THIS YEAR KEYNOTE SPEAKER

dr. Jure Knez, president & cofounder Dewesoft d.o.o. will talk about 3 extraordinary steps to business excellence

In 2000, dr. Jure Knez and his partners founded Dewesoft, a multinational company that manufactures highly innovative measuring instruments. Dr. Knez has been encouraging employee co-ownership since the beginning, as he believes this guarantees the long-term success of the company and its people (already over 80 owners). He has also founded the entrepreneurial accelerator Katapult to help startups. He also uses his innovativeness in marketing communication, as his company is known for absolutely "wacky" promotional activities (for example, when they go to a fair, they take Miss Slovenia with them). Today, Dewesoft has 17 branches located all over the world. With an average annual growth rate of more than 20%, it is one of the fastest growing companies within the industry and has one of the highest added values among companies owned by Slovenians. Also, do you know that after 50 years, NASA will return to the moon with the help of Dewesoft technology?