Balkonnect
Festival
Balkonnect
Festival

ABOUT US
Balkonnect Festival
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 year’s 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.
Leading Industries
KOSOVO
Wood and Metal processing ICT and Digital Tourism Renewable and Green Banking and Finance Outsourcing
NORTH MACEDONIA
Agri & Food & Processing Manufacturing ICT and Digital Renewable and Green Materials
MONTENEGRO
Montenegro Tourism ICT and Digital Renewable and Green Real Estate
ALBANIA
Tourism Telecommunication Manufacturing Renewable and Green Agri & Food & Processing Construction
BOSNIA & HERCEGOVINA
Agri & Food & Processing Wood Industry ICT and Digital Materials
SERBIA
Wood and metal processing ICT, Telecommunication and Digital Tourism Renewable and Green Banking and Finance Agri & Food & Processing Construction & Materials
Target Audience
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY LEADERS
From leading sectors across the WB
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Including EBRD and other economic development stakeholders
ACADEMIA AND INNOVATORS
R&D institutions and tech innovators
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
Policy-makers driving regional economic integration
INVESTORS
Business angels, venture capital firms & institutional investors