The leading global diaspora expert from London is coming to Mostar!

The international speaker of this year’s edition of CONNECTO 2024 will be one of the world’s leading experts in migration, diaspora, and economic development – Mr. Loksan Harley. Yet another reason not to miss a second of this year’s conference!

Just one month separates us from this year’s exceptional event, CONNECTO 2024 – surely the best place to meet people and exchange ideas from Bosnia and Herzegovina and its diaspora. Year after year, CONNECTO sets new standards in communication between people here and those abroad, with a focus on collaboration.

CONNECTO is not only an excellent platform for connecting entrepreneurs, managers, financiers, and innovative thinkers, both domestically and within the widespread Bosnian-Herzegovinian diaspora, but the conference itself, which CONNECTO has long established as an absolute reference, becomes richer each year with interesting guests, speakers, experienced individuals, and results-oriented people.

Diaspora – a billion-dollar potential

It’s no wonder, as CONNECTO was initiated from the outset with a clear goal – to utilize the vast potentials on both sides – those potentials that lie untapped, unnoticed, or neglected here in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as those already proven abroad, where people of Bosnian origin have succeeded in business and are willing to invest in their homeland or collaborate with like-minded and entrepreneurial individuals living and working here.

To enhance collaboration, it’s beneficial to learn from countries that have had similar experiences to Bosnia and Herzegovina in recent history.

Worldwide experiences are crucial for us too

Just as it was interesting to hear Mr. Kingsley Aikins at last year’s conference, speaking about the importance of the diaspora for a country, and his homeland happens to be Ireland, a country whose diaspora played a crucial role in what Ireland is today, we believe that this year’s conference will be equally fascinating with another exceptional guest.

This time, CONNECTO 2024 proudly presents a guest who, much like Kingsley Aikins, has the broadest possible picture of the importance and value of the diaspora, as well as the best ways to realize the full potential of such a force, which Bosnia and Herzegovina undoubtedly possesses but remains largely untapped.

A speaker to remember

The international speaker at this year’s conference is Mr. Loksan Harley, Executive Director of Homelands Advisory, an independent agency based in London, which is a top authority in the field of migration and diaspora. As such, it has conducted research, mapping, analysis, and strategy work, providing consulting services to many reputable clients – from governments and international organizations, including the United Nations, to non-governmental organizations and private clients.

Over the past decade, Mr. Loksan Harley has been a prominent figure in this field, and it’s difficult to describe how significant it is to have such a distinguished speaker at CONNECTO 2024 in Mostar. His areas of expertise, analysis, and projects over the past ten years have covered Europe, Asia, Africa, as well as the Pacific region, and his works encompass absolutely everything that might interest us here – from economic development to community building for general progress. Extremely analytical, passionate about his work, and highly efficient in assessments, he reaches out to those who see the potential in migration and connecting people – he hosts a highly respected podcast on this topic. Ladies and gentlemen, Loksan Harley will undoubtedly be a speaker to remember. Mr. Harley’s attendance at the CONNECTO 2024 conference is supported by the Swiss Entrepreneurship Program organization operating in BiH.

CONNECTO 2024 awaits you

Therefore, don’t forget, the conference session where Mr. Harley will deliver his live lecture is scheduled for Tuesday, June 25th, in the Europa Hall of the INTERA Technology Park. There are only a few seats left, so we advise you to register today.

After the conference, CONNECTO 2024 continues with B2B meetings, which have been a trademark of this event for many years – and will last until June 27th, Thursday. This year, as in previous years, GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit) through the BOOST project, co-financed by the European Union and the German Government through the EU4DigitalSME project, as well as the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), are behind the organization of the CONNECTO 2024 event, together with the INTERA Technology Park.

And what else to say but – see you there!