Jelena Ševarac
Co-founder & COO
- Focus
- Business & product strategy · enterprise adoption
- Speaking
- JavaOne 2026 session and keynote panel
- Background
- Business development · project management · innovation leadership
- Previously
- Co-owner & CEO, SMART 4 NET · Net-Link Solutions
- Business Strategy
- Product Strategy
- JavaOne Speaker
Jelena Ševarac is an innovator and business strategist focused on turning artificial intelligence into real business value. As Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Deep Netts, she leads the business and product strategy side of the company – shaping how next-generation capabilities such as GPU acceleration, Project Panama and the Vector API translate into solutions that simplify, accelerate and scale enterprise AI adoption.
Her background combines business development, project management and innovation leadership, which lets her align cutting-edge technology with strategic goals, partnerships and client success. Before Deep Netts she was co-owner and CEO of SMART 4 NET and held positions at Net-Link Solutions.
Jelena represents Deep Netts on the conference stage and in the Java community: she presented "Building Java Native AI for Enterprise Applications" at JavaOne 2026, took part in the JavaOne 2026 keynote startup panel and announced Deep Netts 4.0. She believes AI is not just about algorithms – it is about empowering people and organisations to make smarter decisions, work more efficiently and unlock new opportunities for growth.