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    WORLD BUSINESS ANGELS INVESTMENT FORUM Agenda 2018

    Unlocking the Potential for Innovation as developing global partnerships for economic development
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    • PRE - CONGRESS PROGRAMME


      18 February 2018, Sunday

      Swissotel The Bosphorus Istanbul
      Neuchatel Hall

    • ANGEL INVESTORS CONFERENCE 2018


      19 February 2018, Monday

      Unlocking the Potential for Innovation: Angel Investors Partnering with Family Offices and Wealth Management Institutions
      Swissotel The Bosphorus
      Fuji Hall

    • For the first time ever, the World Business Angels Investment Forum, as the biggest annual gathering of the world early stage equity and investment markets, will have 5 important summits running concurrently: the WBAF Annual Conference 2018 for angel investors, the Take Invest Summit 2018 for start-ups and scale-ups, the FinTech Summit 2018 for finance executives, the Impact Investment Summit 2018 for impact investors, and the CEO-Preneur- ship Summit 2018 for CEOs of global $100-million-dollar-plus companies. Each will address the main challenges and opportunities of the world economy in 2018. This session is to give an overview of what are we going to talk about in these summits, how we built the content, how we designed WBAF 2018 and what the main criterion were for the selection of invited speakers. At the end of this session, you will have an idea about the expected outputs of WBAF 2018.

      Moderator
      Baybars Altuntas, Chairman, World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), Turkey

      Renata Brkic, Founder, Feelsgood Social Impact Investment Fund, Croatia
      Paul Doany, Chief Executive Officer, Turk Telekom, Turkey
      Inderjit Singh, Co-President, World Entrepreneurship Forum (WENF), Singapore
      Paolo Sironi, FinTech Thought Leader, IBM Watsons Financial Services, Germany
      ANGEL INVESTORS CONFERENCE 2018
      Where
      Fuji Hall

    • On 25 September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, along with a new set of development goals that are collectively called the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Agenda is a culmination of many years of negotiation and was endorsed by all 193 member-nations of the UN General Assembly, both developed and developing – andapplies to all countries. Then-UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon noted that ‘’the new agenda is a promise by leaders to all people everywhere. It is an agenda for people, to end poverty in all of its forms – an agenda for the planet, our common home.’’ In this session, you will hear about the 2018 action plans of global leaders of early and post-early stage equity markets in response to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.

      Moderator
      Baybars Altuntas, Chairman, World Business Angels ınvestment Forum (WBAF), Turkey

      Abdul Malek Al Jabaar, President, The Middle East Association for Business Angels (MBAN), UAE.
      Harry Tomi Davies, President, The African Trade Association for Business Angels (ABAN), Nigeria.
      Prof Arif Ergin, President, The Scientific & Technological Research Council (TUBITAK), Turkey.
      Arda Ermut, President, World Association of Investment and Promotion Agencies (WAIPA), Turkey.
      Matthew Gamser, Chief Executive Officer, SME Finance Forum - IFC, USA
      Dawn Hetzel, World President, Junior Chamber International (JCI), USA.
      Josep Miquel Piqué Huerta, President, International Association of Science Parks (IASP).
      Hashim S. Hussein, Head, The United Nations Industrial Development Organization - ITPO, UNIDO.
      Candace Johnson, President, The European Trade Association for Business Angels (EBAN), Belgium
      ANGEL INVESTORS CONFERENCE 2018
      Where
      Fuji Hall

    • Any family making use of wealth management services has a two-fold responsibility: to understand where their money is going and to understand their relationship to it. Unfortunately, until now, inclusion of early stage investments in the portfolios managed by family offices and wealth management executives were very close to none. So it is now time to start a dialogue between wealth management executives and players of early stage equity market such as angel investors, accelerators, private equity and crowdfunding platforms. This panel aims to develop a dialogue on including early stage investments in wealth management port- folios. How can we develop a start-up portfolio to attract more family offices to invest? How can we help families develop a good understanding of start-up and scale-up investments? How can we mitigate the risks of early stage equities to attract more wealth management in the eco system? This session will propose an innovative methodology to attract global wealth management for early and post-early stage equity markets.

      Moderator
      Peter Jungen, Peter Jungen Holding GmbH, Germany, Emeritus President of the European Business Angels Network (EBAN), Germany

      Peter Cowley, The Best Angel Investor of UK in 2015 and 2016, UK.
      Paul Doany, Chief Executive Officer, Turk Telekom.
      Zsolt Katona, Chief Executive Officer, MFB Invest, Hungary
      ANGEL INVESTORS CONFERENCE 2018
      Where
      Fuji Hall

    • Within Today’s World everyday we faced with a new kind of financial crime activity and our weapons are very primitive. AI and machine learning technologies which utilised with a good payment industry knowledge, will be the next gun and shield to manage our risks.

      Ahmet Vefik Dincer, Chief Executive Officer, Fineksus, Turkey
      ANGEL INVESTORS CONFERENCE 2018
      Where
      Fuji Hall

    • Karacadag Development Agency was established in 2009 and is responsible for Diyarbakir and Sanliurfa provinces (TRC2 Region) which are the biggest cities of Southeastern Anatolia Region. Diyarbakir and Sanliurfa are located in the historical “fertile crescent”, within the ancient fertile lands between Tigris (Dicle) and Euphrates (Fırat), Mesopotamia. The human history and agriculture were shaped in this region. The region are located in the 6th region according to incentive system of The Ministry of Economy and benefiting from the most in- centive elements such as customs duty exemption, VAT exemption, tax reduction, social security premium supports, land allocation and, interest support. This session will give a brief presentation to the participants about both investment and angel investment opportunities of TRC2 Region.

      Dr Hasan Maral, Secretary General, Karacadag Development Agency, Turkey
      ANGEL INVESTORS CONFERENCE 2018
      Where
      Fuji Hall

    • By the end of 2018, Islamic finance assets will reach $2.7 trillion, which is 2% of global finance assets. Islamic banks, in addition to local and international players of capital markets, are set to benefit from this growth sector. But when you examine Islamic investment assets and portfolios, early stage investments are almost non-existent. Angel investment, on the other hand, is booming globally and is expected to reach a $50 billion market size by 2020. What is interesting is that angel investment is 100% compatible with Islamic investment principles and, perhaps surprisingly, the Islamic finance ecosystem is not yet familiar with angel investment., How can we create an awareness of angel investment in Islamic finance ecosystem? How can we develop co-investment funds between Islamic finance instruments and angel investors? How can we change the mindset of investors in Islamic countries to move from investing in real estate to investing in start-ups?

      Moderator
      Kaiser H. Naseem, Head, IFC Banking & Digital Finance Advsiory Services MENA and Central Asia, UAE

      Sheikh Ebrahim bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Former Minister of Housing, Chairman of Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions.
      Bahrain Salah Jelassi, Regional Director, Islamic Development Bank Group Regional Office in Turkey.
      Meliksah Utku, Chief Executive Officer, Albaraka Turk, Turkey
      ANGEL INVESTORS CONFERENCE 2018

    • Murat Kolbasi is the president of Arzum, a leader in the Small Domestic Electrical Appliances Sector. Ahmet Faralyali is the co-founder of Mediterra Capital Partners, a Turkey focused private equity fund manager. Murat made the decision in 2008 to bring in PE investors in a company which was until then completely family controlled. Mediterra Capital Partners is now a significant equity holder in Arzum. This decision has significant implications on the business. Both parties will explain why and how the decision was made, what benefits they each see from the partnership and what challenges they have faced.

      Moderator
      Ian Sosso, Founder & Managing Partner, Monte Carlo Capital, Monte Carlo

      Ahmet Faralyali, Founding Partner, Mediterra Capital Partners, Turkey.
      Murat Kolbasi, President, Arzum, Turkey
      ANGEL INVESTORS CONFERENCE 2018
      Where
      Fuji Hall

    • “Early exits” refers to a strong trend in the 21st century economy, driven by buyers who want to acquire companies in the $10 to 30 million [value] range. With “internet acceleration,” en- trepreneurs can often create values in that range just 2 or 3 years from startup. The combination of those values, and that timing, are of as an early exit. Interest rates are lower than they have been in our lifetime, the private equity funds are back, and the corporate acquirers are very receptive. What should be the structure of the typical early exit ? Once a business owner makes the decision to sell, what are some of the mistakes them make in approaching a transaction? What are the telltale signs that a business (or entrepreneur) is ready for an early exit?

      Moderator

      Banu Taskin, Head of Private Banking, Turk Economy Bank (TEB), Turkey

      Paulo Andrez, Emeritus President, EBAN, Portugal.
      Dusan Stojanovic, Founder & Director of True Global Ventures, Awarded Best Angel of Eu- rope in 2013, Singapore
      Brad Bulent Yasar, Co-Founder, Blockchain Investors Consortium (BIC), USA
      ANGEL INVESTORS CONFERENCE 2018
      Where
      Fuji Hall

    • Promoting innovation and sustainable industrialisation requires easy access to finance and financial services that facilitate investment. The IFC estimates there are more than 360 million to 440 million formal and informal micro, medium, and small enterprises (MESMEs) worldwide. According to the World Bank Enterprise Surveys, many of these firms cite limited access to finance as one of their main constraints to growth. However, for the first time ever, proposals approved by G20 leaders last July in Hamburg included a reference to the importance of angel investment as an innovative source of finance to fuel innovation and the entrepreneurship eco system. This panel session will build on the G20 framework to try to ease access to finance globally. How can G20 countries include more public money to early stage investment markets? What would be the best pathway to connect know-how, mentorship, and the network of angel investors with G20 economies to support financial freedom for start-ups, scale-ups and high-growth businesses? How can we convert the G20’s public finance to smart finance in co-operation with angel investors?

      Moderator
      Matthew Gamser, Chief Executive Officer, SME Finance Forum - IFC, USA

      Yassin S. Al Suroor, Chairman of Saudi International Chamber of Commerce, ICC Executive Board Member & WCF G20 Representative, Saudi Arabia
      Candace Johnson, President, The European Trade Association for Business Angels (EBAN).
      Belgium Bellini Qin, Director of External Alliance, Bolstra Group, China
      ANGEL INVESTORS CONFERENCE 2018
      Where
      Fuji Hall

    • It is not only startups that pitch to investors to raise funds to fuel their businesses; fund managers pitch for exactly the same reasons. One of the partners of a fund will pitch to potential LPs to convince them to put money into his $82 million impact investment fund. WBAF sharks, all highly experienced investors, will put challenging questions to the fund managers before making their decision. This hot session is a real learning session that will give insights into the mindset of investors in the process of making an investment decision.

      Moderator
      Andrew Work, Head Content Strategist, Nexchange, Hong Kong

      Fund Raiser: Cem Baytok, Managing Partner, Idacapital, Turkey
      • Shark Haydar Colakoglu, Board Member, Turk Economy Bank (TEB), Turkey
      • Shark Paulo Andrez, Emeritus President, EBAN, Portugal
      • Shark Zsolt Katona, Chief Executive Officer, MFB Invest, Hungary
      ANGEL INVESTORS CONFERENCE 2018
      Where
      Fuji Hall

    • TAKE INVEST SUMMIT 2018


      19 February 2018, Monday

      Connecting Start-ups & Scale-ups with Angel Investors: Helping the Next Generation of Great Compa- nies Move Forward
      Swissotel The Bosphorus Istanbul
      Bern Hall

    • This panel discussion will describe a new roadmap that will leverage early stage investment markets by positioning corporate ventures as a bridge between angel investors and VCs. The panel will discuss the benefits of increased involvement of corporate ventures in early stage investment markets, where start-ups, scale-ups, high-growth businesses and SMEs will find early exit opportunities within their own market. Other challenging questions to be discussed: Which are the better bridges to IPO: corporate ventures or VCs? What should start-ups backed by angel investors expect from corporate ventures and vice versa? Are VCs more open to angel investors backed by corporate ventures, or to corporate ventures backed by angel investors? Where should start-ups position themselves on this road map?

      Moderator
      Paulo Andrez, Emeritus President, EBAN, Portugal

      Nikhil Agarwal, Senior Advisor, Federation for Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), India
      Wayne Clarke, Founding Partner, Global Growth Institute, UK Eythor Jonsson, Lecturer, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
      TAKE INVEST SUMMIT

    • Until very recently, anyone running a private company in the UK would have automatically turned to private equity or venture capital when looking for their first slice of equity capital. But recently published research suggests this conventional route to fund-raising no longer offers the greatest prospects of success; online crowdfunding platforms are now more likely to provide the financing such companies are looking for. Given that these two businesses didn’t even exist six years ago (Crowd cube launched in 2011 while Seedrs came along in 2012), that is remarkable. Between them, the two platforms funded more than 250 compa- nies last year, with 45,000 investments from users in these companies’ equity. That matura- tion is set to continue, argue platform bosses, with institutional money now entering the eq- uity crowdfunding marketplace for the first time, facilitating larger fund-raisings. “2017 will be the year in which institutional capital begins to play a meaningful role in equity crowd- funding,” says Jeff Lynn, the CEO of Seedrs. “We are now beginning to see the first exits from investments made at the beginning of the equity crowdfunding era… where we are today is roughly where peer-to-peer lending was when institutional investors first entered that space.” This session will discuss how start-ups and scale-ups can benefit more from the increasing efficiency of crowdfunding platforms and how start-ups can use crowdfunding platforms to convince potential angel investors to invest in their businesses. It will also outline the rules for securing more finance in a shorter period of time on crowdfunding platforms.

      Moderator
      Charles Sidman, Founding Member, Angel Capital Association (ACA), USA

      Albert Colomer, President, BANC Business Angels Network, Spain Ismail Haznedar, JAIN Angel Investing Network (JAIN Global)
      Vitaly Polekhin, President, Russian Business Angels Association, Russia
      TAKE INVEST SUMMIT
      Where
      Bern Hall

    • Many universities have developed their business curriculum and the teaching of entrepre- neurship to align with the Start-up Compass Theory, which proposes nine steps an entre- preneur has to consider: from wannapreneurship to innovation, on to entrepreneurship and marketing and sales, and then to branding to institutionalisation and franchising, before fi- nally progressing to leadership and angel investment. While the inclusion of this approach in educational programmes and workshops attests to its success, it has only recently been eval- uated and scientifically validated by a research team of the London City College of Sheffield University. This session will be moderated by the head of the research team, Prof Panayiotis H. Ketikidis.

      Chat with Prof Panayotis H. Ketikidis, Chairman, South East Europre Research Center (SEERC), Greece
      TAKE INVEST SUMMIT
      Where
      Bern Hall

    • With new trends developing in global capital markets such as corporate venturing, angel in- vestment, crowdfunding, private equity, and sovereign wealth to empower economies, some countries are struggling to take on of some of these investment methods – crowdfunding, for example – despite proven positive economic impact and the need for such a financial instrument. This panel will discuss how innovative policies can be developed and what the role of public–private partnerships might be in this process. The panel will attempt to put forth a concrete approach to changing the mindset of individuals who are in decision-mak- ing positions, both 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 public money to smart money by involving more angel investors and corporate ventures. A critical game-changer question will be addressed: How can we create an entrepreneurial ecosystem by bringing all stakeholders around the same table to create more liquidity, ease access to finance and accelerate early exits?

      Moderator
      Tuba Terekli, Managing Director, Leads Angels, Saudi Arabia

      Alejtin Berisha, President, Kosovo Business Angels Network (KOSBAN), Kosovo
      Hakan Erturk, General Manager, Directorate General of Financial Sector Relations and Ex- change, Turkey
      Miguel Martin, Founder, Immerxing Hub, Spain
      TAKE INVEST SUMMIT
      Where
      Bern Hall

    • According to the latest 2016 EBAN figures, the average investment for a business angel in Europe was EUR 22,500, and EUR 166,000 for an angel network. At the same time, venture capital investment starts EUR around EUR3-5 Mio. It is extremely challenging for a business to find anywhere between EUR500K and EUR 3 Mio: too big for angels, too small for VCs. This is the valley of death in the funding cycle. Ian Sosso is a business angel, founder of Monte Carlo Capital and winner of the best performing new EBAN member for 2016. Ian explains his investment strategy, from deal sourcing, to due diligence, funding and working with the businesses. Ian explains how, by focusing on businesses in the valley of death, by being able to finance them in the subsequent financing rounds, and by bringing in an global eco-system of support, whilst remaining a business angel, he manages to attract incredible business from both sides of the Atlantic.

      By
      Ian Sosso, Founder & Managing Partner, Monte Carlo Capital, Monte Carlo
      TAKE INVEST SUMMIT
      Where
      Bern Hall

    • CEO-PRENEURSHIP SUMMIT 2018


      20 February 2018, Tuesday

      in cooperation with Global CEO Alliance Club
      Swissotel The Bosphorus Istanbul
      Fuji 1 Hall

    • Welcome Speech
      Baybars Altuntas, Chairman, World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), Turkey

      Key Note Speech
      Paul Doany, Chief Executive Officer, Turk Telekom, Turkey
      Transitioning From CEO to Angel Investor
      Transitioning From CEO to Angel Investor

      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.
      Key Note Speech
      Peter Jungen, Peter Jungen Holding GmbH, Germany, Emeritus President of the European Business Angels Network (EBAN), Germany

      Corporate World and Angel Investment

      CEOs are human power with a good collection of management skills and a wide network. Entrepreneurs too are human power, but their strengths are in creative thinking and an in- dependent working style. Through angel investment, the two different mindsets can come together with a common goal: scaling a business and creating a global success story. Peter Jungen will talk about the journey from corporate world to startup and angel investment world which promises to be an exciting and thrilling ride, for those who are willing to get in the driving seat.

      Address of
      Husnu Ozyegin, Founder & Chairman, Fiba Holding, Turkey
      CEO-PRENEURSHIP SUMMIT
      Where
      Fuji 1 Hall

    • Starting a new business and managing a business require different skills. CEOs of multi-million-dollar companies have excellent experience in managing businesses. But what is the relevance of their management skills when it is time to invest in a start-up? How can they benefit from their CEO background to make the right decisions when investing in start-ups? How can they unlock the power of their networking to accelerate the start-up businesses they invest in? In this session, CEOs will attempt to define the pros and cons of their professional background for early stage investment markets.

      Moderator
      Nikhil Agarwal, Senior Advisor, Federation for Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), India

      Haydar Colakoglu, Board Member, TEB Holding,
      Turkey Paul Doany, Chief Executive Officer, Turk Telekom,
      Turkey Turgut Guney, Chief Executive Officer, Cardtek, Turkey
      CEO-PRENEURSHIP SUMMIT
      Where
      Fuji 1 Hall

    • CEOs are human power with a good collection of management skills and a wide network. Entrepreneurs too are human power, but their strengths are in creative thinking and an in- dependent working style. The two different mindsets will come together with a common goal: scaling a business and creating a global success story. Assuming that most start-ups have no management background, what obstacles are waiting for CEOs? How can you create a common language with a start-up? What should you expect from entrepreneurs once you have invested in their business? What opportunities present themselves when you invest in a start-up as a former CEO? This session will discuss the challenges and opportunities wait- ing for CEOs-turned-investors. Given the importance of corporate venture capital (CVC) for scaling up new businesses, what sort of opportunities are there for former CEOs to help connect star-ups with CVC?

      Moderator
      Matthew Gamser, Chief Executive Officer, SME Finance Forum - IFC, USA

      Peter Cowley, The Best Angel Investor of UK in 2015 and 2016, UK
      Ugur Talayhan, Regional Vice President, Swissotel The Bosphorus, Turkey
      Dogan Taskent, Board Member, Swiss Chamber of Commerce, Turkey
      Hakan Akbas, Senior Advisor of Albright Stonebridge Group in Turkey and Founding Partner of Global Dealings Group in US
      CEO-PRENEURSHIP SUMMIT
      Where
      Fuji 1 Hall

    • This session will discuss how global capital markets can include more women in the investing ecosystem and what the benefits from the network of women investors are. This session will discuss the growing influence of women (those who earn as well as those who inherit) over the world’s wealth as investors as well as influencers in the financial, philanthropic and corporate sectors.

      Interviewer
      Harry Tomi Davies, President, The African Business Angels Network (ABAN), Nigeria

      Chat With
      Leyla Alaton, Board Member of Alarko Holding & President of Alvimedica, Turkey

      CEO-PRENEURSHIP SUMMIT
      Where
      Fuji 1 Hall

    • Language of the session: Turkish
      The Undersecretariat of the Treasury introduced a new system to encourage angel invest- ments in Turkey. The law regarding the promotion of angel investments was enacted in Turkey in 2012, and the system was launched in 2013 with the secondary legislation. It introduced a new instrument for SMEs at their early development stage that are having funding difficulties that aims to increase professionalism and improve the business culture and ethics among angel investors, to make angel capital an institutionalized and trustworthy source of finance, and to make angel investment attractive through state support.
      This meetup will bring together licensed angel investors of Turkey to pursue this agenda:
      • Action plans for 2018
      • Exploring innovative ways to leverage the startup ecosystem
      • Collecting feedback from angels about the new $100-million angel fund backed by TUBITAK
      • Creating a platform to share experiences on angel investments between angel investors
      • Positioning Turkey Growth and Innovation Fund (TGIF) to boost early stage equity market in Turkey


      Chaired by
      Hakan Ertürk, General Manager, Directorate General of Financial Sector Relations and Exchange, Turkey

      Dr Sahin Gok, Vice President, The Scientific & Technological Research Council (TUBITAK), Turkey.
      Yavuz Kaynar, Fund Manager, European Investment Fund (EIF), Turkey

      CEO-PRENEURSHIP SUMMIT
      Where
      Fuji 1 Hall

    • The biggest expectation of start-ups from their angel investors is to accelerate the exit process. But exits are the least understood aspect of investing and entrepreneurship. Very little has been written about exits; the emphasis is usually on starting, financing and growing technology companies. Most of the debates on exit strategies are directed towards business owners who want to retire. More recently, there have been a number of discussions and training sessions on exit transactions for venture capitalists. This is not surprising, considering that most venture capital (VC) agreements give the VCs full control to decide when and how all share- holders will benefit from an exit transaction. Exit opportunities have changed dramatically in the past few years, however. Today, it’s more likely that a company will be sold without ever having an investment from a venture capitalist. Exits are also happening much earlier than before. Most exit transactions today are in the under $30-million valuation range. These exits are often completed only two or three years after start-up. The goal of this session is to discuss the importance of global networking for achieving more successful, more frequent and more profitable exits. How can CEOs develop a global network that will accelerate the exits of the businesses they invest in? If a CEO has no global network, is it a better strategy to invest as an angel group member, instead of investing individually?

      Moderator
      Charles Sidman, Founding Member, Angel Capital Association (ACA), USA

      Naim Kocer, Board Member, Azimut Portfoy, Turkey
      Murat Kolbasi, President, Arzum, Turkey
      BARIŞ ONEY , Managing Partner Globalturk Capital & Country Representative of EMPEA, Turkey
      CEO-PRENEURSHIP SUMMIT
      Where
      Fuji 1 Hall

    • OECD statistics reveal that only 1.2% of start-ups are able to reach angel finance, and one in every ten scale-ups who has reached angel finance is able to create a success story. So, what could be take-home message from CEOs who are planning to make angel investment? Is it a better idea to focus only on start-ups with an opportunity of putting in less money with a lower success rate or is it a better idea to focus on scale-ups by putting a little bit more money with a higher potential success rate? Putting less with more risk or putting more with less risk? This session will also discuss how CEOs can mitigate risk in their first angel investments.

      Moderator
      Amal Daragmeh Masri, Editor-in-Chief, Middle East Business Review, Palestine

      Arton Celina, Chief Executive Officer, BPB Bank, Kosovo Balazs Hendrich, Consul General of Hungary in Istanbul
      Bostjan Skalar, Chief Executive Officer, World Trade Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA), Slovenia
      CEO-PRENEURSHIP SUMMIT
      Where
      Fuji 1 Hall

    • Most angels see themselves as ‘value-added investors’, meaning that they derive as much personal satisfaction from helping a new business owner as they do from contributing capital to the venture. Many were previously successful business owners. Angels bring with them ‘value added’ benefits including prior industry experience, valuable knowledge about business itself, an ability to mentor, creative ideas, and contacts. Angels who are valued beyond their financial contribution are more likely to assist start-ups in ways never imagined.

      Moderator
      Fadi Saab, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Trans Capital Finance (TFC), Lebanon

      Kenan Colpan, Chief Executive Officer, ITU Ari Teknokent, Turkey
      Humphry Hatton, Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte, Turkey
      Mehmet Nane, Chief Executive Officer, Pegasus Airlines, Turkey
      CEO-PRENEURSHIP SUMMIT
      Where
      Fuji 1 Hall

    • Founding and growing an industry-transforming company is probably one of the hardest jobs anyone could ever do. There are no fixed rules in start-ups. Their mentors always seem to give them conflicting advice, and the books and blogs are so full of useful tidbits that it is hard to know what to prioritise. Sometimes start-ups find themselves staring into space wondering if they are working on the right things. On the other hand, CEOs of multi-million-dollar corporates do have fixed rules, and they know what they have to do. What, therefore, are the pros and cons of these two different types of CEO joining forces? How can we facilitate a learning process between these two different types of CEO? This session will be a good platform to hear more about important lessons learned by CEOs who have invested in start-ups.

      Interviewer
      Callum Laing, Partner, Unity Group, Singapore


      Chat With
      Paul Doany, Chief Executive Officer, Turk Telekom, Turkey
      CEO-PRENEURSHIP SUMMIT
      Where
      Fuji 1 Hall

    • An experienced angel investor who was a CEO of a multi-million dollar corporate reported: ‘It turns out to be easier than I expected, and also more interesting. The part I thought was hard, the mechanics of investing, really isn’t. You give a start-up money and they give you stock. You’ll probably get either preferred stock, which means stock with extra rights like getting your money back first in a sale, or convertible debt, which means (on paper) you’re lending the company money, and the debt converts to stock at the next sufficiently big funding round. There are sometimes minor tactical advantages to using one or the other. The paperwork for convertible debt is simpler. But really it doesn’t matter much which you use. Don’t spend much time worrying about the details of deal terms, especially when you first start angel investing. That’s not how you win at this game. When you hear people talking about a successful angel investor, they’re not saying “He got a 4x liquidation preference.” They’re saying “He invested in Google.” That’s how you win: by investing in the right start- ups. That is so much more important than anything else that I worry I’m misleading you by even talking about other things.’ In this panel discussion, you will hear the reaction to this position from a number CEOs.

      Moderator
      Paulo Andrez, Emeritus President, EBAN, Portugal

      Ari Korhonen, Business Angel of the Year 2014, Finland
      Pınar Massena, Chief Executive Officer, Workinton, Turkey
      Sinan Oncel, Chief Executive Officer, Twigy, Turkey
      CEO-PRENEURSHIP SUMMIT
      Where
      Fuji 1 Hall

    • In their retirement, corporate CEOs have more time to mentor start-ups, scale-ups, high- growth businesses and SMEs. They come with a good financial package and a vast 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 from scratch. By the same token, SME entrepreneurs and founders of start-ups need support in the form of mentorship, know-know, networking, and finance to grow their businesses. In this session, you will hear more about the experiences of former CEOs who have invested in start-ups. How can CEOs prepare themselves to be qualified angel investors in their retirement? How can they go on empowering world economies by investing in start-up businesses? How can they learn to be a qualified angel investor by taking minimum risk?

      Moderator
      Candace Johnson, President, The European Trade Association for Business Angels (EBAN), Belgium

      Abdul Malek Al Jabaar, President, The Middle East Trade Association for Business Angels (MBAN), UAE
      Tijen Mergen, Founder, Power of Happiness, Turkey
      Ersin Pamuksuzer, Founder, TheLifeCo and StartersHub, Turkey
      CEO-PRENEURSHIP SUMMIT
      Where
      Fuji 1 Hall

    • Moderator
      Baybars Altuntas, Chairman, World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), Turkey

      Renata Brkic, Founder, Feelsgood Social Impact Investment Fund, Croatia
      Paul Doany, Chief Executive Officer, Turk Telekom, Turkey
      Inderjit Singh, Co-President, World Entrepreneurship Forum (WENF), Singapore
      Paolo Sironi, FinTech Thought Leader, IBM Watsons Financial Services, Germany
      CEO-PRENEURSHIP SUMMIT
      Where
      Fuji 1 Hall

    • FINTECH SUMMIT 2018


      20 February 2018, Tuesday

      Democratising access to finance: Financial inclusion through fintech
      Swissotel The Bosphorus Istanbul
      Fuji 2 Hall

    • Welcome Speech
      Baybars Altuntas, Chairman, World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), Turkey

       Key Note Speaker
      Paolo Sironi, FinTech Thought Leader, IBM Watsons Financial Services, Germany

      Meet the Author of “FinTech Innovation” discussing banks business models in the digital era
      FinTech innovation is the opportunity to master a global shift in financial services, as their business models are due to transform from transactional revenues to the offering of real services. The capability to create client-centric digital platforms will divide winner from laggards in the digital era, all based on artificial intelligence to augment clients’ capability to make financial decisions and add value to the role of intermediaries. Digital payments are the gateway to the banking relationships, and the biggest contributor to big data for the creation of banking services centred on personal journeys and experiences.

      Key Note Speaker
      Juwan Lee, Founder and CEO, NexChange, Hong Kong       Global Fintech: Ecosystem and Trends
      Fintech has emerged as a special category of human innovation requiring a full ecosystem of co-development across technological, legal, regulatory and even psychological and conceptual realms. Mr Lee will examine the complex interactions of the global ecosystem, major trends influencing its development and how fintech is changing lives, business and the global financial order.

      Key Note Speaker
      Brad Bulent Yasar, Co-Founder, Blockchain Investors Consortium (BIC), USA       Fintech on the Chain: Future of Global Financial Inclusion
      Blockchain projects that are aiming to change the face of traditional banking and finance system are already gearing up for significant impact. With the current limitations of the con- ventional centralized banking and finance systems, over $2B people globally are unable to access banking and credit facilities that most in the western world take for granted. Block- chain technology and cryptocurrencies have the potential to eliminate these inequalities with the technological solutions that they propose. Whether it be digital identity solutions using blockchain in parts of the world where local governments are unable or unwilling to issue unique identity documents to their constituents or microloans and affordable and safe cryptocurrency based money transfers, decentralization of these services allow us to have technological solutions to problems that have plagued these communities that are left behind by the traditional socio-economic systems.

      Key Note Speaker
      Filipe Araujo, Vice President, Porto City Hall, Portugal       Smart Cities: Improving cities for startups through technology
      Banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI), and governments’ smart cities initiatives are providing a lot of traction in terms of revenue and potential. Fintech companies and ‘newcomers’ are pushing traditional BFSI customers to take new initiatives alongside running their businesses the traditional way, forcing them to redefine the way they do business. This keynote speech by the Mayor of Porto, one of the smartest cities of Europe, will give important insights on improving cities for entrepreneurs through technology.

      FINTECH SUMMIT
      Where
      Fuji 2 Hall

    • The trajectory of individual countries towards cashless will be shaped by consumers’ willingness to ditch cash and the readiness of businesses to accept and promote cashless transactions. Governments and regulators will be the key enablers in the development of infrastucture and policies for business and consumers and the facilitators of the transition to a cashless future. New technologies bring new digital alternatives to cash, such as mobile wallets and internet banking, in addition to credit and debit cards. A recent mobile banking survey shows that 34% of individuals in Europe would readily go cashless if given a choice. This panel will attempt to define digital alternatives for a cashless economy. How can governments and regulators come together to create a favourable environment for the fintech ecosystem to accelerate the adoption of mobile banking and digital payments? In this session you will hear insights from different countries about attempts to transition to a cashless society. As cashless takes hold, banks and insurance companies and their network of partners (fintechs, payment companies, and third-parties across other industries) will have to remake the model of financial services. What are the necessary first steps toward this transformation?

      Moderator
      Paolo Sironi, FinTech Thought Leader, IBM Watsons Financial Services, Germany

      Intro by Soner Canko, Chief Executive Officer, Interbanks Credit Cards Center - BKM, Turkey
      Pelin Guven, Vice President, Interbanks Credit Cards Center - BKM, Turkey
      Kaiser H. Naseem, Head, IFC Banking & Digital Finance Advsiory Services MENA and Central Asia, UAE
      Dakshesh Patel, Chairman & CEO, Zympay, UK
      FINTECH SUMMIT
      Where
      Fuji 2 Hall

    • Neglect the nerds at your peril! Why SMEs are the future of fintech, and why angel investors must pay attention to fintech?

      SMEs and SME financing have not been center stage in most discussions of fintech. Yet this may be the market segment that can benefit most from the innovations fintech bring to financing. So it should not be surprising that, of late, we’re seeing a slow, but steadily rising profile of SMEs and key SME finance topics in fintech discussions. Fintech offers the potential for massive improvement in both quality and efficiency in financing SMEs, including financing by angel investors. It makes more timely and more appropriate financing available, and more affordable. The keynote will explore why fintech is focusing more on SME, and what vast potential this is revealing.
      FINTECH SUMMIT
      Where
      Fuji 2 Hall

    • The most important problem for banks is that, as they struggle with digitalisation barriers in banking, they are being simultaneously squeezed by having to keep pace with changes in customer behaviour. Some companies create subsidiary fintech businesses in order to encourage innovations outside mainstream banking, while others aggressively turn their business models inside out. This panel will discuss why financial institutions will need to change all of their business models in the near future. What will be the implications of the transformation from a ‘financial products distribution channel’ to a ‘financial consulting distribution channel’ for the financial services industry? What is the exact place of technology companies in the new world of banking? In this session, panellists will attempt to identify potential financial industry responses to fintech innovation.

      Moderator
      Hayri Telekoglu, Marketing & Central Sales Director, TEB Private Banking, Turkey

      Abdul Malek Al Jabaar, President, The Middle East Trade Association for Business Angels (MBAN), UAE
      Paulo Andrez, Emeritus President, EBAN, Portugal
      Gurhan Cam, Deputy CDO & President of Innovation Committee, Denizbank, Turkey
      FINTECH SUMMIT
      Where
      Fuji 2 Hall

    • ICOs in Financial Services and the rise of Security Tokens
      FINTECH SUMMIT
      Where
      Fuji 2 Hall

    • This session will attempt to explore the best type of finance for fintechs from start-up to scale-up to exit. How can crowdfunding platforms, accelerators and personal finance carry a fintech business to angel investors at the seed stage? What sort of angel investor is good for fintech businesses? How can angel investors connect fintech scale-ups with corporate ventures? What are the expectations do CVCs expect from fintech businesses? What would be the best mix of finance for fintech start-ups? What is the best exit strategy for fintechs, and which source of finance would serve best to execute an exit strategy? Panel discussants will define different roles and different financial supports for fintech at different stages of the entrepreneurial journey.

      Moderator
      Ari Korhonen, Business Angel of the Year 2014, Finland

      Tal Garih, Strategic Planning Manager, Alarko Group of Companies, Turkey
      Eythor Jonsson, Lecturer, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
      Barbaros Ozbugutu, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Iyzico, Turkey
      FINTECH SUMMIT
      Where
      Fuji 2 Hall

    • Blockchain is arguably the most disruptive technological innovation in decades. It is built on the concept of a distributed consensus ledger, which leverages a network of computers that jointly create, evolve, and keep track of one immutable history of transactions. That is, it provides a distributed and decentralized digital infrastructure that empowers transactions or exchange of value — including financial assets and auto-executable contracts in a secure and trusted environment. Banks, fintech startups and other parties are already experimenting with blockchain technology across a number of cases such as KYC, AML, remittances, payments, trade finance, clearing and settlements. In this session, panellists will be sharing their views of blockchain, market trends, industry experiments, and platforms and future roadmaps with live PoC.

      Moderator
      Serkan Fergan, Business Development Director, TEB Retail and Private Banking Group, Turkey

      Dusan Stanovic, Founder & Director of True Global Ventures, Awarded Best Angel of Europe in 2013, Singapore
      Brad Bulent Yasar, Co-Founder, Blockchain Investors Consortium (BIC), USA
      Viktor Romaniuk Wanli, Founder at Kinguin.io Pre-ICO 15.2., Poland
      FINTECH SUMMIT
      Where
      Fuji 2 Hall

    • By 2020, 50B devices and 200B sensors will join the internet and will generate data that will be transferred at an unimaginable speed around us. Artificial Intelligence (AI) will enable us to extract insights from this huge amounts of data and the innovation that will take place by using these insights will transform the world in dramatic ways in the coming decades. In this session, Ferruh Gurtas will define what AI is, talk about why “now” is an inflection point for AI although this topic has been around at least since 1950s, and finally describe how AI will transform different industries and what the role of Intel technologies will be in all of this?

      Moderator
      Uygar Doyuran, General Manager of GE Digital, Turkey

      Chat With
      Ferruh Gurtas, The Innovation Programs and Partnerships Director for Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), Intel Corporation
      FINTECH SUMMIT
      Where
      Fuji 2 Hall

    • Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and related data-driven technologies have moved to the forefront of the business technology agenda. Together, they promise real-time analysis, immediate adaptability, and scalable automation. But the actual implementation of AI varies dramatically from function to function — and there are unique challenges to each application. In this session, panel lists will examine how AI systems are transforming business operations, rewriting business strategy, and creating new engines for rapid, disruptive growth. The panel will look at best practices in AI for both business and technology professionals in such areas as core AI systems, business intelligence and analytics, commerce, and payments.

      Moderator
      Harry Tomi Davies, President, The African Trade Association for Business Angels (ABAN), Nigeria

      Simge Alpargun, Territory Services Leader, IBM, Turkey
      Uygar Doyuran, General Manager of GE Digital, Turkey
      Cavit Yantac, Software Engineering Manager and Chief Evangelist, Microsoft MiddleEast & Africa, Turkey
      FINTECH SUMMIT
      Where
      Fuji 2 Hall

    • It is estimated that about 90% of all the data in the world today has been created in the past few years. IBM estimates that more than 2.5 exabytes - that’s 2.5 billion gigabytes (GB) - of data is generated every day. However, it is also estimated that about 75% of the data is unstructured, which means that it is of no real use to the one generating it. Increasingly, companies have begun to realize that in order to stay competitive through better decision making and enhancing value of its propositions, they need to better use the available data through a combination of analytics, business intelligence and product development through their entire value chain. So how can companies manage data and develop a data driven strategy to enhance their business effectiveness. These and others issues will be the topic of discussion with Kaiser Naseem at the Fireside Chat.

      Interviewer
      Modwenna Rees-Mogg, Editor-in-Chief, Angel News, UK

      Chat With
      Kaiser H. Naseem, Head, IFC Banking & Digital Finance Advsiory Services MENA and Central Asia, UAE
      FINTECH SUMMIT
      Where
      Fuji 2 Hall

    • Inderjit Singh, Co-President, World Entrepreneurship Forum (WENF), Singapore
      Paul Doany, Chief Executive Officer, Turk Telekom, Turkey
      Paolo Sironi, FinTech Thought Leader, IBM Watsons Financial Services, Germany
      Renata Brkic, Founder, Feelsgood Social Impact Investment Fund, Croatia
      FINTECH SUMMIT
      Where
      Fuji 2 Hall

    • IMPACT INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2018


      20 February 2018, Tuesday

      Mobilizing private and public capital in innovative ways for the social good
      Swissotel The Bosphorus Istanbul
      Geneve Hall

    • Welcome Speech
      Renata Brkic, Founder, Feelsgood Social Impact Investment Fund, Croatia

      Welcome Speech
      Baybars Altuntas, Chairman, World Business Angels ınvestment Forum (WBAF), Turkey

      Key Note Speech
      Sanem Oktar, President, The Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey (KAGIDER), Turkey

      Key Note Speech
      Candace Johnson, President, The European Trade Association for Business Angels (EBAN), Belgium

      Address of
      Dr Hashim S. Hussein, Head, The United Nations Industrial Development Organization - ITPO, UNIDO

      Address of
      H.E. Lutfiye Ilksen Ceritoglu Kurt, Member of Parliament, The Grand National Assem- bly of Turkey
      IMPACT INVESTMENT SUMMIT
      Where
      Geneve Hall

    • There is an increasing realisation that, along with philanthropy and government aid, private enterprise can contribute to solving social and environmental problems. At the same time, growing numbers of investors are expressing a desire to “do good while doing well.” These are impact investors, who seek opportunities for financial investments that produce significant social or environmental benefits. However, the rapid growth in the field of impact investing has raised issues such as how to assess impact as well as concerns about potentially unrealistic expectations that social impact and market-rate returns can be simultaneously achieved.
      This panel session will attempt to define the main challenges of impact investors in early stage investment markets and opportunities to address the challenges.

      Moderator
      Robert Rubinstein, Chairman & Founding Partner, TBLI Group, The Netherlands

      Nilufer Aktas, Director, Angel Investment Platform, Turk Economy Bank (TEB), Turkey
      Yvette Go, Head of Social & Environmental Impact, EIF, Luxembourg
      Zeynep Meydanoglu, Country Director, Ashoka, Turkey
      IMPACT INVESTMENT SUMMIT
      Where
      Geneve Hall

    • The promise of impact investing investments made with the intention of generating measurable social or environmental outcomes alongside a financial return is appealing to governments and advocates around the world as they wrestle with complex challenges like economic inequality, climate change, natural resource loss and degradation, hunger, homelessness, and failing schools. For example, in the United States, the ability to attract and apply private capital to address these issues has led to, among other things, an increased focus on the role that public policy can play in incentivizing and shaping the ecosystem for impact investing. What about South East Europe? How do policymakers respond to increasing demands for impact investment? What are the opportunities and challenges in the impact investment ecosystem of South East Europe? In this session, important players of South East Europe’s capital markets will share insights from the region.

      Moderator
      Prof Panayotis H. Ketikidis, Chairman, South East Europe Research Center (SEERC), Greece

      H.E. Besim Beqaj, Minister of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Republic of Kosovo
      Michael Gold, Chief Executive Officer, Crimson Capital, Czech Republic
      Ozgul Ozkan Yavuz, Secretary General, Istanbul Development Agency, Turkey
      IMPACT INVESTMENT SUMMIT
      Where
      Geneve Hall

    • Today more than ever, we want to take a stand against the injustices we see around the world. Just as our consumption choices send signals to corporations about what is important to us in the things we buy, so do the choices we make concerning our finances. Luckily, an increase in demand fuelled by technological advances has led to more options than ever before. Many of us feel that we cannot be impact investors without having millions of dollars to invest, but most of us can activate the money we have to support the issues we care about. This session will start a dialogue on the intersection of technology and impact investing. Panellists will discuss the benefits of using technology and the importance of being connected to the on the ground impact.
      How does technology help make access to financial options available to more people? Are there downsides of removing the human connection to the businesses you invest in? Panellists will discuss what is currently available and what they see as the future trends in this space.

      Moderator
      Nena Dokuzov, Chief Executive Officer, Nordung Blockchain Hub, Slovenia

      Srdja Ivekovic, PE/VC Investment Advisor, Croatia
      Vlado Milošević, Outreach and Advisory, Cofound.it, Slovenia
      Stephan Peters, Managing Director, Sanzaru Initiatives, Luxembour
      IMPACT INVESTMENT SUMMIT
      Where
      Geneve Hall

    • EIF-managed financial product for social impact investing will be presented, in particular (i) the Social Impact Accelerator (SIA) and (ii) EFSI social impact instruments:

      (i) SIA is a vintage 2013 social impact fund-of-funds of EUR 243m with 11 investments in portfolio to date.
      (ii) EFSI social impact instruments are part of the European Union growth plan to foster social innovation in the EU by financially supporting social SMEs through accelerators and incubators, social impact bond schemes and co investments with business angels

      By Cyril Gouiffes, Investment Manager, European Investment Fund (EIF), France
      IMPACT INVESTMENT SUMMIT
      Where
      Geneve Hall

    • Challenges of starting a Social Impact venture fund are manifold as impact venture funds are becoming increasingly instrumental in promoting social inclusion, providing alternative sources of employment for marginalized social groups, and contributing to growth. In addition to financial return targets, they are also supposed to pursue explicit social impact investment targets at the level of their portfolio companies; measure and report on social impact performance achieved at social enterprise level, in addition to financial return performance; and follow strong environmental, social and governance standards in their own activities.

      Moderator
      Cyril Gouiffes, Investment Manager, European Investment Fund (EIF), France

      Mathieu Cornieti, President, IMPACT Partenaires, France
      Elemer Estzer, Chairman, Portus Buda Group, Hungary
      Dinko Novoselec, Chief Executive Officer, Feelsgood Capital, Croatia
      IMPACT INVESTMENT SUMMIT
      Where
      Geneve Hall

    • Entepreneurial succes is primarily determined by profitability however social impact is now core to how entepreneurs assess business performance. Over 2,700 leading entrepreneurs from around the world responded for the fourth edition of the Global Entrepreneur Report prepared by Scorpio in partnership with BNP Paribas Wealth Management. The main takea- way is that investments with a positive impact on society now dominate the agenda.

      Interviewer
      Nilufer Aktas, Director, Angel Investment Platform, Turk Economy Bank (TEB), Turkey

      Chat With
      Tasha Vashisht, Senior Manager, Scorpio Partnership, UK
      IMPACT INVESTMENT SUMMIT
      Where
      Geneve Hall

    • 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 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 how global capital markets can include more women in the impact investing ecosystem and what the benefits from the network of women investors are.

      Interviewer
      Charles Sidman, Founding Member, Angel Capital Association (ACA), USA

      Chat With
      Danela Arsovska, President, Macedonian Chambers of Commerce, Macedonia
      IMPACT INVESTMENT SUMMIT
      Where
      Geneve Hall

    • Industry analysts believe that virtual reality has the potential be more immersive than any technology before it. This technology’s unique ability to connect us and create empathy by opening our eyes to someone else’s perspective is unmatched. Education through immersive experiences creates awareness, and can lead the world to act together on global issues we are all facing today. To find the best and most immersive experiences, VR First organizes competitions in which developers all around the world present and contribute with their ideas of a common future. Seeding these projects will allow us to advance technology and make us more responsible than has ever been possible.

      By Ferhan Ozkan, Co-Founder, VR First, Germany
      IMPACT INVESTMENT SUMMIT
      Where
      Geneve Hall

    • The panel will address the challenges, threats and opportunities facing women as impact entrepreneurs and investors in their endeavors to be more active in the industrial arena, including: access to financial resources and new technologies, building support networks, improving technical and managerial skills and addressing social and cultural barriers. The role of impact investing in revitalizing the economic ties of the countries of East and West of the traditional Maritime-Continental Silk Road by developing partnerships between entrepreneurs and disseminating best practices will be emphasized.

      Moderator
      Douja Ben Mahmoud Gharbi, President, Center of Entrepreneurship & Sustainable De- velopment (CEDE), Tunisia

      Maria Hala, Chair, Hala Partners, Greece
      Sabah K. Almoayyed, Managing Partner, Intellect Resources Management W.L.L., Bahrain
      Dr. Shehla Javed Akram, President, Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Pakistan
      IMPACT INVESTMENT SUMMIT
      Where
      Geneve Hall

    • Financial inclusion improves health by giving people the ability to manage their medical expenses and rebound from a health crisis. Research suggests that out of pocket payments for health care in developing countries are a major reason that some people remain in poverty. In the absence of an efficient public healthcare system, the burden of medical costs rests on poor people themselves. Financial services such as medical insurance can provide a formal channel for mitigating the risks of health emergencies. Women in particular have a high demand for health insurance products to address the common health concerns associated with pregnancy and childbirth, including greater susceptibility to infection. This session will attempt to explore how impact investors and social entrepreneurs can take a more active role in the health industry. It will also discuss how impact investors can contribute to more financial inclusion, which will create social good for the health of a country’s population, along with options for public and private institutions to make an impact.

      Moderator
      Renata Brkic, Founder, Feelsgood Social Impact Investment Fund, Croatia

      Sara Watson, Global Director, Ready Nation International, USA
      Zakir Hussain, Founder & Chairman, Usense Innovative Solutions, India
      Deniz Misir, Family Officer, V22 International Advisory J.S.Co., Turkey
      IMPACT INVESTMENT SUMMIT
      Where
      Geneve Hall

    • Moderator
      Baybars Altuntas, Chairman, World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), Turkey

      Renata Brkic, Founder, Feelsgood Social Impact Investment Fund, Croatia
      Paul Doany, Chief Executive Officer, Turk Telekom, Turkey
      Inderjit Singh, Co-President, World Entrepreneurship Forum (WENF), Singapore
      Paolo Sironi, FinTech Thought Leader, IBM Watsons Financial Services, Germany
      IMPACT INVESTMENT SUMMIT
      Where
      Geneve Hall

    • WBAF INVESTMENT ACADEMY


      20 February 2018, Tuesday

      Contributing to the development of skills and expertise and to foster the kind of creative thinking that leads to innovation
      Swissotel The Bosphorus Istanbul
      Bern Hall

    • Benefiting from the Global Youth Empowerment Fund Young people are not the future, they are the present. Young people today are connected, motivated and inspired to identify challenges in their communities and take action to build a better future. The Global Youth Empowerment Fund invests in young people by offering grants, training and mentorship to youthled community initiatives that advance the Global Goals for Sustainable Development. Hear the stories of impact from these inspiring projects, learn about the framework of the Global Goals and learn how you can get involved in investing in young people.

      WBAF Faculty Member to lead the session

      Dawn Hetzel, World President 2017, Junior Chamber International (JCI), USA
      John Stamm, Director of Global Philanthropy, JCI, USA
      WBAF INVESTMENT ACADEMY
      Where
      Bern Hall

    • From Idea to ICO in 6 months
      What exactly is an ICO? And why is it significant? Initial Coin Offering, commonly known as an ICO, is gradually becoming an accessible means for startups and existing businesses to raise funds. ICO might be the new IPO. But is it, really? Or is it even better? This session will aim to explain the complex process of setting up an ICO while describing the creation of a business plan, tokens, cryptocurrency, preparation of an adequate ICO campaign and methods of raising funds to launch ICO successfully.

      WBAF Faculty Member to lead the session

      Viktor Romaniuk Wanli, Founder at Kinguin.io Pre-ICO 15.2., Poland
      WBAF INVESTMENT ACADEMY
      Where
      Geneve Hall

    • How to become a business angel
      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.

      WBAF Faculty Member to lead the session

      Harry Tomi Davies, President, African Business Angels Network (ABAN), Nigeria
      WBAF INVESTMENT ACADEMY
      Where
      Geneve Hall

    • Agglomerate: from idea to IPO in 12 months
      If you are the owner of a small or medium business and you are successful, you have probably found yourself with the problem: how do you get to the next rung on the entrepreneurial business ladder – how do you go from a business runner to a business owner? How do you make more wealth, find more time and grow your business? Should you IPO, the entrepreneur’s dream, or should you merge and acquire other businesses? Should you carry on growing organically? Look for funding? How do you take the next step and get yourself that yacht?
      Agglomeration shows how normal business owners, across all business sectors, can come together to use the capital markets for what they were originally intended: funding the growth of great businesses that are creating real value in the world for their clients and the wider community. In this masterclass, using the case study of the Marketing Group PLC, Callum Laing shows how small businesses are using a collaborative approach to level the playing field with big companies and getting ahead while maintaining their independence.

      WBAF Faculty Member to lead the session

      Callum Laing, Partner, Unity Group, Singapore
      WBAF INVESTMENT ACADEMY
      Where
      Geneve Hall

    • Invest in the FinTech revolution
      Financial Services are facing a perfect storm: margins squeeze due to zero to negative interest rates in Europe, Japan and US, reputational damage in the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis, increasing capital charges, skyrocketing compliance costs, generational shifts towards mobile oriented Millennials, progressive disinter-mediation by technology enabled startups (AI, block-chain, digital, mobile payments, robo-investing). FinTech companies have grabbed the opportunity globally to create transformational compelling propositions that can ultimately replace or revolutionize the operating models of incumbent institutions. Yet, innovation is not an easy journey and requires venture funding, transferable com- petences, entrepreneurial talent, educational humus and legal easiness. Proactive financial centers and forward looking regulators in New York, London, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore (to name a few) have started to flex their muscles in the attempt to gain a competitive international advantage by helping FinTech innovation to find its ways and promoting sound transformation of banking, asset management and insurance industries. FinServ marketplace has never been so competitive creating threats for incumbents and opportunities for innovators. This masterclass will help identify key trends globally, strengths and weaknesses of new technology shaping the FinTech revolution.

      WBAF Faculty Member to lead the session

      Paolo Sironi, FinTech Thought Leader, IBM Watsons Financial Services, Germany
      WBAF INVESTMENT ACADEMY
      Where
      Geneve Hall

    • Moderator
      Baybars Altuntas, Chairman, World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), Turkey

      Renata Brkic, Founder, Feelsgood Social Impact Investment Fund, Croatia
      Paul Doany, Chief Executive Officer, Turk Telekom, Turkey
      Inderjit Singh, Co-President, World Entrepreneurship Forum (WENF), Singapore
      Paolo Sironi, FinTech Thought Leader, IBM Watsons Financial Services, Germany
      WBAF INVESTMENT ACADEMY
      Where
      Geneve Hall