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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