On 17-29 February 2019 the World Business Angels Investment Forum 2019 will take place in Istanbul. The World Congress of Angel Investors WBAF 2019 is the world’s biggest annual gathering of early-stage equity and investment markets. HeBAN will be represented by Prof. Panayiotis Ketikidis, Vice Principal for Research and Innovation at the International Faculty CITY College, who will participate also as speaker. The WBAF 2019 is an affiliated congress of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI). Building on the success of the 2018 World Business Angels Investment Forum – World Congress of Angel Investors (WBAF), this year’s forum will focus on the theme ‘Connecting Private Equity Funds with Angel Investors to Boost Innovation’. The discussions will explore how private equity funds, family offices and wealth management institutions can foster open innovation and deliver more business value through partnerships with angel investors, start-ups, scale-ups, high-growth businesses and SMEs. More information you can find here.