{"id":978,"date":"2019-10-18T07:32:22","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T07:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/information-and-registration\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T10:01:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T10:01:41","slug":"information-and-registration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/en\/information-and-registration\/","title":{"rendered":"Information and registration"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"978\" class=\"elementor elementor-978 elementor-326\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9e8ea3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9e8ea3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd54271\" data-id=\"cd54271\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb0727d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb0727d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-31c6277\" data-id=\"31c6277\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26ce252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26ce252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">27th international symposium<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b1c83b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b1c83b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">QUALITY - YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf7b25d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf7b25d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u0160ibenik, Croatia, 25th - 27th of March 2026.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4af3ae elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d4af3ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4e5600 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4e5600\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Thematic areas:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #3a3a3a;\">Papers should refer to the following thematic areas:<\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #3a3a3a;\">Quality \u2013 historical and theoretical assumptions<\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #3a3a3a;\">Quality as a scientific discipline<\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #3a3a3a;\">Control, assurance and management of the quality of products (services), business processes and the process structure of organizations<\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #3a3a3a;\">Quality and quality management in different sectors and business areas<\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #3a3a3a;\">Business quality management and business excellence in the real and public sector<\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #3a3a3a;\">Sustainability, energy efficiency, sustainable management systems and socially responsible business<\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #3a3a3a;\">Industry 4.0 and 5.0, Quality 4.0 and 5.0 and SMART models and solutions<\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #3a3a3a;\">Resilience, risk management and business continuity management<\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #3a3a3a;\">Quality infrastructure \u2013 metrology, standardization, accreditation, tests, inspections, and consumer protection<\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #3a3a3a;\">Audit, certification and quality marks<\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #3a3a3a;\">Controlling and financial aspects of quality and competitiveness with the aim of continuous business success<\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #3a3a3a;\">Good business practices (GMP, GDP&#8230;)<\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #3a3a3a;\">Standardization of management systems and integrated management systems<\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #3a3a3a;\">Quality of life, anti-corruption systems, and sustainable and smart cities<\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #3a3a3a;\">Education and training, consulting, and ensuring the competence of people and organizations for management systems<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #3a3a3a; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-indent: -6.3pt;\">Quality and art<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c89f01 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4c89f01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cddf30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cddf30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Deadlines<\/h5><ul><li>Abstracts submission: <strong>1st of February 2026<\/strong><\/li><li>Paper submission: <strong>25th of May 2026<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8686fb6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8686fb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bb592a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bb592a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Important documents<\/h5><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Notification-27th-International-Symposium-for-Quality.pdf\">1st Notification 27th International Symposium for Quality<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Program_27-Simpozij_2026_-2.pdf\">Program<\/a><\/li><li>Press release (.pdf)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/amadriapark.reserve-online.net\/?lang=hr&amp;geoid=32395&amp;checkin=2026-03-25&amp;adults=1&amp;children=0&amp;infants=0&amp;rooms=1&amp;_gl=1*93e326*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3NTEzNDkxMDMuQ2owS0NRandwZjdDQmhDZkFSSXNBTklFVFZxd1MtbWNOOU5hMzFHeHoySy1yV0tOSVVTQzh6OXdnNXhRUmtvVUF1aXhTV2FleDFIY0N4SWFBdGlyRUFMd193Y0I.*_gcl_au*MjAyODg1MTkxMC4xNzU2Nzk5NzY1*_ga*MzU5MDM5NTQ3LjE3MzA5ODI4MTc.*_ga_1JL53SNWVW*czE3NTg2MjY3NTkkbzk4JGcxJHQxNzU4NjI3MTg2JGoxNSRsMCRoODE2NTc4MTAz&amp;nights=2&amp;bkcode=AMPHDMK2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hotel booking link<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Instructions-for-authors-Upute_autorima.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instruction for authors (.pdf)<\/a><\/li><li>Sponsorship<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ea3922 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8ea3922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6a0d2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6a0d2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Registration:<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88c7f9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"88c7f9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f986-o1\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"986\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/978#wpcf7-f986-o1\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init\" aria-label=\"Contact form\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-status=\"init\">\n<fieldset class=\"hidden-fields-container\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7\" value=\"986\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_version\" value=\"6.1.5\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_locale\" value=\"en_US\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_unit_tag\" value=\"wpcf7-f986-o1\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_container_post\" value=\"0\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_posted_data_hash\" value=\"\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_recaptcha_response\" value=\"\" \/>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p><label> Name*<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-ime\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-ime\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> Surname*<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-prezime\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-prezime\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> Address*<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-adresa\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-adresa\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> City code*<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-posbroj\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-posbroj\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> City*<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-grad\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-grad\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> Country*<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-drzava\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-drzava\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> Tax number<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-oib\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-oib\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> E-mail*<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-email\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-email wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-email\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"email\" name=\"your-email\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> Mob. no.*<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-mobitel\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-mobitel\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p>A way to participate<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-prisustvo\"><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-radio\"><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item first\"><input type=\"radio\" name=\"your-prisustvo\" value=\"I attend and present the paper\" \/><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item-label\">I attend and present the paper<\/span><\/span><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item\"><input type=\"radio\" name=\"your-prisustvo\" value=\"I attend and no present the paper\" \/><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item-label\">I attend and no present the paper<\/span><\/span><span 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class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit has-spinner\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Send\" \/>\n<\/p><div class=\"wpcf7-response-output\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f386813 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f386813\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-871fb7e\" data-id=\"871fb7e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3da4349 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3da4349\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Organizing committee:<\/h5><ul><li>Full Professor Kre\u0161imir Buntak, PhD, UNIN \u2013 President<\/li><li>Ljubica Kolbas, HDMK \u2013 Secretary<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Gabrijela Abramovi\u0107, Zagreb Franjo Tu\u0111man Airport, Velika Gorica<\/li><li>Viktorija Adami\u0107 Ciglar, UNIN, Koprivnica\/Vara\u017edin<\/li><li>Anita Be\u0161ker, Oskar, Zagreb<\/li><li>Nikola Bi\u0161kup, UNIN, Koprivnica\/Vara\u017edin<\/li><li>Igor Bo\u017ei\u010devi\u0107, HZN, Croatia<\/li><li>Branimir Buntak, MBA, CARNET, Zagreb<\/li><li>Vesna Dodikovi\u0107 Jurkovi\u0107, PhD, AZVO, Croatia<\/li><li>Nives Domjan Ka\u010darevi\u0107, UNIN, Koprivnica\/Vara\u017edin<\/li><li>Associate Professor Miroslav Drlja\u010da, PhD, HDMK, Zagreb<\/li><li>Associate Professor Danijela Ferjani\u0107 Hodak, EFZG, Zagreb<\/li><li><div>Ante Kle\u010dina, UNIN, \u00a0Koprivnica\/Vara\u017edin<\/div><\/li><li><div>Aleksandra Kljaji\u0107, FINA, Zagreb<\/div><\/li><li>Dijana Katica, MSc, Selo Members\u2019 Club, Zagreb<\/li><li>Smiljana Kolund\u017ei\u0107, HUMS, KB Merkur, Zagreb<\/li><li>Assistant Professor Ivana Martin\u010devi\u0107, PhD, UNIN, Koprivnica\/Vara\u017edin<\/li><li>Associate prof.dr.sc. Petar Mi\u0161evi\u0107, HGK, Zagreb, UNIN, Koprivnica\/Vara\u017edin<\/li><li>Assistant Professor Diana Planti\u0107-Tadi\u0107, PhD, VERN, Zagreb<\/li><li>Zvonimir Polanec, Oskar Edukos, Zagreb<\/li><li>\u0110uro Tunji\u0107, PhD, TUV Nord, Croatia<\/li><li>Mihaela Kranj\u010devi\u0107-\u0160\u010duri\u0107, PhD, UNIN<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-254a2a6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"254a2a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b7c907 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b7c907\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Program committee<\/h5><ul><li>Associate Professor Miroslav Drlja\u010da, PhD \u2013 President<\/li><li>Associate Professor Igor \u0160timac, PhD \u2013 Vice-president<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Juhani Anttila, MSc, IAQ, Finska<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Dubravka Bel\u00e9, HDMK, Zagreb<\/li><li>Professor Anita Be\u0161ker, OSKAR d.d., Zagreb, Croatia<\/li><li>Assistant Professor Predrag Brlek, PhD, UNIN, Koprivnica, Croatia<\/li><li>Renata Stasiak-Betlejewska, PhD, Cz\u0119stochowa, Poland<\/li><li>Marko Be\u0161ker, PhD, OSKAR, Zagreb, Croatia<\/li><li>Assistant Professor Verica Budimir, Faculty of Tourism and Rural Development, Po\u017eega, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia<\/li><li>Vesna Dodikovi\u0107-Jurkovi\u0107, PhD, AZVO, Croatia<\/li><li>Associate Professor Ana Globo\u010dnik-\u017dunac, PhD, UNIN, Croatia<\/li><li>Divna Gole\u0161, mag. oec., Polytechnic of \u0160ibenik, Croatia<\/li><li>Prof.dr.sc. Danijela Horvatek Tomi\u0107, AZVO, Croatia<\/li><li><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Assistant Professor Igor Klopotan, PhD, MEV \u010cakovec, Croatia<\/span><\/li><li>Dr.sc. \u0110uro Tunji\u0107, TUV Nord, Croatia<\/li><li>Fitim Kurti, PhD, UNIN, Croatia<\/li><li><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Associate Professor<\/span>\u00a0Robert Mar\u0161ani\u0107, PhD, UNIN, Croatia<\/li><li>Assistant Professor Ivana Martin\u010devi\u0107, UNIN, Croatia<\/li><li><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Associate Professor Tomislav Mihetec, PhD, FPZ, Croatia<\/span><\/li><li>Full Professor Marin Milkovi\u0107, PhD, UNIN, Croatia<\/li><li>Associate prof.dr.sc. Petar Mi\u0161evi\u0107, HGK, Zagreb, UNIN, Koprivnica\/Vara\u017edin<\/li><li><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Maja Mutavd\u017eija, PhD, Vindija, Croatia<\/span><\/li><li>Assistant Professor Eva Nedeliakov\u00e1, PhD, University of \u017dilina, Slovakia<\/li><li>Associate Professor Marijana Neuberg, PhD, UNIN, KC, Croatia<\/li><li>Full Professor Luminita Parv, University of Bra\u0219ov, Romania<\/li><li>Assistant Professor Sa\u0161a Petar, UNIN, KC, Croatia<\/li><li>Sanja Roj\u010devi\u0107, dipl. krim., HAA, Zagreb, Croatia<\/li><li>Assistant Professor Vesna Sesar, UNIN, KC, Croatia<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Dr.sc. Nenad Sikirica, VHZK, Hrvatska<\/li><li>Doris So\u0161i\u0107, Institute for Business Excellence, Entrepreneurs and Sustainable Systems \u2013 IBEESS, Zagreb<\/li><li>Bla\u017eenka Vlahovi\u0107, univ.spec.oec. Gradska plinara Zagreb d.o.o., Croatia<\/li><li>Associate Professor Ana Marija Vrtodu\u0161i\u0107 Hrgovi\u0107, PhD, Opatija, Croatia<\/li><li>Prof.dr.sc. Damir Vusi\u0107, UNiN, Vara\u017edin\/Koprivnica<\/li><li>Assistant Professor Sanja Zambelli, PhD, University of Applied Sciences of Rijeka, Croatia<\/li><li>Mirela Ze\u010devi\u0107, Croatian Accreditation Agency, Zagreb<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b433b6e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b433b6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa427fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa427fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Scientific editorial board:<\/h5><ul><li>Assistant Professor dr.sc. Ivana MARTIN\u010cEVI\u0106, UNIN, Croatia \u2013 President<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Full Professor Ivanka AVELINI HOLJEVAC, PhD, Croatia<\/li><li>Full Professor Tomislav BAKOVI\u0106, PhD, Zagreb, Croatia<\/li><li>Full Professor Stipe BELAK, PhD, Zadar, Croatia<\/li><li>Associate Professor Marko BE\u0160KER, Zagreb, Croatia<\/li><li>Atul BHASKARRAO BORADE, PhD, Yavatmal, India<\/li><li>Matija BRA\u010cI\u0106, PhD, Zagreb, Croatia<\/li><li>Associate Professor Predrag BRLEK, PhD, Koprivnica, Croatia<\/li><li>Full Professor Kre\u0161imir BUNTAK, PhD, Zagreb, Croatia<\/li><li>Catherine Y. P. CHAN, PhD, Hong Kong, China<\/li><li>Full Professor Suleyman DEGIRMEN, PhD, Mersin, Turkey<\/li><li>Full Professor Zlata DOLA\u010cEK-ALDUK, PhD, Osijek, Croatia<\/li><li>Associate Professor Miroslav DRLJA\u010cA, PhD, Velika Gorica, Croatia<\/li><li>Katarina DURKOVA, PhD, Trnava, Slovakia<\/li><li>Associate Professor Ines DU\u017dEVI\u0106, PhD, Zagreb, Croatia<\/li><li>Marilyn DYASON, PhD, Bedford, Great Britain<\/li><li>Associate Professor Ana GLOBO\u010cNIK \u017dUNAC, PhD, KC\/V\u017d, Croatia<\/li><li>Full Professor Dragana GRUBI\u0160O\u0106, PhD, Split, Croatia<\/li><li>Vladimir IHNAT, PhD, Bratislava, Slovakia<\/li><li>Milo\u0161 JELI\u0106, PhD, Belgrade, Serbia<\/li><li>Associate Professor Sanja KALAMBURA, PhD, Velika Gorica, Croatia<\/li><li>Professor Emeritus Michael KAYE, PhD, Great Britain<\/li><li>Assistant Professor Igor KLOPOTAN, PhD, \u010cakovec, Croatia<\/li><li>Full Professor \u017divko KONDI\u0106, PhD, Vara\u017edin, Croatia<\/li><li>Matija KOVA\u010cI\u0106, PhD, Koprivnica, Croatia<\/li><li>Fitim KURTI, PhD, Koprivnica, Croatia<\/li><li>Full Professor Ton\u0107i LAZIBAT, PhD, Zagreb, Croatia<\/li><li>Full Professor Hu-Chen LIU, Shanghai, China<\/li><li><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Associate Professor<\/span> Robert MAR\u0160ANI\u0106, PhD, Croatia<\/li><li>Full Professor Sulejman META, PhD, Tetovo, North Macedonia<\/li><li>Full Professor Jasna MESARI\u0106, PhD, MS Libertas, Zagreb, Croatia<\/li><li>Full Professor P\u00e1l MOLNAR, HNC for EOQ, PhD, Budapest, Hungary<\/li><li>Maja MUTAVD\u017dIJA, PhD, Koprivnica, Croatia<\/li><li>Assistant Professor Ivan NA\u0110, PhD, Velika Gorica, Croatia<\/li><li>Full Professor Natasa NAPRSTKOVA, PhD, \u00dast\u00ed nad Labem, Czech Republic<\/li><li>Assistant Professor Eva NEDELIAKOV\u00c1, PhD, \u017dilina, Slovakia<\/li><li>Associate Professor Marijana NEUBERG, PhD, SS, KC, Croatia<\/li><li>Full Professor Luminita PARV, PhD, Bra\u0219ov, Romania<\/li><li>Full Professor Jasmina PA\u0160AGI\u0106-\u0160KRINJAR, PhD, Croatia<\/li><li>Assistant Professor Diana PLANTI\u0106-TADI\u0106, PhD, Zagreb, Croatia<\/li><li>Full Professor Marek POTKANY, PhD, Zvolen, Slovakia<\/li><li>Full Professor Zoran PUNO\u0160EVAC, PhD, Kru\u0161evac, Serbia<\/li><li>Associate Professor Jasminka SAMARD\u017dIJA, PhD, Zagreb, Croatia<\/li><li>Full Professor Paulo A. da C. A. SAMPAIO, PhD, Portugal<\/li><li>Full Professor Kanchana SETHANAN, PhD, Khon Kaen, Thailand<\/li><li>Full Professor Mohammed SHAFIUDDIN, PhD, Sultanate of Oman<\/li><li>Assistant Professor Katarina STACHOVA, PhD, Bratislava, Slovakia<\/li><li>Renata STASIAK BETLEJEWSKA, PhD, Poland<\/li><li>Assistant Professor Igor \u0160TIMAC, PhD, Zagreb, Croatia<\/li><li>Associate Professor Violeta \u0160UGAR, PhD, Pula, Croatia<\/li><li>Full Professor Azis \u0160UNJE, PhD, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li><li>Assistant Professor Daniela TESAROVA, PhD, Brno, Czech Republic<\/li><li>Ivan TOTH, PhD, Velika Gorica, Croatia<\/li><li>Full Professor Robert ULEWICZ, PhD, Poland<\/li><li>Full Professor Andrija VIDOVI\u0106, PhD, Zagreb, Croatia<\/li><li>Assistant Professor Sanja ZAMBELLI, PhD, Rijeka, Croatia<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c225a5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c225a5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-231df04\" data-id=\"231df04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcea7df elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bcea7df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d1f99e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d1f99e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4982ce0\" data-id=\"4982ce0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56c9e45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56c9e45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">KEYNOTE SPEAKERS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0826e40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0826e40\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0e8601\" data-id=\"a0e8601\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5577e03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5577e03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quality &amp; Excellence Movement in Saudi Arabia, the Leadership Role of Saudi Quality Council\u200b<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dcf33ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dcf33ab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f476cc1\" data-id=\"f476cc1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a055af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a055af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dr-Ayed-Alamri-photo-1024x1013.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2566\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dr-Ayed-Alamri-photo-1024x1013.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dr-Ayed-Alamri-photo-300x297.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dr-Ayed-Alamri-photo-768x759.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dr-Ayed-Alamri-photo.jpeg 1433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb19077 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb19077\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"689\"><strong data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"633\">Dr. Ayed Alamri<\/strong><br data-start=\"633\" data-end=\"636\" \/>President, Saudi Quality Council (SQC)<br data-start=\"674\" data-end=\"677\" \/>Saudi Arabia<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab83e42\" data-id=\"ab83e42\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae94bb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae94bb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"928\" data-end=\"1208\">Dr Ayed Alamri is the President of the Saudi Quality Council (SQC) and a recognised expert in the field of quality and business excellence. He is an academician member of the International Academy for Quality (IAQ) and former Chairman of the Middle East Quality Associates (MEQA).<\/p><p data-start=\"1210\" data-end=\"1571\">He has led the technical team responsible for developing the Saudi Arabia National Quality Strategy, sponsored by the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO). Throughout his career, he has actively participated in the establishment, management, assessment, and judging of numerous national and regional quality and business excellence awards.<\/p><p data-start=\"1573\" data-end=\"1848\">Dr Alamri served as Chairman of the Jury for two cycles of the King Abdulaziz Quality Award, the National Quality Award of Saudi Arabia. He has more than 30 years of professional experience in quality and business excellence, including over 25 years in the aviation industry.<\/p><p data-start=\"1850\" data-end=\"2025\">He holds an educational background in industrial engineering and obtained his PhD in business process re-engineering from the University of Huddersfield in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-adf6675 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"adf6675\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dd8bb7\" data-id=\"3dd8bb7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-497c1f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"497c1f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Effective Statistical Analysis: Proper Data Interpretation and Method Selection<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-521fc0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"521fc0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac0895f\" data-id=\"ac0895f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d7c69a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d7c69a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TomomichiSuzuki.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2638\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TomomichiSuzuki.jpg 640w, https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TomomichiSuzuki-222x300.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6ad09f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6ad09f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"689\"><strong>Prof. Tomomichi Suzuki<br \/><\/strong>Professor at Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Science<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b19e00e\" data-id=\"b19e00e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33a8ac6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33a8ac6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"184\" data-end=\"642\"><strong>Prof. Tomomichi Suzuki<\/strong> is a distinguished Japanese expert in statistical data analysis and quality management, with extensive academic and professional experience in industry and international standardisation bodies. He is a Professor at the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Tokyo University of Science, where his work focuses on the application of statistical methods in industrial processes, systems optimisation and quality improvement.<\/p><p data-start=\"644\" data-end=\"1173\">He is an active member and senior officer within leading international quality organisations. He serves as a Board Member of the Asian Network for Quality (ANQ) and as Chairperson of ISO\/TC 69 (Application of statistical methods) and its Sub-Committee SC 6 (Measurement methods and results), responsible for the development of global standards in statistical methodology and measurement. He is a member of the International Academy for Quality (IAQ) and a former Vice-President of the Japanese Society for Quality Control (JSQC).<\/p><p data-start=\"1175\" data-end=\"1458\">Prof. Suzuki contributes to the advancement of statistical methods, industrial quality systems and international standardisation through research, expert engagement and participation in prominent initiatives, and is recognised as a leading figure within the global quality community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04215e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04215e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2c7a7a\" data-id=\"b2c7a7a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f227847 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f227847\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New quality - new paradigm: concept, structure and principles<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bd9c68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bd9c68\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd3f33c\" data-id=\"fd3f33c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91818c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"91818c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1004\" src=\"https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Miro-816x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2664\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Miro-816x1024.jpg 816w, https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Miro-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Miro-768x964.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Miro.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b749793 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b749793\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"689\"><strong><span lang=\"en-GB\">Assoc. prof<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">. <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">Miroslav <\/span><span lang=\"hr-HR\">Drlja\u010da<\/span><span lang=\"hr-HR\">, Ph<\/span><span lang=\"hr-HR\">.<\/span><span lang=\"hr-HR\">D<\/span><span lang=\"hr-HR\">.<br \/><\/span><\/strong>IAQ \u2013 Academician (Board member)<br \/>Professor at the Department of Sustainable Mobility and Logistics<br \/>University North, Croatia<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ecc0871\" data-id=\"ecc0871\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0faf1e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0faf1e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"docx_bezproreda\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Doctor of economic sciences, associate professor. Selection for scientific degrees in two scientific <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">areas<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">, 1) the <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">area <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">of social sciences &#8211; the field of economics and 2) the <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">area<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\"> of technical sciences &#8211; the field of traffic and transport technology. Lectured at 7 universities in Croatia, 2 in USA. Published 230 papers. Participated in 132 international conferences. In quality management for 30 years. 40 years of work experience in civil aviation<\/span> <span lang=\"en-GB\">in top management positions<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">. A member of the Scientific Council for Transport of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts 2013-2019. Member of EOQ, ASQ, IAQ (Academician, Board Member). Founder and the first president of Middle and South-East European Countries Quality Initiative. Was President of the Croatian Quality Managers Society. for 16 years Member of the scientific board<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\"> and organizational committee<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\"> of many conferences.<\/span> <span lang=\"en-GB\">The h<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">older of 8 EOQ certificates. The key quality expert in the national project of quality management system in the Croatian public administration. Numerous domestic and foreign quality awards, including two lifetime achievement awards.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3aa173 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3aa173\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d15e581\" data-id=\"d15e581\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07b8c66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07b8c66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History of Quality: Early Developments to Quality 5.0!<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9626d63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9626d63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9829d4\" data-id=\"b9829d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72d0cf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72d0cf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Prof.-dr.-Ahmad-Elshennawy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2678\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Prof.-dr.-Ahmad-Elshennawy.jpg 594w, https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Prof.-dr.-Ahmad-Elshennawy-278x300.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eba265 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6eba265\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Prof. dr. Ahmad Elshennawy<br \/><\/strong>Department of Industrial Engineering &amp; Management Systems<br \/>University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, USA<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c85098\" data-id=\"3c85098\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28114b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28114b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ahmad K. Elshennawy, Ph.D. is Professor and Executive Director of The UCF Quality Institute in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems at the University of Central Florida (UCF).\u00a0 Dr. Elshennawy combines over 30 years of international experience with exemplary academic record in the areas of quality management and strategic improvement, as a researcher, academician and a consultant in the United States and different parts of the world.\u00a0<\/p><p>Elshennawy received a BS and MS degrees in Production Engineering from Alexandria University and M.Eng. &amp; Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Engineering from Penn State University.\u00a0\u00a0 His teaching and research areas of expertise include Quality and Reliability Engineering, Quality Systems and Management, Six Sigma Quality\/Lean Six Sigma, Statistical Process Control, Lean Service, and Business and process Performance Improvement and Management.<\/p><p>Elshennawy is an Academician at the International Academy for Quality, a Fellow of the American Society for Quality (ASQ), Senior Member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME).\u00a0 He is an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) and a Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) and is a Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b380a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b380a5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3eb5fd0\" data-id=\"3eb5fd0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41bcc7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41bcc7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Towards the New Revision of ISO 9000ff \u2013 Quality Management Systems<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccbe61a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccbe61a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28213db\" data-id=\"28213db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bfe279 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2bfe279\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2715\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design.jpg 1488w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-723e7ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"723e7ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Branislava Milovanov<\/strong><br \/>Graduate Engineer of Technology<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-719cb65\" data-id=\"719cb65\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6858e2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6858e2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"235\" data-end=\"568\">Branislava Milovanov is a Training Manager at the certification body StandCert (Belgrade) and an expert with more than 30 years of professional experience in management systems. During her long career in the petrochemical industry she held senior positions related to the development and implementation of quality management systems.<\/p><p data-start=\"570\" data-end=\"984\">For more than 25 years she has been actively engaged in training and conformity assessment according to international standards ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, ISO\/IEC 27001 and ISO\/IEC 17025. She has delivered approximately 1,000 professional training courses to more than 10,000 participants and works as a Lead Auditor for quality, environmental and occupational health and safety management systems.<\/p><p data-start=\"986\" data-end=\"1499\">She has long been actively involved in national and international standardisation activities. For more than 25 years she has served as Chair of the national KSA CASCO committee within the Institute for Standardization of Serbia and as a member of the environmental management standards committee. As a national representative she participates in ISO working groups involved in the revision of ISO 9001, ISO 9002 and ISO 19011, directly contributing to the development of international management system standards.<\/p><p data-start=\"1501\" data-end=\"1856\">In her lecture <strong data-start=\"1516\" data-end=\"1589\">\u201cTowards the New Revision of ISO 9000ff \u2013 Quality Management Systems\u201d<\/strong> she will present the current status of the revision of ISO 9000, ISO 9001, ISO 9002 and ISO 19011 and introduce key concepts aimed at aligning quality management systems with modern business conditions, sustainability, risk-based thinking and digital transformation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd62009 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd62009\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9f52ed\" data-id=\"d9f52ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e143cbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e143cbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From Quality Enhancement to Compliance: Tensions in University Quality Assurance and Accreditation<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f637643 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f637643\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84500b2\" data-id=\"84500b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6165c65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6165c65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Prof.-dr-hab.-inz.-Robert-Ulewicz.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2760\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Prof.-dr-hab.-inz.-Robert-Ulewicz.jpg 350w, https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Prof.-dr-hab.-inz.-Robert-Ulewicz-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Prof.-dr-hab.-inz.-Robert-Ulewicz-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c2748d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c2748d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Prof. dr hab. in\u017c. Robert Ulewicz<br \/><\/strong>Faculty of Management, Czestochowa University of Technology<br \/>Cz\u0119stochowa, Poland<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e55fb5d\" data-id=\"e55fb5d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aa5212 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0aa5212\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prof. Robert Ulewicz is a recognized scientist and expert in the fields of production engineering, quality management, and industrial transformation within the framework of Industry 4.0. Until 2024, he served as the Head of the Department of Production Engineering and Safety at the Faculty of Management, Czestochowa University of Technology, and was a Member of the University Council. Since 2024, he has been serving as the Dean of the Faculty of Management at Czestochowa University of Technology.<\/p><p>For 12 years, he served as the Rector\u2019s Representative for the Quality Assurance System in Education, playing a key role in developing and improving internal quality assurance frameworks in higher education. He was also a member for two terms of the Accreditation Commission of Technical Universities (KAUT). Prof. Ulewicz is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the international scientific journal <em>Production Engineering Archives<\/em>. He also founded the journal SYSTEM SAFETY: Human \u2013 Technical Facility \u2013 Environment, dedicated to interdisciplinary research on system safety and the interaction between humans, technology, and the environment. He serves as the President of the Association of Quality and Production Managers, actively supporting collaboration between academia and industry. His scientific achievements include numerous publications in prestigious international journals. His research interests focus on quality management, Lean Manufacturing, sustainable development, production process improvement, implementation of modern technologies in enterprises, as well as quality assurance in higher education. Since 2022, he has been annually recognized in the global ranking of the TOP 2% most influential scientists worldwide, highlighting the international impact of his research contributions. He actively cooperates with international research centers and participates in global research projects and academic initiatives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-209b368 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"209b368\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76157c5\" data-id=\"76157c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3abf23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3abf23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Innovations and Practices of Quality Professionals Evaluation<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c7c136 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c7c136\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec57077\" data-id=\"ec57077\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3897fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a3897fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"489\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Zhang-Qi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2762\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Zhang-Qi.jpg 489w, https:\/\/hdmk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Zhang-Qi-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa41d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fa41d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Zhang Qi<br \/><\/strong>SAQ &#8211; Shanghai Association for Quality, China<br \/>Director of Education and Training department SAQ<br \/>Senior Quality Engineer CCAAEM\u3001<br \/>QMSAuditor<br \/>Government Quality Award Evaluator<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49b9d72\" data-id=\"49b9d72\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f575107 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f575107\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1692\" data-end=\"2089\">Zhang Qi serves at the Shanghai Association for Quality (SAQ), China, where he is Director of the Education and Training Department. He is an experienced professional in the field of quality professional evaluation, certification systems and competency development within quality management. He holds the title of Senior Quality Engineer, is a QMS Auditor and a Government Quality Award Evaluator.<\/p><p data-start=\"2091\" data-end=\"2639\">He is Technical Responsible for Sub-Project 2 of the National Market Supervision Administration\u2019s \u201cTraining Program and Evaluation Mechanism for International Quality Talent Teams\u201d, aimed at developing internationally competitive quality professionals. He is the principal drafter of T\/SAQ 0014-2025 \u201cImplementation Rules for Graded Evaluation of Chief Quality Officers\u201d and T\/SAQ 0004-2023 \u201cImplementation Guidelines for Assessment of Field Management\u201d, and co-drafter of DB31\/T 1427-2023 \u201cCertification Specifications for Chief Quality Officers.\u201d<\/p><p data-start=\"2641\" data-end=\"2845\">He has also participated in research projects related to quality certification in the Shanghai manufacturing sector, as well as in projects focused on Shanghai brand cultivation and evaluation mechanisms.<\/p><p data-start=\"2847\" data-end=\"3143\">In his lecture <strong data-start=\"2862\" data-end=\"2929\">\u201cInnovations and Practices of Quality Professionals Evaluation\u201d<\/strong> he will present contemporary models for evaluating quality professionals, approaches to certification system development and institutional mechanisms for strengthening professional standards in quality management.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c9a7749 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c9a7749\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27810df\" data-id=\"27810df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8aec66 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d8aec66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>27th international symposium QUALITY &#8211; YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW \u0160ibenik, Croatia, 25th &#8211; 27th of March 2026. 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