On Thursday, December 14th 2017, at the traditionally organized annual cocktail, in the presence of numerous members and friends of the Serbian Association of Economists and the Serbian Association of Corporate Directors, Certificates of Excellence were awarded to professor Jovan Ranković, Professor Emeritus of the Faculty of Economics and member of the Presidency of the Serbian Association of Economists, for his outstanding contributions in the field of economic theory and policy, and to Mr. Miodrag Kostić, President of MK Group, for his outstanding contributions in the field of business economics and management. In addition to the award-winners, the convention also saw the address of Mr. Aleksandar Vlahović, President of the Serbian Association of Economists, Professor Jurij Bajec, President of the Commission for Verification of the Achievements of Economic Science and Profession and member of the Presidency of the Serbian Association of Economists, and Professor Dragan Đuričin, President of the Serbian Association of Corporate Directors.