Victoria, London May 2, 2025 (Issuewire.com) - The Balkonnect Festival 2025 is set to be the premier event for fostering business connections, innovation, and investment in the Western Balkans. Scheduled for May 23-24, 2025, in Prishtina, Kosovo, the festival will gather industry leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, and policymakers from across the region and beyond.
Organized by Prishtina REA in partnership with international organizations, including EBRD, EEN, and EBN, Balkonnect Festival 2025 aims to accelerate cross-regional economic growth by showcasing innovation, strategic partnerships, and investment-ready businesses.
Ahmet Jetullahu - Meti, Prishtina REA director and founder of Balkonnect Festival, went on to state:
It is an honour to host the first Balkonnect Business Without Borders Festival in Prishtina. This event will serve as a pivotal platform for fostering economic growth and collaboration across the Western Balkans, bridging it to global business opportunities.
Leonora Kusari, EBRD Western Balkan, Small Business Advisory support services commented:
On behalf of EBRD, we are happy to support Prishtina REA, that powered Balkonnect Festival, it is my honour to co-host you all to the first edition of Balkonnect Festival 2025 in Prishtina, May 23-24 a unique platform where innovation, entrepreneurship and transnational collaboration come together to shape the future of business without borders.
The festival will feature sectorial B2B matchmaking, thematic panel discussions and a pitching event designed to connect startups and scale-ups with investors. Key sectors to be highlighted include:
Balkonnect Festival 2025 is expected to attract over 500 participants, coming from over 30 countries, including industry leaders, investors, international organizations, government officials, and startups/SMEs. The festival key speakers will provide valuable insights to an array of key industries that Balkonnect 2025 will cover, see all our speakers on Speakers - Balkonnect.
The key outcomes of the festival are to:
Notes to editors
The Balkonnect Festival 2025 is the premier event bridging the Western Balkans leading industries with global innovation, networking, matchmaking and investment opportunities. Held annually, this years festival will focus on innovation, transformation, e-solutions and investment, including sectorial experiences, AI, big data and green economies. It is expected to attract key stakeholders from sectors including wood-metal/construction, tourism-agri-food-processing, outsourcing, ICT & Digital, renewable and green, banking and finance, etc.
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