DAY 1 – THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2025
📍 Lika-Senj County Development Centre, 36 Pazariška Street, Gospić
- 15:30 – 16:00 | Participant Registration
- 16:00 – 16:15 | Opening remarks and welcome address
Panel discussions
- 16:15 – 17:00 | Addressing climate and environmental challenges in agriculture and rural development
Panelists:
• Sanja Krnić-Bastać, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
• Mladen Kušeković, Natura Beef d.o.o., Croatian Chamber of Agriculture
• Ivana Dević, Zadar County Rural Development Agency
• Assoc. Prof. Željko Knezić, PhD, Faculty of Textile Technology, University of Zagreb
Moderator: Mary Ann Rukavina Cipetić, GTF - Initiative for Sustainable Growth
- 17:00 – 17:45 | Young Farmers – Drivers of a Sustainable Future for Rural Areas
Panelists:
• Ivan Vlainić, Ivan Vlainić Family Farm
• Ana Vrkljan, HAMAG-BICRO, Lika-Senj County Branch Office
• Ivana Starčević Alešković, LAG Lika
Moderator: Kristina Barać Petrović, GTF - Initiative for Sustainable Growth - 17:45 – 18:00 | Coffee break
- 18:00 – 19:00 | The Strength of Rural Women – From Tradition to Innovation
Panelists:
• Svjetlana Lenac, Lovro Lenac Family Farm
• Davorka Šajina, Agrotourism Ograde
• M.Sc. sc. Dijana Katica, Club members Selo
• Branka Aralica, Adinara- Branka Aralica s.p
Moderator: Ana Barać, Sinj Entrepreneurial Center d.o.o., KOLO – The First Cluster of Women Entrepreneurs in the Republic of Croatia - 19:30 | Socializing with refreshments
DAY 2 – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2025.
📍 SUPER-LI farm 🔗 Location
- 10:00 – 10:30 | Participant registration and coffee
- 10:30 – 12:00 | Regenerative innovative principles and a tour of the SUPER-LI permaculture estate
Lecturers: Mary Ann Rukavina Cipetić and Nikola Butković, GTF - Initiative for Sustainable Growth - 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch for participants
- 13:00 – 16:00 | Free time to visit the event Autumn in Lika and other content
📍 Old School Mušaluk 🔗 Location
- 16:00 – 17:00 | Presentation of circular solutions
• AshCycle Project – Kristina Barać Petrović, GTF – Initiative for Sustainable Growth
• Extended Producer Responsibility in the Circular Economy – Prof. Aleksandra Anić Vučinić, PhD, Faculty of Geotechnical Engineering
• Value chains for sustainable agriculture (Cetina Region case study) – Ana Barać, Sinj Entrepreneurial Center, KOLO – The First Cluster of Women Entrepreneurs in Croatia - 17:00 – 18:00 | Socializing with refreshments
DAY 3 – SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2025.
📍 "Dr. Ante Starčević" Public Open University, 5 Dr. Franjo Tuđman Street, Gospić
- 08:30 – 09:00 | Participant Registration
- 09:00 – 10:00 | Presentation on village revitalization and tasting of local products – Rastoka Village, Rastoka Association
📍 "Autumn in Lika" Event, Stjepan Radić Square, Gospić
- 11:00 – 12:00 | Organized tour of the fair – Sustainability and innovation: examples of good practice from the Republic of Croatia
- 12:00 – 19:00 | Free time to visit the event Autumn in Lika and other content
📍 Ivan Vlainić Family Farm, Prvan Selo 50, Perušić
- 19:00 – 21:00 | Visit to the Ivan Vlainić Family Farm and tasting of homemade products
The organization of this event is co-financed as part of the activities of the CAP Network’s annual action plan using European Union funds—specifically the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development—through the Call for Proposals for CAP Network activities in 2025.