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DIGITAL HORIZON ALBANIA 2025 Connecting Albania's Future: Technology as the Engine of Economic Growth November 5 th , 2025 @ Tirana Marriott Hotel DRAFT AGENDA 09:30 – 10:00 Welcoming Remarks Welcome from the Organizers Opening Keynote: "The Digital Pulse of the Nation" , by Balazs Revesz , President of FIAA EU Digital Agenda and Growth Plan for Albania (EU Delegation and EU Commission) tbc Greetings by Delina Ibrahimaj , Minister of Economy and Innovation 10:00 – 10:30 Innovation from the Edge : Global &amp; Regional Insights The Blueprint for a Digital Nation: Lessons from the World's Best Featuring our Global and Regional Keynote Speaker S peaker : Anne o’Leary , VP of Mid-Market EMEA META/Ex Vodafone CEO Irland ( tbc ) 10:30 – 11:30 Panel 1 – The Engine Room: How a Healthy Tech Sector Fuels the Success of Smart Nations This panel reframes the success stories to highlight the ecosystem technology enables for the country. Moderator : tbc Panelists : TP (tbc) Banking representative (tbc) Startup community ( t bc) RITECH (tbc) Intracom Telecom Albania S.A (tbc) Engineering Albania ( tbc) 12:00 - 13:00 Panel 2 – Upskilling in Albania in the Age of AI This panel focuses on the urgent need to bridge the digital skills gap, to showcase initiatives and partnerships and to display how AI creates new job opportunities. Moderator: tbc Panelists : I nternational speaker (tbc) R epresentative from the Ministry of Education of Albania (tbc) S uccessful Albanian tech entrepreneur who benefited from upskilling initiatives (tbc) 14:00 – 15:00 Panel 3 – A pproaching new ICT companies – Pitching for Albania Moderator: tbc Panelists : Elira Kokona , Executive Director , Albanian Investment Corporation TechnoPark (tbc) Plug &amp; Play (tbc) Fintech (tbc) 15:00 – 16 : 00 Matchmaking Between Companies (New &amp; Existing) This session aims to f ostering collaboration, investment, and innovation by bringing together emerging businesses and established companies to explore strategic partnerships that drive growth, competitiveness, and sustainable development. 16:00 Closing Keynote: "The Connected Decade: A Pact for Albania's Prosperity" Final Reflections : Synthesizing the day's lessons on sector health, innovation, and skills. Saatja: [email protected] Saaja: "Justiits- ja Digiministeerium" <[email protected]> Teema: Invitation to the Digital Horizon in Albania 2025 November 5th 2025 Kuupäev: 2025-10-03 12:48 Tähelepanu! Tegemist on välisvõrgust saabunud kirjaga. Tundmatu saatja korral palume linke ja faile mitte avada. To the attention of the Department of Digital Communications and Cybersecurity Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs Dear Madam/Sir, Warm greetings from the Foreign Investors Association of Albania (FIAA), the leading business organization representing foreign investors in Albania. FIAA is a non-governmental business association, established 25 years ago with the mission to promote a favorable inhouse investment climate, also a reliable and official consulting partner of the European Commission in Albania. We serve as a key platform supporting foreign investors through advocacy, services, strategic partnerships and promotional Events. As part of our milestone events, we are pleased to invite your esteemed institution to participate in our upcoming conference, Digital Horizon in Albania 2025, taking place on November 5th in Tirana. Recognizing Estonia’s leadership in AI and technological transformation, we would be honored to have an Inspirational Speaker from your relevant institution to address The need to Upskill Albania in the Age of AI by embracing digital transformation and Innovation. We believe your insights could serve as inspiration for policymakers, technologists, and digital service providers in Albania and the wider Western Balkans. Digital Horizon Albania 2025 brings together government leaders, global tech companies, and regional innovators to explore: * AI-driven upskilling and the future of work * Smart, efficient digital solutions * Cross-border partnerships in the tech ecosystem Should in-person participation not be feasible, we would be glad to facilitate an online intervention. Kindly contact us should you require any additional information. Enclosed you may find the draft agenda of the event. We look forward to your positive response and to the opportunity to collaborate on this important conference. Warm regards, Marinela JAZOJ Director Foreign Investors Association of Albania Str. Themistokli Germenji, Building No.8, 2nd floor, Ap.9 Tirana, Albania Tel: +355 4 222 555 3 Mob: +355 692034469 Email: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] <http://www.fiaalbania.al/> www.fiaalbania.al <https://www.linkedin.com/in/foreign-investors-association-of-albania-fiaa-1638491a7/?originalSubdomain=al> LinkedIn