Opening Remarks

Besnik Vasolli

Executive Director of the German-Kosovar Business Association (KDWV)

Rainer Rudolph

German Ambassador to Kosovo

Markus Delfs

GIZ Country Director Kosovo

Nina Wunderlich

Deputy Director-General, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany

Artana Bardhi

General Moderator
Key note speakers

Albin Kurti

Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo

Frank Scheidig

Global Head of Senior Executive Banking at DZ BANK
Speakers

Bali Muharremaj

Mayor of the Municipality of Suhareka and an experienced professional in public institutions.

Trim Ternava

CEO i KOSTT-it

Aris Abdullahu

CEO & General Manager, Baki Automobile – Volkswagen Group Partner

Getoar Mjeku

Deputy Minister of Economy of Kosovo

Mimoza Kusari-Lila

Minister of Trade, Industry, Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Dr. David Preisendanz

German lawyer and Member of the German Bundestag for the Esslingen constituency in Baden-Württemberg

Peter Friedrich

Chief Executive Officer of the Stuttgart Region Chamber of Skilled Crafts and Managing Director of Handwerk International

Visar Paçarada

Chief Executive Officer of ProCredit Bank Kosovo

Anja Quiring

Regional Director South Eastern Europe at the German Eastern Business Association

Mentor Pllana

Founder of Pllana Ventures

Daniel Zittel

Sales and Business Innovation for the Defence business at Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks (MBS)

Guri Shkodra

NOTUS energy’s Country Manager for the Western Balkans

Franz Rubey

Managing Director of Pontigra GmbH

Olena Antonova

Senior ECRB Electricity Expert and Country Desk Officer at the Energy Community Secretariat

Amir Alizadeh

heads the International Affairs, Industry and Innovation Department at the Ulm Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK Ulm)

Elfete Zeka

International Go-to-Market & Strategic Partnerships | VIVAVIS AG

Bernd Richter

Managing Partner of Richter Lighting Technologies GmbH

Alexander Jordan

Senior Key Account Consultant in the international sales team at PreZero International

Janez Jalen

CIO for Lidl in Slovenia and Serbia

Learta Hollaj

Energy and Sustainable Development Expert | Former Chief of Staff to the President of Kosovo

Thilo Rentschler

Chief Executive Officer of the East Württemberg Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK Ostwürttemberg),

Irfan Percuku

Managing Partner at Fati Group

Zenun Krasniqi

Chairman of the Albanian-German Business Union in Germany

Shqipe Neziri Vela

Chair | Kosovo Women in Energy and Mining

Dennis Gies

CEO | Toynamics Europe GmbH (Hape Group)

Anette Groschupp

Deputy Managing Director, Corporate Services | HWK Stuttgart

Christian Binnig

Team Leader, Inter-company Training and Technical Further Education | HWK Stuttgart

Sergiy Maslichenko

Head of Kosovo, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Bersant Disha

Managing Partner at Recura Financials

Driton Hapçiu

Entrepreneur & Investor | Founding Partner, CACTTUS Group & RECURA Financial Advisory

Hans Wittmann

Economic correspondent for Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI)

Mario Eckardt

Skills Development Specialist & Programme Lead | GIZ Kosovo

Antje Wandelt

Delegate of German Business for North Macedonia, Kosovo & Albania | Managing Director, AHK North Macedonia

Kushtrim Grainca

The Plant Manager of MUNDA Kosova

Bjoern Vogler

Consultant & Trainer in Industrial Policy and Eco-Industrial Parks

Kemal Lojo

Energy Efficiency & Digital Heating Specialist | Danfoss

Eta Morina

Director of Hidroing-DK

Berthold Goeke

Former Director General for National and European Climate Protection | German Federal Ministry for the Environment

Valentin Brandt

Head of Kosovo Operations | SELISE Group

Flandra Marmullaku

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Data4X

Taulant Abazi

CEO and Co-Founder of Arquail

Nick Neubert

Entrepreneur | Specht Holding & Code Invention L.L.C.

Rene Weigand

CEO of Sigma Technology DACH

Dr. Ricardo Giucci

Team leader of the German Economic Team
Masterclass Lectures

Aristides Matopoulos

Professor of Supply Chain Design | Cranfield University

Julian Bickmann

Partner, WAGNER Arbitration

Petrit Elshani

Lawyer, WAGNER Arbitration | Cross-Border Investment & International Arbitration