Event Schedule

Day 1

03 Nov, 2022

Venue: Cineplexx, Skopje

10.00 -14.00

10:00 - 10:20

Registration of participants

10:15 - 10:35

Welcome Speeches

Moderator: Ljubica Angelkova
Speakers: 

Elena Bojadzieva Cvetkovska,
President of UMPACI 

Bisera Kostadinovska Stojčevska, 
Minister of Culture of the Republic of North Macedonia 

David Geer, the Ambassador of the European Union to the Republic of North Macedonia

10:20 - 11:20

Presentations of participants

Esmeralda Hasani, Senior Consultant to the Albanian Prime Minister’s Office in the field of Project Planning and Fundraising

Aneta Antova Pesheva, President of the ICT Chamber MASIT, and General Manager of ULTRA/UNET

Ivana Nikolić Popović, Artistic Director of the IMAGINE platform Art Organization

Martin Cuff, Advisor to Prime Minister Ana Brnabic of Serbia for Creative Industries and Tourism, and strategist for Serbia Creates 

Dimitar Smiljanovski, Macedonian Enterprise Development Foundation (MRFP) 

Vlora Ademi, Co-founder and CEO of digicube AG, and Vice President of Economic Chamber of North-West Macedonia

11:20 - 11:40

Successful practices and examples of creative female entrepreneurship

Jasmina Caneva Lazovska, CEO of VM3D – Training Center for 3D Fashion Design 

11:40 - 12:00

Coffee Break

12:00 - 13:00

Panel discussion: Entrepreneurship in the Creative Industries: Impact on the Economy

13:00 - 13:30

Conclusions & Networking

13:30 -14:00

Cocktail

Day 2

04 Nov, 2022

Venue: Cineplexx, Skopje

10.00 -14.00

10:00 - 10:15

Opening speech

10:15 - 10:35

Presentation of the Association of the Creative Industries (AKI) within the Economic Chamber of North Macedonia

Elena Bojadzieva Cvetkovska, President of the Association of the Creative Industries
Kalina Miljovska, Expert, Economic Chamber of North Macedonia  

10:35 - 11:35

Participants:

Valentina Disoska, President of the National Platform for Women Entrepreneurship – NPWE , and Manager of MM Disoski

Genoveva Christova – Murray, Co-Owner and Managing Director of Ligna Group, President Bulgarian Furniture Cluster, Co-producer of Eurovision Bulgaria 2020 and 2021, Junior Eurovision 2021 

Elizabeta Jovanovska, Founder & CEO at Brand Solution, Best Online Assistant WINNER of Creative Business Cup Macedonia 2022

11:35 - 11:50

Closing remarks

11:50 - 12:50

Networking sessions and cocktail

13:00 - 14:00

Arthur Le Gall – KEA European Affairs

Workshop session: Creative industries and the potential of female entrepreneurship – an opportunity to develop a business idea (online)

Title: Cultural and creative industries – pathways for growth

The session will introduce our work in capturing the value of cultural and creative industries across Europe, and present how public and private support can help creative businesses to grow. We will also discuss how to mix financing to help your company at different stages of growth, and will go through tips and tricks to develop your activities at international level.