May 26-27, 2026., Opatija, Conference Park 25/7
Preliminary programme
May 26, 2026, Tuesday
09:00 - 09:25
Registration
09:30 - 10:00
Opening speeches
Miodrag Drakulić, President, Croatian Association for Fire Protection
Ivana Banjad Pečur, Professor, University of Zagreb Faculty of Civil Engineering
Luka Jelić, President, Croatian Engineering Association
Nikola Turkalj, Head of Sector for Inspection Affairs, Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Croatia
Slavko Tucaković, Chief Fire Commander, Croatian Firefighting Association
TBC, Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets
MODULE: ACTIVE AND PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION
10:10 - 10:50
Ben McColl, OFR Consultants, United Kingdom
Passive and Active Fire Safety Measures in Mass Timber Buildings - Case Studies of Google HQ and Paradise SE11 in London
10:50 - 11:10
Meri Cvetkovska, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia
Effects of Fire on Concrete Structures: Consequences and Repair Measures
11:10 - 11:40
Coffee break
11:40 - 12:10
Thilo A. Hoffmann, Kersken + Kirchner GmbH, Germany
Fire Safety Design for the Olympic Tower in Munich – a Challenge
12:10-12:40
Matteo Alessandro Baleni, nVent, Netherlands
The Importance of Seismic Protection for Water-based Fire Protection Installations
12:40 - 13:00
Tomislav Lacković, Eccos inženjering, Croatia
Technology and Engineering in the Service of Safety: Advanced Fire Alarm System in the Učka Tunnel
13:00- 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 14:50
Panel discussion
MODULE EU FIRE SAFETY DAY
14:50 - 15:20
Iea Bunthan, European Comission (online):
Fire Safety Linked to the Electrification and Renovation of Buildings (FS-REBuild)
15:20 - 15:50
Nik Rus, Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute, Slovenia
Sparks, Membranes, and Insulation: Understanding PV Roof Fires
15:50 - 16:30
Opening remarks* & Panel discussion
* Recent fires of rooftop photovoltaic power plants
20:00 - 24:00
Conference dinner in Lovran ("Kvarner" Restaurant)
(Bus transportation for participants is provided)
May 27, 2026., Wednesday - 09:30 - 15:00
CRITICAL EVENT
09:30 - 10:00
Siniša Jembrih, Public Fire Department Zagreb, Croatia
The Fire at the Vjesnik Skyscraper in Zagreb from the Perspective of Firefighting Intervention
FEATURED LECTURES
10:00 - 10:20
Stipe Barišić, FSB Solutions, Croatia
A Manufacturer’s View at Passive Fire Protection
10:20 - 10:40
Qian Xu, School of Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology; China: Flammability of Building Insulation Materials
11:00 - 11:30
Coffee break
TECHNICAL REGULATIONS
11:20 - 11:50
Vesna Veselin, Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets
News in Building Safety Act and By-laws Related to the Basic Requirement of Fire Safety
11:50 - 12:20
Milan Carević; Miodrag Drakulić, Croatian Association for Fire Protection, Croatia
Design Review of the State of Technical Regulations and Engineering Practice in the Field of Fire Protection in Croatia
12:20 - 12:50
Aleš Jug, Slovenian Fire Protection Association, Slovenia
New Fire Protection Regulations in Slovenia: Changes in Technical Guidelines and Application of Engineering Methods in Design
12:50 - 13:30
Panel discussion
13:30 - 15:00
Lunch & Networking
The conference is bilingual (Croatian and English), with simultaneous translation.
For additional information, please contact:
Nataša Gajski Kovačić (Konfa media)
E-mail: natasa.gajski@zastita.info
Mob: +385 99 61 61 038
Dubravko Janković (HUZOP)
E-mail: huzop@huzop.hr
Mob: +385 91 255 5022