The session features two forward-looking lectures: Veljko Janjić will open with insights on how BIM, Lean Planning, data-driven collaboration and AI-powered analytics are reshaping project delivery in construction. Prof. Dr. Çetin Elmas will follow with a structured overview of the most recent advances in AI applications across core project management domains, highlighting practical implementations, ethical considerations, and research trends.

The webinar concludes with the announcement of the winner of the IPMA AI SIG Use-Case Showcase 2025, including a short presentation of the selected AI-driven project.

Speakers

Prof. Dr. Çetin ELMAS

Artificial Intelligence Applications in Project Management: Recent Progress and Insights

Veljko Janjić

The Future of Project Delivery: Transforming Construction with BIM, Lean Planning, Data-Driven Collaborative Workflows, BI and AI-powered Insights

Aco Momčilović

Born in Zagreb in 1980. After finishing Psychology at FFZG he went on Executive MBA at Cotrugli
Business School. Further education is NLP Leadership Academy, and EU Funds Project Manager, and
Integral School of Organizational Development. He is a Ph.D. Researcher on the University of
Dubrovnik – Digital Economy.

The first position in Human Resources was in Ledo and after that, he spent 4 years working in L’Oreal
Adria. Next two years he was HR Manager in Billa (part of REWE Group) and after that position, he
worked as an HR consultant on different projects (from headhunting to rightsizing and organizational
change) in different industries. For 3 years he was in the position of CHRO in Rimac Automobili.
Additionally, he is lecturing in different business schools on different HR topics, Corporate Culture
and, other business subjects. Currently, he is Visiting Professor at the Swiss School of Business and
Management-Human Resources Management, Organizational Behavior and AI for Business.
From the beginning of 2018, he is the owner of the FutureHR company, working as an HR and
Business Expert/ Consultant for different clients. Covering projects of Company Mission and Vision,
Company Branding, Organizational Design, Recruitment, Educations, Compensation and Benefits,
Business Counseling and Mentoring, Management Development.

In his free time, he is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of MBA Croatia, an association that is
gathering all MBA alumni in Croatia, and founder and former president of business-humanitarian
organization POZA. He is also part of the Meeting G2 project – which is connecting businesspeople
from the Croatian diaspora. He is one of the founders of the Voice of Entrepreneurs association – the
biggest association of SMEs in Croatia and a member of their Supervisory Board.

He is the creator and researcher of the National AI Capital concept, and Co-Founder and Co-Director
of Global AI Ethics Institute, founded in Paris in 2021. In 2024 he joined Croatian AI Association as a
Board Member. And is founder of projects: AI Art Singularity and AI Business Hackathon.