PhD Gordana Hegić, vice-president of the conference and president of the Scientific Committee of the conference. 

Owner of 4 natural cosmetics patents.

President of the Croatian Apitherapy Society.

In addition to the application of apitherapy for human needs, she also very successfully uses bee products as an aid in the treatment of animals.

The author of the picture book Bees, which describes all bee products (their effects on the body) in verse, is suitable for children of earlier school age. The picture book has been translated into 13 languages ​​and has found its way to many children's hearts.

For more than 10 years, Goga has been a member of the Honey Evaluation Commission in Croatia.

She actively participates in the education of older kindergarten and school-age children, she cooperates with primary and secondary vocational schools, Zagreb city libraries where they hold appropriate workshops and lectures, retirement homes, and anyone interested in bees and bee products.

Organizer (and editor of proceedings) of the Croatian symposium on the value of bee products in preserving health with international participation, which has been held continuously for 7 years and was awarded by the Croatian Medical Chamber to educate doctors and pharmacists.