Speaker · 2026
WomenTech Global Conference
The Human Side of AI: Emotional Intelligence as a Founder's Superpower
Speaker pageAI Innovation for Founders & Leaders
Helping you
innovate with AI
I help founders and leadership teams find where AI creates value, then turn it into programs, tools and skills their people use every day.
AI StrategyInnovation ProgramsStartupsAI Workshops
MSc in Emotional AIThesis on facial emotion recognition
30+
startups supported through Future Forward
160+
program applications reviewed
200+
students taught in IT and software engineering
Services
What I do
Four ways to bring AI into your business, each with proof behind it.
01
AI Strategy
Find the places where AI saves your team real time, and a clear plan to get there.
Proof: an operations system that tracks 4,500 tasks and updates itself through the client's API.
Discuss on a clarity call02
Innovation Programs
Accelerator, incubator and innovation programs, designed and run from the first call to demo day.
Proof: a first cohort built from zero. 100+ applications, 8 startups from 6 countries.
Discuss on a clarity call03
Startups
Go to market and market entry for startups across DACH, GCC and CEE.
Proof: 22 days, 50 qualified leads, 12.5% from first contact to commitment.
Discuss on a clarity call04
AI Workshops
Hands on AI training for leadership teams, built around the work they already do.
Proof: 200+ students taught, a workshop at the UN in Vienna, a talk at WomenTech Global.
Discuss on a clarity callHow we work
Three steps
1
Clarity call
You share the challenge. I ask the questions that show where AI fits.
2
Proposal
A clear plan with scope and timeline, shaped around your team.
3
Build and train
We implement together, and your team keeps the skills.
About
Hi, I'm Iva
I help founders and leaders bring AI into their business, with a background in engineering, teaching and startups.
My path started in engineering. I studied electrical and computer engineering, then did my master's in Emotional AI, on how machines recognize human emotion. For two years I taught IT and software engineering to more than 200 students.
In Vienna I worked inside the startup ecosystem. I built an accelerator program from zero, ran the startup track at Future Forward twice and worked with FFG, Vienna Business Agency and WKO.
Today I bring all of it together: strategy, programs and training that make AI useful for real teams.
Master's
MSc in Emotional AI
Singidunum University. Grade 9.78 out of 10, thesis on emotional AI and facial emotion recognition.
2026
LSE Ethics of AI
Masterclass at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Bachelor's
Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Kragujevac, 240 ECTS.
Certified
Anthropic
Building Effective Human-Agent Teams.
Timeline
My journey
2026
Speaker at WomenTech Global Conference
"The Human Side of AI". Interviewed by Authority Magazine on where to use AI. LSE Ethics of AI and a COST Action proposal on credential verification.
Nov 2025
Future Forward 2025
Startup track end to end: 30+ startups, four pitch tracks, an innovation expo, 160+ applications.
2025
Stages and panels
Workshop at the UN in Vienna (UNIDO × AIESEC), moderator at CEE Innovation Forum, participant at Dubai AI Week.
2024 to 2025
Vienna startup ecosystem
Built an accelerator program from zero: 100+ applications, 25 interviews, 8 startups from 6 countries.
2023
MSc in Emotional AI
Graduated with 9.78 out of 10. Thesis graded 10.
2021 to 2023
Teaching Associate
Academy of Applied Studies Šumadija. Six IT and software engineering courses, 200+ students.
2016 to 2021
Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Kragujevac.
Speaking
On stage
Talks, workshops and panels on AI, startups and the human side of technology.
Workshop · 2025
United Nations, Vienna
UNIDO × AIESEC YouthSpeak Forum
Moderator · 2025
CEE Innovation Forum
How to Scale at Home and Abroad, with Plug and Play, UNIDO, IESE and Tiger Technology
Host · 2024 and 2025
Future Forward, Vienna
Startup pitch arena at the conference
Talk · YouTube · in Serbian
AI and startup ecosystems
A conversation about AI and startup ecosystems, in Serbian.
Watch on YouTubeInvite me to your stage or team
Book a clarity callArticles
Writing and press
Authority Magazine · Medium
C-Suite Perspectives on AI: where to use AI and where to rely only on humans
Interview with Iva Kojic.
Read on MediumLet's find where AI
fits in your business
Book a clarity call. You leave with clear next steps for your team.
Book a clarity call