Ema Potocnik Email & Phone Number

Vienna, Austria

I manage the VIAC Community Ambassador Network, including 41 arbitration and mediation professionals from 31 different countries in CEE/SEE. My work includes understanding the local markets and their current states regarding international commercial and investment arbitration and mediation, organising initiatives and engaging with stakeholders in the region with the objective to provide value to our users.

Vienna, Austria

I was administering arbitration and mediation cases from various sectors and facilitating stakeholder engagement in the CEE region.

The IBA-VIAC Mediation and Negotiation Competition is a leading international mediation and negotiation competition for students. My responsibilities include and are not limited to:1. Collaborate closely with the Director to plan, coordinate, and oversee all competition-related activities, ensuring seamless execution of the event.2. Participant Engagement: Facilitate communication and engagement with participating teams, experts and others, addressing inquiries and providing necessary information.3. Logistical Planning: Lead the logistical planning to ensure a smooth competition experience.4. Content Development: Contribute to the development and refinement of competition materials, the judging criteria, and competition rules and other promotional materials. 5. Team Coordination: Oversee and manage teams within the organization, delegating responsibilities and ensuring alignment with the competition's objectives.6. Training and Workshops: Coordinate training sessions and workshops for participants and experts to enhance their skills and knowledge in mediation and negotiation.7. Sponsorship and Funding: Collaborate with the sponsors to secure funding and sponsorship opportunities to support the competition's financial needs.8. Record Keeping: Maintain accurate and comprehensive records related to the competition, including participant data, feedback, financial records, and post-competition reports.9. Quality Assurance: Monitor competition procedures and processes to ensure compliance with established guidelines and standards, seeking continuous improvement.10. Collaboration: Liaise with other organizations to foster collaboration and expand the reach and impact of the competition.

CEHRI is an NGO that enforces indiscriminate human rights protection and improves individuals’ factual and legal human rights realities through legal means. It mainly focuses on disputes regarding severe human rights abuse, anti-poverty litigation, and environmental issues.

Vienna, Austria

I worked in the Dispute Resolution Center within the Legal Unit, where I was engaged in different cases related to specific energy topics. I worked on the SEEGAS project, where I was mainly focusing on the possible legal barriers in the evolution of a common and integrated gas market in the southeast European and East European region. This included specifically cross-border interconnection points issues and gas transmission tariffs. I worked extensively on a sustainable financing project where we were developing a strategy to incorporate the green finance mechanisms, with emphasis on the EU Taxonomy, in our Contracting Parties. I moderated panels, organized events, and contributed to the published discussion paper on EU Taxonomy within the energy and buildings sectors.

Vienna, Austria

I was closely following Slovenian and Austrian politics and assist in laying contact among Slovenian and Austrian state organs, institutions and companies. I was supporting diplomats within the legal, political, economic and cultural field of their work, which deepened my understanding of particularities concerning foreign politics.

Ljubljana, Slovenia

I gained experience of working mostly in the fields of corporate, civil and labour law.

Ljubljana, Slovenia

As a student, I supported researchers collecting and processing data for research on the psychology of judicial decision-making procedure and for one concerning traffic safety.

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Within the Center I worked directly with children with emotional and behavioural difficulties and I was preparing and reviewing contracts and other official documents.

Ljubljana, Slovenia

I worked within the legal and HR department of a big, international food production company. I prepared and reviewed corporate and commercial contracts and any other legal documents needed within the company.

Accredited Diploma In Transformative Coaching, Coaching

Master'S Degree, International Law, Cum Laude

Student Exchange Program, International Law

Bachelor'S Degree, Law

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