Zadar at Your Fingertips - Infobip Shift Experiences 2026

When the Last Talk Ends, Zadar Begins

A conference day has its own rhythm: sessions, demos, hallway chats that turn into your next side project. But when the screens go dark, another Zadar takes over - one where three millennia of history are written into the stone of the Roman forum and the old town's streets, where culture carries on around a table of Dalmatian food and a glass of local wine, and the day closes with a sunset Alfred Hitchcock himself called the most beautiful in the world.

This year, Zadar went a step further. Instead of leaving guests to "explore the city in their free time," a digital platform Authland and Infobip Shift co-created a curated program of experiences that follows the conference day by day. It's a model of collaboration we haven't seen before in Croatia - a destination and a conference that don't run in parallel, but as one shared experience.

Three Days of Zadar, Tailored for Shift

The program spans three days, from arrival to the final evening, so every attendee can fit it in without rushing between sessions. The idea is simple: the conference feeds your mind, and Zadar feeds everything else.

And here's the part that makes this offer smart, not just beautiful. Ticket holders unlock two things: a discount on experiences and the option to tailor the lineup. Coming with a team of six? More drawn to food than boats, or the other way around? The program is built around you, not the other way around. The the entire lineup can be browsed and booked in one place through Authland Connect.

Day 0 — Get to Know the City Before the First Badge

The first day is for easing into Zadar's rhythm before the conference takes over your schedule. On the menu: food tours through gastro secrets the city has kept for centuries, island-hopping boat trips, and walking tours that reveal the side no hotel lobby will ever show you.

For those who want to see as much as possible in as little time, there's a panoramic cabrio-bus ride through Zadar and its surroundings, with expert guiding that gives the city context, story, and soul. The perfect way to get the big picture before diving into the details.

Day 1 — The Signature Experience: Wine & Sunset Cruise

If there's one moment you'll still be talking about once you're home, this is it. The Wine & Sunset cruise takes attendees out onto the Adriatic during golden hour:  a glass of wine in hand, fellow Shifters around you, the sea turning to liquid gold, and all of it right before the official afterparty.

This is where networking happens naturally, over a sunset instead of over Slack. The program's signature experience and, trust us, the first thing you'll recommend to everyone else.

Secure your spot → Wine & Sunset Boat Cruise

Day 2 — Craft Beer & Dalmatian Grill

The best ideas aren't born inside four conference walls. That's why the second signature experience takes attendees to a tasting of Zadar craft beers paired with a proper Dalmatian grill.

Bring your team, unwind, and leave with ten new ideas - and probably a new favorite beer. Another evening that starts before the afterparty and ends where the best conversations belong: at the table, over good food and even better company.

Book your place → Zadar Craft Beer & Grill

Why This Is More Than a Tourist Offer

It's easy to list tours and trips. But what Zadar is doing here is something more forward-thinking: the city is positioning itself as an active partner of the conference, not merely its backdrop. This is the avant-garde of city-and-conference collaboration - a destination that meets the tech community in the community's own language: curated, personalized, available in a few clicks.

Through Authland Connect, the full offer of Zadar and Zadar County lands right in attendees' hands; from walks and food tours to cruises and panoramic rides . with the flexibility to adapt the program to every guest and every team. Behind the whole system stands the product that makes exactly this kind of solution available as white-label - fully tailored to a destination or organizer and published under their own brand. For the city, it's a way to show its best side; for guests, a way to take far more home from Zadar than a set of talks.

How to Book

The entire program is available on Infobip Shift experiences page where experiences can be browsed and booked in one place. Conference attendees get 7% off every booking with the code SHIFT2026, and the best slots fill up first - the earlier you're in, the more the program can be shaped around you. Not in a rush to leave? Stay a day past the conference and book your experiences then; there's no reason to cram it all between sessions.

This year Zadar welcomes you ready - not just as a conference host, but as a city that knows the best part of any trip begins when the last slide ends. Explore the experiences and secure your spot.