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Ulpiana Forum 2023

Name: Ulpiana Forum 2023
Start: 2023-11-16T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2023-11-18T23:59:59+00:00
Location: Prishtina, Kosova

November 16, 2023 - November 18, 2023

Ulpiana Forum 2023 stood as a unique platform for fostering dialogue and collaboration on some of the most pressing global challenges. By bringing together diverse voices and perspectives, the forum aimed to bridge gaps across sectors and geographies, promoting innovative approaches to diplomacy, diaspora engagement, and sustainable development. The event was designed to spark meaningful conversations, inspire actionable solutions, and drive impactful change.

Speakers at the Ulpiana Forum 2023 included globally recognized leaders and experts in the subjects discussed at the event. The lineup featured both established and emerging opinion-makers from diverse sectors such as academia, civil society, development, industry, and policymaking, among others.

The Ulpiana Forum aimed to be more than just a platform for dialogue—it was a forum of action and impact. Speakers and contributors were challenged to share not only their insights and visions for the future but also actionable strategies and impactful solutions. This approach supported participants in shaping their own diplomatic, diaspora, and developmental engagements, ensuring that the forum served as a catalyst for tangible progress.

Speakers:

Albin Kurti

Prime Minister The Republic of Kosova

Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora The Republic of Kosova

Liza Gashi

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora

Artemis Malo

Deputy Mister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, The Republic of Albania

Bujar Osmani

Minister of Foreign Affairs, North Macedonia

Sytrime Dërvisholli

International Trade Expert

Shahriar Feroze

Editorial Chief - The Daily Observer

Sara Çela

Senior Specialist of Free Economic Zones, Foreign Investments, and Diaspora

Sonia Plaza

Senior Economist - World Bank Organization

Alexander Albertine

Career Member of the United States of Foreign Service

Deepali Fernandes

Lead Consultant - UN Capital Development Fund

Sunil KC

Founder - Asian Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs (AIDIA)

Jane Dickinson

Lecturer - University of Southampton

Dániel Gazsó

Research Fellow - Research Institute for Hungarian Communities Abroad

Einstein Kofi Gyakari Baah Ntim

Diaspora Engagement & Innovation - Office of the President of Ghana

Lirim Krasniqi

Co-Director - GERMIN

Jason Gaganon

Senior Economist - Migration and Skills, OECD

Elman Kheir

Public Policy Manager/Diaspora Engagement - META

Egzon Gashi

Director - Teach for Kosova

Erblin Hoxha

Policy Advisor - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, the Republic of Kosova.

Taulant Hoxha

Executive Director - Kosovar Civil Society Foundation (KSCF)

Anna Rostocka

Chief of Mission - IOM Kosova

Jehona Gjurgjeala

Founder and Executive Director - TOKA

Fridah Ntaragwi-Kimathi

Director - ZidiCircle

Shkëndije Himaj

Diversified Finance Lead - USAID Investment Promotion and Access to Finance Activity

Paul Asquith

Research and Advocacy Director - Shabaka

Florian Krins

Head of Diaspora Cooperation Component - MEG Program

Carolin Leutloff-Grandits

Senior Researcher - European University Viadrina, Viadrina Center B/ORDERS IN MOTION

Johanna Pitman

COE - Advance Australia

Kushtrim Xhakli

Entrepreneur - Finland

Stefano Stolfi

San Marino Communities Abroad

Elian Carsenat

Founder - Namsor

Calvin St Juste

Special Envoy - Investment of the Prime Minister of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis

Raj Kishor Yadav

Chairperson of the International Relations and Tourism Committee - Nepal Parliament

Lefteris Papapgiannakis

Director - Greek Council for Refugees

Ekanath Khatiwada

Coordinator - Non-Resident Nepali Association

Albesa Aliu

Community Connector - Canada

Indira Kartallozi

Director - Kaleidoscope Future Lab

Zdenko Lucić

State Secretary of Foreign and European Affairs The Republic of Croatia

Kingsley Aikins

CEO - The Networking Institute

Almaz Negash

Founder & CEO - African Diaspora Network

Martin Russell

Chairman - Global Diaspora Insights, Republic of Ireland

Anila Hyka Smørgrav

Member - Coordination Council of Albanian Diaspora France

Dora Badu Acheampong

Corporate Affairs and Communications - National Identification Authority

Peter Kwok

Chair, Global Diaspora Confederation

Ermina Lekaj

Member of Parliament, Croatia

Larisa Lara

Global Diaspora Expert, IOM

Speakers:
Albin Kurti, Prime Minister
Donika Gërvalla, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora – Republic of Kosova
Liza Gashi, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora – Republic of Kosova
Shahriar Feroze, Editorial Chief, The Daily Observer
Almaz Negash, Founder & CEO, African Diaspora Network
Ekanath Khatiwada, Coordinator, Non-Resident Nepali Association
Bujar Osmani, Minister of Foreign Affairs, North Macedonia
Artemis Malo, Deputy Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Republic of Albania
Kingsley Aikins, CEO, The Networking Institute
Raj Kishor Yadav, Chairperson of the International Relations and Tourism Committee, Nepal Parliament
Martin Russell, Founder, Global Diaspora Insight
Calvin St Juste, Special Envoy, Investment of the Prime Minister of the Federation of St. Kitts & Nevis
Ermina Prlaskaj, Member of Parliament
Stefano Stolfi, San Marino Communities Abroad, San Marino
Dora Badu Acheampong, Corporate Affairs and Communications, National Identification Authority
Elian Carsenat, Founder, Namsor
Kushtrim Xhakli, Entrepreneur, Finland
Fridah Ntarangwi-Kimathi, Director, Zidi Circle
Peter Kwok, Chair, Global Diaspora Confederation
Larisa Lara, Global Diaspora Expert, IOM HQ
Jehona Gjurgjeala, Founder and Executive Director, TOKA
Egzon Gashi, Director, Teach for Kos
Eiman Kheir, Public Policy Manager/Diaspora Engagement, META
Jason Gagnon, Senior Economist – Migration and Skills, OECD
Anila Smorgrav, Member, Coordination Council of Albanian Diaspora France
Lefteris Papapgiannakis, Director, Greek Council for Refugees
Indira Kartallozi, Director, Kaleidoscope Futures Lab
Albesa Aliu, Community Connector, Canada
Ekanath Khatiwada, Coordinator, Non-Resident Nepali Association
Johanna Pitman – CEO, Advance Australia
Florian Krins – Head of Diaspora Cooperation Component, MEG Program
Paul Asquith – Research and Advocacy Director, Shabaka
Shkendije Himaj – Diversified Finance Lead, USAID Investment Promotion and Access to Finance Activity
Taulant Hoxha – Executive Director, KCSF
Anna Rostocka – Chief of Mission, IOM
Lirim Krasniqi – Co-Director, GERMIN
Einstein Kofi Gyakari Baah Ntim – Diaspora Engagement & Innovation, Office of the President of Ghana
Sonia Plaza – Senior Economist, World Bank Organisation
Dániel Gazsó – Research Fellow, Research Institute for Hungarian Communities Abroad
Jen Dickinson – Lecturer, University of Southampton
Sunil KC – Founder, Asian Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs (AIDIA)
Deepali Fernandes – Lead Consultant, UN Capital Development Fund
Alexander Albertine – Career member of the United States Foreign Service
Sara Çela – Senior Specialist of Free Economic Zones, Foreign Investments, and Diaspora, Municipality of Tirana
Sytrime Dervisholli – International Trade Expert
Shahriar Feroze – Editorial Chief, The Daily Observer
Erblin Hoxha – Policy Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Republic of Kosova