Zvonimir Baletić (zbaletic@eizg.hr) President of the Geoeconomic Forum. One of the founders of the Geoeconomic Forum.
Full Professor of Economics, at the Faculty of Political Science of the University of Zagreb; Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Economics Zagreb.
Minister in the Government of the Republic of Croatia (1991-1993). Director of the Institute of Economics Zagreb (1993-1999).
Member of the Executive Board of the International European Movement (1997-2000).
Expert in the fields of economic theory, economic development, regional economy and economic policy.
Doctor of economy (Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb); completed his postdoctoral studies at the University of Chicago, USA.
Author: Marxian Theory of Economic Crises (1965), Economic Process and Economic Theory (1972), Structural Characteristics, Growth Dynamics and Capital Formation in Croatian Economy (1977), Development of Underdeveloped Regions of Croatia (1985), Conception and Mechanisms of the Structural Adjustment Policy (1988), Croatian Economy in Transition (1999).

Jasna Plevnik Vice-president of Geoeconomic Forum. Initiated the foundation of the Geoeconomic Forum.
Senior specialist, at the Croatian Chamber of Economy, member of the Karlovac County Parliament, member of the County board for European Integration. Employed at Holding Jugoturbina Company (1981-1991). As a journalist published numerous articles about globalisation and interviews with Lester C. Thurow, Lawrence Eagelburger, Carl Bildt, etc.(1992-2000).
Doctor's degree in economic globalisation and geoeconomic diplomacy at the Faculty of Political Science of the University of Zagreb. Area of special interest: shaping and running of foreign policy using geoeconomic instruments, and establishment of economic stability in the region.
Participated in the Salzburg seminar, Session: New Transatlantic Agenda (1999).
Books: The Price of the New World Order,The World Challenges to the National Interests (2009), Beyond Globalisation: Geoeconomics of International relations (2003), The Future Has Begun, author of the chapter Bosnia and Herzegovina Needs a Globalisation Strategy (2001).

Mladen Vedrią (sonder@zg.tel.hr) Vice-president of Geoeconomic Forum . Associate Professor of Economic policy at Faculty of Law, Zagreb. Member of the Economic Council of the Prime minister of Croatia. Member of the Council Croatian National Bank.
Member of the National Council for Competitiveness, member of the Managing Board of the Association of Croatian Managers (CROMA).
The owner of SONDER, a company dealing with consulting, strategic planning and representation of home and foreign companies.
Vice-president of the Government of the Republic of Croatia, concerned with economy (1992-1993).
Minister in the Government of the Republic of Croatia (1992). President of Executive Council City of Zagreb Assembly (1990-1993).
President of the Croatian Chamber of Economy (1993-1995).
Active as a professional and scientist in the field of international economy. Participated in projects with OECD, ILO, World Bank, UNESCO etc.
Won his doctor's degree at the Faculty of Economy in Zagreb.
Additional training: Executive Program for Leaders in Development"(1999), Harvard, USA; "Risks and Benefits of Globalisation", a seminar in Washington, Friedrich-Neumann Stiftung and Bank of America (1999); "Global Business Global Institutions - Towards a Shared Value Base For the Institutions of the Global Economy" XIX Tällberg Workshop, Sweden (1999).

Vitomir Begović (vbegovic@vlada.hr) Head of the Croatian Government Tripartism Office. Finishing postgraduate studies on the subject: Education of Adults in Conditions of Economic Globalisation. One of the leading Croatian experts in relations among the government, employers and unions.
Chief Secretary of SSSH-a, the largest Croatian Trade Union (1997-2000), Chief Secretary of the Industrial Democracy Centre (2000), Chairman of the Economic and Social Council Tripartite Body (2000 - 2001).
Participated in many international seminars: Technical Training Program for the Societies in Transition, organized by AFL-CIO and USAID (1997); a training programme at George Meany Centre, Washington (1998); Experiences of Local Dialogue, a seminar held in Belgium (2002); Development of Institutions and National Social Dialogue, Stability Pact seminar held in Sarajevo (2003).

Zoran Jaąić (zjasic@efzg.hr) was a Vice-president of Geoeconomic Forum. Since 2004 to 2009. Full Professor of Finance at Faculty of Economy, University of Zagreb. He was Minister of Finance in Government of Republic Croatia (1992-1994) and Ambassador of Croatia to Germany.
He has current primary research interests in the public sector in transitional countries, economy of education and culture and secondary ones in the economic and financial aspects of globalisation and the finance of European Union.
He received his PhD in public finance from Faculty of Economy, University of Zagreb.
Member of Europäische Vereinigung für Hochschulwesen, Frankfurt/Main, Südosteuropa Gesellschaft, München and Croatian-Austrian Society, Zagreb.
Author: Introduction to Economics of Education (1979), The Budget and Economic Development (1980), Introduction to the Theory of Economic Policy, co-author (1981), Education and Structural Changes (1987), Kroatien in Spannungsfeld der Globalisierung (1988), Globalisation and Croatia, ed. (1999), Die Erweiterung der Europäischen Union als Herausforderung für Kroatien (2000).

Ljubo Jurčić (ljurcic@efzg.hr) is Associate professor at the Faculty of Economy in Zagreb. From July 2002 to December 2003 he served as a minister of economy in the second Cabinet of Prime Minister Ivica Račan. In Croatian parliamentary election 2007 Social Democratic Party nominated him as candidate for Prime Minister. Was a member of the supervisory boards of Hrvatska brodogradnja - Jadranbrod, JANAF and Plinacro companies. Currently Jurčić is the president of the Croatian Association of Economists.

Joachim Knospe ( jk@sol-im.com) graduated engineer and graduated in engineering management - has gained extensive experience on national and international in the area of General Management (restructuring experience with medium-sized and big companies), and in the area of Interim Management (organisation, growth, restructuring, recapitalisation, turnaround crisis management). After the successful integration of the activities of the management consultancy and the engineering company, it was obvious that the already chosen path will be consistently followed. The result was the establishment of SOL - IM focusing in supporting conglomerates and concerns with medium-sized structure in the area of interim management. Management Experience: COO in an affiliate of a German company in Canada for computer and medical technology; Chief Representative in an affiliate of a French automotive supply industry company in France / South-East-Europe; Managing Director of ALSTOM Kroatien GmbH (ALSTOM Croatia Ltd.); Managing Director of NEEF - Elektrotechnik  GmbH & Co . etc.

Danko Plevnik (danko.plevnik@ka.htnet.hr) Columnist and International Relations Analyst at Slobodna Dalmacija, daily paper in Split. After specialist training in the USA, influenced by strategist Edward N. Luttwak, he was the first to promote the idea of geoeconomy in Croatia (1992).
Field of special interest: strategy of global political planning and security.
Awards: Croatian Journalist of the Year, award by Slobodna Dalmacija (1991) and Croatian Journalist of the Year, award by the Croatian Journalist Association (1991 and 1992).
Member of the Executive Board of the European Journalist Association (1999-2001).
Ph.D. degree in the field of information science.
Author: Information is Communication (1986), Towards the Civilization of Mobile Text (1988), The Sense of Bosnia (1997), New NATO and old Geopolitics (1999), The Chaos of Hegemony (2001), War and Piece for Croatia (2002).

Yasuo Yamamoto (yasuo.yamamoto@zsem.hr) graduated at Osaka University of Foreign Studies. He gained abundant experience in global trade working as a trade coordinator and promoter as well as market strategist at the global Nichimen Corporation, Japan (now, Sojitz Corp.) that is specialised in international trading, financing and investment. Yamamoto was responsible for management of the Nichimen Corporation's sections, departments, divisions and overseas offices, and regional headquarters in Tokyo and Moscow .
Since 1998 he is owner and employee of "Japanska kuca d.o.o." Zagreb that is engaged in business consultancy, tourism promotion, trade and cultural exchange etc. Yamamoto is active member of NPO "ABIC" (Action for a Better International Community), Tokyo. (NPO is under Japan Foreign Trade Council) In 2002 the Japanese government sent him to Poland to transfer its expert knowledge to Polish business community. He has been engaged as an adviser to the Croatia Business Centre, Tokyo.
Yamamotohas been working as a lecturer at Zagreb School of Economics and Management (ZSEM) and Adviser to its Japanese Center (Japanese culture and business, Kaizen management).
Books: "Samurai and vitez", 2005 by Meridijani and ZSEM.

John C. Court (1943 - 2009) was a writer of essays on foreign policy and economy.. He lived in Ohio and NY near Buffalo. He had various roles including management, financial reporting, borrowing, etc. mostly also in initially small companies. He was Chairman, President (1985-2002), Plant Manager of Multi-Color Company which has 10 label plants and a stock listed on the NASDAQ. Court was Vice-President and CEO, (1978-1983) N-Ren Co, chemical plants worldwide. He was Vice-President, FNCB, a large commercial bank in Chicago from 1975 to 1978. Before then, he was a non-political government official in both foreign and domestic agencies in the US government reaching the highest level. From 1969 to 1973 he worked with Henry Kissinger as Assistant For Plans, NSC, The White House. He graduated at Amherst College and after then as a Researcher, NBER, economic research in NYC. Columbia. He received his MBA from Harvard Business School. Court was a teacher of business and globalization at the University of Cincinnati and Nothern Kentucky University. Was a member of The Council of GEOFO since 2004 to 2009.