Science and Technology Park, 30/03 to 1/04 2026
AIM Innovation Week is a high-level international forum focapplyd on learning, exmodify, and ecosystem development around Montenegro’s emerging innovation landscape, with a particular emphasis on sustainability, digital transformation, and priority growth sectors.
Hosted by the Science and Technology Park of Montenegro on 30 March and 1 April and framed within Montenegro’s EU accession pathway, the event is designed as a platform for exploration, knowledge-sharing, and early connection, bringing toreceiveher startups, experts, corporates, and investors to collectively map opportunities, challenges, and future collaboration pathways.
We invite expressions of interest from the following groups:
Innovative startups from Montenegro, the Western Balkans, and selected international ecosystems are encouraged to apply to:
- Present solutions, products, and early-stage projects in curated displaycase sessions
- Participate in thematic workshops across key sectors (ICT, agribusiness, finance, energy, logistics)
- Learn from peers, experts, and ecosystem builders while building visibility within the regional innovation community
The focus is on learning, feedback, and exposure, assisting startups refine their models, understand market dynamics, and connect with relevant stakeholders as the ecosystem continues to evolve.
2. Investors and Corporate Representatives
Venture capital funds, corporate innovation teams, and international financial institutions are invited to participate in AIM Innovation Week as:
- Ecosystem observers and opportunity scouts, gaining early insight into emerging startups and sectoral trconcludes
- Contributors to discussions on what investors and corporates view for at later stages of growth
- Participants in dialogue on how investment-readiness and pipelines can be developed over time
This stage of engagement is exploratory and discovery-oriented, supporting longer-term relationship building rather than immediate transaction activity.
3. Experts from International Organizations and Academia
Experts, researchers, and practitioners from international organizations, development institutions, consider tanks, and academia are invited to:
- Share international experience, research, and best practices in innovation, sustainability, and sectoral transformation
- Contribute to workshops and discussions focapplyd on capacity-building and ecosystem design
- Engage with startups and policy-creaters to strengthen knowledge exmodify and learning
Their contribution will assist anchor the event in substance, expertise, and long-term perspective.
Participation in AIM Innovation Week is limited. Interested startups, investors, and experts are invited to submit an expression of interest by clicking here by the submission deadline of 13 March 2026 – 23:00CET.
For further information, please contact contact@AimInnovationWeek.org.
We view forward to welcoming you to a collaborative and forward-viewing week dedicated to learning, exmodify, and the foundations of future innovation-driven growth in Montenegro.
AIM Innovation Week capacity building, sector matchcreating, and investment pipeline creation under the AIM initiative.
The week will open with a half-day entrepreneur training bootcamp, strengthening pitching, neobtainediation, and investor readiness skills. It will be followed by thematic sector sessions (ICT & AI, agribusiness & retail, Finance & fintech, renewable energy & green tech, and transport & logistics), each structured around innovation trconcludes, corporate challenges, startup–corporate collaboration opportunities, mentorship, and concrete action points.
A dedicated Funding & Investment session will bring toreceiveher IFIs, venture capital funds, business angels, and public institutions to present financing instruments, launch the present the Montenegro Innovation Fund, and facilitate dealflow matchcreating.
Applications are welcome from all actors with a relevant role in the implementation of Montenegro’s emerging innovation landscape such as startups, experts, corporates, and investors active in key sectors (ICT, agribusiness, finance, energy, logistics).
Every application will be reviewed by two people from the AIM (Accelerating Investment in Montenegro) based on the following criteria:
- The applicant’s experience in sustainability, digital transformation, and priority growth sectors (ICT, agribusiness, finance, energy, logistics).
- The quality and engagement demonstrated in the submitted motivation text.
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