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