First Annual Summit of the National Platform for Women Entrepreneurship
NEW PERSPECTIVES ON WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Day 1: 18.11.2021 (Thursday)
Networking, exchange of experiences & good practices
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09:30 – 10:00 |
Registration of participants |
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10:00 – 10:15 |
OPENING OF THE SUMMIT
Welcome speech
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Mr. David Geer - EU Ambassador, Head of the Delegation in North Macedonia (tbc)
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Mr. Fatmir Bytyqi - Deputy of the Prime Minister in charge of economic affairs, coordination of economic sectors and (tbc)
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Mr. Kreshnik Bekteshi – Minister of Economy
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Mrs.Valentina Disoska, President of the National Platform for Women Entrepreneurship
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10:15 – 10:20 |
Video review of the project |
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10:20-11:05 |
Panel 1:
"International Experiences and Success Stories in Support of Women Entrepreneurship"
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Mrs. Elisabeta Georgieva - Programme Manager, Delegation of the European Union
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Mrs. Wendy Diamond - Women's Entrepreneurship Day Organization Chairwoman (recorded video)
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Mrs. Virginia Littlejohn - President and CEO of Quantum Leaps
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Mrs. Katerina Haring - FCEM World Vicepresident Europe at FCEM
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Mrs. Apostolina Tsaltampasi - President of Association of business women SEGE, President of Balkan coalition of business women
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Mrs. Gabriela Kostovska Bogoeska - Executive Director of the Foundation for Management and Industrial Research and WEgate Coordinator
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11:05 -11:20 |
Coffee break |
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11:20 – 12:00 |
Panel 2: "A Look at the Future of Women's Entrepreneurship" (Consequences of Covid, restructuring and how the WE should move forward)
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Mrs. Valentina Taseva - SEMOS Education
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Mrs. Danica Lichenin Blazevska - Reptil market
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Mrs. Vaska Mojsovska - President of the National Federation of Farmers
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12:00-13:00 |
Lunch break |
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13:00 -14:00 |
Awards ceremony: "SELECTION OF WOMAN - ENTREPRENEUR OF 2020"
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Women entrepreneur selected for the best women entrepreneurs in the category of micro companies (tbc)
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Women entrepreneur selected for the best women entrepreneurs in the category of small companies (tbc)
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Women entrepreneur selected for the best women entrepreneurs in the category of medium companies (tbc)
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14:00-15:30 |
B2B meetings (live) |
Day 2: 19.11.2021 (Friday)
Policy recommendations & increased access to finance
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09:30 – 10:00 |
Registration of participants |
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10:00-11:00 |
National Platform for Women Entrepreneurship - goals, results and future steps
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Mrs. Emilija Andonova, MIR Foundation - NPWE Barometer 2021 - overview of the needs of women entrepreneurs
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Mrs. Mimi Susleska Petkova, Macedonian Chamber of Commerce - Recommendations of the Thematic group ,,Polices and programs for women entrepreneurship”
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Mrs. Daniela Antonovska, National federation of farmers – Recommendations of the Sector group ,,Women in rural areas and entrepreneurship”
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Mr. Aleksandar Celeski – presentation of Policy brief ,,Women in rural areas and entrepreneurship”
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Mrs. Elena Blazhevska, Association of business women - Future steps and activities of NPWE
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11:00 – 11:15 |
Coffee break |
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11:15 – 12:15 |
Panel 3: "Programs and Instruments for Financing Women Entrepreneurship"
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Mr. Kosta Petrov - Fund for Innovation and Technology Development (tbc)
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Representative of Ministry of economy ( tbc)
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Representative of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry & Water Economy
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Mrs. Maja Stolevska Kostadinova - Regional Coordinator International Advisory in the Western Balkans at EBRD
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Representative of Accelerator XFactor
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12:15-13:15 |
Workshop 1: Access to finance (tbc) |
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13:15 –14:00 |
Lunch break |
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14:00-15:00 |
Workshop 2: Access to finance (tbc) |
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15:00-15:30 |
Conclusions and closing of the Summit |
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