Welcome Speech
Baybars Altuntas WBAF Chairman
Grand Award 2019: President of Croatia
The Best Global Woman Leader of the World
Address of the President of Croatia
H.E. Kolinda Grabar- Kitarovic
Address of the President of the Kosovo Parliament
H.E. Kadri Veseli
Address of the Youth and Sports Minister of Turkey
H.E. Dr Mehmet Kasapoglu
Keynote Speech
Husnu Ozyegin - I did it my way! So can you!
Keynote Speech
Hans van Grieken, DNA of Startup Innovation
Ministerial Roundtable
Developing an International Dialogue Between Global Leaders of Public and Private Stakeholders to Play a Role in the G20 Agenda for the Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion
Economic Cooperation Agreement
Kosovo - WBAF - Ghana
Africa Masterplan Agreement
WBAF - Republic of Ghana
WBAF 2019 Bell Ceremony
The official start of the World Congress 2019
Presentation
Zagorje Development Agency, Croatia
Presentation
Karacadag Development Agency, Turkey
Guest Speaker
H.E. Besim Beqaj, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Minister of Kosovo
Guest Speaker
H.E. Juan Espadas Cejas, Mayor of Seville, Spain
Guest Speaker
Carsten Borring, Associate Vice President Listings EMEA, Nasdaq
International Agreement
WBAF Country Office Sudan
International Agreement
WBAF Country Office Nigeria
International Agreement
WBAF - Ascame
WBAF 2019 - Angel Conference - Panel 1
Knowledge Digitization as the Future Norm in Investment Management: Optimizing the Decision-Making of Angel Investors, Crowdfunders, Private Equity Funds and VCs
WBAF 2019 - Angel Conference - Panel 2
Empowering the Early and Post-Early Stage Investment and Equity Markets: Providing a Better Environment and Better Tools for Angel Investors – Private Equity Funds Co-Investments in Start-Ups, Scale-Ups and High-Growth Businesses
WBAF 2019 - Angel Conference - Panel 3
Startup Stock Exchanges or Startup Private Markets?
Nasdaq Talk
ANATOMY OF AN SME IPO
Keynote Speech
Brad Bulent Yasar, Founder of Bitcoin Consortium (BIC), USA
WBAF 2019 - Take Invest - Panel 1
Key Concepts for Start-ups: Understanding the Investment Strategies of Angel Investors, Angel Investor Groups, VCs, Private Equity Funds and Co-Investment Funds
WBAF 2019 - Take Invest - Panel 2
The importance of a well-functioning early-stage ecosystem for creating more liquidity for entrepreneurs — from seed funding to IPO
WBAF 2019 - Take Invest - Panel 3
Enhancing Innovative Cultures Through Entrepreneurship: Innovation Education for Non-Business Students and Founders of Start-Ups, Scale-Ups and High-Growth Businesses
WBAF 2019 - Take Invest - Panel 4
Unicorn or mini-corn? Overcoming the challenges of creating a unicorn business by focusing on creating a mini-corn
WBAF 2019 - Take Invest - Panel 5
Increasing the Financial Inclusion of Migrants Through Innovation and Entrepreneurship
WBAF 2019 - Impact Investment - Panel 1
Mobilizing Private and Public Capital in Innovative Ways for the Social Good
WBAF 2019 - Impact Investment - Panel 2
Empowering Women Financially: The Why and the How
WBAF 2019 - Impact Investment - Panel 3
How Can We Help Women Take Action Through Innovation?
WBAF 2019 - Impact Investment - Panel 4
Developing a Collaboration Model for Impact Investors and Fintech Start-Ups to Create More Social Good for the Unbanked
WBAF 2019 - Impact Investment - Panel 5
Responsible finance and impact Investment: The future of smart finance for social entrepreneurs
WBAF 2019 - Impact Investment - Panel 6
Women leading the way in impact investing
Keynote Speech
Paul Doany, CEO of Turk Telekom and Presidet of WBAF Investment Fund
WBAF 2019 - CEO Investors - Panel 1
Today’s CEOs as Tomorrow’s Qualified Angel Investors: Fostering Economic Development by Involving CEOs in Early-Stage and Post-Early Stage Equity Markets
WBAF 2019 - CEO Investors - Panel 2
Leveraging Corporate Innovation by Engaging with External Ecosystems: Entrepreneurs, Start-Ups, Scale-Ups, High-Growth Businesses, Crowdfunders and Angel Investors
WBAF 2019 - CEO Investors - Panel 3
Entrepreneur-In-Residence Programmes to Cultivate Intrapreneurship: An Option for Accelerating Corporate Innovation from Within
WBAF 2019 - CEO Investors - Panel 4
Corporate Innovation Accelerators: A Win-Win Opportunity for Start-Ups and Corporate Ventures
Keynote Speech
Matthew Gamser, CEO of SME Finance Forum, World Bank Group
WBAF 2019 - Fintech - Panel 1
Increasing the Role of Fintechs for Financial Inclusion: Creating an Innovation Ecosystem to Explore Innovations in Financial Technology for Democratizing Access to Finance Worldwide
WBAF 2019 - Fintech - Panel 2
Scaling-Up: The Challenge of Fintech Start-Ups
WBAF 2019 - Fintech - Panel 3
Finding the Best Model for Fintech–Startup Collaboration: Matching the Strategic Vision and Business Goals of Wealth Management Firms and Banks
WBAF 2019 - Fintech - Panel 4
Cashless Economies: Global Perspectives and Future Trends
Masterclass 1
European Investment Fund (EIF)
Masterclass 2
Blockchain Consortium (BIC)
Workshop 1
Making big returns investing in small businesses: An entrepreneurial approach to investing
Workshop 2
Combining the best of angel investing and venture capital
Workshop 4
7 steps to scale your start-up. How to invest early and add value to smart teams to get great returns
Workshop 5
Converting yourself to an angel investor: What should you know to be a qualified angel investor
New WBAF High Commissioners and Senators
Introducing new WBAF High Commissioners and Senators to World Investment Community
World Excellence Awards
Introducing Jury Members, Board Members and Country Directors
H.E. Kadri Veseli, President of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo
The Best Leader of South East Europe Supporting Economic Development Through Digitalisation
H.E. Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, the Minister for Business Development, Ghana
The Most Business-Oriented Minister of Africa Designing Economic Development Through Innovative Solutions
H.E. Juan Espadas Cejas, Mayor of Seville, Spain
The Best Startup-Friendly City of Europe
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