Ivana Stančić

Ivana Stančić, manager of the social innovation program at Smart Kolektiv. For more than 15 years, she has been supporting individuals and organizations to be more innovative, efficient and sustainable in solving social challenges in their community. Through various mentoring programs that she led, designed or participated in as a mentor, she collaborated with over 150 young, women and/or impact entrepreneurs who start and/or scale up businesses with a strong social/environmental impact and advised them in the areas of business idea development, business models, social impact, access to finance and partnerships with the private sector. She manages the programs and portfolio of companies that are part of the Smart Impact Fund - the Fund for the Development of a Sustainable Economy, which is the first fund for social investments in the region; she is the manager of the regional conference Social Innovations Forum, is co-founder of several social enterprises, participates in the work of the Coalition for the Development of Solidarity Economy and several international networks for the development of the social economy and impact investing (Youth Business International, Euclid Network, European Venture Philanthropy Association).

Ivana graduated in sociology at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade. Further education in the fields of entrepreneurship, impact of entrepreneurship, business development, organizational development, design thinking, measurement of social impact, innovation, impact, investing, gained through various international education programs, of which Adizes South East Europe Institute, European Venture Philanthropy Association and Social Value UK stand out. Since 1999, she has been active in the civil sector as an activist, educator and project coordinator.