International Federation of Inventors’ Associations (IFIA) expresses heartfelt congratulations on the appointment of Mr. Ivan Bračić as the new president of Union of Croatian Innovators (UIH).

Having graduated from University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business in the field of economy, Ivan Bračić worked as the minister assistance for Ministry of Economy, Labor and Entrepreneurship during 2004-2008. Meanwhile, he held the position of the President of Guild of the Knights of Croatian Innovation from 2005 to 2009. Being the vice president of SMEs associations of CEA lent him profound insights into the concept of invention and innovation. He also gained valuable experiences as a designer, planner, sales associate, analyst, innovator, and manager.

He has been the lecturer of professional meetings on the subject of Business and “Economy and technology in beekeeping” in Croatia. Furthermore, he is the author of multiple innovations, products and technological methods in PIP company, Strojotehna company and beekeeping. Four professional books as well as several articles are published by him.

Several companies have been founded by him including:

PIP d.o.o., Zagreb, 1989

PIP-BH d.o.o., V. Kladuša, 2001

PIP-Apiland d.o.o., Sirig, Srbija, 2008

DALMAMED d.o.o., Zagreb, 2009

BURNUM d.o.o., Temerin, Srbija, 2009

He has also won a plenty of awards for his altruistic activities in the area of economy development, innovation, small businesses, and improvements.