I speak on AI transformation, leadership in times of change, and what it means to reinvent a career — drawing on a path that started in a lab studying spider venom and now leads AI-era transformation for one of the world's largest scientific publishers.
We Make Future, Bologna (2026) — Keynote: "From Spider Venom to Strategy: Leadership in the Age of AI"
Women in Tech Global (2026) — Talk: "Why Zig-Zaggers Will Lead in the Age of Volatility"
Product Beats (2023) — Radio Show: "Create Products that Matter"
TEDx Krško (2021) — "How Gamers Are Solving Science's Biggest Problems"
Norwich Gaming Festival (2018) — "How Gamification is Revolutionizing Science Education"
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PRESS & MEDIA
1. HelloBio: Interviews with Scientists (interview, 2017)
2. University of Ljubljana Alumni: Nagrada za bodoce voditelje (news item, 2018)
3. Aurora Global Network: UEA Student recognized as a Future Leader (news item, 2018)
4. C&EN: 2018 SciFinder Future Leaders (press release, 2018)
5. Bloomberg Business: CAS Announces the 2018 CAS SciFinder® Future Leaders (news, 2018)
6. Evening News24: PhD student recognised as an emerging international talent (news, 2018)
7. Norfolk Chamber of Commerce: UEA Students win a national entrepreneurship competition (news item, 2018)
8. STA Science: Slovenian Spiderwomen researching venom for treating chronic pain (interview, 2019)
9. Val202 Radio: Pajkove strupe zeli uporabiti za lajsanje bolecine (audio interview, 2019)
10. Phys.org: Powers of Spider Venoms explored in VR game Bug Off Pain (news item, 2019)
11. That's what she said: Women in STEM (audio interview, 2019)
12. Nature Chemistry: Global Statements of Diversity (interview, 2020)
13. Meta PhDcast: Lucka and Spiders (audio interview, 2021)
14. Zarja: Nas lahko pajki odresijo bolecine? (interview feature, 2021)
15. Finance Manager: Od raziskovanja pajkovih strupov na otoku do zdravstvene aplikacije na Nizozemskem (2021)
16. Posavski obzornik: Luckino druzenje s pajki je bilo zabavno (2022)
17. STA Znanost: Slovenian Spiderwoman and Chronic Pain (video story, 2019)
18. SciLife: One Women’s Journey into Science and Tech (webinar, 2023)
19. WomenInTech: Product Leadership Finalist Award (WomenInTech, 2024)
20. Digital First magazine: Transforming Academic Publishing Through Innovation & Creativity (article, 2025)