ABOUT US
CroAI, the Croatian Artificial Intelligence Association, was founded in 2019 and brings together leading companies and startups in the field of AI in Croatia. CroAI seeks to position Croatia as a country of unique opportunities for the development of human-centric AI through a culture of dialogue between entrepreneurs and decision makers at the national and European level.
Who we are
70+
AI startups with a wide representation across all industry verticals
120+
Members consisting of Croatian AI companies, startups, scaleups, universities and AI enthusiasts
Core pillars
1.
Competitive environment for startups
To keep innovators in Croatia
State as the first client model
2.
To ignite our AI ecosystem
Culture of dialogue
3.
To serve as a bridge between business, politics, academia and the general public
Leadership
President
Mislav Malenica
Founder and CEO of AI startup Mindsmiths that aims to democratize expertise. Entrepreneur and engineer with over 17 years of expertise in AI, modeling of human behavior and game theory. As a part of CroAI, Mislav regularly participates in events about the EU regulatory framework on AI. Mislav is a member of the European AI Alliance and European Commission's Digital SME Focus Group on AI. Previous positions: CEO at Vingd Inc, researcher at Ruđer Bošković Institute.
Vice President
Hajdi Ćenan
A non-tech person in the tech world. Hajdi was the Executive Marketing Director and Director of Tourism Publishing in Europapress Holding (now Hanza Media) and COO of digital agency DRAP. Currently, she is the co-founder and CEO of the AI startup airt that enables banks to use the power of artificial intelligence on their data. She is also one of the co-founders of Professional Women's Network Zagreb, the association that promotes equality and gender-balanced leadership.
