CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Organizer by: Supported by:

CONFERENCE PROGRAM
DAY 1 Thursday, September 27th.
Arrival and Opening

18.00 - 20.30 WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE CONFERENCE?

Screening a video of the previous conferences to see what to

expect and also from the beginning 

21.00 - 22.30 OPENING CEREMONY 

A welcome address organizers, donors, officials, Municipality of

Krusevo

Moderator: Mr. Ognen Janeski 

18.00 - 20.30 SPEED NETWORKING

Cocktail reception with the supporters and guests 

Friday, September 28th.

DAY 2
European perspective of the region

10:00 - 12:00 THE FUTURE OF EUROPE LIES IN THE WESTERN

BALKANS 
Mr. Nikola Dimitrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of

Macedonia

č
Mr. Milan Ku an, First President of the Republic of Slovenia

Plenary Session I moderated by Mr. Gabriele Rosana

12:30 - 14:30 ENLARGEMENT REVISITED: THE BALKANS AND THE

FUTURE OF THE EU’S POLITICAL PROJECT 
Open floor discussion designed and moderated by Mr. Nikos
Papakostas

16:00 - 19:00 WORKING GROUPS

Working on policy brief  

Facilitators: Ms. Maya Clincu, Ms.Biljana Vasileva Trajkoska and Ms.Boyka

Boneva
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
DAY 3 Saturday, September 29th.
Challenges for Europe
10:00 - 12:00 A NEW FORTRESS EUROPE
Mr. Ranko Ostojic, Former Interior Minister of Republic of

Croatia 

ć
prof. dr. sc. Dejan Jovi , Faculty of political sciences Zagreb

Ms. Mersiha Smailovic, Activist for Human Rights

Mr. Mads Søndergaard Thomsen, deputy manager of the Danish

Youth School Association

Plenary session II moderated by Mr. Blazhen Maleski

12:30 - 14:30 WORKING GROUPS
Working on policy brief  

Facilitators: Ms. Maya Clincu, Ms.Biljana Vasileva Trajkoska and Ms.Boyka

Boneva
15:30 - 22.00 ORGANIZED EXCURSION 
@Krusevo city

Sunday, September 30th.

DAY 4
Participation and social inclusion

10:00 - 12:00 CITIZENS' ROLE FOR A GRASS-ROOT SOCIAL

CHANGE
Ms. Simona Getova, community organizer, Macedonia 

Mr. John Loughton, Dare2lead, UK

Ms. Giulia Bordin, Project and Policy Officer at CEV

Plenary Session III moderated by Ms. Nita Starova

12:30 - 14:30 SOCIAL INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY
č
Ms. Viktorija Pe nikar Oblak, president of Judo Klub Sokol,

Ljubljana

Mr. Petar Neftelimov, Founder at Neftelimov.com

Ms.Monika Tasevska, coordinator of Star East and sexual worker

Plenary Session IV moderated by Ms. Maya Clincu
16:00 - 19:00 WORKING GROUPS
Working on policy brief  
Facilitators: Ms. Maya Clincu, Ms.Biljana Vasileva Trajkoska and Ms.Boyka
Boneva
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
DAY 5 Monday, October 1st.
Summary and final conclusions
10:00 - 12:00 PRESENTATION OF POLICY BRIEF 
Final session lead by the conference team and IPG team

12:30 - 14:30 WORKING ON THE STRATEGY FOR DISSEMINATION

OF THE FINAL DOCUMENT
Working in groups