GLOBAL BUSINESS SUPPORTS MACEDONIA FOR NATO
17-18 February 2008
Holiday Inn Skopje Hotel, Macedonia
MACEDONIAN-BULGARIAN BUSINESS CONFERENCE
Organized by:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia
Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Macedonia
Balkan Security Forum – Macedonia
NATO Information Centre in Sofia
The Atlantic Club of Bulgaria
The George C. Marshall Association – Bulgaria
State Commission on Information Security – Bulgaria
State Agency for Information Technologies and Communications – Bulgaria
With the participation of:
H.E. Antonio Milososki, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia
H.E. Lazar Elenovski, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Macedonia
H.E. Gligor Tashkovich, Minister for Foreign Investments of the Republic of Macedonia
H.E. Ivo Ivanovski, Minister for Information Society of the Republic of Macedonia
H.E. Gillian A. Milovanovic, Ambassador of the United States to Macedonia (TBC)
H.E. Radmila Shekerinska, Leader, Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (TBC)
H.E. Lidija Kostovska, Director, Directorate for Safety of the Classified Information – Macedonia
Victor Mizo, Director, Agency for Foreign Investments of the Republic of Macedonia
H.E. Tsveta Markova, Chairperson, State Commission on Information Security – Bulgaria
H.E. Plamen Vatchkov, Chairman, State Agency for Information Technologies and Communications – Bulgaria
H.E. Dr. Solomon Passy, Chairman, Foreign Policy Committee – Bulgarian Parliament
Mr. Maxim Minchev, General Director, Bulgarian News Agency
Dr. Blagoja Markovski, Chairman, Balkan Security Forum – Macedonia
Mr. Aleksandar Chomovski, Chairman of the General Assembly Balkan Security Forum – Macedonia
Dr. Lyubomir Ivanov, Chairman, The Atlantic Club of Bulgaria
Dr. Velizar Shalamanov, Chairman, The George C. Marshall Association – Bulgaria
Prof. Dr. Stoyan Denchev, Rector, State University of Library Studies and Information Technologies – Bulgaria
Prof. Ivan Zherkov, Director, Offset Programs Directorate, Ministry of Economy and Energy – Bulgaria
Dr. Radica Gareva, Director of Sector for Logistics, Ministry of Defense – Macedonia
Mr. Spasoja Damjanovski, Director of Sector for Finance, Ministry of Defense – Macedonia
Programme:
8:00-8:45 Registration of participants (Millennium I Hall, Holiday Inn Skopje Hotel)
9:00-9:30 Opening ceremony (Millennium I Hall, Holiday Inn Skopje Hotel)
Mr. Aleksandar Chomovski, Chairman of the General Assembly, Balkan Security Forum – Macedonia
H.E. Antonio Milososki, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia
H.E. Gillian A. Milovanovic, Ambassador of the United States to Macedonia (TBC)
H.E. Radmila Shekerinska, Leader, Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (TBC)
H.E. Dr. Solomon Passy, Chairman, Foreign Policy Committee, Bulgarian Parliament and
Honorary President of the Atlantic Club of Bulgaria
Dr. Lyubomir Ivanov, Chairman, The Atlantic Club of Bulgaria
9:30 – 11:30 First Session (Millennium I Hall, Holiday Inn Skopje Hotel)
High Tech and Infrastructure Development – Key to Euro-Atlantic Integration of Macedonia
Moderator:
Prof. Dr. Stoyan Denchev, Rector, State University of Library Studies and Information Technologies
Speakers:
H.E. Gligor Tashkovich, Minister for Foreign Investments of the Republic of Macedonia
H.E. Plamen Vatchkov, Chairman, State Agency for Information Technologies and Communications – Bulgaria
H.E. Ivo Ivanovski, Minister for Information Society of the Republic of Macedonia
Victor Mizo, Director, Agency for Foreign Investments of the Republic of Macedonia
Antoni Pesev, President, Unet
Prof. Dr. Aksente Grnarov
Presentations of companies:
TechnoLogica – Macedonia
LIREX BG
ICB
Discussion
11:30 – 12:00 Coffee Break
12:00 – 14:30 Second Session (Millennium I Hall, Holiday Inn Skopje Hotel)
Macedonia and Bulgaria on the Balkans Energy Map
Moderators:
Dr. Lyubomir Ivanov, Chairman, The Atlantic Club of Bulgaria
Prof. Atanasko Tunevski, Skopje University
Speakers:
Srojan Kralchev, First General Manager, UNIBank
Dr. Vlado Chingovski, General Manager, ESM
Alexander Iordanov, Executive Director, Business Energy AD
Presentation of UNIBank
Discussion
14:30 – 16:00 Lunch /Reception hosted by H.E. Ivo Ivanovski, Minister for Information Society of the Republic of Macedonia
Venue: Millennium II Hall, Holiday Inn Skopje Hotel (by invitation only)
15:30 – 16:00 Media meetings/ interviews
16:00 – 18:30 Third Session (Millennium I Hall, Holiday Inn Skopje Hotel)
Security Sector Modernization as a Tool for Integration in NATO Research and Defense Industry Network. The Offset Policy on Armament Procurement – Opportunities for Public Private Partnership
Moderator:
Dr. Radica Gareva, Director of Sector for Logistics, Ministry of Defense – Macedonia
Ognian Trajanov, President, TechnoLogica
Speakers:
H.E. Tsveta Markova, Chairperson, State Commission on Information Security – Bulgaria
H.E. Lidija Kostovska, Director of the Directorate for Safety of the Classified Information – Macedonia
Prof. Ivan Zherkov, Director, Offset Programs Directorate, Ministry of Economy and Energy – Bulgaria
Dr. Velizar Shalamanov, Chairman, The George C. Marshall Association – Bulgaria
Spasoja Damjanovski,Director of Sector for Finance, Ministry of Defense – Macedonia
Presentations of companies:
Crypto EOOD
DSV Air & Sea Ltd./ Corsa Logistics Ltd.
CaSys International
EuroSense
Discussion
18:20 – 18:30 Closing remarks
Dr. Blagoja Markovski, Chairman, Balkan Security Forum – Macedonia
