The School for Young Leaders, held for the ninth time from 20 to 31 August 2018 in Struga, was attended by top lecturers who transferred their knowledge, skills and experiences in the direction of encouraging the leadership capacities of the youth.

At the official opening of the School, traditionally, the President of the Republic of Macedonia, H.E. Dr. Gjorge Ivanov, addressed the participants.

LECTURERS AND TOPICS OF THE SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LEADERS 2018

1. H.E. Mr. Valdis Zatlers, Former President of Latvia

2. Ms.Irena Chausheska Nicole, Founder & CEO of New Man's Business Accelerator
- Panel Discussion: Redefining Leadership in the Digital Era

3. Ms. Marija Jelic, President of Business Development Network in Serbia
- Panel Discussion: Redefining Leadership in the Digital Era

4. Mr. Aleksandar Krzhalovski, First Executive Director of the Macedonian Center for International Development
- Panel Discussion: Redefining Leadership in the Digital Era

5. Mr. Ilija Vuchkov, President of Euro Macedonian KIC Emkice and initiator of the first regional EU Funding Accelerator and Academy
- Panel Discussion: Redefining Leadership in the Digital Era

6. Mr. David Goldsmith, Co-founder and Presidentof Goldsmith Organization and one of the world's leading Business Forecasters & Leadership-Management Experts
- Paid to THINK: A Proven Process for Strategizing and the 12 Daily Activities of AllLeaders
- Winning in the 21st Century
- Redefining™ Your Future
- Getting the Most from EVERYONE

7. Mr. Aco Momcilovic, psychologist, HR Expert, President of MBA Croatia
- HR perspective on Leadership and Startups Development

8. Mr. Stefan Peter, President of Executive Board of EVN Macedonia

9. Ms. Iva Jankovic, General Director of Betahaus, Germany
- Why is Berlin the Mecca of entrepreneurial spirit and what can you learn from it?

10. Mr. Ismail Haznedar, President of Gain Global, Turkey
- Intercultural Leadership

11. Mr. Zoran Kostovski and Mr. Ranko Bezar, MOTIVA Management consulting, Education and Training Center
- Communication skills every leader needs to master to build trust
- Leading teams to change
- Present, Persuade, Perform: Presentation Skills for Leaders

12. Jose Antonio Morales
- Business Development with a Social Impact

13. Ms. Snezana Zivcevska-Stalpers, Project Manager at IBM
- Digital Female Leader

14. Mr. Orfy Orfeuo Lionor, freelance Startup & corporate innovation consultant, facilitator, coach, innovation sprinter
- Hack your startup Mindset, skillset & toolset

15. PhD Ms. Rashela Mizrahi, Bar Ilan University, Israel
- The inner journey to success - price and value

16. Dr. Raziye Nevzat, Coordinator of Social Media Unit and Digital Marketing and Lecturer of Social Media Marketing and Branding at Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Eastern Mediterranean University
- What does social media do to your business?: Real life recruitment and marketing cases

17. Mr. Ozgur Tort, Chief Executive Officer of MiGROS Group
- Core of Leadership

18. Ms. Pinar Ayvaz Arikan, General Director at Turkish Airlines, Skopje
- Intercultural Leadership

19. Prof. Luca Gnan, Past-President of European Academy of Management, Management & Law Department School of Economics, Tor Vergata Rome University
- Leading Family Firms in Leading Societal Development

20. Mr. Baybars Altuntas, President of the World Business Angels Investment Forum
- Launching and Driving a Successful Business: Financial and Non-Financial Road Map for Entrepreneurs from Startup to Scale up to Exit - with a Case-Study

21. Mr. Vele Samak, leader in business development with proven results in Fortune 100 companies, public sector and start ups
- Strategic Planning

22. Mr.David Beckett, Pitch Coach, TEDx Speech Coach, Creator of The Pitch Canvas©, Author of Pitch To Win
- Pitch to Win

23. Prof. David Bathstone, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of San Francisco School of Management
- Creative Business as a Catalyst for Social Movements

24. Mr. Sani Sener, CEO and President of Boards of Directors of TAV Airports

The participants of the 9th School for Young Leaders, which was held on August 20-31 in Struga, at the initiative of President Gjorge Ivanov, visited three Macedonian companies, located in Prilep: Komfi Angel, Mikrosam and Vitaminka. The participants of the School for Young Leaders were directly informed of the current work of these three Macedonian companies, the technological and production practices, the history of the companies, as well as the plans for their future activities.

Previous participants of the School for Young Leaders and current members of the Ivanov School of Leaders - Alumni Association (ISLAA) had their presentations at the 9th School for Young Leaders, who presented the functioning, activities and projects of ISLAA.


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