Discover the Program
10:00–10:30 Opening
Dr. Volker Treier, Chief Executive of Foreign Trade and
Member of the Executive Board, German Chamber of
Commerce and Industry DIHK
Dr. Nina Wunderlich, Ministry for Economic Affairs
and Climate Action (BMWK)
H. E. Hristijan Mickoski, Prime Minister of North
Macedonia
Moderator: Antje Wandelt, Delegate of German Industry
and Commerce in North Macedonia
10:30–10:50 Keynote
“Economic outlook of North Macedonia and the role of
German business”
Dr. Ricardo Guicci, Director of German Economic Team
10:50–11:50 Panel 1
“Perspectives of investments in North Macedonia:
Opportunities and challenges”
Timcho Mucunski, Minister of Foreign Affairs of North
Macedonia
Nikola Ljusev, CEO of Makedonski Telekom
Dr. Katerina Boesevska, CEO of EOS Matrix Macedonia
Viktor Mizo, President of Foreign Investors Council
Vladimir Stefanovski, Plant Manager, Kiel Macedonia Milan Damchevski, Member of Management Board, ProCredit Bank
Moderator: Tatjana Sterjova Dushkovska, Economic
Chamber of North Macedonia
11:50–12:00
Startup Innovation Stage
(in cooperation with GIZ)
13:00–13:10
Startup Innovation Stage
(in cooperation with GIZ)
12:00–13:00
Networking brunch
13:10–13:25 Keynote
“Youth Perspectives on Education, Employment and Migration”,
Nita Starova, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
13:25–14:20 Panel 2
“Availability of skilled labour: a challenge and a strategic factor
for investment decisions and economic growth”
Fatmir Limani, Minister of Social Policy Demographics and
Youth (tbc)
Barbara Gerber, Head of Global Technical and Commercial
Training, Dräxlmaier Group
Branislav Serafimoski, Partner/Managing Director, Unija
Group
Sasho Nedeleski, Principal of Vocational School in Ohrid
Antje Müller, Program Director, German Eastern Business
Association (OA)
Moderator: Dejan Chupovski, Program Manager, AHK
Nordmazedonien
14:20–14:50
Award ceremony of the German-Macedonian Business Awards
Host: Igor Angelov, Actor
14:50–15:30
Networking