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1 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT ORGANIZER local partner for sme PLATINIUM SPONSORS OFFICIAL TELECOMMUNICATION PARTNER 2 3 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT PROFICIENCY EDGE YOUR COMPETITORS WITH TOP-NOTCH WEB SOLUTIONS DEDICATION SECURITY Novoproektirana BB Synergy Business Center, floor 2 Skopje 1000, Macedonia +(389) 2 245 7560 YOU PUSH THE LIMITS. WE GO BEYOND RESILIENCE CONTENT INNOVATION CREATIVITY If you are looking for a company that prides itself 4 in top quality and cost effiency, we are your best choice! 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 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. MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT SUMMIT 2012 SUMMIT 2012 Mike Zafirovski 5 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 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 government and corporate practices; and creating a flourishing climate for entrepreneurship. Contact details: Address: Belasica st. 2, 1030 Skopje Office: +389.2.3218.631 Fax: +389.2.3218.636 Email: [email protected] Web: www.macedonia2025.com Macedonia 2025 USA office Address: 1504 N. Main Street Crown Point Indiana USA 46307 Office: 219.310.1410 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 SUMMIT 2012 Local tour operator: General Turist Contact person: Kristina Pipile GENERALTURIST 2000 – Ohrid e-mail: [email protected] www.generalturist2000-ohrid.com.mk 6 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 Organizing Team: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT Summit Organizers 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. b. Associate Prof. Nikica Mojsoska-Blazevski Dean and research fellow School of Business Economics and Management University American College-Skopje Zaneta Trajkoska, Director, School for Journalism and Public Relations a. Albania, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UK, USA. 7 SUMMIT 2012 Macedonia Global Investment Summit Participating Countries: MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 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 - 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. SUMMIT 2012 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, 8 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 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 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. 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 indicator 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 who enjoy good reputation in the global business community and the potential future cooperation with them would be great honor for us.” Mr. Jatin Thakrar, CEO of Johnson Matthey, Macedonia “I hope that the panelists will share their positive experiences as well as some of the challenges that have to be addressed when doing business in Macedonia. We are very pleased with our local work force that with little experience has quickly adapted to our needs and demonstrated continuous commitment and dedication.” “Combining both tasks works well in a company that focuses on innovation and tailor-made craftsmanship. He knows very well the markets, the needs of his customers, and the feasibility of new projects. He has not the traditional supplier – customer approach towards clients, but always has a long-term partnership in mind. Although he is passionate about the bus and coach business, Filip does not lose his focus on budgets and cost control.” ‘Measuring is knowing, both technically as financially’ 9 SUMMIT 2012 Mr. Filip Van Hool, CEO of Van Hool N.V. MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT Vera Stavroff, President and CEO of HerbalScience Inc. and AlkaloidUSA; Co-founder of GreenBeauty and Board Member of Macedonia 2025 “One of the most significant education initiatives that we have established this year is the International Education Council. This initiative includes identifying prominent academic and scientific Diaspora members and mobilizing their potentials towards developing education in Macedonia. We know of remarkable scientists, professors and researchers from the Diaspora, who have the capacity and the knowledge to expand the international programs offered by the Macedonian education institutions, to help them develop strategic partnerships with foreign institutions, develop the capacity for research and development, etc. They are very enthusiastic to promote the Macedonian education, and it is our duty as an organization to create the platform for these remarkable individuals to join forces and contribute to their homeland”. John Bitove - Chair of Business Development and Events Committee, Principal shareholder of Obelysk “Macedonia 2025 has been assisting in many regards to help support economic development in Macedonia. There are two important parts of economic development. One is to attract and retain foreign investors, the other is to build an innovative, competitive atmosphere where entrepreneurs are able to strive and be successful. Our goal is to assist on both fronts. “ Andy Peykoff, Founder of Niagara Bottling, USA and Board Member of Macedonia 2025 “My business experiences are a combination of many years of trial and error, learning step by step, and working hard and long enough to power through all our mistakes. We have comprehensive business knowledge and can teach, motivate, encourage and support young Macedonian entrepreneurs to create successful business stories.” Emil Hristov, CEO of EMSA Solar LLC, USA and Board Member of Macedonia 2025 SUMMIT 2012 “Foreign investors should know that Macedonia has the potential for their business interests. The competitive labour and agricultural resources of Macedonia are only few of them. In addition, local businessmen should focus on production of products with higher added value. That way they will become more competitive.” 10 11 SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT DISTINGUISHED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS H.E. Gjorge Ivanov, PhD, President of the Republic of Macedonia President Gjorge Ivanov was born on 2 May 1960. While attending a university, Gjorge Ivanov became politically active in liberal and reformistoriented youth organizations. In 1988, he began a career with the national broadcaster “Macedonian Television,” where he was eventually promoted to Editor. In 1995, President Ivanov returned to the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, earning a Master’s Degree in Political Science. During his PhD research he focused on building democracies in divided societies and presented his thesis entitled “Democracy in Divided Societies: the Case of Macedonia.” At the Law Faculty Professor Ivanov taught political theory and political philosophy, introducing new teaching methods that helped open Macedonian academia to Western universities through contemporary literature and magazines. During this time, he became active in EU’s TEMPUS Programme for the Republic of Macedonia, introducing a reformed curricula and English language Master Programmes. President Ivanov is a leading expert on civil society, being the first to introduce its systematic research in Macedonian academia. He has been a consultant to leading think-tanks and researchers. DISTINGUISHED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS President Ivanov is the co-founder of the first Macedonian political science journal “Political Opinion”, and the founder and Honorary President of the Macedonian Political Science Association. He is also one of the founders of the Institute for Democracy, Solidarity and Civil Society. While never a party member, he became active in helping fashion the policy of the reformist VMRO-DPMNE party, which supported his presidential nomination in 2009. He won the elections with a distinctive majority and was inaugurated for President on 12 May 2009. During his Presidential mandate, President Ivanov has received numerous invitations to give lectures at renowned universities in the European centers. He has received honorary degrees from various universities, including the Tobb University of Economics and Technology, Turkey; Istanbul University in March 2011; and Christian University “Dimitrie Cantemir” Bucharest, Romania in October 2011. In September 2011, President Ivanov was awarded the highest Order of the St. Lazarus Order from Jerusalem. 12 Professional experience Since August 2006 Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia Since 2005 Vice President of the Euro-Atlantic Council of the Republic of Macedonia September 2002-August 2006 Member of the Macedonian Parliament 2002-2004 President of the Parliamentary Commission for Financing and Budget Member of the Permanent Parliamentary Commission for Cooperation with the European Parliament Since May 2003 Leader of VMRO-DPMNE (a right-wing party) 2003 Advisor to the Minister of Finance of Serbia within a USAID project for strengthening the capacity of the Ministry of Finance 2000-2002 President of the State Securities and Exchange Commission 1999-2002 Minister of Finance Governor of the Republic of Macedоnia in the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development – EBRD 1998-1999 Minister without portfolio and Minister of Trade 1998 President and founder of the Broker’s Association of the Republic of Macedonia Education and training 2006 Master of Science in Economics Faculty of Economics - Skopje Ss Cyril and Methodius University – Skopje 1996 International Capital Market Qualifications London SecuritiesInstitute 1989-1994 Bachelor’s degree in Economics Faculty of Economics - Prilep St. Clement Ohridski University -Bitola 13 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT Nikola Gruevski was sworn in as the 7th Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia on 27 August, 2006 in Skopje, the Republic of Macedonia. He has a strong faith in God and is guided by the ideal of constant and truly dedicated work for the wellbeing and prosperity of his country. Born on 31 August 1970 in Skopje. DISTINGUISHED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS H.E. Nikola Gruevski, MBA, President of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT SUMMIT SPEAKERS Mike Zafirovski, Chairman of the Board of Macedonia 2025, Senior Advisor at Blackstone Group, USA Mike Zafirovski is a senior advisor to the Blackstone Group, one of the world’s leading investment and advisory firms. Prior to that, Zafirovski served as President and CEO of Nortel, a global communications technology company; President and COO of Motorola and its six separate multi-billion dollar technology and communications businesses; and during a 25-year career at GE, served as President and CEO of five GE businesses in the consumer, industrial and financial services arenas. He is known for his vision, operational execution, and principled leadership that he uses to build strong cultures and develop leaders who share his passion for customers and enterprise competitiveness and growth. Zafirovski serves on the board of directors of Boeing and Apria Healthcare Services. Zoran Martinovski – Summit Chair; Country Manager of World Bank’s International Finance Corporation Office in Macedonia, Board Member of Macedonia 2025 SUMMIT SPEAKERS Summit Chair Mr. Zoran Martinovski is a U.S. educated business professional with over 20 years of diverse business experience. Since 2000, he serves as the Manager for the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation for the country of Macedonia. The corporation is in charge of IFC’s private sector investments and advisory programs within the country. Mr. Martinovski’s previous experiences include working for several prominent companies in Macedonia, Europe and the United States. Among those companies are Philips Electronics, Lexmark International, CKRA Central Kentucky Research Associates, PEM Consulting, TLC Vienna and Tehnometal-Vardar. 14 H.E. Zoran Jolevski, PhD, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Macedonia to the United States of America and Honorary Board Member of Macedonia 2025 Professor Zoran Jolevski was appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to the United States in March 2007. In November 2008, Ambassador Jolevski was also appointed as the Macedonian Government’s Chief Negotiator on name differences with Greece under the auspices of the United Nations. Ambassador Jolevski is also a professor at the European University, in Skopje, Macedonia. From 2000 to 2004, Ambassador Jolevski was Chief of Staff to the late Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski, and served as the Chief Adviser to the Macedonian Government on Macedonia’s World Trade Organization accession. He has served in various other capacities with the Macedonian Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was the Chief of Party to the Macedonian Business Environment Activity, and from 2004 to 2006 the Chief of Party to the World Trade Organization Compliance Activity. Both of these were USAID funded projects, and operated by Booz Allen Hamilton, a leading US consulting firm. H.E. Srgjan Kerim, PhD, Former President of the United Nations General Assembly, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia Dr. Srgjan Kerim is a seasoned diplomat, economist, scholar and businessman, Dr. Kerim brings with him a wealth of experience in international political and economic affairs. In the field of academia, Dr. Kerim was a professor of international economic affairs with the Faculty of Economics of the University of Belgrade. In addition, he was a visiting professor at the University of Hamburg (Germany) and at New York University. He has lectured widely on Balkan issues, is the author of 12 books dealing with international politics, economics and youth and poetry. He has written more than 100 scholarly papers, many of which have been published in countries across Europe. He holds a doctorate in international economics from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Belgrade and is fluent in English, French and German as well as Serbian, Croatian and Bulgarian. Dr. Kerim represented his country as Ambassador to Germany, from 1994 to 2000, and to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, from 1995 to 2000. During this period, from 1999 to 2000, he served as Special Envoy of the Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe. 15 SUMMIT SPEAKERS MODERATOR MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT PANEL 1 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT H.E. Paul D. Wohlers, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Macedonia Ambassador Wohlers assumed his duties as Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Skopje, Macedonia on September 12, 2011; he presented his credentials to President Ivanov on September 13. He had been sworn in as Ambassador by Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton on August 11. Previously, Ambassador Wohlers served as Deputy Executive Secretary of the State Department from July 2008 through June 2011. From 2007 to 2008, he was Director of the Office of Caucasus Affairs and Regional Conflicts in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs (EUR/CARC). He was Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Skopje, Macedonia from 2004 to 2007. Ambassador Wohlers also served as Deputy Director of the Executive Secretariat Staff in the Department of State (2001-2003), and was a Senior Watch Officer in the State Department Operations Center (2000-2001). SUMMIT SPEAKERS H.E. Roman Waschuk, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to Serbia, Montenegro and the Republic of Macedonia Mr. Roman Waschuk has Bachelor and MA degree in History from the University of Toronto. He was elected as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Canada to the republic of Serbia, Republic of Macedonia and Montenegro. Between 2008 and 2011 he worked as Director and Deputy Head at Stabilization and Reconstruction Task Force, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. In 2007 and 2008 Mr. Waschuk was Director of Destruction and Redirection of Former Weapons Scientists also at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Between 2005 and 2007 Mr. Waschuk worked as Minister-Counsellor at the Embassy of Canada, Berlin, Germany and before that between 2005 and 2007 he was Counsellor and Programme Manager at the same Embassy.Mr.Roman Waschuk was the Deputy Director of the Policy Planning Division and the European Union Division at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. From 1994 to 1998 he was the Political Counsellor of the Embassy of Canada at Kyiv, Ukraine. Between 1991 and 1994 Mr. Waschuk was a Desk Officer at the Eastern Europe Division at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada and his first position at the Embassy of Canada, Moscow Russia was Third/Second Secretary between 1988 and 1991. 16 Mr. Alexander Tieman is the Resident Representative of the IMF in Macedonia. He has occupied this position since August 2009. His previous assignments at the IMF include economist positions in the Monetary and Capital Markets and European departments. Prior to joining the Fund, he lectured in microeconomics at the Vrije University and Tinbergen Institute in Amsterdam, the Netherlands (1999-2002) and worked at the research department of the Dutch Central Bank (2000-2002). He has a PhD in microeconomics from the Vrije University/ Tinbergen Institute in the Netherlands. MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT Alexander Tieman, Resident Representative of the International Monetary Fund to the Republic of Macedonia Mr. Samih Elhage is the chief operating officer at Nokia Siemens Networks. He joined the company in March 2012. He is a strategic and result-oriented Global Business and Operating senior executive with strong experience in strategic visioning and value creation, P&L management, and building high-performance organizations. Mr.Elhage is known for his vast experience in business transformation, establishing operational excellence in various culturally diverse global markets along with translating business vision and operating concepts into specific growth strategies and sustained profitability. Mr.Elhage has more than 22 years of in-depth expertise in telecommunications. Before joining Nokia Siemens Networks, he served as a senior advisor to leading private equity and global management consulting firms, focusing on investments and improving operational performance within the telecommunications sector. From 2008 until August 2010, Mr. Samih was the President of Nortel’s Carrier Voice over IP Solutions (CVAS), wherein he led a major restructuring and transformation of the business, enabling the company to gain a greater market share and number one position in the market. Born in Lebanon, holds a Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering and a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Ottawa, Canada along with a Master of Electrical Engineering from École Polytechnique de Montréal. 17 SUMMIT SPEAKERS Samih Elhage, Chief Operations Officer and Executive Board Member of Nokia-Siemens Networks Kurt Geiger has a distinguished career in International Finance of 40 years with assignments in Frankfurt, New York, London and Hong Kong. He held senior positions with Chase Manhattan, HSBC and the Ebrd, where he was Head of Financial Institutions, Private Equity and Chair of its Equity Committee. Mr. Geiger is a leading expert on Central and Eastern Europe and enjoys an excellent reputation in the financial sector. He has a strong record of accomplishment as an investor and partner to authorities in policy dialogue on systemic, regulatory and governance matters. During his tenure, the Ebrd invested some € 6bn in 150 banks, non bank financial institutions and private equity funds and lent about € 7bn to the financial sector. Under his leadership, the Ebrd was the catalyst in the transformation and building of the financial sector in the region as a key investor in privatizations, partner to strategic investors and locally owned banks.At HSBC/Midland he was responsible for banking operations in Continental Europe and the integration of Midland Bank into HSBC. With Chase he was MD for M&A and Corporate Finance Asia/Pacific and Deputy Area Credit Officer Asia/Pasific in charge of Corporate Restructurings and previously in London responsible for large Corporate clients and ship finance. SUMMIT SPEAKERS MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT Kurt Geiger, PhD, Member of the Supervisory Board of Raiffeisen Bank International (See Section Distinguished Keynote Speakers) 18 Vera Stavroff, President and CEO of HerbalScience Inc. and AlkaloidUSA; Co-founder of GreenBeauty and Board Member of Macedonia 2025 MODERATOR Vera Stavroff is the President and CEO of HerbalScience and AlkaloidUSA, and co- founder of GreenBeauty.Vera was born in Bitola, Macedonia. Her family emigrated to Ohio’s heartland, where she attended The Ohio State University and received her degree in Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering. Vera worked in the pharmaceutical industry (Abbott Laboratories) for 13 years. Vera joined Limited Brands as a member of the Executive Committee and head of Research & Development, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs for the Bath & Body Works division. Vera is the recipient of two U.S. and international patents. She resides in Columbus Ohio with her husband Frank and they have two children Jacquilyn and Jeffrey. MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT PANEL 2 Keynote speaker Mr. Vladimir Peshevski is the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs since 2009.His main activities include : coordination of economic departments and institutions in the Government of the Republic of Macedonia, with special focus on the big infrastructural projects, attracting and facilitating the work for the big foreign and local investors, improvement of the business climate and creating economic policies for accelerated economic development.In the period between 2005 and 2009 he worked as a General Manager of SEAF South Balkan Fund, and was partner in the International Investment Fund for direct investments with focus on private companies in the Balkans, with branch-offices in the Netherlands, Serbia and Macedonia. He has been a main investment consultant during the sale of several companies from Serbia and Kosovo to foreign investors with a total market value of euro 100 million. From 1998 to 2005 he worked as General Manager of SEAF Macedonia and between 1996 and 1998 he worked as a Management Consultant in the Macedonian Business Center on an USAID project. Mr. Peshevski was an Assistant at the Center for Research in New Technologies of the Macedonian Academy of Sciences an Arts. 19 SUMMIT SPEAKERS H.E. Vladimir Peshevski, MBA,Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs at the Government of the Republic of Macedonia MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT H.E. Valon Saraqini, Minister of Economy of the Republic of Macedonia Mr. Valon Saraqini resumed the position Minister of Economy in July 2011, setting as priorities for his mandate: improvement of the business climate, increase of the competitiveness of the Macedonian economy, development of efficient and stabile energy system, planned and sustainable use of the mineral resources and development of the tourism.He obtained his bachelor degree in Business administration, at the University American College at 2009. He is currently enrolled in his postgraduate studies at the same university.From 2010 to 2011 he worked as Communications and Marketing Director at the University American College – Skopje. From 2007 to 2010 he was the Operating Director at the University American College, Skopje. Between 2002 and 2004 he held a position of Administrative Officer at the Norwegian Council for Refugees – Skopje. He has participated at many international meetings, summits and conferences in different countries. SUMMIT SPEAKERS H.E. Vele Samak, Minister without portfolio, appointed Minister for attracting foreign investments at the Government of the Republic of Macedonia Vele Samak, appointed Minister for attracting foreign investments three times since 2006, is the most senior Government official driving and executing a broad range of policies to secure business and investment opportunities in Macedonia for some of the largest companies in the world. Using direct campaigns and broad-based events, Minister Samak has developed and maintains relationships with hundreds of C-level and senior business decision makers throughout Europe, the United States, and Asia across many industries. In his role, Minister Samak has managed more than 100 investment projects and hosted more than 60 business teams in Macedonia from the largest foreign companies where he assisted in strategic analysis and due diligence, successfully placing Macedonia on a short-list of site selection countries. With Volkswagen Group, he organized the First Macedonian Automotive Supplier Conference held in 2008 in Skopje. To date, Minister Samak has attracted the largest Greenfield investments in Macedonia, including Johnson Matthey (UK), Dräxlmaier (DE), Kromberg and Schubert (DE), Van Hool (BE), creating more than 7000 new jobs and securing new exports above $1 billion annually. 20 Dr. Krum Efremov during his rich professional career has held many different positions in various institutions. He has obtained his PhD at the Institute for Economy, University of St. Cyril and Methodius, Skopje at 2009. Currently he is working as a Director in the Directorate of economic diplomacy at the Ministry of foreign affairs of the Republic of Macedonia and part-time Assistant Professor at the University American College Skopje and he is the State Counsellor. He was a president and chairman of many professional bodies. Dr. Efremov was also a Chief Negotiator of the Republic of Macedonia for Agreement on amendment of and accession to the Central European Free Trade Agreement – CEFTA 2006(2005-2007).Dr. Krum Efremov has published numerous papers on different topics that are part of his field of expertise. He has participated in drafting law regulations as a main coordinator of expert teams. He has worked as a project coordinator in the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Macedonia since 1999. MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT Krum Efremov, PhD, State Counselor at the Directorate of Economic Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia Visar Fida, Director of the Agency for Foreign Investments and Export Promotion of the Republic of Macedonia, was born in Skopje, Macedonia in 1971. Mr. Fida received his degree in Electrical Engineering from the Vienna University of Technology, and a Master’s degree in Computer Science. Prior to being appointed Director of the Agency for Foreign Investments and Export Promotion, Mr. Fida was Director of the Consumer Relations Center of EVN Macedonia in Tetovo, organizing the entire workflow of the Center and coordinating 128 employees in various sectors of KEC Tetovo. Mr. Fida was also Deputy Head of the communications sector at the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Macedonia, as well as a Government Advisor for telecommunications at the same institution. Mr. Fida can also add to his credits Germany’s Siemens, the largest Europebased electronics and electrical engineering Company, where he was responsible for the regions of EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). 21 SUMMIT SPEAKERS Visar Fida, Director of the Agency for Foreign Investments of the Republic of Macedonia Viktor Mizo has been the Chief Executive Officer of the Macedonian Free Zones Authority since October 2011. Prior to his current position he was in charge of Invest Macedonia for over 4 years. Mr. Mizo is responsible for the realization of numerous greenfield investment projects from multinational companies that have located their production in Macedonia, including American companies Johnson Controls, Kemet Electronics and Alliance One, the Indian Motherson Group, the Russian Protek Group, the Italian Vitillo Srl, the Swiss Einflo Windtec as well as the reinvestment project of the British company Johnson Matthey. His dedicated work and efforts are contributing in the opening of more than 4000 new jobs and over 200 million US Dollars in direct investments. The main goals that Mizo has set forth for the Free Zones Authority include building world class industrial parks, attracting Greenfield investments, promoting Macedonia’s exceptional conditions for investing and providing current companies in the Free Zones with the most cost effictive, supportive and worry-free environment possible. Based on this level of service the Macedonian Free Zones were ranked by fDi Magazine this year among the top 50 in the World in a competition with over 600 free economic zones. SUMMIT SPEAKERS MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT Viktor Mizo, CEO of Directorate for Technological Industrial Development Zones (TIDZ) 22 Zoran Martinovski, Country Manager of World Bank’s International Finance Corporation Office in Macedonia, Board Member of Macedonia 2025 Mr. Zoran Martinovski is a U.S. educated business professional with over 20 years of diverse business experience. Since 2000, he serves as the Manager for the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation for the country of Macedonia. The corporation is in charge of IFC’s private sector investments and advisory programs within the country. Mr. Martinovski’s previous experiences include working for several prominent companies in Macedonia, Europe and the United States. Among those companies are Philips Electronics, Lexmark International, CKRA Central Kentucky Research Associates, PEM Consulting, TLC Vienna and Tehnometal-Vardar. MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT PANEL 3 Keynote speaker As of 1st July 2011, Mr. Daniel Szasz assumed the position of the Chief Executive Officer of Makedonski Telekom and President of the Board of Directors of T-Mobile Macedonia. Mr. Szasz, born in 1972, after graduating in Budapest as an economist, started his career at General Motors Group, where he held various managerial and finance leadership positions since 1994 at the Opel companies in Hungary and Germany. He delivered tasks of a GM Daewoo Central and Eastern Europe Managing Director from 2002. He was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of T-Online Hungary Plc. (former Axelero Llc) effective as of 1st January 2004. Daniel Szasz contributed to the spiralling penetration of the broadband internet, which constitutes one of Magyar Telekom Group’s business areas that demonstrates the most dynamic growth.He comes to his new position from Crnogorski Telekom, where since 2007 until now he was a member of the Board of Directors of Crnogorski Telekom, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Management Committee of Crnogorski Telekom. Mr. Szasz led the operation, the organizational and the business transition of Crnogorski Telekom. During his mandate, the company introduced IPTV, mobile internet, increased significantly the broadband penetration in Montenegro and strengthened the market position in the mobile segment. 23 SUMMIT SPEAKERS Daniel Szasz, CEO of Makedonski Telekom AD Skopje (member of International Deutsche Telekom Group) MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT Jatin Thakrar, CEO of Johnson Matthey Macedonia (member of Johnson Matthey, United Kindom) Jatin Thakrar is born in East Africa, Uganda but immigrated to UK in 1974. He studied Automotive Engineering from 1976 to 1979 in the UK, and has a Bachelor degree in Economics & Finance. From 1982 to 1987, he worked in the field of Accountancy. He joined Johnson Matthey in 1988. Mr. Thakrar started as a Head office Financial Accountant. Later on, from 1989 until 1998 he worked as Noble Metals Management Accountant. From 1998 until 2002, he was the Managing Director of JM ECT India. From 2002 to 2004 Mr. Thakrar was the Work Stream Manager of the JDE ERP Implementation at JM ECT UK. Between 2004 and 2006, he was the Finance Director of JM ECT USA. He was also a Projects Director at JM ECT UK from 2006 to 2008.Since 2008 Mr. Thakrar is working as a General Manager of JM ECT Macedonia. SUMMIT SPEAKERS Todor Delovski, CEO of Knauf Macedonia (member of Knauf Austria) Mr. Todor Delovski is the Managing Director of Knauf Zemun d.o.o and Knauf Podgorica d.o.o since 01.04.2012.In his early career, Mr. Delovski worked as a lawyer in the law office of Mr. Blaze Muratovski. After 1994 Mr. Delovski started working in KNAUF and since then he held different positions in different branches of KNAUF. “Knauf” doo Skopje was founded in 1994 and in 1996 Mr. Delovski was appointed procurement manager of “Knauf” doo Skopje. In 1997 he became a member of the Board of Directors of „Knauf-Radika“ AD – Debar. In 2004 Mr. Delovski became a Managing Director of “KNAUF” doo Tirana, Albania and “KNAUF” doo Prishtina, Kosovo. Since 2005 he is the President of the Board of Directors of “Knauf-Radika” AD Debar.Mr. Delovski became a member of the Board of Directors of the European Business Association and member of the Board of Directors of the Macedonian – Austrian Business Association in 2007. 24 Mr. Peter Roth is the General Manager of Soravia Management, Soravia Invest (The Soravia Center Skopje, the first office and retail building that is constructed according to western standards, situated in the immediate vicinity of the Macedonian Parliament) and Soravia Resort (The Resort is currently being built on the slopes of Mount Vodno. With its quiet secluded location, this exclusive residential and hotel compound has breathtaking views across the Macedonian capital and it is only a few minutes’ drive from the center).Soravia Group is founded at the end of the 1980s, and the Group today is divided into two strategic business areas, Real Estate Development and Investments (Equity). The resulting business and geographic diversification provides a solid foundation for the further expansion of our company. The “Real Estate Development“ division covers selecting and assessing of the projects and further erecting, handling and marketing of the buildings. The “Equity“division comprises companies which were either founded by Soravia or in which it has a shareholding. Spurred on by other successful projects in Central Europe, Soravia Group has recognized the enormous potential of Macedonia early on – particularly in the real estate sector. MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT Peter Roth, CEO of Soravia Group, Austria Benjamin Jošar, Authorised Officer of Zavarovalnica Triglav SUMMIT SPEAKERS Mr. Benjamin Jošar is an Authorized Officer of the Management Board of the Triglav Insurance Company. He has occupied this position since September 2012. Before taking on this function, he acted as an executive director in KD Bank ltd. and as director at department for Investment banking at Abanka Vipa ltd. Occasionally Mr. Jošar is a guest speaker at the Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana. He graduated at the above mentioned Faculty in year 1996. He also has finished the Faculty of Economic’s MBA Program and is currently completing the Trium Global Executive MBA Program , an alliance of NYU Stern, LSE and HEC Paris. He is an expert for investment banking and banking in general. Mr. Jošar fluently speaks English, German and Croatian languages. In 2007 he published publication The Case for Bancassurance in Slovenia. 25 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT Filip Van Hool, CEO of Van Hool N.V., Belgium Filip Van Hool (1964) is born as son of Denis Van Hool, who started in 1946 the Van Hool Company together with his father and 3 of his brothers. Filip studied applied economics at the UFSIA (University of Antwerp) and Commercial Engineering at the EHSAHL (Brussels). After obtaining his university degrees, he started his professional career in the production department at Van Hool and he worked himself up to member of the Board of Directors, responsible for the production of buses and coaches. Later on Filip also became head of the sales department of buses and coaches. Combining both tasks works well in a company that focuses on innovation and tailor-made craftsmanship. He knows very well the markets, the needs of his customers, and the feasibility of new projects. He has not the traditional supplier – customer approach towards clients, but always has a long-term partnership in mind. Although he is passionate about the bus&coach business, Filip doesn’t lose his focus on budgets and cost control.‘ Measuring is knowing, both technically as financially. SUMMIT SPEAKERS Makram Ghribi, Plant Manager of Johnson Controls Macedonia (member of Johnson Controls International, USA) Mr. Makram Ghribi is Plant Manager at Johnson Controls Macedonia, the first green-field investment in Macedonia, since April 2012. Before this he occupied several positions in Johnson Controls for 12 years: • July 2010-April 2012: Operations manager in Johnson Controls Macedonia • 2010-2008: Lead Launch Manager for two Johnson Controls Plants: Tunisia and Macedonia • 2008-2004: Production manager in Johnson Controls Tunisia • 2004-2000: Manufacturing Engineer in Johnson Controls Tunisia: 2000-2004 Prior to this he was working as Mechanical engineer in the construction of new power plant with the “Tunisian company of electricity and Gas” for 5 years. By vocation Makram Ghribi is a Mechanical Engineer, gaining further informal education in Projects, CI, and Finance management during his career. 26 Robert Arsov, Director of Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment Banking Division of Credit Suisse, USA and Vice Chairman of Macedonia 2025 MODERATOR Robert Arsov is a Director in the Investment Banking division of Credit Suisse, specializing in Mergers & Acquisitions. During his 13-year career as an investment banker, Mr. Arsov has worked with a wide variety of publicly traded and privately held companies on complex U.S. and cross-border assignments, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, spin-offs, and LBOs, as well as hostile and defense transactions. Mr. Arsov started his Wall Street career in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at the investment bank Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in 1999.Mr. Arsov received his BS from Haas School of Business at U.C. Berkeley, and he currently resides in Greenwich, Connecticut, with his wife and two daughters. MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT PANEL 4 Keynote speaker Hubertus Jan (Bert) van der Vaart co-founded Small Enterprise Assistant Funds (SEAF) in 1989. In 1992 he negotiated the establishment of CARESBAC/SEAF’s first fund in Poland that under his management as Director General grew to $16.8 million total capital. In 1997 Mr. van der Vaart was appointed CEO and President of SEAF. In 2008 he became Executive Chairman of SEAF’s Board of Directors and became associated with Discovery Global Citizens Fund, an international investment firm. In 2010 he moved to New Delhi, India where he is currently directing the initial phase of SEAF’s India Agribusiness Fund. In the late 90’ he launched the SEAF Macedonia Fund and followed the progress of the country and the region over the past two decades. From 1984 through 1994, Mr. van der Vaart was a Partner and Associate with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in Washington, D.C, Frankfurt, and Brussels where he specialized in corporate and financial transactions. Prior to working for Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, he was a management consultant with Bain & Company in London and Munich. 27 SUMMIT SPEAKERS Hubertus Jan van der Vaart, Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF) MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT Kurt Geiger, PhD, Member of the Supervisory Board of Raiffeisen Bank International Kurt Geiger has a distinguished career in International Finance of 40 years with assignments in Frankfurt, New York, London and Hong Kong. He held senior positions with Chase Manhattan, HSBC and the Ebrd, where he was Head of Financial Institutions, Private Equity and Chair of its Equity Committee. Mr. Geiger is a leading expert on Central and Eastern Europe and enjoys an excellent reputation in the financial sector. He has a strong record of accomplishment as an investor and partner to authorities in policy dialogue on systemic, regulatory and governance matters. During his tenure, the Ebrd invested some € 6bn in 150 banks, non bank financial institutions and private equity funds and lent about € 7bn to the financial sector. Under his leadership, the Ebrd was the catalyst in the transformation and building of the financial sector in the region as a key investor in privatizations, partner to strategic investors and locally owned banks.At HSBC/Midland he was responsible for banking operations in Continental Europe and the integration of Midland Bank into HSBC. With Chase he was MD for M&A and Corporate Finance Asia/Pacific and Deputy Area Credit Officer Asia/Pasific in charge of Corporate Restructurings and previously in London responsible for large Corporate clients and ship finance. SUMMIT SPEAKERS Elena Urumovska, Head of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Skopje Resident Office Elena Urumovska has gained her professional experience while working as a banker in different investment projects across various sectors, including agribusiness, telecommunications and manufacturing sector with particular focus on specialization in the financial sector. Ms. Urumovska managed institution-building projects and held an observer role at Supervisory Boards. Her regional experience comes from the role as a Country Coordinator for the financial sector for Macedonia, Bosnia and Montenegro and from the leading role in an equity investment project in an Albanian bank.Ms. Urumovska was an EBRD’s Board Nominee at NLB Montenegro Banka Supervisory Board from April 2007 to April 2009. In the capacity of Head of Office, she was also involved in preparing bank’s investments and client negotiations in the transport, energy and municipal sector. Other responsibilities include the policy dialogue with the Government on different issues, preparation of the Country Strategy and management of the Resident office operations.In her earlier capacities, she was a Senior Banker and Acting Head of Skopje Resident Office of EBRD, a principal banker and an associate banker. Between 2001 and 2002 Ms. Urumovska worked as Senior Financial Analyst and between 1999 and 2001 as Financial Analyst. 28 Dragan Martinovski is banking and finance expert with more than 15 years of experience in management of development banking operations, designing and implementing SME lending programs, and preparation and implementation of reforms in financial sector. Mr. Martinovski has been the CEO of the Macedonian Bank for Development Promotion – MBDP since 2007. Prior to joining MBDP, Mr. Martinovski was General Manager of Crimson Capital - SME Finance Fund where he was involved in the design and development of the SME Fund since its earliest stages. He has served as an Undersecretary in the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Macedonia responsible for banking, insurance and relation with international finance institutions. He served also as a President and member of Management Boards in several private and public companies. Lazar Nedanoski, Project Manager at Macedonian Enterprise Development Foundation Lazar Nedanoski is a project manager with the Macedonian Enterprise Development Foundation (MEDF). He is responsible for developing and managing MEDF’s financial services. This includes delivery of credit and guarantees to SMEs through banks and microfinance institutions as well as provision of banking and business trainings and consultancy. Mr. Nedanoski is part of the team conducting the Babson Collegeled Global Entrepreneurship Monitor research for Macedonia and has co-authored several publications. Since 2010 Mr. Nedanoski has been managing MEDF operations in Kosovo for implementation of an EUfunded project on economic development. MEDF is a foundation providing financial and business development services for small enterprises. It was established in 1999 and today has total assets of 12 million EUR. SUMMIT SPEAKERS НЕМА MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT Dragan Martinovski, CEO of Macedonian Bank for Development Promotion 29 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT Ivan Steriev, CEO of the Macedonian Stock Exchange Inc. Skopje Mr. Ivan Steriev has been the CEO of the Macedonian Stock Exchange Inc. Skopje since 2005. His previous work experience includes different positions in the Macedonian Stock Exchange Inc. Skopje. He has been a Project manager from 1994 to 1996, Floor manager from 1996 to 2000 and Director of the Securities Trade Department from 2000 to 2004. In the period from 1994 to 1996 he worked as a Project manager at the Bank Rehabilitation Agency of the Republic of Macedonia.He was also a member of the Board of the Macedonian Central Securities Depository and Commissioner at Macedonian Security & Exchange Commission. He participated in several working groups responsible for drafting laws and regulations related to the securities industry. Mr. Steriev is a regular lecturer on the Macedonian SEC’s courses for brokers licensing. He participated in the team responsible for setting up the stock exchange in the Republic of Macedonia. Mr. Steriev has also been MSE representative in different committees and MSE Project manager for the implementation of the automated trading system at MSE. Other big accomplishment is his participation in the team responsible for issuing government bonds for rehabilitation of the major commercial bank in Macedonia and for covering government debts from the ex-Yugoslav period. Filip Kotora, Member of the Board of Directors, Ohridska Banka AD Ohrid, Member of Societe Generale Group SUMMIT SPEAKERS Filip Kotora is a Czech national and expatriate manager at Ohridska Banka (“OBSG”), a member of Societe Generale Group (“SocGen”). OBSG currently is the 4th largest bank in the Republic of Macedonia. Mr. Kotora is a member of the OBSG Board of Directors responsible for Distribution (retail & SME). Prior to his engagement with OBSG in Jan. 2009, Mr. Kotora spent 7 years with Komercni Banka Prague (“KB Prague”) in various managerial positions in marketing, product development and sales promotion. A member of SocGen Group, KB Prague is a leading universal bank in the Czech Republic with 30 billion EUR in assets and 8 700 employees. A university graduate in business economics, Mr. Kotora has over 20 years of experience in banking and financial services in Europe and the U.S. 30 Zhivko Mukaetov, President of Managing Board and CEO of Alkaloid AD Skopje, Board Member of Macedonia 2025 MODERATOR Zhivko Mukaetov, MBA, is the CEO/MB President of Alkaloid AD Skopje, the biggest Macedonian pharmaceutical industry with over 1300 employees, one daughter company, one production facility and 14 subsidiaries abroad and one Foundation.He’s involved in numerous activities imposing social responsibility, for which he received various acknowledgments. In 2007 he was appointed for Consul General of the Kingdom of Denmark to R. Macedonia. He is member of MBs of various economically important institutions in the country, such as vice-president of the Macedonian Chamber of Commerce. MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT PANEL 5 Vera Stavroff, President and CEO of HerbalScience Inc. and AlkaloidUSA; Co-founder of GreenBeauty and Board Member of Macedonia 2025 (Please see bio in Panel 2) SUMMIT SPEAKERS Keynote speaker Vera Stavroff is the President and CEO of HerbalScience and AlkaloidUSA, and co- founder of GreenBeauty.Vera was born in Bitola, Macedonia. Her family emigrated to Ohio’s heartland, where she attended The Ohio State University and received her degree in Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering. Vera worked in the pharmaceutical industry (Abbott Laboratories) for 13 years. Vera joined Limited Brands as a member of the Executive Committee and head of Research & Development, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs for the Bath & Body Works division. Vera is the recipient of two U.S. and international patents. She resides in Columbus Ohio with her husband Frank and they have two children Jacquilyn and Jeffrey. 31 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT Emil Hristov, CEO of EMSA Solar LLC, USA and Board Member of Macedonia 2025 Emil Hristov is a start up entrepreneur in the clean tech industry and has found and managed three companies (EMSA Energy, EMSA Solar, ServoTech). Mr. Hristov found his first company (EMSA Construction) in 2006 and has built the EMSA brand to be a recognized brand in the Renewable Energy Industry in the North-East USA. His latest venture is ServoTech (www.servotechnologies.com), a renewable energy monitoring and energy asset Management Company.Mr. Hristov is currently enrolled in the Wharton Business School MBA Program for Executives at the University of Pennsylvania and holds a BS in Architecture from New Jersey Institute of Technology. He also has experience working for members of the US Senate and House of Representatives. Mr. Hristov is a lifetime member of the CEO Clubs of NYC and lives in New Jersey with his wife and two children. Boris Laic, Export Packers Company Ltd., Canada SUMMIT SPEAKERS Mr. Boris Laic short biography: Boris Laic is a Director of the Commodity Trading Division of Export Packers Company Limited. Export Packers has been a Financial Post 500 company for over 20 years and is one of the top 10 privately owned food companies in Canada. In his current role Mr Laic uses his vast International Experience to oversee the Asia, Africa and Pacific Rim Division. Over the past year he actively managed the opening of successful new branch offices in both Brasil and Hong Kong. Mr. Laic has been a leading International Business development specialist in the Agrifood sector for over 20 years.Previously, he served in various roles affecting different aspects of the business from logistics to ERP implementation and design to the negotiation and execution of overseas joint ventures, where he established and led the strategic direction of the business, while ensuring alignment across the organization to drive performance and growth for one of Canada’s leading food companies. Mr. Laic holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Finance Degree from the University of Toronto and a Masters of Business Administration degree from the Ivey School of Business. 32 Mr. Kristijan Danilovski has been at the forefront of visual effects and animation in South East Europe since the early 1990’s, mainly in TV commercials and TV programs, first as an animation artist, and later moving to supervision and production roles. He co-founded fx3x in 1997 as a first class visual effects and CG animation company in the region.Following a string of successes in Europe, Kristijan Danilovski was the leading figure in bringing part of the visual effects for “The Aviator” (2004) to Macedonia, a region’s first. This was followed by several other feature films and TV shows. In 2007 Kristijan Danilovski was nominated for an EMMY award for special visual effects, and a year later he became a member of the Academy for TV Arts and Sciences. In 2008 he supervised fx3x’s work on the Academy award winning “The Golden Compass” and in 2009 he lead the fx3x team’s work on Terminator: Salvation.He also worked as fx3x’s executive producer for visual effects on The Last Airbender, Resident Evil:Afterlife, Red Tails, Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows and others..In 2011, he led the fx3x team’s work on Academy Award nominated Transformers: Dark of The Moon. MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT Kristijan Danilovski, CEO of FX3X, Macedonia Chris Pavlovski is one of the founders of Jokeroo and is currently the acting Chief Executive Officer of JMG.Pavlovski has over 10 years of online advertising & marketing experience. At JMG Chris has worked with companies including, but not limited to, Warner Bros, Universal, Paramount, Virgin Mobile, Lionsgate, Coors, and Red Bull. During his tenure at JMG, Chris has been responsible for generating annual sales in the millions. Prior to JMG, Chris worked for Microsoft Corporation, a world leader in computer software development. His studies included Economics and Computer Science at the University of Toronto.Pavlovski is also the Director of Marketing for Next Giant Leap, a space exploration company competing for the $30 million dollar Google Lunar X Prize. The Next Giant Leap team includes space enthusiasts like Michael Joyce, Todd Mosher and former NASA astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman. On the institutional front it includes MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and on the corporate front; Sierra Nevada Corporation, Draper Corporation and Aurora Corporation. Chris has been nominated for The Young Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young for 2010. 33 SUMMIT SPEAKERS Chris Pavlovski, CEO of JMG, Canada and Co-founder of Cosmic Development, Macedonia MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT Miki Velichkovski, Owner/Partner of Karnikom Ltd., Skopje - Entrepreneur with 18 years experience in global trading of frozen foods and global logistics. - Partner – owner in Karnikom, DOO Skopje, Company specialized in supplying the growing further meat processing Industry in Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania, Serbia and Croatia - Under his management, experience and knowledge of foreign markets Karnikom DOO in cooperation with Export Packers Company Limited, Canada started with exports of Macedonian grown and processed fruits and vegetables to the markets of EU and North America. - Developer of the brand Nova Marketi , Skopje as a serious company in the cash and carry retail sector , initially designed and set up to service the main imported items to the HORECA Buyers but also with idea of imposing in the retail markets in Republic of Macedonia to the general public - Local partner of Export Packers Company Limited, Canada. SUMMIT SPEAKERS Gligor Cvetanov, CEO of Makprogres Ltd., Macedonia Mr. Gligor Cvetanov was born in Vinica, Macedonia on 28.10.1973. He finished high school in Skopje where he has also studied at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies . Afterwards he has studied at several management schools and universities, such as Cornell Management School in USA and Top Class in Macedonia. His professional carrier started when he was 20 years old in his family company where he held different positions. At present time he is the CEO of Makprogres doo Vinica, one of the biggest food industries in Macedonia. He continuously upgrades his knowledge regarding food technologies and attends different trainings organized by the biggest food institutes in France and Belgium. His biggest challenges are management and food technologies. He currently lives in Vinica, married and father of three children. 34 Mitre Kutanovski, President and CEO of Mitre Group, Board Member of Macedonia 2025 MODERATOR In May of 2009 Mitre Kutanovski was appointed President of Macedonia 2025. Under the leadership of Mr. Kutanovski Macedonia 2025 opened a second office, started an annual golf outing and launched a series of business and professional networking opportunities for the Diaspora. Prior to his appointment as Macedonia 2025 President Mr. Kutanovski was the President and CEO of the Mitre Group Inc. a company that consists of: Crown Financial Advisors; Mitre Group LLC. Broker Dealer; Classic and Crown Mortgage Solutions; Crown Tax and Business Services; Crown Insurance Group; Crown Travel Agency; and the weekly radio program Voice of Macedonia. MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT PANEL 6 Keynote speaker Dr. Antonio Petrov currently is professor at the University of Texas in San Antonio. He also serves as the program director for research at Archeworks in Chicago, co-founder and current editor-in-chief of New Geographies, a Harvard University journal, the founder and editor-in-chief of DOMA, a bilingual magazine published in Macedonia, and the director of WAS, a think tank located in Chicago with research that emphasizes on urbanism, regionalism and architecture.He received his doctoral degree in history and theory of architecture, urbanism and cultural studies from Harvard University. He has also been the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships; amongst others he has been a Fulbright and Aga Khan Fellow, and has won international prizes and competitions in architecture, planning and design. Dr. Petrov taught at Harvard University, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Northeastern University, Iowa State University, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Illinois Institute of Technology. 35 SUMMIT SPEAKERS Antonio Petrov PhD, Keynote speaker, professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio, USA MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT H. E. Kire Ilioski MA, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Macedonia to Finland In 2001, Ambassador Kire Ilioski was appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to the Kingdom of Sweden and Ambassadors of the Republic of Macedonia to the Republic of Finland. In 2008, Mr. Ilioski was appointed Ambassador, Head of Mission of the Republic of Macedonia to NATO before the NATO Summit in Bucharest.As a career diplomat, Ambassador Ilioski has been engaged in NATO and EU related issues on several instances throughout his career. Before his appointment as Ambassador, Mr. Ilioski worked with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Head of Department for NATO, Political and Security Cooperation in 2008 and as Deputy Head of Department at the Minister’s Office. As a specialist in regional affairs, Ambassador Ilioski was also posted abroad as Acting Ambassador, Minister Plenipotentiary at the Embassy in Belgrade, Serbia (2007-2008) during the proclamation of independence of Kosovo, a very delicate period for the Balkan the region. During his service in Belgrade he also became accredited as acting Ambassador, Minister Plenipotentiary to the State of Israel. Vasil Naumov, Director of the Emigration Agency of Republic of Macedonia SUMMIT SPEAKERS Mr. Vasil Naumov is born on 23.09.1980 in the city of Shtip, Republic of Macedonia. He started his career as a lawyer in 1988. From the year 2006 he is working as a Chief Executive Officer of the Agency of Emigration of the Republic of Macedonia.The Agency of Emigration of the Republic of Macedonia takes care of different matters regarding the rights and the condition of the Macedonian emigrants. The Agency helps their cultural development, promotes the relations with them and their organizations, tries to involve them in the economic and public life of Macedonia and to create conditions for their return in the country. 36 In March 2011, Robert Wuertz assumed his post as Mission Director in Macedonia. Mr. Wuertz manages a project portfolio of over $100 million supporting economic growth, democracy and local governance, and education. USAID programs address Macedonia’s main challenges to reduce poverty, revive the economy, create jobs, promote private sectorled growth and local government reform. These efforts are helping the country to advance its transition to a stable and prosperous democracy, and support Macedonia’s entry into the EU and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Mr. Wuertz has a long history with USAID. Before arriving in Skopje, he was the Deputy Mission Director in Iraq, where he frequently served as Acting Mission Director. In addition to managing USAID’s $7 billion multi-sector portfolio, he also oversaw operation of USAID’s self-contained compound in Baghdad.From 2008 to 2009, Mr. Wuertz served as the Policy and Private Sector Office Director for the USAID mission in Cairo, where he supervised USAID/Egypt’s economic reform cash transfer program, Commodity Import Program and economic policy reform technical assistance activities. He also served as Acting Deputy Director in Cairo from July to September, 2009. MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT Robert Wuertz, PhD, USAID Macedonia Mission Director Niagara Bottling is the largest private label bottled water company in the Western Hemisphere. Family owned since 1963. Niagara’s founder Andrew Peykoff Sr. moved to California as a milkman in 1961. In 1963 he started his own water company, delivering high quality low cost water in fivegallon glass containers for homes and offices delivery using his garage as his storage area.In 1967 Niagara opened their first bottling plant. In 1988 they started bottling 1-gallon bottles and in 1994 bought their first blow molder to make one-gallon polyethylene bottles. In 1998, the company began leading the technological revolution in the water industry by investing in injection and blow molding to create North America’s lightest PET bottle.More than 49 years later, with production capacity of over 21-billion bottles of water per year, and nine geographically diversified production facilities servicing nearly every major retailer in the U.S., Niagara is the industry leader in high speed automation and emerging plastic technologies, including vertical integration and light weighting. Niagara has received the Best PET technology innovation award in 2009, recognizing the Eco3 bottle design as the most innovative technological accomplishment in the PET industry. 37 SUMMIT SPEAKERS Andy Peykoff, Founder of Niagara Bottling, USA and Board Member of Macedonia 2025 Prof. Slavica Waite lives and works in London. She is the CEO of PEC International, an energy consultancy that specialises in the Oil and Gas Industry; concentrating mainly on high value capital investment projects, she has been involved with many of the regions Refineries; Chemical; and Natural Gas facilities; and has worked with major International Engineering Companies such as Bechtel; Foster Wheeler; DOW Chemicals; Davy McKee; Technip; ENI; Dresser; and Emerson. From the very early days of the independence of Macedonia she has been an active lobbyist in the UK and Europe. She has been recognised for her achievements in the UK on behalf of Macedonia with the Order of St. Kliment. Prof. Waite believes that The Republic of Macedonia has all of the assets necessary for success in the International arena; but it needs the help of an organised sustainable global Diaspora program such as 2025. SUMMIT SPEAKERS MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT Slavica Waite, PhD, CEO of PEC International, United Kingdom 38 Zoran Martinovski, Country Manager of World Bank’s International Finance Corporation Office in Macedonia, Board Member of Macedonia 2025 (See Section Distinguished Keynote Speakers) Robert Arsov, Director of Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment Banking Division of Credit Suisse, USA and Vice Chairman of Macedonia 2025 (See Panel 4) MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT Closing remarks Mincho Jordanov, Main partner and major stakeholder of Makstil AD Skopje and Board Member of Macedonia 2025 Closing remarks Minco Jordanov was born in Stip in 1944. He graduated from the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy in Belgrade in 1968. Mr. Jordanov speaks Russian and English .In 1983, he was appointed Director of Mines & Iron and Steelworks Skopje. During the period of 1989 to 1992, he was the Director of Tehnometal from Moscow. In 1992, he was engaged in Duferco SA from Lugano, a company working in the steel sector. In 1994, he became a member of the Board of Directors of this company, and was responsible for the countries of the former Soviet Union. Duferco Group became the main partner and major shareholder in Makstil AD Skopje, a company established in 1997 upon privatization and reconstruction of the former Mines & Iron and Steelworks Skopje. 39 40 SUMMIT SPEAKERS MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 41 SUMMIT SPEAKERS MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: AAG – Analysis and Advisory Group 2. Participant: Verica Hadzi Vasileva-Markovska, Partner 3. Description: AAG - Analysis and Advisory Group is a dynamic advisory company from Skopje.The services of AAG - Analysis and Advisory Group are drawn from the vast and diverse consulting and advisory experience of our partners, employees and collaborators. Their excellent understanding of the legal, business and economic environment enables the company to provide very tailor-made and exclusive services to AAG’s clients. 4. Interests: Contact · · · · Web site: www.aag.com.mk Contact person: Verica Hadzi Vasileva-Markovska Telephone: E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: ADING AD - Skopje 2. Participant: Blagoj Doncev, General Manager; Zoran Petrovski, Deputy General Manager. 3. Description: ADING is a leading company for production of chemical materials for construction, in the South European region, founded in 1969. The headquarters and the main production plant are based in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, but over 100 of its products are available in more than 13 markets, covering South East Europe, the Middle East and Asia. 4. Interests: Projects in the construction and chemical industries. COMPANY PROFILES Contact · · · · Web site: www.ading.com.mk Contact person: Тofilovska Gordanka Telephone: +389 2 2034800 E-mail: [email protected] 42 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT COMPANY PROFILES 1. Company: DTP “Agrounija” Ognen - DOOEL 2. Participant: Ognen Orovcanec, Manager 3. Description: Plant breeding and production of seed materials, seed trading, mineral fertilizers and raw materials. 4. Interests: Plant breeding and production of seed materials, seed trading, mineral fertilizers and raw materials. Contact · · · · Web site: www.agrounija.com.mk Contact person: Ognen Orovcanec Telephone: +389 75 22 13 60 E-mail: [email protected] 43 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT Web site: www.afztekstil.com.tr Contact person: FatihZora Telephone: +905339312000 E-mail: [email protected] COMPANY PROFILES Contact · · · · MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. Company: AfzTekstil A.S 2. Participant: FatihZora 3. Description: Dyeing and finishing facility for fabrics. AFZ TEXTILE also deals with agriculture, livestock production and mining facilities in Turkey. 4. Interests: Contact · · · · 1. 2. 3. 4. Company: Ambassade de France Participant: Goce Markov, Attaché commercial Description: Interests: Contact · COMPANY PROFILES Web site: www.alelion.com Contact person: Robert Stavrevski Telephone: +46706407104 E-mail: [email protected] · · · Website: www.tresor.economie.gouv.fr/Pays/macedoine Contact person: Goce Markov Telephone: + 389 2 32 44 309 E-mail: [email protected] 44 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: Alelion Batteries AB 2. Participant: Robert Stavrevski, Director OEM Business Development 3. Description: Alelion Batteries AB has a powerful position for lithium energy storage systems for material handling, off-highway hybrid and battery electrical applications. Our concept is to not only deliver the energy storage system but also to be able to offer all required parts, with help by partners as paragon AG, for complete drivelines for PHEV-, HEV- and EV-applications that makes the costumer confident with the system compatibility. Offer: Design, Development and manufacturing of Intelligent energy storage . 4. Interests: Interested in material handling and renewable energy segments. Our focus today and coming 4-5 years are in Scandinavian and north European countries, but it is always interesting to know about possibilities and start networking in southern Europe and especially in Macedonia. Web site: www.amcham.com.mk Contact person: Michelle Osmanli Telephone: +389 72 689 940 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: ArcelorMittal Skopje 2. Participant: Juan Pedro Jimenez Navarro, CEO 3. Description: ArcelorMittal Skopje is of one the largest steel product manufacturers in the Balkans. Following its acquisition by ArcelorMittal in May 2004, ArcelorMittal Skopje redesigned its product offering to ensure a quick start of operations and to ensure optimal sweating of the available assets. Headquartered in Skopje, the cold rolling complex consists of a pickling line, a 5-stand tandem mill, a Hot Dip Galvanizing line and a Pre-Painting Line. ArcelorMittal Skopje markets its products, primarily, in its Natural Markets namelyBalkans Region, EU-25 and in Turkey. 4. Interests: Contact · · · · Web site: www.arcelormittal.com Contact person: Slavica Jovcevska Telephone: +38970387817 E-mail: [email protected] 45 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT COMPANY PROFILES Contact · · · · MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. Company: AmCham Macedonia 2. Participant: Michelle Osmanli, Executive Director 3. Description: AmCham Macedonia aims to support and advance the interests of U.S., international and leading local businesses working in Macedonia, and to promote the competitiveness of the country. We achieve this by building and maintaining strong relationships between our members, foreign investors, local decision and policy makers, other AmChams, the international community in Macedonia, thought leaders and experts. Via our events, initiatives and publications, we actively advance American best business practices, high standards of commercial practice and a sound business climate. 4. Interests: Contact · · · · 1. 2. 3. 4. Web site: www.ariljemetal.com.mk Contact person: Telephone: + 389 2 2469 815 E-mail: [email protected] Company: Attorney Nikolco Lazarov Participant: Nikolco Lazarov, Attorney at Law Description: Legal services Interests: Particularly interested in Company Law and Corporate Governance, administrative law and procedures,public procurements and public-private partnership. Contact Web site: Contact person: Nikolco Lazarov Telephone: +389 70 276 085 E-mail: [email protected] COMPANY PROFILES · · · · 46 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT Company: Ariljemetal doo Participant: Trajan Angeloski , Assistant General Manager; Bogoslav Angeloski, GeneralManager 3. Description: Ariljemetal is one of the leading companies for fasteners and tools in Soult East Europe. We are privateowned, production trading company. 4. Interests: Machine Industry Construction Agriculture 1. 2. Web site: www.bargala.net Contact person: Naum Barzov Telephone: +389 32 393 663; +389 70 300 733 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: BATO & DIVAJN 2. Participant: Zoran Rosomanov 3. Description As a full-service corporation BATO & DIVAJN has been successfully meeting the requirements of the Southeastern European market for 20 years, through its two companies. 4. Interests: For BATO & DIVAJN (the printing company): - Companies from the following industries that would source our printed products and solutions, as raw material for their respective products and services (pharmaceutical, tobacco, food, beverage industries, telecommunications, financial sector, insurance companies, governmental entities, utility companies, etc. Contact · · · · Web site: www.batodivajn.com Contact person: Zoran Rosomanov Telephone: 0038922785905 E-mail: [email protected] 47 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT · · · · COMPANY PROFILES Contact MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. Company: Bargala AD Stip 2. Participant: Naum Barzov, manager 3. Description: BARGALA A.D. Stip, is shoe production company. We employ 1.100 direct and 300 indirect employees. Average annual production of the last 3 years was around one million pairs, out of which 95% based on CMT production modality. During our 22 years of experience we have manufactured for major US, UK, German and French shoe retailers. Our clients list includes Nine West, Nordstrom, M&S, NEXT, Goertz, Minelli, Eram and many others. 4.Interests: Contact · · · · Web site: www.bimek.com.mk Contact person: Tanja Evrosimovska Telephone: +389 2 3296 990 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: Bilhuset Nr1 i Hbg AB 2. Participant: Kire Stojanovski Skoglund, Director 3. Description: Bilhuset is selling and repairing new cars. Our brand is SEAT, Chrysler, Dodge, Lancia and Jeep. We are also in the real estate business - we have shopping centers and we are renting out. 4. Interests: Building and construction companies, Architects, Car Companies. Contact Web site: www.bilhuset-hbg.se Contact person: Kire Stojanovski Skoglund Telephone: +46 705 543362 E-mail: [email protected] COMPANY PROFILES · · · · 48 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: Bi -MEK 2. Participant: Tanja Evrosimovska, General manager 3. Description: Bi-MEK Ltd, Medical Equipment Center represents a specialized company for distribution and service of medical equipment which is active more than ten years in Macedonia with its own sales and service department. Also, we are exclusive representative in Macedonia for Cryo-Save, Europe’s leading stem cell bank. 4. Interests: Medical equipment and medical and hospital services, financial investments services, manufacturing and industrial branches 1. Company: CBRE 2. Participant: Justin Aronson, First Vice President 3. Description: CBRE is the world's largest commercial real estate services firm serving real estate owners, investors and occupiers. 4. Interests: Contact · · · · Web site: www.cbre.com Contact person: Justin Aronson Telephone: 212-984-8141 E-mail: [email protected] 49 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT Web site: www.msi.gov.mk Contact person: Lejla Mehmedovic Telephone: +389 75 223 462 E-mail: [email protected] COMPANY PROFILES Contact · · · · MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. Company: Government of the Republic of Macedonia, Cabinet of the Minister for Foreign Investments V. Samak 2. Participant: Katerina Stojanovska, Head of unit 3. Description: Responsible for attracting foreign direct investments in Macedonia. 4. Interests: Contact · · · · Web site:www.crpm.org.mk Contact person:RisteZmejkoski Telephone:+389 78367101 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: Comfy-Angel, DOO Prilep, Macedonia 2. Participant: Sasho Chadamov, Sales Manager 3. Description: We are Comfy Angel, a British-Macedonian Joint Venture Company located in Macedonia. We specialize in production of bedding. We have many different qualities and designs of fabric available. We can make specific products such as waterproof, anti-allergenic and fire retardant products. On site, we produce pillows, quilts, throw overs, sleeping bags and all aspects of bedding. Our site here in Prilep is approximately 14000m week. 4. Interests: Main products: pillows, quilts, mattress and pillow protectors, bedding, throw overs etc. Sectors: home textile wholesale and retail companies, hotels, hospitals etc.. COMPANY PROFILES Contact · · · · Web site: www.comfy-angel.com.mk Contact person: Sasho Chadamov Telephone: +38975310470 E-mail: [email protected] 50 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: Center for Research and Policy Making 2. Participant: RisteZmejkoski 3. Description: The Center for Research and Policy Making is an organization (think-tank) that has a mission to promote good governance and development in Macedonia on the basis of relevant, evidence based policy research, capacity building and trainings, evaluations, analyses and surveys, without regard to and independently of the particular interests of any group of the society, either political, social or economic. 4. Interests: Diaspora representatives active in the field of investment in Macedonia with focus on attracting highly qualified returnees from abroad and representatives that can talk about policies that Macedonia should create in order of establishing longstanding brain gain impact. www.chateaukamnik.com [email protected] A daughter company of MIKEI INTERNACIONAL 4. Interests: wine importers Contact Web site: www.chateaukamnik.com Contact person: Maja S. Telephone:+ 389 2 523523 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: Concept Marketing Communications 2. Participant: Dragomir Lukin, Manager 3. Description: Concept Marketing is a marketing agency with headquarters in Skopje. The agency functions with a relatively small, but compact team of creative individuals with an enormous experience in the part of advertising, design, PR specialists and event managers. Concept marketing works according to the highest professional standards, implementing innovative and sophisticated solutions, always following the latest marketing, PR and event management accomplishments, as support to the clients in their decision making process. 4. Interests: Contact · · · · Web site: www.concept.com.mk Contact person: Maja Stojkovska Telephone: +389 23 104 660 E-mail: [email protected] 51 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT COMPANY PROFILES 3. Description: An ultra-modern winery and vineyards established and cultivated with the idea of excellence.Producing: world-class wines; aged in new oak barrelsRemarkable for: creating distinction through the unique combinations of the traditional values and the avantgardistic wine-making approach in the region.Location: east entrance of the city of Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.The vineyards: 12 hectares; at 300 meters above sea level; planting density of 5.500 vines/hectare; trained with spur cordon and Guyot training; in exceptional microclimate.The grapes: grown with special care; crop reduction applied for more concentrated wines; maximum expert knowledge employed. MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. Company: Chateau Kamnik Winery 2. Participant: Ilija Malinkovski Company: Cosmic Development Participant: Chris Pavlovski, Founder & Partner Description: Interests: Contact · · · · Web site: www.cosmicdevelopment.com Contact person: Chris Pavlovski Telephone: 416 999 1267 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: Crimson Capital Corp. (Crimson) 2. Participant: Darko Arsov, Program Manager; Lovre Ristevski,Manager, Innovation Financing Vehicle 3. Description: Founded in 1991, Crimson Capital Corp. (Crimson) is a consulting company that specializes in emerging market development, access to finance, trade facilitation, private sector growth and job creation in an international development context. The Crimson Finance Fund (CDF) is a $4 million fund created to provide innovative, short-term working capital to SMEs in Macedonia. Since its establishment in 2003, the Fund has made $24.8 million in loans to Macedonian SMEs. In 2012, CDF received an additional $300,000 from USAID Macedonia to establish an Innovation Financing Vehicle (IFV) . 4. Interests: Financial Services COMPANY PROFILES Contact · · · · Web site: www.crimsoncapital.org Contact person: Darko Arsov; Lovre Ristevski Telephone: 389 2 3231 561 E-mail:[email protected]; [email protected] 52 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. 2. 3. 4. · · · · Web site: www.crimsoncapital.org Contact person: Simona Soslceva Telephone: +389 2 3231 561 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: Daltons Investment Group 2. Participant: J.J.F. Wouters, BSc 3. Description: Investment in sustainable construction, food and waste projects. 4. Interests: Contact · · · · Web site: www.daltons-group.com Contact person: Han Wouters Telephone: +31629008862 E-mail: [email protected] 53 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT COMPANY PROFILES Contact MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. Company: Crimson Finance Fund (CDF) 2. Participant: Simona Sosolceva, Loan Officer 3. Description: Founded in 1991, Crimson Capital Corp. (Crimson) is a consulting company that specializes in emerging market development, access to finance, trade facilitation, private sector growth and job creation in an international development context. The Crimson Finance Fund (CDF) is a $4 million fund created to provide innovative, short-term working capital to SMEs in Macedonia. Since its establishment in 2003, the Fund has made $24.8 million in loans to Macedonian SMEs. In 2012, CDF received an additional $300,000 from USAID Macedonia to establish an Innovation Financing Vehicle (IFV) designed to support business innovation and start-ups. 4. Interests: Financial Services Contact · · · · Web site: Contact person: Damjan Daskaloski Telephone: 973-653-6789 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: Deloitte DOO Skopje 2. Participant: Lidija Nanus, Director 3. Description: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, is one of the world’s leading providers of audit, tax and business advisory services. Deloitte Central Europe is one of the region’s leading professional services firms, delivering world-class audit and advisory, tax and legal, management consulting, and financial advisory services. Our 3,400 professionals in 17 countries serve many of Central Europe’s largest national enterprises, multinational corporations, public institutions, and successful growing companies. 4. Interests: Audit, consulting and tax services. COMPANY PROFILES Contact · · · · Web site: www.deloitte.com Contact person: Lidija Nanus Telephone: +389 2 3111 300 E-mail: [email protected] 54 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: Daskal 2. Participant: Damjan Daskaloski, President 3. Description: Daskal LLC is a Holding company with current holdings in the commodity (mainly metals), construction and IT industries. 4. Interests: Would like to meet companies in the commodity, IT, clothing industries. · · · · Web site:www.denholder.com Contact person:Hans W. Meilof Telephone: 0038971452709 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: DETECON International 2. Participant: Emil Matevski 3 Description: Detecon International is an ICT Consultancy Company. Our Goal - We help our clients optimize their business with a holistic approach combining process orientation and the use of technology. Our service portfolio: IT strategy;Application advice; CRM, sales & service; Sourcing & shared service center strategies; IT reorganization; Enterprise architecture; Supply chain management; HR processes & optimization; Finance & controlling. 4. Interests: All kinds of companies and public administration with big internal ICT departments: University representatives; Government representatives; Public sector representatives. Contact · · · · Web site: www.detecon.com Contact person: Emil Matevski Telephone: +491752935959 E-mail: [email protected] 55 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT COMPANY PROFILES Contact MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. Company: Den Holder 2. Participant:Hans W. Meilof, Managing Director 3. Description: Den Holder was established in 1921 in Leiden, The Netherlands and is a worldwide recognized and respected company in the world of oil, gas and petrochemical industries. Den Holder is designer and manufacturer of measurement equipment and special filters for process- lines, all under strict quality systems as ISO 9001 and EN. The company works only with qualified personnel, the welders have valid certificates for every grade of alloy or steel. 4. Interests: Contact · · · · Web site: www.salamander.com.mk Contact person: Tome Kostadinovski Telephone: +389 70 217 893 E-mail: [email protected] COMPANY PROFILES 1. Company: Duna Computers 2. Participant:AleksandarPajkovski 3. Description: For two decades in a row, Duna has been a leading Macedonian company that constantly moves its clients through the business oceans. As an expert in corporate projects providing complete solutions and directions for integration and sustainability in the companies, mobile solutions, and archiving documents, Duna is an irreplaceable force on all journeys for its clients. Duna Computers is an exclusive importer of world famous brands - Apple, RICOH, OKI, Psion, Clasus Interactive Whiteboards, Brahler ICS, Tentnology; distributor of Garmin; HP preferred partner; manufacturer of fiscal cash registers Bravo; and developer of business software ULTIMA. 4. Interests:- IT consultant, specifically in software development, sales and local and regional market penetration; - companies from various industries for potential sales of specialized and customizable ERP software and integrated business solutions; - partners for sales or potential customers for all products from Duna's portfolio; Contact · · · · Web site: www.duna.mk Contact person:SofijaSpirovska Telephone: +389 70375488 E-mail: [email protected] 56 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: DPTU KONSTRUKTOR - Skopje 2. Participant: Tome Kostadinovski 3. Description: DPTTU KONSTRUCTOR DOOEL is a company that has been working in the field of construction since 1991. It includes nearly all branches of construction - building of all types of objects, working out of glass and thermo – facades, up to renewing and change of external joinery. The general focusing on change of outside joinery has turned the company to see its future in the improvement of the insulation features of objects as well as by the facades and the rest insulation segments of the object with special emphasis to the insulation abilities of outside joinery, respectively glass surfaces. 4. Interests: Contact · · · · Web site: www.ecoloo.eu Contact person: Mr. Imad Agi Telephone: +46-707-954 647 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: Economic Chamber of Macedonia 2. Participant: Antoni Pesev, Chairman of the Assembly of the Economic Chamber of Macedonia; Ljubica Nuri, Senior Advisor of Executive Board; 3. Description: The Economic Chamber of Macedonia is a referent institution of the business in our country with around 15.000 members on voluntary bases out of which most are small and medium enterprises. Members of the Economic Chamber of Macedonia have dominant participation in establishing of all the macroeconomic indicators on state’s level (GDP, foreign trade exchange, employment, settlement of obligations towards the state, etc.). 4. Interests: Contact · · · · Web site: www.mchamber.mk Contact person: Snezana Kamilovska Telephone: +389 2 3244 061 E-mail: [email protected] 57 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT COMPANY PROFILES 4. Company: EcoLoo AB Participant: Imad Agi, CEO Description: EcoLoo AB is a Swedish GREEN innovation company. We develop, build and market unique & patented innovations and Environmental solutions. Our patent-pending toilet solution is affordable, sustainable, odor-free, maintenance-free, consumes no energy or water, and the end product is fertilizer. Interests: We plan to replicate our products through manufacturing plants in Korea and some EU-Countries as well as in emerging Countries such as India & China; giving the opportunities to our innovation to materialize in order to be able to meet the markets’ demand in the increasing demands of international markets; and to be able to meet any call from the UN and other international organizations wherever the needs are. MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. 2. 3. Company: Embassy of Canada Participant: Djurdjevka Ceramilac, Trade Commissioner Description: Interests: Contact · · · · 1. 2. 3. 4. Web site: www.canada.rs Contact person: Tatjana Grujicic Latas Telephone: +381 11 306 3070 E-mail: [email protected] Company: Embassy of the Republic of Macedonia in Budapest Participant: Darko Angelov, Ambassador Description: Interests: Contact Web site: Contact person: Darko Angelov Telephone: +36303630322 E-mail: [email protected] COMPANY PROFILES · · · · 58 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. 2. 3. 4. · · · · Web site: Contact person: Igor Popov Telephone: +386 1 421 00 21 E-mail: [email protected] Company: Embassy of the Republic of Macedonia in Sweden Participant: Kire Ilioski, Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to the Kingdom of Sweden. 3. Description: 4. Interests: 1. 2. Contact · · · · Web site: Contact person: Kire Ilioski Telephone: +46 8 661 18 30 E-mail: [email protected] 59 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT Contact COMPANY PROFILES Company: Embassy of the Republic of Macedonia in Slovenia Participant: Igor Popov, Ambassador Description: Interests: MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. 2. 3. 4. Contact · · · · 1. 2. 3. 4. Web site: www.emsasolar.com Contact person: Emil Hristov Telephone: 7329101458 E-mail: [email protected] Company: Euromak Kontrol Participant: Vasko Temelkoski Description Interests: Contact Web site: www.euromakkontrol.com Contact person: Mila Angelkoska Telephone: 02 3124 322 E-mail: [email protected] COMPANY PROFILES · · · · 60 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: EMSA Solar LLC 2. Participants: Emil Hristov, CEO; Ilija Hristov, Vice President 3. Description: EMSA Solar serves as your on-going energy partner, enhancing your property management expertise. While many solar providers are simply construction contracting firms offering to install solar panels, EMSA Solar offers you a team of professional solar engineers, architects, financial analysts, and legal counsel specializing in government incentives and registrations. Our team of solar experts provides you with a hassle-free and cost-effective transition to solar power, customized to your property and your financial goals. 4. Interests: · · · · Web site: www.eurostandard.com.mk Contact person: Mrs. Kamelija Rasic Cavirovska Telephone: +389 2 32 49 402; +389 3 228 444, lok. 102 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: EVROSIMOVSKI Consulting Ltd 2. Participant: Mihajlo Evrosimovski 3. Description: EVROSIMOVSKI Consulting is a company with its main activities in the field of business management consulting. The company was founded in 2006 by Mr. Mihajlo Evrosimovski. Management consulting is mainly made in the field of ISO standardization (International Standard Organization, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 22000, ISO 27001, HACCP, etc). The other part of the activities is in the area of financial consulting for the potential foreign investors in the country. 4. Interests: 1. Implementation of ISO Standards 2. Feasibility studies; 3. Market analyses; 4.Financial and legal consulting for potential foreign investors in Macedonia Contact · · · · Web site: www.evrosimovski.mk Contact person: Mihajlo Evrosimovski Telephone: +389 75 437 587 E-mail: [email protected] 61 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT COMPANY PROFILES Contact MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. Company: EUROSTANDARD Bank AD Skopje 2. Participant: Mr. Nikolche Petkoski , President of the Board of Directors 3. Description: Eurostandard Bank AD Skopje has been oriented toward its clients, providing contemporary distribution channels for its products and services, such as branch offices and ATMs, located on the most frequent locations through Macedonia. The Bank provides support for most used money cards and provides the latest credit and deposit products. Our principal motif is to get closer to the needs of the citizens and companies and to follow modern banking trends and high international banking standards which provide reliable legal and quality service. 4. Interests: Contact · Web site: www.experts.com.mk · Contact person: Emilija Jakovcevska; Hadzistojanova · Telephone: +389 2 3081 970 · E-mail: [email protected] Katerina COMPANY PROFILES 1. Company: Faculty of computer science and engineering 2. Participant: Dimitar Trajanov – Dean of faculty; Dr. Anastas Mishev 3. Description: The Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering (FCSE) within the UKIM, is the largest and most prestigious faculty in the field of computer science and technologies in Macedonia, and among the largest faculties in that field in the region. FCSE teaching staff consists of 35 professors and 50 associates. These include many “best in field” personal, such as the most referenced scientist in Macedonia, the most influential professor in ICT industry in Macedonia. 4. Interests: Cooperation in the field of ICT education. Funding and support for the establishment of student's and startups companies. Creating a technology and innovation center. Contact · Web site: www.finki.ukim.mk · Contact person: Dimitar Trajanov; Anastas Mishev · Telephone: +389 76 257 275; +389 70 330 386 · E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] 62 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: EXPERTS DOO 2. Participant: Emilija Jakovcevska, General manager; Katerina Hadzistojanova, Technical Department 3. Description: Experts is a specialized company in private property, dealing with compressed air as a closed technological process, including its production, treatment, distribution and utilization. In all these segments Experts provides technological solutions, equipment, installation and after-sale service, and offers the following products: Industrial compressors and downstream equipment; Industrial pneumatic components, fittings and hoses; Industrial pneumatic, solenoid, and manually driven valves. 4. Interests: Industrial factories, new industrial factories, green investment. · · · · Web site: www.fakom.com.mk Contact person: Elena Koneska Telephone: +389 2 55 13 100 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: FeroInvest Brako 2. Participant: Kocho Angjushev, President of Board of Directors 3. Description: Feroinvest comprises few companies in different sectors, mainly involved in energetic sector with concession of 15 small hydro power plants. Furthermore, BRAKO is a part of Feroinvest and generally can be divided into two main fields. First part is related with wire products, while on another side are project divisions. They are mainly focused on metal processing, constructing and providing solutions for the end customers like following products: forklift accessories, excavators, telecommunication equipment (antenna, towers & shelters), chassis for road-sweeper trucks and BRAKO is quite successful in designing and producing medical furniture and medical assistive devices. 4. Interests: Contact · · · · Web site: www.brako.com.mk Contact person: Kocho Angjushev Telephone: + 389 2 5514007 ; + 389 70 268 061 E-mail: [email protected] 63 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT COMPANY PROFILES Contact MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. Company: Fakom AD - Skopje 2. Participant: Zlatko Simonovski, President of the Management Board; Zoran Stojanovski, Vice President of MB 3. Description: FAKOM was founded in 1960 for the needs of the construction and maintenance of "Mines and Ironworks Skopje"Skopje. Very soon it outgrew its role and began to work for clients in former Yugoslavia and abroad (Iraq, the former USSR, Vietnam, Lebanon, Cameroon and most of the European countries). As one of the largest capacities in the region, in 1982 it separated in an independent organization. The basic activities of FAKOM AD are production and services in the field of metal working industry and include: Production, erection and design. 4. Interests: Contact · · · · Web site: www.glenasia.com Contact person: Ms. P. Art Y. Kosol Telephone: +46702178919, +6619840119 E-mail: [email protected] COMPANY PROFILES 1. Company: Gardner Denver 2. Participant: Dejan Djordjevic, Area sales manager 3. Description: Gardner Denver, founded in 1859, is a global manufacturer of industrial compressors, blowers, pumps, loading arms and fuel systems. The Company has 40 manufacturing facilities located in the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific with offices in 36 different countries. Gardner Denver has two segments: the Industrial Products Group and the Engineered Products Group The Industrial Products Group designs, manufactures, markets and services rotary screw, reciprocating and sliding vane compressors,centrifugal and side-channel blowers. 4. Interests: Installation of compressed air facilities, energy savings through efficient compressors installments. Heat recovery from compressed air waste energy. 100% Oil free compressed air for pharmacy, chemical, food and beverage. Contact · · · · Web site: www.gardnerdenver.com Contact person: Dejan Djodjevic Telephone: +38163451175 E-mail: [email protected] 64 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: Glen Asia Resorts and Residences 2. Participant: P. Art Y. Kosol 3. Description: Founded in 2004 by Scandinavian and Thai partners, GlenAsia develops resort complexes along Thailand's eastern seaboard. By combining the very best of Scandinavian quality and exotic Thai charm, our vision is to develop luxurious and inspirational residences, set in beautiful surroundings in only the most desirable beachside locations. Our resorts offer outstanding, contemporary architectural design built to the very highest standards. Residences are meticulously planned taking full advantage of ocean views and cooling breezes to create accommodation ideal for both relaxing and entertaining friends. 4. Interests: Wine, health and spa, tourism Web site: Contact person: Dimche Shipinkarovski Telephone: +389 70 232 115 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: GORD Systems Services 2. Participant: Petar Indovski , CEO 3. Description: GORD Systems, established 1989, is independent software developer and IT Outsourcing provider.Competences and added value: Expertise in specific sectors (Healthcare, Pharmacy, Telecommunication, Manufacturing); CMMI ML2/SCAMPI-A QA standard; International projects experience (Swiss, UK, Denmark, Bulgaria, Serbia, Canada); Partnerships with technology and third ITO vendors in order to fulfill needed expertise, capacity; Fields of expertise: Mobile solutions (Android, iOS, BlackBerry); Business Intelligence (Reporting,Data integration, OLAP), platforms Pentaho, BIRT, JasperReport, IBM/SPSS; Bespoke software development (web, mobile); Complex Web portals; ASP services (Cloud, Intranet based); QA, Software Testing; 4. Interests: Products and services to partner on: IT Outsourcing services, with focus on: Mobile solutions; Business Intelligence; Custom designed software, web portals; Cloud based ASPservices; QA, Software Testing. Contact · · · · Web site: www.gord.com.mk Contact person: Petar Indovski Telephone: +389 70 279 206, +389 2 3109 659 E-mail: [email protected] F.Ruzvelt 6/Gal 6, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia IT Services 65 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT · · · · COMPANY PROFILES Contact MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. Company: Film Luks 2. Participant: Dimche Shipinkarovski, Manager 3. Description: Our company's main activity is the production of special bread (integral, nutri, bavarian...) and bakery. 4. Interests: We produce bread and bakery and we are looking for a business partner with the same interest as ours. If this partner is interested in building a company with mutual investment, then we would be able to build a company that will be the leader in the region (Macedonia, Serbia, Kosovo and Albania). Contact · · · · Web site: www.halkbank.mk Contact person: Lence Petrovska - Stajkovic Telephone: +389 70 327 007 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: Herbal Science 2. Participant: Vera Stavroff, President & CEO; Frank Stavroff, Financial Manager 3. Description: 4. Interests: Contact Web site: www.goodnaturetea.com Contact person: Vera Stavroff; Deb Kline-Claussen Telephone: 1 614 939 9488; 1 614 939 9534 E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] COMPANY PROFILES · · · · 66 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: Halkbank AD Skopje 2. Participant: Sashka Kostovska – Dlaka, Manager of the Main Branch 3. Description: HALKBANK AD, Skopje performs universal banking operations in the Republic of Macedonia, including but not limited to, deposit collection, corporate and retail lending, foreign exchange operations, domestic and foreign payments, trading of fixed income instruments, and trade finance. 4. Interests: We are interested in presenting Halkbank's potential, products and services to all participants of the Macedonia Global Investment Summit. · · · · 1. 2. 3. 4. Web site: n/a Contact person: Jasna Denkova Telephone: +389 2 3225 630 E-mail: [email protected] Company: Honorary Consulate of Turkey in Macedonia Participant: Mr. Ajdovan Ademoski Description: Honorary Consul of Turkey in Macedonia Interests: Contact · · · · Web site: Contact person: Mr. Dame Bozinovski Telephone: +389 71 223 950 E-mail: [email protected] 67 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT Contact COMPANY PROFILES Company: Honorary Consul of Canada in Macedonia Participant: Zivko Gruevski, Consulate of Canada Description: Interests: MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. 2. 3. 4. Contact · · · · Web site: www.rokas.com Contact person: Simonida Shosholcheva Giannitsakis Telephone: +389 70 272 960 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: Illyrian Import, Inc. 2. Participant: Nua Ivezaj, CEO 3. Description: We are an American alcoholic beverage importer in business for 11 years. We import alcoholic beverages from Italy, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, and Kosovo. 4. Interests: We are interested in partnering with Tikves, Bovin, Skopsko, and other wine, beer,and spirit producers. COMPANY PROFILES Contact · · · · Web site: www.illyrianimport.com Contact person: Nua Ivezaj Telephone: +1.248.601.0718 E-mail: [email protected] 68 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: IKRP Rokas and Partners DOO - Skopje 2. Participant: Simonida Shosholcheva Giannitsakis, Managing Partner 3. Description: IKRP Rokas and Partners Skopje started its operations in early 1999 as part of I.K.Rokas & Partners Law Firm Athens and of the other Rokas firms in Central and SE Europe. The firm has been active primarily in large scale telecommunications, energy and banking projects and transactions. It is fully integrated into the Rokas network and offers comprehensive advice on a wide range of financial and corporate law and dispute resolution matters, based on its uniquely extensive local experience and with the assistance of the Rokas network. 4. Interests: Legal support in any start-up project; Legal support in any on-going business; Support in any potential or on-going merger/acquisition; Support in Labor issues - Start-up projects, Merger/Acquisition, Labor Issues. · · · · Web site: www.inet.com.mk Contact person: Toni Petreski Telephone: +38923090625 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: Infinite Solutions 2. Participant: Slagjan Mihajlovski, CEO 3. Description: Infinite Solutions is Outsourcing & Software Development, System_Integration & Professional_Services Company that works with enterprise systems and companies. Infinite provides IT Services to few verticals (Public, Defence, Finance, Telecom) and is focused on delivering AX-ERP and .Net custom end to end solutions. Infinite has clients from all over Europe and USA and has offices in Macedonia, Bulgaria and UK.Infinite offers services with highly experienced Microsoft-Dynamics-AX, .Net, CRM and SharePoint Consultants & Developers. We provide: Project-Management by SureStep & Agile methodologies; Installation, Configuration and Upgrade/Migration of DynamicsAX2009/2012; Functional and Technical Architecture of MS Dynamics AX systems; Business-Analysis & Consulting-Services; Custom design; Outsourcing of Software Development and Testing Services. 4. Interests: Contact · · · · Web site: www.infinite.com.mk Contact person: Slagjan Mihajlovski Telephone: +389 2 3109 967 E-mail: [email protected] 69 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT COMPANY PROFILES Contact MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. Company: INet 2. Participant: Toni Petreski, managing director 3. Description: Since its beginnings in 1991, INet acts as a Macedonian ICT Value Added Distributor and a leading technology sales and marketing company. Today, INet remains at the forefront of the Macedonian technology marketplace, finding new ways to bring value to our customers. In 2011, INet started providing the IT Infrastructure Managed Services for the Macedonian SMEs - Remote Monitoring and Management, Helpdesk Support, and Desktop management. 4. Interests: INet is a software services outsourcing newcomer ready to invest in people skills in order to establish software services outsourcing teams capable of delivering high quality software outsourcing services from the right location - Macedonia. Company: Inospektar DOOEL Participant: Goce Cvetkoski, Owner Description: Producer of the fruit Syrup. Interests: Contact · · · · Web site: www.inospektar.com Contact person: Goce Cvetkoski Telephone: +38946231430 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: Inside Solutions AG 2. Participant: Clemens Bussinger, CEO 3. Description: Inside Solutions AG is a privately held Swiss IT company. We are providing our customers CQ5 consultancy services and innovative mobile solutions. 4. Interests: ICT, mobile solutions, programming, Java, new business, partners, business centers, startup, Skopje Contact Web site: www.inside-solutions.ch Contact person: Clemens Bussinger Telephone: +41 61 551 00 40 E-mail: [email protected] COMPANY PROFILES · · · · 70 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. 2. 3. 4. · · · · Web site: Contact person: Tina Žerovnik Telephone: +38616203700 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: International Food Bazaar LLC 2. Participant: Tale Buling, Chairman of the Board 3. Description: IFB was incorporated in the year 2000 at its present form. Its history goes back to the early 80’s. IFB services its customers trough four locations. Its headquarter is in Skopje, Macedonia but also has its local representative offices in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. IFB today, distributes products to: Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia. IFB sources its products worldwide, USA, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, EU. IFB finished construction in 2010 to its brand new “state of the art” coldstorage / packing plant with capacity to store 3.500 MT of frozen meat and other frozen products. 4. Interests: Looking for a JV partner to jointly develop ready to consume meals, packaging ready for retail and fresh and frozen foods. Contact · · · · Web site: www.ifb.com.mk Contact person: Tale Buling Telephone: 1-404-452-9372 E-mail: [email protected] 71 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT Contact COMPANY PROFILES Company: Interenergo d.o.o. Participant: Anton Papež, Director Description: Interests: MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. 2. 3. 4. 72 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 COMPANY PROFILES Web site: www.jadran-gottino.com Contact person: Jordan Kabranov Telephone: +389 71 250 201 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: JSC Macedonian Power Plants 2. Participant: Vlatko Cingoski , General Manager 3. Description: Macedonian Power Plants (JSC ELEM) is a state-owned joint stock company for electric power generation, contributing to 96% of the national electricity production: 1.383 MW installed capacity 6 TWh annual electricity production € 265 million annual income (2011) 4.151 employees (2011) Electricity production is our prime goal, also finding new energy sources and raising environmental awareness. As the biggest investor in Macedonia, our priority is to consistently implement our investment policy. In 2011, JSC ELEM’s investments’ volume reached more than € 61 million. 4. Interests: Infrastructure, energy and natural resources, Financial services - financing major projects Tourism Contact · · · · Web site: www.elem.com.mk Contact person: Tanja Kocareva Telephone: +389 2 3149 184; +389 72 217 026 E-mail: [email protected] 73 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT · · · · COMPANY PROFILES Contact MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. Company: Jadran Gottino Foods 2. Participant: Todor Kulakov, General Manager 3. Description: Producer of high-quality confectionary products and snacks, long shelf life filled croissants and traditional sweets, with history longer than 50 years. We are exporting in more than 20 countries across European, Middle East and American markets. 4. Interests: Contact · Web site: www.kabtel.com.mk · Contact person: Goran Mitreski; Mihaljo Shirgoski · Telephone: +389 75 281 000 (Goran); +389 75 400 410 (Mihaljo) · E-mail: [email protected];[email protected] k 1. Company: Kajmakcalan - 4 DOO 2. Participant: Panajotis Anastasijadis, General Manager 3. Description: Arranging of constructive mechanization and transport services in a process of excavation, loading and transport of coal and barren soil in mines, construction and maintenance of roads. 4. Interests: We are interested in tires, spare parts, oils and lubricants for construction machinery.We would like to meet companies that are engaged in arranging of constructive mechanization and transport services in a process of excavation, loading and transport of coal and barren soil in mines, construction and maintenance of roads. COMPANY PROFILES Contact · · · · Web site: Contact person: Panajotis Anastasijadis Telephone: +389 72 205 507; +389 47 236 078 E-mail: [email protected] 74 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: Kabtel DOOEL, Skopje 2. Participant: Goran Mitreski, CEO; Mihaljo Shirgoski, Sales Manager 3. Description: Today's dynamic business environments require industry-leading ICT expertise coupled with flexibility of delivery. KABTEL aligns ICT professionals with all levels of experience and various delivery arrangements tailoring the right solutions for your business. We seek to understand each client's strategic goals to best align the right solution, ranging from simple standalone to comprehensive managed service arrangements, for various business challenges. 4. Interests: Companies about ICT area · · · · Web site: www.kam.com.mk Contact person: Sonja Ribeska Telephone: +389 71 399 165 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: KANET Agro DOOEL Skopje 2. Participant: Kochan Adem 3. Description: KANET Agro is the largest producer of vegetables in greenhouses in Macedonia.Main products are tomatoes, gherkins, cucumbers, lettuce, cabbage, etc. 4. Interests: Contact · · · · Web site: www.kanet-agro.com Contact person: Kochan Adem Telephone: +389 70 217 604 E-mail: [email protected] 75 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT COMPANY PROFILES Contact MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. Company: KAM dooel 2. Participant: Goce Kamchev, general manager 3. Description: KAM is the only Macedonian discount chain stores in the Republic of Macedonia for selling basic foodstuffs and other products for everyday household use. The company was founded in 1999 and has a network of 54 own discount stores. In his portfolio holds more than 600 items, among other things, a number of world famous brands. The company enjoys a reputation of a desirable employer, and especially enjoys popularity among young people who are professionally oriented towards trade. Due to the fast response to customer needs and always current offers and sales action with constantly low prices, KAM is the preferred supplier of local food products. 4. Interests: Contact · · · · Web site: www.kato.mk Contact person: Robert Manasiev Telephone: + 389 72 308 301 E-mail: [email protected] COMPANY PROFILES 1. Company: KB Prvopenziskodrustvo AD Skopje 2. Participant: JankoTrenkoski, General manager 3. Description: KB First Pension Company emerged from the reforms of the pension system in the Republic of Macedonia and its main activity is managing mandatory and voluntary pension funds. Our goal is to create value for the members of the Funds that we manage, to protect their interests, to ensure the safety of their assets, as well as to generate profit by investing those assets in an appropriate manner. In its competitive operation on the market, KB First Pension Company acts in a fair way, respecting the principles of good business behavior and fair play. Our vision is for KB First Pension Company to become a leader on the market of pension insurance in the country, recognizable for its ethic principles, high expertise and professional approach in its operation, with the only goal of creating welfare for its members. 4. Interests: Financial services; Investment policy; Investment climate etc. Contact · · · · Web site: www.kbprvo.com.mk Contact person:KaterinaDimitrovska Telephone: +389 2 3 243 777 E-mail: [email protected] 76 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: KATO Edukacija DOOEL Skopje 2. Participant: Robert Manasiev, Owner/Manager 3. Description: Kato edukacija DOOEL Skopje, is an education services limited company founded in 2010 by Robert Manasiev, M.Sc. in Bussines Law and Certified Auditor in Republic of Macedonia. It provides training/education in fields of finance, accounting and audit to local clients from different industries as well as professional organizations of both, external and internal auditors in Republic of Macedonia. 4. Interests: · · · · Web site: www.kumal.hr Contact person: Aleksandar Aceski Telephone: +389 72 321 738 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: Kumal Sk dooel 2. Participant: Vladimir Salic, manager 3. Description: Kumal SK dooel is a manufacturer of expanded polystyrene (EPS).Expanded polystyrene (EPS), which is known as Styrofoam ® is a thermal insulating material.Kumal SK 2008 became part of a large Croatian group Kumal. EPS has the greatest range of applications in the construction industry, and in Kumal pay special attention to the development of new products, technology, and educating customers about these products. 4. Interests: Construction industry and companies that need EPS. Contact · · · · Web site: www.kumal.mk Contact person: Aleksandar Aceski Telephone: +38972321738 E-mail: [email protected] 77 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT COMPANY PROFILES Contact MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. Company: Kumal S d.o.o 2. Participant: Aleksandra Lalic, President of the Board, Kumal Business group 3. Description: Kumal is a private company established in 2004. year, a branch of the Kufner groups, and the main activity is the production of expanded polystyrene (EPS) and sandwich panels. Since 2008. years with the production of EPS and Kumal emphasis on producing sandwich panels with the restoration of EPS and rock wool. Production facilities for the production of EPS are in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia, and the drive to produce sandwich panels located in Sirač in Croatia 4. Interests: Construction industry and companies with need of EPS. Contact · · · · Web site: www.lars-natural.com.mk Contact person: Darko Nashkov Telephone: 070/210-450 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: Law Office Markovska & Andrevski 2. Participant: Mirjana Markovska, Lawyer 3. Description: Markovska & Andrevski Law office is one of the leading offices in the Republic of Macedonia. Taking into account the fact that it is internationally oriented law office and the scope of work and the number of engaged colleagues, we are considered as one of the largest attorney at law office. The flexibility, dynamism and discretion are the main characteristics of our team, and the teamwork on finding the best solutions for our clients is the basic principle of the work. 4. Interests: Contact COMPANY PROFILES · · · · Website: www.markovska-andrevski.com.mk Contact person: Mirjana Markovska Telephone: +389 70 75 243 100 E-mail: [email protected] 78 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: Lars dooel Stip 2. Participant: Darko Nashkov 3. Description: ,,Lars,,dooel Stip vas established in 1991 it is a private company for 20 years, its present with its products bouth domastic and foreign markets Serbia, Kosovo, Croatia, Canada, Australia, Gemany. Lars is fruit vegetable processing company as main raw material.Lars menagement is particularly focused on continuous improvement in terms of taking quality raw materials and the acceptance an introduction of food safety and quality standards as GMP and HASSP. Lars is located in the central part of Macedonia near Stip. Rich agricultural region that abounds in ideal climatic conditions. 4. Interests: · · · · Web site: www.petrusheva.com Contact person: Sonja Petrusheva Telephone: +389 2 3114 204 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: Login Systems 2. Participant: Venko Gligorov, General Manager 3. Description: Login Systems is regional leading distributor for ICT product of Microsoft, HP, EMC, Canon, Iomega, Zyxel and LG-Ericsson as well as focused provided of value added services. We are established in 1991, and operate in 3 countries (Macedonia, Kosova and Albania) with annual turnover of more than 10 million US dollars. 4. Interests: Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Energy Efficiency and Green technologies Automation systems and controls. Contact · · · · Web site: www.loginsys.com.mk Contact person: Lusija Boshcu Telephone: +389 2 3090 099 ext.103 E-mail: [email protected] 79 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT COMPANY PROFILES Contact MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. Company: Lawyer office PETRUSHEVA 2. Participant: Sonja Petrusheva, Attorney at law & Legal advisor 3. Description: The Law office PETRUSHEVA is founded in 1963 by the founder Pavle Petrushev. In1995, Sonia Petrusheva, became the Attorney partner. In 2006, the attorney Dejan Dejanov joined the team and in 2008 attorney Stojne Danilova became a partner. The lawyer office PETRUSHEVA has three partners, two young lawyers and one senior financial adviser who are permanently employed. 4. Interests: Construction, finance, banking, foreign investments, contracts, mergers and acquisitions, mortgages, pledges and enforcement property law, tax law, telecommunication law, energy law, civil law and civil litigation, commercial litigation. Sectors: Banking, Telecommunication, Energy, Construction, Joint ventures. List of specific projects: Investment oriented companies in Energy, Telecommunications, Banking, IPA projects. Company: London School of Business and Finance Participant: Ing.Bojan Manevski, CEE Regional Director Description: Educational Consultancy Interests: I would like to discuss possibilities for outsourcing in Macedonia as well as other business opportunities. Contact · · · · Web site: www.lsbf.org.uk Contact person: Bojan Manevski Telephone: +420 602 658 948 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: Loyens &Loeff 2. Participant: Dimitar Morarcaliev, Associate 3. Description: Loyens & Loeff offers top-level legal and tax advice for international businesses, financial institutions and government bodies. Thanks to our closely collaborating legal and tax practices, we have built up a unique and very solid position in the market. Different specialists tackle issues from different sides, offering you the best advice in the most efficient way. 4. Interests: Sectors: Private Equity, Financial Services, CrossBorder Advisory, Multinational mid- and high- cap corporation with international exposure from various industries. Contact COMPANY PROFILES · · · · Web site: www.loyensloeff.com/en-US/Pages/Default.aspx Contact person: Dimitar Morarcaliev Telephone: +352 466 230 455 E-mail: [email protected] 80 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. 2. 3. 4. Contact · · · · Web site: Contact person: Gordana Pejovska Telephone: +389 23 109 186 E-mail: [email protected] 81 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT COMPANY PROFILES 1. Company: M6 Investments 2. Participant: Gorgi Petrusev, Chief Investment Officer 3. Description: M6 Investments was established in 1996 as a private investment group focused primarily in the sector of fast moving consumer goods. Our mission is to create values for us and for the society on sustainable basis, developing long – term and strategically well designed projects. Past and current investments include: Pivara Skopje, together with Coca Cola and Heineken, Tikveš Winery, McDonalds operations for Macedonia and Bulgaria, Ohrid turist – hotel company on the Ohrid lake, Vineyards in Tikveš and Veles region. The company’s strategic priority is to accelerate growth and strengthen its market position in the region. 4. Interests: MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. Company: Lucel BV 2. Participant: Stef Schreuder, BSc 3. Description: Consultancy on horticulture and development of sustainable horticultural projects. 4. Interests: Contact · Web site: www.lucel.nl · Contact person: Stef Schreuder · Telephone: +31650528482 · E-mail: [email protected] Contact · · · · Web site: www.macedonia-export.com Contact person: Petar Lazarov Telephone: +389 71 24 25 26 E-mail: [email protected] COMPANY PROFILES 1. Company: Macedonian Stock Exchange AD Skopje 2. Participant: Ivan Steriev 3. Description: The mission of the Macedonian Stock Exchange is to provide efficient, transparent and secure functioning of the organized secondary securities market in the Republic of Macedonia, through a continuous effort to create basis for market entry and exit from all financial instruments to all investors at fair market price, in order to facilitate building of confidence in the Macedonian securities market. 4. Interests: Contact · · · · Web site: www.mse.mk Contact person: Katerina Jordanovska Telephone: +389 2 3122 055 E-mail: [email protected] 82 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: Macedonia Export 2. Participant: Petar Lazarov, Managing Partner 3. Description: MACEDONIA-EXPORT is a unique type of Consulting and Trade Company that represents Macedonian manufacturers in selected export markets. We specialize in Marketing & Sales and function as added value to our partner-producers. Our primary purpose is to help the Macedonian manufacturers build or expand their exports. One of our main development areas is “Branding of Macedonia” in the field where we have potential and can be competitive - products, services, tourism etc. 4. Interests: Potential investors (Business Angels) for MACEDONIAEXPORT; Business Partners (Products/Services): MAMA\'s (Traditional Homemade Recipes), meet Food distributors; iClip (Innovative gadget), meet potential partner, distributor; Macedonian Traditional CookBook (The taste of Macedonia) - meet potential partner. 83 COMPANY PROFILES MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 Contact · · · · Web site: www.makedonijaturist.com.mk Contact person: Sonja Bibanovska Telephone: + 389 2 3292 929 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: Marco Polo Foods Pty Ltd 2. Participant: Louie Jankulovski, Sales Manager 3. Description: Marco Polo Foods Pty Ltd is an Australian owned distribution, sales and marketing company and is one of Australia’s successful food importers. Established in 1976 Marco Polo Foods has a number of well recognized brands within the grocery business: Marco Polo, Podravka, Vincinni, Mama's, Evropa, Vitaminka, Pelisterka, Radenska,Krakus, Nova, and Maraska just to name a few. 4. Interests: COMPANY PROFILES Contact • • • • Web site: www.marcopolofoods.com.au Contact person: Louie Jankulovski Telephone: 61297188922 E-mail: [email protected] 84 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: Makedonijaturist AD Skopje 2. Participant: Sonja Bibanovska, Managment Board Member & GM Holiday Inn SKopje 3. Description: Makedonijaturist AD Skopje is engaged in the hotel & catering industry and tourism. The Company operates the hotels Holiday Inn Skopje, Best Western Hotel Turist, Best Western Hotel Bellevue, Hotel Karposh, Hotel Bristol, Hotel Vodno and the restaurant Pivnica. We offer hotel accommodation & catering services, organization of conferences and all types of events. 4. Interests: Connections, cooperation, partnering with travel agents, tourism industry representatives and hotel & catering industry fellow companies. Sectors: Hotel & Catering, Tourism & Travel, Sales & Marketing • • • • Web site: www.marili.com.mk Contact person: Lidija Tripunoska Telephone: 02 3128 155 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: MASIT 2. Participant: Anita Nikova 3. Description: Macedonian Chamber of Information and Communication Technology (MASIT) is a volunteer, non-profit chamber of commerce. The chamber was founded in 2000 as an initiative of the top fifteen Macedonian IT companies and has 75 members, which are representing 80% of the domestic ICT business. Mission statement MASIT is the voice and resource of a competitive ICT sector, supporting an innovation-driven economy and a key contributor to the nation’s prosperity. 4. Interests: Membership services. Contact • • • • Web site: www.masit.org.mk Contact person: Anita Nikova Telephone: 389 75 280 505 E-mail: [email protected] 85 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT COMPANY PROFILES Contact MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. Company: MARILI Agency 2. Participant: Lidija Tripunoska 3. Description: The Marketing, Publishing and Video Production Agency carries out projects including the Macedonian Business Catalogue, which we have produced for 16 years; the organization of our own conceptual project, Top Ten Women Managers in the Republic of Macedonia and the Diaspora; and MK PROJECT, our video production project treating business persons in Macedonia. Since recently, we have posted and updated the information abounding web portal www.marili.com.mk, which offers the highest amount of business information. 4. Interests: The Marketing, Publishing and Video Production and web portals. Contact Web site: www.menslegis.com.mk Contact person: Daniela Stevkovska; Telephone:+389 23126462; E-mail: [email protected]; COMPANY PROFILES • • • • 86 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: MENS LEGIS Law firm 2. Participants: • Ljubica Ruben, Manager and owner • Jana Nikodinovska, Junior Partner • Filip Ruben, Junior Partner 3. Description: MENS LEGIS LAW FIRM is the first law firm in the Republic of Macedonia, established in 1995. It is one of the leading law firms in Macedonia dealing with projects and foreign investments of highest value. The firm has developed a reputation of excellence having sophisticated practice and always seeking to deliver prompt, clear and practical solution. We stress the importance of preventive law following the moto “Forget the court!” The areas of firm’s practice include, inter alias, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, legal due diligences, contract law, public private partnerships, labour law, real estate, energy and utilities, investment structures and tax law. 4. Interests: Particularly interested in infrastructure, energy and mining projects. Starting business and investment projects. • • • • Web site: www.mplaw.mk Contact person: Aleksandar Mihajloski Telephone: +389 75 443 389 E-mail: 1. Company: Mesna Industrija i Klanica DOO Sveti Nikole 2. Participant: Vlatko Gjorgievski, Executive manager 3. Description: MIK Sveti Nikole is a company with the largest tradition in the meat industry in Macedonia. The 52 years success story has allowed the company to grow into an entity with high reputation in the segment of the meat industry in our country. In the last year, we made a complete reconstruction of the slaughterhouse for livestock and the whole plant for meat processing in accordance with the HACCP system. MIK Sveti Nikole has a laboratory where regular organoleptic, chemical and bacteriological examinations of the quality of finished products and raw materials are performed daily. 4. Interests: Contact • • • • Web site: www.miksvetinikole.mk Contact person: Vlatko Gjorgievski Telephone: +389 70 204 281 E-mail: contact@miksvetinikole. mk 87 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT Contact COMPANY PROFILES Company: Mihajloski & Popovska Law Office Participant: Aleksandar Mihajloski Description: Legal services Interests: Legal, Real Estate, FDI MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. 2. 3. 4. Contact • • • • 1. 2. 3. 4. Web site: www.mioa.gov.mk Contact person: Marija Angelova Telephone: +38923200870 E-mail: [email protected] Company: Ministry of Internal Affairs Participant: Dr. Zlatko Nikoloski, Peace and Development PhD Description: Interests: Contact Web site: www.moi.gov.mk Contact person: Dr. Zlatko Nikoloski Telephone: +389 70 243 867 E-mail: [email protected] COMPANY PROFILES • • • • 88 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: Ministry of Information Society and Administration of the Republic of Macedonia 2. Participant: Ivo Ivanovski, Minister of Information Society 3. Description: The Ministry of Information Society and Administration is an institution in charge of the reforms of the public administration, and fostering the development of information society in Macedonia. 4. Interests: • • • • 1. 2. 3. 4. Web site: www.neotel.com.mk Contact person: Elena Stoilkovska Telephone: +389 2 5511 100 E-mail: [email protected] Company: Niagara Bottling, LLC Participant: Andy Peykoff, Chairman Description: Interests: Contact • • • • Web site: www.niagarawater.com Contact person: Andriana Ivanovic Telephone: 2193101410 E-mail: [email protected] 89 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT COMPANY PROFILES Contact MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. Company: Neotel doo 2. Participant: Trajce Cherepnalkovski, CEO Tedi Conevski, Business Development Manager 3. Description: NEOTEL is one of the most successful providers of advanced telecommunication services, Internet access, private leased lines, video and voice services, collocation and hosting in Macedonia, and we are compliant with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards. Our expanding customer base consists of telecommunication service providers, enterprises, international organizations, as well as residential customers. While expanding our network of partners and investments in optical infrastructure and radio links, we utilize the advantage of being the first WiMAX operator in Macedonia. 4. Interests: • Developing Optical and Radio network infrastructure • Implementing FTTH access network • Developing Wireless technology with 4G speeds (WiMAX, LTE) • New service offerings based on video delivery networks and OTT platform • Developing competitive products based on high speed internet and voice services. Contact • • • • Web site: www.npf.com.mk Contact person: Risto Bajatov Telephone: +389 2 5100 297; +389 75 214 600 E-mail: [email protected] COMPANY PROFILES 1. Company: OEM Business Development 2. Participant: Robert Stavrevski, Director 3. Description: Alelion Batteries AB has a powerful position for lithium energy storage systems for material handling, off-highway hybrid and battery electrical applications. Our concept is to not only deliver the energy storage system but also to be able to offer all required parts, with help by partners as paragon AG, for complete drivelines for PHEV-, HEV- and EV-applications that makes the costumer confident with the system compatibility. 4. Interests: Interested in material handling and renewable energy segments. Our focus today and coming 4-5 years are in Scandinavian and north European countries, but it is always interesting to know about possibilities and start networking in southern Europe and especially in Macedonia. Contact • • • • Web site: www.alelion.com Contact person: Robert Stavrevski Telephone: +46706407104 E-mail: [email protected] 90 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: NLB Nov penziski fond AD Skopje 2. Participant: Mira Sekutkovska, Member of Management Board 3. Description: NLB Nov penziski fond AD is part of the Slovenian NLB Group. Main activity of the company is management of mandatory and voluntary pension funds. It has net asset value under management of 150m euros and 150.000 members. 4. Interests: We are interested to meet only domestic companies mainly from the following sectors: telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, energy, construction, metal fabrication, healthcare. • • • • Web site:www.ohridskabanka.mk Contact person: Svetlana Sterjova Telephone:+389 71 318 900 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: Pekabesko AD 2. Participant: Kutrevski Anatol, Executive Director 3. Description: Pekabesko Ad is meat processing company, food distributor and cigarette distributor. We produce various types of cooked, dried and smoked meat products. In our assortment we have various types of food products from frozen vegetables to sunflower oil. The other department in our company deals only with cigarette distribution. 4. Interests: Contact • • • • Web site: www.pekabesko.com.mk Contact person: Anatol Kutrevski Telephone: +389 70 265 795 E-mail: [email protected] 91 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT COMPANY PROFILES Contact MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. Company: Ohridska banka AD Ohrid 2. Participant: AntonijeMarinoski, Member of the Board of Directors; Svetlana Sterjova, Head of Communications & Strategic Marketing; Nikola Mitkoski, Head of Risk; Biljana Andrevska, Head of Commercial Back Office 3. Description: Ohridska banka (OBSG) is a universal banking institution with six decades of experience and tradition. In May 2007 OBSG became member of the solid international financial group of Societe Generale. The development of OBSG is highly dynamic and marked with increased performances, extension of the portfolio with new products and services, increased volume of activities and number of clients. OBSG is ranked at the fourth position in the banking system in Macedonia in terms of total assets. The shares of OBSG are listed on the official Market of the Macedonian Stock Exchange. Numerous recognitions confirm the success of OBSG. 4. Interests: Contact • • • • Web site: Contact person: Nikola Derebanov Telephone: +38971321462 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: Pikon Opus Investors 2. Participant: Tose Kocevski, CEO 3. Description: Pikon Opus Investment is an investment and banking company present on domestic market and in the region for over 20 years. It has head office in Skopje, Macedonia but operates in region around offering a wide range of projects, products and services. It employees many experts, technicians sales and marketing experts. 4. Interests: Joint Venture Agreement, Partner search for EU Project and Partner for joint investment and banking. COMPANY PROFILES Contact • • • • Web site: www.opusinvestors.com.mk Contact person: Tatjana Telephone: +389 71 233 533 E-mail: [email protected] 92 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: Permindex 2. Participant: Nikola Derebanov 3. Description: Primary agriculture producer of cereals, peach, tomatoes, table grapes, sour cherry. Sheep breeding and dairy production. Wine grapes and wine production. 4. Interests: Looking for partners in fresh fruits and vegetables sector, distributors/logistic centers for fresh fruit and vegetables , distributors and buyers for wine. • • • • Web site: www.porterwright.com Contact person: W. John Pritchard Telephone: 614-227-2124 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: PricewaterhouseCoopers Revizija DOO 2. Participant: • Elena Popova Bojadjievska, Assistant Managers • Miroslav Marchev, Director 3. Description: Audit services 4. Interests: Contact • • • • Web site: www.pwc.com.mk Contact person: Elena Popova Bojadjievska; Miroslav Marchev Telephone: +389 2 3 140 900 E-mail: [email protected] 93 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT Contact COMPANY PROFILES Company: Porter Wright Morris and Arthur Participant: W. John Pritchard, Attorney / Partner Description: Global legal services Interests: MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. 2. 3. 4. Contact • • • • Web site: www.prilepskapivarnica.com.mk Contact person: Danja Dimovska Mikarovska Telephone: +389 48 426 551 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: ProCredit Bank 2. Participant: Stevche Kuzmanovski, Head of Medium Enterprise Division; Goran Hadzipetrov, Head of Private Individuals Division 3. Description: ProCredit Bank is a development-oriented full-service bank. In our operations with business clients, we focus on very small, small and medium-sized enterprises, as we are convinced that these businesses create jobs and make a vital contribution to the economies in which they operate. 4. Interests: ProCredit Bank is providing financial services to companies, therefore our main interest will be first of all to identify the banking needs of potential customers and to offer financing of sustainable projects. COMPANY PROFILES Contact · · · · Web site: www.procreditbank.com.mk Contact person: Milka Nikolova Telephone: 02/3219949 E-mail: [email protected] . 94 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: Prilepska Pivarnica AD Prilep 2. Participant: Sashko Samardjioski, General Manager 3. Description: We produce high-quality beers i.e. Zlaten Dab and Krali Marko and we are authorized distributors for Tuborg and Carlsberg. We produce carbonated non-alcoholic drinks Gazoza and Portokalada, fruit- nectar soft drinks Bloom and we are authorized bottlers of Pepsi Cola International for Macedonia. 4. Interests: Export of beverages. · · · · Web site: www.pbas.pl Contact person: Anna Bugaryn Telephone: +48 661954980 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: RZ INSTITUT A.D. SKOPJE 2. Participant: Zlate Kocevski 3. Description: Production and casting of Al-alloys Production and casting of Cu-alloys Casting of sculptures, reliefs of all dimensions in bronze and other alloys Casting of souvenirs in bronze and other alloys Castings of technical parts in bronze and other alloys Production of refractory materials and accessories for steel industry. 4. Interests: Casting of Al-alloys under pressure. Casting of Cualloys in technical and art parts. Metalurgical process for production and casting of Al and Cu alloys. Contacts with industry of steel production. Contact · · · · Web site: Contact person: Telephone: E-mail: [email protected] 95 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT COMPANY PROFILES Contact MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. Company: Professional Business Advisory Services Sp. z o.o. 2. Participant: Anna Bugaryn, Vice president 3. Description: PBAS Ltd. is an independent, Polish consultancy company, providing services in management and financial accounting, as well as accounting, financial and tax consultancy and payroll services. The PBAS company is formed of partners who gained experience working in large audit companies and international corporations in managerial positions. PBAS works with independent professionals in law and tax law, audit, risk assessment, IT consulting for integrated information systems, and help in raising EU funds. Our team consists of people with at least 5 years of experience backed by appropriate certificates. 4. Interests: PBAS provides concultancy services for all sectors. Contact · · · · Web site:www.riko.si Contact person:NatasaKrzic Telephone:+386 1 5816 300 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: Rojal Invest 2. Participant/s: Aleksandar Stojanovski, Executive Director 3. Description: Royal Invest is a company that sells construction materials, but is also involved in the part of construction as well. Besides construction materials, the company's products are also ceramic bathroom tiles, bathtubs, floor-tiles, etc. This company and its products can be found in 3 different locations in Skopje, Macedonia. 4. Interests: Royal Invest is servicing tens of dozens Macedonian Diaspora members that are building their homes in Macedonia and that's why we would like to develop services and products in that direction. COMPANY PROFILES Contact · · · · Web site: www.rojalinvest.com.mk Contact person: Aleksandar Stojanovski Telephone: +38975406198 E-mail: [email protected] 96 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: Riko d.o.o. 2. Participant: JanezSkrabec, Mr. 3. Description: With a wide network of partners and outstanding experts the company Riko develops integral solutions in the area of modern, efficient and eco-friendly technologies for various industries. Riko's highly qualified team of experts offers comprehensive services and reliable management concepts, delivering economic and high-quality project results, so that we have won the long-term trust of our customers and partners alike. Company Riko is established in the international market as an engineering company, in particular in the car, tractor and aircraft industries as well as in the sectors of energy, environmental protection, logistics and construction. 4. Interests: · · · · Web site: www.rzinstitut.com.mk Contact person: Jovanov Sasko Telephone: +389 71 259 802 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: S&T Macedonia 2. Participant: Darko Maletic - Manager, Professional Services; Boro Antovski, Managing Director 3. Description: S&T is the leading provider of IT consulting, IT solutions and IT services for customers in Central and Eastern Europe. The S&T Group comprises around 70 subsidiaries successfully representing the company in 19 countries. S&T Macedonia was founded in 1994 as a part of the S&T Group. S&T’s core business is IT consulting as well as the development, rollout and operation of customized IT solutions, processes and systems. The company provides large and medium-sized enterprises with support along the entire IT value chain. 4. Interests: Information Technology Contact · Web site:www.snt.com.mk · Contact person: Darko Maletic · Telephone:+389 70 359 596; +389 70 230 228 · E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] 97 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT COMPANY PROFILES Contact MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. Company: RZ INSTITUT A.D. SKOPJE 2. Participant: Zlate Kocevski, Executive member of the Board of Directors 3. Description: Shareholding company with the dominant activity of production of alloys from coloured metals (aluminium and copper) and non-metals. Additional activities are services and trade, mostly from the area of metallurgy.The strategic goals are constant improvement of the quality of our products and services through the investment in the contemporary technological equipment and efficient ecological and energy-saving processes. The basic prerequisite for the achievement of our goals is the education of our personnel at all levels. 4. Interests: 98 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 COMPANY PROFILES · · · · Web site: Contact person: Vlatko Sekuloski Telephone: +389 76 607 080 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: Scandi Consult Trade 2. Participant: Dragi Srbinoski 3. Description: We offer consulting for Decision Makers about new Nuclear Power Plants (NPP’s) - Governments, Energy Companies, etc., with the most modern technical, technological and engineering analyses in order to choose the best offer. To the Nuclear Power and the Construction Industry we offer additional improvement suggestions, solutions and optimization of hardware/software flow, development of implementation elements until perfection with complete control and management over material and highly qualified HR (save time, energy and finance significantly to all parties in the project). As products we offer superior wastewater treatment plants. 4. Interests: Contact · · · · Web site: www.scandiconsulttrade.com Contact person: Dragi Srbinoski Telephone: +358405554367 E-mail: [email protected] 99 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT COMPANY PROFILES Contact MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. Company: Sam Sar 2. Participant: Mr.Vlatko Sekuloski 3. Description: The company is in the trade with construction materials and small construction business. 4. Interests: We are interested in expansion into other areas. We would like to find a partner in the herb and essential oils sector. We are also interested in partners in the cut and trim textile business model. Our company is family owned, we all contribute - even the accountant is a part of the family. We have lots of contacts with people from other companies, and we are very reliable. We speak English and German. Contact · · · · Web site: www.vs.edu.mk Contact person: Zaneta Trajkoska; Aleksandar Stamboliev Telephone: + 389 2 30 90 004; + 389 70 244 866 (Zaneta); +38970278390 (Aleksandar) E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] COMPANY PROFILES 1. Company: Seavus 2. Participant: Valentin Nochev, Business Development 3. Description: Seavus is a software development and consulting company with many years of experience and a proven track record in providing successful enterprise-wide business solutions, system integration and support to companies worldwide. 4. Interests: Companies in need of technology partner for development of software solutions, integrations, maintenance, quality assurance, or SW consultancy. Industries: Telecom, Manufacturing, Marketing, Finance. Contact · · · · Web site: www.seavus.com Contact person: Valentin Nochev Telephone:+389 70 288 346 E-mail: [email protected] 100 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: School of Journalism and Public Relations 2. Participant: Zaneta Trajkoska, Director; Aleksandar Stamboliev, professor 3. Description: The School of Journalism and Public Relations was established in 2008 as a not-for profit high education institution with a mission to increase quality of journalism education in Macedonia. It offers BA programs in Journalism and Corporate Communications providing contemporary and applied education. Study program in Journalism is based on the UNESCO Model Curricula for Journalism Education, while studies in Corporate Communications are aligned with the Ethical Code of the Chartered Institute for Public Relations (UK). 4. Interests: 1. 2. 3. 4. Web site: www.semosedu.com.mk Contact person: Mirjana Malenkova Telephone: +389 3 130 900 E-mail: [email protected] Company: Serendipity Dooel Participant: Glenn Stennes Description: Interests: Contact · · · · Web site: Contact person: Glenn Stennes Telephone: +389 78 441 172 E-mail: [email protected] 101 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT · · · · COMPANY PROFILES Contact MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. Company: Semos Computers Education Center doo, Skopje 2. Participant: Valentina Taseva, manager 3. Description: SEMOS EDUCATION is the first and the biggest computer education center in Macedonia. With many years of experience in computer education, equipped with sophisticated information technology and highly educated and experienced training staff, Semos Computer Education Center sets the standards in education quality. 4. Interests: Contact · · · · Web site:www. sigal.com.al Contact person:Avni PONARI Telephone:+35542233308 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: Silas Capital 2. Participant: Carter Weiss, Managing Partner 3. Description: Silas Capital is a venture capital firm located in New York City formed to be an ideal investment partner for early-stage consumer products and services businesses. Along these lines, the firm invests in emerging consumer brands and web-enabled businesses including: consumer Internet, web services, and a wide range of branded consumer products (looking for both U.S. investment and distribution). 4. Interests: Consumer Internet and web services, new brands, and a wide range of branded consumer products looking for both investment and distribution in the U.S. COMPANY PROFILES Contact · · · · Web site:www.SilasCapital.com Contact person:Carter Weiss Telephone: 646-737-4900 E-mail: [email protected] 102 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: SIGAL UNIQA GROUP AUSTRIA 2. Participant: AvniPonari, CEO 3. Description: SIGAL UNIQA is a group of 8 insurance companies operating in non-life insurance, life insurance and private pensions markets in Albania, Kosova and Macedonia. SIGAL UNIQA is part of one of the biggest financial groups in Europe such as UNIQA Group AUSTRIA that is present in 21 European countries through 40 insurance companies. More than 80% of company’s shares are foreign investment (UNIQA: 68.64%, American-Albanian Enterprise Fund: 13.3%). SIGAL UNIQA is the insurance market leader in Albania. With a network of 1100 employee’s and agents, SIGAL UNIQA offers quality service and innovative insurance products. 4. Interests: Web site: www.snclavalin.com Contact person: Carmen Ortega Telephone: 514-393-1000 extension 7233 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: South East European University 2. Participant: · Prof. Dr. Zamir Dika, Rector · Prof. Dr. Miroljub Shukarkov 3. Description: 4. Interests: Contact · · · · Web site: www.seeu.edu.mk Contact person: Rezehana Sela Telephone: + 389 70 321 092 E-mail: [email protected] 103 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT · · · · COMPANY PROFILES Contact MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. Company: SNC-Lavalin International Inc. 2. Participant: Evgeni Shevchenko, Vice President 3. Description: SNC-Lavalin is one of the leading engineering and construction groups in the world and a major player in the ownership of infrastructure, and in the provision of operations and maintenance services. Founded in 1911, SNC-Lavalin has offices across Canada and in over 40 other countries around the world, and is currently working in some 100 countries. 4. Interests: Infrastructure, Transport, PPPs. Contact · · · · Web site: www.speed-identity.com Contact person: Magnus Löfgren Telephone: +46702198464 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: Sportclinic of Sweden 2. Participant: Dr. Gustav Foghammar, Doctor Senior Consultant. 3. Description: Sportclinic is a private clinic within the field of sport medicine with focus on supporting and helping to optimize health and life quality with early health prevention programs based on physical and nutritional interventions and integrative medicine. Treatment and advisory profile to successful enhancement of performance outcome and balance of individuals and companies. Also sales of sport medicine related products. 4. Interests: Cooperation and development of Travel segment - Sport camps for modern active individuals; Cooperation and development of products for Sportclinic web Catalogue within pharmacology, nutrition & enhancement performance and related products. COMPANY PROFILES Contact · · · · Web site: www.sportclinic.se Contact person: Gustav Foghammar Telephone: +4686644500; +46708666066 E-mail: [email protected] 104 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: Speed Identity 2. Participant: Magnus Löfgren, CEO 3. Description: Speed Identity supply systems, services and expertise in Biometric Data Capture for high-security documents such as VISA, Passport, ID-card and Driving Licenses. Governments worldwide rely on Speed Identity for secure enrollment of qualityassured fingerprints, face photography and signatures in all-digital workflows. 4. Interests: Speed Capture G3 Biometric Enrollment platform. BioCapture Enrollment Workflow Application Software · · · · Web site: www.stipiko.mk Contact person: Joleska Nela Telephone: +389 78 202 616 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: Stobi Winery DOOEL 2. Participant: Dane Jovanov 3. Description: STOBI winery was established in 2008 as a green field investment, and has installed capacity of 4.400.000L, which is projected based on our own private vineyards - 500ha in total. The installed technology in STOBI winery is originated from Italy and Germany and is in correlation with the latest scientific achievements. The capacity of our oak (barrique) department is 300.000L, from which 70% are in big oval casks and 30% in small barrels of 225L. So far, our wines have been exported to United States, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Russia etc 4. Interests: Agriculture, Food and Processing industry,Wine export Contact • • • • Web site: www.stobiwinery.mk Contact person: Dane Jovanov Telephone: 070 252 224 E-mail: [email protected] 105 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT COMPANY PROFILES Contact MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. Company: STIPIKO 2. Participant: Joleska Nela, Business Development Manager 3. Description: STIPIKO is first independent Macedonian wine barrel producer, specialized in producing wine barrels with long family tradition since 1920. STIPIKO use regional domestic resources of specific type of oak (Quercus Pubescens and Quercus Petraea) needed for wine barrel production which we have in excellence quality and wealth reaches. Today, STIPIKO is considered as best equipment wine barrel factory in Macedonia. STIPIKO covers 90% of Macedonian barrel production market for Barrique production. 4. Interests: It is in our interest to find Investor from Wine sector, but it is not obligatory. We areinterested to meet: wineries; potential distributors for our wine barrels; companies which are familiar with EU projects and have work experience with them. Contact COMPANY PROFILES • • • • Web site: www.stb.com.mk Contact person: Gligor Bishev Telephone: +389 2 3 296 706; +389 2 3 296 707 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: STRIMFORM 2. Participant: Ana Damjanoska-Popovska 3. Description: Strimform is a small family company founded by a brother/sister Goran Damjanoski and Ana DamjanoskaPopovska at the end of 2005 year. Basic premise since the start is production of high quality products and services as well as professional cooperation. Strimform produces wide range of metal products. From small interior metal designed elements, metal enclosures, office furniture, fences, stairs, to large constructions. 4. Interests: Contact • • • • Web site: www.strimform.mk Contact person: Ana Damjanoska-Popovska Telephone: +389 71 227 150 E-mail: [email protected] 106 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: Stopanska Banka AD - Skopje 2. Participant: Gligor Bishev Ph. D. Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Stopanska Banka AD - Skopje 3. Description: Stopanska banka AD – Skopje is a Bank with the longest tradition on the Macedonian market. Founded as the first bank in Macedonia in 1944 Stopanska banka set the foundations of banking in the Republic of Macedonia. At the beginning of year 2000 Stopanska banka AD – Skopje managing package of shares was bought by National Bank of Greece Group – the largest SEE group. With this significant step, the Bank ensured its continuing growth and development into a successful company according to the world bankinh standards. Today, Stopanska banka AD – Skopje is a Bank with the biggest number of clients in the retail and corporate segment, Bank with the most developed network, largest portfolio of lending and deposit products and a Bank with the biggest assets. 4. Interests: Web site: www.sunrisebeautystudio.com Contact person: Beth Pritchard Telephone: 614-565-5606 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: TAV Macedonia 2. Participant: ZoranKrstveski, General Manager 3. Description: TAV Airports Holding was founded in Istanbul in 1997 as a joint venture of the Tepe and Akfen Groups. TAV's success story began with the launch of the new International Terminal at Istanbul Ataturk Airport in 2000. Evolving into an unprecedented success within a short period of time through the deployment of know-how, highly qualified human resources and advanced technology, TAV is now operating 10 airports, as a global brand. TAV Macedonia started operating both Skopje Alexander the Great and Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airports on March 1st 2010 and is recording constant growth of air traffic in the Republic of Macedonia. 4. Interests: Contact • • • • Web site:skp.airports.com.mk Contact person:Feriha Ramadan Telephone:+389 2 3148 651 E-mail: [email protected] 107 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT • • • • COMPANY PROFILES Contact MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. Company: Sunrise Beauty Studio 2. Participant: Mrs. Beth M. Pritchard,Principal 3. Description: The Sunrise Beauty Team consists of 35+ professionals with offices in Ohio and NYC. The management team has over 200 years of collective experience within the fragrance and beauty industry and has developed prestige, specialty and mass market proprietary brands. Our portfolio of custom brands does in excess of $250 million at retail. 4. Interests: Contact • • • • Web site: www.teleks.com.mk Contact person: Dragomir Markovic; Zarko Markovic Telephone: +389 70 204 163; +389 70 227 712 E-mail: [email protected] COMPANY PROFILES 1. Company: Tikves AD Skopje 2. Participant: Igor Ilievski, Chief Executive Officer 3. Description: Tikves is the oldest winery in Macedonia (established in 1885), the largest producer in Macedonia - 65% of the total Macedonian production; the leading South-Eastern Europe winery in terms of value and brand image. All Tikves vineyards and most of the suppliers are certified “Global GAP” (Good Agricultural Practice) for sustainable growth, respect of environment, limitation of pollution, water preservation, protection of local owners and animals, follow-up of residues which can generate infections, healthiness of the workers. A regional leader with the ambition of becoming a global player: today in Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, Norway, soon in the United Kingdom, the United States, and many others. 4. Interests: Contact • • • • Web site: www.tikves.com.mk Contact person: Igor Ilievski Telephone: +389 23 109 186 E-mail: [email protected] 108 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: TELEKS DOO 2. Participant: Dragomir Markovic, CEO; Zarko Markovic, CTO 3. Description: TELEKS is a carrier grade provider of fiber-optic network solutions. It has more than 25 years of experience and more than 250 implemented projects. Using cutting edge technology and highly qualified staff it delivers turn-key solutions that provide project design, implementation and maintenance. 4. Interests: Foreign investors interested in partnership for developing fiber optic networks in Macedonia, data center facilities and IP services. • • • • Web site:www.transmet.com.mk Contact person:Sead Kocan Telephone:+38922720411 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: Trpeski-Gaceva Law office 2. Participant: Trpeski Orce, Partner 3. Description: Trpeski & Gaceva Law Office is a full service commercial law firm, and if you are doing business activities in Macedonia or in the other southeast European countries, T&G Law Office can help you with professional legal advice and consulting. 4. Interests: Investing Contact • • • • Web site: www.trpeski-gaceva.com.mk Contact person: Trpeski Orce Telephone: +389 2 3112 951 E-mail: [email protected] 109 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT COMPANY PROFILES Contact MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. Company: TRANS MET DOO - Skopje 2. Participant:Sead Kocan, General Manager 3. Description: TRANS MET DOO is a construction company, successfully operating more than 20 years in the Macedonian construction market, constantly expanding and promoting its range of services: -Civil engineering, construction of roads and motorways, paving of public areas. -Construction of infrastructural systems such as hydrating water network, street sewers. -Our company owns a quarry for limestone production suitable for all asphalt and concrete fractions. - Transportation of over-sized load, ground excavations etc.During its existence, Trans Met DOO became one of the leading construction companies of both the domestic and regional markets, thanks to the capability, innovation and skills of the entire team of employees. 4. Interests: Construction companies and also interested in stone quarry production. Contact • • • • Web site: www.turboeng.com.mk Contact person: Daniela Popovska Janevska Telephone: +389 2 3172 763 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: University for Information Science and Technology (UIST) 2. Participant: Ninoslav Marina, Rector of UIST 3. Description: University for Information Science and Technology “St. Paul the Apostle" is a State University legally established by the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia in 2008. This bold and visionary initiative of the Macedonian government combines the best research and teaching practices current in the USA, Europe, and locally, while complying at the same time with the Bologna ECTS. The main objectives for establishing our university is to meet the increasing demand, both locally and globally, for: well-qualified and competent IT technicians, innovative engineers and scientists for Research and Development positions in industry. 4. Interests: COMPANY PROFILES Contact • • • • Web site: uist.edu.mk Contact person: Ninoslav Marina Telephone: +389 77 649 011 E-mail: [email protected] 110 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: Turboengineering Skopje 2. Participant: Goko Petrovski, Owner 3. Description: TURBOENGINEERING- Skopje is Production, Engineering and Service Company whose wealth of many years’ experience of its experts, combined with company determination in using only materials and equipment of proven quality, are the basic ingredients of its outstanding success. The company includes commercial, technical, administration and service department and in total of 30 employees. Main lines in business are delivery, constructing, mounting, maintaining, servicing and supplying pumps, spare parts for pumps, pump stations, water supply armature and compressors. 4. Interests: • • • • Web site: Contact person: Matthew Armstrong Telephone: +389 2 3102 000 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: Van Hool NV 2. Participant: Alex Kempeneers, Production Manager; Benedicte Gruwez (Financial Advisor); Avram Stojcevski, Plant Manager; Filip Van Hool, CEO 3. Description: Van Hool of Belgium manufactures approximately 1,400 buses and coaches, and as many as 4,000 commercial vehicles annually of which 80% are exported worldwide.With a workforce of over 4,000, Van Hool is a major bus manufacturer in Europe, offering a complete range of buses for public transport for international markets, ranging from a 9 m midi bus to a 25 m double articulated low floor bus. For over 60 years, Van Hool has a reputation for designing and building high quality, state-of-the-art, customized products. 4. Interests: Contact • • • • Web site: www.vanhool.be Contact person: Benedicte Gruwez; Avram Stojcevski (for Gruwez and Stojcevski) Telephone: +32 3 420 24 07 (for Kempeneers); +389 71 329 966 E-mail: [email protected] (for Kempeneers); [email protected](for Gruwez, Stojcevski and Filip Van Hool) 111 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT Contact COMPANY PROFILES Company: US Embassy Skopje Participant: Mr. Matthew Armstrong, Political Officer Description: Interests: MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. 2. 3. 4. Contact • • • • Web site: www.busimport.dk Contact person: Nenad Zafirovski Telephone: +389 76 466 399 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: Vengor Automation Inc. 2. Participant: Dan Petrusevski, President; Fidanco Josifov, Vice-President 3. Description: Vengor Automation Inc. is your complete custom controls solutions company. With experience in systems integration, conveyors, machine tools, robotic cells, process systems, operator interface control, and project management, Vengor Automation Inc. has the ability to control your system. 4. Interests: Services: •Controls Engineering •Automation, Robotics, Material Handling •Traceability •Manufacturing IT Integration •Data Acquisition •Plant Productivity •Tool Life Monitoring •Software Development •Systems Integration •Ongoing maintenance and production support Industry sectors: •Automotive Specific projects: •Design and ongoing support on conveyors, robotic cells, material handling equipment, traceability, production monitoring and technical support in automotive industry COMPANY PROFILES Contact • • • • Web site: www.vengor.ca Contact person: Dan Petrusevski ; Fidanco Josifov Telephone: 1-519-992-6079; 1-226-218-3421 E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] 112 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: VBI BUS Makedonija 2. Participant: Nenad Zafirovski, MD 3. Description: VBI BUS MK is a leasing company specialized in selling buses and other commercial vehicles. Joint venture with the Danish partners BUSIMPORT. 4. Interests: Leasing on real-estate, especially housing and commercial space. We need a financial partner to support our activities. • • • • Web site: www.makler-lazarov.de Contact person: Zivko Lazarov Telephone: 00491752295129 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: VITALIA Nikola Ltd 2. Participant: Iskra Vetadzokoska Mucunska, Sales and Marketing Manager 3. Description: VITALIA Nikola Ltd is a health food production and trading company with a general purpose to supply the domestic and foreign markets with natural, great tasting, nutritional products of excellent quality, prepared according the traditional recipes that fit today’s healthy lifestyle. The VITALIA palette offers an abundance of flavor ideas for many variations of health foods Diet products, cereals and muesli, soy products, non-dairy milks, cold pressed oils, natural sweeteners, functional low calorie drinks, integral grains and seeds, food supplements and organic products. 4. Interests: Places that are planning to expand are EU, Asia, Africa, with products from our range covering dietetics, cereal products, vegetarian diet and others. Contact • • • • Web site: www.vitalia.com.mk Contact person: Brankica Stojmanovska Telephone: +389 2 3217 177 E-mail: [email protected] 113 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT Contact COMPANY PROFILES Company: Versicherungsmakler Participant: Zivko Lazarov, Versicherungsmakler Lazarov Description: Insurance Interests: Private Investors energetcki prirodni resursi MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. 2. 3. 4. Contact • • • • Web site: www.vezesharri.com.mk Contact person: Ardita Jahisi Telephone: +389 76 256 950 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: VSD Merkur 2. Participant: Igor Popovski; Dimitar Popovski 3. Description: We are an official Sales Representative (Exclusive Agent) of GE Hungary Kft. (part of the big General Electric), for the countries of Macedonia, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Albania, Romania, Moldova and Bulgaria, for the GE Lighting and GE Industrial Solutions (former Power Protection) businesses. We are present in 8 countries in the region, with several country offices and a growing regional team. 4. Interests: We represent GE as a first class supplier of lighting sources and fixtures, low-voltage and medium-voltage products and solutions for wide range of different sectors, market segments and industries. The demand for our products comes from, but it is not limited to low to high industries, municipalities, wholesalers, panel-board builders, EPCs, contractors, OEMs, utilities etc. COMPANY PROFILES Contact • • • • Web site: www.vsdmerkur.com.mk Contact person: Igor Popovski Telephone: 38923244790 E-mail: [email protected] 114 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: Veze Sharri & Lecker 2. Participant: Arben Aburahmani, General Manager 3. Description: Poultry farms for the production of eggs and factories for the production of meat products from chicken and bovine LECKER. 4. Interests: Poultry farms Company Meat products Company Agriculture Company. • • • • Web site:www.yes.org.mk Contact person:LjupcoDespotovski Telephone:+389 76 40380 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: Zdravje Radovo Dairy Ltd. 2. Participant: Jovan Dabevski, CEO; Dancho Vidov, Director Corporate Development and Export. 3. Description: Zdravje Radovo Dairy Ltd is the largest dairy processor and exporter of dairy products in Macedonia. The Company is a leading producer of cheese and other dairy products (i.e. milk, yoghurt, sour cream, curd), sold mainly in the SEE region. Recently Zdravje Radovo expanded its product portfolio beyond the dairy sector and started production of premium drinking syrups marketed under the Naturana® brand. The Company generates over EUR25m in revenues, and employs over 300 staff across 4 production sites all located in the country. 4. Interests: Contact • • • • Web site: www.mlekarazdravje.com.mk Contact person: Dancho Vidov Telephone: +389 76 34 67 87 E-mail: [email protected] 115 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT COMPANY PROFILES Contact MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 1. Company: YES Foundation 2. Participant: LjupcoDespotovski, CEO 3. Description: YES Foundation runs a modern business incubator located in Skopje, Macedonia for supporting young entrepreneurs in the starting phase of their business, focusing on the ICT sector. YES works on stimulating entrepreneurship among youth and improving the local economic growth in the country. The organisation offers various services such as well-equipped office space at affordable rent, entrepreneurial and ICT trainings, consulting services, promotion of the clients, networking, matchmaking of the member companies with potential business partners etc. Since year 2007, YES has supported over 60 companies with a success rate of 85% and helped creating over 250 job positions. 4. Interests: Contact • • • • Web site: www.ziz.mk Contact person: Zlatko Stojkoski Telephone:+389 77 840 961 E-mail: [email protected] 1. Company: Zorel Tekstil Ltd. Sti. 2. Participant: Rafet Zora 3. Description: Producing Towel and Bathrobe as products. Exporting all of the goods to Europe and USA. 15.000.000 USD yearly export. AFZ TEXTILE is concerning not only finishing and dying facilities for fabrics also deals with agriculture , live stock production and mining facilities in Turkey. 4. Interests: Towel, Bathrobes, Bath Mats. Towel and Bathrobe Importers. COMPANY PROFILES Contact • • • • Web site:www.zoreltekstil.com.tr Contact person: RafetZora Telephone:+905335509922 E-mail: [email protected] 116 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 1. Company: ZiZ Group 2011 2. Participant: Zlatko Stojkoski, manager 3. Description: ZiZ Group 2011 has 10 years history in manifacturing paper shoping bags for famous trade marks. We work with packaging of food products etc. Our packaging is with modern design with suggestions of our own design studio. 4. Interests: 117 COMPANY PROFILES MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 118 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 COMPANY PROFILES OFFICIAL TELECOMMUNICATION PARTNER SPONSORS SUPPORTERS MEDIA PARTNERS 119 COMPANY PROFILES PLATINUM SPONSORS MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT LOCAL PARTNER FOR SME MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 ORGANIZER 120 MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT MACEDONIA GLOBAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 COMPANY PROFILES