Speaking, teaching & industry leadership

Nenad Ivanovic: product leadership on stage.

Nenad Ivanovic's conference talks, panels, teaching, judging, and mentorship span Webflow Conf and Belgrade's design community. Explore the related publications and media archive.

Conference speaker experience collage showing Nenad Ivanovic presenting, event audiences, and conference logos

Featured conference appearances

On stage

  • Opening keynote participant

    2023

    Webflow Conf 2023 · Chicago

    Participated in the opening keynote on October 12, appearing in the official program alongside Vlad Magdalin, Emily Lonetto, Linda Tong, and Sue Janna while representing Nursa's product work.

    Evidence · Official event record

  • Integrating an enterprise tech stack with Webflow

    2024

    Webflow Conf 2024 · San Francisco + online

    Returned to Webflow Conf with Nursa CEO Curtis Anderson and Webflow Senior Director Peter Hsieh to present the enterprise technology stack behind Nursa's large-scale web platform.

    Evidence · Official session and speaker records

  • Designers and Developers, Together for Better UX

    2016

    UX Belgrade Meetup · Belgrade

    Presented the April 14 meetup session on designer–developer collaboration and the shared responsibility for stronger user experiences.

    Evidence · Publication-supported event record

  • Creatives vs. Tools

    Adobe — Tools of the New Generation · Belgrade

    Joined a four-person panel at an Adobe event organized by Extreme for more than 80 designers and creative-industry participants, introduced as a UI/UX designer and founder of Serbia's Behance community.

    Evidence · Publication-supported event record

  • UX Meets Security

    Voxxed Days VDB17

    A developer-conference session connecting interface design, security signals, and the deliberate use of friction in high-trust digital products.

    Evidence · Named in the supplied public-appearance archive

Teaching, judging, and mentorship

Evaluating the craft

  • UX/UI lecturer and evaluator

    2016–2019

    SAE Institute Belgrade

    Taught in SAE Institute Belgrade's UX/UI program and helped assess student work. Detailed evaluation and selection responsibilities are attributed to SAE Institute Communication Manager Nina Kokeza in the supplied evidence record.

    Evidence · Attributed statement with professional-history corroboration

  • Judge and mentor

    BEST Design Week · Belgrade

    Evaluated participant work and mentored emerging designers. These responsibilities are attributed to BEST Design Week organizer Milena Murganić in the supplied evidence record.

    Evidence · Supplied attributed organizer statement

Community leadership

Building creative infrastructure

  • Behance portfolio reviews and campus events

    2015

    Behance powered by Adobe · Belgrade

    Helped build Serbia's Behance community and appeared as a workshop speaker at the five-day Belgrade Behance Campus, independently reported as drawing approximately 2,000 visitors.

    Evidence · Independent event coverage

  • 99U Local Belgrade

    2015

    Adobe 99U Local · Belgrade

    Led the Lege Artists group that brought 99U Local to Belgrade, one of 28 participating cities, and helped shape a program focused on turning creative ideas into executed work.

    Evidence · Interview and independent event coverage

  • Founder, Lege Artists

    Est. 2013

    Nonprofit creative organization

    Founded the creative organization behind regional community programs, portfolio reviews, and events connecting designers and other creative disciplines across Southeast Europe.

    Evidence · Career and supplied community archive

Additional talks and public appearances

Across design, trust, and platforms

  • Design by Impact

    CreativeMornings

    A public talk named in the supplied archive, focused on design's effect beyond visual output.

    Evidence · Named in the supplied public-appearance archive

  • Best Young Designers

    Belgrade Design Week

    A design-community appearance included in the supplied record of public authority and recognition.

    Evidence · Named in the supplied public-appearance archive

  • Building customer trust through UX

    2018

    Webiz

    Presented practical guidance on audience understanding, accurate information, visible security, and designing commerce journeys around the trust required by each decision.

    Evidence · Independent conference coverage

  • Platform engagement

    Netokracija Meetup

    A public appearance on platform thinking and engagement named in the supplied speaking archive.

    Evidence · Named in the supplied public-appearance archive

  • Creative talks and Belgrade Behance Campus

    2015

    Mikser Festival

    Participated in the festival program surrounding Belgrade Behance Campus, portfolio reviews, workshops, and the region's creative community.

    Evidence · Independent event coverage

  • Security by design

    Get Ahead of Cyber Threats

    A security-focused public appearance named in the supplied archive, extending the same trust and deliberate-friction themes developed in Nenad's writing.

    Evidence · Named in the supplied public-appearance archive

  • Blending technology and design

    Geek Night

    A community talk named in the supplied archive on the relationship between technical systems and design judgment.

    Evidence · Named in the supplied public-appearance archive

  • UI/UX career lectures

    Job Fair

    Career-oriented lectures for emerging practitioners named in the supplied education and public-appearance archive.

    Evidence · Named in the supplied public-appearance archive

Related writing and recognition

Documenting the ideas

  • Necessary Friction: The Theatrics of UX Security

    2022

    Toptal

    Authored article on security UX, trust, and when deliberate friction improves comprehension and confidence in high-assurance products.

    Evidence · Authored publication

  • Technical Achievement and All Star recognition

    Webflow community

    Related platform recognition for Nursa's enterprise-scale Webflow work. It is included as supporting authority rather than presented as a speaking engagement.

    Evidence · Related recognition

What collaborators say.

Leaders and teammates across product, design, growth, and education describe the same pattern: clear thinking, ambitious execution, and collaborative leadership without ego.

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Nenad's foresight and user-first leadership helped transform us into a consumer product used by one million people.

Kristofer von Beetzen

Chief Product Officer · Freja

Creative, fast, receptive to feedback, and genuinely fun to work with—without ego.

Todd Jensen

Chief Marketing Officer · Snoball Inc. / Best Company

Instrumental in rebuilding Nursa's website—an incredible leader and a joy to work with.

Nathalia Padua

Administrative Fellow · Kaiser Permanente · former Nursa colleague