Remarks by:

Agim Selami
Executive Director, ZIP Institute

Fatmir Bytyqi
Deputy Prime Minister, Government of the Republic of North Macedonia

HE Kate Marie Byrnes
Ambassador, US Embassy to North Macedonia

HE David Geer
Ambassador, Delegation of the European Union to North Macedonia

Moderator:

Ali Aslan
International TV Presenter and Journalist

Keynote Address:  

Jennifer Granholm
Secretary of Energy, United States Secretary of Energy
(pre-recorded video)

Kadri Simson
Commissioner for Energy, European Commission
(pre-recorded video)

Artur Lorkowski
Director, Energy Community Secretariat

Dr. Heinz Hetmeier
Deputy Director General, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Germany

Panelists:

Kreshnik Bekteshi
Minister of Economy, Government of the Republic of North Macedonia

Alexander Nikolov
Minister of Energy, Republic of Bulgaria

Zoran Lakicevic
State Secretary, Ministry of Mining and Energy, Republic of Serbia

Ilir Bejtja
Deputy Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, Republic of Albania

Alexandra Sdoukou
Secretary General for Energy and Mineral Resources, Ministry for the Environment and Energy, Hellenic Republic

Mentor Arifaj
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy, Republic of Kosovo

Fatmir Bytyqi
Deputy Prime Minister, Government of the Republic of North Macedonia

George Papandreou
Former Prime Minister of Greece

Ali Aslan
International TV Presenter and Journalist

Moderator:

Goran Svilanović
Abkons, Country Manager Serbia, Montenegro, BiH

Keynote Address:

Marko Bislimoski
President, Energy Regulatory Commission, North Macedonia

Sercan Bravo
Manager, FORTIS Enerji

Panelists:

Vasko Kovachevski
General Director, AD ESM

Nikola Stamenov
Vice President, CWP Global, Serbia

Rozeta Karova
Senior Energy Lawyer, Energy Community Secretariat

Sasho Saltirovski
Managing Director, EVN Macedonia

Zoran Obradovic
Executive Director, WPD Adria, Croatia

Filip Ivanovski
Managing Director, Pakomak

Moderator:

Eirini Vantaraki
CEO, Greek House Davos, World Economic Forum (WEF)

Keynote Address:

Gergely Molnar
Energy Analyst, International Energy Agency, Paris

Panelists:

Maria Rita Galli
CEO, DESFA, Greece

Nikola Delev
Acting Director, Strategic Planning and Development, Bulgartransgaz EAD, Bulgaria

Petar Šainović
Managing Director, Siemens Energy

Bajram Rexhepi
Director, National Energy Resources, North Macedonia

Redi Basha
CEO, Abkons, Albania

Karlo Jadanić
Manager, PwC Croatia Advisory Ltd

Moderator:

Gorjan Jovanovski
Eco Activist, Co-founder, AirCare

Presentation of the project EU4ET Covenant of Mayors in the Western Balkans and Turkey:

Sibylle Strahl
Fund Manager, GIZ, ORF ETC
(online)

Dubravka Bosnjak
Regional Project Manager GIZ, ORF ETC

Keynote Address on EU Best Practices in Multi-Level Governance:

Mike Mannaart
Executive Secretary and Principal Adviser, Association of municipalities Netherlands and Belgium (KIMO)
(online)

Panelists:

Teodora Grncharova
State Counsellor on Climate Change, Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning

Dushica Perishic
Executive Director, Association of Units of Local Self-government Units (ZELS)

Maja Morachanin
Member of the Parliament, North Macedonia

Vedad Suljic
Project Manager, Regional Education and Information Center for Sustainable Development in South-East Europe, BiH

Miodrag Gluščević
Programme Director for Sector for Urban Development, Environment and Communal Services, Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities, Serbia

Elena Gavrilova
Country Coordinator, GIZ ORF ETC

Moderator:

Aleksandra Nakjeva Ruzhin
Special Advisor to the Minister of Finance of North Macedonia

Panelists:

Christian Milhan
Sector Economist, Project Directorate, Energy Department, European Investment Bank, Luxembourg

Jonathan S. Saiger
Senior Operations Advisor – Energy, Millennium Challenge Corporation, Washington DC

Filip Drapak
Advisor, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Alvin Alicevic
Member of the Management Board, Sparkasse Bank AD Skopje

Emilija Spirovska
CEO, ProCredit Bank, North Macedonia

Moderator:

Olimpija H. Zaevska
CEO, Elson Solutions, Lecturer at Copenhagen Business School

Keynote Address: 

Robert E. Wheeler (Ret.)
Deputy Chief Information Officer for Command, Control, Communications and Computers and Information Infrastructure Capabilities for the Secretary of Defense of the US

Panelists:

Mike Stone
Global Managing Director, Public Sector, Healthcare, and Life Sciences, IBM

Miltiadis Zervas
Consultant, ENERVIS, Germany

Angel Angjushev
Technical Manager, Green Machines, North Macedonia

Magnus Asbjornsson
CEO, Reykjavik Geothermal, Iceland

Cristian Pirvulescu
CEO, Enevo Group

Nina Dusper
Managing Director Balkans, Hitachi Energy, Croatia

Moderator:

Ivana Vuchkova
Program Manager, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, North Macedonia

Keynote address:

Alexandru Albu
Head of Operations, EU Delegation to North Macedonia

Panelists:

Markos Sofroniou
Policy Officer, European Commission, Directorate General for Structural Reform Support (DG REFORM)

Faruk Serdarevic
Regional Representative, USAID Connect for Growth Project

Nargis Nehan
Former Minister of Mines and Petroleum in Afghanistan

Sonja Risteska
Project Manager Southeast Europe, Agora Energiewende, Germany

Dirk Buschle
Deputy Director, Energy Community Secretariat

Frosina Antonovska
Climate Action Network Europe, Energy and Climate Policy Officer for the Western Balkans