Mexico has joined some of the world’s most technically advanced and ambitious nations in launching a national artificial intelligence strategy, making it one of the first ten countries in the world – and the first in Latin America – to publicly announce a national AI strategy. In doing so, Mexico has joined an elite club that includes the U.K., Canada, China, the UAE, Singapore, South Korea, France, and Japan.
An Economic Cooperation Agreement between the World Business Angels Investment Forum and the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Mexico was signed to empower the Mexican, Latin American and Caribbean economies through entrepreneurship and innovation. Government of Mexico and WBAF agreed to collaborate to boost innovation in the region. As a follow-up of this collaboration, Baybars Altuntas, Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors WBAF now joins the Pitch at the Beach in Mexico – the flagship event of Latin America, which will take place in Cozumel, Quintana Roo, 21 – 23 August 2021.
(WBAF) Today, Mexico has an ongoing, frank and constructive political dialogue with 32 Latin American and Caribbean countries. Mexico plays a key role in facilitating regional consensus and contributing to the region’s development and prosperity. Recent case studies highlight Mexico’s use of emerging technologies to achieve social goals such as increasing financial inclusion, combating corruption, improving public health, and reducing crime.
Mexico has joined some of the world’s most technically advanced and ambitious nations in launching a national artificial intelligence strategy, making it one of the first ten countries in the world – and the first in Latin America – to publicly announce a national AI strategy. In doing so, Mexico has joined an elite club that includes the U.K., Canada, China, the UAE, Singapore, South Korea, France, and Japan.
Pitch at the Beach is a unique concept created by Israel Pons of Mexico, who is also the President of the WBAF Angel Investment Fund and the supporter of two of the most active startup investment groups in Latin America, Angels Nest and Bizrupt. The event allows founders, entrepreneurs, and investors to come together, network and forge meaningful connections from paradise. Attendees will have the chance to listen to startup pitches and enjoy our amazing lineup of speakers and panelists discussing trends in technology and investments around the world.
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Pitch at the Beach
The 3-day event will take place in Isla Pasión, Cozumel, Quintana Roo, a Mexican Caribbean paradise from August 21st-August to 23rd, 2021 combining two favourite things…BUSINESS and the BEACH! Pitch at the Beach is the perfect event to connect the best projects in the Americas with top angel investors from around the world. 30 high-potential global startups who will be pitching in front of investors and be evaluated on their startup’s creativity, innovation, scalability, and impact.
Baybars Altuntas
Former Senior Advisor of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), Executive Chairman of the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) – an affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) chaired by the Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, and President of Deulcom International Inc., Star of the Turkish version of the television show Dragons’ Den / Sharks Tank. Recipient of the European Trade Association of Business Angels (EBAN) award for the Best Individual in Europe Globally Engaging with the Global Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in 2014 (Ireland), 2015 (Netherlands), 2016 (Portugal), 2017 (Spain) and 2018 (Bulgaria). The only angel investor to be granted a personal audience with former President Obama at the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship in Washington DC. Appointed as JCI Ambassador, following Ban Ki-moon, former Secretary General of the United Nations. Profiled regularly by leading international media such as CNN International, Bloomberg, BBC. A co-author of Planet Entrepreneur: The World Entrepreneurship Forum’s Guide to Business Success Around the World, published by Wiley (2013). Author of ‘’How I Became a Top TV Star and Celebrated Investor’’, published by Balboa Press (2014) and translated into Chinese, Croatian, Albanian, and Macedonian.
World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF)
An affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI), the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) aims to ease access to finance for businesses from start-up to scale-up, with the ultimate goal of generating more jobs and more social justice worldwide. It is committed to collabarating, globally to empower world economic development by creating innovative financial instruments for innovators, start-ups, and SMEs. The Forum interacts with leaders in all areas of society, first and foremost in business and political spheres, to help assess needs and establish goals, bearing in mind that the public interest is of paramount importance. WBAF engages a wide range of institutions, both public and private, local and international, commercial and academic to help shape the global agenda.
G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI)
The Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) is an inclusive platform for all G20 countries, interested non-G20 countries, and relevant stakeholders that aims to carry forward work on financial inclusion, including the implementation of the G20 Financial Inclusion Action Plan endorsed at the G20 Summit in Seoul, South Korea. Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands is the Honorary Patron of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI).
