Speaker

Elira Kokona is the Chief Executive Officer of the Albanian Investment Corporation (AIC), where she leads the corporation’s strategic direction in developing investment opportunities, mobilising private capital, regenerating public assets, and advancing innovation and sustainable economic development in Albania. A legal expert with degrees from Sapienza University of Rome and the University of Tirana, Ms Kokona brings extensive experience across international organisations, government and the private sector. She has worked with the European Court of Human Rights and the Council of Europe, practised law in Albania and Italy, and held senior positions in the Albanian public administration, including Head of the Legal Service of the Albanian Government/Prime Minister’s Office and Secretary General of the Ministries of Justice and Culture. Her background in governance, law, public policy and institutional development underpins her current work at the intersection of government, investment and private-sector cooperation. As CEO of AIC, Ms Kokona focuses on building partnerships with international investors, financial institutions, developers, technology companies and strategic partners, and on advancing commercially viable investment projects that generate long-term economic and development impact. Her current priorities include sustainable investment, public–private cooperation, urban regeneration, innovation and technology, renewable energy and green investment, sustainable infrastructure, and the mobilisation of private and institutional capital. Through her participation in UNGA81 High-Level Week, Ms Kokona brings the perspective of Albania as a dynamic and rapidly transforming Southeast European economy, while seeking to strengthen international partnerships around sustainable finance, the SDGs, innovation, responsible investment and inclusive long-term growth.