Please join us at ISOA Mobility & Security Workshop: Contracting Support for Southeastern Europe, a full-day workshop that will bring together end users, contractors and suppliers of security related services and products
willing to support requirements of Regional Armed Forces, NATO, U.S. Government and EU in southeast Europe. The workshop presentations will give an update about the latest military procurement requirements, management of military vehicle fleets,
logistics of key military products and protection solutions. We will also discuss industry updates, regional challenges and investment opportunities in Southeast Europe. The workshop format includes lectures and discussions with experts from
the fields of logistics, procurement, ballistics, materials and armored vehicles, services and contractors.
The event will take place at the Emerald Hotel Prishtina-Skopje Highway, 1000 Pristina, on Friday, September 8, 2023, with check-in beginning at 8:30am. The workshop will be immediately followed by a networking reception.
Agenda (subject to change):
8:30 – 8:45 Registration & Welcome Reception
8:45 – 9:00 Opening Remarks
9:00 – 9:45 Kosovo Armed Forces: Sustainment, Ammunition & Vehicle Requirements
- Speaker: Shemsi Syla, Deputy Minister of Defense, Kosovo
9:45 – 10:30 Panel: Security Challenges in Southeast Europe
- Moderator; Costa Maroulis, Constellis
- Zgjim Kolgeci, CIO, E-Tech
- Col Aferdita Mikullovci, Kosovo Police
- Kah Kin Ho, Head of Cyber Security, Asperiq
- Agron Llugaliu, Director General, Kosovo Customs
10:30 – 11:00 Networking Break
11:00 – 11:45 Doing Business in Kosovo
- Speaker: Rozeta Hejdari, Minister, Ministry of Trade and Industry
11:45 – 12:00 Operating Company Briefing
- Qendrim Mucolli, Contracting & Procurement Manager, ITBM Group
- Visar Shllaku, CTO, E-Tech
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch & Networking Break
13:30 – 14:15 Panel: Contracting in Southeastern Europe
- Moderator: Valon Gashi, Chief Business Development Officer, Aralytiks
- Hevzi Cuci, CEO ITBM
- Christoph Lechner, CEO Contrade Logistics
- Zef Dedaj, Acting Director General, Kosovo Investment and Enterprise Support Agency
- Fatmir Kqiku, Founder, Elba Technologies
- Arian Zeka, Executive Director, Kosovo American Chamber of Commerce
14:15 – 14:30 Operating Company Briefing
- Shpend Gashi, Co-Founder and CEO, Aralytiks
- Kah Kin Ho, Head of Cyber Security, Asperiq
14:30 – 15:00 Networking Break
15:00 – 15:30 Kosovo: A Modern State: Administrative Reform and Security
- Meliza Qorraj, Head of Division for Coordination of International Agreements, Kosovo Ministry of Internal Affairs
- Edmir Sejdiu, Head of Division for Coordination, Monitoring, and Implementation of Reforms, Kosovo Ministry of Internal Affairs
15:30 – 15:45 Operating Company Briefing
- Suhail Nouri, Partner, EZ Sourcing
- Fatmir Kqiku, founder, Elba Technologies
15:45 – 16:30 Panel: Military Equipment Sustainment in Southeastern Europe
- Moderator: DJ Jones, President Government Services, SharCon Management & Development
- Ideal Kerane, AMG Distributor
- Imer Avdiu, Director of Logistics, MOD
- Jan-Philipp Meier, Director BD and Government Services, Nolte Services
16:30 – 16:45 Closing Remarks
17:00 – 19:00 ISOA Networking Reception