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Dr. Jana Marin graduated from the Faculty of Dentistry at the “St. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, Macedonia. She attained a Master’s degree in International Healthcare Management, Economics and Policy at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. Dr. Marin obtained her first professional experience in healthcare management in the Quality Department of the German unit of Capio Group , Capio Deutsche Klinik GmbH.She developed an important, formative part of her professional expertise while working at the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Macedonia. During her appointment as Advisor to the Minister of Health, Dr. Marin was personally involved in a broad spectrum of issues of concern to National Healthcare Policies and Economic Planning of Public Health in Macedonia.Her educational background, coupled with the expertise she obtained in the last decade of independent, intensive, daily involvement in decision making processes, paved the way to Dr. Marin being holding key management positions. Due to her proven managerial capability and particularly her innovative approach to problem solving, she had been entrusted with management of key projects. Recently, she led the team, which successfully completed the prominently complex and important Joint Commission International Accreditation process and thus, brought Acibadem Sistina Hospital the title of First JCI Accredited Hospital in Macedonia.

Dr. Vlaho Kostov is an R&D Executive, Head of CEE and Mediterranean region and represents Panasonic in several management boards of industry consortiums and associations. He has more than 20 years of expertise in Consumer Electronics, Telecom, and Automotive industries within the private sector, the public organizations, and academics. Dr. Kostov is deeply involved in R&D, technology management and new business strategy.Previously he was based in the UK, managing the new business development for Panasonic in Europe and was responsible for industry alliances & collaboration. He spent ten years in Japan, leading the Technology Germination and R&D development including venturing & start-ups in the Silicon Valley (US). The early career was in the telecom industry, United Nations and T-Mobile.Dr. Kostov obtained his Ph.D. at the Tokyo Metropolitan Inst. Of Technology, where he also worked as Associate Professor teaching Project Management and Communications (in English and Japanese). He has more than 25 peer-reviewed technical publications and led the design innovation and industry projects while studying at Stanford University. Among his most memorable volunteer activities are serving as President of IAESTE Macedonia (International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience) and Board Member of the European School Frankfurt (leading international school with >1400 students), responsible for overlooking the after-school activities and Social Fund Committee. He is currently a member of the Education Councils for both Primary and Secondary.He is a Senior Member of IEEE and received a Gold award of the Lincoln Foundation Graduate Design Competition (Stanford Univ./TMIT for Toyota Corp.)He has been working, living and communicating in native language in Tokyo, the Silicon Valley, London, Zurich, Milan, Frankfurt, and South East Europe.

Dejan Krstevski joined Franklin University-Columbus, Ohio in December 2012 as an International Teaching Faculty of Corporate Finance and Management Accounting for Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Also, he has been working as a Visiting Professor for Cost Accounting at Modern College of Business and Science – Sultanate of Oman and Associate Professor at State University St. Kliment Ohridski. He is playing a key role in the ongoing development, facilitation, and management of undergraduate and graduate courses within the University’s Master of Business Administration, Corporate Finance and Managerial Accounting programs delivered to students around the globe. Navigate face-to-face and online instructional models, working equally well engaging students in a traditional campus setting or via an internet-based classroom.Prior to his academic career, Krstevski has been worked for Deutsche Telekom AG on numerous roles: a member of Financial Board of T-Mobile International, Bon, Germany, a member of Executive Management committee of Deutsche Telekom AG, a member of Management Committee of Magyar Telekom, Budapest, Hungary and a CFO of T-Mobile Macedonia. He is a proven business partner to management, effective in working with all departments, linking finance with operations to improve productivity, efficiency, and bottom-line results.Krstevski holds a Ph.D. in Economics, a Masters of Business Administration (MBA), a Bachelor of Economics (BSc) and a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng). He also obtained an executive education and specialization from London Business School (LBS) – UK, Joint Vienna Institute (JVI) – Austria and Management Centre Europe (MCE) – Belgium.

Ambassador Zoran Jolevski has a 35-year track record of diplomatic, managerial and consulting experience within the public and private sectors in the domains of international development, international trade, public-private dialogue, private sector development, foreign affairs and national security. Ambassador Jolevski currently provides advice to a few multinational companies. Ambassador Jolevski has been Fellow at Harvard University in 2021 and the first half of 2022. Dr Jolevski is professor at European University Skopje. He also is lecturing at the prestigious universities, such as the LSE. He is regular speaker to international conferences around the world. He served as a Minister of Defense from 2014 until 2017. Jolevski was ambassador of Macedonia to the United States from 2007 until 2014. In 2008, he was appointed the Macedonian’s chief negotiator on name differences with Greece. He was the non-resident Ambassador to Mexico and Brazil from 2011. From 2000 to 2004, Ambassador Jolevski was Chief of Staff to the late Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski and served as the Chief Adviser to the Macedonian Government on Macedonia’s World Trade Organization accession. He has worked in various capacities in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1988 until 1999. He served as a member of the boards of several companies and non-governmental organizations and held several positions in the United Nations bodies in the field of international trade. Ambassador Jolevski is the President of the Institute for Strategic Initiatives and Policies as well as of the Art Colony Debarca. He serves as a Chairman of Advisory Board of Ambassadorial Roundtable, San Diego, US too. Dr. Jolevski was honorary member of the Board of “Macedonia 2025”, as well as founder and the first President of the Institute for Economic Strategies and International Affairs – “Ohrid”. He served also as the President of “The Boris Trajkovski International Foundation”, as a as a member of the Presidency of Macedonian Euro-Atlantic Club. Jolevski holds a Ph.D. in International Economy from the School of Economics, University of “Cyril and Metodij”, as well as a Master of Science in International Trade Law from the Law School at the same University. He is teaching at the European University in Skopje. He has authored three books and has been the chief editor of several books. He is the author of more than fifty articles.Ambassador Zoran Jolevski has a 35-year track record of diplomatic, managerial and consulting experience within the public and private sectors in the domains of international development, international trade, public-private dialogue, private sector development, foreign affairs and national security. Ambassador Jolevski currently provides advice to a few multinational companies. Ambassador Jolevski has been Fellow at Harvard University in 2021 and the first half of 2022. Dr Jolevski is professor at European University Skopje. He also is lecturing at the prestigious universities, such as the LSE. He is regular speaker to international conferences around the world. He served as a Minister of Defense from 2014 until 2017. Jolevski was ambassador of Macedonia to the United States from 2007 until 2014. In 2008, he was appointed the Macedonian’s chief negotiator on name differences with Greece. He was the non-resident Ambassador to Mexico and Brazil from 2011. From 2000 to 2004, Ambassador Jolevski was Chief of Staff to the late Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski and served as the Chief Adviser to the Macedonian Government on Macedonia’s World Trade Organization accession. He has worked in various capacities in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1988 until 1999. He served as a member of the boards of several companies and non-governmental organizations and held several positions in the United Nations bodies in the field of international trade. Ambassador Jolevski is the President of the Institute for Strategic Initiatives and Policies as well as of the Art Colony Debarca. He serves as a Chairman of Advisory Board of Ambassadorial Roundtable, San Diego, US too. Dr. Jolevski was honorary member of the Board of “Macedonia 2025”, as well as founder and the first President of the Institute for Economic Strategies and International Affairs – “Ohrid”. He served also as the President of “The Boris Trajkovski International Foundation”, as a as a member of the Presidency of Macedonian Euro-Atlantic Club. Jolevski holds a Ph.D. in International Economy from the School of Economics, University of “Cyril and Metodij”, as well as a Master of Science in International Trade Law from the Law School at the same University. He is teaching at the European University in Skopje. He has authored three books and has been the chief editor of several books. He is the author of more than fifty articles.

Angelka is one of the frontrunners in the area of public relations and communication management in NMacedonia and insists on high level of ethics, professionalism and commitment in her profession and broader field of work. Professional profile – Extensive experience in the area of corporate, institutional and political communications, working for some of the most successful international and domestic companies, institutions and organizations and designing and implementing political campaigns within the country and the region. She has also a huge political experience. Political Profile – First generation of politicians developing liberal idea in the country – starting from 1990 until 2006 when she froze her political activities. She was President of Liberal Youth (1992-1997), Vice President of Liberal-Democrats (1997-2006), elected member of Skopje City Council (1996-2000). Member of Parliament (2002- 2006). Business profile – Professional politician in her early career and later an entrepreneur, co-creating, co-founding, developing and coordinating several successful companies within the country and the region – all of them in the segment of communications, covering: communication management, public relations, media monitoring and analyses, advertising, production, research, below the line communication. She is a visionary in creating new business stories with successful portfolio on the markets. Academic Profile and Philanthropy – Angelka is a Lecturer of Public Relations at the University American College Skopje, PhD candidate and founder of the Movement for supporting young creatives „Bravo sine!“, which has supported and implemented more than 50 humanitarian projects. She was elected Rotarian of the Year in 2019 for her contribution in the same field. The most challenging life project are her kids – Vera and Vedran. She is often invited to speak on various public events, panels and debates.

Is a Biomedical Data Science & Technology Executive with a strong innovation and strategy track record. She is a passionate scientist and a technologist with a drive to bring cutting edge data science, diagnostic and biopharmaceutical technology to solve problems in human health, clinical and life sciences through digital transformation. She is a PhD in Computer Science, with extensive leadership of cross-functional global teams to initiate solutions, with multiple stakeholders in a complex matrixed organization. Nevenka has over 140 publications, 80 issued patents spanning healthcare, life sciences, and technology.In her role as a VP of Biomedical Data at GlaxoSmithKline she brought transformational change stepping into first of a kind next gen cloud for pharma R&D. Many first of a kind digital technology implementations for R&D at large in the areas of computational data governance and data staging, new dataflows on Google Cloud, full stack machine learning applications to speed up the biopharma process for R&D.Previously, as CTO of Oncology Informatics and Genomics in Philips, she took products from conception to market success and open new business opportunities. She has been committed to improve patients’ outcomes, by bringing digital innovations into the world of researchers and practicing clinicians to add precision and clarity – with cloud informatics and machine learning. She was awarded with the Gilles Holst award, the highest peer recognition at Philips. Her expertise is in improving clinical outcomes in oncology, epidemiology, and immunology.Nevenka feels strongly about giving back to the community and has been involved in many initiatives. Nevenka serves on the Macedonia 2025 to help build initiatives in leadership education as well as high-tech education. She is very passionate about implementation of programs for enhancing digital skills, as well as coding and robotics, among young underserved Macedonian students. She has founded and serves on the board of Seed of Life, an innovative nutrition company in North Macedonia.She serves on the board of Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Serbia supporting with expertise and networking for the Institute to become a global Center of Excellence in scientific research and technology transfer in Artificial Intelligence for Serbia and the region. Nevenka serves on the Advisory Council of the global Ekagrid Artificial Intelligence in India where she brings expertise in research, education, innovation, road mapping for the institute and its Centers for Excellence in Health and Cyber Security.

Goce Andrevski is an Associate Professor and Distinguished Faculty Fellow of Strategy at the Smith School of Business, Queen’s University, Canada. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky and teaches courses in competitive strategy, dynamic strategy execution, and business and corporate strategy across undergraduate, graduate, and MBA programs.His research focuses on competitive strategy, competitive dynamics, alliance networks, and diversity management. Goce’s work has been published in leading academic journals, including the Academy of Management Review, Information Systems Research, Journal of Management, Journal of Personality, Journal of Business Research, and Strategic Organization.Goce has received numerous accolades for his teaching and research, including the 2008 Provost’s Outstanding Teaching Award (University of Kentucky), the 2023 Distinguished Teaching Fellowship (Queen’s University), the 2009 Best Doctoral Student Paper Award (Academy of Management), the 2010 Best Published Paper Award (Information Systems Research), the 2011 Dorothy Harlow Best Paper Award (Academy of Management), the 2022 Best Paper Prize for Advances in Strategic Management (British Academy of Management), and the 2022 Best Proposal Finalist (Strategic Management Society). His research has also been supported by SSHRC grants from the Government of Canada, totaling $431,721.In addition to his academic achievements, Goce has extensive consulting experience in business strategy and public policy. He regularly advises executives from diverse sectors, including the automotive industry, professional sports organizations, and government institutions. His expertise helps leaders address complex strategic challenges, enhance organizational performance, and develop innovative solutions to policy-related and business issues.

Zlatko Krstevski is a technology executive and CEO of Loging Electronics, with 28 years of leadership experience since graduating as an Electronics and Telecommunications Engineer from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies (FEIT), Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje. Throughout his career, he has maintained a continuous institutional relationship with FEIT, supporting the faculty through technical collaboration, industry alignment, laboratory equipment support, and strategic partnership. Loging Electronics is recognized as an official Silver Partner of FEIT. He is the founder and lead initiator of the long-term "Technology for You (TZT)" initiative - a 9-year (starting in 2018) public-private partnership model implemented in collaboration with FEIT and secondary technical schools, focused on strengthening embedded systems and microprocessor competencies. Through TZT, he has worked to democratize access to advanced laboratory equipment and applied engineering training, ensuring that young technical talents across the country have equal opportunity to develop practical skills and self-confidence. As a FEIT graduate and long-standing industry leader, his personal commitment is to help create conditions in which highly capable young engineers can recognize their potential and pursue advanced technical growth within Macedonia. His strategic focus is on scalable industry-academia collaboration frameworks that strengthen the domestic STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) ecosystem, enhance innovation capacity, and contribute to sustainable talent retention.

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Jana Marin

Vanja Josifovski

Vladimir Deskov

Professor Lily Stojanovska MSc. PhD.

Ivan Skenderovski

Vlado Dimovski

Slavica Waite

Vlaho Kostov

Mile Terziovski

Igor Tulevski

Dejan Krstevski

Petar Atanasovski

Branko Trajkovski

Zoran Jolevski

Dr. Dobrin Nedelkov

Biljana Nikolova

Eliza Prendzov

Angelika Peeva Laurencic

Jim Nikopoulos

Nevenka Dimitrova

Peter Simeon

Radosh Vukichevich

Valentin Gjorgjioski

Zlate Koviloski

Goce Andrevski

Dejan Georgiev

Nikola Andreevski

Zlatko Krstevski

Vojdan Karapetkovski

Ivan Obradovic

Pamela Talevski

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