{"id":85621,"date":"2026-09-26T03:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T08:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chicagodesavanja.us\/?p=85621"},"modified":"2026-09-25T14:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T19:24:09","slug":"abtc-srpski-konzul-tikves-illinois-chamber-annual-luncheon-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagodesavanja.us\/en\/vesti\/abtc-srpski-konzul-tikves-illinois-chamber-annual-luncheon-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Balkanska poslovna zajednica me\u0111u liderima Illinoisa: ABTC, srpski konzul i Tikve\u0161 na presti\u017enom godi\u0161njem skupu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Predstavnici balkansko-ameri\u010dke poslovne i diplomatske zajednice bili su deo jednog od najzna\u010dajnijih godi\u0161njih poslovnih doga\u0111aja u Illinoisu. American Balkan Trade Center (ABTC), konzul Republike Srbije u Chicagu Marko Nikoli\u0107 i vinarija Tikve\u0161 u\u010destvovali su na Annual Luncheon doga\u0111aju koji je organizovala Illinois Chamber of Commerce, a me\u0111u govornicima bio je i guverner JB Pritzker.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Godi\u0161nji ru\u010dak Illinois Chamber of Commerce odr\u017ean je 24. septembra u Hilton Chicago i okupio je poslovne rukovodioce, predstavnike kompanija, institucija i javnih politika iz razli\u010ditih delova savezne dr\u017eave. Zvani\u010dni program potvr\u0111uje da je doga\u0111aj po\u010deo networking prijemom i izlo\u017ebenim delom u 10:30, dok je ru\u010dak po\u010deo u 11:30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Za predstavnike balkanske zajednice u\u010de\u0161\u0107e je bilo prilika da predstave svoj rad, uspostave nove kontakte i dodatno oja\u010daju veze sa \u0161irom poslovnom zajednicom Illinoisa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagodesavanja.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9152-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Balkanska poslovna zajednica 2\" class=\"wp-image-85622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagodesavanja.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9152-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/chicagodesavanja.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9152-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/chicagodesavanja.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9152-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/chicagodesavanja.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9152-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/chicagodesavanja.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9152-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/chicagodesavanja.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9152-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/chicagodesavanja.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9152-160x120.jpeg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FOTO: ABTC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ABTC me\u0111u poslovnim liderima Illinoisa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Za <strong>American Balkan Trade Center (ABTC)<\/strong> prisustvo na ovom doga\u0111aju predstavljalo je nastavak aktivnosti usmerenih na povezivanje balkansko-ameri\u010dke poslovne zajednice sa kompanijama, institucijama i liderima u SAD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Illinois Chamber of Commerce svoj Annual Luncheon opisuje kao jedan od svojih najva\u017enijih doga\u0111aja, namenjen povezivanju poslovnih i policy lidera i promovisanju poslovnog okru\u017eenja koje podsti\u010de rast i prosperitet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Konzul Marko Nikoli\u0107: Na\u0161i ljudi uspevaju u Americi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Me\u0111u gostima bio je i <strong>Marko Nikoli\u0107, konzul Republike Srbije u Chicagu<\/strong>, koji je za First Balkan Media govorio o zna\u010daju prisustva predstavnika na\u0161e zajednice na ovakvim skupovima.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eDrago mi je \u0161to sam danas ovde i posebna mi je \u010dast da vidim svoje sunarodnike me\u0111u u\u010desnicima jednog ovakvog doga\u0111aja. To pokazuje da na\u0161i ljudi uspevaju u Americi, grade sopstvene kompanije, slede svoju viziju i pronalaze pravi put ka uspehu\u201c, rekao je Nikoli\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Njegovo prisustvo dodatno je naglasilo zna\u010daj povezivanja poslovne i diplomatske zajednice, posebno kada je re\u010d o stvaranju novih mogu\u0107nosti za kompanije i preduzetnike poreklom sa Balkana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagodesavanja.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9234-1-768x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagodesavanja.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9234-1-768x1024-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/chicagodesavanja.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9234-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/chicagodesavanja.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9234-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/chicagodesavanja.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9234-1-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/chicagodesavanja.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9234-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/chicagodesavanja.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9234-1-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FOTO: ABTC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tikve\u0161 predstavio makedonska vina<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Na doga\u0111aju se predstavila i poznata makedonska vinarija <strong>Tikve\u0161<\/strong>, koja je svoje proizvode predstavila gostima i poslovnim liderima iz Illinoisa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eDanas smo ovde da predstavimo ono \u0161to imamo da ponudimo i da poka\u017eemo vina koja proizvodi vinarija Tikve\u0161. Obe\u0107avam vam da vas ne\u0107emo razo\u010darati. Naprotiv, u\u010dini\u0107emo da budete ponosni na prelepa i neodoljiva vina Makedonije\u201c, rekao je <strong>Svetozar Janevski<\/strong>, vlasnik vinarije Tikve\u0161.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Njihovo u\u010de\u0161\u0107e pru\u017eilo je priliku da se jedan od prepoznatljivih brendova iz regiona predstavi direktno ameri\u010dkoj poslovnoj publici.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>JB Pritzker govorio o budu\u0107nosti Illinoisa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poseban gost Annual Luncheon doga\u0111aja bio je guverner <strong>JB Pritzker<\/strong>, \u0161to potvr\u0111uje i zvani\u010dni program Illinois Chamber of Commerce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pritzker je govorio o ekonomskom razvoju, investicionoj klimi i budu\u0107nosti poslovanja u saveznoj dr\u017eavi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201e\u017delim da Illinois bude prvi u svemu \u2013 da ima najbolje \u0161kole, najbolje kompanije i najbolje centre za obuku\u201c, rekao je Pritzker tokom obra\u0107anja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Govore\u0107i o svom radu na mestu guvernera, istakao je i va\u017enost boljih uslova \u017eivota za stanovnike savezne dr\u017eave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagodesavanja.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9189-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagodesavanja.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9189-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/chicagodesavanja.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9189-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/chicagodesavanja.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9189-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/chicagodesavanja.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9189-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/chicagodesavanja.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9189-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/chicagodesavanja.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9189-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/chicagodesavanja.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9189-160x120.jpeg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FOTO: ABTC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vode\u0107a imena poslovne zajednice na jednom mestu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doma\u0107in programa bila je <strong>Lourdes Duarte<\/strong> sa WGN, dok je predsednik Upravnog odbora Illinois Chamber of Commerce <strong>Tony Reinhart<\/strong> bio me\u0111u vode\u0107im predstavnicima organizacije. Zvani\u010dni podaci Komore potvr\u0111uju da je Reinhart tokom 2026. preuzeo funkciju predsednika Upravnog odbora. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prisutnima se obratio i <strong>Jimmy Clayton<\/strong>, President &amp; CEO Illinois Chamber of Commerce, koji je na ovu funkciju imenovan tokom 2026. godine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U okviru programa odr\u017eana je i panel diskusija \u201eGrowth Happens Here\u201c, u kojoj su u\u010destvovali <strong>Meena Beyers<\/strong> iz Nicor Gas, <strong>Kevin Donahue<\/strong> iz Canadian National, <strong>Helen Fitzpatrick<\/strong> iz AbbVie i <strong>Michael Telesky<\/strong> iz UnitedHealthcare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Program je uklju\u010dio i dodelu poslovnih priznanja, dok je keynote govornik bio <strong>Ken Wegner<\/strong>, President i Owner kompanije The Jel Sert Company iz West Chicaga. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Va\u017ean korak za balkansko-ameri\u010dku poslovnu zajednicu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prisustvo ABTC-a, srpskog konzula i vinarije Tikve\u0161 na doga\u0111aju ovog nivoa pokazuje sve ve\u0107u vidljivost ljudi, organizacija i kompanija sa Balkana u poslovnom \u017eivotu Illinoisa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Za balkansko-ameri\u010dku zajednicu ovakvi skupovi nisu samo prilika za predstavljanje ve\u0107 i za direktno povezivanje sa kompanijama, institucijama i ljudima koji u\u010destvuju u oblikovanju poslovnog okru\u017eenja jedne od najve\u0107ih ameri\u010dkih ekonomija.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upravo takve veze mogu otvoriti prostor za nove investicije, poslovna partnerstva i sna\u017eniju ekonomsku saradnju izme\u0111u Illinoisa, SAD i Balkana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:10px\">IZVOR: ABTC I FOTO: ABTC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Predstavnici balkansko-ameri\u010dke poslovne i diplomatske zajednice bili su deo jednog od najzna\u010dajnijih godi\u0161njih poslovnih doga\u0111aja u Illinoisu. American Balkan Trade Center (ABTC), konzul Republike Srbije u Chicagu Marko Nikoli\u0107 i vinarija Tikve\u0161 u\u010destvovali su na Annual Luncheon doga\u0111aju koji je organizovala Illinois Chamber of Commerce, a me\u0111u govornicima bio je i guverner JB Pritzker. 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