Global Entrepreneurship Week

Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW Albania) concluded its successful run, on November 20th. This week brought together forward-thinkers, business visionaries, and enterprises from diverse backgrounds. More than 60 events were organized in four Albanian cities from November 13th to 19th, 2023. A multitude of entities offered their support, totaling 35 partners including public and private domains, academia, and international bodies.

?This year, GEW was organized by the Ministry for Entrepreneurship and Business Climate, with the main goal to increase interaction between all innovation ecosystem actors and transform the culture of doing business with access to global innovations. Representatives from the Albanian government, EU delegation, German Development Cooperation, Swedish Embassy, and GIZ were present in various panel discussions, round tables to celebrate and discuss their perspectives on Albania's achievements in innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship.

The varied sessions involved narratives of empowerment and motivation drawn from the experiences of both national and international entrepreneurial figures. Numerous activities were facilitated by diverse partners: dialogues with female entrepreneurs, ambitious youth, and corporate leaders; along with panel discussions, presentations, and sectoral analyses. Attendees were offered opportunities to tour businesses and participate in specialized meetings with overseas and local corporate heads.

Several events were dedicated to women in business such as Women in Entrepreneurship | Albanian Success Stories organized by Sweden Embassy Albania and UN Women, Girls in STEM organized by Vodafone, and 100 Million Learners / Academy for Women Entrepreneurs by Destil Creative Hub. Albania’s Prime Minister Rama hosted an inspiring interview with women entrepreneurs titled "Girls who build success."

Tech occupied significant space within the agenda with events dedicated to Data Science and DevOps, IT solutions, DMS, and Cybersecurity for the Enterprise Sector, Blockchain as a Tool for Economic Development, and the Development of Artificial Intelligence Models in Albania.

Students had the opportunity to visit successful businesses in three separate events. Mulliri - The Coffee Company, Dritan Hoxha Foundation, and Vodafone opened their doors and allowed the entrepreneurs of the future to peek inside what innovation brings.

GEW Albania 2023 has been a dynamic and noteworthy networking opportunity to boost innovation, creativity and promote the entrepreneurship in Albania. Regardless of whether participants were experienced entrepreneurs, thriving startup initiators, or merely interested in starting a venture, the events of GEW dispensed invaluable perspectives and resourceful insights.

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