A platform advancing trade, investment, innovation, and strategic partnerships between the United States and the Balkans.
The American Balkan Trade Center was established to strengthen economic ties between the United States and the Balkan region. ABTC serves as a business-focused platform where companies, investors, entrepreneurs, institutions, and professional leaders can connect, exchange insight, and develop meaningful opportunities across markets.
Our role is to support connection. We help create access to business networks, facilitate introductions, organize events, promote investment dialogue, and provide a professional environment for cross-border collaboration.
To strengthen economic ties between the United States and the Balkans through trade, investment, innovation, and strategic partnerships.
To become the leading transatlantic hub connecting American and Balkan business communities.
We operate with the standards expected from an international business organization.
We build relationships through credibility, transparency, and responsible communication.
We believe long-term economic growth is built through strong relationships between companies, investors, institutions, and communities.
We support innovation, entrepreneurship, investment, and the next generation of transatlantic business leadership.
ABTC is led by professionals committed to advancing stronger business relationships between the United States and the Balkan region. Our leadership brings private & public sector experience, entrepreneurial perspective, and a practical understanding of cross-border business development.
Macedonian-American entrepreneur, investor, and chief executive with ground-up operating experience across transportation, logistics, commercial real estate, and equipment financing. As founder of ABTC and a Board Member of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, he is dedicated to strengthening economic and civic ties between the United States and the Balkans.
Entrepreneur and business leader with over 12 years in transportation, alongside ventures in technology, real estate, and consulting. Holding master’s degrees from the University of Niš and KU Leuven, he founded the BLUPT Association and co-founded ABTC, focused on connecting markets, people, and opportunities across borders.
Entrepreneur, investor, and business strategist who has founded and scaled ventures in freight transportation, logistics, technology, and real estate, leading organizations with more than 1,000 professionals across multiple countries. Through ABTC, he works with financial institutions and industry leaders to promote trade and investment between the U.S. and the Balkan region.
Banking executive, CFO, and financial law specialist with nearly two decades of leadership across senior banking, corporate finance, and bank regulation in Illinois. As a founder of ABTC, he helps build a premium platform connecting businesses, investors, and financial institutions across the United States and the Balkans.
The ABTC Advisory Board is designed to include experienced leaders from business, investment, law, finance, logistics, technology, government relations, economic development, academia, and international affairs.
Advisory Board members help guide ABTC's strategic direction, strengthen its credibility, and support the development of high-value programs for members and partners.
ABTC works to build relationships with companies, chambers, business associations, investment groups, professional service firms, institutions, and community organizations that share a commitment to responsible economic cooperation between the United States and the Balkans.
