Conference Agenda
December 3rd 2025 – Wednesday
Time: 8:30 AM
Pristina, Kosovo | Hotel Emerald | Hall: Beethoven
Opening Speech and moderator: Lindita Ibishi – Association "Raspberry of Kosovo"
Registration & visit exhibition
Opening of the conference and the main speeches
Albin Kurti – Prime minster of Kosovo
Imri Demelezi – Acting Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development
Rita Glavitza – Head of Office and Counsellor for Technical Cooperation, Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC)
Session 1
Raspberries in Kosovo: From challenges to sustainability
Kujtim Lepaja – Association "Raspberry of Kosovo"
Raspberries in Albania: From the beginnings toward a promising future
Endrit Kullaj – Agriculture University of Tirana, Albania
International markets and opportunities for the raspberry industry in Kosovo
Mark Wood – Agriculture expert, Greece
Gerrit Sonder – SonderJansen, Netherlands
Novica Kostic – Andros, France
Moderator: Fatmir Selimi – AgroX, Kosovo
Raspberries 2030: Innovation, genetics and sustainable growth
Hans Puijk – Bright Berries, Netherlands
Molari Berries and Breeding’s practical activities to face these times of changes in the raspberry world
Alessandro Gualandi – G-Berries, Italy
Awards Ceremony
Presentation of awards for contributions to the raspberry sector.
Raspberry Research & Breeding: Shaping tomorrow’s varieties
Emilia Testoni – Battistinivivai, Italy
Coffee break with Raspberry-flavored cookies
Session 2
Hydro Berry and Raspberry Hills: Innovative marketing and community projects for the future of raspberries
Agnieszka Orzel – Dr.Berry, Poland
Raspberry and other berries: innovative solutions on nutrition and biocontrol
Vittorio Volpicelli – Unimer SpA, Italy
Raspberries: Challenges, opportunities, and the way forward
Lindita Ibishi – Raspberry of Kosovo, Kosovo
Erblin Gashi – Eurofruti, Kosovo
Falkona Hasani – Jonish, Kosovo
Xhezair Bajrami – Hit Flores, Kosovo
Moderator: Naim Krasniqi – Agrodev, Kosovo