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  "id": 9110681,
  "title": "Plug and Play Tirana Expo 2026: Silicon Valley meets Balkans [Sponsored]",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/plug-and-play-tirana-expo-2026-silicon-valley-meets-balkans-sponsored",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-22T08:11:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tech.eu",
    "slug": "tech-eu",
    "url": "https://tech.eu/2026/09/22/plug-and-play-tirana-expo-2026-silicon-valley-meets-balkans/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Plug and Play Tirana Expo 2026 is set to take place on October 7–8, 2026, at the Pyramid of Tirana, bringing together a diverse group of startups, international investors, corporate leaders, and innovation experts from across Europe, Silicon Valley, and the Western Balkans. This two-day event marks the culmination of the second Plug and Play Tirana Accelerator Programme and aims to connect Albania with international capital, expertise, companies, and markets. Participants will include senior executives, technology experts, and investors from major global companies, venture capital funds, and innovation networks such as Microsoft, Daimler Truck, IFC, KPMG, Intesa Sanpaolo, Plug and Play, and various others. The Expo will showcase the startups graduating from the accelerator program and facilitate meaningful connections between founders, investors, and established corporations, covering a range of industries and technologies through dedicated tracks and sessions.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "EU-Startups",
        "title": "Plug and Play Tirana Expo 2026: Silicon Valley meets Balkans (Sponsored)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/plug-and-play-tirana-expo-2026-silicon-valley-meets-balkans-sponsored",
        "published": "2026-09-21T08:57:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}