Wood Industry Convention of Kosovo

- 7th Edition

Hotel Emerald, Pristina 09:30 - 17:00 November 26, 2024

About the last Conference

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B2B Meetings

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Television Media

States of the Region

Std. Awards in Design

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Objectives

  • Competitiveness, potential, exports, financing, and development of the wood processing industry in Kosovo.
  • E-commerce and digitalization in the wood industry.
  • Collaboration between academia and the private sector to promote and develop innovation.
  • Support from various international and institutional partners in Kosovo.
  • Increasing public awareness of the importance of the wood and furniture sector for employment and economic growth.
  • Networking and Internationalization of the wood industry of Kosovo.

    Opening of the Convention. Moderator: Gonxhe Konjufca

  • 09:30-10:00 Registration of attendees - Coffee will be served
  • 10:00-10:40

    Opening Ceremony

    ALBIN KURTI - Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo
    ZENEL KELMENDI - Chairman of the AWPK board
    ROZETA HAJDARI - Minister of MIET
    EILEEN DEVITT - Mission Director, USAID Kosovo
    JONAS WESTERLUND - Sweden Ambassador in Kosovo

  • 10:40-11:00

    VIP Tour of the Wood Products Exhibition

    Dignitaries guided by AWPK Director and members of the AWPK board (in the meantime, the sessions with panelists continue)

  • Session 1- Wood Industry potential and exports
    Moderator: Dren Zatriqi

  • 10:40-11:10

    1.1 Wood Industry potential and exports

    SUZANA HARXHI - CEO Bizarro
    ARGUJAN HOTI - CEO Hoti Excluzive
    IDEAL VEJSA - CEO Maden Group
    BURIM BAJRAKTARI - CEO Modium L.L.C
    ZAMIRA PODE - Expert for Marketing, Luxemburg

  • 11:10-11:25

    1.2 ProCredit with banking solutions for wood processing exporters

    BESNIK HAZIRI - Head of Medium Business Department, ProCredit Bank

    General Condition of the Wood Processing Sector in Kosovo

  • 11:25 - 11:35

    2.1 Annual report on the work of the wood processing sector, SHPDK 2024, and planning for 2025.

    ARIETA VULA POZHEGU - Executive Director, SHPDK

    Current and ongoing activities 2024/2025

    Presentation of the platform by SHPDK for promoting the wood industry/members of SHPDK through the catalog/MAP Kosovo.

  • 11:35-11:50

    2.2 Analysis of the Wood Industry Sector in Kosovo –Digital Platform

    DONIKA MACASTENA - Private Sector Engagement Manager USAID Private Sector-Led Workforce Development Activity Implemented by IREX

  • 11:50 - 12:00

    2.3 Delegation from the Diaspora for B2B

    Presentation of 12 companies from the Diaspora for B2B meetings

  • 12:00-13:00
    LUNCH BREAK
  • Session 3 - Donor Activities in the Wood Processing Industry
    Moderator: Diana Burri

    13:00 - 14:00

    3.1 Donor Activities in Kosovo and Plans for 2024/2025.

    ZEF DEDAJ - U.D.Director, KIESA
    SKENDER RAMA - Chief of Party, USAID Kosovo Compete Activity
    AGNESA JASHARI - The new agency near the Prime Minister's office
    AGON DULA - Partnership Facilitator/National Project Leader of the MAE/023Lux Dev
    EDONA NAHI - Programme Component Manager, Fit for Jobs, GIZ Kosovo
    ARTAN AVDIU - Chief of Party, Kosovo Inclusive Economic Engagement Activity CDF – USAID
    ANTON GOJANI - Lead Facilitator for Developing VET Agency of Kosova, MSJ Project-SDC Funded
    VESA SHEHU - Regional Coordinator, Regional Challenge Fund/ Kosovo Challenge Fund – KfW and SDC Funded.

  • Session 4 - E-Commerce and Digitalization in the Wood Industry.
    Moderator: Gazmend Ahmeti

  • 14:00-14:35

    4.1 – The presentation of the wood industry through the digitalization of processes

    ARBER BAKIJA - Ceo, Bbros & Mika Soft
    BLERIM SYLEJMANI - KIT
    ARION KABASHI - Co Founder dhe product developer IMMIGRAND LLC

  • 14:35- 14:45

    4.2 GetQuality Software - How to Improve and Manage Quality

    YLLI RASHITI - CoFounder Get QUALITY
    LUMBARDH VOKSHI - CoFounder Get QUALITY

  • Session 5 - Academia and the Wood Industry.
    Moderator: Miftar Veseli

    14:45 - 15:30

    5.1 Collaboration of Universities/Colleg es with the Industry (Student Design Competition and Semester Work)

    EDMOND HAJRIZI - Rektor, UBT
    ILIRJANA GECI - Director, AAB
    AGRON BAJRAKTARI - Rektor, USHAF
    FLAKA XËRXA BEQIRI - Prodean UP
    KRESHNIK SHEHU - CEO, Shehu Academy
    RIAD DËRGUTI - Project Manager, Dekoriti Training Center

  • Session 6 - The design student competition prizes.
    Moderator: Rexhep Ilazi

  • 15:30 - 16:20

    6.1 Design Contest Award Ceremony

    ZENEL KELMENDI - SHPDK
    HASHIM DESHISHKU - SHPDK
    FLORA ARIFI - USAID Kosovo
    ZEF DEDAJ - KIESA

  • -Closing remarks-

Digitalization Pavilion in front of the Beethoven Hall

Business-to-Business (B2B) - 13:00-17:00

B2B meetings with potential local and international buyers organized by AWPK. To take place in VIVALDI HALL

The interested in meetings with foreign partners must first register on the list for "Business-to-Business Meetings."

Speakers

Speaker 1

ALBIN KURTI

Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo

Speaker 2

ZENEL KELMENDI

LUMI - Chairman of the Board of the Wood Processors Association of Kosovo - AWPK

Speaker 3

ROZETA HAJDARI

Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Entrepreneurship and Trade - MIET

Speaker 5

EILEEN DEVITT

Mission Director, USAID Kosovo

Speaker 5

JONAS WESTERLUND

Ambassador of Sweden in Kosovo

Speaker 4

ARIETA POZHEGU

Executive Director of the Board of the Wood Processors Association of Kosovo - AWPK

Speaker 5

DREN ZATRIQI

Market Access Expert -USAID Kosovo Compete Activity

Speaker 5

SUZANA HARXHI

CEO - BIZZARRO

Speaker 5

ARGURJAN HOTI

CEO Hoti Excluzive

Speaker 5

IDEAL VEJSA

Professor - AKADEMIA EVOLUCION

Speaker 5

BURIM BAJRAKTARI

CEO Modium L.L.C

Speaker 5

ZAMIRA PODE

Marketing expert Luxemburg

Speaker 5

BESNIK HAZIRI

Manager - PROCREDIT BANK

Speaker 5

DIANA BURRI

Partner - Dott

Speaker 6

ZEF DEDAJ

A.D Director - KIESA

Speaker 5

SKENDER RAMA

Project Director - USAID Kosovo Compete Activity

Speaker 5

AGNESA JASHARI

Advisor in the cabinet of the First Deputy Prime Minister

Speaker 5

AGON DULA

Partnership Facilitator-National Project Leader of the MAE 023 LUXDEV

Speaker 5

EDONA NAHI

Programme Component Manager - Fit for Jobs GIZ

Speaker 5

ARTAN AVDIU

Chief of Party Kosovo Inclusive Economic Engagement Activity CDF

Speaker 5

ANTON GOJANI

Lead Facilitator for Developing VET Agency of Kosova - MSJ Project-SDC Funded

Speaker 5

VESA SHEHU

Regional Challenge Fund - Kosovo Challenge Fund – KfW and SDC Funded

Speaker 5

GAZMEND AHMETI

Expert in business sophistication - USAID COMPETE ACTIVITY

Speaker 5

ARBER BAKIJA

Ceo - Bbros & Mika Soft

Speaker 5

BLERIM SYLEJMANI

Ceo-LONI-DEKOR

Speaker 5

ARION KABASHI

Co Founder dhe product developer IMMIGRAND LLC

Speaker 5

YLL RASHITI

CoFounder GetQuality

Speaker 5

LUMBARDH VOKSHI

CoFounder GetQuality

Speaker 5

MIFTAR VESELI

ALBED - Member of the Board of the Association of Wood Processors of Kosovo

Speaker 5

EDMOND HAJRIZI

Rector of the University - UBT

Speaker 5

ILIRJANA GECI

Director of the Project Development Office - AAB

Speaker 5

AGRON BAJRAKTARI

Rector of the University of Applied Sciences in Ferizaj - UASF

Speaker 5

KRESHNIK SHEHU

SHEHU-Vice President of the Board of the Association of Wood Processors of Kosovo

Speaker 5

RIAD DERGUTI

Project manager, Dekoriti Training Center

Speaker 5

REXHEP ILAZI

Leader of the Wood Processing Sector - USAID Kosovo Compete Activity

Speaker 5

HASHIM DESHISHKU

LESNA-Vice Chairman of the Board of the Wood Processors Association of Kosovo

Speaker 5

FLORA ARIFI

Project Management Specialist for the Private Sector

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