The Council for Sustainable Energy

Neda Lazendić holds a master’s degree in Economics and Management of the Energy Sector from the Faculty of Economics, as well as a law degree from the Faculty of Law at the University of Belgrade. After several years of legal practice in the private sector, focusing on corporate law, privatization processes, international transactions, banking, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A), she transitioned to the renewable energy sector in 2011. Ms. Lazendić is a wind energy expert with extensive experience in developing projects for the construction of wind power plants with a planned capacity of 800 MW in South Banat. Additionally, as a senior advisor for energy, she is a partner of the South Korean company Hyundai Engineering, which was selected through a public call by the Republic of Serbia as a strategic partner for the construction of solar power plants with a maximum capacity of 1.2 gigawatts and a connection capacity of one gigawatt, along with battery storage. As an active member of various associations, including the National Alliance for Local Development (NALED), the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham), and the Nordic Business Alliance (NBA), Neda advocates for the implementation of the Green Agenda and the increased share of electricity from renewable sources in total energy consumption. Furthermore, as the president of the Supervisory Board of the WISE Serbia network, she contributes to creating a better environment for women to achieve their career goals. Through her personal example and support, she actively participates in their empowerment every day.

Mileta Žarković earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Belgrade in 2018, focusing on advanced monitoring and diagnostic methods for high-voltage switchgear. He has been part of the School of Electrical Engineering since 2011, teaching across undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs, and has also been a faculty member at the Military Academy of the University of Defence since 2020. He currently serves as an Associate Professor and Head of the High Voltage Laboratory within the Department of Power Systems. Dr. Žarković has long been active in the professional community, including serving as Chair of the CIGRE Serbia Study Committee C4 on Technical Performance of Power Systems. He is involved in organizing several national and international conferences and has contributed to numerous studies and projects for both transmission and distribution system operators. His research interests include high-voltage engineering, condition monitoring, and the application of artificial intelligence in power systems. He has authored numerous papers published in leading international SCI-indexed journals and prominent conference proceedings.

Saša Pavlović was born on November 1, 1980 in Požarevac. He finished primary and secondary school in Kostolac, and then the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Belgrade - department of telecommunications and information technology - majoring in systems engineering. Since 2008, he has been working at the Technical School with the student dormitory "Nikola Tesla" in Kostolac, as a professor of the electrical group of subjects. He taught subjects in the fields of electronics, informatics and telecommunications. In January 2014, he was elected deputy president of the City Municipality of Kostolac. He was elected deputy mayor on May 23, 2016. He was elected mayor of Požarevac on August 17, 2020, and was re-elected on July 9, 2024. He is married to his wife Ana, with whom he has two children, sons Andrija and Matija. He lives with his family in Klenovnik.