TEDxTBU

Speakers

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• Alban Bala

  Alban Bala is a Strategic Corporate Communications and PR Expert with nearly 30 years of international experience. A former affiliate partner of FTI Consulting Inc. and Burson-Marsteller alumnus, he has advised leading corporations and financial institutions in energy, ICT, aviation, finance, FMCG, and public affairs. His work has supported global names such as Shell, BP, Bosch, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and the Islamic Development Bank, while also ensuring client coverage in outlets like the Financial Times and The New York Times. Beyond consulting, he has taught PR and Media at Tirana State University and New York University in Tirana, and is the author of 10 books in poetry and prose.

• Alban Çakalli

  Alban is a local farmer in Mamurras, Albania

• Alice Taylor

  Alice Taylor is a British-born journalist and Albanian citizen, based in Albania for eight years. A former law student, she pursued her childhood dream of journalism. She is a remote news editor at POLITICO (Brussels), a TV host at Euronews Albania, and a correspondent for the BBC, The Times and other outlets. Alice has published three books on Albanian culture, history and people. An artist, photographer and self-taught filmmaker, she travels the country creating stories about the places she visits. Her social channels draw up to 12M monthly views with humorous, informative videos on Albania. She also teaches communications, PR/media relations and journalism to companies and at public and private institutions in Albania and abroad. Frequently invited as an Albania expert, she speaks on panels and contributes to reports on human rights, politics, social issues and media freedom.

• Erjon Hasanaj

  Erjon Hasanaj is a senior cyber security consultant and engineer, based in London, United Kingdom. He has a wealth of expertise working with market leading companies such as LevelBlue, Aon and Deloitte, serving large clients globally in Financial Services, Critical National Infrastructure and beyond. In addition, he is a co-founder of Nexus, SPI and Orbit, in the industry of technology and innovation. He brings strong technical acumen in areas like security advisory, security architecture, cloud security, cryptography, and network defenses, supported by a vast industry experience as well as science research work.

• Gëzim Paçarrizi

  Paçarizi is a Swiss-Kosovar architect, partner of PHARC architects in Geneva, Switzerland and Politbyro studio in Prishtina, Kosovo. He represented Kosovo in Venice Biennale in 2014. His buildings in Kosovo are all made of local materials with local labour. They don’t try to copy traditional building gs through formal elements but by responding to the local conditions and the way of life. They are both traditional and modern at the same time. His architecture is based on human experience and well being through simplicity and order. Paçarizi believes architecture should make people's lives better and improve human condition

• M.D. Alfred Aga

  Alfred Aga has studied General Medicine in Brescia, Italy, and specialized as an ORL surgeon. He has emerged as one of the most prominent ORL surgeon in the region, offering training and expertise in various countries of the world. Head of ENT Department, Hygeia Hospital, Tirana. President of the ENT Association of Albania

• Philip Gilpin, Jr.

  Born in Boston, MA, Philip started his 20+ year creative career at a young age making VHS movies as a child. He studied acting at the esteemed Beverly Hills Playhouse. Engaged with HBO where he worked on the business side of major series including “The Sopranos”, “Sex and the City”, and “The Wire”.