As announced by the World Business Angels Investment Forum, Piyush Sharma, Executive In Residence - UCLA Anderson School of Management & Member of the Board, FITT, IIT Delhi - Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer, has been appointed as Senator for India. Senator Sharma to represent India at the Grand Assembly of the World Business Angels Investment Forum.The inclusion of India in WBAF provides a wide range of opportunities for India’s start-ups, scaleups and high growth businesses and opens doors for economic development.
(London) With this new appointment, India has joined the largest forum of the world’s equity investment markets and will now be able to connect more with the global investors market, which will open up splendid opportunities for the country. Now local India angel investors, incubation centres, accelerators, private equity funds, co-investment funds, technology parks, corporate ventures and aspiring entrepreneurs will have more opportunity to connect with global leaders in the same field.
The inclusion of India in WBAF provides a wide range of opportunities for India’s start-ups, scaleups and high growth businesses and opens doors for economic development.
Baybars Altuntas, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the World Business Angels Investment Forum says “As an affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnerships for Financial Inclusion (GPFI), the WBAF supports start-ups, develops entrepreneurial ecosystems, and helps venture capital and companies connect with international companies, fin-techs and other relevant institutions. We are confident about our contribution to the economic development of the country by facilitating connections with entrepreneurial ecosystems. We strongly believe that India will soon become a country that can foster the development of its economy in a more entrepreneurial atmosphere.”
About the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF)
As an affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI), the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) is committed to collaborating globally to empower the economic development of the world by fostering innovative financial instruments for startups, scaleups, innovators, entrepreneurs and SMEs and to promoting gender equality and women’s participation in all sectors of the world economy. WBAF invites you to join our global efforts to ease access to finance, promote financial inclusion, and create more jobs and social justice.
WBAF accomplishes its mission through various parties and channels. These include: 138 high commissioners, senators and international partners from 79 countries; 7 country offices on 5 continents; the WBAF Business School and its more than 50 faculty members from 32 countries; and 5 international working committees. WBAF also has an angel investment fund, partnerships with 12 global institutions, and economic cooperation agreements with 5 governments. The WBAF World Congress, held in February of each year, hosts at least 5 summits and numerous other events, including a Global Fundraising Stage and a World Excellence Awards ceremony. WBAF also boasts a number of publications, among which are the WBAF Business School Journal, World Class Startup Magazine, and Angel Investor Review
Online. www.wbaforum.org
About GPFI
The Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) is an inclusive platform for all G20 countries, interested non-G20 countries, and relevant stakeholders to carry forward work on financial inclusion, including implementation of the G20 Financial Inclusion Action Plan endorsed at the G20 Summit in Seoul. Queen Maxima of the Netherlands is the Honorary Patron of the GPFI. www.gpfi.org
About Piyush Sharma
Executive-in-Residence at UCLA and ISB – is a global CEO Coach and a C-Suite + Startup Advisor. Piyush has led public-listed multi-billion-dollar organisations as CEO for India and APAC region. He is an awarded top-rated global business leader, celebrated speaker, top influencer, and sought-after thought leader, besides being a TEDx speaker (150,000 views).
Piyush represents the interests of United Nations affiliates as an Advisory Board Member and as India Advisor for UNSDGs. He has been exposed to collaborating with the govt on Start-up India mission, Digital India mission, Skill India mission, and Smart Cities mission. He is a member of the board at IIT Delhi for Technology Business Incubation Unit besides being a Star Mentor of Change at Niti Aayog and a Member of the Mentor Board at Ashoka University. He is the India partner for the prestigious ‘World Internet Project’ of the University of Southern California. Piyush is an international keynote speaker and is sought out by the national and international media alike. He is invited to contribute to Forbes and Fortune. His in-depth work as a certified mediation and Yoga teacher and as a master story-teller facilitate transformational leadership and capability building.
