MIT Enterprise Forum Greece – The scientific part of Greek Entrepreneurship
Over the last four years, the most representative members of the Greek entrepreneurial and investment community meet in one of the biggest startup events: the final Judging & Award Ceremony of the MITEF Greece Startup Competition. This year the celebration of technology and entrepreneurship took place on June 28th, following the positive momentum that has spread the local investment...
G20 – Angel investment promoted as an innovative financial inclusion tool at the GPFI
An affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnership of Financial Inclusion (GPFI), the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) promotes angel investment as an innovative financial inclusion tool at the global level. WBAF Chairman Baybars Altuntas participated in the General Assembly of the GPFI, held 2–4 July in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and joined the group for a family photo. GPFI...
ICOs in Financial Services and the Rise of Security Tokens
ICOs have become a popular way for young companies to source investment, and their usage has soared in the last couple of years. It is the ideal way for fledgling companies to quickly raise money, with some ICOs drawing in millions of pounds of investment, with this in turn kickstarting some great companies. This is a straightforward way to...
Why SMEs are the Future of Fintech
SMEs are a central fixture of the modern business landscape, and the ever-increasing prominence of Fintech is further positioning small businesses as a main player. With the number of SMEs increasing rapidly year on year, contributing to employment and generating a combined annual turnover into the trillions of pounds, it is no secret that they represent a profitable sector....
EBAN’s Gala Awards Honor the Best of the Best in the Early Stage Ecosystem
On 25 June 2018, EBAN, the European Trade Association for Business Angels, Seed Funds and Early Stage Market Players, held its annual Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony at the Central Military Club in Sofia, Bulgaria, as part of its 2018 Annual Congress. The EBAN Awards honorees for the year 2017 were: Successful Business Financed by Early Stage Investors: mySugr, with investment from...
EBAN Elects New Board of Directors
EBAN Elects New Board of Directors with Peter Cowley as President, Candace Johnson Joins the Ranks of President EBAN, the European Trade Association for Business Angels, Seed Funds and Early Stage Market Players elected on 26 June, 2018 a new President and Board of Directors for the 2018-2020 mandate. The elections were held during the association's Annual General Assembly, which...
Al Suroor of the Saudi Arabia elected as vice chair of the world business organization
The world business organization ICC elected three leadership positions Yassin Alsuroor the chairman of ICC Saudi as the first Saudi to be vice chair of ICC Globally and Paul Polman, CEO of consumer goods company Unilever, as Chair and Ajay Banga, President and CEO of MasterCard, was as ICC First Vice-Chair. ICC was founded in 1919 aftermath of the First...
EBAN’s Top Awards 2018: The Best Individual in Europe Award Goes to WBAF Chairman Baybars Altuntaş
Baybars Altuntas, Chairman of the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), has been named Europe's ‘Best Individual in Europe Globally Engaging with the Early-Stage Investment Market of the World’ at a gathering of more than 300 high-net-worth individuals from across Europe and the US. Altuntas is a five-time recipient of the coveted EBAN award - in Dublin, Eindhoven, Porto...
CALLEFI Investment Forum in London
Beyond strategic/ financial investment, the Forum has an important focus on Impact Investing, entrepreneurship, sustainability, women empowerment, financial inclusion, and realising tangible social impact returns. What is the Purpose of CALLEFI Investment Forum? On July 20 in London, CALLEFI (https://www.callefi.com/investor-forum/) is delighted to host this very unique, innovative, and targeted Investment Forum. The Forum purpose is to bring together the most...
