MAY 30TH 2022 (DAY ONE)
Welcome note

Mr. Fatmir Besimi
Minister of Finance, Republic of North Macedonia
Opening address

Mr. Dimitar Kovachevski
Prime Minister, Republic of North Macedonia
Keynote address

Mr. Paul Krugman
Distinguished Professor of Economics at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York
Recipient of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics
PILLAR 1. MACROECONOMIC CHALLENGES IN TURBULENT TIMES
Keynote speakers

Ms. Anna Bjerde
Vice President of World Bank for Europe and Central Asia

Mr. Johannes Hahn
EU Commissioner for Budget and Administration
Panel 1: Fiscal Policies
Panelists

Mr. Fatmir Besimi
Minister of Finance, Republic of North Macedonia

Ms. Delina Ibrahimaj
Minister of Finances and Economy, Republic of Albania

Mr. Hekuran Murati
Minister of Finances and Economy, Republic of Kosovo

Mr. Vjekoslav Bevanda
Minister of Finance, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mr. Aleksandar Damjanovic
Minister of Finance and Social Welfare, Montenegro
Moderator

Mr. Aleksandar Stojkov
Iustinianus Primus Law Faculty, UKIM
Moderator

Ms. Blagica Petreski
Director of FinanceThink
Panel 2: Monetary policies
Panelists

Ms. Anita Angelovska Bezoska
Governor, National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia

Mr. Bostjan Vasle
Governor, Bank of Slovenia

Mr. Radoje Žugić
Governor of the Central Bank of Montenegro

Mr. Vladimir Gligorov
Senior research associate, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies
Moderator

Mr. Vladimir Shimic
Professor of Economics, Faculty of Economics (Split, Croatia)
PILLAR 2. RESILIENCE, COMPETITIVENESS, AND REGIONAL COOPERATION
Keynote speakers

Ms. Susan Danger
CEO of AmCham Europe
Panel 3: Seizing Opportunities from Regional Cooperation and Euro-Atlantic Perspectives
Panelists

Mr. Dragan Davitkov
President of Board of Directors, American Chamber of Commerce of North Macedonia

Mr. Petar Ivanov
Executive Director of AmCham Bulgaria

Ms. Nikolaos Bakatselos
President of AmCham Greece

Mr. Zivko Mukaetov
CEO of Alkaloid

Mr. Branko Azeski
Economic Chamber of North Macedonia

Mr. Nebi Hoxha
Economic Chamber of North-West Macedonia

Mr. Trajan Angeloski
Union of Economic Chambers, North Macedonia

Ms. Aneta Antova Pesheva
The Chamber of Commerce for Information and Communication Technologies – MASIT
Moderator

Mr. Andi Aranitasi
Head of North Macedonia at European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
MAY 31st 2022 (DAY TWO)
Presidential Addresses

H.E. Stevo Pendarovski
President of the Republic of North Macedonia

Mr. Talat Xhaferi
President of the Parliament of North Macedonia
PILLAR 3. ENERGY, GREEN TRANSITION, AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Keynote speakers

Ms. Odile Renaud-Basso
President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Ms. Lilyana Pavlova
Vice-President of the European Investment Bank
Panel 4: Energy and Green Transition
Panelists

Mr. Artur Lorkowski
Director of the Energy Community Secretariat

Mr. David Geer
Head of EU delegation

Mr. Naser Nuredini
Minister of Environment, Republic of North Macedonia

Mr. Armen Grigoryan
Resident Representative of UNDP

Mr. Stefan Peter
CEO of EVN

Mr. Marko Bislimovski
Regulatory Commission for Energy
Moderator

Ms. Aleksandra Nakjeva Ruzin
Professor of Economics, University American College
Panel 5: Infrastructure, Connectivity, and Trade
Panelists

Mr. Fatmir Bytiqi
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs

Mr. Ary Naïm
Regional Manager, Central and Southeast Europe, International Finance Corporation

Mr. Blagoj Bocvarski
Minister of Transport and Communications

Mr. Alessandro Zanota
Delegation of EU

Mr. Alessandro Bragonzi
Head of Regional Representation of European Investment Bank for Western Balkans
Moderator

Mr. Borko Handjiski
Head of Strategic Projects and Policies, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
PILLAR 4. BEYOND THE CRISIS: DRIVERS FOR SUSTAINING GROWTH
Keynote speakers

Sir Tony Blair (online/video message)
Executive Chairman, The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

Mr. Artan Grubi
First Deputy Prime Minister
Panel 6: Financial Innovations and Investments Under Uncertainty
Panelists

Ms. Majlinda Bregu
Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council

Mr. Filip Nikoloski
Deputy Minister of Finance

Mr. Nikola Popovski
Professor of Economics

Mr. Ivan Steriev
CEO of the Macedonian Stock Exchange

Mr. Gligor Bishev
President of Education Commision (Economic Chamber of North Macedonia)

Mr. Toni Stojanovski
Chief Corporate Officer of Stopanska banka and Macedonian Banking Association

Mr. Bilal Sucubasi
Halk Banka ad Skopje (Macedonian Banking Association)
Moderator

Ms. Magdalena Simonovska
Special Advisor, Ministry of Finance
Panel 7: New Challenges to Good Governance
Panelists

Ms. Slavica Grkovska
Deputy President of the Government in charge of good governance policies

Mr. Nikola Tupanceski
Minister of Justice

Mr. Bojan Maricic
Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs

H.E. Ms. Rachel Galloway
British Ambassador to North Macedonia

H.E. Mr. Clemens Koja
Ambassador and Head of OSCE Mission to Skopje

Mr. Eric Meyer
Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Skopje
Moderator

Ms. Besa Arifi
Full Professor of Law, South East European University, Tetovo
Panel 8: Human Capital in the Twenty-First Century
Panelists

Mr. Jamele Rigolini
Lead Economist at the World Bank (Vienna, Austria)

Akad. Prof. Dr. Taki Fiti
Professor of Economics and Academician (MANU)

Acad. Prof. Dr. Abdylmenaf Bexheti
Professor of Economics and Academician (MANU)

Mr. Trajko Slaveski
Professor of Economics (Faculty of Economics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University)

Mr. Jeton Shaqiri
Minister of Education and Science

Mr. Bekim Sali
Minister of Health

Mr. Jovana Trenchevska
Minister of Labor and Social Policy
Moderator

Ms. Nikica Mojsoska Blazevski
Executive Director of Macedonia2025