MAY 30TH 2022 (DAY ONE)

Welcome note

Mr. Fatmir Besimi

Minister of Finance of the Republic of North Macedonia

Opening address

Mr. Dimitar Kovachevski

Prime Minister of the 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

In cooperation with

Supported by

In cooperation with

Supported by

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 (video message)

EU Commissioner for Budget and Administration

Panel 1: Navigating Fiscal and Monetary Policies

Panelists

Mr. Fatmir Besimi

Minister of Finance

Ms. Delina Ibrahimaj

Minister of Finances and Economy

Mr. Hekuran Murati

Minister of Finance, Labor and Transfers

Ms. Anita Angelovska Bezoska

Governor

Mr. Aleksandar Damjanovic (video message)

Minister of Finance

Mr. Luc Dresse (video message)

Alternate Executive Director, The International Monetary Fund

Ms. Stephanie Eble

IMF Resident Representative to the Regional Office for the Western Balkans

Mr. Vladimir Gligorov (online)

Senior research associate, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies

Mr. Gligor Bishev

President of the Council for Education and Strategic Research (Economic Chamber of North Macedonia)

Mr. Aleksandar Stojkov

Professor of Economics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University (Skopje)

Moderator

Mr. Zoran Jovanovski

Economist

Moderator

Mr. Vladimir Šimić

Professor of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism (Split, Croatia)

PILLAR 2. RESILIENCE, COMPETITIVENESS, AND REGIONAL COOPERATION

Keynote speakers

Ms. Susan Danger (online)

CEO of AmCham Europe

Mr. Mike Zafirovski (video message)

The Zaf Group/Macedonia 2025

Panel 2: Seizing Opportunities from Regional Cooperation and Euro-Atlantic Perspectives

Panelists

Mr. Dragan Davitkov

AmCham North Macedonia

Mr. Petar Ivanov

AmCham Bulgaria

Mr. Elias Spirtounias (online)

American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce

Mr. Ivan Miletic

AmCham Serbia

Mr. Zivko Mukaetov

CEO of Alkaloid

Mr. Risto Janevski

Chairperson, Assembly of Economic Chamber of North Macedonia

Mr. Nebi Hoxha

Economic Chamber of North-West Macedonia

Ms. Aneta Antova Pesheva

The Chamber of Commerce for Information and Communication Technologies (MASIT)

Mr. Trajan Angeloski

Union of Economic Chambers, North Macedonia

Moderator

Mr. Marjan Petreski

Professor of Economics at the University American College Skopje

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 3: Energy and Green Transition

Panelists

Mr. Naser Nuredini

Minister of Environment

Mr. Artur Lorkowski

Director of the Energy Community Secretariat

H.E Mr. David Geer

Head of EU delegation

Mr. Armen Grigoryan

Resident Representative of UNDP

Mr. Cristian Tabacaru (online)

Loans & Social Development Director, CEB

Mr. Rene Eschemann

Director KfW Development Bank, Skopje

Mr. Stefan Peter

CEO of EVN

Mr. Marko Bislimovski

President of the Regulatory Commission for Energy

Moderator

Ms. Aleksandra Nakjeva Ruzin

Professor of Economics, University American College Skopje

Panel 4: Digitalization, Infrastructure, Connectivity, and Trade

Panelists

Mr. Blagoj Bocvarski

Minister of Transport and Communications

Mr. Ary Naïm

Regional Manager, Central and Southeast Europe, International Finance Corporation

Ms. Sanja Lukarevska

Director, Public Revenue Office

Ms. Slavica Kutirov

Director General, Customs Administration

Mr. Alessandro Bragonzi

Head of Regional Representation of European Investment Bank for Western Balkans

Mr. Jeton Akiku

Director, Agency for Electronic Communications (AEK)

Mr. Metodija Mircev

CEO of A1

Mr. Nikola Ljusev

CEO of Makedonski Telekom

Moderator

Ms. Shiret Elezi

Professor of Economics, Faculty of Economics, State University of Tetovo

PILLAR 4. BEYOND THE CRISIS: DRIVERS FOR SUSTAINING GROWTH

Keynote speakers

Sir Tony Blair (video message)

Executive Chairman, The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

Mr. Artan Grubi

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Political System and Inter-Community Relations

Panel 5: Financial Innovations and Investments Under Uncertainty

Panelists

Mr. Filip Nikoloski

Deputy Minister of Finance

Ms. Nora Aliti

President of the Securities and Exchange Commission

Mr. Ivan Steriev

CEO of the Macedonian Stock Exchange

Mr. Festim Halili

Director of the Fund for Innovation and Technological Development

Mr. Jovan Despotovski

Director of Technological Industrial Development Zones (TIDZ)

Mr. Bilal Sucubasi

CEO of Halk Banka ad Skopje

Moderator

Ms. Magdalena Simonovska

Chair, Supervisory Board, Development Bank

In cooperation with

In cooperation with

Panel 6: New Challenges to Good Governance

Panelists

Ms. Slavica Grkovska

Deputy President of the Government in Charge of Good Governance Policies

Mr. Bojan Maricic

Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs

Mr. Nikola Tupanceski

Minister of Justice

Ms. Biljana Ivanovska

President, State Commission for Prevention of Corruption

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

Professor of Law, South East European University in Tetovo

Panel 7: Human Capital in the Twenty-First Century

Panelists

Mr. Jeton Shaqiri

Minister of Education and Science

Mr. Jovana Trenchevska

Minister of Labor and Social Policy

Mr. Bekim Sali

Minister of Health

Mr. Jamele Rigolini

Lead Economist and Program Leader for Human Development for the Western Balkans, World Bank

Acad. Prof. Dr. Taki Fiti

Professor of Economics and Academician (MASA)

Acad. Prof. Dr. Abdylmenaf Bexheti

Professor of Economics and Academician (MASA)

Ms. Aleksandra Ivanovska

Country Manager of Roche

Mr. Ivan Kostic

General Manager Philip Morris TKP

Moderator

Ms. Nikica Mojsoska Blazevski

Executive Director of Macedonia2025

Reflections from the Conference and Perspectives

Mr. Fatmir Besimi

Minister of Finance

Ms. Nina Angelovska

Former Minister of Finance

Mr. Dragan Tevdovski (online)

Former Minister of Finance

Mr. Kiril Minoski

Former Minister of Finance

Mr. Zoran Stavreski

Former Minister of Finance

Mr. Trajko Slaveski

Former Minister of Finance

Mr. Nikola Popovski

Former Minister of Finance

Mr. Xhevdet Hajredini

Former Minister of Finance