Kushtrim Xhakli is Director of Connected Inventions a Finnish company that provides and develops low cost, energy efficient IoT solutions based on global Sigfox-technology, the Founder and an Executive of Connected Baltics, the exclusive SIGFOX operator in Estonia and the world’s leading provider of connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT).

In the last decade he founded, co-founded, built, managed some exciting companies such as:
Fast Europe Ventures, (Co-Founder), technology enabler firm based in Lithuania, that works with telecoms, government and banks. Changers.com Germany, (Co-Founder) maker of intelligent and mobile solar-charger that enables to produce and consume renewable energy. Digital Kosovo, (Founder) a crowdsourced campaign that is engaging in advancing Kosovo’s digital diplomacy agenda, focusing on securing Kosovo’s recognition by the global internet infrastructure. Former HackFwd Capital GmbH & Co. KG investment referrer.

Board Member of IPKO Foundation, a foundation with a goal to seed and support the development of the next generation of digital leaders. Founder & Producer of Doku.Tech yearly technology conference on the subject of innovation, technology, and society.

Xhakli’s work has been covered by major media outlets including The Guardian, Virgin Media, Foreign Policy, The Economist, TechCrunch, Forbes, BBC, Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, France24 and The Red Bulletin.