Experts & Speakers

Speakers
Arben Ahmetaj
Government of Albania

Arben Ahmetaj

Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Entrepreneurship
Government of Albania (Albania)
Baybars Altuntas
EBAN

Baybars Altuntas

President
EBAN (Turkiye)
Jim Barnhart
USAID

Jim Barnhart

Mission Director
USAID (Albania)
Laszlo Csoknyai
Laszlo Csoknyai

Laszlo Csoknyai

Business Angel
Business Angel (Hungary)
Genti Daci
Abcom

Genti Daci

CEO
Abcom (Albania)
Michael Gold
Crimson Capital Corp.

Michael Gold

Managing Director
Crimson Capital Corp. (United States)
Milena Harito
Government of Albania

Milena Harito

Minister for Innovation And Public Administration
Government of Albania (Albania)
Alexandros Kosenas
Neptun Albania and Montenegro

Alexandros Kosenas

CEO
Neptun Albania and Montenegro (Albania)
Vivjan Myrto
Boston Global Ventures

Vivjan Myrto

Managing Partner
Boston Global Ventures (United States)
Niko Peleshi
Government of Albania

Niko Peleshi

Deputy Prime Minister
Government of Albania (Albania)
Boštjan	 Skalar
SPIRIT Slovenia

Boštjan Skalar

Acting Director
SPIRIT Slovenia (Slovenia)
William Stevens
Europe Unlimited

William Stevens

Founder & CEO
Europe Unlimited (Belgium)
Aleksandar Tasev
Balkan Unlimited

Aleksandar Tasev

CEO
Balkan Unlimited (North Macedonia)
ICT



Expert Jury
Riccardo Aimerito
ERA Kapital

Riccardo Aimerito

Co-founder & Partner
ERA Kapital (Italy)
Baybars Altuntas
EBAN

Baybars Altuntas

President
EBAN (Turkiye)
Genc Boga
Boga & Associates

Genc Boga

Managing Partner
Boga & Associates (Albania)
Elvis Bregu
Vodafone

Elvis Bregu

New Technology & Innovations Manager
Vodafone (Albania)
Vladimir Corda
ICBL

Vladimir Corda

Business Incubator Manager
ICBL (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Laszlo Csoknyai
Laszlo Csoknyai

Laszlo Csoknyai

Business Angel
Business Angel (Hungary)
Genti Daci
Abcom

Genti Daci

CEO
Abcom (Albania)
Dilyan Dimitrov
Eleven Ventures

Dilyan Dimitrov

Co-founder
Eleven Ventures (Bulgaria)
Bersant Disha
RECURA Financials

Bersant Disha

Executive Director
RECURA Financials (Kosovo)
ICT
George Giakoumakis
European Investment Fund (EIF)

George Giakoumakis

Mandate Relationship Manager
European Investment Fund (EIF) (Luxembourg)
Michael Gold
Crimson Capital Corp.

Michael Gold

Managing Director
Crimson Capital Corp. (United States)
NIk Grezda
Veritas Ventures

NIk Grezda

CEO
Veritas Ventures (Albania)
Endri Hasa
Neni Tech

Endri Hasa

CEO
Neni Tech (Albania)
Gabor Ligetfalvi
Gabor Ligetfalvi

Gabor Ligetfalvi

Business Angel
Business Angel (Hungary)
Robert Mane
PRIMO

Robert Mane

Acting CEO
PRIMO (Albania)
ICT
Slobodan Markovic
RARS

Slobodan Markovic

CEO
RARS (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Mirna Marovic
Croatian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association

Mirna Marovic

President
Croatian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (Croatia)
ICT
Jure Mikuz
RSG Capital

Jure Mikuz

Managing Director
RSG Capital (Slovenia)
ICT
Alenka Mubi  Zalaznik
SPIRIT Slovenia

Alenka Mubi Zalaznik

Project Manager
SPIRIT Slovenia (Slovenia)
Vivjan Myrto
Boston Global Ventures

Vivjan Myrto

Managing Partner
Boston Global Ventures (United States)
Celik Nimani
Innovation Center Kosovo

Celik Nimani

Entrepreneur/Community Developer
Innovation Center Kosovo (Kosovo)
Aleksandra Parcinska
Trento RISE

Aleksandra Parcinska

International Community Developer with VIBE, EIT ICT Labs & Tech Peaks; Trento RISE, (Italy)
Trento RISE (Italy)
Artemis Saitakis
Science & Technology Park of Crete

Artemis Saitakis

Park - General Manager
Science & Technology Park of Crete (Greece)
Matilda Shehu
Plus Communications

Matilda Shehu

Chief Financial Officer
Plus Communications (Albania)
Argyrios Spyridis
Innovation Farm

Argyrios Spyridis

Co-Founder
Innovation Farm (Greece)
ICT
Adriane Thrash
Adriane Thrash

Adriane Thrash

Innovation Farm (Greece)
Kushtrim Xhakli
IPKO Foundation

Kushtrim Xhakli

Board Member
IPKO Foundation (Kosovo)
Tatjana Zabasu
RSG Capital

Tatjana Zabasu

RSG Capital (Slovenia)
ICT