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Macedonia Global Investment Summit 118 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT GLOBAL MACEDONIA 1 ORGANIZER LOCAL PARTNER FOR SME PLATINIUM SPONSORS OFFICIAL TELECOMMUNICATION PARTNER 2 3 PROFICIENCY EDGE YOUR COMPETITORS WITH TOP-NOTCH DEDICATION WEB SOLUTIONS MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT GLOBAL MACEDONIA SECURITY Novoproektirana BB Synergy Business Center, floor 2 Skopje 1000, Macedonia +(389) 2 245 7560 YOU PUSH THE LIMITS. WE GO BEYOND RESILIENCE INNOVATION CREATIVITY CONTENT CONTENT If you are looking for a company that prides itself in top quality and cost effiency,4 we are your best choice! SUMMIT 2012 Letter from Mike Zafirovski, Macedonia 2025 Chairman Welcome to Ohrid and to the first annual Macedonia Global Investment Summit! On behalf of Macedonia 2025, our sponsors and supporters, I would like to thank you for your attendance and participation in this valuable, professional Summit. Globally, we are experiencing many economic challenges and unfortunately it does not look like a quick turnaround for Europe. Many economists believe this crisis will take years to work out. However, I still believe that it is very possible for developing countries like Macedonia to grow faster than the global or Euro economies. The realities of the country’s situation of low cost, available employees, strategic location, attractive tax INVESTMENT SUMMIT GLOBAL MACEDONIA rates and incentives for investment should be a competitive advantage for growth. But it will require confidence, urgency and resolve to move the country forward by all the stakeholders (employers, employees, the government, the education system, and the Diaspora). Because of this, we believe that it is a perfect time to explore the potential opportunities and strengthen the platform to build future partnerships and relationships. Through our combined expertise, knowledge and international contracts, we can together help in developing communication and strategies that suggest and enforce long term successes for local companies, investors and diaspora members. The Investment Summit is a forum that has been organized to benefit relationship and continue to help build the bridges between Macedonian businesses, Diaspora businesses professionals, and foreign investors. Our goal is to inspire people to become innovative and help businesses to become competitive in the global market. Mike Zafirovski SUMMIT 2012 5 ORGANIZER: MACEDONIA 2025 Macedonia 2025 was founded in 2007 by reputable members of the Macedonian Diaspora with offices located in Crown Point, Indiana and Toronto, Canada. In 2011, Macedonia 2025 expanded and opened a local office in Skopje, Macedonia. The aim of the organization is to assist in stimulating economic growth in Macedonia, by positioning the country as a preferred FDI destination; promoting transparent govern- ment and corporate practices; and creating a flourishing climate for entrepreneurship. Contact details: Macedonia 2025 USA office Address: Belasica st. 2, 1030 Skopje Address: 1504 N. Main Street Crown Office: +389.2.3218.631 Point MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT GLOBAL MACEDONIA Fax: +389.2.3218.636 Indiana USA 46307 Email: [email protected] Office: 219.310.1410 Web: www.macedonia2025.com Fax: 219.663.0604 Email: [email protected] Web: www.macedonia2025.com LOCAL PARTNER FOR SME: MACEDONIAN ENTERPRISE DEVelopmeNT FOUNDATION Macedonian Enterprise Development Foundation is a development organization, founded in 1998 by the Macedonian Center for International Cooperation. The organization is focused on supporting development of small and medium-sized enterprises by improving access to financial services, and promoting entrepreneurship by employing financial and non-financial services. Contact details: Address: Nikola Parapunov bb, P.O. Box 55, 1060 Skopje Office: +389.2.3065.381 Fax: +389.2.3065.298 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mrfp.org.mk LOCAL touR OPERAtoR: GENERAL TURIST Contact person: Kristina Pipile GENERALTURIST 2000 – Ohrid e-mail: [email protected] www.generalturist2000-ohrid.com.mk SUMMIT 2012 6 SUMMIT ORGANIZERS ORGANIZING Committee Organizing committee Chair Mr. Zoran Martinovski, Board Member of Macedonia 2025 Organizing committee Co-chair Mr. Robert Arsov, Vice Chaiman of Macedonia 2025 Organizing committee members: Ms. Andriana Ivanovic, Macedonia 2025 office in USA Ms. Biljana Markovic, Macedonia 2025 office in Macedonia Ms. Maja Velichkova, Macedonia 2025 office in Macedonia MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT GLOBAL MACEDONIA ORGANIZING TEAM: • Jordanka Kacarska • Dijana Dimitrovska • Borche Ilioski • Aleksandar Stamboliev • Aleksandra Dudik • Igor Izotov • Ivana Lumakovska • Marija Jovanovska • Rodna Deolska • Georgina Trajkovska • Bojan Stojanovski • Gligor Mihailovski • Jasmina Popovska • Ani Markik OFFICIAL Summit RAPPORTEURS a. Associate Prof. Nikica Mojsoska-Blazevski Dean and research fellow School of Business Economics and Management University American College-Skopje b. Zaneta Trajkoska, Director, School for Journalism and Public Relations MACEDONIA GlobAL INVestmeNT Summit PARTICIPATING CouNTRIES: a. Albania, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UK, USA. SUMMIT 2012 7 SUMMIT DESCRIPTION MACEDONIA GlobAL INVestmeNT Summit 2012: THE INVestmeNT Summit PROGRAM AND OBJECTIVES: - Strengthen the network among local and global business leaders - Discuss and understand the current global political outlook and economic prospects - Learn more about doing business in Macedonia by discovering the opportunities and challenges facing the country, global economic environment and investors - Explore globally competitive Macedonian products MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT GLOBAL MACEDONIA - Discuss success business models of cooperation between Macedonia and the global community - Explore financial investment opportunities and projects, from microfinance to financing larger projects - Leveraging diaspora to create economic opportunity c. Format of the event: The Summit takes place in two working days. During these two days, there are six working panels on different topics. More than 250 participants, business leaders, guests from International Institutions, a number of high government officials, ambassadors and representatives of Chambers of Commerce attend the summit. Macedonian and foreign companies interested in investment possibilities in Macedonia and the export potentials of Macedonian companies also take part. The summit offer many opportunities for networking and bilateral meetings. THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE Summit IS ENGLISH WITH PROVIDED simultANEOUS INTERPRETATION IN MACEDONIAN. d. Program agenda: Global Economic Prospects and Political Outlook Doing business in Macedonia Investment climate in Macedonia: a perspective of existing FDIs Globally competitive Macedonian products and services: successful business models of cooperation Financing investments and exports: from micro financing to financing capital invest ments Leveraging Diaspora to create economic opportunities c. Summit documents Catalogue of participants to be distributed at the Summit Conclusions document to be distributed after the event to all participants PARTICIPANts AND GUEST KEYNote SPEAKERS: Macedonia 2025 is honored to welcome our guests, keynote speakers, and participants from all over the globe. The Investment Summit will be representing business professionals from USA, Canada, Macedonia, Albania, Australia, Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, India, Luxembourg, Netherlands, SUMMIT 2012 8 Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. Individuals attending are comprised of top professional elites, credible leaders, and individuals with a clear and recognizable successful business track record and vision of success. Many companies have shown great interest in cooperating with Macedonian companies; include those from the USA, Canada, Australia and many neighboring EU countries. Many fields are also being represented at the Summit, including the Agribusiness, processing of food and wine, financial and investment services, information and computer technologies, production and industrial branches, real estate, construction and tourism, infrastructure, energy and natural resources. Your presence at the Investment Summit shows great strides towards the future development of local and global economies. SPEAKERS’ VISION AND SUMMIT EXPECTATIONS INVESTMENT SUMMIT GLOBAL MACEDONIA H.E. Mr. Roman Waschuk – Ambassador of Canada to the Republic of Macedonia “For me as Canadian Ambassador, participating in the Macedonia 2025 Global Investment Summit is a great opportunity to sum up investment successes so far, and tap into the entrepreneurial spirit of the Macedonian Diaspora that I’ve seen and experienced both back home in Toronto and Windsor, and in projects here in Skopje and beyond.” Mr. Viktor Mizo CEO of Directorate for technological industrial development zones “Successful investments and the positive experience of foreign companies that have already invested in Macedonia, and most of all the cases when the same companies reinvest in our country, are the best in- dicator of the good business climate, favorable working conditions and Macedonian potential. The Global Investment Summit in Ohrid will be a great opportunity for presentation of these positive experiences of the foreign investors and the opportunities to generate profit in Macedonia in front of the Macedonian Diaspora. We have many successful Macedonians
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