Angel Investment Forum Hosts Ministers In Istanbul

The World Business Angel Investment Forum's World Congress 2020 (WBAF 2020) on Monday hosted a ministerial roundtable meeting on critical issues with seven ministers from seven countries.

The roundtable was a global convergence of policymakers to discuss in detail the G20's agenda to increase financial inclusion in the world, according to a statement issued by the forum.

Lutfi Elvan, the president of the Committee on Planning and Budget of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, and the country's former deputy prime minister moderated the roundtable.

Ministers tried to find ways to develop an international dialogue between public and private institutions that will empower early and post-early stage equity markets in response to the worldwide digital transformation.

Among the participants were Safia Boly, the minister for private investment, SMEs and national entrepreneurship of Mali; Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, the 6th president of Mauritius; Dato' Lokman Hakim Ali, the secretary-general of ministry of international trade and industry of Malaysia; Jose Enrique Millo Rocher, the secretary-general of international affairs of the Andalusia Government of Spain; Martha Delgado Peralta, the undersecretary for multilateral affairs and human rights of the ministry of foreign affairs of Mexico; and Eduard Shalsi, the minister of state for the protection of entrepreneurship of Albania.

The two-day congress kicked off on Monday, hosts hundreds of participants from 92 countries and 132 international speakers on 24 panels, including angel investors, venture capitalists, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and business leaders.

The event, for which Anadolu Agency is the global communications partner, is expected to be attended by 1,500 delegates. -