Gordana Knežević-Orlić was born in 1962 in Novi Sad. She holds degrees from two faculties – the Faculty of Economics and the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade. She entered the field of education in Serbia in 2004 as the General Director of Klett Publishing House, a position she still holds today.

Over two decades, Klett Publishing House has become a leader in educational publishing, with more than 2,000 textbooks for primary and secondary education and successful collaboration with over 1,000 domestic authors from various fields.

Gordana Knežević-Orlić has played an active role in the process of introducing digital technologies into education. In the past seven years, Klett has been producing modern, interactive digital textbooks that help students better understand the material and develop essential 21st-century skills.

For her innovative approach to educational publishing, she was awarded the “Flower of Success for a Dragon Woman” in 2010, and in the same year received the ULUPUDS Award at the Belgrade International Book Fair for innovations in Serbian art education.

In addition to her tireless efforts to digitalize the educational process in Serbia, Gordana Knežević-Orlić is also engaged, through the Association of Textbook and Teaching Aids Publishers of Serbia, in raising awareness about the harmful impact of piracy on the publishing sector and the importance of copyright protection for the economy as a whole.

She often emphasizes that a textbook is a cultural asset and that we have a duty to provide new generations of students in our country with modern education, functional literacy, and the competencies necessary to be competitive in the global labor market.

Goran Janjić is an international expert in corporate sustainability, green transition, and cooperation with the Green Climate Fund (GCF).

His experience spans over two decades of strategic work with governments, international institutions, and leading companies in the region. He is a former advisor to the Prime Minister of Serbia and Director of the Strategic Projects Team in agriculture and the food industry, as well as a long-standing advisor to ministers in the field of public policy.

He is the founder of several business associations and a regular speaker at leading conferences dedicated to economic development and connecting the region with global trends.

Jorge Alberto Diaz Rivera is a founding Partner and senior Advisor, Operations and Development at QUADRIAN a multi-sector strategic advisory firm with clients in infrastructure development, special economic zones, new energy technologies and venture backed startups.
He is a registered lawyer in his country of origin, Colombia. While studying law, Jorge chose to expand his focus towards FDI, development, and foreign trade, and has since dedicated almost exclusively to the promotion of these channels of economic growth through his work with the Colombian legislature and with the economic decision makers of the LATAM, Middle East, Africa, and European regions. During his 18 years of international experience, he has specialized in Special Economic Zones and FDI promotion, as well as developing partnerships and connecting key investors with markets and companies.
Currently Jorge is also head of QUADRIAN advisory, leading the effort to promote sustainable companies and new trends in the Free Zone ecosystem. He also acts as the head consultant regarding Special Economic Zones and FDI promotion.
Previously, Jorge was the International Project Manager and Director of the World Free Zone Congress of Barcelona Free Zone (CZFB), a 100% Government owned free zone that promotes 4.0 technology-based industries. He was also the Membership and Compliance Director of the World Free Zone Organization (WFZO) from 2015 to 2019 an initiative led by the Dubai Government and based in the UAE.
Jorge was also the first executive director of the Latin American Free Zone association (AZFA) in which he coordinated the efforts to implement best practices in free zones and to present a global offer to investors and companies.
He has worked as Foreign Investment advisor at Procolombia and as Constitutional advisor for the Law office of the Colombian Senate. Earlier in his career Jorge acted as legal advisor on industrial property law and as a professor of foreign trade in Sergio Arboleda University in Bogota Colombia.