Dr Boštjan Udovič and Jana Arbeiter, mag., both members of the Centre of International Relations, Slovenia, participated at the 12th International Conference ‘Challenges of Europe: Innovative Responses for Resilient Growth and Competitiveness’, which took place in Brač between 17 and 19 May 2017. At the event they participated in a panel on business competitiveness – strategy and innovation; presenting a paper entitled ‘Smart specialisation strategy – The case of small country’.