H.E. Prof. Milica Pejanović-Đurišić

Prof. Milica Pejanović-Đurišić is currently Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Montenegro to UN. Before, she served as Minister of Defence in the Government of Montenegro (2012-2016), having a leading role in the process of Montenegro’s accession to NATO. She was the first ambassador of independent Montenegro to France, Monaco and UNESCO (2007-2010) and also Ambassador of the State Union Serbia & Montenegro to Belgium and Luxembourg (2004-2006). In the period 1992-2001 she was member of the Parliament of Montenegro and she was elected  member of the State Presidency (1990-1992) at the first democratic elections in Montenegro.

With the PhD in Telecommunication Engineering, Milica Pejanović-Đurišić continuously pursues her academic carrier, being full professor in Telecommunications and Wireless Communications at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Montenegro. Prof. Pejanović-Đurišić’s role in fostering digital transformation has been widely recognized, through a number of initiatives focusing on development and deployment of info-communication infrastructures and applications. She has also achieved significant research results that have been published in over 200 scientific papers in international journals and at international conferences and she has been leading and coordinating many international and national research projects. Prof.Pejanović-Đurišić also has considerable industry experience having served as President of the Board of “Telekom Montenegro” (1999-2002), as well as President of the Board of the first Montenegriin Internet provider (2001-2002). She has been working as a consultant in the field of telecommunications, being engaged as an expert for European Commission, ITU  and participating  in a number of global professional associations and initiatives in the field of info-communication technologies.