8:30 - 9:00
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Registration
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9:00 - 9:20
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Opening
- H.E. Mr. Kire Ilioski, Ambassador, Director for Multilateral Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, North Macedonia
- Mr. Blerim Zllatku, State Advisor, Ministry of Economy and Work, North Macedonia
- Ms. Rita Columbia, Resident Coordinator, United Nations Resident Coordination Office, North Macedonia
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9:20 - 10:25
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North Macedonia’s development landscape: National reforms and future challenges
Mr. Marjan Tasevski, Director of Sector for Customs System, Customs Administration, North Macedonia
- Environmental sustainability
Ms. Ana Karanfilova Maznevska, Head of Waste Department, Ministry of Environment, North Macedonia
Ms. Neriman Xheladini, Head of Department Single Market, Ministry of Economy and Work, North Macedonia
Mr. Toni Arangelovski, Professor, Civil Engineering Faculty, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia (UKIM)
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10:25 - 10:40
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Unpacking the concept of the circular economy: Principles and business models
- Ms. Hana Daoudi, Economic Affairs Officer, Economic Cooperation and Trade Division, UNECE
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10:40 - 11:00
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Upscaling the textile industry’s circular practices: the role of traceability
- Ms. Claudia Di Bernardino, Partner at TMShell Law Firm and UN/CEFACT (United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business) project expert, UNECE Team of Specialists on ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Traceability of Supply Value Chains
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11:00 - 11:15
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Coffee Break
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11:15 - 11:50
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Circular stories from North Macedonia’s textiles industry
- Ms. Natasha Sivevska, Executive Director, Textile Trade Association, North Macedonia
- Ms. Evgenija Najdska, Manager, Waste Management, Comfy Angel, North Macedonia
- Ms. Sirma Zheleva, Head of Sustainable Solutions Textile Recovery Solutions, TexCycle, Republic of Bulgaria
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11:50 - 12:10
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From farm to fork: Circular innovations in the food industry
- Mr. Shane Ward, Professor Emeritus of Biosystems Engineering, School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, University College Dublin
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12:10 - 13:00
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Circular stories from North Macedonia’s food industry
- Mr. Petar Georgievski, President, Rural Development Network of the North Macedonia
- Mr. Abdulezel Dogani, Chief Executive Officer, Vezë Sharri, North Macedonia
- Mr. Jana Klopcevska, Associate Professor, Department of Food and Biotechnology, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia (UKIM)
- Mr. Ismail Ferati, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Food Technology and Nutrition, University of Tetova, North Macedonia
- Ms. Irena Djimrevska, Advisor and Project Coordinator, Deutsche Gesellschaft fürInternationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and Ms. Aleksandra Karaevska Dimovska, Advisor, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
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13.00 - 13.20
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Questions and answers
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13:20 - 14:20
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Lunch Break
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14:20 - 14:40
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Closing the loop: Best practices in waste management for circularity
- Mr. Gergely Hankó, Managing Director, Hungarian Association of Environmental Enterprises (HAEE)
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14:40 - 15:45
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Circular stories from North Macedonia’s waste treatment industry
- Mr. Filip Ivanov, Deputy President, Macedonian Solid Waste Association (MASWA)
- Ms. Natasha Bakreska, Environmental and Alternative Fuels Manager, Titan Cement Plant Usje, North Macedonia, Member of MASWA
- Mr. Filip Ivanovski, Managing Director, Pakomak, North Macedonia, Member of MASWA
- Mr. Ljubomir Pejovski, Environment Manager, Makstil AD, North Macedonia, Member of MASWA
- Ms. Jana Gazhevska, Project Coordinator, Ekocentar 97, North Macedonia
- Ms. Angelina Taneva-Veshoska, Institute for Research in Environment, Civil Engineering and Energy (IEGE)
- Ms. Tamara Todorovska, Deputy Chief of Party/ Public-Private Dialogue Lead, USAID Partnerships for Economic Growth, North Macedonia
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15:45 - 16:00
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Questions and answers
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16:00 - 16:30
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Researching circularity: academic perspectives on the transition
- Mr. Darko Lazarov, Vice Rector, Goce Delcev University of Štip, North Macedonia
- Ms. Emilija Fidanchevski, Full Professor, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia (UKIM)
- Ms. Aleksandra Martinovska Stojcheska, Full Professor, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje (UKIM)
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16:30 - 16:45
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Coffee Break
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16:45 - 17:35
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Supporting circular economy practices among enterprises: the experience of North Macedonia’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Mr. Martin Sterzoski, Expert, Centre for Circular Economy, Economic Chamber, North Macedonia
- Mr. Edvard Sofevski, President, Small Business Chamber of Commerce, North Macedonia
- Ms. Elena Miloshevska Jovanovska, Country Representative, Swiss Import Promotion Program (SIPPO), North Macedonia
- Mr. Goran Damovski, Team Leader, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Increasing Market Employability (IME) Program, North Macedonia
- Ms. Irina Janevska, President, Organization for Social Innovation (ARNO), North Macedonia
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17:35 - 17:50
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Financing the circular transition
- Ms. Elisabeta Georgieva, Programme Manager - Operations 1, Delegation of the European Union to North Macedonia
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17:50 - 18.05
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Questions and answers
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18:05 - 18:20
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Closing remarks: Mapping future cooperation with UNECE
- Mr. Blerim Zllatku, State Advisor, Ministry of Economy and Work, North Macedonia
- Mr. Ariel Ivanier, Chief, Market Access Section, Economic Cooperation and Trade Division, UNECE
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