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September NEWS - World Business Angels Investment Forum
Your Newsletter from the World Business Angels Investment Forum
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WBAF News – September 2017
The World Business Angels Investment Forum News
Dear Friends,
I hope you had a wonderful September and are ready for a new business season. WBAF has wonderful news for you!
September was a very busy month for WBAF. The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) World Chambers Federation (WDF) held its 10th biennial conference in Sydney, where the WBAF Chairman moderated an important session entitled ‘Easing access to finance for young entrepreneurs’. Panellists included the JCI Global President and members of the ASEAN Young Entrepreneurs Council.
Another important event was the 34th Annual Congress of the International Association of Science Parks (IASP), held in Istanbul. The WBAF Chairman gave a speech at the congress on positioning technoparks in the financial road map of entrepreneurs. I hope you will enjoy the video of the session.
WBAF was very visible in international media in September. Hong Kong’s Harbour Times, in an article entitled ‘Angels on Earth: Helping the Next Generation of Great Companies Move Forward!’ featured an exclusive interview with WBAF Chairman on angel investment. Angel News, published in the U.K., highlighted various WBAF activities. I hope you will enjoy reading these articles.
The Angel Investor magazine asks this month: How can we redefine public and private partnerships to create more impact for world societies? I am sure you will find interesting new ideas for boosting local economies by developing innovative tools to strengthen ties between public and private institutions.
The WBAF World Congress 2018 website is now live. The 2018 WBAF World Congress, to be held in Istanbul, strives to shape the global agenda of the world’s early-stage equity markets. Building on the success of the 2017 conference, this year’s forum will focus on the theme of ‘Unlocking the Potential for Innovation: Angel Investors Partnering with Family Offices and Wealth Management Institutions’.
Don’t miss the application and nomination deadlines for the World Excellence Awards
• The World Excellence Awards 2018: From business angels to policymakers to academics, the World Excellence Awards salute those who stand out in imagining, discussing, and shaping the future of an entrepreneurial world.
• The deadline for applications and nominations is 30 November 2017.
In this issue of WBAF News, you will find an interesting report on entrepreneurship in the BNP Paribas Global Entrepreneur Report. Based on a survey conducted by Scorpio Partnership, the report analyses the behaviour of 2,650 multimillionaire entrepreneurs across Europe, Asia, and North America with an aggregate wealth of over 40 billion dollars. I am sure you will keep this report in your files.
With my best regards,
Baybars Altuntas
Chairman, World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF)
www.wbaforum.org
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WBAF Chairman moderates a session at the World Chambers Congress in Sydney
‘The World Chambers Congress is the premier event of its kind, bringing together chamber, business and government figures alike. Now in its 10th edition, this flagship event is much more than just a chamber’s gathering. In convening the globe’s most prominent leaders and brightest minds, it aims to transform the future of business. The #10WCC was jointly organised by the Sydney Business Chamber, a division of the New South Wales Business Chamber. It was held in Sydney, Australia 19-21 September 2017, at the International Convention Centre Sydney, the harbour city’s newest convention centre.’
The session moderated by WBAF Chairman Altuntas discussed:
• how current business models, best business practices, corporate culture, and chamber practices can evolve so as to encourage innovation and creativity,
• what skill sets, values, and knowledge should be imparted to future business leaders,
• the state of entrepreneurship in various regions,
• and why businesses should invest in corporate social responsibility and grassroots, community-based initiatives.
https://worldchamberscongress.org/event/youth-entrepreneurship/
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Positioning Technoparks in the Financial Road Map of Entrepreneurs
IASP’s 34th Annual Congress was held in Istanbul 26 – 29 September. The International Association of Science Parks (IASP) has long been a global reference on science and technology parks, fully grasping the opportunities and movements connected to innovation, understanding the evolution of the traditional parks and the new role of cities in the urban, economic and social transformation. Beyond being local innovation ecosystems, IASP recognises that technoparks must be global connectors of the worldwide innovation ecosystem.
WBAF Chairman Altuntas, an invited speaker at this particular event of the world’s innovation ecosystem, delivered a speech on positioning technoparks in the financial road map of entrepreneurs.
Watch the speech
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An Exclusive Interview on Angel Investment and WBAF in Hong Kong’s Harbour Times
The Harbour Times of Hong Kong published an exclusive interview with WBAF Chairman Baybars Altuntas on angel investment.
‘Harbour Times is a supporter of the 2018 World Business Angels Investment Forum, to take place in Istanbul in February 2018. Here, we sit down with the Chairman of the WBAF, Baybars Altuntas, to discuss the role of angel investors in helping business get started, talking to government about business friendly policy and trends in angel investment and corporate cooperation.’
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WBAF World Congress 2018 - Website Online!
For the first time ever, the World Business Angels Investment Forum will be hosting more than 1,000 delegates from all over the world at its annual gathering. WBAF 2018, the biggest annual gathering of the world’s early-stage equity and investment markets, will have 5 important summits running concurrently on 18 – 20 February 2018 at the Swissotel The Bosphorus Istanbul.
• 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).
• the CEO-Preneurship Summit 2018 (for CEOs of global companies valued at $100+ million).
www.wbaf2018.istanbul
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Pitching to potential LPs / investors for your fund
If you are running a fund and are looking for new investors or LPs, the WBAF main stage is waiting for you. You will be able to make a pitch (3, 5, or 10 minutes) to let the WBAF investment community know about your fund. This is a great opportunity for you to attract new investors to your fund.
We are therefore allocating a special session on the main stage of the WBAF World Congress 2018 on 19 February 2018 at the Swissotel the Bosphorus Istanbul. This session will provide exposure to highly qualified angel investors, family office executives, co-investment fund managers, angel investment group directors, corporate venture executives, accelerator executives, technopark investment directors and venture capitalists.
Please contact
Christina McGimpsey
Secretariat Director, World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF)
Christina.McGimpsey@wbaforum.org
www.wbaf2018.istanbul
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Angel News: This gives him a perspective that few of us have, but one that is going to become more and more important, especially to UK investors as we look to a time beyond Brexit.’
Angel News, published in the U.K., featured an article about WBAF. Modwenna Rose says in her article,
(Angel News - London) ‘[Baybars, thanks to his being located in Turkey] sits at the juxtaposition between East and West. This gives him a perspective that few of us have, but one that is going to become more and more important especially to UK investors as we look to a time beyond Brexit. The smartest investors have already clocked the potential of Turkish entrepreneurship and are backing companies coming from there. I recommend that you should, too. I have been remarkably impressed by the quality of the businesses looking for backing during my two recent visits to Istanbul. [A] date for your diary is the WBAF Annual Congress in Istanbul 18-20 February 2018. http://www.wbaf2018.istanbul/wbaf-annual-congress-2018/about/. By attending, you will see for yourself that no angel these days can afford to just look locally or even nationally for opportunities.’
Read the full article
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World Excellence Awards 2018:
Applications and nominations are now live!
With its Excellence Awards, the World Business Angels Investment Forum looks beyond borders. It seeks to promote and nurture start-ups, scale-ups, high-growth businesses, SMEs, angel investors, and a dynamic business community throughout the world. From business angels to policymakers to academics, the Awards salute those who stand out in imagining, discussing, and shaping the future of an entrepreneurial World. Applications and nominations for the World Excellence Awards can be made online starting 1August 2017.
Given the diverse challenges the world is facing in the twenty-first century, it is important to recognize that entrepreneurship and angel investment can have a major impact on our future, offering new ways to increase economic opportunities and to foster social justice.
The World Business Angels Investment Forum aims to contribute to that impact by driving positive changes that will facilitate entrepreneurship. Fostering entrepreneurship whose effects can be felt in both economic and social arenas is a hallmark of the World Business Angels Investment Forum.
Apply / Nominate Now!
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BNP Paribas Global Entrepreneur Report
BNP Paribas has now published the third edition of the ‘BNP Paribas Global Entrepreneur Report’. Based on a survey conducted by Scorpio Partnership, the report analyses the behaviour of 2,650 multimillionaire entrepreneurs across Europe, Asia, and North America, with aggregate wealth of over 40 billion dollars. Whereas the first edition of the report examined the behaviours of successful entrepreneurs and angel investors, the second edition focused on their approach to business, their motivations and their investments worldwide. This third edition explores the characteristics, actions and ambitions of the most successful wealth creators: they are calling them ‘Elite Entrepreneurs’. They have also examined the differing approaches of five business owner profiles: the Millennipreneurs, the Women Entrepreneurs, the Ultrapreneurs, the Serial Entrepreneurs and the Boomerpreneurs. Entrepreneurs have specific needs with different business cycles.
Download the report
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UPCOMING EVENT: Global SME Finance Forum 2017 to be held in Berlin
The World Business Angels Investment Forum invites you to join 400 leaders of banks, fintech companies and development finance institutions at the Global SME Finance Forum 2017. Taking place 1–3 November in Berlin, this year’s conference will explore issues surrounding the digitisation of SME finance. The program will include interactive sessions, study tours to high-performing institutions, fintech demos, a B2B marketplace and networking sessions.
This annual flagship event will present unique perspectives of the industry thought leaders, rich experiences of the successful practitioners, and impactful financial innovations in "Digitization of SME Finance". Attendees will enjoy study visits to high-performing institutions, a B2B marketplace, fintech expo, panel discussions, working groups, and ample networking sessions that enable participants to get the most out of their experience. Learn more about the study visits, marketplace, fintech expo, speakers and more at Global SME Finance Forum 2017.
http://www.globalsmefinanceforum.org/2017/
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UPCOMING EVENT: WBAF to co-organise the World Entrepreneurs Investment Forum 2017 in Bahrain
The World Business Angels Investment Forum is proud to contribute as co-organiser to the world’s leading investment forum and invites the world’s leading angel investors to join us at the World Entrepreneurs Investment Forum 2017 taking place 31 October – 2 November in Manama, Bahrain. The Forum will connect entrepreneurs and investors to create more jobs and social justice for world economies.
The Forum will be chaired by the world-renowned Dr Hashim Hussein, Head of the Investment and Technology Promotion Office in Bahrain. He is also a Board Member of the World Business Angels Investment Forum.
The Forum is organised by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) under the patronage of HRH Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and cooperates with major partners worldwide.
Register now!
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Angel Investor magazine asks:
How can we redefine public and private partnerships to ease access to finance for entrepreneurs?
‘SME’s and start-ups face enormous challenges. Among the toughest is their struggle to access finance and inability to accumulate capital. This lack of financial resourcing impedes growth, business development, and ability to hire – in other words, SMEs that have the potential for exponential or fast growth instead grow far slower. A consequence of this challenge has been a shift of focus, where innovation becomes a vehicle to decrease production costs, respond quickly to evolving consumer needs, and ultimately preserve and sustain an SME’s competitiveness. How business angel networks in chambers of commerce are created and executed is of paramount importance – it would be easy to write off the idea, if poorly executed.’
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