October 4  |  BELGRADE  |  STARTIT CENTAR
12:00 — 22:00

Data Sanity Talks:

Connecting experts to solve
real-world industry problems

Data Sanity is hosting a full-day event packed with AI talks, interactive discussions, and networking opportunities! Learn best practices from and connect with leading AI experts @ Microsoft, Meta, JetBrains, and more. Enjoy 8+ hours of content designed to keep you AI-ready — plus free snacks throughout the day to keep your energy high 🥐

The event is now finished! Two days' total: 9 AI talks, 6 project presentations, 3 moderated discussions, 100 attendees, and 15 liters of cold brew coffee! Photos and the talk recording will be released soon.

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Location: Startit Centar, Savska 5, Beograd

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Event Highlights

  • AI Talks – Technical and business lectures with slides by experts in AI, Data Science, and Data Engineering.
  • AI Discussions – Moderated discussions on trending or fun AI topics, where all attendees are welcome to contribute.
  • AI Projects (Poster Session) – A platform for researchers and project developers to present their work in poster format, allowing interactive discussions and direct feedback from attendees.

Schedule

  • 12:00 Doors open, Free roaming & Coffee @ Main Hall
  • 13:00 AI Talks @ Main Hall
    13:00 Words of welcome
    13:05 Ana Stojković Knežević — "Business in the Age of AI: Trends, Management, and Safety"
    13:25 Mariya Zlenko — "Launching AI in Conservative Corporations: Turning Skepticism into Value"
    13:45 Elena Ericheva — "Mesa Optimisation in Large Models and AI Safety"
  • 14:30 Random coffee @ Coworking Hall
  • 15:00 AI Talks @ Main Hall
    15:00 Ivan Drokin — "AI Meets Healthcare: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"
    15:30 Yaroslav Nikulin — "Are Multimodal Transformers Disruptive Technology in Radiology AI?"
  • 15:00 AI Discussions @ Coworking Hall
    💬 Marina Mijatović — "AI in the Workplace: Acceleration or Unrealistic Expectations?"
  • 16:00 Poster session + Networking @ Coworking Hall
    📊 AI projects are listed below
  • 16:45 AI Talks @ Main Hall
    16:45 Dušan Zamurović — "Building a Data Platform as a Single Source of Truth"
    17:15 Olga Titova — "When Updates Feel Like Breakups: Designing Safe and Responsible AI Companions"
  • 16:45 AI Discussions @ Coworking Hall
    💬 Dušan D. Nešić — "Why AI Attunement is Important: AI as the Other"
  • 17:30 Networking @ Coworking Hall
  • 18:00 AI Talks @ Main Hall
    18:00 Stanislav Tsepa — "When LLMs Train Your Models: Using AI to Build Better AI"
    18:30 Aleksandar Anđelković — "A Practical Guide to LLM Context Engineering"
  • 18:00 AI Discussions @ Coworking Hall
    💬 Elizaveta Musatova — "AI Assistants for Emotional Support: Good or Evil?"
  • 19:00 Closing words @ Main Hall
  • 19:05 Random beers & Pizza @ Coworking Hall
  • 20:00 Quiz @ Coworking Hall
  • 21:00 Final networking & Beers @ Coworking Hall

Free snacks & coffee all day. Discussions marked in blue run in parallel with talks.

AI Talks

Data Sanity speaker Yaroslav Nikulin

Are Multimodal Transformers Disruptive Technology in Radiology AI?

Yaroslav Nikulin
Head of AI @ Therapixel
Dana Sanity Speaker Ivan Drokin

AI Meets Healthcare: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Ivan Drokin
Head of Applied ML @ Moonvalley.ai
Data Sanity speaker Elena Ericheva

Mesa Optimisation in Large Models and AI Safety

Elena Ericheva
AI Scientist @ JetBrains
Data Sanity speaker Mariya Zlenko

Launching AI in Conservative Corporations: Turning Skepticism into Value

Mariya Zlenko
AI Product Director @ Uralsib
Data Sanity speaker Aleksandar Andelkovic

A Practical Guide to LLM Context Engineering

Aleksandar Anđelković
Principal Engineering Manager
@ Microsoft
Data Sanity speaker Dusan Zamurovic

Building a Data Platform as a Single Source of Truth

Dušan Zamurović
Engineering Manager @ Foursquare
Data Sanity speaker Stanislav Tsepa

When LLMs Train Your Models: Using AI to Build Better AI

Stanislav Tsepa
ML Engineer @ FAANG
Data Sanity speaker Ana Stojkovic Knezevic

Business in the Age of AI: Trends, Management, and Safety

Ana Stojković Knežević
Project Manager @ Auxality
Data Sanity Participant Olga Titova

When Updates Feel Like Breakups: Designing Safe and Responsible AI Companions

Olga Titova
AI Product Manager @ Wargaming
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AI Discussions

Data Sanity Participant Elizaveta Musatova

AI Assistants for Emotional Support: Good or Evil?

Elizaveta Musatova
Psychoanalyst
Data Sanity Participant Marina Mijatoić

AI in the Workplace: Acceleration or Unrealistic Expectations?

Marina Mijatović
CEO and Co-Founder @ AngryLynx
Data Sanity Participant Dusan Nesic

Why AI Attunement is Important: AI as the Other

Dušan D. Nešić
Founder @ AI Safety Serbia
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AI Projects

Data Sanity Participant Nikola Mekic

On-Device Intelligence for Poultry Farmers: Disease Detection with ML

Nikola Mekić
Mobile Developer @ XG Dynamics
Data Sanity Participant Milan Bradonjić

Leveraging Geometric Graph Structures for Efficient Sparse Attention in LLMs

Milan Bradonjić
Senior ML Engineer
Data Sanity Participant Artem Sentsov

Advanced Graph Intelligence for Business Network Analysis

Artem Sentsov
CTO and Co-Founder @ ClearPic
Data Sanity Participant Dejan Blagic

Turning Slack Data into Collective Intelligence with AI

Dejan Blagić
Product Designer and Founder
@ Cogniflock
Data Sanity Participant Jovan Kis

Bridging the Gap: Better AI Coding Tools for Building AI-Centric Products

Jovan Kis
Co-founder @ UkisAI
Data Sanity Participant No Photo

Open Multilingual Web Datasets for LLM Training

Mariia Fedorova
Doctoral Research Fellow
@ University of Oslo

Data Sanity Team

Dana Sanity Team Yaroslav Kopotilov

Chief Coordinator

Yaroslav Kopotilov
Data Science Consultant
Data Sanity Participant An Klowait

Media & Communication

An Klowait
Product Manager @ Standard Data
Dana Sanity Team Nikita Severin

Program Committee

Nikita Severin
Chief Data Scientist @ Juno AI
Dana Sanity Team Stanislav Petrov

Program Committee

Stanislav Petrov
Senior Data Scientist @ capital.com
Dana Sanity Team Salavat Garifullin

Networking Coordinator

Salavat Garifullin
NLP Engineer @ ODS
Data Sanity Team Roman Dyatlov

Operations

Roman Dyatlov
Data Analyst @ MAG Development
Data Sanity Team Nikita Balaba

Marketing Consultant

Nikita Balaba
Content Manager @ Epic Web3
Data Sanity Team Katya Leonova

Designer

Katya Leonova
Freelance Artist
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Data Science is a rapidly evolving field with endless possibilities — and endless challenges. Our mission is to unite experts from diverse communities, industries, and nations, encouraging the exchange of unique experiences and insights. Together, we want to accelerate professional growth, spark collaboration, and inspire innovation, advancing toward an era of Data Sanity.