Balkonnect Festival 2025 - B2B Matchmaking Event

The festival, with a traditional spirit, is to be organized on annual basis, rotating the hosting to the capitals of WB countries every year, beginning with Prishtina /2025 22-23 of May 2025 Prishtina, Kosovo.

Prishtina REA and networking partners joined forces and expertise to power together the branded DeepTechcamp 2025 as BALKONNECT FESTIVAL 2025.

It aims to bring together key globally stakeholders, passionate and influencers from the leading industries, TechParks, incubators, accelerators, innovation centres, science parks, finance and banking ecosystem actors, e-solutions, innovators connect and including business angels, venture capitals and investors. This Festival, intends to become the Western Balkans traditional-May event, aiming at gearing up for the digital and green transformation economy powered by artificial intelligence, bigdata analytics and e-platforms, finance and banking, ensuring the key strategic adventurers keep ahead of the curve while remaining focused on our joint mission: Innovate, Transform, e-Solution, Invest.

For the first, launching DeepTechcamp (May 2025), Prishtina REA/EEN/EBN and EBRD, will craft a programme dedicated to the impact of Digital and Green Transition, focusing on Innovation, Investment, Matchmaking, Networking and Promotion. The event will take place at the highly attractive and accessible area, leveraging the unique assets of the local ecosystem, particularly in the topics related to the event. Celebrating 24 Years of Innovation: The 2025 Prishtina REA-EBRD, Balkonnect Festival also marks the 24th anniversary of the Prishtina REA operation and establishment. Join us for a special celebration to honour our impact on WB's innovation landscape, culminating in a night of networking and celebration.

The Balkonnect 2-day festival will be divided into 3 separate themes per day, consisting of 6 themes overall, ending with a private session of investment seeking each of the two nights. The investment seeking sessions, will have the seekers the Western Balkan companies (with a majority of the hosting country), which will be rotated on annual basis to the other WB countries

Target Audience

• BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY LEADERS

• GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

• INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• ACADEMIA AND INNOVATORS

• INVESTORS

Key Outcomes

• CROSS-BORDER COLLABORATIONS: FOSTER STRONGER REGIONAL ECONOMIC TIES THROUGH BUSINESS MATCHMAKING,

• PROMOTING INNOVATION: INSPIRE MODERNIZATION WITHIN KEY SECTORS ACROSS WB ECONOMIES,

• ATTRACTING INVESTMENTS: EMPOWER LOCAL BUSINESSES OF HOSTING COUNTRIES BY PRIORITIZING THEIR INVESTMENT NEEDS,

• ENHANCING REGIONAL IDENTITY: POSITION THE WB AS A UNIFIED AND DYNAMIC INVESTMENT DESTINATION.