MBT Conference 2026

09:30 – 18:00

Arrival of participants and accommodation

10:00 – 13:00

Working meeting of the members of the MBT Association

18:30 – 23:00

Welcome cocktail Holiday INN

08:00 – 09:00

Registration

09:00 – 09:20

Opening Ceremony

·         Bekim Sali, Deputy prime minister in Government of Republic of North Macedonia

·         Jusuf Sopi, Director of the PE National Broadcasting

·         Mihael Jančić, President of the MBT ASSOCIATION

         Session 1:

Broadcasting

09:20 – 10:40

·         “5G Broadcast – Horizons for Europe”, Jean-Pierre Faisan ,BNE – Keynote presentation

·         “Securing the future of radio with DAB+”, Jacqueline Bierhorst -WorldDAB

·         “Implementation of  DAB+ project in Macedonia”, Blagoj Ancev – PE National Broadcasting

·           Nautel Ltd – TBD

10:40 – 11:10

Coffee break

11:10 – 11:55

·         “Development and application of 5G Broadcast”, Professor Ph.D. Zoran Hadzi-Velkov and    

          Ph.D Marija Palikrusev , Ss. Cyril and Methodius University

·           Spinner- TBD

·          “RF spectrum management within regulatory trends”, Lidija Paunovska, and Jane Jakimovski-  

   Agency for Electronic Communications

11:55 – 12:30

Panel discussion 1: Broadcasting Tomorrow

·         Jean-Pierre Faisan, BNE

·         Jacqueline Bierhorst, WorldDAB

·         Boris Arsov, Agency for Electronic Communications

·         Robert Ordanovski, AD Mepso

12:30 – 14:00

Lunch break

         Session 2:

Security, AI & Energy Efficiency and Sustainability of Critical Infrastructure

14:00 – 15:15

·         “Transforming NRD’s Transmission Network for Future Broadband and Broadcasting Services“, Prof. Ph.D. Aleksandar Ristevski and Prof. Ph.D. Marko Porjazoski, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University

·         Optimized MPX over IP Broadcast Chain, WorldCast Systems

·         “Security challenges in the implementation of national optical networks and modern broadcasting systems” Professor D.Sc Kire Jakimoski, Military Academy “General Mihailo Apostolski” Skopje

·         “Digital Transformation in Broadcasting and the Impact of AI”, Nikola Ivanovski, Endava – Beazley Solutions Limited, Member of the management board of the PE National Broadcasting

·         “Future of Cloud in Telecom & Broadcasting”, Aleksandar Pancevski, Microsoft

15:15 – 15:45

Coffee break

15:45 – 16:45

·         “Quantum-Safe Networking”,  Duje Gašperov, Odašiljači i veze d.o.o., Croatia

·         Evertz – (TBD)

·         “Electrotechnical standards in Broadcasting”, Liljana Hadjievska – Antovska  and Ph.D. Vencislav Kafedziski, Standardization Institute of the Republic of North Macedonia, Tchnical committees in the area of electrotechnical standards     

·         Presentation of GreenProfit360: An Innovative Tool for Assessing Energy Efficiency and Generating Recommendations for Greater Electricity Savings, PhD Jasna Pajkovska, ImpactWise Solutions

16:45 – 17:00

Annual Awards Presentation and Closing Remarks

19:30 – 00:00

Gala Dinner – Ragusa 360 Rooftop

09:30 – 14:00

Social activities