Building Bridges on Tesla’s Legacy
January.11.2025 | New Yorker Hotel| New York
08:30 am Registration
09:00 am Welcome note: Nikola Loncar, Tesla Science Foundation
09:05am Opening Note: Arno Gujon, Office for Public and Cultural Diplomacy,
Government of the Republic of Serbia (TBC)
09:20am Letter to Tesla from Homeland, Video by Rada Komazec, Jedinstvo,
(Serbia)
09:30am
1st PANEL: Tesla as an Inspiration to Develop a Culture of Science
in Educational Settings
Moderator: Ashley Redfearn,, American Paradigm Schools (USA)
Panelists:
Dr. Aleksandar Ignjatovic, Pertini Toys (Serbia)
Eden Jolliffe, Wildthings Preserve (USA) (TBC)
Todd Smith, Tacony Academy Charter School (USA) (TBC)
Naimah Wimberly, Tacony Academy Charter School (USA)
Danica Buinjac, Nikola Tesla International Charter School (USA)
Jeff Dobkin, American Society of Inventors (USA)
Prof. Dr. Philip Baldwin, Stony Brook University (USA)
10:30am BREAK
10:45am
Prof. Dr. Kristen Iversen, University of Cincinnati (USA), “Nikola Tesla
in Colorado”
3:00pm Panel speaker Rufus Stewart presents: apps, websites and resources
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Building Bridges on Tesla’s Legacy
11:15am
2nd PANEL: Cultural Diplomacy Through Art & Technology
Moderator: Jelena Ivanjac, Marketing Lab (USA)
Panelists:
Milica Savic, Tesla Science Foundation (Serbia)
Stan Watts, Atlas Bronze Casting (USA)
Andrey Sledkov, Atlas Bronze Casting (USA)
Dr Nada Martinovic, USDHS (USA)
Ana Maria Gower, Tesla Science Foundation (USA)
Brian Yetzer, Yetzer Studio (USA)
12:00pm Jovana Nedic, First Counselor, The Embassy of Republic of Serbia in
USA
12:15pm BREAK
01:15pm
3rd PANEL: Tesla at Home – Supporting Innovations in Serbia
Moderator: Srdjan Sotirov, Tesla Science Foundation Serbia
Panelists:
Danijela Vucicevic, The Center for the Promotion of Science (Serbia)
Branislava Simanic, Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Serbia
Milica Selakovic, Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Serbia
01:45pm
Dr. Saurav Agrawal, Economic Council of India, (India), “Instilling Peace
Led Sustainable Co-development, Co-existence, Toleration and Non-
violence”
02:05am BREAK
2:15pm
4th PANEL: Cultural Diplomacy Through Tesla Clubs
Moderator:: Maja Cvetkovic Sotirov, Tesla Science Foundation Serbia
Panelists:
Dijana Peric, Serbian Cultural Center, San Diego (USA)
Vesna Jovanovic, Serbian Cultural Center, San Diego (USA)
Snjezana Adamovic,, Serbian Cultural Center Nikola Tesla, Detroit (USA)
Margareta Sekulovic, Elementary School “St. Sava”, Pozerevac (Serbia)
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02:15pm
Panel program:
Drama: “Nikola Tesla’s Road” by Serbian Cultural Center, San Diego (USA)
Video, Elementary School “Banovic Strahinja”, Belgrade (Serbia)
Video, Elementary School “Desanka Maksimovic”, Belgrade (Serbia)
Video, Elementary School ‘St. Sava”, Pozarevac (Serbia)
Video, School of Serbian Language and Culture, Serbian Cultural Center,
San Diego (USA)
Essay reading, “Why Did Tesla Use Cyrilic Alphabet”, Lara Karalic, Banja
Luka (Bosnia & Hercegovina)
03:15pm
5h PANEL: Expanding the programs
Vlada Vladic, Vlada’s Seeds of Life, (USA)
Suzana Mihajlovic, Elite Performance & Success Coach, (Australia)
04:30pm
Tesla Spirit Award Ceremony
Children’s Choir “St. Sava”, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Deda i unuk, Serbian song
Krsna Slava, Serbian song
Ballet: “Wireless Lights,” by Ballet Academy of St. Petersburg, (USA)
Dr. Dusanka Ivanova, Choreographer;
Sophie Ivanova, Ballerina
Traditional song played on gusle
Zivko Stijovic (USA),
Savo Urukalo (USA)
Dance from Eastern Serbia
Children’s Dance Group “Opancici”, New York, NY (USA)
Dragomir Vukovic, Choreographer;
Nikola Koprivica, Artistic Director,;
Milan Majstorovic, accompanist
05:00pm Final thoughts and good night!
*The organizer reserves the right to change the program due to
unforeseen circumstances.
ART EXHIBITION, VIDEO AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS AND DEMONSTRATIONS IN THE ANNEXED ROOMS.
THE ART EXHIBITION CONSISTS OF ARTISTS FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD, USING DIFFERENT MEDIUMS
TO EXPLORE AND EXPRESS HOW TESLA’S INNOVATIONS HAVE SHAPED OUR MODERN WORLD, FROM
ELECTRICITY TO WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
