Opening Remarks

Burbuqe Hashimi | Chairwoman of STIKK Board

Vjosa Osmani | President of the Republic of Kosovo

Albin Kurti | Acting Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo

Eric Dietz | Chargé d’affaires, Embassy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in Pristina

Skills as the New Currency: Accelerating Growth in the Age of AI

Andy Poole | Partnerships Director, Coursera for Campus

Real Stories of Fundraising and Scaling: Lessons from $0 to $100M

Krenar Komoni | Founder and CEO, Tive Inc.

From Local Roots to the Global Stage: AI and the Founders’ Path to Investment and Growth

Jeta Zagragja | Founder & CEO, AnchorzUp

Krenar Komoni | Founder & CEO, Tive Inc.

Celik Nimani | Sales Director, DACH, Valtech

Arbër Kadia | CEO & Co-Founder, Patoko

The Entrepreneur’s Voyage Through AI, Cyber Frontiers, and Business Reinvention

Mergim Cahani | Founder & CEO, Gjirafa, Inc.
Moderator: Driton Hapçiu | Entrepreneur – Founder – Manager and Consultant

The future of AI-powered Business Communication

Andreas Wesselmann | CEO, NFON AG

Arben Zeka | Managing Director, NFON Hub Kosovo

Building Better Cities with Green Tech and Digital Innovation

Alexander Zanner | Head of Sales, PI Labs

Fidan Hallaqi | Founder & CEO, Electric Mobility LLC

Luftar Braha | Digitalisation Expert, Pristina Municipality

Moderator: Louise Skärvall | BOOST Accelerator Lead, UNDP Istanbul Regional Hub

Testing with and of AI: How do the two fit together?

Dr. Klaudia Dussa-Zieger | President, ISTQB

The Growth Game: Turning Local Innovation into Global Impact

Arta Shehu Zaimi | Co-founder, jCoders Academy & Labbox

Moderator: Bersant Disha | Executive Director, Recura

AI: The Dual-Use Turbocharger

Paolo Palumbo | Vice President, WithSecure Intelligence

Culture, Chaos, and Co-Founders: Lessons from 20 Years in Tech

Rachel Mooney | Principal People Strategist, RMM People

Money Meets Mindset: Funding Start-ups in the AI-First World

Stevica Kuharski | Partner, Fil Rouge Capital
Kamen Bankovski | Partner, Planet 9 Ventures
Grant Van Cleve | Managing Partner, Hangar 75 Ventures / President, AmCham Albania
Ardian Hoxha | Chapter President, Keiretsu Forum SEE
Drin Mulliqi | CEO, Red Mill Agency

Moderator: Arta Istrefi | Country Program Officer, SwissEP

Digital Transformation in Corporate Governance

Bejtë Cakaj | Deputy CEO, ProCredit Bank Kosovo

Robert Garcia | Former CEO, Resonate

Ryan Riegg | Senior Counsel, Platt Richmond PLLC

Moderator: Visar Dobroshi | Managing Partner, Recura Financials

Building, Scaling & Letting Go, Lessons from a Transformational Leader

Robert Garcia | Former CEO, Resonate

Future Developers Showtime

AI in Telco – Hype or Help for Embedded Software Bugs

Luca Olivari – Program manager | Ericsson Nicola Tesla
Marin Vukosav – SW Engineer | Ericsson Nicola Tesla

Automating Microservices Deployments: Real-World DevOps in Action

Astrit Dibrani – Founder & CEO – CloudAstro

Abdelfadeel Farag | Team Lead – Cloud DevOps, CloudAstro

Njomza Ismaili | Cloud DevOps, CloudAstro

Dual VET in Kosovo’s ICT Sector: Opportunities, Challenges, and Pathways Forward

Kurt Schmid | Senior Researcher, IBW Austria

Valbona Fetiu Mjeku | Head of the Division for VET Standards and QA, MASHT

Karl Mohr | Director, HTL Peter Mahringer

Ralph Rothe | Senior TVET Consultant

Moderator: Kushtrim Bajrami | VET Governance System Senior Facilitator, Swisscontact

Future, Innovation & Partnerships with Finland

Mika Skarp | Senior Product Manager, Cumucore

Alia Dannenberg | Co-founder & CEO, Weivi

Paolo Palumbo | Vice President, WithSecure Intelligence

Jessica Lehdonvirta | Program Officer, Finnpartnership

Moderator: Rinor Hajdini | Entrepreneur

Ambient IoT’s Thinnest & Greenest Power Solution – for Sustainable Impact and Growth

Peter Ringstad | CEO, Ligna Energy

Meshari: The Past’s Wisdom, The Future’s Vision – Powered by ISA Robotics

Roni Kasemi | Lead – Senior Mechatronics Engineer, ISA Robotics

Investors Pitch

AI on Safety and Security

Robert Shala | Co-Founder & VP, Sentry

Forget technology! Focus on Communication, Marketing and Sales

Olli Tannerkoski | Co-Founder & CFO, ScanwAi Oy