Deutsch–Albanische Wirtschaftskonferenz 2026
am 30. April 2026
09:00 - 16:00 Uhr
30th April 2026
Registration and Networking Coffee
Opening Remark:
Dr. Volker Treier, Member of the Executive Board and Head of Foreign Trade German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK)
Welcome address by Dr. Thomas Steffen, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Key note speech by High Level Representative of the Albanian Government
Impulse: Albania´s Macroeconomic Situation
Dr. Ricardo Giucci, GET - German Economic Team: Investment Location Albania
Infrastructure - Renewable Energy - Industry
Investment & Supply Opportunities in a New Geopolitical Context: Integrating into Value Chains and Nearshoring
Mr. Enkelejd Musabelliu, Dep. Minister of Economy and Innovation
Mr. Rico Koch, Notus Energy - Renewable Energy
Mr. Albert Valteri, Everest - Industry – Metall & Aluminium
Dr. Tobias Stricker , Knauf - Industry – Construction Materials
Moderation:
Mr. Michael Harms, CEO of the German Eastern Business Association (OA)
Services – ICT, Tourism - Trade
Sustainable Investment: New horizons in business cooperation between Germany and Albania
Mr. Christian Dölker, Hyretech - ICT
Mr. Bujar BAKIU, DATAMAX - ICT
Mr. Volker Adams, Deutscher Reiseverband - Tourism
TUI Care Foundation / National Tourism Agency Albania – tbc
Moderation:
Ms. Antje Wandelt, Delegate of German Industry – Markets: Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia
With participation of: Mr. Andis Salla, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Albania
Moderation: Dr. Corinna Trips, Export Coordinator at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs
The Workshop is organized by the German Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity, BMLEH
The conference languages for the Agricultural Workshop are German-Albanian, with simultaneous translation
Equipping workforce with skills for a shifting business environment, examples in ICT & Tourism
With the participation of: Ms. Olta Manjani, Deputy Minister of Economy and Innovation
Moderation: Ms. Annabell Kreuzer, Senior Advisor, Agency for Business and Economic Development, GIZ Albania
Companies from ICT and Tourism: Hyretech, Datamax / TUI Care Foundation / Aura
The Expert-Workshop is organized by GIZ Albania
Government Representative of the Albanian Investment Development Agency (AIDA)
Mr. Dritan Delia, CEO of the Technological and Economic Development Area (TEDA)
Mr. Georg Scherpf, Rechtsanwalt, Solicitor (England & Wales),Partner at Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Complex Disputes: „How can German companies protect their investments?”
The conference language for the 2 workshops on Skills and Investments is ENGLISH without translation