Seminar
Details
The “MENA Business Angels Focus Camp” aims to inspire and train investors in MENA utilizing their wealth and experience to nurture exciting businesses that have the potential to provide returns on investment. The target outcome of the focus camp is to create a group of inspired Business Angels by enabling them with the fundamentals of startup understanding and selection.
The Focus Camp is organized and hosted by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Regional Program South Mediterranean. Accommodation, catering, training, access to “Startup Istanbul” are covered by the foundation.
Priority countries for the camp are Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia
Program
Saturday, 21 October 2017
09:00 Angel Investor Workshop, Startup Istanbul
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Top 50 Startups Demo Day
17:00 Wrap up of the first day
20:00 VIP Nights with Startup Istanbul Business Angels
Sunday, 22 October 2017
08:45 Opening
09:00 Session 1: Role of a business Angel: challenges and pitfalls
Dr. Joachim Behrendt, Angel Investor of the year Startup Istanbul 2016
10:00 Session 2: let’s get technical: Due Diligence and investment terms
Nermine Chatile, Investment Analyst WoMENA Business Angel Network
11:00 Coffee Break
11:30 Session 3: Business Angel investment from a startup perspective: how does it work in real life
Nora Beckershaus, Director of Operations & Growth Refinery29 Germany
Omar Yaacoubi Chatile, Founder of Barac and David Castle, Business Angel of Barac
13:00 Lunch
14:30 Session 4: Creating Angel Groups, Seeders Case Lebanon
Nicolas Rouhana, Chairman Insure & Match Capital, Lebanon
16:30 Site visit: Meet startups and Business Angels Organizations at Kolektif
In partnership with Founder Institute Istanbul & Sabanci University
19:00 Dinner
Monday, 23 October 2017
10:00 Conference start
13:00 Five principles for building innovation systems in established companies
14:00 Cryptocurrency and Blockchain
16:00 Startup Istanbul Challenge Finals
18:00 Meeting point for Business Angel Focus Camp
Debrief and sharing (you will have access to startups executive summaries)
