We are hosting Eduard Shalsi (Minister of State for Protection of Entrepreneurship)

Name: We are hosting Eduard Shalsi (Minister of State for Protection of Entrepreneurship)
Start: 2021-01-27T17:30:00+01:00
End: 2021-01-27T18:30:00+01:00

Tirana
Wed, Jan 27, 2021, 5:30 PM (CET)

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Speaker

Eduard Shalsi

Minister

Minister of State for Protection of Entrepreneurship

Eduard Shalsi is Minister of State for Protection of Entrepreneurship. Eduard Shalsi was born in Korça on April 1, 1968. He is married with Ms. Era Shalsi and they have three children, Patrick, Samuel and Kler. Mr. Shalsi graduated from Faculty of Natural Sciences, Biology and Chemistry, University of Tirana, in 1990. Mr. Shalsi has gone through a complete cycle of qualifications, in and out of t…

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Eduard Shalsi

Minister

Eduard Shalsi is Minister of State for Protection of Entrepreneurship. Eduard Shalsi was born in Korça on April 1, 1968. He is married with Ms. Era Shalsi and they have three children, Patrick, Samuel and Kler. Mr. Shalsi graduated from Faculty of Natural Sciences, Biology and Chemistry, University of Tirana, in 1990. Mr. Shalsi has gone through a complete cycle of qualifications, in and out of the country. During the period from 1996-2002, he has taught numerous seminars and training on Banking issues such as Deposits, Import-Export, Credit, Accounting, Business Card. Mr. Eduard Shalsi was the Chairman of Committee of Productive Activities, Trade and Environment, in the Parliament of Albania (2017-2019), also former Minister of State for Local Government and Anticorruption Issues, during 2017. In 2003, after 7 years in the banking sector, became CEO of Insurance Institute SA (INSIG SA), the first insurance company of Albania, and a year later appointed firstly as Chief of Staff of Edi Rama, (at that time, Mayor of Tirana) and after in 2007 came into office as Deputy Mayor of Tirana, period during which he led some important projects for the capital. Has been elected MP in the district of Tirana in 2009, also in District of Berat in 2013 and has been active in parliamentary life. Actually is elected MP in the 2017 elections, but this time in the district of Korca. As MP, is also in charge as Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and Member of the EU-Albania Association-Stabilization Commission. Mr. Eduard Shalsi was appointed Minister of State for Protection of Entrepreneurship on January 2019. Minister Shalsi speaks three foreign languages: English, Italian and Greek. In 2016, Mr. Shalsi is also elected President of the Albanian Chess Federation

Moderator

Aneida Bajraktari

Balkans Capital

Co-Founder

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Aneida Bajraktari

Balkans Capital

Aneida Bajraktari is the co-founder and managing partner of "Balkans Capital" a financial consulting company based in Tirana helping companies unleash the transformative power of their finances.

Aneida is a key player in the startup ecosystem in Albania. She is the director of Startup Grind Tirana, a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs; lead organizer of Startup Weekend Tirana, the world’s biggest educational movement for entrepreneurs, curator at Startup Digest, a media company that publishes curated email newsletters on startup events and educational content in more than 300 cities. Aneida is recently appointed as the Senator of Albania in the "World Business Angels Investment Forum" an international organisation aiming to ease access to finance for businesses from start up to scale up to exit, with the ultimate goal of generating more jobs and more social justice worldwide. It is committed to collaborating globally to empower world economic development by creating innovative financial instruments for innovators, startups, and SMEs.

Aneida has organized numerous events with the desire to aid the development of the local entrepreneurial system. She has been invited as keynote speaker, mentor, jury member to different events. Her entrepreneurial spirit and pursuits not only engage and inspire but have also contributed in fostering innovation in the country.