TradFest 2026. Festival of Tradition
and Conservative Ideas
Hotel Dubrovnik, Zagreb
24 - 25 April 2018
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Tradfest 2017.

What is TradFest?

TradFest is an annual international gathering of traditional and conservative leaders, thinkers and activists who through their endeavours promote the (re)establishment of traditional and conservative values in Croatia and the world.

TradFest is an unapologetic festival of traditional and conservative ideas in contrast to so called ‘progressive’ and militant secularist ideas and policies which have in a violent and revolutionary manner in the past subdued and are still today more than 25 years after the fall of communism actively working to deconstruct and do away with the traditional, conservative and Christian foundations and culture of Croatia, Europe and the Western world.

TradFest in a postive manner desires to provoke a thought process with follow on activities that will react to and counter negative ‘progressive’ developments in society and actively disseminate and promote a return to tradition, order, and conservative and Catholic values. The desire is to create a society that is attuned towards the family and the development of a creative and open disposition in civil society, politics and economics.

TradFest creates a space for the spreading of good ideas, personal contacts and networking of people with similar views and values. As such it works to help Croatia to throw off the destructive remnents of communism and to grow into a mature society by re-integrating its rich Christian heritage and culture.

Speakers

Changes to the program!
Unfortunately our main keynote speaker Mr. Steven Mosher has had to cancel his participation at TradFest this year as he has contracted a serious illness. We thank him for his good will to participate and call upon all to pray for his health. In place of Steve we will have an interesting round table discussion with three eminent Croatian conservative intellectuals. Thank you for your understanding.

Dr. Ivica Šola

CV

Dr. Nino Raspudić

CV

Dr. Boris Havel

CV
dr. Vice John Batarelo

dr. sc. Vice John Batarelo Zaklada Vigilare, predsjednik

don Damir Stojić, SDB

don Damir Stojić, SDB Student chaplain, Zagreb Recipient of the Award "Witness of the Year“

CV

Paul Hanrahan Family Life International Australia Sydney, Australia

CV

Dr. Imre Téglásy Alpha Alliance, Budapest, Hungary

CV

Dr. Paul Cameron Family Research Institute, USA

CV
Jerzy Kwaśniewski

Jerzy Kwaśniewski Ordo Iuris, Warsaw, Poland

CV

Dr. Tymoteusz Zych Ordo Iuris, Warsaw, Poland

CV

Boris Andreev Frankfurt, Germany/Sofia, Bulgaria

CV

Mathias Von Gersdorff Children at Risk, Frankfurt, Germany

CV
 

Dr. Clemens Cavallin Religious & Art Historian, Sweden

CV
 

Programme

TradFest 2026
Partners: Ordo Iuris Croatia & The Heritage Foundation (USA)
Conference Title
The United States, the Trump Presidency, and a Changing Geopolitical Landscape:
Implications for Croatia’s Position and Role
Venue: The Ban Jelačić Conference Room, Hotel Dubrovnik, Zagreb
Friday, 24 April 2026
17:00 Opening Remarks

Vice John Batarelo, Chairman of TradFest
Krešimir Grebenar, President, Ordo Iuris Croatia
James Carafano, Senior Counselor to the President and E.W. Richardson Fellow, The Heritage Foundation, USA

Keynote Speakers

James Carafano, Senior Counselor to the President and E.W. Richardson Fellow, The Heritage Foundation, USA
Brian Brown, President, International Organization for the Family, USA
(other keynote speakers and panel participants are being confirmed)

Panel
The Trump Presidency and the Future of Transatlantic Relations: Sovereignty, the Nation-State, and Western Cooperation
Saturday, 25 April 2026
09:00 Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Failed State and the Imperative for a Third Croatian Entity
Keynote Speakers

Max Primorac
Senior Research Fellow in the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at The Heritage Foundation
(other keynote speakers and panel members are being confirmed)

Panel

Award



”Witness of the year“ is an annual award of the Vigilare Foundation and granted at its TradFest Conference.
The prize is awarded to prominent individuals and organisations for a courageous, authentic and non-compromising commitment to the preservation and dignity of human life and the promotion of the truth about human nature.

The award consists a plaque and a medal.

The winners of the award:
TradFest 2016 – Ante Čaljkušić and the International Initiative ”40 days for life“
TradFest 2017 – Marijan Gubina and Humanitarian Nonprofit Association Auxilium
TradFest 2018. – don Damir Stojić, SDB

Support TradFest!

TradFest is financed only by voluntary contributions and donations from our friends and supporters.
If you wich to support us, you can place your donation on our bank account:

Vigilare Foundation
Homerska 2
10000 Zagreb, Croatia
IBAN: HR5423900011500106809

Bank Information:
Hrvatska poštanska banka, d.d.
Jurišićeva 4, HR-10000 Zagreb
SWIFT: HPBZHR2X

Organizer: Vigilare Foundation

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