Macedonia2025 Summit Opens With Vision for Future-Ready Economy

Macedonia2025 Summit Opens With Vision for Future-Ready Economy

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Accelerating economic growth, digital policies and innovations for a future-ready economy, aligning the country’s economic potential with smart investments, application of artificial intelligence, reinstating investments and the role of the diaspora in national growth will be the focus of the Macedonia2025 Summit, which starts Monday in Skopje, CE Report quotes MIA.

Economic experts, think tank directors, former and current prime ministers and ministers from the country and abroad as well as experts from the scientific community from several countries will take part in panel discussions at the summit, which will bring together around 550 guests.

Opening speeches at the event will deliver Viktor Mizo, chairman of the Macedonia2025 Board of Directors, and Nikica Mojsoska Blazheski, Macedonia2025 CEO.

A total of 14 panel discussions with 36 renowned speakers from Macedonia and abroad will feature the summit. The agenda focuses on driving economic growth, digital transformation, innovation, foreign direct investment and anti-corruption.

The panels and interviews will offer real-world solutions and highlight successful practices from around the globe to help shape a more competitive and sustainable Macedonia.

The first panel titled “Beyond politics: The economic vision and leadership journey of Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski” will see an address by the Macedonian prime minister.

Georgia’s former prime minister Nika Gilauri is scheduled to speak at a panel discussion titled “Economic turnaround through painful reforms”, which will be moderated by Mike Zafirovski. The former finance minister of Poland Tadeusz Kościński will speak at the panel “Diverse roads, one destination: Strategies for economic growth”. Former US ambassador in Skopje, Philip Reeker, is expected to take part in the panel.

Abdulla Ali AlSubousi, United Arab Emirates Ambassador, will speak about “Trade, talent and future of global economic partnerships”.

Macedonian Minister of Digital Transformation Stefan Andonovski is set to take part in the “Digital policies and innovations for a future-ready economy” panel, which will also be addressed by Societec founder Matthias Daub.

Participants will also discuss decentralisation of power, media and digital freedom, redefining of strategies of foreign direct investments, the education of future and shaping of leaders, thinkers and innovators.

A part of the summit will be dedicated to artificial intelligence.

President Gordana Siljanovska Davkova is expected to address the closing of this year’s Macedonia 2025 Summit.

At the event, Atanas Bliznakoff Foundation will present awards on academic excellence.

The Macedonia2025 Summit is a premium annual conference organized by Macedonia2025 that serves as a platform for sharing knowledge, connecting organizations, and inspiring change in Southeast Europe.

More information about the summit is available on the Macedonia2025 website: https://macedonia2025.com/summit-2025

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