Stefan Kochi
Entrepreneur
Stefan Kochi is a technology entrepreneur, business builder, and artificial intelligence advisor.
In 2001, he co-founded Paytronix Systems and served as its Chief Technology Officer for more than two decades, where he led the effort to build and scale the company into a leading guest engagement technology platform serving restaurants, convenience stores, and other consumer brands.
His leadership spanned software engineering, product development, cloud technologies, data management and intelligence, and AI.
Following Paytronix’s 2024 acquisition by The Access Group, Stefan continued in technology and business leadership, including serving as CTO of Access Americas.
During this period, he led the transition of engineering and product teams toward AI-driven software development and brought a new AI-built CRM platform into production.
Today, Stefan advises executives on turning artificial intelligence into measurable business value and revenue.
At the Albanian-American Student Summit, he brings a perspective shaped by entrepreneurship, building and scaling a technology company, leading through major technological change, and exploring how AI can create real-world business opportunities.