International Partners
International Partners are active at local, regional and global levels, working to develop insights which will inform strategic decision-making on issues that are critical to their own industry and to cross-border investments. Interaction between International Partners and the Forum’s High Commissioners, Senators and area experts and various networks drives positive change.
Profile
WBAF International Partners are potential Senators, individuals who want to engage with WBAF to expand its mission and who are able to contribute to the WBAF community.
International Partners are expected to
• be active in daily communication via the WBAF WhatsApp group.
• follow daily events and keep relevant parties informed.
• attend the WBAF Annual Congress.
• take an active part in WBAF committees.
International Partners
Anca Barbieru, Director Romania, Deposit Solutions GMBH, Romania
Andrea Perez-Bertolotto, Finance & Investor Relations Manager at 365 FlixAtakan, UK
Bert Grobben, CEO at Budding Innovations, Singapore
David David Lanre Messani Global Advisory Board Member, Innovate Africa, Nigeria
Dora Miranda, Operations Specialist / Business Owner, Panama
Gina De Echeona, Innovation, IP Law & Communications Consultant, Spain
Jelena Plavanski, President, Business Angels association, Serbia
Juliano Almeida Lopes, Angel Investor, Brazil
Monica Mateu, Chief Executive Officer & Founding Partner, at MMA Innovation, Belgium
Nohelia Sanchez, CEO, Daytours4u, Argentina
Paula Petkova, Co-Founder, Wethaq, UAE
Premtim Tafili, Senior Sales and Business Development Executive, Netherlands
Renê Lima, Innovation Strategist, Brazil
Septi Bukula, SME Policy Analyst, Osiba Holdings, South Africa
Tuti Mwambenja, General Manager, Tzee Travel, Tanzania
Valentina Di Milla, CEO & Founder, RALIAN Research & Consultancy SRL, Italy
Vijetha Shastry, Consultant, BHIVE, India
Vinav Bhanawat, Co-Founder, StartupGym, India
Taiwo Ebiesuwa,Head of the SME & Special Products of the Emerging Africa Capital Group,Nigeria
Mathew Egu,Business Development Manager, Tagz Group,Nigeria
Mona Hayat,Founder & CEO of the Nexus Digital Technology,United Kingdom
Baber Mushtaq,Digital Business Development Consultant,Pakistan
Yolanda Mabuto, Director and CEO of Divaine Growth Solutions, South Africa
Carol Goman, President of Kinsey Consulting Services, USA
Dimitrios Matsakis, Partner of the P.L.A.N, Greece
Thekla Mutero, Ambassador of Female Wave of Change Global for Namibia, Namibia
Liberatha Kawamala, CEO of the Libe Green Innovation, Tanzania
Ramkumar Varma, Founder & CEO, Native Araku Coffee, India
Martien Provoost, Mergers and acquisitions specialist at ArcelorMittal, Luxembourg
Firas Jaber, Personal Development Coach, Ghana
Paschal Offordum, Representative of the Faster Capital, Nigeria
Shibam Sarbswa, Management Consultant, India
Predrag Djukic, Management Consultant, Serbia
Eddie Lee, Executive Director, ASEAN Human Development Organisation, Singapore
Seymur Rasulov, Co-founder and CEO, Whelp, Azerbaijan
Kazi Sazidul Hasan, Founder of the Happihub, Bangladesh
Prateek Jain, Managing Director of the AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre, India
Bipin Agravat, Investment Professional, India
Marcus Howard, Esports Advisor, USA
Dimitri Bontinck, Author, Belgium
Dorothy Di Stefano, Linkedin Top Voice 2019, Australia
Rose Maghas, Member Of The Board Of Advisors at TTP Procurement Foundation, Kenya
Paul Babila Bengyella, Founder, Africa Business and Investment Summit, Cameroon
Collins Nnabugwu, Special Envoy, State of the African Diaspora, Nigeria
Andreea Avramescu, Web Consultant, Romania
Linda Grasso, Chief Operating Officer @dbi_srl, Italy
Istiaque Doza, Proprietor, B. Doza & Company, Bangladesh
Yaman Alaryan, Networking Manager at HASSAD - Agritech Accelerator, Jordan
Verónica Alvarez, Startups financing expert, Spain
Ambe Nickson che, Founder and CEO, ANC Stock Investment, Cameroon
Aleksandar Celeski, Executive Director, DUEL Consulting, North Macedonia
Joyce Kibet, Business & Social Innovation Consultant, Kenya
Sivalee Anantachart, Founder and Chief Media Specialist at Blockchain Mango, Thailand
Washaya Washaya, Startup school graduate - Y Combinator, Zimbabwe
Katarina Jagic, Independent EU Consultant, Croatia
Mahedi Hasan Omi, VC Investment Analyst at Adventure Capital, Bangladesh
Tajul Islam, Co-founder of the LegalSeba, Bangladesh
Seleu Kouengoua Reginald Hillary, Investment Analyst at the Mougano Invstment, Cameroon
Hind Ziane, Chief Executive Officer of the Génération politique , France
Nishant Mehta, Vendor CA at the Citibank , India
Yugansh Chokra, Founder and CEO of ShopNani, India
Fikri Syaryadi, Managing Director at the Antennae Capital Advisors, Indonesia
Dmitry Babanov, CEO@Cartoshka Grow UP LLC. and Cartoshka Invest LLC., Lithuania
Adila Budullah, Director of Embrace Uniqueness, Mauritius
Eduardo Lopez, CEO of Grupo Dúo I Brand Consultant, Mexico
Ebere Akadiri, Founder and CEO of Rise and Lead, Netherlands
Olusoji Amusan, CEO of the Mo Glory , Nigeria
Funda Ibraimi, Estimating Manager at Ecolog International, North Macedonia
Dr Nisha Kohli, Founder and Executive Director of the Nichefin Consulting, Singapore
Phumza Dyani, Chief Innovation Officer at the Pan African Chamber of Commerce, South Africa
Sanville Moses, CEO at the Waymaker VentureSA, South Africa
Sonto Mayise, Acting Chief Convention Bureau Officer at KZN Covention Bureau, South Africa
Iddy John, Founder and CEO at Safari Wallet, Tanzania
Habibou Djibo Amadou, Principal Risk Management Officer at the West African Development Bank, Togo
Cassandra Carothers, Investor at the Upheaval Investments, USA
Adnan Shefkiu, Managing Director and Co-Founder at Agolli&Co., North Macedonia
Arthur Beihemuki, Partner at the Juniper Networks, Uganda
Ayse Kasikci, Investment Consultant, Turkey
Boran Kerim, CFO at the Teko Mining, Serbia
Claudio Chifa, CxO - Incident responder, DFIR, Cybersecurity, Blockchain & Innovation, Spain
Cynthiah Asha Amani, Business Development Manager at the Interafcon, UAE
Eltonjohn Dsouza, Founder of the QOLAB Solutions, India
Joıinal Ahmed, Data Scientist, India
Mike Bondo, Co-founder of Go Global Impact Investment, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mohammed Ibrahim Jega, Co-Founder of the Domineum, Nigeria
Mohamoud Abdi, Project Manager at the Hawte Investments, Somalia
Morphis Tsalikidis, Founder of the Morphis Consulting, Greece
Mpho R. Moloko, Founder & Director at AEP-NMR, South Africa
Neeti Mathur, Director at the Neeti Mathur Consulting Pvt, India
Nicolau Alexandra, Digital Transformation Enthusiast, Romania
Nitika Sonkhiya, Co-founder of the Onearth, India
Oscar Ndayisenga, Co-founder of the Burundi Investors Network (BIN), Burundi
Pietro Lanzarini, Co-founder and CEO of the Traxit, Italy
Poornanand Kulkarni, Founder of the CoachEd, India
Rahel Boon-Dejene, Founder & CEO of R&D Group and RBD Consultancy , Ethiopia
Samir Ceric, Executive Chairman at Mayfair Investment Club, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Vignesh Raja, Management Consultant, India
Ralph Pecker, Chief Executive Officer at Paycode (Pty), Zambia
George Dimitriou, Advisor at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Greece
Abid Malik, International Mentor, USA
Adetola Salau, Senior Special Assistant on STEM Education at the Lagos State Government, Nigeria
Aldi Rama, Founder of the iNext 3000, Germany
Can Izbul, Communications Consultant, Turkey
Derreka Rollins, CEO of the World Class Exchange LLC, USA
Prakash Sharma, Global Startup Ecosystem - Ambassador, India
Ezgi Ucaner-Flor, Chief Credit Officer at Business Impact NW, USA
Niraj Jain, Managing Partner at Jain Ambavat & Associates, India
Prashant Dua, Founder of the PitchWorks , India
Shalu Bhandari, Founder and CEO of the Chair Consulting, India
Swen Wegner, Founder & CEO at Mainstage Incubator , Germany
Yacine Keddou, Fashion Designer, Algeria
Cristina Sayra Swan-Awagah, Grenada
Junisa Precious Gbeteh Kallon, Sierra Leone
Manoj Jadhav, United States of America
Monica Grant, United States of America
Murat Tasci, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Vasilisa Marinchuk, Russian Federation
Dr Norris Krueger, United States
Amelia Lopez Huix, Netherlands
Annette Houtekamer - Van Dam, Netherlands
Juliette Mary van Iperen, Netherlands