The program for educational upgrade of future leaders is carefully designed to assist the participants in acquiring practical knowledge and leadership skills. The main goals and benchmarks - development of positive values, motivation and progressive ideas, managerial skills, responsibility and vision for societal advancement - are integrated into the curriculum of the School to meet the high standards for leaders’ education. Total of 26 guest lecturers from top educational and professional institutions presented at the School for Leaders 2011, sharing their experiences and views on leadership.

LECTURERS AT THE SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LEADERS 2011

1. H.E. Dr. Ivanov, President of the Republic of Macedonia
• Introductory lecture - Ceremonial opening of the “School for Young leaders”

2. H.E. Mrs. Darja Bavdaz Kuret, Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia in Budapest
• "The experience of the Slovenian presidency of the EU Council from January to June 2008"
• "Energy Security - Focus on South-East Europe"

3. Pál György von Habsburg Lothringen, Ambassador of European Affairs in the Government of the Republic of Hungary
• "Leadership in Civil Society / Red Cross"

4.Costantino Lauria, Counselor for Economic Affairs in the Council of Ministers for implementation of government programs, Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Italy
• "Internal Security and the Citizen”

5.Muhamed Mesic, Senior Consultant for Sustainable Development and Public Policy, Academic advisor and researcher at University of Vienna, Ambassador of the World Youth Peace Summit
• "Leadership in Hyper Connected World"

6. Prof. Agni Vlavianos Arvanitis, Founder and President of the International Organization for Biopolitics
• "Biopolitics: Building a Society of Hope"

7.  Prof. Dragan Stefanovic, a retired Army officer in the U.S., Professor at the Master's Programme in Public Administration, Appalachian State University in North Carolina
• "Developing Leadership Skills and Motivation"

8.Zoran Kostovski, Director, MOTIVA
• "Emotional Intelligence and Leadership"

9.Ranko Bezar, Lecturer, MOTIVA
• "Emotional Intelligence and Leadership"

10. Jim Dunn, Project Director, TPI Europe
• "Leadership and Culture"

11.Blagoja Samakoski, President of MicroSam
• "Young Leaders in the Function of Battle with Giants Around Them"

12.Lars Rise, Politician, Christian - Democratic Party, R. Norway
• "Collaboration Skills"
• "What are Your Examples of Leadership"

13. Michael O'Sullivan, Director, Cambridge Commonwealth Trust & Cambridge Overseas Trust
• "China: What its Emergence Means for Europeans"
• "Developing Business in China"

14. Michael Holger, Manager, CIVIC - Institute for International Cooperation
• "Introduction into Politics and Bargaining: How to Deal with Interests and Compromises?"

15.Goce Peroski Manager, CIVIC - Institute for International Cooperation
• " Introduction into Politics and Bargaining: How to Deal with Interests and Compromises?"

16.Hartmut Gross, Owner of Holz-Gross GmbH, Germany
"Future-proofed Business Management: Core Values of a Respectable Businessmen"

17. Mary Mares, Fulbright Professor
• "Leaders at the Spotlight"

18. Gerhard Rainer, consultant, R. Austria
• "Values and Leadership"

19. Christian Hofreiter, Specialist for Business Lobbying
• "Lobbying, Leadership and Life Satisfaction: Successes, Scandals and Survival"

20. Boris Nieswand, Max Planck Institute for Research in Multi-Confessional and Multi-ethnic Societies
• "Dilemmas of Differences in Multicultural Societies"

21. Richard Grayson, BBC journalist, Oxford University Professor
• "Leading and Following: What the Best Leaders Know, Do and Say"

22. Péter Balázs, Former Foreign Minister of the Republic of Hungary, Director of EU Enlargement Studies at CEU
• "Impact of the EU Enlargement on New Member-states and Consequences for Future Enlargement"

23. Adam Góral, Chairman of the Board of Directors - ASSECO Group
• "From a Small Office to Global IT Corporation"

24. Piotr Jelenski, Chairman of the Executive Board of Directors - ASSECO Group
• "From a Small Office to Global IT Corporation"

25. Mihail Petreski, Vice President - ASSECO Group
• "From a Small Office to Global IT Corporation"

26. Slavco Angelovski, Assistant Executive Director, ASSECO Group
• "From a Small Office to Global IT Corporation"

LECTURERS AT THE SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LEADERS 2010