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Annual Conference 2025: Leading Diligent Boards.

Empower. Elevate. Connect.

Registration & Activation
8:30
Plenary Sessions: The Power to Prepare, Lead, and Transform
"Shaping Tomorrow: Boards at the Helm of Albania’s Future"

Albania’s EU alignment and the vital role of board governance in national transformation.

Curated keynote lineup featuring Albania’s foremost governance leaders and global change-makers:

Moderator: Albana Vrioni (WOB-AL, Managing Director)

09:00 – Plenary Session 1

  • Opening: Why Diligent Boards – Why NOW?
    Albana Vrioni (WOB-AL Founder, Managing Director)
  • EU accession: The power of Boards in preparing, leading, and transforming
    Entela Ramosacaj (Vice Minister, Health and Social Welfare)
  • Diligent Boards as a Gateway to Economic Growth & Civilized Society
    Silvio Gonzato (Ambassador, Head of EU Delegation in Albania)
  • Diligent Governance – the Compass for Albania’s Future Growth
    Edlira Muka (Balfin Group, CEO)

09:45 – Questions & Answers

10:00 – Plenary Session 2

  • Creating Supporting Ecosystem
    Sonja Kurz (GIZ Albania, Country Director)
  • From Achieving Quotas to Achieving Impact
    Anette Juellund (European Women on Boards (EWOB), CEO)
  • Boards as Strategic Allies in Your Strategy of Growth
    Hagen Schweinitz (Charvet & Cie, Chairman)

10:45 – Questions & Answers

9:00
Coffee Break
11:00
Sector Focused Sessions: Building Resilient & Visionary Boards
11:15
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18:30
Panel 1:
Health & Lifesciences - Boards that lead a transformational change

Moderator: Eni Tresa (Healthcare & Governance Expert)

  • Pharma Lifescences
    Rovena Dhroso  (Novartis, IM President Albania, Kosovo & North Macedonia)
  • Pharma Distributors
    Gentiana Peposhi  (Trimed Healthcare, CEO)
  • Hospital
    Rudina Degjoni  ("Memorial" Public Hospital, General Director)
  • BioMedical
    Peter Janssen  (Upyter, CEO)

12:00 - Questions & Answers

11:15
Fireside Chat 1:
Diversity and Inclusion
  • Adela Llatja (Senior Executive, GIZ)
  • Kristen Andersen (Sustainability & Governance Advisor, WOB-AL)
12:15
Fingerfood Reception & Networking
"Connections that Count"
12:45
Panel 2:
Investor Relations, Capital Markets, and Economic Empowerment

Moderator: Irush Vrioni (Partner, Vrioni Consulting)

  • Ethical and transparent tax practices as a competitive advantage
    Anisa Jasini (Tax Director at Ernst & Young Albania)
  • Assets Management: Unlocking the potential of women empowerment
    Antonio Thomas (ARTAS Sarl, Founding Partner)
  • Sustainable Energy and why Boards shall care about it
    Rozalba Xhori (Founder of Entrenovu, Operational Partner for CBAM)

14: 15 - Questions & Answers

13:30
Panel 3:
Regenerative Tourism & 365 Days of Transformation

Moderator: Gladiola Dona (Toursim & Hospitality Academy)

  • Unlocking long-term value: How innovation and systems thinking are driving tourism's transformation
    Aradhana Khowala  (Aptamind Partners, CEO)
  • 365 days tourism: building growth communities & social innovation
    Andri Kasneci  (Director of Hospitality & Urban Development at Gener2 and Managing Director of ABA Hospitality)
  • Using exhibitions strategically: Boards can impact culture change
    Enejda Sheku (Iceberg Exhibition, CEO)

15:15 - Questions & Answers

14:30
Coffee Break
15:30
Panel 4:
From Risk to Resilience - Boards Leading in the Age of Cyber & AI

Moderator: Albana Vrioni (WOB-AL founder, Managing Director)

  • Cybersecurity as a Pillar of Institutional Strength
    Edlira Martiri  (Cybermorfosis, Co-Founder)
  • From Complexity to Clarity: Leading Boards into the Future of Cyber-AI Governance
    Christine Baird  (Clarus Tech Partners, CEO & Founder)
  • AI Horizons: Opportunities and Ethical Guardrails for Decision-Makers
    Emiliano Mankolli (AI HUB Albania, AI Expert)
  • AI disruption & Boards Stewardship for Social Innovation
    Jorida Tabaku (Media & Human Rights Committee, Chairwoman)

16: 30 - Questions & Answers

15:45
Panel 5:
Conscious Leadership in the age of Digital Disruption

Moderator: Albana Vrioni (WOB-AL founder, Managing Director)

  • Boards & disruption: The human factor
    Maria Rosaria  (Nokia Business Service, VP and People Head)
  • Demistifying what makes Boards functioning : Diligent boards are 5%strategy - 95% execution
    Anette Juellund  (European Women on Boards (EWOB), CEO)
  • Leading with Data: Pivotal role of Culture
    Sirin Aktas  (Danone, CEO & Executive Commitee Member)
  • Digital Education - the accelerating factor for Board diligence
    Nelda Kote (Lecturer at Faculty of Information Technology, Polytechnic University of Tirana)

17: 45 - Questions & Answers

16:45
Fireside Chat 2:
Building an executive career abroad
  • Hagen Schweinitz  (Charvet & Cie, Chairman)
  • Jingjin Liu (Global Executive & Entrepreneur)
  • Manuela Monetti (Director, Global Sales & Marketing)
18:00
Closing Speech:
"Elevate your legacy"

WOB-AL Index & Awards Ceremony

18:30
Networking : Rooftop

Capturing experience and commitments of the day

19:00
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