have positively impacted and inspired the Croatian-American community. Honors are given in the following categories:
 

  • ACAP Professional Excellence Award: Recognizes an ACAP member who has excelled in their profession and made an outstanding contribution to the Croatian-American community
     

  • ACAP Honorary Award: Recognizes a person of Croatian descent who has made significant and sustained contributions to the Croatian-American community during their lifetime
     

  • ACAP Friend of Croatia Award: Recognizes a non-Croatian who has made significant contributions to the Croatian-American community
     

  • ACAP Rising Star Award: Recognizes an ACAP member under 40 who has excelled in their profession and made an outstanding contribution to the Croatian-American community
     

  • ACAP Member Achievement Award: Recognizes an ACAP member who has made a significant contribution to the Association of Croatian-American Professionals

 

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Sponsors

Thank you to our generous sponsors of the 2018 Annual ACAP Conference.  We truly appreciate their show of support for the Croatian-American Professional community.

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Silver

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In Kind

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