🇭🇷 Tech Events in Croatia

Hardware / IoT conference in Zagreb, Croatia

🇭🇷 Priča o metafori pustinje i šume. Da li možemo prepoznati značajke pustinje i šume u kompanijama u kojima radimo ili smo prije radili? Zašto se šume pretvaraju u pustinje i kako pustinju pretvoriti u šumu?

Više informacija: originalni članak, predavanje i Martin Fowlerov osvrt

🇬🇧 A story about the metaphor of the forest and the desert. Can we recognise the characteristics of forests and deserts in the companies we work for or have worked for in the past? Why do forests turn into deserts, and how can we turn a desert into a forest?

More info: original article, talk and Martin Fowler's commentary

📣 Discussion guide: Marko Bjelac

⏰ Schedule:
- Introduction
- Forest & desert
- ⚡Lightning talks⚡

🇭🇷 Za munjevita predavanja (⚡lightning talks⚡) se ne morate prijaviti unaprijed. Samo javite domaćinu na početku okupljanja da želite održati munjevito predavanje. Munjevita predavanja traju 5 minuta (ili manje) i mogu biti na bilo koju temu. Na pojedinom okupljanju će se održati onoliko munjevitih predavanja koliko ima zainteresiranih predavača.

🇬🇧 You don’t need to register in advance for ⚡lightning talks⚡. Just let the host know at the beginning of the meetup that you want to present a lightning talk. Lightning talks last 5 minutes (or less) and can be on any topic. At each meetup, as many lightning talks will be held as there are interested speakers.

🫵 You have a topic for a ZSC meetup?
🇭🇷 Javite se domaćinu (Marko B) i sve ćemo dogovoriti!
🇬🇧 Get in touch with the host (Marko B), and we’ll sort everything out!

Cover image: Kent Beck (taken from [bliki](https://martinfowler.com/bliki/ForestAndDesert.html))

Join us at Valcon Croatia in Zagreb for our first Let’s Talk Low Code meetup, powered by Mendix.
This time, we’re going behind the scenes of a real enterprise case study: From Monolith to Modular: Building SALTA’s Digital Landscape with Mendix & .NET.
We’ll explore how SALTA’s application landscape evolved from the original monolithic Olympus application towards a modular ecosystem of specialised Mendix applications and .NET APIs.
Why move away from a monolith? How do you decide what belongs in Mendix and what belongs in .NET? How can Low Code and traditional development complement each other within a complex enterprise architecture? And what can we learn from years of building and evolving such a landscape?

REGISTRATION-READ BELOW!
Important: As this is an official Mendix powered meetup, all registrations must be completed through the official Mendix Partners event page.

👉 Register for the meetup on the official Mendix page

Everyone is welcome to register. You do not need to have a Mendix account to attend. Simply follow the registration link above and complete the registration process with or without a Mendix account.
Please make sure you register through the Mendix page so that your attendance is properly recorded.

LANGUAGE
Please note that the meetup will be held in English, reflecting the strong international presence of both SALTA and the Mendix community at the event. This will also give everyone the opportunity to participate in the presentations, Q&A and discussions throughout the evening.

AGENDA
18:00 | Walk in & Networking
Come in, grab a drink, meet fellow developers and tech enthusiasts and get comfortable.

18:30 | Growing a Low Code Capability from Zero
Tomislav Miklenić, SEE Mendix Competence Lead at Valcon
Tomislav will introduce Valcon SEE’s Mendix capability and share the story of how it grew from zero into an experienced team spanning Croatia and Serbia, including three Mendix Expert Developers. He’ll also share some insights from his own career journey.

18:55 | From Monolith to Modular: Building SALTA’s Digital Landscape with Mendix & .NET
Ivo Sturm, Mendix Technology Partner at Valcon
Ivo will take us through the evolution of SALTA’s digital landscape and the architectural decisions behind its transformation from a monolith into an ecosystem of Mendix applications and .NET APIs.
Expect a practical case study, lessons learned and a look at where Low Code fits within a broader enterprise architecture.

After the talks | Q&A, Drinks & Networking
Bring your questions, exchange experiences and stick around to meet other members of the local tech and Low Code community.

You don’t need to be a Mendix developer to join. Developers, architects, IT professionals, students and anyone curious about Low Code are welcome.

Pridružite nam se na novom meetupu udruge Unit Croatia! Pripremili smo bogat program posvećen aktualnim kretanjima u hrvatskom IT sektoru, novim snagama udruge te ključnim temama za uspješno upravljanje promjenama u novoj IT eri.

Raspored događanja:

• 18:00 – 18:30 | Dolazak i neformalno druženje uz piće
• 18:30 – 18:37 | Ivan Bešlić (predsjednik Unita) – Pogled na kretanja u IT sektoru
• 18:37 – 19:00 | Razgovor s novom ekipom u Upravnom odboru Unita – Tko, što, kako, kamo?
• 19:00 – 19:15 | Tajana Barančić – Analiza kretanja hrvatskog IT sektora
• 19:15 – 19:45 | Lana Horak Pajić – Upravljanje promjenom
• 19:45 – 22:00 | Druženje, networking i daljnje rasprave

Najveća Atlassianova europska konferencija je pred nama, a brojni članovi zagrebačkog Atlassian communityja lete za Amsterdam gdje će se od 6. do 8. listopada održati Team 26 Europe.
AI agenti koji preuzimaju složenije zadatke, povezaniji rad u Jiri i Confluenceu te priprema za prelazak na Cloud među temama su ovogodišnje konferencije, a naši članovi će kroz sve to detaljno proći u formi otvorenog panela.
Što donose Rovo i AI agenti? Kako se razvija Jira Service Management? Kada odabrati ugrađenu automatizaciju, a kada posegnuti za drugim rješenjima? I što sve to znači za organizacije koje se pripremaju za Cloud?
Saznat ćemo u četvrtak 22.10. na specijalnom izdanju ACE-a na kojem mogu sudjelovati apsolutno svi prisutni, pod dirigentskog palicom ovogodišnjeg dobitnika službene Atlassian nagrade Atlassian Gold Star - Tomislava Tobijasa!
Bilo da želite aktivno sudjelovati u panelu, ili samo razriješiti neku Amsterdamsku nedoumicu, ovaj ACE je prava prilika za to.

Klopa, cuga i networking, kao i uvijek, osigurani.
Datum 22.10.2026.
Vrijeme: 17:30
Lokacija: Radnička cesta 37a, 4. kat, ured Koiosa

Hi everyone!

Join us for the RubyZG October Meetup. We've got a low level theme this time: We'll hear how far Ruby's new concurrency and parallelism tools can be stretched, and how to run Ruby apps on AWS Lambda without maintaining a server.

This event is hosted by DECODE who will be providing pizza and refreshments after the formal part of the meetup. Btw, they are hiring, so be sure to check their open positions.
For those coming by car, there is no dedicated parking but there should be plenty of parking at that time in the street in front of the building.
See you at DECODE!

Are We Fast Yet? Ractors, Fibers, and how far can we stretch it
by Luka Bak
Ractors give Ruby real parallelism, the Fiber scheduler gives it Go-like concurrency. So are we fast yet? I've built the same everyday network service in Ruby and once more in Go, and charted how far one Ruby process can be stretched today, what breaks along the way, and what a few more years might buy us.

Running Ruby apps on AWS Lambda
by Oleg Pustovit
You can run a Rails or Sinatra app on AWS Lambda without maintaining a VM. I'll show how that works through Rack and adapters such as Lamby, then walk through deploying a small app. I'll also show how Ruby code can use AWS services to handle file uploads in S3, process jobs through SQS, and run scheduled tasks. We'll look at what gets awkward, including cold starts and database connections, and when I'd stick with a regular server.

Hello everyone!
Join us for our next meetup on October 22nd starting at 18:00 hosted by TABU and held in the Bornfight office (Filipa Vukasovića 1).

We have two engaging talks lined up, followed by refreshments and time to connect.

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How much do JavaScript and frontend developers earn in Croatia today?
by Vatroslav Mileusnić (CEO & Co-founder @ TABU)

Do React developers earn more than Angular developers? How much does a Senior Frontend developer earn today? Come see the current salaries of JavaScript and Frontend developers in Croatia, broken down by technology and seniority, based on data developers themselves submitted to Tabu. You'll also see how salaries have changed since 2022 and how you can compare yourself with the market on Tabu.

Electron framework: securing a cross-platform desktop app on machines you don't control
by Vitaliy Yunikov (Lead engineer @ Quill and Founder of AudioRoute)

Electron is the fastest way to put a web app on the desktop. The moment you ship it, you're running a browser with filesystem access and full OS access on machines you don't control - sometimes behind security policies you aren't even aware of. This talk covers the experience of a team running on tens of thousands of machines daily, across three operating systems, two CPU architectures, and whatever hardware, OS version and security software each user happens to have. It covers two things the documentation doesn't: how to run the application safely - especially when it executes remote code - and how to find out what's actually happening out there, when you have no server logs, no debugger and nobody to ask. All of it gathered from years of production experience, not best-practice lists.

Hope to see you there!
Marcela & Helena

Blend: Film & Games 2026 returns to Zagreb with a two‑day program that unites the global film and video‑game industries in one of Europe’s most dynamic cross‑media gatherings. The conference brings together leading creators, studios, producers, animators, and technical innovators for panels, masterclasses, case studies, and hands‑on workshops designed to explore the future of storytelling across both mediums. With international speakers from previous editions representing countries including Belgium, Canada, Italy, Germany, Sweden, the United States, and the United Kingdom, the 2026 program continues to expand its global reach and industry relevance. 

Hosted across the Algebra Bernays University campus, Blend: Film & Games offers a platform for collaboration, professional development, and project incubation, supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) through its Games Croatia initiative. Attendees can expect a rich schedule of expert sessions, networking opportunities, and discussions that highlight Croatia’s growing role in the European audiovisual landscape. With its focus on real‑world industry experience and cross‑disciplinary innovation, the event positions itself as a key meeting point for professionals shaping the next generation of film and game production.

Please see event site for ticket prices.

Organiser:  

Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) via Games Croatia, in collaboration with the Zagreb Film Office and Algebra Bernays University

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Uz pravilan pristup i odgovarajuće vještine, generativna umjetna inteligencija može postati vrhunski osobni mentor. Može nam pomoći u otkrivanju novih spoznaja, rješavanju problema i širenju intelektualnih horizonata.
To je, u najkraćim crtama, poruka i preporuka moje knjige “In Search of Knowledge: Reskilling for Generative AI“ objavljene početkom 2005 godine. Ipak, budući da smo zaokupljeni poslom te sve bržim tempom i sve većim opsegom radnih zadataka, jednostavno nemamo vremena za stjecanje novih ili brušenje postojećih vještina. To je spoznaja do koje sam došao u proteklih godinu i po, ali istovremeno se neprimjetno pojavljuju i nove, neposredne prijetnje koje bi mogle ubrzati reskilling dio.
Riječ je o gubitku postojećih vještina i/ili izostanku njihova stjecanja, što obezvrjeđuje naše profesionalne kvalifikacije i onemogućuje nam usvajanje novih, ponekad ključnih vještina za daljnji uspješni rad. Umjesto toga Gen AI otaljigava naš posao, mi dobivamo plaću, projekte, pohvale, … međutoa!
O tome bi volio razmijeniti mišljenje s vama. I ponuditi neke praktične, jednostavne tehnike prevladavanja (I preživljavanja).
Navedene pojave (deskilling i never-skilling) nisu univerzalne – javljaju se u sporadično u određenim segmentima našeg profesionalnog života, a glavni je problem u tome što ostaju nevidljive. Sve dok šteta već ne nastane, čime se narušavaju naš ugled i karijera.
Bio:
Vjeran Bušelić, dipl.inž.mat. ima doktorat iz informacijskih i komunikacijskih znanosti nakon gotovo tridesetogodišnje karijere u IT industriji.
Započeo je 1981. kao softverski inženjer, sistemski inženjer, voditelj projekata, GIS pionir, a 1997. novootvorenom uredu Microsofta Hrvatska postao je osoba zadužena za promociju i primjenu Microsoftovih tehnologija u sektoru velikih korisnika. Osnivač je i pokretač Windays konferencije i uspostave gotovo svih nezavisnih inicijativa profesionalne razmjene iskustava (pizza i pivo).
Karijeru predavača je počeo 2010. na Algebri, pa onda i na TVZ-u, VERN-u, VSITE-u, FOI-ju i Effecusu, uglavnom promovirajući generičke kompetencije, gradeći zapošljivost studenata u područjima informacijske pismenosti i kritičkog mišljenja, mekih vještina, marketinga, upravljanja projektima i digitalne ekonomije. Bio je i voditelj karijernih centara na Algebri i TVZ-u, uvijek pomažući studentima ulazak u IT industriju.
Nakon pojave generativne umjetne inteligencije, korigirao je većinu svojih kurikuluma koristeći i podučavajući ovaj potpuno novi alat opet u svrhu osobnog razvoja. To iskustvo ga je ponukalo da početkom 2025. objavi i prvu knjigu: “In Search of Knowledge: Reskilling for Generative AI”, pa na tom tragu aktivno djeluje i u akademskoj i poslovnoj zajednici.

Tech conference in Zagreb, Croatia

🇭🇷 Svi želimo imati kvalitetniji softver. Treba imati automatske testove! Međutim, softver se neki puta *opire* automatskim testovima. Na ovom okupljanju ćemo objasniti arhitekturu softvera koja olakšava testiranje softvera a donosi i druge pogodnosti.

🇬🇧 We all want to have higher-quality software. We need automated tests! However, sometimes software resists automated testing. At this meetup, we’ll explain a software architecture that makes software easier to test while bringing other benefits as well.

📣 Evening's architect: Denis Kranjčec

⏰ Schedule:
- Introduction
- Ports & Adapters
- ⚡Lightning talks⚡

🇭🇷 Za munjevita predavanja (⚡lightning talks⚡) se ne morate prijaviti unaprijed. Samo javite domaćinu na početku okupljanja da želite održati munjevito predavanje. Munjevita predavanja traju 5 minuta (ili manje) i mogu biti na bilo koju temu. Na pojedinom okupljanju će se održati onoliko munjevitih predavanja koliko ima zainteresiranih predavača.

🇬🇧 You don’t need to register in advance for ⚡lightning talks⚡. Just let the host know at the beginning of the meetup that you want to present a lightning talk. Lightning talks last 5 minutes (or less) and can be on any topic. At each meetup, as many lightning talks will be held as there are interested speakers.

🫵 You have a topic for a ZSC meetup?
🇭🇷 Javite se domaćinu (Marko B) i sve ćemo dogovoriti!
🇬🇧 Get in touch with the host (Marko B), and we’ll sort everything out!

Cover image: Magnific

Fintech conference in Zagreb, Croatia

Splitscreen 2027 takes place 20–22 April 2027 at the Radisson Blu Resort & Spa in Split, Croatia. The event positions itself as a no‑stress, high‑curation games industry conference designed for meaningful meetings, co‑development discussions and premium networking experiences on the Adriatic coast. Its focus is on creators, studios, publishers, service providers and investors who want intentional, high‑quality industry engagement rather than a large expo‑style environment. 

The conference blends professional programming with a relaxed cultural atmosphere, featuring more than 60 international speakers and welcoming around 800 participants from across the world. Attendees can expect curated sessions, networking opportunities, and a coastal setting that encourages genuine connection and new ideas. Splitscreen is organised by a new team including Hrvoje Mitic of the Croatian Game Developers Association (CGDA), positioning the event as a spiritual successor to Croatia’s well‑known Adriatic industry gatherings. 

Organiser:
Splitscreen team, including Hrvoje Mitic (Croatian Game Developers Association) 

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Microsoft conference in Zagreb, Croatia