Adria Future Summit 2027

The Leading Platform for Innovation, Investment, and Sustainable Development in Southeast Europe

Date Announcement Soon | Porto Montenegro

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In 2026, the Summit gathered:

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Year-Round Initiatives

Adria ScaleUp Initiative: A strategic alliance for start-ups and scale-ups with sustainability at their core. Adria ScaleUp connects innovators with mentors, investors, corporate partners, and policy champions, helping to unlock pathways to growth while advancing the region’s sustainable and digital transformation.

NextGen Adria: A platform for empowering the region’s emerging leaders. It connects young innovators with policymakers, business mentors, and international experts to explore ideas, develop skills, and shape the future of leadership.

Women on Boards Adria (WOBA): A regional initiative promoting gender-diverse governance. WOBA offers training, strategic networking, and peer support to increase the number of women in senior leadership and board positions across the region.

Sustainable Adria Awards: An annual celebration of leadership in sustainability and regional cooperation. The awards recognise outstanding businesses, public institutions, young leaders, and community initiatives advancing the green transition.

Amela Murić and Elda Kalač: the Montenegrin founders using AI to cut traffic chaos in our cities

09/08/2026

Amela Murić and Elda Kalač: the Montenegrin founders using AI to cut traffic chaos in our cities09/08/2026When roadworks hit, somebody has to work out how the traffic will cope. At the moment that job is done by hand, which takes time and leaves room for mistakes....

Damjan and Luka of Firefly: Solving Real Problems Comes First

30/07/2026

Damjan and Luka of Firefly: Solving Real Problems Comes First30/07/2026Luka Lučić and Damjan Karadžić are two young people from Montenegro brought together by an interest in technology and in solving practical problems. Luka is studying mechatronics at the Faculty of...

Winner’s Story from the Adria Future Hackathon: It is Hard to Predict What Ideas Will Look Like in a Year’s Time

06/07/2026

Winner's Story from the Adria Future Hackathon: It is Hard to Predict What Ideas Will Look Like in a Year's Time06/07/2026Igor Đurić and Nikola Nestorović met at secondary school and have been close friends since. Both are 23: Igor graduated from the School of...

This region stands as one of the most dynamic corridors of opportunity in Europe. That change didn’t happen overnight… It’s the result of many small acts of courage, connection, and cooperation – and these are exactly the values that this Summit continues to strengthen.

Biljana Braithwaite
Co-Founder, Sustineri Partners

Regional cooperation is not a warm-up act – it is the main show. It’s a bridge to the EU single market and a stepping stone to integration, a foundation for our future.

Amer Kapetanović
RCC Secretary General

We must move beyond the inherited narrative of growth at all costs. Leaders need to embed resilience KPIs, embrace scenario thinking, and stop treating the future as a fringe concern. I hope we will meet again at the next Summit, which is already too long away.

Leo Johnson
Chair / Lecturer in Transformative

It was truly powerful to discuss the Future of Leadership with two forward-thinking leaders who have put inclusion and values at the heart of their leadership.

Anino Emuwa
Managing Director / Founder, Avandis Consulting / 100 Women @ Davos

It is great to be at this Summit, where many of us are talking about the future—the future of Europe and the world. The future is exciting but deeply challenging, and leaders must take it seriously now.

Dex Hunter-Torricke
Silicon Valley Communications Expert

Year after year, this Summit has exceeded all expectations, becoming the most prestigious event in the region. We believe the financial sector has a key role in building a sustainable future. Our partnership with this Summit reflects our strong commitment to ESG principles, sustainable finance, and the development of a green economy.

Miloš Pavlović
President of the Management Board, Universal Capital Bank

The Summit is rapidly becoming the “Davos” of the Balkans. Dialogue between policymakers, regulators and industry is absolutely crucial for identifying the sweet spot between robustly supporting AI innovation for the betterment of people’s lives and mitigating the risks of AI harms.

Robert Spano
Partner, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

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Adria Future Summit is convened by Sustineri Partners in Porto Montenegro, in partnership with the Government of Montenegro and under the auspices of the President of Montenegro.