Aleksandar Timofejev is a graduate of the Belgrade Faculty of Philology, with a concentration on Common Literature and Literature Theory. He began his career in journalism in 1987 on Studio B Radio. Mr. Timofejev has worked as a travelling reporter and radio journalist as well as a producer on informative, musical and cultural broadcasts of TV Studio B. He authored, produced, and worked as a cameraman and host on the television broadcasts: From Rumor to Truth and Vice Versa, Serbia among Plum Trees, Survival, etc. In November 1994, Mr. Timofejev began working in the news editorial office of Radio B92. In 1999 he was appointed as the Deputy News Editor of Radio B92, and in 2001 was promoted to News Editor of TV B92. In 2004, he launched, edited and hosted the TV B92 broadcast “Timofejev.” Since December 2007 Mr. Timofejev has been the General Manager and Editor-in-Chief of RTV Studio B. In 1995 he was the editor of “Novine,” a newspaper in Toronto that addressed a new wave of emigrants from the former Yugoslavia in Canada. Periodically, Mr. Timofejev also reports for WDR Radio in Koln. In 1994 Mr. Timofejev participated in the International Visitors Program in the USA. In Great Britain he also studied possibilities for a merger and joint operation of TV and radio program editorial offices – bi-media reporting. Currently, he is a lecturer on Radio Production at BK Academy of Arts. He is one of the founding members of the Serbian Independent Association of Journalists and was given the DODES ’97 award by the Serbian Writers Association for the quality of his reporting.

Srđan Radulović, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Blic

Srđan Radulović was born in 1957. He graduated from the Faculty of Political Science in Belgrade with a degree in Journalism. He has worked at a number of daily and weekly newspapers. Mr. Radulovic has worked for Blic since 1996, with brief intermissions. Currently he is the Deputy Editor-in-Chief.

Borislav Miljanović, Director, McCann Erickson PR

Borislav Miljanović has a master’s degree in Communication Sciences from the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade. He graduated from the faculty of Law at the University of Belgrade in 1995. Presently he hold the position of Managing Director at McCann-Erickson Public Relations. He is an Assistant Professor for Business Communication at the Faculty of Management of BK University and is a certified international lecturer at the London School of Public Relations (LSPR) in Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia. He lectures in the fields of public relations for big companies and organizations (Tarkett, Interex, political parties (GSS, DS), non-governmental organizations, Porsche Leasing...). Mr. Miljanović is also specialized in public appearance training. He has worked as a journalist and editor in the media for over 10 years with companies including: BK TV station, TV Politika, Ekspres, Studio B, and Blic. He founded the PR department of BK Group, the largest local privately owned company, as well as the PR department of the Royal Palace in Belgrade and acted as an official PR representative of HRH Prince Alexander II. He also created and implemented numerous communication campaigns for business clients and for the non-profit sector. Mr. Miljanović is a member of the International Public Relations Association (IPRA).

Vladimir Krulj, General Manager & Partner, Pristop d.o.o.

Vladimir Krulj received his elementary and high school education in Belgrade, and continued his education abroad, at the Institut Franco Americain de Management Paris. In 1994 he received a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Diploma. In 1996 he received his M.A. Degree in International Marketing at Coventry University, UK and perfected his specialisation at Keele University, UK (within the School of Politics, International Relations and Economics), where in 2002 he gained the title of MPhil in Political Science. In 2006 Mr. Krulj defended his Doctoral dissertation entitled Theoretical and Empirical Approach to Corporate Identity Management. In May 2006, he was promoted to the position of first Director of economic sciences at the Faculty of Economics, Finance and Administration in Belgrade and at the Singidunum University. Since June 2005, he has held the position of General Manager & Partner at Pristop d.o.o. Other positions he has held include: General Manager & Partner at Dr. Pendl & Dr. Piswanger, Belgrade; Marketing and Sales Director at SBM (Societe de Bains de Mer), Monaco, UK; Operations Director at McDonald’s, France (Côte d’Azure); Marketing Manager at McDonald’s, Belgrade. Mr. Krulj is the author of several papers published in international publications.

Srđan Bogosavljević, Director, Strategic Marketing (Strategic Puls)

Srđan Bogosavljević was born on September 29, 1950. In 1974 he earned his BSc in Mathematics at the University of Belgrade. In 1977 he earned his master’s degree in Statistics in Zagreb and a PhD in Statistics from the University of Zagreb in 1982. Mr. Bogosavljevic was the leader of numerous research projects in different areas of social, marketing and media research, public opinion surveys and qualitative research in SMMRI, economic and econometric analysis at the Institute for Economic Sciences and statistics in FSO and Institute of Statistics and CBS Netherlands. Some relevant projects (participating as leader of whole project or as author of a report) include: Statistical Analysis of Foreign Trade Exchange and Present Status of Economy of OECD Countries, 1979 for FSO, Belgrade; Establishing a System for Economic Policy Observation and Evaluation of Socio-economic Plans by Means of Models, 1986 for EEC/SEC Geneva; Classification of The Netherlands agricultural regions for differential tax policies, 1989 for CBS Netherlands; The soup-kitchen program in Yugoslavia: current situation and need for expansion 1994 for International federation of red cross, Geneva; Evaluation of UNOCHA Micro Credits for Refugees, 1997 for UNOCHA, Belgrade; Business Condition in Bosnia, 1998 for BAT; Newspaper Market Analysis, 1999 for IREX; Threat Perception in Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia, 2000 for EWI, Washington DC; Truth Perception in Serbia, for B92, Belgrade, 2001; Public agenda: Most important concerns and attitudes towards state institutions, political parties and civic society, for Idea, Sweden, 2002-2003; Perception of organized crime in Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro.

Ivan Stanković, President, Communis

Ivan Stanković has been in the marketing business since 1979. He graduated from the Faculty of Economics in Belgrade. Mr. Stanković has worked for several advertising agencies. He is a co-founder of Saatchi&Saatchi, one of the first international advertising agencies in Serbia. Stanković is credited for introducing some of the first multinational clients in the region, such as Mars, Procter&Gamble, Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson’s, and Wrigley’s. He is looked upon as a pioneer of new approaches to managing advertising agencies and as such has lectured at the most prestigious management courses and seminars at an international level. In 2002 Stanković founded his own communications group that incorporates the advertising agency Communis, media agency Media S and production company Yellow Production. In 2005 Stanković was named Manager of the Year by The Club of Economic Journalists.

Tatjana Mamula, Director, MASMI

Tatjana Mamula was born on September 22, 1964. She graduated in 1987 from the School Of Economics in Zagreb, majoring in Marketing. She earned her master’s degree from the Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Belgrade University in 1999 with a master’s thesis on the “Methods And Techniques of Marketing Research”. She continued her education, receiving her PhD in 2007 with the thesis “Implementation of Set of Marketing Metrics Indicators for Brand/Product and Service/Evaluation” from the same faculty. She began her career with Pliva as a planner and analyst. She then joined MARK-PLAN as a researcher where she worked until January 1995 when she became a Director of PARTNER BBSS. In January 1997 Ms. Mamula joined Strategic Marketing in Serbia as the Marketing Director. Since March 2001 she has been the director of MASMI, a Belgrade-based agency for market research. Tatjana took part in numerous conferences as a lecturer and participant. She is an expert in brand management.

Goran Tintor, Custom Research Director, GfK Belgrade

Goran Tintor has been with the GfK team in Serbia from the foundation of company’s office in 2002. He is deputy manager and is responsible for the Customer Research Department. Prior to this position Mr. Tintor was a sales and marketing manager within MPC for five years. From 1994 to 1996 he developed his competences at the well known marketing agency SMS Saatchi & Saatchi/Bates. Goran holds a MA in Marketing (Business School, University of Nottingham, UK) and a BA in Economics (Faculty of Economics, University of Belgrade). Goran won the Chevening scholarship (British Council scholarship for talented graduates and experts). He is a member GfK international Quality Standard Team and the local ambassador for GfK Knowledge Exchange Solution Initiative. His fields of expertise include marketing management, strategic marketing, B2B researches, and researches in finance, retail, media and advertising. He was presenter at many Central and Eastern European conferences. He has published articles in economic magazines.