Dr. Liljana Jankovič Grobelšek
Head of the Planning Office, City of Ljubljana
Liljana Jankovič Grobelšek is an architect, working as an urban designer and spatial planner. For almost two decades, she worked in the private sector, including a few years in her own company.
From 2013 onward, she has been the Head of the Planning Office in the Department of Urban Planning in the Ljubljana City Municipality. Working for the thriving and vibrant capital city of Slovenia, she is determined to always put public interest in the forefront.
From 2008 to 2012, she led the Section of Spatial Planning Professionals in the Chamber of Architecture and Spatial Planning of Slovenia. From 2014 to 2018, she was the president of the Town and Spatial Planning Association of Slovenia, a member organisation of the European Council of Town Planners ECTP–CEU. Since 2018, she has been an executive board member. Since 2018, she has been a member of the Academy of Urbanism, as the City of Ljubljana representative in the Academy.
Lijlana will speak as part of the International Practice: Inclusion & Connection and Climate & Adaptation session on Friday 23 June.