Mentorship program

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.

The presentation of our mentoring program took place on 15 June 2023.

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

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

Benefits for mentors/companies

  • Better insight and understanding of the younger generation and their way of thinking
  • Contact and the possibility to find suitable employees
  • Promotion of the professional development of young and innovative women
  • Mutual transfer of knowledge and ideas

How does our mentore programme works?

  • 01 Matching mentor and mentee

    Each young woman who applies and wins the programme is matched with an appropriate mentor based on her career goals, interests and areas of expertise.

  • 02 Individual meetings

    Mentors meet regularly with their mentees once a month to provide advice, support and share their experiences. These meetings provide an opportunity to ask questions, discuss challenges and receive concrete feedback.

  • 03 Workshops and events

    XEnergy organises various workshops, panel discussions and events for mentors and mentees to attend for education, networking and exchange of ideas.

  • 04 Supportive network

    Through our mentoring programme, young women have the opportunity to connect with other programme participants and build valuable connections and support within the energy transition projects.

Meet our mentors

Our mentors are a dedicated team of event planners, travel enthusiasts and sustainability advocates, boasting over twenty years of collective expertise in orchestrating successful events.

  • Mentor

    Tina Jakaša, M.sc.

    Petrol, Head of energy products development

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  • Mentor

    Nina Dusper Sušić, M.Sc.

    Hitachi Energy Balkans Cluster, President of Management Board

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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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  • Ivona Štritof
    Mentor

    Ivona Štritof, M.sc.

    Interenergo, Country manager for Croatia

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  • Zoran Obradović
    Mentor

    Zoran Obradović

    WPD Adria, director

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Selected candidates for the mentoring program in year 2023. 

It is with great pleasure that we officially announce the names of the candidates selected for the XEnergy Mentoring Program:

Kristina Godec, Jasna Malić, Lucija Medić, Anja Stanković, Ivona Šironja, Antonela Vidović Zubak and Matea Zeko.

These young women were given an exceptional opportunity to learn from the best mentors: Tina Jakaša, Vedrana Jelusic Kasic, Nina Dusper, Ivona Štritof, Natasa Mlakar and Zoran Obradovic. Many thanks to the program director Martina Biondic for her great efforts and to everyone who supported this program. You can read more about the candidates and mentors in our new newsletter, and here’s what it was like yesterday when the winners were announced.

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.