Official Program and Speakers List
As of May 29, 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
2:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Meet and Greet
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Opening Plenary
Speakers:
Metodija A. Koloski, President, United Macedonian Diaspora
His Excellency Ljuben Tevdovski, Ambassador of Macedonia to Canada
Keynote:
Thomas S. Caldwell, C.M., Founder and Chairman, Caldwell Financial, Ltd.
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Doing Business in Macedonia - A Unique Business Gateway to Southeast Europe
Moderator: Ivona M. Grimberg, President, IMG Consulting
Panelists:
John I. Bitove, Chairman, Obelysk & Chairman, Macedonia 2025
Renato Discenza, President and CEO, Invest Toronto
Viktor Mizo, CEO, InvestMacedonia
Mike Zafirovski, former President and CEO of Nortel & Board Member, Boeing
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Coffee Break and Networking
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Success Stories and Building Partnership
Moderator: Goran Saveski, Director of Operations, Delo Logic Arts
Panelists:
Chris Temovsky, President, Ddrops Company
Robert Lamauro, President and CEO, Somerset Hills YMCA
Tim DiScipio, Founder of ePals
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Reception hosted by His Excellency Ambassador and Mrs. Ljuben Tevdovski
8:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Movie Screening: A Name is A Name
followed by Q&A with Director and Producer
Moderator: Virginia Andreoff Evans
Q&A: Jason Miko, Producer
Friday, June 4, 2010
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Coffee
9:00 - 9:15 a.m.
Welcome
9:15 - 10:45 a.m.
Tourism: The Undiscovered Macedonia
Moderator: Virginia Dubiel
Panelists:
Filip Blazeski, InvestMacedonia
Vladimir Naumovski, Ohrid Travel Agency
Dr. Douglas F. Munch, Founder and Owner, DFM, Ltd
Susan Riggio and Karen Witt, Outdoor Adventure Program, Somerset Hills YMCA
10:45 - 11:15 a.m.
Coffee Break and Networking
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Macedonia in a Globalized World
Moderator: Sofi Blazeski
Panelists:
Aleksandar Nikoloski, Member of Parliament, Macedonia
Viktorija Gierer
Jason Miko
Hristo Ivanovski, Diplomatic Editor, Dnevnik
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Lunch: Canadian-Macedonian Relations
Lui Temelkovski (to receive UMD Macedonian Heritage Public Service Award)
His Excellency, Ambassador Ljuben Tevdovski
Julie Lindhout, President, The Atlantic Council of Canada
2:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Coffee Break and Networking
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
A History of Macedonian Emigration
Moderator: Helen Rentis
Panelists:
Lillian Petroff, Author, Sojourners and Settlers: The Macedonian Community in Toronto to 1940
Harry Herman, Author, Men in White Aprons
Joco Sami, Macedonian Centre for Cultural and Social Integration
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Preservation of the Macedonian Identity and Language in Today's Global Community
Moderator: Virginia Andreoff Evans
Panelists:
Christina Kramer, Professor of Slavic and Balkan linguistics and Chair of the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Universty of Toronto
Biljana Belamaric Wilsey, Founder and Executive Director of the Macedonian Language E-Learning Center
Joseph Schallert, Associate Professor, Slavic Linguistics, University of Toronto
4:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Coffee Break and Networking
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Archaeology Topic: Burial and Tombs in Ancient Macedonia
Moderator: Julianna Atanasoski
Speaker:
Belinda D’Angelo, LaTrobe University
8:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
aLIVE – A Macedonian Cultural Celebration
Emcee: Elizabeth Naumovski, Vice President of Marketing, Caldwell Securities Ltd.
Awardee:
Olga Veloff Sandolowich (to receive UMD Outstanding Achievement Award in the Arts)
Canadian Debut of Macedonian Ethno Group Synthesis
Line Up:
Selyani, Ema Nikolovska, Makedonka, Miki Petkovski, Boys from Bouf
Art Exhibit: Dimce Isailovski
Saturday, June 5, 2010
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Coffee
9:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Welcome
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
The Global Macedonian: UMD Highlights, Achievements, and Moving Forward
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Coffee Break and Networking
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Edge of Extinction to the Brink of Hope
The Current Status of Macedonian Human Rights in Southeast Europe
Moderator: Vesna Karapetrova
Awardees:
Archmandrite Nikodim Tsarknias (to receive UMD Religious Freedom Award)
Edmond Temelko, Mayor of Pustec, Albania (to receive UMD Human Rights Award)
Hristo Ivanovski, Diplomatic Editor, Dnevnik (to receive UMD Human Rights Award)
Liana Dumitrescu, Member of Parliament, Romania (to receive UMD Human Rights Award)
Speakers:
Viktorija Gierer
Dr. Vladimir Ortakovski, University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius”, Skopje, Macedonia
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Canadian Macedonian Health Professionals Association Annual Meeting
(Invitation only)
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Macedonian Medical Professionals Roundtable "Healthcare in Macedonia"
(Invitation only)
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Generation “M” – Young Leaders Speak
Moderator: Stojan Nikolov, UMD Board Member
Amanda Kostoff, President, Macedonian American Student Association at University of Michigan
Justin Vasilevski, Vice President, Macedonian American Student Association at University of Michigan
Alexander Karapanchev, University of Western Ontario
Goce Dimitrioski, McMaster University
Andrew Ananievski, President, Australian Macedonian Student Association of Victoria Inc.
Kristopher Maslardzievski, Actor
3:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Coffee Break and Networking
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Macedonians Making a Difference
Moderator: Alexander Nitsis
Panelists:
Lubi Uzunovski
George Danevski
Virginia Andreoff Evans
Donna Scotland, Children’s Relief Fund
Zlatka Cokov, Canadian Macedonian Place
Diana Sterjovska, Macedonian Community Welfare Association
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Reception
8:00 - 10:30 p.m.
Gala Dinner and Program
Emcee: Ken Shaw, National Editor and Anchor Weekdays, CTV News Toronto
Awardees:
John L. N. Bitove, C.M. (to receive UMD Lifetime Achievement Award)
Prime Minister Stephen Harper (to receive UMD Goce Delchev Award)
Minister Jason Kenney (to receive UMD Macedonia Friendship Award)
Entertainment:
Makedonka
Synthesis
10:30 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Dancing
Sunday, June 6, 2010
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Macedonian Organizations: Working Together
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Closing Plenary
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