Meet the Speakers Joining Us at the Atollo Project Final Conference
Ahead of the upcoming Atollo Project Final Conference, we are delighted to introduce some of the speakers who will be joining us in Pula, Croatia, on Thursday, 14 May 2026.
Taking place at the Coworking Center Pula, the conference, titled Breaking Barriers through Education, will bring together project partners, educators, researchers, policy representatives, and inclusion specialists to reflect on the Atollo journey and explore the future of inclusive digital education.
The event will celebrate three years of collaboration across Europe, highlighting the development and piloting of digital learning materials designed to support learners with special educational needs. It will also look beyond the project itself, asking how inclusive digital education can move from successful project work into long-term, mainstream educational practice.
A rich programme of expertise and lived project experience
The conference programme will include a project presentation, Voices from the Project, where Atollo partners will share key moments, challenges, and lessons learned from designing, testing, and implementing inclusive digital education materials across different European contexts.
Speakers will represent a wide range of organisations and perspectives, including Profil Klett, the University of Iceland, The University College in Innlandet, Škola za odgoj i obrazovanje Pula, Charles-Hallgarten-Schule, Matrix Internet, and Digital Technology Skills.
We are also pleased to welcome David Fitzgerald from Digital Technology Skills, who will contribute to the conversation around the role of digital skills, innovation, and accessible learning in supporting inclusive education.
Meet some of the speakers
Among the speakers joining us in Pula is Sonja Alimović, PhD, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Zagreb. Her work focuses on the education of learners with visual impairment and multiple disabilities, early intervention, and cerebral visual impairment. She will bring valuable insight into how digital tools and adaptive technology can transform learning for children with multiple disabilities.
Dr Anna Magnea Hreinsdóttir, Assistant Professor at the School of Education, University of Iceland, will bring extensive experience in leadership, curriculum, evaluation, and children’s participation in education. Her work has included national and international research projects, as well as consultation with schools.
From the University of Iceland, Skúlína Hlíf Kjartansdóttir will also join the conference, bringing expertise in mobile learning, digital literacies, game-based learning, makerspaces, educational policy, and practice. Her contribution will explore the creation of the Atollo framework and the community of practice developed through the project.
Vanja Marković, from the School for Training and Education in Pula, will share her experience as a professional associate and educational rehabilitation specialist. Her work focuses on inclusive education, self-efficacy among teachers working with pupils with special educational needs, accessibility, and the use of easy-to-read language.
We are also delighted to welcome Višnja Popović, principal of the School for Education and Training in Pula, who brings more than 33 years of experience working with children and young people, particularly students with intellectual disabilities. Her work has focused on inclusion, rehabilitation, innovation, teamwork, and the development of educational practice.
Petya Dimitrova, from the Regional Center for the Support of the Process of Inclusive Education in Bulgaria, will offer insight from her work in the social and educational sectors, including the development of innovative educational tools and the transfer of new techniques and methods.
Tobias Buchner will contribute an important research perspective grounded in the social model of disability. His work examines the barriers to participation that children and young people with disabilities face in educational settings, and how digital technologies can help make education systems more inclusive.
The conference will also include contributions from Lejla Osmančević Katkić, Head of the Sector for Support to Social Welfare Institutions at the Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy in Croatia, and Andriana Stathakopoulou, who will bring further expertise to the discussion on inclusive digital education and system-level change.
Looking ahead: mainstreaming inclusive digital education
A key moment in the programme will be the panel discussion, “What’s Next? Mainstreaming Inclusive Digital Education”. This interactive session will explore how the lessons and outputs of projects like Atollo can support more sustainable, system-level change.
The discussion will bring together voices from education, research, policy, and inclusive practice to reflect on current challenges, structural barriers, and future pathways for embedding inclusion into mainstream education systems.
Join us in Pula
There are still some spaces available for in-person attendance at the Atollo Project Final Conference. If you would like to join us in Pula, we encourage you to register soon.
This is an opportunity to connect with educators, researchers, policymakers, and project partners who are working to make digital education more inclusive, accessible, and meaningful for every learner.
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