Here you will find the list of official envoys to the annual Startup Nations Ministerial, by year, in country alphabetical order:
Startup Nations Ministerial 2025 (Indianapolis, United States)
Please note, this list is being regularly updated in the run-up to the event.
- Algeria: H.E. Noureddine Ouadah, Minister of Knowledge Economy, Startups and Micro-enterprises
- Azerbaijan: Mr. Orkhan Mammadov, Chairman of the Board, Small and Medium Business Development Agency of Azerbaijan
- Bermuda: The Hon. Jason Hayward JP MP, Minister of Economy and Labour
- Brazil: Mr. Renato Soares Peres Ferreira, Special Advisor to the Minister of State, Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Microenterprise and Small Business
- Cambodia: H.E. Dr. Kan Channmeta, Secretary of State, Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation
- Cameroon: H.E. Achille Basselikin III, Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises, Social Economy and Handicrafts
- Chad: Mr. Abderramane Gademi, Secretary General, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
- Chile: Dr. Jose Miguel Benavente, Chilean Economic Development Agency (CORFO)
- Costa Rica: Mr. Ricardo Carvajal Alpíriez, Director of Support for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Ministry of Economy
- Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ms. Zady Rukiya Ramazani, Secretary General, Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Small and Medium Enterprises
- Ethiopia: H.E. Muferihat Kamil, Minister of Labor and Skill
- Ghana: Hon. Elizabeth Ofuso-Adjare, Minister of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry
- Indonesia: Dr. Maliki Maliki, Deputy Minister for Community Empowerment, Population and Labor, Ministry of National Development Planning
- Iraq: Mr Amanj Mahmood Asaad Harki MP, Member of Parlimant and Head of Innovation and Renewable Energy Committee, Council of Representatives
- Nigeria: Mr. Temitola Adekunle-Johnson, Special Advisor to the President on Job Creation and SMEs
- Nigeria: Hon. Sen. John Owan Enoh, Minister of State, Industry, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment
- Oman: Mr. Qais AlToubi, Vice President for Investment and Finance, SMEs Development Authority
- Paraguay: Mr. Gustavo Giménez Fernández, Vice Minister, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
- South Africa: Ms. Nonzuzo Makanda, Chairperson, Small Enterprise Development and Finance Agency
- Uruguay: Ms. Sara Goldberg, Director, National Agency for Research and Innovation
- Zambia: Hon. Elias Mubanga, Minister for Small and Medium Enterprises Development
Experts:
- Commonwealth Secretariat: Mr. Sushil Ram, Senior Advisor
- Innovation for Policy Foundation: Ms. Belinda Baah, Director
- Innovation Growth Lab: Dr. Albert Bravo-Biosca, Director
- OECD: Dr. Vasiliki Mavroeidi, Ecoconomist, OECD Development Centre
- OECD: Dr. Jonathan Potter, Head of Entrepreneurship Policy Analysis, Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities
- Startup Genome: Mr. JF Gauthier, Founder and CEO
- UNCTAD: Ms. Arlette Verploegh, Head, Entrepreneurship Development
Observers:
- Indiana Economic Development Corporation: Mr. David Watkins, Senior Vice President - Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Indiana Economic Development Corporation
- Indiana Economic Development Corporation: Ms. Emina Ibrahimovic, Director, Global Partnerships
- Croatia: Ms. Petra Petric, Special Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
- DigitA: Oswald Osaretin Guobadia, Director
- Japan: Mr. Daiki Majajima, Director of Business Development, JETRO USA
- The International Center: Mr. Colin Renk, Vice President, Client and Partner Services
Startup Nations Ministerial 2023 (Melbourne, Australia)
- Australia: Hon. Ed Husic MP, Minister of Industry and Science
- Azerbaijan: Mr. Orkhan Mammadov, Chairman, SME Development Agency of Azerbaijan
- Bermuda: Mr. Jache Adams MP, Chairman, Bermuda Economic Development Corporation
- Bhutan: Hon. Mr. Karma Dorji, Minister of Industry, Commerce and Employment
- Cambodia: H.E. Dr. Kan Channmeta, Secretary of State for Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation
- Cameroon: H.E. Achille Basselikin III, Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises, Social Economy and Handicrafts
- El Salvador: H.E. Maria Luisa Hayem, Minister of Economy
- Estonia: Mr. Henrik Kutberg, Head of Startup Policy, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communication
- Ghana: Hon. Kobina Tahir Hammond, Minister of Trade and Industry
- Indonesia: Dr. Chairul Saleh, Director of Community Economic Empowerment and Entrepreneurship, Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs
- Iraq: Mr. Hussein Falamarz Tahir, Senior Advisor and Head of Riyada.iq, Prime Minister's Office
- Malaysia: Mr. Mahadhir Aziz, CEO, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation
- Oman: H.E. Halima bint Rashid al-Zari, Chair, Authority for SMEs Development
- Philippines: Mr. Antonilo Mauricio, General Manager, National Development Company
- Qatar: Dr. Hamad Mejegheer, Executive Director, Qatar Development Bank
- Saudi Arabia: Mr. Saud Alsabhan, Vice Governor, Entrepreneurship, Monsha'at
- South Africa: Hon. Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, Minister of Small Business Development
- Sri Lanka: Hon. Kanaka Herath MP, State Minister of Technology
- Thailand: Dr. Krithpaka Boonfueng, Executive Director, National Innovation Agency
- Vietnam: Mr Huynh Thanh Dat, Minister of Science and Technology
- Zambia: Hon. Elias Mubanga, Minister for Small and Medium Enterprises Development
Experts:
- Allied for Startups: Mr. Michael McGeary, Chief Operating Officer
- Innovation for Policy Foundation: Mr. Jon Stever, Co-founder and Managing Partner
- OECD: Ms. Annalisa Primi, Head of Economic Transformation and Development Division
- Startup Genome: Mr. JF Gauthier, Founder & CEO
- The Cleantech Group: Todd Allmendinger, Director of Consulting and Research
Observers:
- Australia Capital Territory: The Hon. Andrew Barr MLA, Chief Minister, Minister for Industry and Investment
- Queensland: The Hon. Stirling Hinchliffe MP, Minister for Tourism, Innovation and Sport
- Victoria: The Hon. Ben Carroll MP, Minister for Industry and Innovation
- Western Australia: The Hon. Stephen Dawson MLC, Minister for Innovation and Digital Economy
Startup Nations Ministerial 2022 (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
- Mr. Robert Khachatryan, Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry, Armenia
- H.E. Zayed R. Alzayani, Minister of Industry and Commerce, Bahrain
- Hon. Zunaid Ahmed Palak, State Minister for Information and Communications Technology, Bangladesh
- H.E. Dr. Kan Channmeta, Secretary of State, Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation, Cambodia
- H.E. Achille Bassilekin III, Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises, Social Economy and Handicrafts, Cameroon
- Hon. Rubota Masumbuko François, Minister of State, Ministry of Rural Development, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- H.E. Muferiat Kamil Ahmed, Minister of Labour and Skill, Ethiopia
- H.E. Huria Ali, Minister of Innovation and Technology, Ethiopia
- Hon. Sir Joe Bossano MP, Minister for Economic Development, Enterprise, Telecommunications & the Gibraltar Savings Bank, Gibraltar
- Mr. Bernard Gomou, Minister of Trade, Industry and Small and Medium Enterprises, Guinea
- H.E. Tri Rismaharini, Minister of Social Development, Indonesia
- Félix Anoblé, Minister of the Promotion of SMEs, Handicrafts and the Transformation of the Informal Sector, Ivory Coast
- Ms. Neeza Imad, Minister of State for Economic Development, Maldives
- Amb. Mariam Y. Katagum, Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria
- Saleh AlKhulaifi, Acting Undersecretary for Trade Affairs, Qatar
- H.E. Abdullah Alswaha, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Saudi Arabia
- H.E. Khalid Al-Falih, Minister of Investment, Saudi Arabia
- H.E. Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Alkassabi, Minister of Commerce, Saudi Arabia
- Eng. Saleh Al-Rasheed, Governor, Monshaat, Saudi Arabia
- Hon. Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, Minister of Small Business Development, South Africa
- Hon. Lindiwe Zulu, Minister of Social Development, South Africa
- Hon. Seedy Keita, Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment, The Gambia
- Mr. Nasreddine Nsibi, Minister of Vocational Training and Employment, Tunisia
- Olimjon Alijonovich Toychiyev, Deputy Minister of Innovative Development, Uzbekistan
- Hon. Elias Mubanga, Minister for Small and Medium Enterprises Development, Zambia
Representatives:
- Ms. Ana Petani, Specialist, Ministry of State for the Protection of Entrepreneurship, Albania
- Mr. Jache Adams MP, Chairman, Bermuda Economic Development Corporation
- Mr. Francisco Noguera, President / CEO, iNNpulsa, Colombia
- Mr. Henrik Kutberg, Expert of Start-up Policy and Financial Instruments, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Estonia
- Thierno Balde, Advisor in Charge of the Private Sector, Trade, Economy and Industry, Prime Minister's Office, Guinea
- László Korányi, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Innovation and Technology and Former President, National Innovation Office, Hungary
- Ms. Ava Nadir, Media & Communication Commissioner, Iraq
- Mr. Oral Shaw, Principal Director, MSME, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Jamaica
- Abdulaziz Said Humaid Al Risi, Vice President, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency, Oman
- Mr. Zulqarnain Abbas, Advisor to Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for E-Commerce, Pakistan
- Suresh de Mel, Chairman, Sri Lanka Export Development Board
- Dr Pun-Arj Chairatana, Executive Director, National Innovation Agency, Thailand
- Ms. Carmen Sánchez, President, ANDE, Uruguay
- Mr. Hieu Tu, Official, National Agency for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Development, Vietnam
Multilateral organizations:
- Celine Kauffman, Head of Entrepreneurship, SME and Tourism Division, OECD
- Annalisa Primi, Head of Economic Transformation and Development Division, OECD
- Arlette Verploegh Chabot, Chief, Enterprise Development Section, Division on Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD
- JF Gauthier, Founder & CEO, Startup Genome
- Aun Rahman, Global Specialist, Early-Stage Finance, World Bank
Startup Nations Ministerial 2019 (Manama, Bahrain)
- H.E. Mariano Mayer, Secretary of Entrepreneurs & SMEs, Argentina
- H.E. Mr. Zayed R. Alzayani, Minister of Industry and Commerce, Kingdom of Bahrain
- H.E. Zunaid Ahmed Palak, Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Bangladesh
- H.E. Modeste Kerekou, Minister of SMEs and Employment Promotion of Benin
- H.E. Wayne Furbert, Junior Minister of Finance, Bermuda
- Mr. Igor Nazareth, Undersecretary for Innovation, Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services, Brazil
- H.E. Channmeta Kan, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPTC), Cambodia
- H.E. Achille Bassilekin III, Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises, of Social Economy and Handicrafts, Cameroon
- Mr. Felipe Buitrago Restrepo, Presidential Counsellor on Economic and Strategic Affairs, and Mr. Ignacio Gaitan, President of Innpulsa, Colombia
- H.E. Yvonne Adélaïde, Minister of SMEs & Artisans, Republic of Congo
- Mrs. Kristin Schreiber, Director, EU Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises & SMEs, European Commission
- Mr. Viljar Lubi, Deputy Secretary General for Economic Development, Estonia
- H.E. Lasha Mikava, Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Georgia
- Dr. László Korányi, Strategic Advisor, Ministry of Innovation and Technology, Former President, National Innovation Office, Hungary
- H.E. Ramesh Abishek, Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce, India
- Dr. Marco Bellezza, Advisor for Digital Innovation and Communication of the Italian Minister for Economic Development, Italy
- H.E. Redzuan Yusof, Minister of Entrepreneur Development, Malaysia
- H.E. Mohamed Iaad Hameed, Minister of State for Economic Development, Republic of Maldives
- H.E. Christian Cardona, Minister for the Economy Investment and Small Businesses, Malta
- H.E. Soomilduth Sunil Bholah, Minister of Business, Enterprise and Cooperatives, Mauritius
- H.E. Matrika Prasad Yadav, Minister of Industry Commerce and Supplies, Nepal
- H.E. Aisha Abubakar, Minister of Industry, Trade & Investment, Nigeria
- H.E. Dr. Ahmed Al Ghassani, CEO, Public Authority for SMEs Development, Oman
- H.E. Tadeusz Koscinski, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Entrepreneurship & Technology, Poland
- Mr. Ousmane Thiongane, Special Adviser to the President for Digital Affairs, Senegal
- Ms. Angelique Antat, Principal Secretary to the Department of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Seychelles
- Mr. Linton Mchunu, Chief of Staff of the Minister of Small Business Development, South Africa
- H.E. Oshik Mohamed Ahmed Taher, Secretary General of the National Investment Authority, Minister of State, Republic of Sudan
- H.E. Mrs. Pattrawan Vechasart, Ambassador attached to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand
- H.E. Abdulla AlSaleh, Undersecretary, Ministry of Economy, United Arab Emirates
- Mr. David M. Glaccum, Associate Administrator for International Trade, Small Business Administration, The United States
- Mr. Ali Khamis Juma, Deputy Principal Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Zanzibar
- Mr. Jonathan Ortmans, President, Global Entrepreneurship Network
Multilateral organizations:
- Dr. Denis Medvedev, Practice Manager, Firm Capabilities and Innovation, Finance, Competitiveness & Innovation, The World Bank Group (co-host)
- Ms. Lucia Cusmano, Head of Division SME and Entrepreneurship, OECD
- Ms. Tatiana Krylova, Head, Enterprise Branch, Division on Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD
Observers:
- Mr. Andrew Madeswi, Chief Operations Officer, CEDA, Botswana
- Mr. Judicael Elidje, Deputy Representative, United Nations Fund for Population, Chad
- Sir Joe Bossano MP, Minister for Economic Development, Telecommunications and the Savings Bank, Gibraltar
- Mr. Oral Shaw, Principal Director, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Jamaica
- Mr. Theodore Klouvas, Programme Manager for Entrepreneurship in Africa and the Middle East of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, The Netherlands
- Ms. Salima Bah, Technical Lead of the DSTI Ease Of Doing Business Team, Sierra Leone
- Mr. Nael Islam, Regional Group Director, Enterprise Singapore
- Mr. Kutlu Karavelioğlu, Turkish Exporters Assembly, Turkey
- Mr. Bunyodbek Bakhrombekov, First Deputy Chairman of the Central Council of Youth Union, Uzbekistan
- Mr. Angel Alvarado, Congressman, Venezuela
- Mr. Pham Trung Nghia, Commercial Counsellor, Embassy of Vietnam
Startup Nations Ministerial 2018 (Istanbul, Turkey)
- H.E. Mariano Mayer, Secretary of Entrepreneurs and SMEs, Argentina
- H.E. Sahib Mammadov, Deputy Minister of Economy, Republic of Azerbaijan
- H.E. Zayed R. Alzayani, Minister of Industry and Commerce, Bahrain
- H.E. Modeste Kerekou, Minister of SMEs and Employment Promotion, Benin
- H.E. Crystal Caesar, Jr. Minister of Economic Development & Tourism, Senator, Bermuda
- Mr. Igor Nazareth, Deputy Secretary of Innovation & New Businesses, Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade & Services, Brazil
- H.E. Kan Channmeta, Secretary of State Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications, Cambodia
- H.E. Laurent Serge Etoundi Ngoa, Minister of SMEs, Social Economy and Handicrafts, Cameroon
- Mrs. PeiTi Hu, Deputy Director General of SMEA, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Chinese Taipei
- Mr. Juan Carlos Garavito, Director General, iNNpulsa, Colombia
- Mr. Jose Checo, Director of Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Industry & Commerce, Dominican Republic
- H.E. Dr. Meles Mebratu, Minister of Industry, Ethiopia
- Mrs. Kristin Schreiber, Director, EU Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises & SMEs, European Commission
- Mr. Omar Badjie, Senior Economic Advisor, Ministry of Trade and Industry, The Gambia
- H.E. Mr. Mario Kafati, Vice Minister for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise, Honduras
- H.E. Amitabh Kant, CEO, National Institution for Transforming India (NITI)
- H.E. Sidi Tiémoko Toure, Minister of the Promotion of Youth, Youth Employment and Civic Service, Ivory Coast
- Mr. Harinjaka Ratozamanana, Director General of Private Sector Development, Ministry of Industry and Private Sector Development, Madagascar
- Mr. Victor Gonzalez, Chief of Staff, National Institute for Entrepreneurs, Mexico
- H.E. Aisha Abubakar, Minister of Trade and Investment, Nigeria
- Dr. Idelin Molinas, Executive Secretary, National Council for Science & Technology (CONACYT), Paraguay
- Ms. Inês Santos Silva, Special Advisor, Ministry of Economy, Portugal
- Mr. Adrian Curaj, General Director, Funding Agency for Research and Innovation, Former Minister of Education, Research and Innovation, Romania
- H.E. Eng. Saleh Alrasheed, Governor, Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority, Saudi Arabia
- H.E. Lindiwe Zulu, Minister of Small Business Development, South Africa
- Mrs. Cristina Santamaría García, Assistant Deputy Director for SMEs, Ministry of the Economy, Industry & Competitiveness, Spain
- H.E. Chandima Weerakkody, Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training, Sri Lanka
- H.E. Dr. Pichet Durongkaveroj, Minister of Digital Economy & Society, Thailand
- H.E. Anouar Maarouf, Minister of Information Communications Technology, Tunisia
- H.E. Lütfi Elvan, Minister of Development, Turkey
- H.E. Bekzod Hamzaev, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Innovative Development, Uzbekistan
Multilateral organizations:
- Dr. Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Senior Director, Finance & Markets Global Practice, World Bank Group (co-host)
- Mr. Paulo Guilherme Correa, Practice Manager, Finance, Competitiveness & Innovation, World Bank Group
- Ms. Lamia Kamal-Chaoui, Director, Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities, OECD
- Ms. Lucia Cusmano, Senior Economist, Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities, OECD
- Mrs. Fiorina Mugione, Chief of the Entrepreneurship Section, UNCTAD
2017 Ministerial (Johannesburg, South Africa)
- H.E. Maurice Lazare Sehoueto, Minister of Industry, Commerce and Small & Medium Scale Enterprises, Benin
- H.E. Mr. Laurent Serge Etoundi Ngoa, Minister of SMEs, Cameroon
- H.E. Dr. Ezrra I. Orozco, Vice Minister for SME Development, Guetamala
- H.E. Nourdine Chabani, Minister of Industry & Private Sector Development, Madagascar
- H.E. Dr. Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah, Secretary General of Treasury, Malaysia
- H.E. Mr. Amadou Koita, Minister of Youth & Civic Construction, Mali
- H.E. Aisha Abubakar, Minister of Industry, Trade & Investment, Nigeria
- H.E. Dr. Ghassan Alsulaiman, Governor of the SME Authority, Saudi Arabia
- H.E. Lindiwe D. Zulu, Minister of Small Business Development, South Africa
- H.E. Dr. Pichet Durongkaveroj, Minister of the Digital Economy & Society, Thailand
- H.E. Ms. Saida Ounissi, Secretary of State for Professional Development & Entrepreneurship, Tunisia
- H.E. Gabriel Ajedra Aridru, Minister of State for Finance in the Ministry Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Uganda
- Mr. Eugene Cornelius, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of International Trade, Small Business Administrations, United States
- H.E. Tung Van Tran, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, Vietnam
- H.E. Margaret D. Mwanakatwe, Cabinet Minister of Commerce, Trade & Industry, Zambia
- Dr. Ebrahim Mohamed Janahi, Chief Executive of Tamkeen Labor Fund, Bahrain
- Mr. Marico Thomas Deputy Chair Bermuda Economic Development Corporation
- Mrs. Lynn Hamilton, Chairman of the Entrepreneurship Development, Awareness & Education Sub Committee, Bermuda Economic Development Corporation, Bermuda
- Mr. Juan Carlos Garavito, Manager, Innpulsa Colombia, Ministry of Trade, Industry & Tourism, Colombia
- Dr. Anders Hoffmann, Deputy Director General, Danish Business Authority, Denmark
- Mrs. Kristin Schreiber, Director, EU Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises & SMEs, European Commission
- Mrs. Anna Wadda, Principal Industrial Economist, Department of Small Business Development, The Gambia
- Mr. Richard Osei-Anim, Senior Advisor to Government on Entrepreneurship, Ghana
- Ms. Florence Kimata, SME Advisor to the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Trade & Cooperatives, Kenya
- Mr. Mikk Vainik, Startup Policy Expert, Ministry of Economic Affairs & Communications, Estonia
- Mrs. Itzel Villa, Director General for Entrepreneur and Financing Programs, National Institute of the Entrepreneur (INADEM), Mexico
- Mrs. Annette Karenzi, Director General for Industry & Entrepreneurship Development, Ministry of Trade, Industry and East African Community Affairs, Rwanda
- Mr. Michal Greno, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Slovak Republic in South Africa
- Mr. Ozan Acar, Head of Sectors & Entrepreneurship Department, Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey
Multilateral organizations:
- Dr. Assane Mayaki, CEO, New Partnership for Africa's Development, NEPAD
- Dr. Karen Wilson, Statistics and Development Finance, Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development, OECD
- Mr. Eric Adja, Executive Director for Economic & Digital Affairs, Organisation International de la Francophonie, OIF
- Mrs. Tatiana Krylova, Head of the Enterprise Branch, Division on Investments and Enterprise, UNCTAD
- Ms. Elsie Kanza, Head of Africa, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
- Mrs. Ellen Olafsen, Global Product Specialist on Growth Entrepreneurship, Trade & Competitiveness Global Practice, World Bank
2016 Ministerial (Medellin, Colombia)
- H.E. Maria Contreras-Sweet, Administrator, Small Business Administration, United States (co-host)
- H.E. Mariano Mayer, Secretary of Entrepreneurs and SMEs, Argentina
- Mr. Bernardo Troncoso, President, Technical Cooperation Services (SERCOTEC), Ministry of the Economy, Development & Tourism, Chile
- H.E. Cecilia Alvarez- Correa, Minister of Trade, Industry & Tourism, Colombia
- H.E. Geannina Dinarte Romero, Deputy Minister of Economy, Industry & Commerce, Costa Rica
- H.E. Ignacio A. Mendez, Vice-Minister of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Dominican Republic
- H.E. Liisa Oviir, Minister of Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Economic Affairs & Communications, Estonia
- Mrs. Kristin Schreiber, Director, EU Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises & SMEs, European Commission
- H.E. Ezrra I. Orozco, Vice Minister for SME Development, Ministry of Economy, Guatemala
- Mr. Mohammad Rudy Salahuddin, Deputy for Coordination of Creative Economy, Entrepreneurship & Competitiveness of Cooperation and SMEs, Ministry of the Economy, Indonesia
- H.E. Azoumana Moutaye, Minister of National Entrepreneurship, Promotion of SMEs & Handicrafts, Ivory Coast
- Mrs. Mimosa Séraphin, Chief of Staff, Ministry of Industry & Private Sector Development, Madagascar
- Mr. Enrique Jacob Rocha, President, National Entrepreneurship Institute (INADEM), Mexico
- Mr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, CEO, New Partnership for Africa's Development
- Mrs. Paulina Zadura-Lichota, Director, Enterprise and Innovation Department, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development, Poland
- H.E. Lindiwe Zulu, Minister of Small Business Development, South Africa
Multi-lateral organizations:
- Mrs. Ingrid Figueroa, Executive Director, Regional Center for MSME Promotion (CENPROMYPE), Central American Integration System (SICA)
- Mrs. Annalisa Primi, Head, Structural Policy and Innovation Unit, OECD Development Center
- Mr. Ibrahim Alswidan, Chief Strategy Officer, SME Authority, Saudi Arabia
- Mrs. Tatiana Krylova, Head of the Enterprise Branch, Division on Investments & Enterprise, United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD)
- Mrs. Irene Arias, Global Director, Financial Institutions Group, International Finance Corporation (IFC), The World Bank
2015 Ministerial (Milan, Italy)
- H.E. Maria Contreras-Sweet, Administrator, Small Business Administration, United States (co-host)
- H.E. Gordan Maras. Minister of Entrepreneurship and Crafts, Croatia
- Mr. Giorgi Tsikolia, CEO, Georgian Entrepreneurship Development Agency, Georgia
Dr. Thomas Funke, Head of Entrepreneurship, RKW Kompetenzzentrum, Federal Ministry for Economics, Germany - Mr. Enrique Jacob Rocha, President, National Entrepreneurship Institute (INADEM), Mexico
- Mr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, CEO, New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)
- Mrs. Paulina Zadura-Lichota, Director, Enterprise and Innovation Department, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development, Poland
- H.E. Lindiwe Zulu, Minister of Small Business Development, South Africa
- Mr. Sungsup Kim, Director, Small and Medium Business Administration, South Korea
- Mrs. Gemma Peck, Deputy Director, Department for Business Innovation and Skills, United Kingdom
- Mr. Petko Draganov, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)