Wbaforum.Org 1 PROGRAMME OVERVIEW World Congress of Angel Investors 2019

wbaforum.org 1 PROGRAMME OVERVIEW World Congress of Angel Investors 2019

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 17 February 18 February 19 February Swissôtel The Bosphorus Swissôtel The Bosphorus Swissôtel The Bosphorus Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul Neuchatel Hall

10am – 12pm 8am – 9am 8am – 9am Global Exchange Forum Reg strat on Process Reg strat on Process (by nv tat on only) 9am – 12pm 9am – 5pm 1pm – 2pm The Grand Open ng Ceremony Impact Investment Summ t WBAF Board Meet ng Fuj 1 Hall Fuj 1 Hall

2pm – 4pm 12.30pm – 2pm 9am – 5pm WBAF The Grand Assembly VIP Lunch, Neuchatel Hall Take Invest Summ t Annual Meet ng (by nv tat on only) Fuj 2 Hall (by nv tat on only) 2.30pm – 5pm 9am – 5pm 4pm – 5.30pm Angel Investors Summ t, Fuj 1 Hall Global Fundra s ng Stage Global Woman Leaders Comm ttee F ntech Summ t, Geneve Hall Fuj 1 Hall CEO Investors Summ t, Fuj 2 Hall (by nv tat on only) Masterclasses, Zur ch Hall 9am – 5pm 5.30pm – 6.30pm WBAF Academy Workshops Global Innovat on & Technology 5.30pm – 6pm Zur ch Hall Leaders Comm ttee Plenary Sess on & Clos ng Remarks Fuj 1 Hall 12.30pm – 2pm (by nv tat on only) VIP Lunch, Neuchatel Hall 6.30pm – 7.30pm 7pm – 8pm (by nv tat on only) Global Startup Comm ttee Cha rman’s Recept on for the (by nv tat on only) World Excellence Awards 5.30pm – 6pm VIP Gala D nner Plenary Sess on & Clos ng Remarks 7.30pm – 8.30pm Fuj 1 Hall 8pm – 8.30pm EBAN Board Meet ng Red Carpet Entrance (by nv tat on only) 8.30pm – 11pm World Excellence Awards VIP Gala D nner Fuj 1 Hall

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 20 February 21 February 22 February 9am – 5pm 9am – 5pm 9am – 1pm

QBAC+ QUALIFIED ANGEL INVESTOR EXECUTIVE PROGRAM (by nv tat on only) Swissôtel The Bosphorus Istanbul, Acacia Hall WELCOME

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4 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 5 ANGEL INVESTORS CONFERENCE 2019

World Congress of Angel Investors 2019 Unlocking the Potential for Innovation as Developing Global Partnerships for Economic Development

18 February 2019, Monday

Swissotel The Bosphorus Istanbul Fuji 1 Hall

09:00 Grand Opening Ceremony

11:00 WBAF Ministerial Roundtable: Developing an International Dialogue Between Global Leaders of Public and Private Stake- holders to Play a Role in the G20 Agenda for the Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion

Investing globally provides huge opportunities, but before investing, one needs extensive knowledge about the ecosystem. The post-digital revolution world will be informed by decisions made today, and the leaders of global ecosystems are authorized to drive this revolution on behalf of their community.

With this in mind, as an affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclu- sion (GPFI), the World Business Angels Investment Forum is hosting this roundtable as a global convergence of global leaders of early and post-early stage equity and capital markets to discuss in detail the G20’s agenda to increase financial inclusion in the world.

This WBAF Ministerial Roundtable is bringing together government ministers from various countries, angel investors, policymakers, and representatives of innovation and science parks, chambers of commerce and industry, and government investment promotion agencies. The discussants, prominent global leaders of the world’s investment value chain, will ex- plain how they plan to encourage collaboration between the ecosystems they lead. They will also explore ways to develop an international dialogue between public and private institutes that will empower early and post-early stage equity markets in response to the worldwide digital transformation.

Moderator Mehmet Simsek, Former Deputy Primer Minister, Rebuplic of Turkey

H.E. Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim Awal, Business Development Minister, Republic of Ghana H.E. Besim Beqaj, Minister of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Republic of Kosovo H.E. Darko Horvat, Minister of Economy and Crafts, Republic of Croatia H.E. Zoran Sapuric, Minister in charge of Regulations, Republic of Macedonia

wbaforum.org 7 Baybars Altuntas, Chairman, World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) 15:30 Panel 2 Peter Cowley, President, The European Trade Association of Business Angels (EBAN) Empowering the Early and Post-Early Stage Investment and Equity Markets: Providing a Matthew Gamser, Chief Executive Officer, SME Finance Forum - IFC, World Bank Group Better Environment and Better Tools for Angel Investors – Private Equity Funds Co-In- Dr Hashim S. Hussein, Head, The United Nations Industrial Development Organization, UNIDO vestments in Start-Ups, Scale-Ups and High-Growth Businesses Abdul Malek Al Jabaar, President, The Middle East Trade Association for Business Angels (MBAN) An investment is syndicated when a group of investors or funds cooperate in providing funds for a portfolio company. It is a reciprocal, ongoing, informal relationship where investors 12:00 Coffee Break & Networking collaborate by taking turns as lead investor or co-investor. Syndication enables angel investors to remain in control and to mitigate risk. It can also strengthen the selection process 12:30 VIP Lunch – by invitation only through improved screening, due diligence and decision-making. Private equity funds and venture capitalists use syndication to enhance the performance of individual investments by Presentation pooling the resources of the syndicate partners. Syndication provides portfolio companies Helena Matuša, WBAF Croatia Country Director & with enhanced support for their development and is therefore expected to have a positive Assistant Director of Zagorje Development Agency, Croatia effect on investment performance. This panel will focus on how we can empower the early and post-early stage investment and equity markets by providing a better environment and Key Note Speech more powerful tools that will encourage angel investors and private equity funds to co-invest by Guest Speaker in start-ups, scale-ups and high-growth businesses.

14:30 Panel 1 Moderator Knowledge Digitization as the Future Norm in Investment Management: Optimizing the Marcel Dridje, President, Sophia Business Angels, France Decision-Making of Angel Investors, Crowdfunders, Private Equity Funds and VCs Abdul Malek Al Jabaar, President, The Middle East Trade Association for Business Angels UAE Financial markets have undergone significant structural changes since the 1950s, when the Candace Johnson, EmeritusPresident, The European Trade Association of Business Angels (EBAN) Modern Portfolio Theory was formulated. Markets and financial products were fairly sim- Mohammed Sh. Al-Rashidi, Founder One Global Group, Kuwait ple—until the financial deregulation of the early 1980s, which changed all that. In the after- math of the 2008 global financial crisis, regulations were introduced throughout the world to impose higher transparency in investment decision-making and reduce the information 16:30 Panel 3 asymmetry of financial markets. Although markets are still complex, financial products are Startup Stock Exchanges or Startup Private Markets? getting progressively simpler and transparency is the new mantra. It is thus increasingly important to help investors optimize their decision-making by providing intuitive insights into On the agenda of many stock exchanges today is the question of providing a regulated mar- the risks and uncertainties of early and post-early stage equity markets. This panel will focus ketplace where investors can buy shares of vetted start-up companies, and where start-ups on how scenario-based contextualization can facilitate engagement that is based on a solid can raise the capital they need from these investors. understanding of financial risks and for making better decisions about investing in start-ups, scale-ups and high-growth businesses. Up to now, back-door listings and reverse listings have been the only ways for start-ups to be listed on stock exchanges. Today, however, new opportunities are emerging. The Stock Moderator Exchange of Thailand, for example, hopes to play a role in pushing start-ups as a base for Ghada Teima, Lead Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank Group, USA development in the digital era; their aim is to foster the start-up ecosystem. They believe that stock exchanges have a duty to help develop financial technology, or fintech, and to create Brad Bulent Yasar, Co-Founder, Blockchain Investors Consortium (BIC), USA platforms that will enable start-ups to raise the capital they need if they are to grow and make Israel Pons, CEO and Co-Founding Partner of Angels Net LATAM, Mexico a real profit. Nikhil Agarwal, Senior Advisor, Federation for Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), India Navigating financial regulations can be a real challenge. In the new exchange model (for example, the Stock Exchange of Thailand), stock exchanges strike a balance between popularity, that is, the number of start-ups listed, and the quality of the start-ups it lists. The relative lack of financial stability and low liquidity of start-ups—compared to blue-chip stocks—is a risk, but it is not difficult to imagine that start-ups would be willing to disclose more information in order to get listed. The more they disclose, the better the investor protection. 8 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 9 To address the needs of the start-up ecosystem, some stock exchanges have launched start-up private markets, which do not require authorisation from regulators, given that these private markets basically act as owners and therefore provide a secure environment for investors CEO INVESTORS SUMMIT 2019 and start-ups. Other alternative markets include the Elite Program of the London Stock Ex- change, the Private Market of the Istanbul Stock Exchange, and Funderbeam, where growth World Congress of Angel Investors 2019 companies are funded and traded across borders and a start-up marketplace powered by Unlocking the Potential for Innovation as Developing Global Partnerships for Economic Development blockchain in some cases. 18 February 2019, Monday This panel will focus on the future trends of start-up markets and stock exchanges and will discuss the pros and cons of start-up markets, aiming to provide a better understanding of Swissotel The Bosphorus Istanbul what the possible trajectory might be for start-up stock exchanges and start-up private mar- Fuji 2 Hall kets.

Moderator 14:30 Opening Ceremony Zsolt Katona, Former CEO of the Budapest Stock Exchange, Hungary Welcome Speech Carsten Borring, Associate Vice President Listings EMEA Baybars Altuntas, Chairman, World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), Turkey Dr Yilmaz Arguden, Chairman of the Board, Rothschild Investment Bank Türkiye Key Note Speech 17:00 Coffee Break & Networking Paul Doany, Chief Executive Officer of Turk Telekom and President of the CEO Investors Committiee of the World Businness Angels Investmant Forum 17:30 Plenary Session & Closing Remarks Transitioning CEOs of G20 economies to angel investors to fuel economic development in 2019

There is nothing new about angel investment, but at this point in time, it is emerging as a crucial asset. Angel investment in early-stage equity markets is an essential component of short- and long-term economic health, and more than financial assistance, startups need CEO input and know-how that can help fill the gaps in entrepreneurs’ skill sets. Many CEOs have extensive networks and over the years have accumulated vast experience in overcoming challenges in business, but they tend to retire after careers that are marked by significant achievements. They miss out on the chance to help fledgling businesses generate revenue and add to their portfolios. Paul Doany, the legendary CEO of Turk Telekom, has invested in numerous startups as an angel investor and now, in his keynote address, he will share with CEOs some important takeaways from his own experience.

Address of the Minister H.E. Darko Horvat, Minister of Economy and Crafts, Republic of Croatia

10 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 11 15:00 Panel Discussion 1 portfolio. This panel will focus on ways to manage both initiatives efficiently and to cooperate Today’s CEOs as Tomorrow’s Qualified Angel Investors: Fostering Economic Development with external start-ups for their mutual benefit. by Involving CEOs in Early-Stage and Post-Early Stage Equity Markets Moderator On their retirement, corporate CEOs will have more time to mentor start-ups, scale-ups, Nikhil Agarwal, Senior Advisor, Federation for Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry high-growth businesses, and SMEs. They come with a good financial package and a vast (FICCI), India network that they have built over the years. The only thing they may lack is know-how: they need to learn about the principles of investing in start-ups and about founding a company Julius Akinyemi, Resident Entrepreneur at MIT Media Lab, USA from scratch. Now is the time for the CEOs to take a smart step — to contemplate their po- Robert Lugowski, Managing Partner at CobinAngels, Poland tential as future angel investors. This panel will focus on ways to support the transitioning of Sabur Khan, Chairman, Daffodil International University, Bangladesh today’s CEOs to qualified angel investors. 16:30 Panel Discussion 4 Moderator Corporate Innovation Accelerators: A Win-Win Opportunity for Start-Ups and Corporate Asma Bashir, Chairwoman, Centuro Global, UK Ventures

Paul Doany, Chief Executive Officer, Turk Telekom, Turkey Corporates establish corporate innovation accelerators to support various internal innova- Peter Cowley, President, The European Trade Association of Business Angels (EBAN), Belgium tion management activities, to implement new business models, and make good use of the Ugur Talayhan, Chief Executive Officer, Swissotel The Bosphorus Istanbul, Turkey entrepreneurial potential of start-ups. The fundamental aim of such an initiative is to provide an interface with the external ecosystem and to cooperate with new market players. In this 15:30 Panel Discussion 2 model, start-ups have access to established corporate infrastructure and are able to have their Leveraging Corporate Innovation by Engaging with External Ecosystems: Entrepreneurs, solutions challenge by experts in the corporate. In this panel, the discussants will share their Start-Ups, Scale-Ups, High-Growth Businesses, Crowdfunders and Angel Investors experiences with their own corporate innovation centres and offer tips on best practices.

As the market environment changes, corporates have to adapt to new market dynamics to Moderator stay ahead of shifts in the market. Opening themselves to external ecosystems can add value Faruk Inaltekin, Chief Executive Officer, Bilkent Cyberpark, Turkey to corporate innovation activities. This panel will focus on the question of how corporates can connect with external ecosystems to collaborate with early-stage and post-early stage Etienne Kouadio Doh, General Manager, Francophone West Africa, MainOne, Cote d’Ivoire entrepreneurship markets and to accelerate the innovation process within the corporate. Hasan Khakbaz, Vice-President of Isfahan Science and Technology Town (ISTT), Iran Mohamed Fetah Krichene, General Manager, Sfax Technopark, Tunisia Moderator Fadi Saab, Chairman, Trans Capital Finance, Lebanon 17:00 Coffee Break & Networking

Arton Celina, Chief Executive Officer, BPB Bank, Kosovo 17:30 Plenary Session & Closing Remarks Patrick Kedziora , Founder & CEO, KedzohDental, USA Please go to Fuji 1 Hall Rui Falcao, Co-founder and Angel Investor at REDAngels, Portugal

16:00 Panel Discussion 3 Entrepreneur-In-Residence Programmes to Cultivate Intrapreneurship: An Option for Ac- celerating Corporate Innovation from Within

While corporate cooperation with innovative start-ups focuses on making use of the external entrepreneurial potential of new market players, the introduction of an ‘intrapreneurship’ initiative can also foster innovation potential. Some corporates have developed a different kind of intrapreneurship program known as ‘entrepreneurs-in-residence’ (EIR). Based on the concept of venture capital (VC) companies, EIRs develop their own business models – financially backed by a VC or with the support of companies within the VC portfolio. Cor- porates enable EIRs to develop and/or launch business models within the corporate venture 12 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 13 may lead to their eventually replacing banks. On paper, they seem better, faster, and more FINTECH SUMMIT 2019 efficient. However, scaling up their initial success remains a significant challenge. Globally, there are over 2,000 fintech start-ups, but only a few have managed to expand their business. They struggle to achieve the so-called tipping point. This panel will focus on the question of World Congress of Angel Investors 2019 how companies can gain market share thanks to fintechs and will address the issue of wheth- Unlocking the Potential for Innovation as Developing Global Partnerships for Economic Development er there is a formula that will help overcome the scale-up challenges fintech start-ups face.

18 February 2019, Monday Moderator Ken Kengatharan, PhD MBA, Managing Partner, Atheneos Venture, USA Swissotel The Bosphorus Istanbul Geneve Hall Ioana Frincu, Chief Operating Officer at Beyond Enterprizes, Chief Operating Officer at Un- der Development Office, Romania Jason Fishman, SVP Digital Strategy at Digital Niche Agency, Advisor Beyond Enterprizes, 14:30 Opening Ceremony USA Muhammed Emin Ozer, General Manager of Albaraka Asset Management, Turkey Key Note Speech Barbara Lang, Managing Partner, InnoExc, Switzerland 16:00 Panel Discussion 3 Finding the Best Model for Fintech–Startup Collaboration: Matching the Strategic Vi- Key Note Speech sion and Business Goals of Wealth Management Firms and Banks Matthew Gamser, Chief Executive Officer, SME Finance Forum - IFC, USA In a recent global fintech survey by PwC, the asset and wealth management industry was ranked as the third most likely industry to experience the disruptive impact of start-ups. 15:00 Panel Discusion 1 Futhermore, over half (60%) of asset and wealth managers surveyed believed that at least Increasing the Role of Fintechs for Financial Inclusion: Creating an Innovation Ecosys- part of their business is at risk to fintech startups. Clearly, traditional industry players need tem to Explore Innovations in Financial Technology for Democratizing Access to Fi- to explore start-up collaboration as a way to stay relevant, transform offerings, and continu- nance Worldwide ously connect with clients. The collaboration models currently available include the detached model, the overlapping model, and the embedded model. The key to success in fintech col- Financial inclusion and its role in economic development was highlighted at the G20 meet- laboration lies in selecting the right model and taking into account critical cultural sensitivi- ings in 2017 and again in 2018. Small and medium-sized enterprises have been shown to ties. This panel will focus on ways to select the best fintech–startup collaboration model that account for the creation of significant numbers of new jobs, but an estimated 2 billion people fits the strategic vision and business goals of the wealth management firms and banks. around the world lack access to an account for even the most basic financial transactions, such as making deposits and receiving payments. The world clearly needs an innovative way Moderator to democratize finance, and we maintain that fintech can help expand access to finance and Murat Duran, Founder & President, FintechPark Angel Network, Turkey equalise opportunities. This panel will focus on ways to create an innovation ecosystem that will democratize access to finance globally. Hugo Mendes, Chief Financial Officer for the Macauto Group, Portugal Michael O’Connor, Chief Executive Officer, CorkBIC, Ireland Moderator Petr Šrámek , AI Startup Incubator founder; Czechia Matthew Gamser, Chief Executive Officer, SME Finance Forum - IFC, USA 16:30 Panel Discussion 4 Mohamed Fetah Krichene, General Manager at Sfax Technopark, Tunisia Cashless Economies: Global Perspectives and Future Trends Thomas Dübendorfer, President at Swiss ICT Investor Club (SICTIC), Switzerland Serkan Fergan, Digital Banking Group Director, TEB BNP Paribas, Turkey Digital payments are dominated by debit or credit cards in many European countries, but in other countries (China, for example), consumers have jumped directly from cash to mobile. 15:30 Panel Discussion 2 More than 70% of Chinese internet users say carrying cash is no longer necessary—pay- Scaling-Up: The Challenge of Fintech Start-Ups ments are made via Alipay or WeChat. Few non-Chinese realise how fast and advanced the development actually is in China’s new payment methods and mobile financial services. By Fintech companies founded in the last decade offer new products and innovative ideas that contrast, numerous countries are waiting for their ‘uber moment’ to unlock the potential of

14 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 15 fintech and wealthtech for a cashless economy. For example, in Turkey, with the world’s 18th largest economy, there are only a few fintech firms. A recent mobile banking survey shows that 34% of individuals in Europe would readily go cashless if given a choice. This panel will IMPACT INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2019 focus on how the innovation ecosystem in local economies can come together to create a fa- vourable environment for accelerating the adoption of mobile banking and digital payments World Congress of Angel Investors 2019 and thus make the transition to a cashless economy. The discussants will share their views on Unlocking the Potential for Innovation as Developing Global Partnerships for Economic Development the future of cashless economies and best practices from their respective countries. 19 February 2019, Tuesday Moderator Nikhil Agarwal, Senior Advisor, Federation for Indian Chambers of Commerce & Indus- Swissotel The Bosphorus Istanbul try (FICCI), India Geneve Hall

Arton Celina, Chief Executive Officer, BPB Bank, Kosovo Barbara Lang, Managing Partner, InnoExc, Switzerland 10:00 Opening Ceremony Vitaly Polekhin, President, Russian Business Angels Association, Russia Address of 17:00 Coffee Break & Networking H.E. Zehra Taskesenlioglu, Member of Parliament, The Grand National Assembly of Turkey 17:30 Plenary Session & Closing Remarks Go to Fuji 1 Hall The Rise of Impact Investing: Business Angels securing the future of sustainable business and finance

Sustainability and responsible investing are in the spotlight – and Business Angels have a critical role to play in this emerging asset class! A strong movement of investors defining non-financial returns (alongside of financial returns) in the domains of societal and environmental impact have produced results validating the asset class. While social investing may be more ‘patient capital’ than their traditional counter-parts, the performance of funds specialized in impact investing have captured the attention of the financial service and corporate sectors. Impact Investing had been relegated as a niche - an ‘alternative’ product for a small target market, which wealth managers and philanthropists alike viewed with skepticism. But we have seen an unambiguous and steady increase in assets invested in the nebulous world of ‘impact’ and showcasing impressive results. Buffered by growing public awareness/interest in the social impact space, a new ecosystem is developing and spilling over into ‘mainstream’. The pipeline of investment-ready projects will come from the Business Angels skilled in selecting and supporting the most promising solutions of tomorrow. Business Angels – TIIME (#ImpactImperative) to earn our wings!

Address of the Minister H.E. Dr Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim Awal, Business Development Minister, Republic of Ghana

16 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 17 09:30 Panel Discussion 1 Moderator Mobilizing Private and Public Capital in Innovative Ways for the Social Good Ghada Teima, Lead Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank Group, USA

Now is the time to focus on developing new ways to finance social investments. The World Maria Hala, Founding Partner, MH Partners, Greece Business Angels Investment Forum brings together angel investors, corporate venture exec- Rina Neoh, Co-founder, Ficus Venture Capital, Malaysia utives, fund managers, stock exchange executives and public institutions at WBAF 2019 to Zehra Taskesenlioglu, Parliament Member, Republic of Turkey discuss the increasing need for innovative and effective approaches to solving social and environmental issues. This panel will focus on new ways of cooperation between governments, 12:00 Coffee Break & Networking NGOs, corporates, and private investors that combine the forces of entrepreneurship, innovation, and capital to improve peoples’ lives. Such cooperation leads to increased awareness 12:30 VIP Lunch – by invitation only and can expand the investor base, which in turn fosters more inclusion and more sustainable societies as they develop action plans for impact investment. Presentation Dr Hasan Maral, Secretary General, Karacadag Development Agency, Turkey Moderator Ozlem Dalga, Corporate Communications Consultant, Turkey Key Note Speech by Guest Speaker Cyril Gouiffès, Investment Manager, European Investment Fund (EIF), Luxembourg Dražen Mršić, Member of the Board of Directors, WBAF Croatia 14:30 Panel Discussion 4 Sanem Oktar, President, KAGIDER Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey Developing a Collaboration Model for Impact Investors and Fintech Start-Ups to Create More Social Good for the Unbanked 10:30 Panel Discussion 2 Empowering Women Financially: The Why and the How Financial technologies can address a wide array of socio-economic problems, including gender inequality to slavery. The roots of such problems in developing countries lie in poverty and low Women are the future of the world’s economies. They control more than $20 trillion in an- education levels. The best way to lower cultural barriers and resist traditionalism seems to be globalization, which brings with it access to education, healthcare and financial inclusion. Globali- nual consumer spending, a figure that is expected to rise to $28 trillion by the end of 2019. zation, however, sometimes has unintended consequences. In developing regions, globalization By 2019, women will control 75% of discretionary spending worldwide. The proportion of has created an ecosystem where citizens are often forced to work in harsh and unhealthy work working women carrying the primary financial responsibility in their families rose from 23% environments for very low wages. Fortunately, the tide is gradually turning, with the rise of the in 1996 to 33% in 2013. Consequently, there has never been a more opportune time for wom- notion of ‘impact investment’ and with the general trend of commercial enterprises that work not en to get serious about understanding their finances and for the industry to start serving only to turn a profit, but to do so in a humane manner. ‘Fintech for social good’ denotes the use them better. This panel will focus on ways to empower women financially. of emerging fintech solutions that will enable greater access to basic human amenities for their populations. This panel will focus on ways impact investors can collaborate with fintech start-ups Moderator and scale-ups for the social good and how they can develop solutions for the unbanked segment Tuba Terekli, International Executive Consultant and Angel Investor, Saudi Arabia of the world’s economy – around 2 billion people.

Moderator Gordana Nikolić, Founder of Par University College and Business Academy Rijeka, Croatia Leyla Alaton, President of Alvimedica, Board Member at Alarko Holding, Turkey Tal Garih, Strategic Planning Manager, Alarko Holding, Turkey Tijen Mergen, Founder and President, Power of Happiness Platform, Turkey Barbara Lang, Managing Partner, InnoExc, Switzerland 11:30 Panel Discussion 3 Renata Brkic, Founder, Feelsgood Social Impact Investment Fund, Croatia How Can We Help Women Take Action Through Innovation? Tahir Mahmood, Head of Business Development, Nasdaq Dubai, UAE 15:30 Panel Discussion 5 Financial literacy is important, but it is only one part of a much larger picture. Effectively empowering women and helping them take action will have a direct impact on their financial in- Responsible finance and impact Investment: The future of smart finance for social entre- dependence and a positive influence on their lives. We first need to consider the gap in financial preneurs advice and recognise that innovation is imperative for bridging this gap. This panel will focus on the question of how financial institutions can meet the demands of women in such a way There is an increasing trend in capital markets to use responsible finance to search for – and that solutions will be cheap, relevant, and accessible. fund – solutions to many of the pressing social or environmental issues of our time. Corpo- 18 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 19 rate ventures also intend to invest up to 10 percent of their private equity investments with private equity fund managers whose investment strategies they expect to generate positive TAKE INVEST SUMMIT 2019 social and environmental outcomes, and who are willing to report on non-financial impact metrics. This trend is important for shaping the future of smart finance in capital markets. World Congress of Angel Investors 2019 This session will be essentially a think-tank session for the future of responsible smart fi- Unlocking the Potential for Innovation as Developing Global Partnerships for Economic Development nance in impact investments.

Moderator 19 February 2019, Tuesday Pierre Matek, Member of the Board of Directors, WBAF Croatia Swissotel The Bosphorus Istanbul Fuji 2 Hall Deniz Misir, Family Officer - Financial Wellbeing Consultant, V22 Int. Adv. J. S. Co., Turkey Mulemwa Moongwa, Social Impact Investor, Zambia Ozlem Denizmen, Founding President of FODER, Financial Literacy and Inclusion Associ- 09:00 Opening Ceremony ation of Turkey Key Note Speech 16:30 Panel Discussion 6 Brad Bulent Yasar, Co-Founder, Blockchain Investors Consortium (BIC), USA Women leading the way in impact investing Address of the Minister More high net worth women have engaged in impact investing, inspired others, influenced advisors, and served as champions of change to accelerate the development of an inclusive and H.E. Besim Beqaj, Minister of Innovation, Republic of Kosovo vibrant impact investing ecosystem. As a result, there is in an expansion of sustainable capital to address the most pressing social and environmental issues worldwide. This session will discuss Why innovation is key to entrepreneurial success. how global capital markets can include more women in the impact investing ecosystem and The number of startups has mushroomed, yet the number of IPO’s has halved in the last 20 what the benefits from the network of women investors are. Panellists will discuss the growing years. Paradoxically, it has never been easier to invest in good companies, yet never been influence of women (those who earn as well as those who inherit) over the world’s wealth as harder to exit. This has caused a disconnect between well intentioned finance and the en- investors as well as influencers in the financial, philanthropic and corporate sectors. trepreneurs that create the value in the world. In this presentation Callum Laing outlines 2 innovations that are reconnecting finance with value and helping business to create more Moderator impact. Renata Brkic, Founder, Feelsgood Social Impact Investment Fund, Croatia 09:30 Panel Discussion 1 Hauwa Yabani, Chief Executive Officer of Abuja Technology Village FZ, Nigeria Key Concepts for Start-ups: Understanding the Investment Strategies of Angel Investors, Dr Sabetha Mwambenja, Country Director, World Business Angels Investment Forum Tanzania Angel Investor Groups, VCs, Private Equity Funds and Co-Investment Funds Sebahat Isik, Managing Director and Partner of YSM Consultancy, Bahrain This panel will focus on how we can increase open learning space opportunities for entre- 17:00 Coffee Break & Networking preneurs to expand their understanding of the investment strategies of angel investors, the fund-raising strategies of successful entrepreneurs, term-sheet negotiation techniques, com- 17:30 Plenary Session & Closing Remarks pany valuations, due diligence checklists used by global investors, and ways to access co-in- Please go to Fuji 1 Hall vestment funds.

Moderator Eythor ivar Jonsson, Managing Director, Center for Corporate Governance at the Univer- WBAF INVESTMENT ACADEMY sity of Iceland

Charles Sidman, Founding Member, American Angel Capital Association (ACA), USA Marek Rusiecki, President of the Management Board of Xevin Investments, Poland Ramin Komeilian, Founder of Ava Angel Investors Network, Iran

20 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 21 10:30 Panel Discussion 2 The importance of a well-functioning early-stage ecosystem for creating more liquidity for Presentation entrepreneurs — from seed funding to IPO Dr Hasan Maral, Secretary General, Karacadag Development Agency, Turkey

With new trends in global capital markets such as corporate venturing, angel investment, Key Note Speech crowdfunding, private equity, and sovereign wealth to empower economies, some countries by Guest Speaker are struggling to take on of some of these investment methods – crowdfunding, for example – despite proven positive economic impact and the need for such financial instruments. This 14:30 Panel Discussion 3 panel will discuss how innovative policies can be developed and what the role of public–pri- Enhancing Innovative Cultures Through Entrepreneurship: Innovation Education for vate partnerships might be in this process. The panel will attempt to put forth a concrete Non-Business Students and Founders of Start-Ups, Scale-Ups and High-Growth Business- approach to changing the mindset of individuals who are in decision-making positions, both es in public and private institutions. Any policy that supports entrepreneurs and SMEs directly, or that supports the supporters of entrepreneurs and SMEs, is useful, including converting The past decades have seen a rapid increase in the offerings of entrepreneurship education public money to smart money by involving more angel investors and corporate ventures. worldwide. There is an explicit political agenda—both nationally and internationally— to A critical game-changer question will be addressed: How can we create an entrepreneurial promote entrepreneurship education at all levels of school systems. Policymakers expect en- ecosystem by bringing all stakeholders around the same table to create more liquidity, ease trepreneurial skills to be the key to developing an innovative culture, which in turn will access to finance and accelerate early exits? result in higher competitiveness and economic growth. Educational systems and teaching methods must therefore move from traditional educational models to creative, interactive Moderator and student-centred ones that will prepare students to meet the challenges of the future. This Michael Gold, Chief Executive Officer, Crimson Capital, USA panel will offer a unique opportunity for researchers, educators and politicians to share their experiences with the major challenges and advances in enterprise education, with a special Emre Yilmaz, CTO Techdesign, Turkey focus on entrepreneurship and innovation. Ian Sosso, Founder & Managing Partner, Monte Carlo Capital, Monte Carlo Yousef M. Hamidaddin, Innovation & Change Advocate - Early Stage Fund Management, Jordan Moderator Adnan Akdemir, President, WBAF Academy 11:30 Nasdaq Talk: ANATOMY OF AN SME IPO Prof. Leonid Nakov, PhD, Director, Center for Economic Researches, Faculty of Economics - Skopje, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Macedonia Traditionally, an IPO has not been top of mind when young companies were looking to raise Prof Panayiotis H. Ketikidis, The University of Sheffield International Faculty CITY College capital, expand and grow. This has changed. Today, most exchanges offer a junior market op- and Chairperson of SEERC, Greece tion where simpler rules and regulation make it possible for SMEs and startups to begin life Sabur Khan, Chairman, Daffodil International University, Bangladesh as listed companies. In Europe, Nasdaq operates its Nasdaq First North market where more than 500 young companies have started their journey, raised capital and grown since First 15:30 Panel Discussion 4 North launched in 2005. Unicorn or mini-corn? Overcoming the challenges of creating a unicorn business by focusing on creating a mini-corn Our 15 minutes session will show you what to look for and how to execute, and will address some of the following topics: Twenty-five members of the 2016 FORBES Billionaires List made their fortunes via unicorns – start-up companies valued at $1 billion dollars or more. Eighteen of these billionaires are How to successfully plan and structure a public offering? under age 40, and the average age of the group is just 36 years old. That is about half the aver- When is the right time to list? age age of all of the world’s 1,810 billionaires. This small group of billionaires is one measure What are the key considerations companies should take before listing? of just how successful tech start-ups have been at raising funding from venture capitalists over the past few years. Nearly half of these 25 billionaires are newcomers to the list this year, Carsten Borring, Associate Vice President Listings EMEA and 40% saw their fortunes increase in 2015 because of new funding rounds. More than half of the returning billionaires were newcomers on the 2015 Billionaires List. 12:00 Coffee Break & Networking But the number of unicorns in the world is not more than 200, so is it a good idea to put 12:30 VIP Lunch – by invitation only ‘creating a unicorn’ as an indicator of the success of a country’s entrepreneurial ecosystem? 22 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 23 Or is it a better idea to focus on mini-corns? This session will discuss the challenges to and opportunities for building a billion-dollar tech business from start-up to scale-up to unicorn and how to compensate for challenges by introducing a different criterion for success. WBAF ACADEMY - Workshops 2019

Moderator World Congress of Angel Investors 2019 Peter E. Braun, EBAN Board Member, Switzerland Unlocking the Potential for Innovation as Developing Global Partnerships for Economic Development

Julius O Akinyemi, Chairman, Founder and CEO of UWINCorp, USA 19 February 2019, Tuesday Miguel Martin, Founder and Co-investor at Immerxing Hub, Spain Sergio Vella, Director of Financing and Investor Relations, ICEX-Invest in Spain Swissotel The Bosphorus Istanbul Zurich Hall 16:30 Panel Discussion 5 Increasing the Financial Inclusion of Migrants Through Innovation and Entrepreneurship 09:00 Workshop 1 : Migrants and hosting countries alike will benefit from increased financial inclusion of mi- Making big returns investing in small businesses: grants. Migrants are keen risk-takers with a unique mindset who are able to empower econ- An entrepreneurial approach to investing omies in the pursuit of their dreams. As a natural outcome of increasing their financial inclusion, they will be more engaged with local economies, which in turn will mean more Investors complain there are not enough good deals. Entrepreneurs complain that there is jobs, more social justice and increased revenue for governments. Migrants from Turkey in not enough money. The current investment structures are keeping the two parties apart. 50% Germany are a good example. Migration to Germany started in the 1970s, and in the late of the Worlds GDP comes from small to medium enterprises, yet most of it is off limits to 1990s, 50,000 Turkish migrant entrepreneurs had created 185,000 new jobs in Germany. The sophisticated investors. Learn how adopting an entrepreneurial approach with a fixation on total amount of revenue generated by Turkish entrepreneurs in Germany is around 10 billion liquidity can allow all investors to make big returns investing in small business. EUR. This panel discussion will focus on the question of how world economies can turn the ambitions of entrepreneurial migrants into a win-win scenario. WBAF Faculty Member to lead the session Callum Laing, Partner in Unity Group Private Equity Moderator Prof. Enriko Ceko, Dean of Economic & Social Sciences Faculty at University College Wis- Callum Laing is an entrepreneur and investor. He is partner in Unity Group Private Equity, dom, Albania Co-Founder and Chairman of MBH Corporation PLC, and is the originator of ‘Accelerated Venture Capital’ (AVC). Author of two best-selling business books, publisher of more than Dr Hashim S. Hussein, Head, The United Nations Industrial Development Organization - 700 interviews with entrepreneurs and investors, he is also the WBAF High Commissioner ITPO, UNIDO for Singapore. Ismail Haznedar, Founder and Chairman, JAIN Angel Investing Network Vitaly Polekhin, President, Russian Business Angels Association, Russia 10:00 Workshop 2 : Combining the best of angel investing and venture capital 17:00 Coffee Break & Networking According to the latest EBAN figures, the average investment for an angel investor in a sin- 17:30 Plenary Session & Closing Remarks gle business in 2017 was EUR 25,000, and EUR 182,000 for an angel network. At the same Please go to Fuji 1 Hall time, venture capital investment starts with significantly larger numbers. Businesses looking to raise $500K to $2M often struggle. It’s the valley of death. Ian explains how, by leading investment rounds from $500K to $2M, and increasingly leading follow-ons, whilst bringing a global ecosystem of advisors and relationships usually available only at large VCs, an angel investor can combine the best of what angel investors and venture capital can offer.

WBAF Faculty Member to lead the session Ian Sosso, Founder of Monte Carlo Capital, EBAN Board Member

Ian Sosso is the founder of Monte Carlo Capital, a group of business angels, UHNWI and 24 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 25 family offices investing globally in early-stage deep tech and highly disruptive businesses. He 14:30 Workshop 4 : currently lectures on venture capital and entrepreneurial finance to MBA and finance MSc How to steal like Steve Jobs - Learn to create the next unicorn students at the International University of Monaco. He joined the European Business Angels - Learn how to think like a great artist, inventor, creator and innovator. Network (EBAN) in 2016 and in 2017 won the best performing new member award. Ian was elected to the board of EBAN in June 2018. He is also a board member of the Monaco Ven- This workshop will show you how the great artists, scientists, musicians, movie makers, in- ture Capital Association. Ian is a Monégasque and holds a MSc in Finance from the London novators and business creators all have one thing in common – THEY STEAL! You’ll learn School of Economics (LSE). how others create, how to develop your own creative mindset, how to learn from others and how to create like the best. You’ll learn the tools you need to start thinking like Picasso and 11:00 Workshop 3 : Steve Jobs. Creating and innovating isn’t just for geniuses – it’s something that can be learned. Growth and excellence from startup to scaleup to exit: And, once you’ve learned how to ‘Steal like Steve Jobs’, you’ll be on your way to creating How to maximise your people investments on your entrepreneurial journey something spectacular. Even if you don’t create the next unicorn, you’ll learn how to come up with winning products, services and designs that give you a competitive edge. Whether There’s a lot of information (and misinformation) about world-class people engagement, you’re an investor, a corporate innovator or an entrepreneur, this master-class will teach you from governments to tech start-ups, leaders talk about the operational and strategic advan- something that you can use every day. NGOs, corporates, and private investors that com- tages for companies who seek to better engage their people. The benefits, from improvements bine the forces of entrepreneurship, innovation, and capital to improve peoples’ lives. Such in productivity to quality to safety to profitability are clear. How to achieve these benefits is cooperation leads to increased awareness and can expand the investor base, which in turn also clear. However, we know that many organisations struggle to realise and sustain these fosters more inclusion and more sustainable societies as they develop action plans for impact benefits. We know that the quality of management and leadership is the key ‘input’ to achieve investment. these ‘outputs’, as is a sustained and rigorous focus on positively impacting the ‘experience’ of being at work, day to day, for our people. None of the factors that propel companies to the top WBAF Faculty Member to lead the session of ‘best employer’ lists are rocket science. It’s always the culmination of small practical chang- Patrick Kedziora, WBAF High Commissioner - France es in the way that leaders, managers and everyone interacts with each other, it’s the result of people ‘feeling’ more cared for, valued, listened to etc., and it’s the result of the key functions Patrick Kedziora works closely with early-stage companies and has been a founder of five of the business that enable every team to be at their best. In this workshop, Wayne will look at technology companies in the past fifteen years. He is currently focused on growing his most three key areas: what startups and scaleups are getting right, what managers are getting right recent venture – Kedzoh.com, a mobile learning platform for the enterprise, which has won and what we need to get right, as leaders and investors, to realise these important operational three major international innovation awards: Startup Chile, Startup Brazil and French Tech and strategic benefits for our organisations. Ticket. His experience encompasses both banking and industry. He headed a number of corporate finance groups in New York City, and his experience encompasses both commer- WBAF Faculty Member to lead the session cial and investment banking. Additionally, he was the Managing Director for a $250 million Wayne Clarke, Founding Partner, The Global Growth Institute, UK investment fund. He has also been the Chief Financial Officer of both private companies and a public company, head of business development, and an arranger and financier of man- Wayne Clarke is a founding partner of the Global Growth Institute based in the UK/Neth- agement-led buyouts. He has held senior positions at Solomon Equities, Société Générale, erlands and from 2007 until 2012 was the international partner of the advisory arm of Best and Barington Capital Group and counts Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and T. Boone Pickens Companies, who produce the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies lists. He began his career at amongst his previous clients. He has an MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York Deloitte and went on to help BDO, the fifth largest accounting network, to achieve a top 20 University (NYU) and received Bachelor of Arts degrees in both Economics and Political ranking in the Sunday Times Best Companies lists. He has advised over 600 CEOs/boards Science from NYU. He is proficient in Spanish and has native fluency in English and French. and thousands of managers in over 30 countries from Fortune 500 companies to startups on Mr Kedziora is a mentor to entrepreneurs and is actively involved in the entrepreneurial eco- how to drive growth through better people engagement. Wayne was recognised again in 2018 system in the U.S. and France. He is passionate about sharing his experiences. He has taught by HR Magazine as one of the ‘Most Influential Thinkers in HR’ globally. He is also a visiting at the undergraduate and graduate levels in both the U.S. and France and has been a judge in lecturer at the Cass Business School in London. numerous start-up competitions.

12:00 Coffee Break & Networking 15:30 Workshop 5 : 7 steps to scale your start-up: 12:30 VIP Lunch – by invitation only How to invest early and add value to smart teams to get great returns

Key Note Speech An interactive session for (1) Start-ups through Series A/B, (2) angel investors to evaluate by Guest Speaker and select scalability and (3) corporate partners seeking to work with and support great 26 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 27 scale-ups Great teams are built with a shared vision and an ability to execute it. Testing the innovation and corporate ventures, early-stage capital fund managers, M&A and business team is the primary go/no-go decision for any investor or partner. How to do this will be development executives, family office investment managers, entrepreneurs who are raising explored in the workshop. There is a close linkage between the mindsets of great sporting capital or planning exit strategies, successful entrepreneurs interested in becoming an inves- teams and great start-up and scaling teams. Scaling is little understood and is often mixed tor or advisor, members of boards of directors, policymakers wishing to encourage the cre- up with the start-up process. Team selection by psychological methods and a focus on key ation of clusters of innovation in their region, and service providers: attorneys, accountants, step(s) are critical for scaling. This forces team restructuring, role definition and sometimes and consultants. early failure to create pivots. Customer and channel commitment via partnerships and leveraging data will be explored alongside RoT (return on time) and lifetime gross margin by customer, channel, product and R&D phases. Investors can, by early application of these WBAF Faculty Member to lead the session techniques, identify great investments via funds, accelerators and business angel syndicates. Marcel Dridje, President Sophia Business Angels France, EBAN Board Member Corporations can, through partnering and proof of concept or pilot funding, get a first look at new technology or disruptive products or processes. Marcel Dridje is currently the SOPHIA BUSINESS ANGELS President (Nice, France), an EBAN Board Member, and Mentor at The Camp (Aix en Provence, France ). A seasoned WBAF Faculty Member to lead the session European sales senior executive, Marcel has substantial field experience helping IT and tel- Michael O’Connor, CEO CorkBIC, Ireland, EBAN Board Member and Founder of the ecom startups in the U.S. and EMEA. Marcel has a broad range of experience in all aspects International Security Accelerator & Fund of sales, marketing, communication and management with direct experience with Fortune 500 enterprises (IBM, Nortel, Lucent, Cisco, EMC, ALU) and startups (Quantum, Andrew Michael O’Connor is CEO of CorkBIC, specialising in high tech businesses involving inter- Networks, Pluris, Corvis, Ascend and Airespace). During the course of his career, he has national growth. He started in marine and arctic exploration in the UK, Spitsbergen, Nigeria held VP roles, most notably as VP EMEA Corvis (first all-optical router), where he grew the and the Caribbean before moving to high-growth manufacturing and sales start-ups with team and business to an outstanding success. Of French-Algerian and British origin, Marcel Raychem Corporation in Menlo Park, California. He co-founded Intepro, a venture capi- launched his career after completing a BSc in Electronics and Computer Science from Ports- tal-backed Irish IT start-up. He led the Europe and U.S. market entry, building a team based mouth Polytechnic UK and holds an M&A executive program credential from INSEAD. out of Boston and San Diego and with several rounds of international venture capital before Marcel recently left CISCO after 30 years in IT and telecom sales to start his new venture as a successful trade exit. Since returning from the USA, he has advised over 500 start-ups. He a business angel with SBA to help startups with seed money, VC connections and business graduated from Cambridge University in Engineering and earned an MBA from the Lon- development. Vaelsys/ IVAS, Microgine, Faveeo, Digitalarti, OnePulse and Cyberflowanalyt- don Business School and the Wharton School, USA. He is a chartered Engineer in London. ics (Webroot) are six of his star ventures. A self-proclaimed serial entrepreneur, Marcel loves Michael has created and runs a regional HBAN business angel network that has completed new challenges in sharing his 30 years of experience in IT and telecom and high-tech VC 80 deals with 2 syndicates and 150 investors investing over €40m in primarily start-ups. He firms with new high-tech start-ups ready to expand their sales and marketing success across was awarded as the best performing new EBAN member in 2015. He is the founder of the EMEA, the USA and APAC. International Security Accelerator as a private investment fund under AIFMD. Funded by VC, angels and a corporate partner and identifying Scaling and Deep Tech teams in cyber- 17:00 Coffee Break & Networking security, AI, blockchain and data analytics. He has been a board member of several private and public companies in the last 30 years, including EBAN. His interests include governance 17:30 Plenary Session & Closing Remarks and building effective boards in the hi-tech field of play. He has been an international judge Please go to Fuji 1 Hall and umpire in the sailing world for major events. Michael and his team at CorkBIC have an enviable track record of selecting and guiding successful start-ups over many years and achieving good exits.

16:30 Workshop 6 : Converting yourself to an angel investor: What should you know to be a qualified angel investor

For anyone new to angel investing, this is an invaluable workshop that covers the most important topics of investing as an angel and tips on how to avoid the many pitfalls new angel investors often encounter. Marcel Dridje will outline of basic milestones of becoming a qualified angel investor. In this workshop, you will have an idea of what skills you should develop to be a startup-friendly angel investor. This workshop is for corporate executives that manage

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WBAF ACADEMY - Masterclasses 2019 Cyril Gouiffès, Impact Investment Manager @ European Investment Fund, Luxembourg

World Congress of Angel Investors 2019 Cyril has been an investment manager within the venture capital team of EIF for the last Unlocking the Potential for Innovation as Developing Global Partnerships for Economic Development five years. He is responsible for the management of EIF social impact instruments portfolio at EIF: Social impact funds investments Social Impact Bonds, co-investment with Impact 18 February 2019, Monday Business Angels and Investments in impact incubators. His entire career within EIF has been dedicated to impact related activities, starting with microfinance in 2008. In this context, he Swissotel The Bosphorus Istanbul was responsible for the implementation of the JASMINE programme, an EU initiative aimed Zurich Hall at boosting the institutional capacity of microfinance institutions in Europe. Prior to joining EIF, Cyril gained unique field experience working with microfinance institutions in the Middle East. Cyril is an occasionnal lecturer on impact investing at EM Lyon and studied at 14:30 EIF Masterclass Toulouse Institut d’Études Politiques where he received a Masters in Development Econom- How to structure a co-investment fund to attract finance from the ics with a focus on poverty alleviation and local development. EIF European Investment Fund 16:00 BIC Masterclass: empowered by case study New Methodologies to Pick Winners When Angel Investing in Blockchain Powered Projects

The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) estimates a market of US$114 billion in impact empowered by case study investing assets, US$22.1 billion of which was committed in 2016. The expected growth in commitment in 2017 is 25.9%. The supply of impact capital is expected to rise, but so far, This masterclass is designed to share best practices in early-stage investing in startups in the impact investment’s share in global financial markets is estimated to be only around 0.2% blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Masterclass will cover best practices on conducting due of global wealth. If this share rises to 2%, it could mean over US$2 trillion invested in im- diligence on the business model, legal issues, founders, technology and growth strategies pact-driven assets. Some 1,500 asset managers, with combined assets of over US$62 trillion, of blockchain projects to reduce investment risks. The masterclass will allow participants to have signed on for the six United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment, while the become more confident with doing an initial assessment of blockchain projects and better larger definition of sustainable investment encompasses an estimated total of US$21.4 tril- understand the red flags to watch for. lion. Brad Bulent Yasar, Founder of the Blockchain Consortium, USA The European Investment Fund (EIF) is going to deliver a special masterclass on how investors can develop co-investment funds to attract European Investment Fund (EIF) finance. Brad is an entrepreneur, investor, mentor, and advisor who has started and bootstrapped The masterclass will be given by Cyril Gouiffès, Impact Investment Manager at the European several companies from inception to maturity over the past 20 years. Brad is currently the Investment Fund in Luxembourg. It will include a real case study from Croatia. At the end co-founder and Managing Partner of Krowd Mentor, a strategic crowdfunding advisory firm of the masterclass, Renata Brkic and her team will share their experience raising EIF finance focusing on ICOs, cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and token powered organizations. As the for their social impact fund. Brkic raised €15 million for the social impact fund she and her co-founder for Blockchain Investors Consortium (BIC) with over $5 Billion dollars allocated team are launching in 2019. Brkic leads the Global Impact Investors Committee of the World to blockchain and cryptocurrency projects and has access to extensive dealflow and expe- Business Angels Investment Forum and chairs the Impact Investment Summit at the World rience analyzing disruptive technologies, Brad has participated in dozens successful crowd Congress of Angel Investors. sales, which have raised over $500 million from 10,000s of investors since 2016.Brad also served as managing director of Yasar Corporation where he mentored, advised and invested EIF-managed financial products for social impact investing will be presented, specifically, (i) in more than 50 companies. Passionate about where the worlds of technology and marketing the Social Impact Accelerator (SIA) and (ii) EFSI social impact instruments: collide, Brad is frequently invited to speak at events related to entrepreneurship, angel investing and business strategy. Most recently, he presented at GCC, Digital Hollywood, and ITU (i) SIA is a vintage 2013 social impact fund-of-funds of EUR 243m with 11 investments in Gate Accelerator Program. A big believer in coaching younger generations of entrepreneurs, its portfolio to date. Brad serves as a mentor for the Pepperdine Alumni Association. Brad holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and a Bachelor of Science degree in International Business Man- (ii) EFSI social impact instruments are part of the European Union growth plan to foster agement (1999) from Pepperdine University (Malibu, California) and a Bachelor of Science social innovation in the EU by financially supporting social SMEs through accelerators and degree in Applied Sciences Math (1996) from Académie de Grenoble (France).His charitable

30 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 31 efforts focus on Goodwill Industries, the LA County Museum of Art, the LA Philharmonic and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, to name a few. Born in Turkey in 1976, Brad lived and traveled throughout Europe; England, France, and Greece to name a few and migrated to QBAC+ the United States in 1996. Brad is fluent in English, French, Turkish and has basic knowledge Qualified Angel Investor Extensive Course of German, and Spanish. Brad currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Nadine, and son, Certification Programme after the Proficiency Test Max. “I’m all about empowering people. Team members. Our clients. You name it. It’s my job to clear a path for success.” World Congress of Angel Investors 2019 Unlocking the Potential for Innovation as Developing Global Partnerships for Economic Development 17:00 Coffee Break & Networking 20 & 21 & 22 February 2019 17:30 Plenary Session & Closing Remarks Please go to Fuji 1 Hall Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Swissotel The Bosphorus Istanbul Acacia Hall

QBAC+ has quickly gained a global popularity, making its way from London to Doha and now Istan- bul. Soon after the Qualified Angel Investor Course (QBAC+) concluded at the London Stock Exchange Group, development agencies in Turkey decided to make the programme available to their staff. Then the Qatar Development Bank hosted it in Doha. And now the programme is scheduled to run in Istan- bul at the World Congress of Angel Investors for anyone wishing to become an angel investor.

It is the position of the WBAF that when investors have had the advantage of training in the best practices of negotiating deals for early-stage investment, they are better equipped to ensure good returns on their investment.With this in mind, the WBAF Investment Academy offers a wide variety of training programs using a range of input (case studies, panel discussions, and presentations, to name a few), all of which encourage active participation and interaction on the part of those attending.

What is behind this training? The objective of the course is to introduce the angel investment system to those considering investing in start-ups, SMEs and high-growth companies, using their own money and their own know-how. The course aims to give the basic principles of angel investment and the do’s and don’ts when investing as a qualified angel investor.

This course introduces the angel investment system to those considering investing in start-ups, SMEs or high-growth companies, using their own money and contributing their own know-how. The basic principles of angel investment are discussed, along with practical advice for investing as a qualified angel investor. This is an ideal course for professionals from listed companies who can invest a minimum of 5,000 EUR per year, CEOs of companies who can invest a minimum of 5,000 EUR per year, anyone with an entrepreneurial background who can invest a minimum of 5,000 EUR per year. For anyone new to angel investing, this is an invaluable training session covering the basics of investing, aiming to help investors avoid the pitfalls new business angels often encounter.

www.businessangel.academy

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10:00 Introduction to the Course 10:00 Session 3 10.30am – 12.30pm with a coffee break at 11am Baybars Altuntas, Chairman of the Board of Directors, World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) Setting the deal terms • Valuing the business Financial road map of an entrepreneur from invention to innovation • Negotiating the deal • Term sheets • Positioning angel investors in this road map • Conducting the negotiation • What is the ‘best finance’ for entrepreneurs? • Other paperwork • World statistics on angel investment • Post investment governance and deal monitoring • Why are you in this room? • How is the course structured? 12:30 Lunch

10:30 Session 1 13:30 Session 4 10.30am – 12.30pm with a coffee break at 11am 1.30pm – 5pm with a coffee break at 4pm

Angel Investment Market • New funding rounds • The Exit • Introduction to the Angel Investment Market • The Role of Government and policy makers • Becoming a business angel • Setting up a business angel network or syndicate • Identifying opportunities Sourcing deal flow Interpreting the pitch Valuing the company 22 February 2019, Friday • Creating a portfolio of investments 10:00 Session 5 12:30 Lunch

13:30 Session 2 • Case Study • Proficiency Test 1.30pm – 5pm with a coffee break at 4pm • QBAC+ Certificate Ceremony

Due Diligence and Risk Management 13:00 Closing Remarks • Commercial • People • Legal • IP • Financial • Exit • Co-investors • Their due diligence on you

34 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 35 GLOBAL FUNDRAISING STAGE 2019

World Congress of Angel Investors 2019 Unlocking the Potential for Innovation as Developing Global Partnerships for Economic Development

19 February 2019, Tuesday

Swissotel The Bosphorus Istanbul Fuji 1 Hall

14:30 Investment Readiness for GFRS 2019 - Workshop 18 February 2019, Monday, Neuchatel Hall

Coaches Christoph Drescher, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, DealMatrix, Austria Maryam Najafi, Consultant at Karaya Angel Investors, Iran Abdul Malek Al Jaber 09:00 Opening Ceremony President, The Middle East Trade Association for Business Angels, UAE 19 February 2019, Tuesday, Fuji 1 Hall Dr. Abdul Malek Al Jaber has a Corporate Social Responsibility 2012. In addition to this, he was Welcome Speech wealth of experience and a long and Sustainability Practice and also ranked number 21 in the Baybars Altuntas, Chairman, World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), Turkey record of achievements local- Reporting, as well as the first top 50 most powerful people in ly and regionally in the ICT, company in the country to form the Media, Marketing and Ad- Address of the Minister Services and Financial industry. a corporate foundation. Dr. Al vertising in June 2011. He was H.E. Prof. Zoran Sapuric State Minister of the Republic of Macedonia Dr. Al Jaber is the Founder and Jaber serves as chairman of the also awarded by HRH Sheikh Chairman of MENA Apps, the Golden Wheat Mills Company Mohamed Bin Rashid PM of 09:30 Pitchings former COO of Zain Group and and is Chairman of Middle East UAE as Best Arab Manager. Dr. CEO of Zain Jordan. Prior to Payment Services, leading pay- Al Jaber is a member of the Arab 12:30 Lunch joining Zain, Dr. Al Jaber served ment processor and acquirer in Business Council, WEF, The as CEO and Vice Chairman of the Middle East. He also sets on Arab Technology Forum, YPO 14:30 Pitchings Paltel Group where he was also a handful of regional and global and the Global Agenda Coun- responsible for profits growth boards of companies and insti- cil. Dr Al-Jaber is a member of 17:00 Coffee Break & Networking from $15 million to $100 mil- tutions. In 2010, Dr. Al Jaber the Advisory Council of Kuwait lion in a record time. During was ranked by Global Telecoms, National Fund for Entrepre- 17:30 Plenary Session & Closing Remarks his tenure, the Paltel Group # 62 on its annual power 100 neurshio, Chairman of Oasis Please go to Fuji 1 Hall became the first Palestinian list. He is the first Jordanian Venture Fund and Founder or company and 2nd in MENA recognized on this list. Again Arabreneur. to adopt the Global Reporting and in 2011 the same organiza- Initiative (GRI) standards on tion ranked him # 69 and # 70 in

36 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 37 Abdulaziz Bin Nasser Al-Khalifa Adnan Akdemir Chief Executive Officer, Qatar Development Bank (QDB), Qatar Adnan Akdemir, President of the Sifisan Entertainment Investments , Vice President of the Turkish Trade Association of Business Angels (TBAA), President of the WBAF Academy In addition to his role as CEO as Vice -President of several several flagship development Adnan Akdemir is a third-gen- a prestigious international event 305 multiplex screens to become of QDB, Mr. Abdulaziz Nass- internal and external commit- initiatives, including the AL- eration entrepreneur in the to rejuvenate the Turkish film the leading cinema chain in the er Al-Khalifa is Chairman of tees. Prior to joining QDB, Mr. DHAMEEN Partial Guarantee entertainment business. After production industry. In 2004, Russia-Ukraine-Turkey region. ELAN Qatar and a Member of Al-Khalifa worked at Qatar Program, TASDEER (Qatar Ex- graduating from Istanbul Tech- Adnan completed the IPO of Adnan exited his cinema ven- the Board of Directors at Qatar Shell as a Business Development port Development Agency) and nical University in Management AFM Cinemas, becoming the tures in 2011 to focus on his Science & Technology Park. He Manager for nearly three years, the Housing Loan Program for Engineering and obtaining an first entertainment company to family entertainment business is also Chairman Qatar Business and held technical and man- Qatari citizens. Mr. Al-Khalifa MBA from National University list on the Istanbul Stock Ex- and founded www.ilsvision.com, Incubator Center, and the Be- agerial positions at the Qatar holds an MBA from Qatar Uni- in Los Angeles, he attended the change. Adnan also co-founded the largest YouTube multi-chan- daya Center for Entrepreneur- General Electricity & Water versity and a Bachelor’s degree UCLA Film School. In 1993, the first Turkish film distribu- nel network in the Middle East ship and Career Development. Corporation (KAHRAMAA) in Electrical Engineering from after his return home, he found- tion company, Kenda (with top region. He is the co-founder of Before being appointed CEO of for six years prior to that. Mr. California State University, and ed AFM Cinemas, which has Turkish producers) to support the Turkish Bu- siness Angels QDB, Mr. Al-Khalifa was Ex- Al-Khalifa has vast experience has received several specialized since become the leading cine- the development of local pro- Association and Turkish Cin- ecutive Director of Strategy & in the SME, private and entre- diplomas from Harvard Univer- ma operator in Turkey. He has ductions. In just 3 years, Kenda ema Owners Association and Business Development for three preneurship sectors. He played sity and INSEAD. introduced a true quality cinema became the main driver behind an active member of the Young years, serving simultaneously a leading role in the launch of experience to Turkey, resulting more than half of the local Presidents Organization. He has in rapid national growth in the content in Turkish cinema. He held a Group A pilot’s license 90s as the market-maker. In has since sold the majority of since 1984 and an open-sea cap- 2000, he completed the first-ever AFM Cinemas to Russia’s largest tain license since 1989. In 2012, private equity deal in Turkey, group, Alfa, eventually exiting Adnan received a Red Cross / with AIG’s Blue Voyage Fund. In AFM. Adnan has become the Cres- cent Golden Mercy Medal 2001, he co-founded the Istan- CEO of Eurasia Cinemas, which, for his lifetime contributions. bul Independent Film Festival as in its third year, has grown to

38 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 39 Andrew Work Arton Celina Managing Director, Head of Media Asia and Europe, Media Division at NexChange, Hong Kong Chief Executive Officer of the BPB Bank, Kosovo

Andrew Work is the Asia-Pa- lated events around the world. active board member. He is Arton Celina was appointed in 2007, initially as a Regional at Pristina University. He did cific Head Content Strategist These have included the Fintech the former Executive Director Chief Executive Officer of the Manager and was later appoint- his post-graduate studies and at NexChange, the social plat- O2O Global Summit, the World of The Canadian Chamber of BPB Bank in Kosovo in May ed Head of Sales and Marketing. graduated in the field of man- form connecting the world to Bank/IMF SME Finance Fo- Commerce in Hong Kong and 2016. He started his career in Since 2013 Mr Celina has held agement at UBT. In 2013, he finance and innovation. Andrew rum, the World Business Angel has worked for The Economist, the banking and microfinance the position of Deputy Manag- received his PhD in Business is also the co-creator of the Investment Forum, the Baring’s Penton Media, and on Parlia- institution KEP in 1999, and ing Director at TEB Bank JSC Administration from SMC Uni- Fintech O2O brand and events. relaunch in Asia, Qualcomm’s ment Hill with a senior cabinet has been with ProCredit Bank in Kosovo, serving the business versity in Switzerland. Mr Work stewards the content 4G/5G Summit, RISE Hong minister in Ottawa. He has writ- since 2002. Mr Celina joined the segments. Mr Celina graduated of the NexChange and Fintech Kong, the Canadian Crowd- ten extensively on public policy team of TEB Bank JSC Kosovo from the Faculty of Economics O2O websites and events with funding Summit, Standard as it impinges on the growth a content team across Asia. Chartered events, and many of business and flourishing of Andrew has spoken on, host- more. Mr Work founded the technology. He holds a Bachelor ed, and moderated panels at a Hong Kong economic policy of Science degree from McGill wide range of business, finance, think tank and The Lion Rock University and an MBA from fintech, and innovation-re- Institute, where he remains an the University of Victoria.

40 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 41 Asma Bashir Barbara Lang Chairman at Centuro Global, UK Managing Partner at InnoExc GmbH, Switzerland

London, United Kingdom She is setting up new global offices and technology, managing risk and Dr. Barbara Lang started her managing partner at InnoExc in crypto tech and biotech. a legal professional having start- growing the team around the compliance and international career at IBM. She then moved GmbH Switzerland, a consulting ed her career within one of the world. She is now focussing on expansion. She has worked on on to consulting and is now company focused on innovation largest law firm’s in the world. business growth, mergers and many government initiatives Asma then went on to establish acquisitions and working with having contributed to the Mi- her own business from a start- fast growing companies on scal- gration Advisory Committee’s up, acting for some of the largest ing their business and finding report on shortage occupations multinational companies in the investment. She works with both in the UK, government stake- world offering global services private and institutional inves- holder events to support compa- to worldwide jurisdictions. Her tors as well as investing in op- nies with their recruitment chal- clients included Fortune 500 portunities directly. She is also lenges and worked with leading companies and UHNW indian authorised on the Mayor of trade associations to lobby viduals. Asma’s company was London’s International Business government on their behalf. She acquired at the end of 2014 and Program supporting companies was also a judge for UK Business she continued to lead the growth with their growth needs. Asma’s Awards, London and Partners within the newly acquired struc- experience includes business IE20 program and the start-up ture, integrating new companies, transformation, innovation and awards in London.

42 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 43 Baybars Altuntas Besim Beqaj Chairman of the Board of Directors, World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) Minister of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Republic of Kosovo

Former Senior Advisor of the of Deulcom International Inc. in numerous MBA programs. PhD. Besim Beqaj is newly Pact for South Eastern Europe. and Management of New Prod- London Stock Exchange Group Star of the Turkish version of the Appointed as JCI Ambassador, appointed Minister of Innova- Mr. Beqaj served as President ucts in Kosovo at the University (LSEG) for the Elite Program, television show Dragons’ Den following Ban Ki-moon, former tion and Entrepreneurship on of the Kosovo Chamber of of Prishtina.Mr. Beqaj was part Chairman of the World Busi- / Sharks Tank. Recipient of the Secretary General of the Unit- 9th of September 2017. Before Commerce from 2005-2010 of the Fulbright program where ness Angels Investment Forum European Trade Association of ed Nations. Profiled regularly being appointed as a Minister and has been re-elected for two he has lectured and conducted (WBAF) – an affiliated partner Business Angels (EBAN) award by leading international media in the Ministry of Innovation mandates. During that period, academic research in the field of the G20 Global Partnership for the Best Individual in Eu- such as CNN International, and Entrepreneurship, Mr. Beqaj achieved to raise business com- of Economic Integration in for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) rope Globally Engaging with the Bloomberg, BBC. A co-author of servedr as a Member of the Par- munity association as one of the South East Europe at the Illinois chaired by the Queen Maxima Global Entrepreneurial Eco- Planet Entrepreneur: The World liament of Republic of Kosovo main factors for the economic Institute of Technology, Chicago of the Netherlands, Co-chair system in 2014 (Ireland), 2015 Entrepreneurship Forum’s Guide during the previous legislature. development in our country. Kent College of Law. Moreover, of the Washington DC- based (Netherlands), 2016 (Portugal), to Business Success Around Prior to this, from 2013 until Mr. Beqaj obtained the title of his experience is enhanced by Global Business Angels Network 2017 (Spain) and 2018 (Bulgar- the World, published by Wiley 2014 Mr. Beqaj was Minister BSc. and MSc. and Doctoral academic teaching, as he has the (GBAN), Vice President of the ia). The only entrepreneur to (2013). Author of Off the Bus, of Finance, from 2011 until Studies (PhD) at the Univer- status of the Academic Profes- Brussels-based European Trade be granted a personal audience Into a Supercar! How I Became 2013 was Minister of Economic sity of Zagreb in Croatia. And sor at Public University “Hasan Association for Business Angels, with former President Obama a Top TV Star and Celebrated Development, from 2010 until also completed the European Prishtina” since 1996, where Seed Funds, and Early Stage at the Presidential Summit on Investor, published by Balboa 2011 was Minister of European Doctoral Program in Manage- Mr. Beqaj lectures International Market Players (EBAN), Presi- Entrepreneurship in Wash- Press (2014) and translated into Integration. Mr. Beqaj was also ment and Management of Small Business. In addition to Alba- dent of the Business Angels As- ington DC. Developer of the Chinese, Croatian, Albanian, Political Advisor in the Prime Businesses at the Autonomous nian language as a native lan- sociation of Turkey (TBAA), the world-renowned entrepreneur- and Macedonian. Minister’s Office in the Republic University of Barcelona, Spain guage, Mr. Beqaj speaks fluently World Entrepreneurship Forum ship theory, the Altuntas Start- of Kosovo and simultaneously, and Vaxjo University, Sweden. English and Serbo-Croatian, Ambassador to Turkey and the up Compass Theory, researched he was appointed as National In addition, Mr. Beqaj has com- and also is served with German Balkan countries, and President by Sheffield University and used Coordinator for the Stability pleted the PhD in Development language.

44 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 45 Brad Bulent Yasar Callum Laing Founder of the Blockchain Consortium, USA Partner in Unity Group Private Equity, Co-Founder and Chairman of MBH Corporation PLC, Singapore Brad is an entrepreneur, investor, Brad also served as managing ibu, California) and a Bachelor of mentor, and advisor who has director of Yasar Corporation Science degree in Applied Scienc- Callum Laing is an entrepre- the originator of ‘Accelerated neurs and investors, he is also started and bootstrapped sever- where he mentored, advised and es Math (1996) from Académie de neur and investor. He is partner Venture Capital’ (AVC). Author the WBAF High Commissioner al companies from inception to invested in more than 50 com- Grenoble (France).His charitable in Unity Group Private Equity, of two best-selling business for Singapore. maturity over the past 20 years. panies. Passionate about where efforts focus on Goodwill Indus- Co-Founder and Chairman of books, publisher of more than Brad is currently the co-founder the worlds of technology and tries, the LA County Museum of MBH Corporation PLC, and is 700 interviews with entrepre- and Managing Partner of Krowd marketing collide, Brad is fre- Art, the LA Philharmonic and St. Mentor, a strategic crowdfunding quently invited to speak at events Jude Children’s Research Hospital, advisory firm focusing on ICOs, related to entrepreneurship, angel to name a few. Born in Turkey cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and investing and business strategy. in 1976, Brad lived and traveled token powered organizations. As Most recently, he presented at throughout Europe; England, the co-founder for Blockchain GCC, Digital Hollywood, and France, and Greece to name a Investors Consortium (BIC) with ITU Gate Accelerator Program. A few and migrated to the United over $5 Billion dollars allocated big believer in coaching younger States in 1996. Brad is fluent in to blockchain and cryptocur- generations of entrepreneurs, English, French, Turkish and has rency projects and has access to Brad serves as a mentor for the basic knowledge of German, and extensive dealflow and experience Pepperdine Alumni Association. Spanish. Brad currently lives in analyzing disruptive technologies, Brad holds a Bachelor of Arts de- Los Angeles with his wife, Nadine, Brad has participated in dozens gree in Economics and a Bachelor and son, Max. “I’m all about em- successful crowd sales, which have of Science degree in International powering people. Team members. raised over $500 million from Business Management (1999) Our clients. You name it. It’s my 10,000s of investors since 2016. from Pepperdine University (Mal- job to clear a path for success.”

46 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 47 Candace Johnson Carsten Borring Emeritus President, European Trade Association for Business Angels, Belgium Associate Vice President Listings EMEA and Head of Listings & Capital Markets, NASDAQ

Candace Johnson is co-initiator Candace Johnson is also Pres- well as being a Member of the Carsten Borring is Associate exchanges in Sweden, Iceland, of the Year by EY and the jury of SES/ASTRA and SES Global, ident of Johnson Paradigm Board of Governors of EDHEC Vice President Listings EMEA Finland and the Baltic countries of FSRs CSR/ESG award, and the world’s pre-eminent satel- Ventures (JPV) which is a prin- (France), the University of Haifa and Head of Listings & Capital today part of Nasdaq. Mr. Bor- a board member of the inde- lite group. She is also founding cipal founding shareholder with in Israel, Sabanci University in Markets, NASDAQ Copenha- ring were the architect behind pendent think tank Center for President of Europe Online AXA, Caisse des Depots, Bayer- Istanbul Turkey, and a Senior gen. Carsten has gained a broad the establishment of the Nasdaq ESG Research. Carsten was Investments S.A., the world’s ischeLandes bank, and the SPEF Enterprise Fellow for the Uni- knowledge of financial trans- First North market in 2005 – born in 1968 has an education- first internet-based online of Sophia Euro Lab, Europe’s versity of Essex. She has been a actions in Corporate Finance today the Nasdaq junior market al background as a cand.merc. service and satellite broadband first trans-border early-stage featured speaker in the OECD departments at Gudme Raa- has more than 350 companies in Finance & Accounting from network, and founder of Loral investment company based in International Entrepreneurship schou and Alfred Berg before listed in the Nordics. Carsten is CBS, and Essentials of Man- Cyberstar-Teleport Europe, Eu- Sophia Antipolis. JPV is also a Forums in Shanghai, Riga, and joining the Copenhagen Stock a member of the governments agement Certification Program rope’s first independent private principal founding sharehold- Cape Town. She holds Masters Exchange. - Copenhagen Stock Entrepreneur Panel, the Danish from Wharton, University of trans-border satellite communi- er in London-based Ariadne Degrees with Honors from the Exchange is together with the national jury of Entrepreneur Pennsylvania. cations network. Ms. Johnson is Capital, “Architecting Europe. Sorbonne and Stanford Univer- also founding President of the net”, one of the earliest support- sities, a Bachelors Degree from VATM, the Association of Pri- ers and promoters of Skype, the Vassar College and her high- vate Telecom Operators in Ger- global VoIP phenomenon. school degree from Punahou. many and founding President Candace is also a member of the of the Global Telecom Women’s Advisory Board of numerous Network (GTWN). European and US ventures as

48 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 49 Charles S. Sidman Christoph Drescher Founding Member, American Angel Capital Association (ACA), USA CEO and Founder of DealMatrix, Austria

Charles S. Sidman, MBA, PhD, tion, and a frequent advocate years as Professor of Manage- Christoph Drescher, an Austri- Telco, HR). Strong know-how scenarios to turn visions and is an angel investor and man- for, contributor to and speaker ment in the College of Business an-based, international-acting in designing and improving plans into accomplishments. As aging partner of ECS Capital on financial and entrepreneur- and in the university-wide entrepreneur with a getting- processes along the value chain CEO and Founder of DealMa- Partners, LLC, an innovative ship issues in Washington, D.C. Honors Scholars Program. His things-done mentality and from an end-to-end customer trix, his mission is to unite the early-stage venture fund based and beyond. education includes a PhD in Im- strong execution skills. 20+ perspective. A technical edu- venture ecosystem by provid- in Bar Harbor, Maine, USA, Dr. Sidman retired as Professor munology from Harvard Uni- years’ management experi- cation combined with project ing, via their independent SaaS but operating globally. He is a of Molecular Genetics, Bio- versity, an MBA specializing in ence in senior positions, sys- management, sales skills and an platform, better qualified and founding member of the Amer- chemistry and Microbiology Management from the Universi- tem integration and technical MBA in Entrepreneurship are quantified data. Collaborative ican Angel Capital Association, from the College of Medicine ty of Cincinnati, and sabbatical driven industries. Building up the solid bases for addressing usage of know-how in the deci- past president of the Crowd- at the University of Cincinnati, study in Complex Systems at the companies from scratch to 150 any challenge. Leadership and sion-making process maximises funding Professional Associa- where he also served for many Santa Fe Institute. employees in 9 months to be inspiring the team are core val- effectiveness and minimi- zes fully operational (Office, IT, ues. Thin- king in solutions and investment risks.

50 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 51 Cyril Gouiffès Darko Horvat Impact Investment Manager @ European Investment Fund, Luxembourg Minister of economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts, Republic of Croatia

Cyril has been an investment career within EIF has been ded- experience working with microf- Mr.sc. Darko Horvat is the of ministerial department for ber he participates in the work manager within the venture icated to impact related activi- inance institutions in the Middle Minister of economy, Entrepre- crafts, and later for the field of of international associations capital team of EIF for the last ties, starting with microfinance East. Cyril is an occasionnal neurship and Crafts in Republic energy. He actively participat- CIGRE and CIRED and holds five years. He is responsible for in 2008. In this context, he was lecturer on impact investing at of Croatia. Minister Horvat is ed in development of national a certificate in the program the management of EIF social responsible for the implemen- EM Lyon and studied at Tou- engaged in public policy in the regulation regarding energy Circular Economy and Sustaina- impact instruments portfolio at tation of the JASMINE pro- louse Institut d’Études Politiques field of economy and entrepre- efficiency as the head of work- ble Development for Developing EIF: Social impact funds in- gramme, an EU initiative aimed where he received a Masters in neurship since 2008 as head ing groups. As an active mem- Countries vestments Social Impact Bonds, at boosting the institutional Development Economics with a co-investment with Impact Busi- capacity of microfinance institu- focus on poverty alleviation and ness Angels and Investments in tions in Europe. Prior to joining local development. impact incubators. His entire EIF, Cyril gained unique field

52 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 53 Deniz Misir Domagoj Vida Family Officer - Financial Wellbeing Consultant, V22 Int. Adv. J. S. Co., Turkey Footballer of the Croatia National Team and Beşiktaş

Deniz MISIR is a global family owners, next-generation mem- at Netherlands Foreign Invest- Domagoj Vida is a Croatian system. In his professional immense nervousness players office and investments special- bers and executives. Deniz is ment Agency” and as “Senior In- footballer who plays as a de- career before Beşiktaş, he played experience in, for example, the ist. Deniz is a purpose-driven a sought-out speaker in global vestment & Economic Officer”. fender for Turkish club Beşiktaş in Bayer Leverkusen, Dinamo closing stages of a World Cup. entrepreneur, who established family office, private wealth, and Educated for both at Boğaziçi and the Croatia national team. Zagreb and Dynamo Kyiv from This was evident against Russia Turkey’s first internationally family business conferences and University, Istanbul/Turkey; He is capable of playing in any Ukraine.Vida is popular among in the 2018 World Cup as most operating trusted advisory V22 brings in the “expert generalist” Deniz holds a B.A. degree in defensive position but is mostly teammates and has been de- of the Croatian team was nerv- International Advisory J. S. Co. know-how from both the devel- Economics and an Executive M. deployed as a centre-back or scribed as a big-hearted person ous, but in the shootout Vida in 2013. V22’s mission is facil- oped and emerging markets and B. A. degree. She also completed right full-back. Vida has spent and a big-hearted player, as eagerly stepped up and coolly itating “Financial Wellbeing” across disciplines. She compiled Pictet’s “Family Office Master- his entire youth career in Cro- well as a big joker. His char- dispatched his kick. and serves with wealth preser- a wealth talk series, delivered class” and Wilson’s “Qualified atia, rising through the youth acter helps him deal with the vation, growth and excellence via Mirador Speaker Agency. Family Office Professional packages. V22 also provides Before V22, Deniz served the Program”. financial wellbeing mentoring Netherlands Government in & consulting for family business roles of “Area Director to Turkey

54 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 55 Dražen Mršić Enriko Ceko Member of the Board of Directors, WBAF Croatia Dean of the Economics and Social Sciences Faculty, Albania

Dražen Mršić’s rich professional infrastructure, regional road the EU regulations and interna- He has graduated the Agron- training courses (Albania, USA, jects Supervisor, News- paper’s experience includes corporate network and agricultural busi- tional contracts. Dražen holds omy Faculty and Economy UK, Israel, Germany, Austria), Editor, etc). He is the author of as well as government sector. He ness. After a period of practicing the degree from the Faculty of Faculty (Agriculture University etc. He is Dean of Economic around 5000 articles and over was building up his profession- own private law office, Dražen Law. Furthermore, he obtained of Tirana 1989, 1996), Faculty and So- cial Sciences Faculty, 30 scientific journal articles, al career in the banking sector joined the Croatian Chamber of the postgraduate degree in of Law (University of Tirana University College “WISDOM”, participating in more than 50 in several international banks. Economy as Deputy Director in International finance and trade 2002). He has graduated MBA President of Conservative international scientific confer- His corporate banking expe- charge of financial institutions, law as well as Bar Exam. He is the Nebraska Lincoln University Academy, Executive Director of ences, author of “Total Quality rience included management economic analysis in which ca- professionally project oriented & Tirana University, He holds a Albanian Center for Sustainable Management” Book, “Quality and board member positions in pacity he was representing Croa- and specialized in international PhD diploma in Mana- gement Development, Executive Direc- Management Tools” Mono- charge of investment banking tia the ICC Banking. His current finance law. (Faculty of Economy, University tor of Albanian Center for Waste graph, etc. His work focuses on and important infrastructure position as Deputy Director of of Tirana 2005). He has about 29 Recycling, (previously successful public and private organizations projects such as for example the the Croatian Pension Fund fo- years working experience and experiences as Commer- cial consultancy, ISO Standards EBRD projects financing railway cuses on the implementation of about the same experience lec- Officer British Embassy Tirana, included, heading several NGO’s turing, specialized with about 45 World Bank Infrastructure Pro- etc.

56 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 57 Etienne Kouadio Doh Eythor Ivar Jonsson General Manager, Francophone West Africa, MainOne , Cote D’Ivoire Managing Director at the Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Iceland

Having enjoyed a leadership company in charge of promot- and international promotion Dr Eythor Ivar Jonsson is the School and the University of board program, the A-Board, in position as Country Director of ing and managing the ICT and strategy of the Technology Park founder of Accelerate Business, Iceland. In 2008, he created the collaboration with the Copen- a Pan-African telecom group, biotechnology free trade zone of of Côte d’Ivoire. Etienne has which runs accelerator pro- first accelerator in Iceland and hagen Business School full-time Alink Telecom, in Niger, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire. His role consists been ranked by IT newsAfrica grams such as the Growth-Train has since run 15 accelerator MBA program, which has cre- and Cote d’Ivoire from 2006 to of attracting investors, analysing as among the top 10 telecom and the CBS MBA Accelerator. programs and created 5 dis- ated advisory boards for more 2013, Etienne Kouadio is now business plans, and supporting leaders in Africa. He is also the Dr Jonsson is an entrepreneur tinct types of accelerators in the than 100 fast-growing Nordic playing a leading role in the business incubation and devel- President and the Founder of and an academic, affiliated Nordic countries. In 2006, Dr companies. ICT sector as Chief Operating opment. With a background Ivoiro Suisse, an NGO that is with the Copenhagen Business Jonsson founded an advisory Officer at VITIB SA, the first in international marketing, active in education and the em- technology park in Western Etienne worked for Unilever as powerment of women and youth Africa. VITIB SA is a govern- a Regional Brand Manager. He for social justice. ment and private joint venture is currently leading the national

58 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 59 Fadi Saab Faruk Inaltekin Chairman, Trans Capital Finance, Lebanon Chief Executive Officer, Bilkent Cyberpark, Turkey

Fadi Saab has an enriching pro- Investment Management Group nean Airlines (TMA) Lebanon’s Borned in 1984, Faruk Inaltekin Advisor (technology area) to the he continues as the General fessional track record over the in the MENA region/ Estab- national cargo airline, thereafter has Bachelor’s Degree in In- President of Union of Chambers Manager. Faruk is also the cur- past 40+ years in Private Equity, lished Trans Capital Holding in was Founder/Chairman and/or dustrial Engineering 2007 from and Commodity Exchanges of rent Chairman of Association Investment Banking, Corporate the late 80’s and was Chairman CEO of several investment and Middle East Technical Univer- Turkey (TOBB). After this duty of Turkish Technology Parks Finance, Aviation, Tourism, & CEO of several companies operating companies in The UK, sity (METU). Upon graduation, of one year, he started as Sub- (TGBD) and Board Member Hospitality, Logistics, and Stra- operating between the USA, Eu- Luxembourg, France, Switzer- he started as University – In- contract Administrator at TAI – of Board of Directors of IASP tegic Management Consultancy. rope and the Middle East in the land, Spain, Germany, Denmark, dustry Collaboration Expert Turkish Aerospace Industries in (International Association of An active board member in fields of aviation, tourism, hos- and Lebanon (Top Capital in METUTECH (ODTU Tek- June 2010. Faruk joined Bilkent Science Parks and Areas of major business associations and pitality and technology (Conti- Finance, Aqua Capital Invest, nokent). After completing ob- CYBERPARK as the Director Innovation). Faruk has experi- professional NGO’s specializing tronix USA, NBC - ME, North Midtown Hotels; Arab Leas- ligatory military service during of Entrepreneurship and Tech ence in technoparks, technology in the promotion of Business African Aviation, TransMed Air- ing, United Food Technologies the period of 2008 December Transfer Department in January transfer, funds and startups. Ethics, Anti Corruption, Corpo- lines, TransAlsace Airlines and Group, Aqualife A/S, AquaCul- – 2009 June, he served as Special 2013 and since October 2016, rate Governance, Transparency, Trans Tourism International). In ture Technologies). In addition Accountability, and Quality mid 1990’s he provided consul- to being Founder & Chairman Principles/ After graduating tancy services to the Investment of Trans Capital Finance (UK), form INSEAD in Fontaineb- Development Authority of Leb- Trans Capital Invest (UK), and leau with a MBA in Finance, he anon (IDAL) - Presidency of the The Pine Development (Leba- started a banking career at Saudi Council of Ministers, Minister non), he is an active participant International Bank (SIB - Lon- of Public Works & Transpor- in various economic or business don) and JP Morgan Guarantee tation, Minister of Tourism as associations, and numerous (MGT - New York), to become well as a number of other major NGO’s promoting Integrity; later one of the youngest VP’s private sector companies.For 12 Anti-corruption. of Bankers Trust (BTCo - NY) years (till 2008) Fadi was Chair- responsible for the International man & CEO of Trans Mediterra-

60 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 61 Ghada O. Teima Gordana Nikolić Global Program Manager and a Lead Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank Group, USA Founder of Par University College and Business Academy Rijeka, Croatia

Ms. Ghada O. Teima is a Global Previously, she has managed Ac- under the Global Partnership Gordana Nikolić, PhD, is a and Entrepreneurship Croatia, the only woman in Croatia who Program Manager and a Lead cess to Finance advisory opera- for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) founder of Business Academy and she was participated in the owns a higher education institu- Financial Sector Specialist in tions in Latin America and the since 2010. Prior to joining IFC, Rijeka, which has promoted Support Systems for Wo- men tion. Apart from management, the World Bank Group. She has Caribbean and has previously Ms. Teima held several posi- lifelong learning since 2007 Entrepreneurs of South-East Ms Nikolić also leads a suc- over 20 years of financial sector worked in the Middle East and tions in the private sector in the via various projects. This has Europe programme. In 2014, she cessful science career. She is an development and management North Africa region on related areas of corporate finance and resulted in the formation of an was elected a WED Ambassador author and co-author of several consulting experience. She has topics. She has led IFC Small management consulting at the institution of higher education, as a part of the Global Entrepre- books and more than 40 scien- been working with the Inter- and Medium Enterprise Finance national and regional levels with PAR University College, in neurship Week (GEW). For her tific and professional papers and national Finance Corporation Advisory Practice globally as the former Andersen Consulting August 2011, the only private work she has received a several has been working on a number for over 12 years, in different well as led the IFC/ World Bank and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu university college in the North awards, the most important of of programmes and projects. capacities. She focuses on digital G20 SME Finance Working International. Adriatic region accredited by which is Women Entrepreneur She was a guest professor at financial inclusion and small Group, which has supported the the Ministry of Science, Edu- of the Year in Croatia in 2014. In the Iacocca Institute of Lehigh and medium enterprise finance. G20 Financial Inclusion agenda cation and Sports in Croatia. 2015 she was the recipient of an University at the Global Village Currently, Gordana is the Dean award for outstanding interna- Program for future leaders of of PAR University College. tional achievements in promot- business and industry and, since She also established the PAR ing science and education and 2012, she has been president of Institute for Lifelong Learn- the entrepreneurship of women. the Program and Organizational ing, the Center for Innovation In 2016, she won the special Committee of the PAR Interna- and Entrepreneurship, and award for extraordinary con- tio- nal Leadership Conference the Entrepreneurship VET tributions in the field of higher (PILC). She is also a member of Center and other companies. education and entrepreneur- many professional and scien- Gor- dana is a member of the ship and the establishment and tific associations and summer European Network of Female launch of the first private higher schools. Entrepreneurship Ambassadors education institution. She is still

62 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 63 Hans van Grieken Hasan Khakbaz Hans van Grieken EMEA Technology Research & Insights Leader, Deloitte, Netherlands Vice-President of Isfahan Science and Technology Town (ISTT), Iran

Hans van Grieken is the EMEA which partners with senior and identify long-term oppor- Hasan Khakbaz has been the for planning, budgeting, pub- Parks and Areas of Innovation Technology Research & Insights executives to make sense of and tunities. Hans is also a part-time Vice-President of Isfahan Sci- lic relations and international in 2018, a Steering Committee Leader within Deloitte’s global profit from emerging opportuni- Executive Lecturer at Nyenrode ence and Technology Town affairs, and vice-president for member of the IASP 2017 World CIO programme. He joined ties on the edge of business and Business School on the topic of (ISTT) since 2016. ISTT is the technology support. He has Conference, and Secretary of the Deloitte in August 2016 from technology. In both roles Hans Digital Disruption and Innova- first pioneering science town written and contributed to many ASPA 2011 International Con- Gartner Research. In this role frequently addresses internation and since 2009 a superviso- in Iran, with more than 500 articles related to science parks ference on Science Parks. He is he helps shape Deloitte’s global tional boardrooms and confer- ry board member at Priva, world knowledge-based companies. and business incubators and has a relationship builder, forming research agenda in addition to ences, assisting leaders to better market-leader in greenhouse He worked for ISTT for more spoken at numerous interna- connections with others and has identifying & driving a num- understand the fundamental climate management and pro- than 13 years as director of the tional seminars and conferences a vast network of contacts. ber of EMEA research initia- technology driven changes that cess optimization. planning and budgeting de- around the world. He was also tives. Hans is a Fellow within shape their business world, partment, advisor to the ISTT Executive Secretary of 35th IASP Deloitte’s Center for the Edge navigate short-term challenges president, deputy-president World Conference on Science

64 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 65 Hasan Maral Hashim S. Hussein Secretary General, Karacadag Development Agency, Turkey Head of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization Investment & Technology Promotion Office (UNIDO-ITPO) Dr Hasan Maral has been work- tions, to prepare regional devel- ic development. He graduated ing as Secretary General of the opment plans with a participa- from Dicle University, Faculty of Dr. Hashim S. Hussein is the advocate for Women’s Economic of Bahrain to eventually become Karacadag Development Agency tory and strategic approach and Agriculture in 2003 and started Head of the United Nations In- Empowerment. He holds a PhD the Head of UNIDO-ITPO in (TRC2 Region) since 2015 and to implement them effectively, his career at Ministry of Food, dustrial Development Organiza- (Honors) in International Law 1996. Dr. Hussein is also the Di- his works are focused primar- to enforce local capacity and Agriculture and Livestock as an tion – Investment & Technology from the Universite de Nantes, rector of the Arab International ily on regional development to increase productivity, to raise agriculture engineer. In 2012, he Promotion Office (UNIDO-IT- France. He obtained a Doctor- Center for Entrepreneurship & raise a common understanding competitiveness and invest- got his doctorate degree from PO) and Director of the Arab al Research Programme from Investment (AICEI) in which he of development in the region by ment attraction of the region Çukurova University and also International Centre for Entre- the University of Maryland at played an instrumental role in promoting cooperation between by improving the investment graduated from Anadolu Uni- preneurship and Investment College Park, Centre for In- its establishment in Bahrain in public, private sectors and the climate, in order to facilitate a versity, Department of Econom- Training (ARCEIT) – Kingdom ternational Development and 2001. Through AICEI, he initiat- non-governmental organiza- sustainable social and economics in 2014. of Bahrain. Dr. Hussein has Conflict Management (CID- ed and developed the Enterprise acquired rich experience in the CM), Maryland, U.S.A in the Development & Investment Pro- field of Industrial Development year 1989. He has worked at motion Program (EDIP) which as well as Investment and Tech- various responsibility levels in is currently implemented in nology Promotion in the last 22 different countries like USA, over 49 countries from Uruguay, years. He’s had extensive expe- Egypt, Sudan, Austria and the Africa, the MENA region and all rience of over 20 years in SME Kingdom of Bahrain. He joined the way to China. and Entrepreneurship develop- UNIDO in 1991 as a Program ment and He is an international Officer posted in the Kingdom

66 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 67 Hauwa Yabani, QBAC Helena Matuša Chief Executive Officer of Abuja Technology Village FZ, Nigeria WBAF Croatia Country Director & Assistant Director of Zagorje Development Agency, Croatia

Hauwa Yabani is currently the areas of policy formulation, nar on values-based leadership. Helena Matuša’s experience entrepreneurial investment to years, Helena is actively includ- the Chief Executive Officer of programmes design and imple- She is a trustee of initiatives comes from tackling with the County as a certified mem- ed in major strategic projects Abuja Technology Village FZ mentation management, and on outsourcing development, preparation and management of ber of Croatian Investor Friend- of Krapina Zagorje County that Co. As such, she is the Master entrepreneurship development, free zones management, and an public and private investment ly Region program and support- have impact on Croatian econo- Developer of a Science and all under the auspices of the angel network (in formation). projects as well as introducing ed entrepreneurs in preparation my, education and quality of life. Technology Park and Special UN Development Programme. Hauwa founded a non-govern- strategic planning approach to and implementation of EU Helena is also a proud mother of Economic Zone development Hauwa is a director and member mental initiative for revival and regional policy level in Krapina funded projects. Helena’s exper- two girls and one boy. in Nigeria’s capital city, with a of several boards, including the sustainable development that Zagorje County, Croatia. As a tise includes strategic planning, programs portfolio that com- International Association of Sci- currently focuses on youth em- team member of Zagorje De- design thinking and financial prises masterplan management, ence Parks and Areas of Innova- powerment. She is an alumnus velopment Agency since 2007, modelling in project preparation largescale infrastructure and real tion, where she currently serves of the University of Reading and Helena participated in bringing and implementation. In las few estate development, innovation as the Treasurer. Previous board the London School of Econom- management and human capital engagements include the Abuja ics and Political Science, with mobilization, and development. Enterprise Agency. Hauwa is a degrees in Accounting and Fi- Hauwa has provided technical Fellow of the Nigeria Leadership nance, Analysis, and the Design advisory and support services Initiative, an honour conferred and Management of Informa- to senior government officials in after a Yale-administered semi- tion Systems.

68 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 69 Hugo Mendes, QBAC Husnu Ozyegin Chief Financial Officer for the Macauto Group, Portugal Founder & Chairman, Fiba Holding, Turkey

Hugo Mendes is currently the North China CFO for Decathlon and consulting firm that is com- Hüsnü Özyeğin is a Turkish in U.S for 3 more years after from Turkey. He initiated several Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Group, where he was based in mitted to helping foreign inves- businessman, the owner of FIBA which he decided to take up an other business mostly finance for Macauto Group, the sec- Shanghai. He is a national Certi- tors find the best investments in Holding which is a group of offer from the Pamukbank that companies which he joined ond-largest producer of auto- fied Public Accountant (CPA) of Portugal. Furthermore, he is a finance related companies. He was under the ownership of together under the name ‘Fiba motive sunshades in the world; the Portuguese Order of Certi- member of the Lisbon Business is a self-made billionaire whose his old school friend Mehmet Holding’ with 8,500 employ- the company is listed on the fied Accountants (OCC). Hav- Angels Club and a regular panel net worth is $3 billion. Özyeğin Emin Karamehmet. He was 32 ees in more than 20 countries. Taiwan OTC Exchange (TWO) ing graduated from the Oporto rspeaker at CFO roundtables, is the wealthiest man in Turkey. when he started working there Özyeğin made several invest- and headquartered in Tainan, Polytechnic business school with the CFO Innovation Hong Kong Özyeğin was born in 1944 in as a general manager. He turned ments in high demand indus- Taiwan. He serves as a senior a double degree in Accoun- ting Forum, the FP&A Innovation Izmir, Turkey. He studied in one around the bank that was going tries including energy and retail, strategy advisor to the CEO and and in Finance, Mr Mendes Summit–Hong Kong as well as of the most elite academies in into a loss before Özyeğin be- real estate and construction of senior executives. Prior joining is also a real estate developer, in investing and business an- Istanbul ‘Robert College’ and came a part of it. He worked as shopping centers and condos Macauto, he was CFO of the investor and entrepreneur. He gel-related events. graduated from there in 1963. managing director and gen- in the central local business Asia Supply Chain for the Hong is the founder and Managing According to Özyeğin, he had eral manager of Yapi ve Kredi districts. He bought the retail Kong-based Vivarte Group, and Director of a real estate boutique only thousand dollars when he Bankasi and he remained on this business of supermarket chains went to the United States. There position till 1987. Özyeğin was a called Endi, Gima, Greens and he enrolled at the Oregon State member of the Executive Board Spar in 1966. Özyeğin made a University in Corvallis, Oregon from 1974 to 1977.After fulfill- franchising contract with the and graduated with a BS degree ing his duties at the Pamukbank, famous retail chain of Britain in civil engineering. After that, Hüsnü Özyeğin realized that he ‘Marks & Spencer’. He also he pursued further studies and wanted to have his own bank. bought a bank called ‘Sakura attended the Business School He founded the Finansbank in bank’. at Harvard University in Cam- October 1987. Özyeğin expand- bridge, Massachusetts obtaining ed Finansbank to 200 branches an MBA degree. He remained in 9 countries of Europe apart

70 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 71 Ian Sosso Ibrahim Mohammed Awal Founder of Monte Carlo Capital, Monte Carlo Minister for Business Development, Republic of Ghana

Ian Sosso is the founder of nance to MBA and finance MSc in June 2018. He is also a board Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Awal Marketing Man of the year, management at Oxford, UK. Monte Carlo Capital, a group of students at the International member of the Monaco Ven- is Ghana’s Minister for Busi- ‘2009’. He holds a Doctorate in As a graduate of three reputable business angels, UHNWI and University of Monaco. He joined ture Capital Association. Ian is ness Development. He has been Business Administration with Business Schools; University of family offices investing global- the European Business Angels a Monégasque and holds a MSc adjudged 2018 Best Performing specialty in succession planning Ghana Business School, Har- ly in early-stage deep tech and Network (EBAN) in 2016 and in in Finance from the London Minister in the country. He is and business competitiveness vard Business School and Swiss highly disruptive businesses. He 2017 won the best performing School of Economics (LSE). the former Managing Director from the Swiss Business School Business School, Dr. Awal is currently lectures on venture new member award. Ian was of Graphic Communications and three master’s degrees in committed to improving the capital and entrepreneurial fi- elected to the board of EBAN Group Limited, Ghana’s biggest various disciplines from differ- entrepreneurial ecosystem in media organization. He was ent universities. He has Masters Ghana. also the Managing Director of in Applied Business Research He has worked as a consultant Chase Petroleum. As an entre- - Swiss Business School, Switzer- for a number of organizations preneur, Dr. Awal is the founder land, Executive Masters in Busi- where he offered consultancy and owner of a number of com- ness Administration (Univer- services in the areas of business panies such as Marble Com- sity of Ghana Business School, strategy, management, market- munications Group Limited, Legon) and Masters in Interna- ing and communications. publishers of The Finder Group tional Journalism (University of Dr. Awal has also consulted for of Newspapers, HMW printers, Wales, UK). Dr. Awal has also Diplomatic Missions, Develop- Marble Consultants and Marble done courses in Business Strat- ment partners as well as state Developers. egy at Harvard Business School, institutions. Dr. Awal, was adjudged Ghana’s USA and oil production and

72 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 73 Ioana Frincu Ismail Haznedar Chief Operating Officer at Beyond Enterprizes AIN Angel Investing Network (JAIN Global) Chief Operating Officer at Under Development Office, Romania Ismail Haznedar is a Strategist versity in 2005. He speaks Turk- International (JCI), leading and a Certified Management ish and English. Presently he is global network of active citizens. Blockchain and Machine Learn- ment Office. Focused on: devel- serves on the Advisory and Ex- Consultant (CMC) and Fellow President of JAIN Global, a New Haznedar was elected as 2015 ing expert, with a proven track opment of Fintech solutions us- ecutive Boards of Rotary and the Member of Strategic Planning York based Angel Investing Net- President of the JCI, leading record in Product Management, ing blockchain, Product Strategy National Organization of Roma- Society (SPS). Born in 1976 work, and Managing Director global organization during Product Strategy and Business and Business Development. nian Scouts. Ioana has dual de- in Tetovo, Macedonia, Ismail of Stratejik Isler, a management 100th Anniversary and served as development. Experienced in Previously, she was a consultant grees in Computer Science and Haznedar graduated from Mid- consultancy company based in 2016 JCI Senate Chairman. He is corporate and startup environ- at IBM within the Business Ana- Information Engineering and in dle East Technical University Istanbul, Turkey. He is a Cer- honored to be a life time mem- ments in Strategy, Operations, lytics and Optimization division Secondary Education Teaching (METU), earning a Bachelor tified Management Consultant ber and Senator, is Foundation and Business Analysis. Current- and an Analytics and Machine from the Polytechnic University of Sciences degree in Business (CMC) and Fellow Member of Member and Certified National ly, Ioana is the Chief Operating Learning Engineer within Para- of Bucharest. Management in 2000. He also Strategic Planning Society (SPS). Trainer (CNT). Officer at Beyond Enterprizes metric Technology Corporation completed Masters Degree on Ismail Haznedar is Former and COO at Under Develop- (PTC). On her spare time, Ioana Marketing from Marmara Uni- President of Junior Chamber

74 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 75 Israel Pons Ivan Jovetic CEO and Co-Founding Partner of Angels Nest LATAM, Mexico President of the Council, Montenegro Television Broadcasting Company (RTCG) Co-founder MEBAN, Montenegro CEO and Co-Founding Partner the President of the National Director of International Expan- of Angels Nest LATAM, Angels Entrepreneurship Committee sion for a Digital Financial In- Prof Ivan Jovetic is an entrepre- Faculty for Sports Management. include entrepreneurship and Nest is an Angel Investment of the IMEF (Mexican Institute clusion Model (FINTECH). The neur and researcher. He holds Mr Jovetic is co-founder of the business development, interna- network operating in Mexico of Financial Executives). Ac- same group developed a Venture an MSci degree in Entrepre- Montenegrin Business Angels tional economy, investments, and LATAM. It has been named tive member of the EMAAC Capital in which he served as neurial Economy and is a PhD Network (MEBAN). He has also cyber and defence, and the EU “The most active Angel network (Association of Mexican and Director of Strategic Alliances candidate in International Econ- been working at the Institute for and NATO. Mr Jovetic was Vice in Latin America” By XCALA German Business), as well as and Impact Investment. Israel omy at the UDG. Ivan Jovetic is Strategic Studies and Prognoses President of the Board of the (Supported by IDB), they also private member of National has given many conferences in the cofounder of MSI INVEST since 2005, where he has been Euro-Atlantic Club of Monte- have more than 400 Angels from Audit Committee of Conacyt ( different institutions such as Ltd., through which he has involved in and led numerous negro from 2006 to 2009. He is Latin America, Canada, US and National science and technology universities, forums, exhibitions, been executing his own and his national and European projects. also a member of the Society of United Kingdom. It has been commission), and the Agro- among others; related to the top- partners’ entrepreneurial ide- He is Executive Director of the Economists and Managers of operating across Mexico since Tech Fund of “Enture Uno”. ics of entrepreneurship, innova- as, involving himself in several Centre for European Educa- Montenegro as well as the World October 2015. Angels nest has Israel developed his academic tion, Fintech, cross-border angel sectors. Since 2007, he has been tion and Studies and an ECSA Entrepreneurship Forum. lead the largest 1st Angel round and professional career during investing and Crowdfunding in working at UDG’s Faculty for World member. In addition, for a first crossborder invest- his 24 years in the UK, where more than 12 countries. Israel International Economy, Finance, he is a member of the working ment in a latinamerican start-up he served 5 years as Operations has spoken at the largest en- and Business as a Teaching Fel- groups for negotiations with for $1.2 USD Millions. Director for the largest leisure trepeneurship festival in Latin low. Since 2013, he has also been the European Union. Mr Jovet- They also have kept a record of company in Europe. He became America, Inc Monterrey, and acting as Vice Dean at the UDG ic’s primary areas of interest achieveing one angel investment an entrepreneur and founded conducted the first national per month. 4 companies in the UK, 3 of webinar on Angel Investment Israel is co-founder of Mind The them were sold successfully. He in Mexico, with Punto Mexico Gap Fund based in the UK and became an Angel Investor and Conectado ( Government agen- investing in Latam Tech scene decided to move back to Mex- cy for digital inclusion). since March 2018. Israel is also ico. In Mexico, Israel became a

76 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 77 Jason Fishman Juan Espadas SVP Digital Strategy at Digital Niche Agency, Advisor Beyond Enterprizes, USA Major of Seville

Jason Fishman has 10+ years roles at all sides of the marketing with effective marketing tactics. H.E Mr Juan Espadas, Major of Member of the Regions Com- Territorio. Ha sido Senador Na- experience as a “New Media table: Agency, Brand, and Ven- Since launching DNA in 2014, Seville, lawyer and expert on Eu- mittee at the European Union cional y Consejero de Vivienda y Enthusiast”, who genuinely dor, which explains his ability to Jason and the team have worked ropean Law, Sustainability and and President for the Climate Territorio de la Junta de Anda- enjoys planning, activating, and structure unique opportunities with over 200 brands and deliver Climate, Social Economy and Committee at the Federation of lucia. Actualmente es miembro managing scalable marketing for DNA clients. Jason managed industry-leading results across Territorial Planning policies. Cities and Regions in Spain del Comite de las Regiones de la strategies across the full-spec- the Product Marketing Division eCommerce, Lead Generation Former National Senator for the Excmo Sr Juan Espadas, Alcalde Union Europea y Presidente de trum of verticals and goals. He of a major Mobile Ad Network and Digital Funding campaigns. Kingdom of Spain and Ministry de Sevilla, abogado y experto en la Red de Ciudades por el Clima is an expert in digital channels who exclusively represented ad DNA worked with over 40 Reg for Housing & Territorial Plan- Derecho Europeo, Politicas de de la Federacion de Española de including Search Engines, Social inventory for 1,500+ Print Pub- CF, Reg A, Reg D, and Interna- ning at the Andalusian Regional Sostenibilidad y Economia So- Municipios y Provincias. Media Platforms, Programmat- lishers Tablet apps and worked tional ICO campaigns that have Government. Currently, he is cial ademas de Ordenacion del ic Ad Exchanges, Influencer with many Top 100 Advertisers. produced over $75m in funding. Networks, Email Automation, Leveraging traffic algorithms, Content Marketing, and Part- Jason now takes this knowledge nerships. He has held leadership and applies it to scale brands

78 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 79 Julius O Akinyemi H.E. Kadri Veseli Chairman, Founder and CEO of UWINCorp, USA President of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo

Julius is the Chairman, Found- where he guided technology re- Group. He was a member of the er and CEO of UWINCorp search and innovation activities. United Nation’s ICT Working Mr. Veseli was elected for the community in the field of secu- at the University of Prishtina. Inc. (The Mobile Commodity And prior to joining PepsiCo, Group to eradicate poverty and second consecutive term as rity, peace building and stability When the Serbian authorities Marketplace) – an initiative he was the Senior Vice President one of the 12 member glob- President of the Assembly of the in fragile post-war Kosovo. He closed down Albanian-language for Unleashing the Wealth in for Emerging Technologies and al jurors for OECD’s prize for Republic of Kosovo in Septem- was also one of the main figures education altogether he contin- Nations, a project he initiated the Wireless Business Technol- taking Innovation to scale. Julius ber 2017. He is also the Presi- of Kosovo Liberation Army, and ued his studies at the University at the Massachusetts Institute ogies at Wells Fargo Bank in was a Donald Gordon Innova- dent of the Democratic Party of in the same time he supported of Tirana in Albania. After the of Technology’s Media Lab. San Francisco where he led the tion Fellow at the University of Kosovo (PDK) since May 2016. the Rambouillet peace process war he pursued an MBA in Gen- The initiative aims to create the architecture team for Mobile Cape Town’s Graduate School of Before his election as Vice Pres- actively. In this process Mr. Ve- eral Management– International Next Generation Capital Market Banking and many of the Retail Business. He is a Co-Founder of ident of PDK in January 2013, seli served as an external advisor branch in Thessaloniki, Greece Infrastructure. Julius is also the Banking digitization platforms Cape Town’s “Workshop 17” In- Mr. Veseli for almost a decade to the Kosovo delegation. He of the University of Sheffield. Entrepreneur-In-Residence at among other reengineered pro- novation Hub. He was the 2016 partnered with international began his studies in agriculture the Massachusetts Institute of cesses. He is currently a member honoree of the “Spirit of Africa Technology’s Media Lab where of the selected consultants as In- Award” by the Self Help Africa his mission is the commerciali- tellectual Properties practitioner Organization. Julius obtained zation of technology innovation to the World Intellectual Prop- his MBA from Ohio University; to empower developing econ- erties Organization (WIPO), an he holds a couple of intellectu- omies. Julius is a technology agency of the United Nations. al property patents and he is a innovator, a Digital Assets and Julius is a current member of the global speaker on Innovation, Blockchain enthusiast. Prior to Advisory Board of Massachu- Entrepreneurship and global his residency at MIT he was the setts Institute of Technology’s Economic Development. Global Director of Emerging MIT-Africa Committee and its Technologies for PepsiCo Inc., MIT-Africa Executive Working

80 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 81 Ken Kengatharan H.E. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović M. (Ken) Kengatharan, PhD, MBA, Chairman & CEO, Auxesia Orion, President of the Republic of Croatia Executive Chairman, Helios Orion and Managing Partner, Atheneos Ventures, USA

Dr Kengatharan is a co-founder President, Pre-Clinical R&D University School of Medicine), She was born 29 April 1968 ton University, United States of 2001 to 2003, she was Minister of several San Francisco bay area of Athenagen (re-named Co- a mentor at University of Cali- in Rijeka, where she attended America. At the time she was Counsellor in the Ministry of based biopharmaceutical com- Mentis following a merger). fornia, San Francisco (UCSF)’s primary school. She completed awarded the President’s Medal Foreign Affairs and in Novem- panies where he held responsi- During the last 20 years, Dr. entrepreneurship program and secondary school in Los Alamos, for scientific, social and politi- ber 2003 was elected Member of bilities in R&D and corporate Kengatharan has been critical a panel judge for the Stanford New Mexico, United States of cal work. She was also a Lukšić Parliament in the 7th electoral development. He is currently to the development of multiple Business School’s Ignite Pro- America. In 1993, she obtained Fellow in Senior Managers in district. The same year, she was Chairman, President & CEO drug candidates from concept gram. He trained as a cardiovas- a degree in English and Spanish Government Executive Program sworn in as Minister of Euro- of Auxesia Orion, Executive to clinical development. Since cular pharmacologist in London from the Faculty of Philosophy, at the J.F.K. School of Govern- pean Integration, and in 2005 Chairman of Helios Orion and a setting-up his first company in and at Stanford after obtaining University of Zagreb, and in ment at Harvard in 2009. Kolin- as Minister of Foreign Affairs member of the board of Renexx- the late 1990s, with a great team his PhD in pharmacology from addition completed further ed- da Grabar-Kitarović began her and European Integration, office ion. He is also managing general and highly supportive investors the University of London. Dr ucation in Portuguese. In 1994, career in 1992 in the Ministry of she held until 2008. The major partner at Atheneos Ventures, in each case, he has been critical Kengatharan obtained his MBA she completed the Diplomatic Science and Technology and in objective of her term was to lead a San Francisco bay area based to setting-up 9 companies and (with Distinction) from Durham Academy in Vienna and in 2000 1993 moved on to the Ministry Croatia on its path to Euro-At- evergreen healthcare incubator raising >$160MM in private eq- University in England, where he obtained her Master’s degree in of Foreign Affairs, where she lantic integration and she was fund focusing on opportuni- uity and for closing partnership focused on Biotech Finance and International Relations from the held various positions – in 1995 Head of the State Delegation for ties in orphan drugs and rare transactions in excess of $1bn in Entrepreneurship. His current Faculty of Political Science, Uni- she was Head of Department Negotiations on the Accession diseases. Previously he was deal value. He has served on the interests, based on previous ex- versity of Zagreb. From 2002 to for North America, in 1997 she of the Republic of Croatia to the President & CEO of Armetheon boards of EPi3 (UK), Athena- perience, include capital efficient 2003, she was a Fulbright scholar worked as Counsellor in the European Union. (renamed Espero Biopharma gen, Altheos, Armetheon, he has R&D, application of distributed on pre-doctoral research in in- Croatian Embassy in Canada, following a merger) and pri- been an advisor/advisory board ledger technology, AI, IoT and ternational relations and security later as Minister-Counsellor and or to that President & CSO of member at Spire-BioVentures, novel paths to raising private policy at the George Washing- Deputy Chief of Mission. From Altheos. He is the former Vice Cardinal Free Clinics (Stanford equity, in healthcare.

82 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 83 Leonid Nakov Leyla Alaton Director of the Center for Economic Researches at Ss. Board Member & Shareholder of the Alarko Holding, Turkey Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Macedonia Leyla Alaton is one of the father Ishak Alaton and his part- Museum, New York Leadership Prof. Leonid Nakov, PhD is ship. Prof. Nakov obtained his international study visits, con- brightest figures of Turkish ner Dr. Üzeyir Garih and man- Council Membership, Make A Associate Professor and Di- Doctoral degree in the field of ferences, symposiums, seminars business life. She comes from a aged promotion and marketing Wish Association Board Mem- rector of the Center for Eco- Strategic Management of Organ- and round tables. He is an active strong tradition of family busi- of Alkent – Etiler Uyduşehir and bership, Darüşşafaka Education nomic Research at Ss. Cyril izational Changes; his Master’s member of and reviewer on the ness. Alaton draws attention Alsit Villakent projects. She was Institutions Consulting Com- and Methodius University in degree was in the field of the editorial board of six academic with her unique style and brave named as the “Businesswoman mittee Membership, Contem- Skopje. He focuses on teaching Management of Organization- journals and conference boards ideas. She works tirelessly to of the Year” by the Nation- porary Art Istanbul Consulting Fundamentals of Management, al Culture. He participated in in the field of Management and help women achieve success al Center for Productivity in Committee Membership, WPO Change Management, Business numerous academic and profes- Organizational Change. Prof. in their business careers and 1992. She was listed among the (World Presidents’ Organiza- Ethics and Scientific Research sional training sessions at prom- Nakov is the only certified na- improve their social status in a “Leaders of the Future” at the tion) Membership and “Cartier Ethics in the master’s and doc- inent domestic and international tional trainer in Macedonia of self sufficient manner. Alaton Davos World Economic Forum Women’s Initiative Awards” toral programs. As a member of institutions, such as NISIET in the Adizes Top Leaf (Leadership specifically speaks on and helps in 1993. In the same year, she jury membership. She was also the Management Department, India; CEEMAN, the Central Forum) International Methodol- larger audiences understand the founded Megatrend Public Rela- a jury member of the TV show he serves as Secretary of the and East European Management ogy of Management, Leadership issues of entrepreneurship, inno- tions and Consulting Company. “Do You Have An Idea” where Master’s Program in the fields of Association in Slovenia; the and Changes, is a member of the vation and women employment She provided consultancy ser- she helped young entrepreneurs MBA Management and Manage- Institute for Business Education board of governors of ASECU with her vast experience. Leyla vice for global giants including with their fresh ideas using her ment in Insurance, is an active in Russia; the Center for Euro- in Greece, a national expert on Alaton was actively in business Aérospatiale and Alcatel. Alaton years of experience. Supporting member of the Committee for pean Studies in Germany; the UNDP and the European Bank life since 1986 and climbed the is an active member of many women employment Alaton is a International Cooperation at Ss. Faculty of Economy and Busi- for Reconstruction and Develop- steps up her career fast thanks non-governmental organizations known advocate for women in Cyril and Methodius University ness Education in Iceland; and at ment (EBRD), a national CEED to a sophisticated analytic skill. including GYİAD (Young Busi- business and social life. in Skopje, and currently coordi- Barry University in the US. Prof. expert, economic advisor to nu- Following her education in USA, nessmen Association) Founding nates an Erasmus + EU-funded Leonid Nakov has published 57 merous boards, CEOs and COOs she started her career in 1986 at Membership, GIF (Global Rela- project, PoSsibLe, a joint pro- scientific research papers and has in various business entities and Alarko Holding, founded by her tions Forum) Membership, New gram for sustainability leader- participated at 51 national and institutions.

84 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 85 Lucy Chow Marcel Dridje Director, Women’s Angel Investor Network (WAIN), UAE President of the Sophia Business Angels, France

Lucy is focused on the inno- Prize (an innovation award that tive Director for Educate Girls Marcel Dridje is currently the Networks, Pluris, Corvis, As- business angel with SBA to vation space, both in terms of promotes creativity in the Arab Globally and was a Co-Chapter Sophia Business Angels Presi- cend and Airespace). During the help startups with seed money, supporting founders and as an world), Gulf Customer Expe- Chair for Techfugees (UAE) and dent (Nice, France), an EBAN course of his career, he has held VC connections and business investor. She is a Director of rience Awards and the Annual Ellevate. Lucy was featured in Board Member, and Mentor at VP roles, most notably as VP development. Vaelsys/ IVAS, WAIN (Women’s Angel Inves- SpeakFluence Cup. During her the photography book, Wom- The Camp (Aix en Provence, EMEA Corvis (first all-optical Microgine, Faveeo, Digitalarti, tor Network) and sits on the 12 years in Dubai, Lucy has en of the UAE and was one of France ). A seasoned European router), where he grew the team OnePulse and Cyberflowana- Advisory Board of Mindshift garnered a strong reputation Ahlan!’s Hot100 in 2012 , under sales senior executive, Marcel and business to an outstanding lytics (Webroot) are six of his Capital. WAIN has won sev- for originating business focused the Entrepreneur category. Lucy has substantial field experi- success. Of French-Algerian and star ventures. A self-proclaimed eral awards: Arabian Business events that target captains of contributes regularly to entre- ence helping IT and telecom British origin, Marcel launched serial entrepreneur, Marcel loves Startup Awards 2018, Funding industry, as well as trendsetters preneurship, corporate inno- startups in the U.S. and EMEA. his career after completing a new challenges in sharing his Initiative of the Year and FinX in the UAE through her firm, vation, and investor events and Marcel has a broad range of BSc in Electronics and Com- 30 years of experience in IT and 2018 Award for Fintech Investor The Elements Group. She is forums as a speaker, moderator experience in all aspects of puter Science from Portsmouth telecom and high-tech VC firms of The Year. She is also an in- Chairman of the Steering Com- and judge. She is also passion- sales, marketing, communi- Polytechnic UK and holds an with new high-tech start-ups vestor with NextWave Ventures mittee with The Capital Club (a ate about developing entrepre- cation and management with M&A executive program cre- ready to expand their sales and and the Founder Institute, both prestigious private business and neurial skills in students. Lucy direct experience with Fortune dential from INSEAD. Marcel marketing success across EMEA, based out of the US. Recently social club located in the Dubai has degrees from the Kellogg 500 enterprises (IBM, Nortel, recently left CISCO after 30 the USA and APAC. Lucy was honored to be a Judge International Financial Centre), Graduate School of Manage- Lucent, Cisco, EMC, ALU) and years in IT and telecom sales for the GEMS Global Innova- and founded the Dubai Chapter ment Northwestern University startups (Quantum, Andrew to start his new venture as a tion Challenge (student entre- of Room to Read. Previously, and HK University of Science preneurs), the MIT Enterprise she sat on the UAE committee &Technology and the University Forum Pan Arab & Challenge 22 for Acumen, was Non Execu- of British Columbia.

86 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 87 Marek Rusiecki Maria P. Hala Marek Rusiecki, Star of the Dragons’ Den TV show of Sony Pictures Television and Chief Executive Officer of the Hala Partners, Greece President of the Management Board of Xevin Investments, Poland Maria Hala is an investment fintech and tourismtech. Maria set Management A.E.D.A.K., a Marek Rusiecki is the star of an investor (through funds or than 18 years of experience in professional and an angel inves- started her professional career subsidiary of Alpha Bank. Maria the ‘Dragons’ Den’ TV show of directly as an angel) in more the online advertising industry tor. She has concentrated on the in the finance sector, where she is an active member of EBAN Sony Pictures Television and a than 60 companies all over the and 10 years in angel investing/ expansion of the Greek entre- initially gained her experience and of the MIT Enterprise co-founding partner at Xevin CEE region and in Israel. Prior venture capital. He holds a mas- preneurial ecosystem and the and her profound knowledge of Forum Greece, where she has Investments, a group of venture to founding Xevin Investments, ter’s degree in Economy from establishment of the local angel the international capital markets served as a judge at their annual capital funds (Xevin Invest- Marek co-founded Adnet, the the Warsaw School of Econom- investment community. Maria through asset management StartSmart competition. She is ments, Xevin VC, RX Fund) first and largest online advertis- ics. provides mentoring and coach- positions that focused on equity also a member of the Hellenic established in 2008 and based ing network in Poland and the ing on ventures at seed and fund management and portfolio Spanish Chamber of Commerce. in Warsaw, Poland. He has been Bal- tic countries. He has more start-up stage while she helps allocation. As a Hellenic Capital them find sources of financing. Market Commission-Certified She is focused on four indus- Fund Manager, she has spent 17 tries, namely medtech, agritech, years as a member of Alpha As-

88 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 89 Maryam Najafi, QBAC Matthew Gamser Maryam Najafi Consultant at Karaya Angel Investors, Iran CEO of the SME Finance Forum, International Finance Corporation (IFC), USA

Maryam Najafi is a business tancy services and aims to help by Institute of productivity and Matthew Gamser is CEO of the SME Finance Forum has over Washington, DC, and Hong designer and developer. She is startups and SMEs achieving Human Resource development. SME Finance Forum, the world’s 140 banks, fintech companies Kong. Prior to that he spent 25 an active player in the Iranian their goals. She is an energetic As her social responsibility she leading center for knowledge and development banks from years in management consulting startup ecosystem and strong- fighter and believes that “there dedicates 3-6 hours a week to exchange, good practice promo- more than 60 countries as its and in senior leadership in an ly believes that entrepreneurs is no dead end, there is always mentoring or evaluating start- tion and networking for the fi- members. Dr. Gamser has over international NGO. He holds are the fuel of economic and a solution”. This attitude leads ups as a pro bono activity. She nance industry in this field. The 35 years’ experience in private A.B. and A.M. degrees from social growth in all countries. to acceptance of new business is providing mentorship to all SME Finance Forum is managed enterprise and financial sector Harvard University, and M.Sc. She found angel investment challenges. She is the business startups who approach her, not by the International Finance development. He has worked for and D.Phil degrees from Sussex a very powerful platform to development advisor of Kaar- only Iranian ones, she enjoys Corporation (IFC) for the G-20 IFC, the private sector arm of University (UK), where his work foster entrepreneurship and maan, Iran’s first business club. helping business owners achieve countries’ Global Partnership the World Bank Group, for 13 focused on the management of support startups. As the first She’s building a vibrant com- their visions and make this for Financial Inclusion. The years in various positions from technological change. executive manager of Karaya munity of professionals, entre- world a better place. She is also Angel Investors, she built up preneurs, traders and investors Iran’s WBAF Senator and Secre- all requirements of creating an in Kaarmaan, as she did in tary General in Global startups Angel investor group, which Karaya. She is also the mem- committee. lead to the formation of the ber of advisory board in some biggest angel network in Iran. To Iranian VCs and CVCs. She is follow her vision she co-found- an EFQM (European foundation ed Hoomaan institute, which for quality management) prize delivers management consul- assessor in Iran which is held

90 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 91 Mehmet Kasapoglu Mehmet Şimşek Minister, Youth & Sports Ministry, Turkey Former Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey

Dr. Mehmet Kasapoğlu, 1976 esi’nde işletme yüksek lisansını lığı ile Gençlik ve Spor Bakan- Mehmet Şimşek serves as a Dep- the shadow economy.Before after being awarded a Turkish yılında İstanbul’da doğdu. Mar- tamamladı. Dr. Kasapoğlu, İs- lığı’nda çeşitli görevler üstlendi. uty Prime Minister of the Re- entering politics, he worked for State Scholarship. He holds an mara Üniversitesi İktisadi ve tanbul Üniversitesi’nden yerel is- Spor Toto Teşkilat Başkanlığı public of Turkey since Novem- Merrill Lynch in London for M.PHil in Finance and Invest- İdari Bilimler Fakültesi İşletme tihdam konusundaki çalışmasıy- döneminde sporun tabana yayıl- ber 24, 2015, responsible for the seven years as an economist and ments from Exeter University. Bölümü’nden mezun olan Dr. la doktora derecesi aldı. ması ve herkes için spora erişile- management of macroeconomic strategist and later as head of DPM Şimşek is also a member Kasapoğlu, aynı üniversitede Türkiye ve yurt dışındaki öğren- bilirliğin sağlanması amacıyla policies. He previously served as Fixed Income Strategy and Mac- of the Global Economic Sym- mahalli idareler ve yerinden cilik yıllarında sivil toplum çok sayıda tesisin ülkemize ka- the Minister of Finance (2009- ro Economic Research for the posium (GES) advisory board. yönetim programında yüksek kuruluşlarında aktif görev alan zandırılmasına katkıda bulunan 15), one of the longest serving emerging EMEA region.From DPM Şimşek was born in 1967, lisans yaptı. ABD’deki Florida Dr. Kasapoğlu, özel sektörde ul- Dr. Kasapoğlu, gençlik, eğitim ve Finance Ministers of Turkey, 1998 to 2000, he was a senior in a small village in Batman, a State Üniversitesi İşletme Fakül- uslararası ticaret alanında çalıştı. spor faaliyetlerinin finansmanı and as the Minister of Economy economist and bank analyst at province in Southeastern Tur- tesi’nde yönetim organizasyonu Dr. Mehmet Kasapoğlu, 2009 ile sportif istihdamın artırılması (2007-09).He was elected to the Deutsche-Bender Securities in key. He is married, has twin alanında araştırmacı, uzman yılında Başbakanlık Müşa- konularına özellikle odaklandı. Parliament in 2007, 2011 and Istanbul. Earlier in his career, he girls, and a boy. He is fluent in ve proje koordinatörü olarak virliği’ne atanmasının ardından Evli ve bir çocuk babası olan Dr. 2015 representing the Justice worked on Wall Street for UBS Turkish, English and Kurdish. çalışan Dr. Mehmet Kasapoğlu, Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Mehmet Kasapoğlu, İngilizce ve and Development Party (AK Securities in New York (1997) DPM Şimşek was nominated as Palm Beach Atlantic Üniversit- Bakanlığı, Milli Eğitim Bakan- Arapça biliyor. Party).DPM Şimşek has for- and as a senior economist at the one of the 500 most powerful mulated fiscal policy which has US Embassy in Ankara (1993- people on the planet by Foreign helped Turkey recover strongly 97).DPM Şimşek holds a B.S. in Policy in 2013, and awarded from the global financial cri- Economics from Ankara Uni- as the “Finance Minister of the sis. He has also undertaken versity and worked as a research Year for Emerging Europe 2013” far reaching reforms founding assistant in the University’s by Emerging Markets magazine. the Tax Audit Board, simplify- International Economics and ing tax regulations, enhancing Economic Development Depart- taxpayers’ rights, and reducing ment.He also studied in England

92 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 93 Meliksah Utku Michael Gold Chief Executive Officer, Albaraka Turk, Turkey Chief Executive Officer, Crimson Capital, USA

Mr. Utku was born in Ankara of Albaraka Turk. In 2006 - Financial Affairs, Budget and Michael Gold is Managing Di- and regulatory reform. His ac- and renewable energy centers in 1968. He graduated from 2007, he was head economist in Financial Reporting and Cor- rector of Crimson Capital Corp., tivities have resulted in over $7 and associations. He is currently Mechanical Engineering De- Albaraka Turk. In addition, he porate Communication Depart- an international development billion USD in debt and equity a founder and member of the partment of Boğaziçi University was an economics columnist for ments. He was a board member firm founded in 1991. He has 38 financing, FDI, privatizations, board of the Kosovo Business (Istanbul, 1990). He completed Yeni Şafak newspaper for over of Borsa Istanbul from 2013 to years of experience, 23 of which PPPs and export transactions Angels Network (KosBAN), his graduate studies in London 10 years (1995-2009). He later 2016. Currently he is the acting have been in emerging markets, in developing countries. He has a member of the board of the School of Economics (1990- worked as Investor Relations General Manager of Albaraka and specializes in increasing been active in the Balkans since American Chamber of Com- 1992) and Master’s Degree Manager from 2007-2009. He Turk since October 2016. In access to finance, innovation, 1995. Mr. Gold serves on the merce in Kosovo, and chairman on economic development in continued as CIO - Assistant addition he is the President of entrepreneurship, competitive- boards of development orient- of the board of the Local Devel- Marmara University (Istanbul, General Manager in Decem- Participation Banks Association ness, privatization, trade, SME ed organizations and helped opment Fund. 1998). In 2004, he served as ber 2009 and was appointed as of Turkey. development, and legal, policy found several innovation, ICT consultant to General Manager CFO - primarily responsible for

94 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 95 Michael O’Connor Miguel Martin Chief Executive Officer of CorkBIC, Ireland Founder and Co-investor at Immerxing Hub, Spain

Michael O’Connor is CEO of over 500 start-ups. He graduat- and Deep Tech teams in cyber- Miguel Martin is a qualified program to boost the immersive VRStartups. In addition to his CorkBIC, specialising in high ed from Cambridge University security, AI, blockchain and data lawyer, international eMBA and talent and start-ups ecosytem. keen interest in immersive tech, tech businesses involving inter- in Engineering and earned an analytics. He has been a board angel investor. He has 15 years’ Immerxing Hub already has Miguel’s expertise, networking, national growth. He started in MBA from the London Business member of several private and living and working experience two hubs in Spain and is now and investment interests fo- marine and arctic exploration School and the Wharton School, public companies in the last across Europe, LATAM, CEE expanding to the UK, Mexico, cus on EdTech, PropTech, and in the UK, Spitsbergen, Nigeria USA. He is a chartered Engineer 30 years, including EBAN. His and MENA, focusing on inter- and Morocco. In collaboration TravelTech. Miguel is a proactive and the Caribbean before mov- in London. Michael has creat- interests include governance national business development with WBAF, Miguel Martin is member of the Spanish start-up ing to high-growth manufac- ed and runs a regional HBAN and building effective boards in and investment for MNCs such leading the establishment of and business angel communi- turing and sales start-ups with business angel network that has the hi-tech field of play. He has as Carrefour and Mecalux, and the first cross-border, vertical ty, and regularly features as an Raychem Corporation in Menlo completed 80 deals with 2 syndi- been an international judge and start-ups in Spain and Poland, business angels network. Miguel investor, mentor, and judge in Park, California. He co-founded cates and 150 investors investing umpire in the sailing world for not to mention his own pro- is specialised in immersive start-up events such as Telefon- Intepro, a venture capital-backed over €40m in primarily start- major events. Michael and his jects. He is the founder and tech, project management, and ica AOF and Bolt Accelerators, Irish IT start-up. He led the ups. He was awarded as the best team at CorkBIC have an envia- co-investor at Immerxing Hub, early-stage investment, whilst MWC/4YFN Investor Network, Europe and U.S. market entry, performing new EBAN member ble track record of selecting and an innovative tech and talent also being an active speaker and South Summit, and various building a team based out of in 2015. He is the founder of the guiding successful start-ups over accelerator offering a one-stop an investor in major VR/360/AR business angel industry events. Boston and San Diego and with International Security Accel- many years and achieving good specialised space with a VR/360/ tech events such as the Asia VR/ several rounds of international erator as a private investment exits. AR academy, demolab, co-work- AR Fair, World VR/ AR, Tele- venture capital before a success- fund under AIFMD. Funded ing space, and an investment fonica VR Hackaton, and Spain- ful trade exit. Since returning by VC, angels and a corporate from the USA, he has advised partner and identifying Scaling

96 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 97 Mohamed Fetah Krichene Mohammad Ramin Komeilian, General Manager at Sfax Technopark, Tunisia

Mohamed Fetah Krichene has of a leading facility management Grenoble. He is also a founding QBAC Founder of Karmeen Angel Investors Network, Iran more than 15 years’ experi- company, Deputy Director of member of Tunisia Techno- ence in management, project CEED Tunisia, Sales and Mar- parks, the Tunisian Association management, and sales and keting Manager of the Compet- of Science and Technology marketing strategies in differ- itiveness Pole of Sousse (PCS), Parks, a board member of the QBAC+ network. Ramin also heads his and transparent staff. Ramin has ent fields, with a track record a PPP managing a science and Tunisian British Chamber Of Mohammad Ramin Komeilian family home appliances busi- an MBA with a focus on invest- of successfully guiding major technology park in mechatron- Commerce, General Secretary is an entrepreneur who is active ness, which is now in its second ment banking. He is also an avid expansion efforts and strategic ics, an industrial park and a of the Healthtech cluster and is in several sectors. Abern is generation. Formerly known as runner and home-trained chef. partnerships. He also has sig- business park. He also launched very active in promoting entre- the name of Ramin’s company, Forouzan, the company is now Mohammad Ramin Komeilian nificant experience supporting and managed several companies preneurship as mentor in found- which is home to a variety of named Jenova. It is extremely is WBAF High Com- missioner entrepreneurs. Before joining in the leisure and travel indus- er Institute, Mowgli. investments. Ramin’s main focus well known in the home ap- Iran. Sfax Technopark, Fetah held nu- try, in services and in retails. He is technology, and he is one of pliance business in Iran for its merous leadership roles: COO graduated from ESC Wesford in the founders of Iran’s first angel forward thinking management

98 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 99 Mohammed Sh. Al-Rashidi, Mulemwa Moongwa National Coordinator, Financial Literacy Campaign. Zambia

QBAC Mulemwa Moongwa was born hometown of Lusaka. Through towns. Mulemwa is the em- Founder and Executive Chairman of One Global Group, Kuwait to be a lawyer, and from her her efforts and by partnering bodiment of ‘the power of One’. earliest days, she envisioned her with the Central Bank, she She makes meaningful change life in the courtroom, even using introduced a financial literacy happen! Sub-Committee for Mohammed Sh. Al-Rashidi is unity of Og Group makes its is driven by his philosophy, her gap year after high school to campaign in 2013. Today this Business and SME Develop- a Founder of multiple ventures mission towards its ‘One’ Vision which is, in brief, that perform- intern at the Inter- national Tri- initiative has grown into an ment. He served as the 2015 in Telcom, mContent, mHe- achievable by 2020. Mohammed ing a mission always requires bunal for Rwanda in Tanzania award-winning multi-stakehold- JCI Zimbabwe National Pres- alth, mTourism, mEducation, founded Og Money (formerly brains, machines, resources and and later enrolling in university er project that brings together ident, was the 2016 JCI Africa mGovernment and fintech. All known as Payit), a mobile finan- a mind-map of processes I order to study Law. Before pursuing a government, civil society and and Middle East Development his ventures are addressed under cial and payment platform with to be successful. On June 2017, career in law, a chance encoun- the private sector and that today Councilor, and has since been its Group One Global (Og), an a strong presence in more than Mohammed started disrupt- ter working for a learning centre serves as a financial inclusion awarded lifetime membership idea-generation and incubation 12 countries across the GCC, ing with Og before others did, resulted in discovering her true standard for the region and of the JCI. In 2016, Mathew was venture with a business-model the Middle East, North Africa, setting up an innovation lab for calling of working with people. beyond. Mulemwa was instru- lauded by the Zimbabwe Na- that addresses market needs and East Africa, West Africa, Europe experimenting and simulating Education and technology are mental in re-introducing the JCI tional Chamber of Commerce leads to future growth. Og is a and the US, offering payments, disrupting technologies such the greatest equalisers of our movement in Zambia as a way as the rural businessman of the multi-vertical markets digital merchant services, mPos, mobile as blockchain, cryptocurrency, time, and Mulemwa has used to promote active citizenship year. Mathew spends most of his inclusion platform. Mohammed banking switch, Mobile Wallet ultrasonic, IOT, ML, DL, AI and both to bring about change. among young Zambians and time developing and supporting is known as an aspiring entre- and Money Transfer. Moham- other plans on a platform called Mulemwa is a co-founder of served as its president in 2012- enterprise development, strat- preneur with a passion for the med invented recently a patent Og X. With this lab, Og is able TopFloor a world-class learning 2013.Today the movement has egy, and structuring financial mobilisation of lifestyle servic- in Fintech industry registered in to maintain sustainability and and development facility in her grown and is active in various models that support SMEs. es. He acts as a transformer to US and other countries for per- achieve its ONE vision. the current infrastructure of forming a card presence Trans- vertical markets. Diversity and action on the cloud. Mohammed

100 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 101 Murat Duran Nikhil Agarwal Founder, FintechPark, Turkey Senior Advisor of the Indian Chamber of Commerce, India

He was graduated from METU years. supporting new technologies Dr Nikhil Agarwal is India’s is also the founder of Entrepre- high-level advisor to the United (Middle East Technical Univer- He established his first company based on blockchain such as foremost Innovation and Policy neur Café, a global movement Nations Global Alliance on ICT sity) both grad and undergrad during his undergraduate pro- CrossBorder Payment Systems. expert. He is currently Conven- that has spread to 110 cities and Development (UNGAID). and still continue to PhD Pro- gram. Than he worked as Senior He is the author of the book er of the Denver-based policy on six continents, connecting He is an International Advisory gramme. He is specialized on Developer at TUBITAK for 6 “Vicdan” (conscience) which is think tank, IndiaGlobal. In 2017, over 45,000 entrepreneurs. Dr Board Member at the World software development focused years and return back to his own about how to do your best both he was nominated as Fellow of Agarwal has founded businesses Entrepreneurship Forum (WEF) on financial technologies in- company for the last 15 years. with respect to the Boss and the IC2 Institute at the University of and advised firms on strategic and the Open Mind Founda- cluding core banking, payment He completed many fintech pro- staff through the ethic abilities Texas, Austin. He was CEO of matters over the past 20 years of tion. He was the first Asian to technologies, online banking, jects both in Turkey and other in a tehnology company. the AP Innovation Society of the his career. His interviews and his be elected as Co-Chair of the PSD2, card issuing/acquiring countries like Kuwait, USA, He is the founder of the first the- Government of Andhra Pradesh work have been extensively cov- prestigious Internet Society systems, and finally blockchain Germany, Italy, Dubai, etc. matic Angel Investor Founda- in India between 2015 and 2017. ered in the international media, Advisory Council (ISOC-AC) and crypto asset management He has experience on Block- tion in Turkey; FintechPark. Dr Agarwal was involved in including the Harvard Business for 2008-2010. He is a recipient technologies for more than 20 chain and CryptoAssets and developing large-scale innova- Review Blog, Forbes, CNN of ‘Excellence in Promoting tion projects such as a 300-acre Money, BBC Radio, and The Innovation in Governance’ from cyber security industrial park New York Times, to name a few. the government of Rajasthan, and several rural innovation Professor Agarwal has served on India. Professor Nikhil Agarwal labs, incubation centres, and many international think tanks is an alumnus of the University start-up ecosystems. Further, he and holds leadership positions of Cambridge and the University was involved in the setting up in global organizations. Between of Edinburgh. of INR, a $1B start-up fund. He 2006 and 2013, he served as a

102 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 103 Ozlem Dalga Ozlem Denizmen Corporate Communications Consultant, Turkey Founding President of FODER, Financial Literacy and Inclusion Association of Turkey

Media Management Executive content. Corporate communica- Aspen İnstitute. Now ready to Özlem Denizmen is an entre- impact companies and projects ciation of Turkey. She is also a with 20 years of progressive tion strategy development and offer strategic media consultan- preneur and opinion leader for at national scale. Denizmen was media personality with a weekly leadership experience. Award extensive media management cy and roadmap to companies, ‘economic empowerment of recognized by many awards in- popular TV Show on national winning journalist noted for experience in international com- senior management in order to women’ in many national and cluding “Young Global Leader” TV, weekly newspaper column, content and corporate entrepre- panies such as PHILIP MOR- better manage corporate reputa- international platforms. She by the World Economic Fo- she published 3 books. She is a neurial vision, planning and or- RIS, BLOOMBERG.Moderator,- tion in the digital era. started her career as a Financial rum (WEF) in Davos. She also graduate of Cornell University, ganizational skills. Strong devel- Co-host at international events Analyst on Wall Street in USA. launched several (fintech, me- with MBA from MITSloan, and oper and manager of people and such as World Economic Forum, After her corporate career at dia, education) startups, as well her executive diplomas include Doğuş Group, one of the largest as an NGO in field of personal HBS, Stanford and Harvard holdings in Turkey, Denizmen finance. She is the founding Kennedy School. She is married leads the Financial Literacy President of FODER (Financial and has two sons. Movement with long-term social Literacy and Inclusion Asso-

104 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 105 Panayiotis H. Ketikidis Patrick Kedziora The Universiy of Sheffield International Faculty CITY College and Chairperson of SEERC, Greece WBAF High Commissioner, France

Professor Panayiotis Ketikidis is Triple Helix Association Chapter Commission and has also been Patrick Kedziora works close- and investment banking. Addi- (NYU) and received Bachelor of the co-founder of the Hellenic of Greece, established in 2013; involved in many European In- ly with early-stage companies tionally, he was the Managing Arts degrees in both Economics Business Angels Network (He- a member of the Board of the formation Technology projects and has been a founder of five Director for a $250 million and Political Science from NYU. BAN), Chairman of the South Innovation Zone of Thessaloniki funded by the European Com- technology companies in the investment fund. He has also He is proficient in Spanish and East European Research Centre [(AZK) 2013-present]; a mem- mission (1992-present). Prof. past fifteen years. He is currently been the Chief Financial Of- has native fluency in English (SEERC) and the Vice Principal ber of the Board at Technopolis Ketikidis is the Chief Editor of focused on growing his most ficer of both private companies and French. Mr Kedziora is a for Research, Innovation and – Thessaloniki ICT Business the International Jour- nal of recent venture – Kedzoh.com, a and a public company, head of mentor to entrepreneurs and is External Relations of CITY Col- Park (2010-present); emeri- Innovation & Regional Develop- mobile learning platform for the business development, and an actively involved in the entre- lege, an international faculty tus member of the Exporters’ ment (IJIRD), European Editor enterprise, which has won three arranger and financier of man- preneurial ecosystem in the U.S. of the University of Sheffield. He Association of Northern Greece of the International Journal of major international innovation agement-led buyouts. He has and France. He is passionate has over 30 years of experience Management Board [(SEVE) Enterprise Network Manage- awards: Startup Chile, Startup held senior positions at Solomon about sharing his experiences. in management, education, 2006-present); and member of ment (IJENM) and founder of Brazil and French Tech Ticket. Equities, Société Générale, and He has taught at the undergrad- innovation, research, and com- the Administration Board the International Conference His experience encompasses Barington Capital Group and uate and graduate levels in both petitive research funding, with – Centre for the support of for Entrepreneurship, Innova- both banking and industry. counts Kohlberg Kravis Roberts the U.S. and France and has several networks established as female employment and entre- tion, and Regional Development He headed a number of cor- and T. Boone Pickens amongst been a judge in numerous start- a result of this experience. He preneurship [ERGANI (2006- (ICEIRD). porate finance groups in New his previous clients. He has an up competitions. is regularly invited as a keynote 2016)]. For many years, he was York City, and his experience MBA from the Stern School of speaker to national and inter- also an expert reviewer of DG encompasses both commercial Business at New York University national business and academic XIII (Telecommunications, conferences. Prof. Ketikidis is Information Industries, and the president and founder of the Innovation) for the European

106 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 107 Paul Doany Peter E. Braun Chief Executive Officer, Turk Telekom, Turkey Board Member at EBAN, Switzerland

In the past 5 years, Dr. Doany wholesale operations (Pantel, economics (over 3,000 employ- Peter E. Braun (55) is a true cross-border investments and -or even lead them. He is a well- focused on ICT Venture Capital, rebranded as Türk Telekom ees across all disciplines).He also rocket scientist by education. as such advises banks, financial known individual in the venture managing investments in early International). He also led the served as Senior Lecturer in the After having assumed several institutions such as exchanges, capital scene and on various stage IT/internet companies successful bid for including AUB in Beirut, in the Electron- management positions in the numerous start-ups and also levels involved with internation- and renewable energy. In the operational startup until the full ics/Communications Depart- aerospace and car industry, he government bodies in that field. al VC funds. He also serves on preceding 12 years, he was with launch of Cell C in South Africa. ment for a period of 4 years.Dr. started his career as a serial He has a solid overview about the board of www.equitypitch- the Saudi Oger Group, having Prior to that, he was in the tel- Doany holds a PhD in Commu- entrepreneur. After several exits, major trends in the area and is er.com, a Liechtenstein/Swiss served as founding CEO of Oger ecommunications consultancy nications Engineering (UMIST, including two IPOs in the US a critical voice when things are based VC. Peter has backed and Telecom and CEO of Türk Tele- business for 14 years as Manag- Manchester, UK, 1981); MSc in and Germany, Peter started to overhyped. He is part of nu- supported selected companies kom for 5 years. During his ten- ing Director of Dar Consultants Digital Electronics & Commu- invest and is today internation- merous international juries and and analyzed and observed ure with Saudi Oger Group, he (London), as well as Director/ nications Engineering (Bradford ally recognized as a leading handed awards to many winners many others on an international led the acquisition of 55% stake Partner of Dar Al Handasah University, UK, 1978), and BE in Angel Investor. of technology contests. Peter is a scale. Based on this background, in Türk Telekom during privat- Consultants (Shair & Partners), Electrical/Electronics Engineer- Since more then 8 years, Peter popular coach to both entrepre- Peter can help to providing ization tender, the public listing having built its telecom prac- ing (AUB, Beirut, 1977). serves on the board of EBAN, neurs and investors. As a gifted answers to such pressing ques- on BIST, as well as acquisition of tice, as well as assisting with the European Business An- speaker he is regularly invited tions such as data security, scala- IT companies and international expansion into transportation/ gel Network (www.eban.org). to deliver keynote speeches or bility, speed (number of Through his structures and with lead panel discussions on many transactions), smart contracts his network, he has invested in international conferences. Being and a suitable strategy and tac- almost 50 high-tech companies. deeply rooted into the interna- tics for various players to He always scouts for potential- tional eco-system of early stage successfully exit. Since 2004 ly cutting-edge technologies investments, he provides valua- Peter lives with his family in and gets involved early on with ble insights into the dynamics of Switzerland. „cutting edge“ players. He is a tech developments and upcom- much sought-after evangelist for ing trends to watch and follow 108 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 109 Peter Cowley Petr Sramek President, European Trade Association for Business Angels, UK Co-founder of the Platform on Artificial Intelligence at the Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic Peter is a Cambridge Univer- of those startups and a board invested £5M in 40+ startups, sity Engineering/Computing observer of four others. Peter is and is a member of the invest- Petr Sramek is a Czech vision- ogy to grow into self-confident a partner of the European Com- graduate who has founded and chair of the Cambridge Business ment committee of the £100M ary, a serial entrepreneur of over companies with global ambi- mis- sion. He is a member of run over ten technology and Angels, is a Fellow in Entre- UK Government Angel CoFund. 28 years, mentor, and artificial tions. The incubation program is Peter Diamandis´s organization, construction businesses for preneurship of the Cambridge For over 15 years, Peter has been intelligence populariser. He is a open for international applica- Abundance 360, and Singularity 35+ years and, since then, has Judge Business School and has involved in charity and social founder of AI Startup Incubator, tions. Petr is a co-founder of the University. angel invested in over 55 start- mentored countless entrepre- enterprise governance as chair helping innovative teams and Platform on Artificial Intelli- ups mainly in Cambridge and neurs. He setup and runs the and treasurer of various trustee early-stage start-ups in the field gence at the Confederation of London, having been UK Angel Martlet early stage corporate boards. of artificial intelligence technol- Industry of the Czech Republic, of the Year for 2014/15. He is a angel investment fund of Mar- non-executive director of five shall of Cambridge, which has

110 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 111 Pierre Matek Renata Brkić, QBAC Member of the Board of Directors, WBAF Croatia Founder at Feelsgood Social Impact Investment Fund, Board Member of the WBAF Croatia

Pierre Matek is an investment promoting market integrity, charterholder and holds a PhD Renata Brkić is a serial entre- responsible brand. For this role holder. Personally, she invests funds’ pioneer in Croatia and helping investors to fulfil their in Law from European Faculty preneur and impact investor; she is also a TBAA award-win- in wonderful ideas that do not an investment professional and long-term needs and motivating of Law in Slovenia. as well as CEO and owner of ner for the best social impact necessarily have fast payback, regulator with over 20 years of companies to promote trans- a company active in licensing, investment in South East Eu- but that can change the world experience. He is devoted to parency and ethical standards consulting, and organization of rope. As founding partner of for the better and push the hu- developing a sustainable and in the way they are conducting worldwide supply-chain opera- Feelsgood Social Impact Venture man race forward. Renata is also fair investment environment, their businesses. Pierre is a CFA® tions for licensed products. She Fund, she has been playing a a mother of three. Across the is strongly devoted to foster- leading role in the process of last 9 years his focus has been on ing social impact orientation bringing the European Invest- building and deploying a region- in businesses that are science, ment Fund (EIF) to the Fund al innovative strategy starting women, education, and children as principal investor. As WBAF from Jordan. Worked on de- oriented. In her capacities as high commissioner and focal veloping innovative funds to President of the General Assem- point for impact, she is active deliver solutions that address the bly at ZEZ center, and Head of in promoting the European region to be well positioned as the Social Impact Investment Investment Fund Social Impact an “open lab” a term he coined Hub Professor Balthazar, Renata Accelerator (EIF SIA) programs for early adoption that can take is responsible for the revival of for social enterprises to impact solutions globally. the Professor Balthazar charac- investors. She is also a Quali- ter as a unique, artistic, socially fied Angel Investor Certificate

112 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 113 Rina Neoh Robert Lugowski Co-founder, Ficus Venture Capital, Malaysia Co-founder and Managing Partner at CobinAngels, Poland

She is a seasoned entrepreneur strumental in introducing two Rina holds strategic manage- He graduated from the Carlson of innovative technology start- in Poland and regional markets and multi-awarded startup IPOs in the Australian Stock ment roles, directorships and School of Management MBA ups (eg. MIT Enterprise Forum, of Central and Eastern Europe, advocate in the ASEAN re- Exchange and helped execute- equities in MercatusCapital, Fi- program and the Warsaw School Microsoft Imagine Cup, PWC Israel, Egypt and Turkey. He gion, with proven expertise complex cross border mergers cus Venture Capital, FintechLab, of Economics as well as indi- expert). Member of the supervi- also held a number of functions in setting up and developing and acquisitions strategy within Synapse EduTech Ventures, vidual intercollegiate studies at sory boards and control bodies in industry and social organi- innovation-driven companies, the Asia Pacific region. Rina Global Learning Solutions, Catholic University of Lublin, of a number of companies listed zations including President of including brick-and-mortar and co-founded Mercatus Capital MindChampsInternational Pre- Lublin University of Technology on the Warsaw Stock Exchange Business Students Club, Member technology-enabled enterpris- PteLtd, a homegrown incubator Schools, Smarter Robotics, Asia and Maria Curie-Sklodowska and the London Stock Exchange, of the Board of Polish Chamber es. With more than 20 years of and venture accelerator based in CEO Community, and Unlim- University. Co-founder and including Work Service S.A. of Information and Telecom- experience in both the corporate Singapore since 2006. Through ited Brands. Serves as executive Managing Partner at CobinAn- as well as start-ups eg. Photon munications, Warsaw Executive and entrepreneurial world, Rina its angel networks, provided coach and senior adviser to sev- gels, leading Polish business Entertainment, Salesbook. He MBA Alumni Association and is an expert in incubating new seed financing to promising new eral business advisory boards, angel network, entrepreneur, has extensive experience gained French Chamber of Commerce businesses, finding new markets, ventures, with more than 80 non-governmental organisations early stage investor. Expert in while working on managerial and Industry in Poland. Initiator creating unique value proposi- startups seeded and incubated in and educational institutions. diffusion of innovation, business positions in global technolo- of the Business Angels Poland tions and creating sustainable Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, models and organization and gy companies such as Xerox, Confederation, recently elected revenue streams. She was in- India, China and Hong Kong. development of new ventures. Hewlett-Packard, recently Atos. as Board member of European Mentor and member of evalua- He supervised and was respon- Business Angels Network. tion teams in start-up contests, sible for the implementation of investor and coach in a number a number of innovative projects

114 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 115 Rui Falcao Sabetha Mwambenja, QBAC Co-founder and Angel Investor at REDangels, Portugal Country Director of the WBAF Tanzania

He is a professional angel in- entrepreneurial cycle going from and support gatekeepers and QBAC+ of Tanzania’s banking industry. CEO of the newly-established, vestor, co-founder and manag- founding stage, validation, grow angel groups to become more Dr Sabetha Mwambenja earned In 2000, Dr Mwambenja was Covenant Bank for Women ing partner of REDangels, the and internationalization, failure professional, providing great her Bachelor of Arts degree at then promoted to Chief Execu- Tanzania Limited. Due to her leading angel group in Portugal and successful exits. Rui has angel experience and strong en- the University of Dar Es Sa- tive Officer of Exim bank, once commitment to empowering comprising more than 50 an- received several awards during gagement. Rui was a university laam in Tanzania and went on again as the first and only wom- women, Dr Mwambenja was gel investors from 8 countries. his career, regarding entrepre- professor long time ago, before to obtain a Master’s degree in an CEO in the Tanzania banking among the chosen few to repre- Coming initially from a soft- neurship and creativity. He was he decided to enter the entre- Business Administration at the sector. She held this position for sent Tanzania on a panel at the ware engineer background, founder and board member of preneurial adventure. Recently, University of Central Michigan 14 years. In 2009, Dr Mwam- First African First Ladies Sum- Rui was a serial entrepreneur professional associations such as there is an extra life challenge in the US. She is also the hold- ben- ja was appointed as a mit. In 2012, the President of of the internet booming days, multimedia, management and to create taught and credibility er of diplomas in Agribusiness member of the Governing Board Tanzania appointed Dr Mwam- participating as entrepreneur business angels, always com- about angel investing by fin- Management, Rural Credit of the Global Banking Alliance ben- ja Chairperson of the and angel investor in more than mitted with common good for ishing a PHD on angel investor Development, Industrial Exten- (GBA) for women. In the same Tanzania Trade Development 20 startups in technologies and society. Actually, his passion and perceived value. sion Services and Micro Enter- year, she was also appointed as a Authority, which operates under communications sector. Rui has effort is driven to develop a pro- prises Finance. Dr Mwambenja board member of the Southern the Ministry of Industries and the complete experience of the fessional angel network brand started her banking career at the Highlands University College. Trade. In March 2015, Wom- National Bank of Commerce In 2010, the TIAW (The Inter- en Empowered to Achieve the (NBC) and was later became the national Alliance for Women), Impossible (WETATI), named first woman Director of Credit named Dr Sabetha as a winner Dr Mwambenja as the winner in the history of the NBC. In of in the prestigious TIAW of the ‘Woman Achieving the January 1998, she was appointed World of Difference 100 Awards Impossible in Life and Business’ General Manager of the newly in the community/ corporate award for her philanthropy, established Exim Bank Tanzania category. In January 2011, Dr entrepreneurial and executive Limited, being the first Woman Mwambenja was appointed as leadership savvy, and exemplary General Manager in the history the first Managing Director and character. 116 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 117 Sabur Khan Sanem Oktar Chairman of Daffodil Family, Bangladesh President, Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey

Mr Md. Sabur Khan, Chair- the world’s largest IT organi- development has led to appoint- Born in İzmir, Turkey, Sanem ners of Peppers Rogers Türkiye founding members of Turkish man of the Daffodil Family has zation. During the year 2013, ments as Vi- siting Professor at Oktar Öğüt graduated from Bor- (PRG). In 2009 in order to focus Direct Marketing Association involved himself with numer- Mr Khan initiated a project to numerous universities in such nova Anadolu High School, then only on directComm Market- (TDMA) in 2005 and served as ous challenges during his at- create 2,000 new entrepreneurs. countries as Malaysia, Indone- followed by Marmara Univer- ing Group, Sanem liquadated the President and Head of Board tachment as the President of He has written and published sia, India, Kyrgyzstan, and so sity as a major of International her shares in PRG. She lastly 2007-2009. Having worked for Dhaka Chamber of Commerce several books, including Uddok- on. He has received honorary Relations. Sanem’s career started founded Limonsocial Social leading brands in various sectors and Industry, President of the ta Unnoyon Nirdeshika (Ben- professorships from Adam Uni- in Colgate Palmolive Türkiye in Media Agency in 2011. In 2015, of Turkey in communication, Bangladesh Computer Samity, gali), Art of Living, A Journey versity in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 1993 where she worked as Key WPP announces that GroupM, sales and marketing consulting, Member of Prime Minister’s Towards Ent- repreneurship and and Issyk-Kul State University in Account Manager and Trade the leading global media in- her numerous work and projects ICT Task Force, etc. He has Employability 360°. To develop Karakol, Kyrgyzstan; and he hol- Marketing Manager for 3 years. vestment management group, have been awarded many times. made great contributions to the a self-employed generation, he ds honorary doctorates from She established her first com- has acquired a majority stake in She has been active member of establishment of such entities as aims to create more job oppor- two Kyrgyz universities: Ala- pany Tribeca Communication directComm Marketing Group, KAGIDER, the Women Entre- the ICT Ministry, IT Incubator, tunities; his initiatives to pro- Too International University in Consultancy in 1997. Just after a leading provider of integrat- preneurs Association of Turkey and BCS Computer City. The mote entrepreneurship include Bishkek and Naryn State Uni- 2 years, she then became one of ed direct marketing services in since 2010 and has volunteered Bangladesh government has business incubators, start-ups, versity in Naryn. In recognition the founding partners of Trib- Turkey. She is also become part- in many women empowerment awarded Mr Khan the status of venture capitals, a department of of his contributions, Mr Khan al Sales & Marketing Support ner and CEO of Wunderman projects as leader, mentor or ‘Commercially Important Per- Entrepreneurship at the uni- has received many national and Services . In order to expand her İstanbul since July,2017. She participant. In May 2015, she son’ for his role. Mr Khan is the versity level. His commitment international awards. He estab- marketing services business, she defines herself as serial enter- has been elected as the Presi- Chairman of the Global Trade to development in the field of lished the Daffodil Foundation later founded her database mar- preneur. She was one of the Top dent of KAGIDER. She is also a Committee and Director of the business, entrepreneurship, for underprivileged people. keting company, directComm Ten Women Enterpreneurs of member of W20 Steering Com- World IT and Services Alliances, leadership and human resources in 2000. In 2002 she formed a Turkey in 2010.She is still quite mittee. She is married and has partnership with the American active in directComm and Li- two daughters. Peppers Rogers Group and be- monsocial as Managing Partner. came one of the Founding Part- Sanem was also one of the 12 118 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 119 Sebahat Isik Sergio Vela Managing Director and Partner of YSM Consultancy, Bahrain Director of Financing and Investor Relations at ICEX-Invest in Spain

Sebahat Isik holds a BSc degree currently the Managing Director Development programme. Her Sergio Vela is Director of Fi- Plans at the Ministry of Indus- and Tourism where he was in Chemistry from Hacettepe and Partner at YSM Consultan- company exten- ds services nancing and Investor Relations try, Tourism and Commerce. Senior Advisor to the Secretary University and a post-graduate cy, a financial and management to fintech companies who are at ICEX-Invest in Spain, where During his extensive profession- of State for Commerce, Assistant degree from Gazi University; consultancy, which basically planning to establish themselves he had also served as Secretary al career, he has also held senior Deputy Director of Studies and both universities are in Ankara, specializes in setting up and in Bahrain Fintech Bay. She of the Executive Board. Previ- positions at the Ministry of Evaluation Department, and Turkey. She followed up with temporarily managing contrac- has been a Rotarian since 2001 ously he served as Trade Com- Economy where he was Senior Technical Advisor to the Deputy a banking diploma from the tors and joint-venture business- and a member of the Bahrain missioner of Spain in Muscat for Advisor to the Director for In- Director of Research and Strat- Bahrain Institute of Banking and es in the Kingdom of Bah- rain. Busines- swomen’s Society and five years and as Deputy Di- ternational Economy, and at the egy. Finance. Her career in the finan- She holds a UNIDO certificate the Bahrain Photography Socie- rector for Research and Action Ministry of Industry, Commerce cial sector spans over 17 years from the Enterprise Develop- ty. She was also a member of the as Head of Treasury, Credit and ment and Investment Promotion Bahrain-Turkey Joint Business Director at the Fortis Bank A.S. programme and works closely Council from 2016 to 2018. Bahrain Branch, where he was with entrepreneurs. She also involved in Credit and Trade coaches university students Finance transactions. She is in the INJAZ Bahrain Youth

120 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 121 Serkan Fergan Tahir Mahmood, QBAC Digital Banking Group Director, TEB BNP Paribas, Turkey Head of the Business Development Department of Nasdaq Dubai, UAE

Serkan graduated from Kadıköy this position until 2000 when as Business Development Di- With over 15 years of experience change grow. Tahir works with he has built exkends globally. Anadolu High School in 1988 he joined Dışbank, Fortis. He rector since 2017. In his current in the financial industry, Tahir the team to bring new listings Through his roles at a number and continued his studies at worked as Head of Application position, he’s aiming to develop Mahmood heads the Business to the exchange, as well as offer of start-ups and companies in Yıldız Technical University Development Department of the partnerships with Fintechs pro- Development department of new products to the market, and their early stage, Tahir has gone Computer Sciences Engineer- Bank until 2011. After a short posing solid business value, lev- Nasdaq Dubai, overseeing the has been instrumental in mak- through the process of growing ing Dept. and İTÜ Control and start-up experience, he con- erage new business models on development and growth of ing Dubai the leading Sukuk a business to achieve success Computer Engineering Mas- secutively worked at Verifone, Fintechs’ innovative solutions. products including equities, listing venue globally. Playing a and profit. His interest in angel ters program. After two long ICBC and Türk Telekom. Fol- futures, Sukuk, bonds and key role in the regional capital investing comes from his expe- term traineeships in Italy and lowing his experience in various Murabaha. His role revolves markets, Tahir engages with rience in capital markets and Canada, he started his career responsibilities and roles, he around creating new relation- various organisations looking working with start-ups looking at Pamukbank Information joined TEB Retail and Private ships with key stakeholders such to raise funds. Whether it is to grow their business. Systems Group. He continued Banking Group and is working as issuers, regulators, lawyers through an IPO, private equity and bankers, to help the ex- or debt financing, the network

122 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 123 Tal Garih Thomas Dübendorfer Strategic Planning Manager at Alarko Holding, Turkey President of the Swiss ICT Investor Club (SICTIC), Switzerland

Born in 1985, Tal Garih studied senting the interests of Turkish Tal is also active in the social Thomas Dübendorfer holds a an angel investor in more than honoured as “Top 100 Digital a double major in International companies in their efforts to responsibility domain. Serving Ph.D. in computer science from twenty tech startups in Switzer- Shapers of Switzerland” in 2016 Relations and Psychology at the harmonize practices and expand as the Chairman of the Board ETH Zurich and is the president land. UBS, Nasdaq, Lufthansa, and 2018 and as “Top 200 most University of Virginia where towards Europe and the US. and faculty member of Bahçeşe- of the Swiss ICT Investor Club Adobe, Swiss Re and many prominent persons of Zurich, he graduated from in 2007. In After his return to Turkey, Tal hir University’s Graduate School (SICTIC). He has worked at HP other highly ranked companies Switzerland” in Who Is Who in 2010, he completed his graduate joined Alarko and worked as a of Business, Tal teaches global Research Labs in Silicon Valley are customers of tech startups Zürich 2019. studies with honors at New York Marketing Analysis and Oper- strategic management courses and seven years at Google. He is that he co-founded. He was University, mastering a joint ations Supervisor at its Tour- in the university’s MBA pro- degree in International Busi- ism Group, Hillside, between grams. He aims to upgrade the ness and Politics. Tal has been 2010 - 2012. He was in charge graduate school’s standards working in various roles within of directing brand management, and procedures through the the Alarko Group of Companies pricing, campaigns, customer incorporation of best practices since 2010. Currently, he is the satisfaction and communica- regarding the management of Strategic Planning Manager at tions activities. In 2013, Tal the Business School. Further- Alarko Holding. In addition, he rotated to the Energy Group, more, Tal is a Board Member of serves as the Chairman of the where Alarko shows a strong “Yeni Bir Lider Derneği / A New Board and faculty member of growth commitment, and served Leader Association”. Working Bahçeşehir University’s Grad- as the Energy Business Devel- together with Turkey’s leading uate School of Business, and as opment Manager. His focus was companies, NGO’s and govern- a Board Member of “Yeni Bir mainly on renewable energy, mental institutions, the organi- Lider Derneği / A New Leader operation management, feasibil- zation gears towards crafting the Association”.Starting his career, ity assessments, forward power next-generation of Leaders in Tal worked as a consultant in trading and corporate relations. Turkey. Brussels and Washington, repre- In addition to his role in Alarko, 124 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 125 Tijen Mergen Tuba Terekli Founder and President, Power of Happiness Platform, Turkey International Executive Consultant and Angel Investor, Saudi Arabia

Tijen Mergen graduated from universitiy students by using well as the digital media and Tuba Terekli is the CEO of an the first accelerator in Saudi out to over 70,000 entrepreneurs Bosphorus University, Depart- apple technology. She played a other web projects belong to the international foundation that Arabia, Flat6Labs Jeddah. She through various events and ment of Electrical Engineering key role in the Koc Group Co group. Between 2010 - 2012 she focuses on development in 57 is the country host for Global works with over 25 countries’ with Master of Science degree. takeover of Bilkom from Komi- was working at Hurriyet Gaze- countries. In addition, she is Entrepreneurship Week in Saudi top institutes in SME and entre- She began her professional li Group Co. In 2000, Mergen tecilik AS, as Chief Marketing the co-founder and MD of Lead and for The Creative Business preneurship development. Tuba career in 1982 at Apple Com- recieved the “Business Woman Officer and Steering Commitee Angels and co-founder of the Cup, Saudi. These are just a few works throughout Silicon Valley, puter as a sales representative. of the Year 2000” award from Member. In 2013, she was at Qotuf Al Riyadah Development of the many initiatives that she Europe, Turkey, the GCC, and She then worked at NCR Copr. Dünya Newspaper. Between the Dogan Holding, working with Company, the first private entre- has brought to the entrepre- 13 regions of Saudi For 13 years and held various years 2003-2005 she produced top management to develop new preneurship foundation in Saudi neurial ecosystem since 2011. management positions. Between and presented the television businesses in new developing Arabia. She also established Furthermore, Tuba has reached 1994-1998, she was the Sales program, “Bilgi Vizyon”, for industries. Mergen was also the and Marketing Manager for the CNBCE, a program about the member of board of directors Finance Industry at NCR Cen- development of the global Tech- of Doğan Gazetecilik between tral and Eastern Europe region, nological sector. Between 2004- 2013-2017.Since Oct 2013, she covering 24 countries. Between 2013 she had been working for built her own company, TEK the years 1998-2003 she was Dogan Media Group which was Girişim LTD giving consultancy the General Manager of Bilkom the leading media Group in to support corporates to develop A.Ş. (Apple Turkey). During her Turkey. Between 2004 - 2010, and conduct social responsibili- Bilkom years, she received an she was the steering comitee ty projects. award from the International member at Dogan Gazetecilik Public Relations Association AS, as Chief Sales, Marketing (IPRA) for the project “iCan”, and Coprorate Communication which promoted to develop Officer . She was in charge of movies and music among the newpaper sales & marketing as 126 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 127 Ugur Talayhan Vitaly Polekhin Chief Executive Officer of the Swissotel The Bosphorus Istanbul, Turkey President of National Business Angels Association of Russia

With 27 years of experience in had various management roles General Manager, Swissôtel The President of National Business early stage investment fund. Moscow State University MBA. the hospitality industry, a veter- and finally back to Istanbul Bosphorus, Istanbul. He became Angels Association. Head of Shareholder and Supervisory MIT Sloan School of Manage- an Turkish & British hotelier has after 21 years, as of mid of 2017 a pioneer in Turkey with his SKOLKOVO Business School Board Member of Addventure ment, UC Berkley Haas School started his career as Chef at 17 where his journey has started. worldwide achievements and Investor club. Angel Investor of venture fund. of Business, Harvard Business years old then moved to London He returned back to home with initiatives in his field. In spare the Year 2015 by Russia Venture Education: Moscow School School. PhD in Philosophy. and where he was appointed as a worldwide hospitality expe- time, he enjoys cooking for Awards. Managing partner of of Management SKOLKOVO an Executive Chef in London rience that to be utilized at his friends and family and socializes VENTURE ANGELS seed and Executive MBA. Lomonosov at 27 years old, then as Food & recent appointment within the with colleagues, he is married Beverage Manager then respec- Accor Hotels as being Regional with one son of 11 years old. tively moved from London to Vice President, Luxury Brands, Portugal, Dubai, China that he Accor Hotels, Turkey and

128 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 129 Wayne Clarke Yilmaz Arguden Founding Partner of the Global Growth Institute, UK Chairman of Rothschild Investment Bank, Turkey

Wayne Clarke is a founding at Deloitte and went on to help to drive growth through better Dr. Yılmaz Argüden is a leading Bogazici University and the Koç He has a B.S. degree in Industrial partner of the Global Growth BDO, the fifth largest account- people engagement. Wayne was strategist, advisor, and board mem- University; an author of numerous Engineering from the Bogazici Institute based in the UK/Neth- ing network, to achieve a top 20 recognised again in 2018 by HR ber of major public and private books and a columnist focusing on University, where he received both erlands and from 2007 until ranking in the Sunday Times Magazine as one of the ‘Most institutions, and NGOs. He is the business, strategy, and governance the Top Graduating Engineer 2012 was the international part- Best Companies lists. He has ad- Influential Thinkers in HR’ glob- Founder and Chairman of ARGE issues. Award and the President’s Prize ner of the advisory arm of Best vised over 600 CEOs/boards and ally. He is also a visiting lecturer Consulting, a leading management As a social entrepreneur he has for Student Leadership. He was a Companies, who produce the thousands of managers in over at the Cass Business School in consulting firm based in Istanbul. founded and led numerous NGOs; member of the High School and Sunday Times Top 100 Compa- 30 countries from Fortune 500 London. ARGE has been recognized at the initiated the National Quality University basketball teams that nies lists. He began his career companies to startups on how European Parliament as one of Movement. As the elected Global won National Championships and the best three companies “shaping Chair of the Local Networks he later has served as the Vice-Chair the future” with its commitment represented 100+ National Net- of Turkish Basketball Federation. to corporate social responsibili- works on the Board of the UN He received his PhD in policy ty. ARGE Consulting is the first Global Compact, the world’s larg- analysis from the RAND Graduate Turkish signatory of the UN est sustainability platform. Institute with General Distinction. Global Compact and has served He is a renowned governance ex- He is an Eisenhower, Fulbright, as the B20 Knowledge Partner for pert and served as a member of the NATO, and Tubitak fellow; and a Governance & Sustainability. Private Sector Advisors of the IFC’s recipient of numerous leadership, He is also the Chairman of Roth- Corporate Governance Group, and distinguished citizenship, and schild investment bank in Turkiye. as the Vice-Chairman of the Public career awards. He was selected as He has served on the boards of Governance Committee of the a Global Leader for Tomorrow, by more than 50 companies in differ- Business at OECD. He is also the the World Economic Forum for his ent jurisdictions; as an adjunct Pro- founder of the non-profit Argüden commitment to improve the state fessor of Business Strategy at the Governance Academy. of the world. www.arguden.net 130 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 131 Yousef M. Hamidaddin Zehra Taskesenlioglu Innovation & Change Advocate - Early Stage Fund Management, Jordan Parliament Member of the Grand Assembly, Turkey

He has worked as an advisor to in the global market. He was on to the rebuilding of Yemen. His Zehra Taskesenliogli was born & Luisss University in 2010. tion with Mini-Refinery, Reha- the World Bank, The Innova- the Technology & Innovation current focus is on the devel- in 1972, Erzurum. She is Deputy Ms. Taskesenlioglu has worked bilitation of Non-agricultural tive Startups and SMEs Fund Cluster Committee under the opment of the innovative eco for Erzurum (Turkish Grand in several project-based jobs up Land, Setting-up Operating (“ISSF”) which is a private Ministry of Planning & Interna- system in the Arab world, and National Assembly). She is to today. The main job experi- System of Copper Mines and sector managed USD 98 mil- tional Cooperation, & appointed rolling out tens of accelerator Member of AK Party’s Cen- ences are in Istanbul Metropol- Setting-up Medical Distribution lion fund making investments as part of the Jordan Technol- programs unique to our region, tral Decision Executive Board, itan Municipality as advisor of Network. Ms. Taskesenlioglu has in innovative startups and early ogy Re-launch Team labeled as organically designed, and that Spokesperson of the European Mayor, in Zeytinburnu Munici- membership of Turkey Branch stage SMEs. He was a board Reach 2025 which drafted the can deliver the economic im- Union Harmonization Com- pality and Eyüp Municipality as of International Women Forum member of ICTAC (ICT Ad- ICT plan for Jordan. He was pact needed through building a mittee and Head of Inter-Par- director and project manager, (IWF) as Vice President. She visory Council) to the Minis- the chairman of the Innovative pipeline of startups, and SME’s liamentary Friendship Groups between 1999 and 2015. She has is also board member of Trade ter of ICT in Jordan, a board Solution Board an initiative that are successful in attracting for Tanzania.Ms. Taskesenlioglu also implemented projects for Chamber of Istanbul Division member of Int@j (Information from the Foundation of HRH venture capital. An advisor, and graduated from Uludağ Uni- NGOs such as Turkish Psycholo- of the Union of Chambers and & Communication Association the Crown Prince of Jordan, Frequent speaker on innovation, versity with Bachelor’s Degree gists Association, International Commodity Exchanges of Tur- of Jordan) which is a voluntary and was also CEO of Oasis 500 entrepreneurship, & acceleration in “Public Finance” in 1995, Organization for Migration and key (TOBB)-Trade Chamber of non-profit, private organization a Jordan based MENA wide with a love for curating photo from Marmara University with BEMBİRSEN (Union for Em- Istanbul, chairperson of For- representing, promoting and accelerator. He launched Inno- exhibitions, and collecting pho- Master Degree in “Economics” ployees of Municipalities’ and eign Economic Relations Board advancing the Jordanian soft- vative Yemen as a platform for tos on his region. in 1997 and from Bahçeşehir Special Administrations’) in the Turkish-Rwandan Business ware and IT services industry creating a disruptive approach University with Master Degree fields of Social Dialogue, Migra- Council, chairperson of Turkish in “EU Relations” in 2009, from tion, Women Entrepreneurship Rwanda Business Council of University of New Orleans and several social works. Ms. DEIK and member of Independ- with PhD Degree in “Financial Taşkesenlioğlu had also coor- ent Industrialists & Business- Economy” in 2003. She had also dinated so many investments men’s Association (MÜSİAD). Congress Internship experience in Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan and in Center for EU Policy Studies Tanzania such as Power Genera- 132 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 133 Zlatko Dalić Zsolt Katona Coach of the National Team of Croatia Chief Executive Officer, MFB Invest, Hungary latko Dalić is a Croatian football national team. e led the national positioning in the history of MFB Invest, a subsidiary of the start-up and early-stage growth including projects of creating manager and former profes- team to the 2018 FIFA World Croatia, securing second place Hungarian Development Bank small- and medium-sized dedicated SME market for easy sional footballer who played Cup Final wherein they reached to France. (MFB), provides development enterprises. Hiventures aims at access to capital for Hungar- as a defensive midfielder. He their highest-ever Elo ranking and venture capital funding on incubation (pre-seed), seed, and ian and regional SMEs thus currently manages the Croatia (1,973 points) and highest-ever the Hungarian capital market, growth stages, thus fostering supporting economic growth covering a wide range of sec- young or to-be-established com- and job creation. Joined ING’s tors such as machinery, manu- panies with focus on research, Hungarian securities trading, facturing, energy, health care, development and innovation. research and corporate finance services and technology. Apart Top executive management po- effort in 1995 after setting-up lo- from greenfield projects, MFB sition in running the day-to-day cal entity. Developed ING’s local Invest focuses on small and operation of the Budapest Stock presence to highest standards medium-sized enterprises in an Exchange (BSE), part of the CEE as well as gaining top market established phase of their life Stock Exchange Group includ- share in stock exchange trading. cycles with growth potential and ing Austria, Czech Republic, Participated in several corporate capex plans. Hiventures sets-up Slovenia and Hungary. Formu- finance and investment banking and performs fund management lating the company’s strategy, transactions, including bond for venture capital funds dedi- as well as developing the over- issuances and M&A deals cated for investing in innovative, all Hungarian capital market,

134 WBAF World Congress 2019 wbaforum.org 135 Zoran Sapuric State Minister, Republic of Macedonia

Zoran Sapuric graduated from the European Union and the lo- tary Delegation to the Assembly the Faculty of Law, received his cal self-government, 7 of which of the Western European Union Masters and PhD Degrees at published in “Web of Science”, and NATO. Sapuric worked UKIM, gaining title as a PhD in 12 in “Thomson Reuters” and in the Constitutional Court of Political Science and Law. He in other international scientific Macedonia as a Senior Expert has passed the judicial exam bases. Some of the highlights Associate, Assistant General and notary exam and has been of his career: Minister of Envi- Director of “MZT komerc” and teaching as Associate Professor ronment and Physical Planning, Deputy General Director in and Full-time Professor at the Member of Parliament in the the Public Enterprise “Parkovi University American College in Assembly of the Republic of i zelenilo” (Parks and Green- Skopje. Sapuric has published 40 Macedonia, Chairman of the ery) Skopje. Fluent in English scientific-research international Parliamentary Commission on and speaks the languages of the papers indexed in respectable Political System and Inter-Com- region. He also speaks German. international scientific databas- munity Relations, Member of Zoran Sapuric was born in 1958. es, in the area of Environment other Parliamentary Commit- and Sustainable Development, tees, Member of the Parliamen-

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