Malinka Ristevska Jordanova has been engaged in the EU integration process in Macedonia and in the region since the late nineties. She held high administrative positions in the Macedonian Parliament and Government/Secretariat for European Affairs, including chairing the Stabilisation and Association Committee with the EU and its Subcommittee on Justice and Home Affairs.
Ristevska Jordanova is a founder and former Director (from 2011 to February 2017) of the think tank European Policy Institute - Skopje. In her research, Dr. Jordanova has focused on the application of the EU policy of conditionality, as well as on the transposition of the EU acquis. She has also been engaged as an expert in the EU accession process in the countries of the region.
She has been active in advocating EU related reforms in a merit-based process.
Currently Dr. Ristevska Jordanova is a Member of the Security Council of North Macedonia.
In her youth, she was an AFS exchange student, graduating high school in NY, USA.

Meldina Kokorović Jukan, PhD is a full professor at Department of Finance and Financial Policy the Dean of the Faculty of Economics, University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She has over 20 years of academic career and over 10 years in evaluation practice. Her main academic and professional interests are related to management of financial institutions, corporate financial management, monetary and fiscal policy as well as project monitoring and impact evaluation. She authored and co-authored 5 books and over 60 scientific and research papers published nationally and internationally. Mentored and supervised several master theses, with regular involvement in the evaluation of postgraduate research as well as doctoral dissertation. She holds prestigious Certificate in Evaluation Practice from the Evaluators’ Institute at Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, USA. She has conducted numerous external impact and performance evaluations for international organisations, namely USAID, UNDP, IOM, UNHCR, UNICEF, ADA, GIZ, Save the Children, World Vision, Hilfswerk International, Catholic Relief Services. She was a visiting scholar in 2009 at George Washington School of Business, George Washington University, Washington DC USA under the Junior Faculty Development program.
She is a Fulbright Visiting Scholar finalist for academic 2025/26 year.

Dr. Gadaf Rexhepi, is Full Professor of Strategy and Innovation at South-East European University, Republic of North Macedonia. He has published around eighty research articles in different peer and refereed journals, among which Business Strategy and the Environment, Journal of Business Research, Sustainable Development, Corporate Social Responsible and Environment Management, Review of Managerial Science, Industrial Marketing Management etc. Most of his work has been in the field of CSR and Sustainability engaging in research and practical projects.  He has served as a consultant for development of the Rector of South East European University. and he is actively engaged as consultant in many organisations in North Macedonia  From 2020 he is a member of the Council of National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia where he is serving a 7 years term. He received the Award for Excellence 2016 – Outstanding Paper by Emerald Group Publishing (Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy) and many rewards related to highly ranked publications. He is one of the 10 best  scientist in his field according to google scholar.

Ivana Bilić, PhD, is a professor at the Department of Management, Faculty of Economics, University of Split. Her main academic interests are public relations, corporate communication, community management, crisis management, entrepreneurship and reputation management. In the scientific field, she has published two book chapters and more than 40 articles in international journals or at international scientific conferences. She has worked on a number of national and international projects. She is also involved in quality assurance of higher education institutions and study programmes within ENQU accredited agencies in the EU and beyond. She has also worked as a quality assurance expert on internal and external evaluations of European projects. She has also worked as an evaluation expert for scientific projects. She is a US alumna of the Junior Faculty Development Programme and is currently in her second term as a member of the ENAM Board of Directors. She has been involved in promoting youth entrepreneurship and mentoring since 2013 and was previously one of the mentors at the Skopje Startup Weekend 2014.

Marko Troshanovski is President of the Institute for Democracy, Macedonian think tank based in Skopje. He holds BA in political science and MA in Political communication from the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, North Macedonia. He is Fulbright alumni at the University of Kansas, USA and PhD exchange visiting research fellow at the University of Groningen, Netherlands. He is also an Alumni of the American Council Young Political Leaders program of the State department and former member of the Strategic council of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia. His main field of expertise is political communication and public opinion research. In recent years his work Is  managing program activities that deal with Good governance, reginal integration process, and EU enlargement challenges in Western Balkan. Husband and father of three, passionate about nature, agriculture and music.  

Ms. Verica Jordanova is a journalist, PR expert, and entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience at the KAPITAL media group, where she gained recognition for her editorial work and business journalism. In 2015, she launched Inovativnost, a project and portal promoting entrepreneurship, innovation, and digital marketing in Macedonia and the Balkans. With over 60,000 followers, it is the country’s leading source on startups and technology.

She has consulted for Macedonian and international institutions, including the EBRD and EU-funded projects, focusing on leadership, women’s entrepreneurship, and branding. Ms. Jordanova frequently moderates and speaks at international conferences such as the Mobile World Congress and IFA Berlin.

She led the “Inno Tech Club” initiative for youth and served as president of the Macedonian-American Alumni Association (2019–2021). She holds degrees in Journalism and Strategic Communications and was a visiting scholar at Columbia University, Missouri. In 2005, she received the Jean Monnet Award for journalism.