The School of Young Leaders, held for the 10th time from 11th to 22nd February 2019 in Struga, hosted prominent lecturers who shared their knowledge, skills and experiences in order to improve the leadership capacities of the youth.

Focus of the 10th School of Young Leaders was the challenges of the 4th Industrial Revolution.

Traditionally, the President of the Republic of Macedonia, H.E. Dr. Gjorge Ivanov addressed the participants at the School's opening ceremony.

LECTURERS AND TOPICS OF THE SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LEADERS 2019

1. Dr. Talal Abu-Gazaleh, President of TAG-Org

2. Mr. Sani Sener, CEO and President of Boards of Directors of TAV Airports
- Intercultural leadership

3. Ms. Ljupka Arsova, PMP Senior Environmental Engineer at Eastern Research Group
- Panel Discussion: Forthcoming challenges at the dawn of the 4 Industrial Revolution
- Planet Earth can survive without us, we cannot survive without it – we're all part of the solution

4. Ms. Pinar Ayvaz Arikan, General Director at Turkish Airlines, Skopje
- Panel Discussion: Forthcoming challenges at the dawn of the 4 Industrial Revolution
- Intercultural leadership

5. Ms. Marija Jelic, President of Business Development Network in Serbia
- Panel Discussion: Forthcoming challenges at the dawn of the 4 Industrial Revolution

6. Ms. Nina Angelovska, CEO & co-founder of Grouper.mk
- Panel Discussion: Forthcoming challenges at the dawn of the 4 Industrial Revolution
- 8 P's of entrepreneurship in the digital world

7. Mr. Filip Nelkovski, certified trainer in active citizenship and leadership
- Active citizenship

8. Ms. Lisanne Peelen, Program Officer at Connect Program – Soliya portal for virtual exchange
- Virtual intercultural exchange

9. Dr. Raziye Nevzat, Eastern Mediterranean University
- Social media in the 4 Industrial Revolution

10. Mr. Thomas van Schaik, expert in brand management and marketing for the Olympic games
- Changing influence of sport

11. Mr. Jose Antonio Morales, Director of Lincoln Island Initiatives – Slovenia
- Business plan development

12. Mr. Mentar Mahmudi, expert in AI from AUDI AG
- Artificial intelligence
13. Ms. Valentina Synen'ka, CMO at Symphony Solutions
- Women empowerment in the IT sector

14. PhD Rashela Mizrahi, Bar Ilan University, Israel, Director of the Foundation Alliance of Civilizations
- The inner journey to success | price and value

15. Mr. Metodija A. Koloski, President of United Macedonian Diaspora
- Opportunities for cooperation and support with the Macedonian Diaspora

16. Mr. Zoran Kostovski and Mr. Ranko Bezar, MOTIVA Management consulting, Education and Training
- Communication skills every leader needs to master to build trust
- Leading teams to change
- Present, persuade, perform: Presentation skills for leaders

17. Mr. Tõnis Nirk, Ambassador-at-Large for Digital Affairs from Estonia
- Digital diplomacy

18. Mr. Cordell Carter II, Director of the Socrates Program at the Aspen Institute
- Language of creation: Liberating forces of Blockchain

19. Prof. David Batstone, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of San Francisco School of Management
- Creative business as a catalyst for social movements

20. Mr. Vele Samak
- Strategic negotiating

21. Ms. Fanija Samaк, Finance Director – Mikrosam
- Becoming a trusted advisor

22. Mr. Nikola Galevski, Global Leadership Summit Macedonia
- Digital global forums

23. Mr. Sadat Alimi, Manager Advisory for financial services at PricewaterhouseCoopers AG
- Communities as source of knowledge

24. Mr. Stefan Peter, President of Executive Board of EVN
- Innovation, Digitization and Energy

25. Mr. Eser Cevahir, Director of Cevahir Holding

The participants of the 10th School of Young Leaders visited the new airport in Istanbul, which was put to use last year in October. The young leaders were introduced to the full airport operation, its current stage of construction, as well as the plans for its full completion taking place in four phases until 2028, when it is expected to serve 200 million passengers per year to 300 destinations. During the visit, the participants of the School of Young Leaders were accompanied by Ms. Pinar Ayvaz Arikan, General Manager of Turkish Airlines in Skopje.

A presentation was given at the 10th School of Young Leaders by previous participants of the School of Young Leaders and current members of Ivanov School of Leaders – Alumni Association (ISLAA) who presented the Association's work, activities and projects.


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