SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2023
Welcome note
Fatmir Besimi
Minister of Finance
Opening address
Dimitar Kovachevski
Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia
Keynote Address
Johannes Hahn
EU Commissioner for Budget and Administration
Panel 1 – European and Regional Integration
Chair
Bojan Marichic
Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs
Panelists
Slavica Grkovska
Deputy Prime Minister in charge of good governance policies
Panelists
Fatmir Besimi
Minister of Finance
Panelists
Bojan Stojanoski
Chair of the Finance and Budget Parliamentary Committee
Panelists
Xiaoqing Yu
Regional Country Director, World Bank
Panelists
Eric Meyer
Chargé d’Affaires a.i., U.S. Embassy Skopje
Panelists
Ben Nuonau
Deputy Head of Delegation of the EU to the Republic of North Macedonia
Panel 2 – Markets, Institutions, and Economic Prosperity
Chair
Fatmir Bytyqi
Deputy Prime Minister in Charge of Economic Affairs
Panelists
Kreshnik Bekteshi
Minister of Economy
Panelists
Blagoj Bochvarski
Minister of Transport and Communications
Panelists
Tomas Bocek
Vice Governor of the Council of Europe Development Bank
Panelists
Matteo Colangeli
EBRD Director for Western Balkans
Panelists
Jacques Miniane
Mission Lead, International Monetary Fund
Panelists
Ivailo Izvorski
Chief Economist for the Europe and Central Asia region, World Bank
Panelists
Zhivko Mukaetov
CEO of Alkaloid AD Skopje Consul
General of the Kingdom of Denmark and Consul of the Kingdom of Norway
Panelists
Björn Gabriel
EIB Representative to the Republic of North Macedonia
Panel 3 – Geopolitics, Policy Making and Finance
Chair
Artan Grubi
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Political System and Inter-Community Relations
Panelists
Ljupcho Nikolovski
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy
Panelists
Anita Angelovska Bezoska
Governor of National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia
Panelists
Nicolas Marquier
Regional Manager, International Finance Corporation
Panelists
H.E. Andrea Silvestri
Ambassador of the Republic of Italy in the Republic of North Macedonia
Panelists
H.E. Petra Drexler
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in the Republic of North Macedonia
Panel 4 – Global Trends and Business Opportunities
Chair
Abdylmenaf Bexheti
Academician (Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts)
Panelists
Branko Azeski
President of the Economic Chamber of North Macedonia
Panelists
Mendi Qyra
President of the Economic Chamber of North-West Macedonia
Panelists
Trajan Angeloski
President of the Macedonian Chambers of Commerce
Panelists
Aneta Antova Pesheva
President of Assembly at MASIT ICT Chamber of Commerce
Panelists
Dragan Davitkov
President of the Board of Directors of AmCham
Panelists
Ivan Kostic
General Manager PMI
