President of Croatia attending the ‘Davos of the world’s early-stage equity markets’
A special message comes from the Chairman of the World Business Angels investment Forum: ‘It is a great honour to announce that H.E. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, President of Croatia, will be attending the World Business Angels Investment Forum - WBAF 2019 with a strong delegation. She will make a speech at the Grand Opening Ceremony on 18 February 2019 Istanbul....
Spain Trade and Investment Agency (ICEX) joins the World Congress of Angel Investors with a strong delegation
Invest in Spain has since become the Invest in Spain Division at ICEX-Spain Trade and Investment, which is responsible for attracting foreign investment since 2012. ICEX joins the World Congress of Angel Investors 2019 with a strong delegation led by Sergio Vella, Director of Financing and Investor Relations, ICEX-Invest in Spain. This year’s ICEX delegation includes executive directors and...
6 Must-Do Workshops by 6 Global Leaders for Startups and Angel Investors
WBAF 2019 - World Congress of Angel Investors will host 6 excellent workshops for angel investors and startups. These workshops are free of charge if you are attending WBAF 2019. They will be run by 6 globally-renowned names in the early-stage equity markets. Callum Laing from Singapore, Ian Sosso from Monaco, Patrick Kedziora from the United States, Michael O’Connor...
WBAF cooperates with OECD countries looking to develop innovative financial instruments to fuel startups and scaleups
Over the last two decades, the world has experienced a ‘startup revolution’, and over the last decade, OECD countries have successfully developed an ecosystem for technology startups. With the U.S. still producing the vast majority of success stories, the challenge in Europe and Canada has become what to do about the next stage of the entrepreneurial development process: scaling...
Transitioning CEOs of G20 economies to angel investors to fuel economic development in 2019
An affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI), the World Business Angels Investment Forum highlights the importance of angel investors in the economic development of G20 countries. For the first time ever, at their July 2017 meeting in Hamburg, G20 leaders recognised in their discussions the importance of angel investment. A new WBAF committee, the...
WBAF 2019 Masterclass by EIF: How to develop co-investment funds to attract European Investment Fund (EIF) finance
EIF European Investment Fund will deliver a Masterclass at the World Congress of Angel Investors 2019. Congress will have a special masterclass on how to develop co-investment funds to attract European Investment Fund (EIF) finance. The World Business Angels Forum recognises impact investment as an innovative finance approach to closing the gap between the funding needs for global development...
World Congress of Angel Investors assists United Nations in its 2030 SDG, gathering the world’s impact investment leaders to shape the global agenda for the social good in 2019
Often referred to as the Davos of the early and post-early equity investment and capital markets of the world, the World Congress of Angel Investors assists the United Nations in its 2030 sustainable development goals, gathering the world’s Impact Investment Leaders to shape the global agenda for the social good in 2019. The 17 sustainable development goals for 2030 adopted...
EBAN joins the World Congress of Angel Investors with a strong delegation
Founded in 1999 with the collaboration of the European Commission, the European Trade Association of Business Angels (EBAN) joins the World Congress of Angel Investors with a strong delegation led by Peter Cowley, President of EBAN. This year’s EBAN delegation includes two Emeritus Presidents and 9 board members. Its quarterly board meeting will be held at the 2019 World...
WBAF’s first Africa office opens in Tanzania
As announced by the World Business angel Investment Forum, WBAF’s first Africa office will open in Dar Es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania. The launch of the WBAF Tanzania office provides a wide range of opportunities for Tanzanian start-ups, scale-ups, SMEs, and high-growth businesses and opens doors for economic development. Mr Kassim Majaliwa, Prime Minister of Tanzania, will join...
After G20, the world’s FinTech leaders will convene in Istanbul to address 6 issues of global financial markets
The concept of financial inclusion and its role in economic development has been highlighted at recent G20 meetings. Small and medium-sized enterprises have been shown to account for the creation of significant numbers of new jobs and are therefore major contributors to economic growth. Access to finance is clearly an important factor in their development. However, an estimated 2...
