November 10, 2025 – Oikon participated in the 11th Biban Forum, one of the world’s most influential entrepreneurship events, held from November 5 to 8, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Representing the agriculture and environmental sector, Oikon stood out as one of a few companies from Southeast Europe among more than 1,000 global exhibitors.
Invited by the Space Up programme of the Saudi Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST), which promotes the development of the Saudi space industry, we participated as an exhibitor in the Startup Zone. This area gathered over 1,000 startups and 60 accelerators, incubators, and venture studios from around the world. CST supported our participation, as we were selected as one of 20 companies worldwide out of 750 in their Space Up competition.
At the Forum, Oikon’s CEO, Dalibor Hatić, and CTO, Branimir Radun, presented Oikon’s innovative, nature-based tools and solutions that support sustainable development and the transition to renewable energy. Through meetings with investors, potential partners, and clients, we further strengthened Oikon’s position as a trusted partner connecting science, technology, and environmental protection.
“Participating in Biban opened valuable opportunities for collaboration in markets that rapidly embrace sustainability and innovation, and confirmed that our approach and solutions have global relevance,” said Dalibor.
“The strong interest in our technologies shows that solutions developed in Croatia can address global challenges. Biban allowed us to showcase them to investors and partners seeking practical, scalable innovations in environmental protection and renewable energy,” added Branimir.
Biban Forum 2025, held at the Riyadh Front Exhibition and Conference Center under the theme “Global Destination for Opportunities,” brought together over 140,000 participants from more than 150 countries, including startup founders, investors, executives, policymakers, and experts. The programme featured panel discussions, workshops, agreement signings, and an innovation exhibition focused on investments in micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises and the development of new startups.
