The Perspective of the Directive on Gender-Balanced Boards in Croatia

The directive on improving the gender balance in management boards and supervisory boards of companies on the stock exchange came into force at the end of 2022, and member states must submit a report to the European Commission on the measures taken to achieve the goals set by it by the end of 2025.

In particular, it should be ensured that by June 30, 2026, at least 40% of the positions of non-executive directors or 33% of all directorships are filled by an underrepresented gender.

The Office of the European Parliament in Croatia, in cooperation with the Croatian Association of Women in the Legal Profession (HUŽUPP), is pleased to invite you to the conference CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN FOCUS: The Perspective of the Directive on Gender-Balanced Boards in Croatia, which will be held on Friday, December 8, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. hours at the Croatian Journalist Society (Perkovčeva 2) in Zagreb.

At the conference, HUŽUPP will present the main highlights of its proposal for the legal regulation of gender equality in management positions in companies and the expected positive financial effects for business and society. The opening address will be given by the Minister of Justice and Administration, Ivan Malenica, the Vice President of the European Parliament, Evelyn Regner (online), and the head of the European Parliament Office in Croatia, Maja Ljubić Kutnjak.

Gender-balanced governance will be discussed in two panels.

Panel: The perspective of regulators and the financial sector

• Boris Vujčić, Governor of the Croatian National Bank - HNB
• Ivana Gažić, President of the Management Board of the Zagreb Stock Exchange
• Andreja Hašček, head of the Directorate for Issuer Supervision at HANFA
• Pavle Djurić, assistant director and senior advisor at EBRD

Moderated by Nataša Novaković, member of the HUŽUPP Board of Directors

Panel: Business perspective

• Irena Weber, CEO of HUP
• Andrea Doko Jelušić, executive director of AmCham
• Marijana Bačić, member of the Management Board and chief operating officer for business customers of Hrvatski Telekom
• Vedran Bajer, director of Microsoft Croatia
• Tamara Sardelić, president of the Supervisory Board of Meritus Investments, MPLUS Group
• Monika Kočiová, program manager, CIPE in the Republic of Croatia

Moderated by the president of HUŽUPP, Tarja Krehić

Important note: please confirm your arrival by December 6 at noon to epzagreb@europarl.europa.eu