Arrival and registration of the participants and guests (Hotel Drim)

19:30-22:00

Informal Dinner @ Hotel Drim Restaurant

10:30-11:30

@ Congress Hall (fishbowl format)

Warm-up Session “Western Balkans on the Frontline: Regional Cooperation and Collective Response against Foreign Malign Influence”

Key-note address:

Fatmire Isaki

Speakers:

Ilhan Saygili

Nicolas Faye

Adrian Davidoiu

Vanya Petrova

Valbona Zeneli

Andreja Stojkovski

Moderator:

Alejandro Esteso

10:15-11:15

@ Terrace (fishbowl format)

Session “EU-Western Balkans Migration Management: Solidarity and Shared Commitments”

Key-note address:

Oliver Spasovski

Special Guest Speaker:

Amy E. Pope

Speakers:

Zoran Miljanić

Nenad Nešić

Johannes Eigner

Sashko Kocev

Pawel Busiakiewicz

Selvije Mustafi

Moderator:

Hugo Brady

11:30-12:30

@ Terrace (fishbowl format)

Session “Paving the Way to Prosperity: EcoFin Strategies for Western Balkans Growth”

Key-note address:

Fatmir Bytyqi

Special guest addresses:

Ivana Živković

Speakers:

Anita Angelovska-Bezhoska

Aleksandar Damjanović

Branko Azeski

Concluding remarks:

Kreshnik Bekteshi

Moderator:

Jana Repanšek

12:00-13:45

@ Congress Hall (fishbowl format)

Youth Panel Discussion “Developing Skills & Providing Opportunities: Strategies for Tackling Brain Drain”

Opening Remarks by the Host:

Marko Gjorgievski

Key-note addresses:

Jovan Despotovski

Maja Handjiska–Trendafilova

Speakers:

Igor Madzov

Blerina Zendeli

Lekë Zherka

Greta Harapaj

Ljupcho Petkovski

Andrija Mladenović

Blendi Hodai

Sead Šahman

Stefan Veljanovski

Special Guest Addresses:

Livia Leu

David Geer

Moderator:

Corina Stratulat

12:45 – 13:30

@ Terrace

Fishbowl conversation ”Road to Prespa: Lessons Learnt and Prospects”

Speakers:

Ali Ahmeti

Angelina Eichorst

Radmila Šekerinska Jankovska

Moderator:

Vanja Petrova

13:00-15:00

Informal lunch @ Restaurant

14:00-15:00

@ Congress Hall (fishbowl format)

Session “Rooting Out Corruption through Good Governance Policies and Justice Reform”

Key-note speaker:

Slavica Grkovska

Speakers:

Zoran Miljanić

Ulsi Manja

Desislava Gotskova

Philippe Donckel

Aleksandar Kržalovski

Concluding Remarks:

Viktorija Avramovska-Madic

Moderator:

Dharmendra Kanani

13:45-15:15

@ Terrace (fishbowl format)

Session “EU Enlargement in the Transforming Geopolitical Dynamics”

Keynote address:

Bojan Marichikj

Speakers:

Peter Burke

Tanja Miščević

Martin Dvořák

Majlinda Dhuka

Helene Holm-Pedersen

Anžej Frangeš

Simonida Kacarska

Dea Elmasllari

Moderator:

Milena Lazarevic

15:30-17:00

@ Terrace (fishbowl format)

Session “Reconciliation and Democracy as Catalyst of Change in the Balkans”

Key-note address:

Artan Grubi

Speakers:

Emilija Rexhepi

Livia Leu

Angelina Eichhorst

Miroslav Lajčák

Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski

Manuel Sarrazin

Christian Schmidt

Albert Hani

Moderator:

Harald Schenker

16:00-17:15

@ Congress Hall (fishbowl format)

Session “Does the Franco-German initiative on EU reform is putting the engine back in (loco) motion?”

Key-note speaker:

Bujar Osmani

Special Guest Speaker:

Gordan Grlić-Radman

Speakers:

Lars Wahlund

Simonida Kacarska

Márton Schőberl

Lukáš Macek

Wouter Zweers

Srđan Majstorović

Moderator:

François Lafond

19:00-20:30

@ Terrace (theater format)

Official opening session “Prespa Agreement Five Years on: Challenges Turned into Opportunities”

Keynote address:

Dimitar Kovachevski

Special Guest Speaker:

Charles Michel (video)

Speakers:

Talat Xhaferi

Miroslav Jenča

Angelina Eichhorst

Lord Stuart Peach

Roussos Koundouros

Manuel Sarrazin

Milosh Ristovski

Concluding remarks:

Bujar Osmani

Moderator:

Valbona Zeneli

20:30-22:30

@ Hotel Drim Garden

Official Dinner hosted by the Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski

09:30-11:00

@ Terrace (theater format)

Session “Peace and Democracy versus War and Autocracy”

Key-note address:

Stevo Pendarovski

Special Guest speaker:

Jens Stoltenberg (video)

Speakers:

Jakov Milatović

Bajram Begaj

Zorana Antovska

Zoran Milanović

Moderator:

Milena Lazarević

11:15-12:30

@Terrace (theater format)

Session “Genuine Regional Cooperation Keeps the Boat Steady”

Key-note address:

Dimitar Kovachevski

Special Guest Speaker:

Roberta Metsola (video)

Speakers:

Dritan Abazović

Majlinda Bregu

Moderator:

Corina Stratulat

12:30-13:30

@Terrace (theater format)

Pathways to Progress: One-on-One Conversation with Albin Kurti

By Dharmendra Kanani

14:15-15:00

@ Terrace (theater format)

Session “Addressing Security Challenges with (non) EU Integrated Western Balkans”

Key-note address:

Helga Maria Schmid

Special Guest Speaker:

Kenji Yamada (video)

Speakers:

Lord Stuart Peach

Megi Fino

Wojciech Piotr Gerwel

Sofia Grammata

Moderator:

Aytuğ Göksu

13:00-15:00

Informal Networking Lunch @ Restaurant

15:15-16:15

@ Congress Hall (fishbowl format)

Session “Digital Transformation Connects: Perspectives for Building Partnerships in the Western Balkans”

Key-note address:

Azir Aliu

Special Guest Speaker:

Emilija Stojmenova Duh

Speakers:

Aino Lepik von Wirén

Damjan Manchevski

Ermira Idrizi

Dzabir Derala

Concluding remarks:

Drita Abdiu-Halili

Moderator:

Bojan Kordalov

15:00-17:00

@ Terrace (theater format)

Youth Panel Discussion “Modalities for the Enhancement of Good-neighbourly Relations & Regional Cooperation”

Opening Remarks by the Host & Co-moderator of the two sessions:

Filip Tosevski

Special Welcome:

Dolores Prin

Part 1:

Key-note Speaker:

Bisera Kostadinovska-Stojchevska

Special Guest Address:

Ami Larsson Jain

Speakers:

Milosh Ristovski

Dag Henrik Nygård

Jósúa Davíðsson

Hüseyin Silman

Benjamin Couteau

Ieva Sinkevičiūtė

Frauke Seebass

Pavel Havliček

Co-moderator:

Ilija Djugumanov

Coffee break

Part 2:

Special Guest Address:

Jaroslav Ludva

Speakers:

Metodija Stojcheski

Ditjon Fetahu

Mariana Angelova

Nikola Kandić

Miroslav Tsekov

Anna Bampili

Enrik Keco

Hannah Wüstefeld

Jelena Fuštić

Anja Jokić

Co-moderator:

Dimitar Nikolovski

17:00

End of the Programme