Mentorship programs

Our mentoring programs

XEnergy offers a mentoring programme for women who are at the beginning of their business careers in renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainable development. Mentors are experienced business people, women and men, who spend a certain amount of time in the program guiding and advising less experienced colleagues.

 

Areas of mentoring

  • Development of renewable energy projects
  • PPA contracts and electricity trading
  • Development of innovative projects in the context of the energy transition
  • Adjustment of companies to the regulatory framework
  • Sustainable finance

Gaining experience

  • Gaining experience from experienced professionals
  • Insight into the internal policies and practices of companies dealing with sustainable energy and energy transition
  • Development of strategic thinking
  • Professional and personal development

Benefits for users

  • Gaining experience from experienced professionals
  • Gaining insights into the internal strategies and practices of companies working on sustainable energy and the energy transition
  • Development of strategic thinking
  • Professional and personal development

How does our mentoring program work

  • 01 Matching of mentors and female candidates

    Young women who are given the opportunity to participate in the mentoring program will be matched with an appropriate mentor based on their professional goals, interests and areas of expertise.

  • 02 Individual meetings

    Mentors will regularly, once a month, hold individual meetings with their candidates to provide advice, support and share their experiences. These meetings are an opportunity to ask questions, discuss challenges and get concrete feedback.

  • 03 Workshops and events

    Female candidates will participate in workshops, panel discussions and other events to enable additional education, networking and exchange of ideas.

  • 04 A support network

    Through our mentorship program, young women will have the opportunity to connect with other program participants, creating valuable contacts and support within the energy sector.

Meet our mentors

Our mentors are a dedicated team of energy and finance experts, travel enthusiasts and sustainability advocates, boasting over twenty years of collective expertise in orchestrating successful business stories.

  • Mentor

    Minea Skok, PhD

    Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar, President of the Scientific Council, Chair of Women in Engineering at HRO CIGRE

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  • Mentor

    Tina Jakaša, M.sc.

    Petrol, Head of energy products development

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  • Sabina Škrtić - ENNA Grupa, članica uprave
    Mentor

    Sabina Škrtić

    Corporate Affairs expert

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  • Mentor

    Marina Dragičević, MA, MBA

    A1 Hrvatska, Director of Regulatory Affairs and EU Funding Department

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  • Ivona Štritof
    Mentor

    Ivona Štritof, M.sc.

    Interenergo, Country manager for Croatia

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  • Mentor

    Marina Šaravanja

    TT Cables, manager

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  • Vedrana Jelušić Kašić
    Mentor

    Vedrana Jelušić Kašić

    Privredna banka Zagreb d.d., Management Board Member

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  • Nataša Mlakar
    Mentor

    Nataša Mlakar

    Privredna banka Zagreb d.d. - ESG Competence Center Director for Corporate and SME

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Selected Participants of the Second Cycle of the Mentorship Program

We are pleased to announce the names of the 10 participants selected for the second cycle of XEnergy’s mentorship program “Empowering Women in the Energy Transition”:

Ana Puljić, Valentina Tomas, Vinka Antonijević, Antonia Grčić, Martina Čondrić, Ivana Perutka, Simona Tršinar, Nana Ivanda, Elizabeta Ćormehić, and Mia Previšić.

During the six-month program, the participants will be mentored by distinguished experts from the energy, financial, and business sectors: Sabina Škrtić, Tina Jakaša, Minea Skok, Vedrana Jelušić Kašić, Ivona Štritof, Nataša Mlakar, and Marina Šaravanja.

Selected candidates for the mentoring program in 2023

We are pleased to officially announce the names of the candidates selected for the mentoring program:
Kristina Godec, Jasna Malić, Lucija Medic, Anja Stanković, Ivona Šironja, Antonela Vidović Zubak and Matea Zeko.

These young women were given an extraordinary opportunity to learn from the best: Tina Jakaša, Vedrana Jelušić Kašić, Nina Dusper, Ivone Štritof, Nataša Mlakar and Zoran Obradović. Thanks to program manager Martina Biondić for her great effort and to everyone who supported this program. You can read more about our candidates and mentors in our Newsletter, and here’s what happened at the announcement of the winners yesterday.

The mentoring program was presented

The network for the promotion of women in the energy transition – XEnergy presented the first mentoring program entitled “Empowerment of women in the energy transition“. In front of our members, partners and dear guests, the leader of the mentoring program, Martina Biondić, explained in more detail what this program will look like and introduced our excellent mentors: Nina Dusper Sušić, Tina Jakaša, Vedrana Jelušić Kašić, Ivona Štritof and Zorana Obradović.