WHAT TO EXPECT FROM "CIM FORUM 2025"

The fourth edition of CIM Forum, an international event bringing together leaders from the fields of creative industries, media, arts, and business, officially kicks off on Wednesday, May 29, with an opening ceremony in front of the Cathedral of St. Tryphon, starting at 9 PM.

The opening ceremony will feature speeches from:

Kristina Nina Gačević and Branimir Žugić, organizers of CIM Forum

Vladimir Jokić, Mayor of Kotor

Jovan Ristić, Director of the Kotor Tourism Organization

Radmila Beća Radulović, Director of the Cultural Center "Nikola Đurković"

Kate Ewart-Biggs OBE, Deputy Chief Executive of the British Council

Dušan Banović, Director of Service Development and Digital Transformation at Crnogorski Telekom

The evening will conclude with a special performance by renowned cellist Ana Rucner.

CIM Forum 2025 serves as a platform for initiating dialogue, changing narratives, and connecting industries that shape the modern world. Panel discussions, workshops, masterclasses, film screenings, and conversations with distinguished names from the region and around the globe will take place at authentic locations within Kotor's Old Town – on open-air squares, in the Creative-Digital HUB, Pjaca od Kina, and the Cultural Center.

This year's program will feature over 50 speakers, including:

Dragoljub Draža Petrović, Zoran Kesić, Ante Tomić, Brian Rašić, Zoran Predin, Mirela and Laka, Ana Mihajlovski, Patrick Collister, Tisja Kljaković Braić, Carmen Bistrian, Tea Jagodić, Bruno Anković, Johnny Stark, Lazar Džamić, Boris Beker, Đorđe Janković, Vladimir Đurić, Uroš Petrović, Vjera Mujović, Justus Reid, Stevan and Staša Koprivica, Renato Subotić, and many others.

A highlight of this year’s edition is the CIM Awards – honoring ideas that have pushed the boundaries of the creative industry – and the groundbreaking Neuro Awards, introduced for the first time globally at CIM Forum. Neuro Awards use EEG and eye-tracking technology to measure the emo-cognitive responses of jurors, replacing traditional judging methods.

This pioneering concept is led by Dalibor Šumiga, one of the region’s top experts in consumer behavior and neuromarketing.

All information about the program and participation can be found at www.mediaforum.me.

CIM Forum 2025 is held with the support of: Ministry of Culture and Media, Municipality of Kotor, Kotor Tourism Organization, Cultural Center “Nikola Đurković,” British Council, Crnogorski Telekom, Mastercard, NLB, CKB, VOLI, Development Bank, Nikšićko Pivo, Coca-Cola HBC Montenegro, G3 Spirits, Dojmi, Alma Quattro, Logate, Metropolis, Arhimed, Babbler & Our House, Direct Media, Solverships, Mediterranean University Podgorica, Chamber of Commerce of Montenegro, and the Faculty of Media and Communications.

“See you in Kotor – where ideas meet, emotions are measured, and creativity becomes the new currency,” the organizers stated.