On March 27, 2026, as part of the PRO PR International Conference at the Hilton Hotel Podgorica, the prestigious PRO PR Globe People Achievement Awards will be presented. The recipients of this recognition are nominated by former laureates, among whom are also five global communications associations: Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA), International Public Relations Association (IPRA), World Communications Forum Association (WCFA) and Global Alliance. Additionally, starting this year, due to the quality of the program, the conference is scored and receives the status of CIPR CPD Approval (approval for the CIPR Continuing Professional Development program). All recipients will be presented with unique graphics, works created by students of the Faculty of Fine Arts Cetinje.
The recipients of the awards from Bosnia and Herzegovina are: Zvezdana Žujo, co-owner and director of the Communis Sarajevo agency, and Indira Musić, marketing manager of ASA Bolnica. In addition to them, the recipients of the award from Croatia are: Iva Stilinović Grahovac, head of public relations at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, and Vlatka Kamenić Jagodić, director of corporate marketing and communications at Končar Elektroindustrija. From Slovenia: Jernej Kovač, director of corporate communications at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, and Iztok Verdnik, director of the corporate communications department at Mercator. From Montenegro: Branko Latinović, head of the Media and Public Relations Department at the Football Association of Montenegro; Milena Đergović, director for strategic partnerships at Kotor Art; Ivana Bobičić, executive director of the Represent Communications agency; Lena Bošković, head of corporate communications of the Vezuv Group; and Senada Mulešković, director of public relations at Čistoća d.o.o. From Serbia: Milica Milanović, director of corporate affairs for Nestlé (Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia); Željka Jakovljević, director of corporate communications at UniCredit Bank Serbia; and Sanja Milaković Kolundžija, partner and co-owner of an integrated communications agency at the Executive Group. From North Macedonia: Lenche Karpuzovska, director of the communications department (marketing and public relations) at EVN. From Bulgaria: Mariya Jeliazova, head of communications for the Balkan cluster at AstraZeneca. From the UK: Advita Patel, president of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, and Farzana Baduel, president elect-designate (2025) of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations and founder and CEO of Curzon PR. From Germany: Michael Schröder, director and founder of ORCA Affairs GmbH. From Hungary: Peter Elkan, PR and marketing director at 4iG. From France: Silvia Arto, global head of communications for functions and for technology and operational efficiency at BNP Paribas, and Samuel Heath, communications director at Interpol.
The Vision Manager recognition was awarded to Branko Mitrović, CEO of One Crna Gora, Dragan Bokan, chairman of the Board of Directors of Voli, and Zorica Mišković, Shopping Center Manager at BIG Group. Transparency Awards: Irena Radović, governor of the Central Bank of Montenegro. Infigo Awards: Jen Psaki, Vice President for Communications and Strategy at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Farzana Hosain Neela, Managing Director of Neela’s Home Ltd, a food-sector company based in Bangladesh and the United Kingdom.
