Participants: ACTI Members, Event’s Sponsors, Speakers and gov representatives
An evening designed to build connections in a relaxed atmosphere.
21:30
Dinner closes
Where
Hotel Marriott Tirana
09:00 - 15:00
MAIN CONFERENCE
9:00
Registration
9:30
Opening
Chair of the Board at ACTI, Mr. Ermal Beqiri
Minister of Economy Innovation and Culture, Mr. Blendi Gonxhja
Director General of the National Agency for Information Society, Mrs. Mirlinda Karçanaj
H.E. PM. Mr. Edi Rama
Opening Remarks
10:20
Keynote
Mrs. Kozeta Garrett, Global Managing Partner for Cybersecurity Services, Microsoft
“Securing the Future in an AI-Driven World”
10:35
Keynote
Mrs. Ekaterina Solovova, Head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in Albania
“Where capital meets innovation: EBRD’s role in digital and tech-led transformation”
10:45
Panel
Mr. Eric Piroux from Entrust, Mr. Lee Rossey from Simspace, Mr. Peter Markota from Check Point Mrs. Jelena Milosevic from IBM Mr. Vladimir Vukovic from Supermicro
“Next-Gen Cybersecurity & Digital Trust”
Moderated by Mr. Saimir Kapllani,
Director of GRC at NCSA
11:45
Coffee break
Building the Quantum-Ready World - Opportunities and Challenge
12:15
Parallel Event: Cyber Drill Challenge
12:15
Keynote
Dane Hinic, IBM CoE Manager
“Your companion to agentic AI”
12:30
Panel
Mrs. Delina Ibrahimaj, Minister of Entrepreneurship and Business Climate Mrs. Mirlinda Karçanaj, National Agency of Information Society Mr. Igli Tafa, National Cyber Security Authority Mr. Sokol Duma, Deputy Minister of Economy, Innovation and Culture
Way forward Digital Albania 2030
13:10
Lunch break
14:10
Fireside chat
Mr. Andis Papa, ACTI Board Member, CEO at Fastech Mr. Gentian Likaj, ACTI Board Member, CEO at Communication Progress Mr. Brano Djurovic, ACTI Gold Member, CEO at One Albania Mr. Kushtrim Shala, ACTI Board Member, CEO at ALBICT Mr. Gjergji Mulla, ACTI Board Member, CEO at Helius Systems Mr. Bernard Toci, ACTI Gold Member, CEO at Synapse
ACTI at its core Challenges and opportunities
14:45
Keynote
Onur Koc, Regional Technology Officer - Southeast Europe, Microsoft
“AI with Purpose: Shaping Agentic AI and Microsoft”
15:00
Closing remarks
Where
Hotel Marriott Tirana
19:30 - 22:30
GRAND PRIZE CEREMONY
19:00
Registration
19:30
Opening
Government representatives
Opening remarks
19:40
Panel
6 investors from the Swiss Entrepreneurship Program;
Vuk Lau of VC Silicon Gardens Maaike Doyer of Epic Angels Maria Carolina Romero, business angel Eli Zhabevska of South-Central Ventures Keo Sar of Dream VC Ardian Hoxha of Keiretsu Forum
Backing the Bold: Investing in the Next Generation of Innovation in the Western Balkans.
Venture Capital, Private Equity and Impact Funds, collectively managing nearly $10bn+ in AUM
Moderated by Mr. Ravik Mima, CEO & Angel Investor, Keiretsu Forum Southeast Europe
20:20
Dinner
20:50
Pitching
6 startups pitching on stage
Pitching for the Grand Prize 50,000 Euro
21:35
Dinner
22:00
ACT NOW GRAND PRIZE 2025; YOUTH PRIZE 2025; CYBER DRILL PRIZE 2025
22:30
Joint picture; Closing remarks
Where
Hotel Marriott Tirana
10:00 - 11:00
PRESS RELEASE
ACT NOW 2025 Awards
Application Process: Submit your applications online by May 10, 2025. Finalists announced May 15, 2025.
