Here you will find the list of public officials and knowledge partners who have been delegates to the Startup Nations Summit (SNS), by year, in country alphabetical order:
SNS 2018 - Surabaya, Indonesia
SNS 2018 public-sector delegates:
- Alan Plummer, Entrepreneurship Cities Coordinator, Secretariat for Entrepreneurs & SMEs, Ministry of Production, Argentina
- Lucas Cornejo, National Director for Entrepreneurial Capital, Secretariat of Entrepreneurs & SMEs, Ministry of Production, Argentina
- Ursula Benincasa, Coordinator of the Incubator Program, Secretariat for Entrepreneurs & SMEs, Ministry of Production, Argentina
- Andrew Outhwaite, Government’s Incubator Facilitator for Western Australia, Australia
- George Makris, Senior Policy Officer, Commercialisation & Entrepreneurship Policy Section, Department of Industry, Innovation & Science, Australia
- Ali Mustafa, Officer at the Planning & Business Development, Tamkeen Labor Fund, Bahrain
- Nayla Mattar, Senior Enterprises Development Specialist, Ministry of Industry, Commerce & Tourism, Bahrain
- Shaikha Abdullah Al Fadhel, Director of SMEs Development, Ministry of Industry, Commerce & Tourism, Bahrain
- Leonardo Freitas, Deputy General Coordinator of Business Environments, Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovations & Communications, Brazil
- Paulo Puppin Zandonadi, Assistant Manager, Innovation Unit, SEBRAE, Brazil
- Bruno Bonifacio, Startup Specialist, Funding Authority for Studies & Projects (FINEP), Brazil
- Sodany Tan, Director of ICT Policy, Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications, Cambodia
- Andrés Galindo, Advisor, Viceminister of Business Development, Ministry of Trade, Industry & Tourism, Colombia
- Carlos Mendez, Director of Operations, Innpulsa, Colombia
- Ana Monge, Entrepreneurship & Innovation Specialist, ConQuito, Ecuador
- Rasha ElTantawy, Head of Business Support & Entrepreneurship, Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center, Information Technology Industry Development Agency, Egypt
- Ileana Rogel, Executive Director, National Commission for Micro & Small Enterprises (CONAMYPE), El Salvador
- Mikk Vainik, Startup Policy Expert, Ministry of Economic Affairs & Communications (MEAC), Estonia
- Riku Mäkelä, Counsellor, Innovation & Trade Affairs, Embassy of Finland in Singapore, Finland
- Anna Wadda, Principal Industrial Economist, Department of Small Business Development, The Gambia
- Habiba Sumani, Director for Women Entrepreneurship Development, National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI), Ghana
- David Mihalik, Deputy Managing Director, Digital Success Program, Hungary
- Triawan Munaf, Chairman, Creative Economy Agency (BEKRAF), Indonesia
- Tri Rismaharini, Mayor of the City of Surabaya, Indonesia
- Hari Santosa Sungkari, Deputy Chairman of Infrastructure, Agency for the Creative Economy (BEKRAF), Indonesia
- Roberto G. Volpe, Member of DG for Industrial Policy, Ministry of Economic Development, Italy
- Mumu Makinose, Startup Fukuoka, Fukuoka City Government, Japan
- Florence Kimata, SME Advisor to the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Trade & Cooperatives, Kenya
- Donata Gipiskiene, Adviser of Small and Medium-Sized Business, Policy Division Ministry of Economy, Lithuania
- Shehu Abdulkadir, Special Assistant to the Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment, Nigeria
- Rosli Azad Khan, Special Officer to the Minister, Ministry of Entrepreneur & Cooperative Development, Malaysia
- Richard Walley, Manager of Science Policy, Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment, New Zealand
- Kings Jack, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment, Nigeria
- Edgar Colman, National Director for Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Industry & Commerce, Paraguay
- Gonzalo Villaran, Executive of the Knowledge Development & Management Unit, "Innovate" Agency, Peru
- Pamela Antonioli, Director of Innovation, Ministry of Production, Peru
- Sylwia Marczyńska, Chief Expert, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development, Poland
- Marta Sousa Monteiro, Head of Global Relations, Startup Portugal
- Saleh Al-Rasheed, Governor, Small & Medium Enterprises General Authority (Monsha'at), Saudi Arabia
- Mohammad AlMalki, Vice Governor of Funding, Monsha'at, Saudi Arabia
- Mohammed Al Ariefy, Director of Entrepreneurship Hubs, Monsha'at, Saudi Arabia
- Omar AlShamlan, Director of Partnerships, Monsha'at, Saudi Arabia
- Zainab Alamin, General Manager of Information Technology, Monsha'at, Saudi Arabia
- Ali Alshami, Manager of Strategy, Monsha'at, Saudi Arabia
- Tuba Terekli, Advisor to the Governor, Monsha'at, Saudi Arabia
- Emad Binharshan, Manager, Governor's Office, Monsha'at, Saudi Arabia
- Michaella George, Policy Lead, Directorate of Science Technology & Innovation, Sierra Leone
- Lee Jin Sheng, Regional Director for Southeast Asia, EnterpriseSG, Singapore
- Annisa Cinintia, Business Development Manager, EnterpriseSG, Singapore
- Veronika Michalkova, Policy Analyst, Ministry of Economy, Slovakia
- Jak Koseff, Chief Director of the Tshepo 1Million Initiative, Office of the Premier, Gauteng Provincial Government, South Africa
- Linton Mchunu, Chief of Staff, Department of Small Business Development, South Africa
- Naomi Koeberg, Programme Manager, Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), South Africa
- Carolina Rodríguez, Manager of the National Corporation for Innovations & SMEs (ENISA), Ministry of Industry, Commerce & Tourism, Spain
- Marie Wall, Startup director & Deputy director, Division for Research, Innovation & Access to Finance, Ministry of Enterprise, Sweden
- Ozan Acar, Head of Sectors & Entrepreneurship, The Union of Chambers & Commodity Exchanges, Turkey
- Luke Nightingale, Head of SME Policy, Business Growth Directorate, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, United Kingdom
- Gary Millar, Deputy Mayor, City of Liverpool, United Kingdom
- PeiTi Hu, Deputy Director General of SMEA, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Chinese Taipei
- Chia-Hsien Yang, Deputy Director, SMEA, MOEA, Chinese Taipei
- Xin-Wu Lin, Director, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research, Chinese Taipei
- Chen Lihua, Deputy General Secretary, National Young Entrepreneur Association, Chinese Taipei
- Hunter Lin, Director, Taipei EXPO Foundation, Department of Economic Development, Taipei City Government
- Senen Perlada, Director IV, Export Marketing Bureau, Department of Trade & Industry, The Philippines
- Behruz Hamzaev, Head of National PR Center, Tourism Board, Uzbekistan
2018 knowledge partners and observers included:
- Marco Marchese, Policy Analyst, Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions & Cities, OECD
- Bertine Kamphuis, Senior Private Sector Specialist, The World Bank Group
- Arti Grover, Senior Economist, Competitiveness & Innovation Global Practice, The World Bank Group
- Denis Medvedev, Lead Economist, Finance, Competitiveness & Innovation, The World Bank Group
- Najy Benhassine, Practice Director, Finance, Competitiveness & Innovation, The World Bank Group
- Domoina Rambeloarison, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Unit, The World Bank Group
- Albert Bravo-Biosca, Director, Innovation Growth Lab (IGL), Nesta
- Juan Federico, Co-author, Index of Dynamic Entrepreneurship (IDE)
- Lenard Koshwitz, Director European Affairs, Allied for Startups
- Yeni Joseph, Lead international, Startup City Alliance Europe
- Dane Stangler, Head of Policy, Startup Genome
- Kim Bettcher, Director of Knowledge Management, Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
- Aurelio Amaral, Policy Development Officer, World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), Qatar Foundation
- Luis Limon, Advisor, B20 Employment & Education (EE) Taskforce
- Hyeram Kim, Team Member, Korea Entrepreneurship Foundation
- Rom Im, Manager, D.CAMP
SNS 2017 - Tallinn, Estonia
SNS 2017 public-sector delegates:
- Mariano Mayer, Secretary for Entrepreneurs & SMEs, Ministry of Production, Argentina
- Hugo Kantis, Director, Entrepreneurship Development Program (PRODEM), Argentina
- Celeste Ingaramo, International Relations Coordinator, Secretariat for SMEs & Entrepreneurs, Ministry of Production, Argentina
- Alejandra Vivas, SEPYME, Argentina
- Jorge Lawson, Director, Argentina National Bank, Argentina
- Marcus Bidmon, Division for European & International Programs, Research Promotion Agency, Austria
- Safa Sharif AbdulKhaliq, Corporate Planning Manager, Tamkeen, Bahrain
- Pakiza Abdulrahman, Manager for ICT & Startups, Economic Development Board, Bahrain
- Dmitryi Krasouvskyi, Deputy Head of Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Economy, Belarus
- Ivan Veranitca, Deputy Head, Development Bank, Belarus
- Yuliya Kavetskaya, Head of SMEs, Development Bank, Belarus
- Petr Arushanyantc, Head of Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Economy, Belarus
- Bruno Anagonou, Technical Consultant for SMEs to the Minister, Ministry of Industry, Trade & Handicrafts, Benin
- Otavio Caixeta, Startup Brasil, Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation & Communication, Brazil
- Kan Channmeta, Secretary of State, Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications, Cambodia
- Sopheap Seng, President, National Institute of Posts, Telecommunications & ICT, Cambodia
- Rebecca Palmer, Bearie City, Canada
- Tadashi Takaoka, Head of Entrepreneurship Branch, Chilean Economic Development Agency (CORFO), Chile
- Konrad Fernandez, COO & Deputy Director, Start-Up Chile, Chile
- Sergio Mendoza, Entrepreneurship & Innovation Coordinator, iNNpulsa Colombia, Colombia
- Marcia Montes Cantillo, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy, Industry & Trade (MEIC), Costa Rica
- Antonija Mrsic, Head of Sector for Innovation Policy, Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship & Crafts , Croatia
- Irene Piki, Head of Smart Regulation, Investment & Entrepreneurship, Presidency of Cyprus, Cyprus
- Junior Kalengula, Subhead of the Incubators Direction, Congolese Small & Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency (OPEC), Democratic Republic of Congo
- Anders Hoffmann, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Utilities & Climate, Denmark
- Helene Iversen, Head of Section, Danish Business Authority, Denmark
- Jose Checo, Head of Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Industry & Commerce, Dominican Republic
- Ricardo Zambrano, Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Industry & Production, Ecuador
- Rasha ElTantawy, Head of Business Support & Entrepreneurship, Information Technology Industry Development Agency, Egypt
- Ileana Rogel, Executive Director National Commission for Micro & Small Enterprises (CONAMYPE), El Salvador
- Kristin Schreiber, Director, DG Grow - European Commission, European Union
- Andre Meyer, SME Envoy Network, DG Grow, European Commission, European Union
- Peteris Zilgalvis, Head of Unit, Startups & Innovation, Digital Single Market Directorate, DG CONNECT, European Commission, European Union
- Klen Jäärats, Director for EU Affairs, Government Office of Estonia, Estonia
- Kata Varblane, Deputy Director of Marketing and International Relations, Enterprise Estonia
- Mari Vavulski, Head, Startup Estonia
- Sigrid Rajalo, Head of Innovation Unit, Ministry of Economic Affairs & Communications, Estonia
- Arnaud Castaignet, PR Manager, e-Residency Team, Enterprise Estonia, Estonia
- Mikk Vainik, Expert, Ministry of Economic Affairs & Communications (MEAC), Estonia
- Viljar Lubi, Deputy Secretary General for Economic Development, Ministry of Economic Affairs & Communications (MEAC), Estonia
- Taina Kulmala, Ministerial Adviser, Head of Policy Analysis Unit Prime Minister's Office, Finland
- Johanna Kotipelto, Prime Minister's Office, Finland
- Gaelle Sicot, Assistant to Economic Advisor, Directorate-General of the Treasury, France
- Richard Osei-Anim, Senior Advisor on Entrepreneurship to the Government, Ghana
- Michail Christos Stangos, Co-Founder Industry Disruptors-Game Changers, Greece
- Ezrra Orozco, Vice Minister Ministry of the Economy, Guatemala
- Tri Rismaharini, Mayor, City of Surabaya, Indonesia
- Siobhan Finn, Managing Director, Cork Innovates, Ireland
- Patrick McGrath, Chairman, Cork Innovates, Ireland
- Thomas Cooney, Policy Advisor to the Irish Government, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
- Mattia Corbetta, Member of DG for Industrial Policy, Ministry of Economic Development, Italy
- Stefano Firpo, Chief of Staff, Ministry of Economic Development, Italy
- Kentaro Morita, Researcher Attaché, Political & Economic Affairs, Embassy of Japan in Estonia, Japan
- Abdelraheem Abualbasal, Executive Director, Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship, Jordan
- Florence Kimata, SME Advisor to the Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Industry, Trade & Cooperatives, Kenya
- Elmars Baltins, Director, Connect Latvija, Latvia
- Raminta Krulikauskiene, Ministry of Economy, Lithuania
- Romain Fouarge, Directorate General of SME and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of the Economy, Luxembourg
- Andry Ravalomanda, Director General for Private Sector Development, Ministry of Industry & Private Sector Development, Madagascar
- Aditya Tuli, VP Technology & Innovation, Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC), Malaysia
- Brian Grima, Senior Manager, Policy Development & Programme Implementation Directorate, Ministry for the Economy, Investment & Small Businesses, Malta
- Marie-Claire Testa, Ministry for the Economy, Investment & Small Businesses, Malta
- Bugeja Jeffrey, Director, Policy Development & Programme Implementation Directorate, Ministry for the Economy, Investment & Small Businesses, Malta
- Itzel Villa, Director General for Entrepreneur & Financing Programs, National Institute of the Entrepreneur (INADEM), Mexico
- Kewal Passad Bhandari, Joint Secretary, Chief of Budget & Program Division, Nepal
- Magdalena van der Meer, Policy Advisor, Department of Enterprise, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Netherlands
- Pieter Waasdorp, Director Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture & Innovation, Netherlands
- Richard Walley, Science Policy Manager, Ministry of Business, Innovation, & Employment, New Zealand
- Adewale Bakar, Director, SMEs Ministry of Trade & Investment, Nigeria
- Shehu Jazuli Abdulkadir, Special Assistant to the Minister, Ministry of Trade & Investment, Nigeria
- Leticia Romero, Director, ICT Education & Digital Inclusion, National Secretariat for Information & Communication Technologies (SENATICs), Paraguay
- Alcides Corbeta, Project Coordinator, National Council for Science & Technology (CONACYT), Paraguay
- Gonzalo Dario Villaran, Innovate Peru, Ministry of Production, Peru
- Magdalena Beauchamp, Director of Advocacy & Operations, Startup Poland, Poland
- Sylwia Marczyńska, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development, Poland
- Eliza Kruczkowska, Director of Innovation Development Polish Development Fund, Poland
- Ghassan Alsulaiman, Governor, SME Authority, Saudi Arabia
- Saeed Algarny, Advisor to the Governor SME Authority, Saudi Arabia
- James Romeo Koroma, Assistant Director of Central Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, Ministry of Finance & Economic Development, Sierra Leone
- Lindiwe Zulu, Minister, Department of Small Business Development South Africa
- Hester Judy Booysen, Department of Small Business Development, South Africa
- Linton Mchunu, Chief of Staff, Department of Small Business Development, South Africa
- Kim Youngtae, Director of Venture Innovation Policy, Small & Medium Business Administration, South Korea
- Xin-Wu Lin, Director of Research Division III, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER), Chinese Taipei
- Pei-Ti Hu, Director General SMEA, MOEA, Chinese Taipei
- Pichet Durongkaveroj, Minister, Ministry of Digital Economy & Society, Thailand
- Ishariyaporn Smiprem, Foreign Affairs Division, Ministry of Digital Economy & Society, Thailand
- Chaowalit Limmaneevichitr, Secretary to the Minister Ministry of Digital Economy & Society, Thailand
- Nutthapon Nimmanphatcharin, President & CEO, Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA), Thailand
- Lieke Vollenbroek, Senior Policy Advisor, The Hague City Government, The Netherlands
- Ozan Acar, Head of Sectors & Entrepreneurship Department, The Union of Chambers & Commodity Exchanges of Turkey, Turkey
- Charles Cracknell, Project Director, Hull City, United Kingdom
- Stephan Kuester, Head of International Consulting, Tech City UK, United Kingdom
- Frank Aguirre, Business Development Specialist, City of Los Angeles, United States
- Ganesh Rao, U.S. Small Business Administration, United States
- Carmen Sanchez, Manager, Promotion of Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Industry, Energy & Mining, Uruguay
- Hikmat Abdurahmanov, Chairman, Association of International Business & Technologies, State Committee for Competition, Uzbekistan
- Dong Dang Huy, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Planning & Investment, Vietnam
- Pham Hong Quat, Director General, Agency for Technology Entrepreneurship & Commercialization Development (NATEC), Ministry of Science & Technology (MOST), Vietnam
- Hoang Thi Hong, Director General, SME Development Fund of Vietnam, Ministry of Planning & Investment, Vietnam
2017 knowledge partners and observers included:
- Ganesh Rasagam, Practice Manager for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Trade & Competitiveness Global Practice, The World Bank Group
- Victor Mulas, Deputy Director General, The World Bank Group
- Loren Nadres, Program Analyst, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Unit, The World Bank Group
- Evan Absher, Senior Program Officer in Entrepreneurship, Kauffman Foundation
- Katarzyna Jakimowicz, Associate Director, The Lisbon Council
- Alexander McCauley, CEO, StartupAUS
- Ilkka Lakaniemi, Research Director, Aalto University School of Business
- Thibault Verbiest, Partner DS Avocats
- Elisabeth Lambrecht, Policy Analyst, Structural Policies and Innovation Unit, OECD, France
- Sonja Alt, Startup & Innovation, RKW Kompetenzzentrum, Germany
- Arvind Gupta, Founder Digital India Foundation, India
- Raf Van Bulck, Entrepreneurship Policy, Data & Statistics, Federation of Enterprises of Belgium
- Lenard R. Koschwitz, Director European Affairs, Allied for Startups
- Emma Fau, Founder, EUcapital SPRL
- Felipe Matos, Executive Director, Dinamo
- Caleb Carr, Founder, Students for Intellectual Property
- Victor Sedov, President, Center for Entrepreneurship, Russia
- Minhaz Anwar, Managing Director, BetterStories, Bangladesh
SNS 2016 - Cork, Ireland
SNS 2016 public-sector delegates:
- Patricio Gigli, National Director for Human Capital, Ministry of Production, Argentina
- Bagrat Yengibaryan, Director, Enterprise Incubator Foundation, Armenia
- Harald Mahrer, State Secretary for Science, Research and Economics, Austria
- Melina Schneider, Cabinet Member, Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economics, Austria
- Bart De Wever, Mayor of Antwerp, City of Antwerp, Belgium
- Johan Vermant, Spokesperson for the Mayor, City of Antwerp, Belgium
- Felipe Matos, Executive Director, Dinamo – Brazil, Brazil
- Shauna Harper, Startup Community Leader, Startup Canada, Canada
- Kathryn Forrest, Communications, Marketing and Government Relations Manager, Startup Canada, Canada
- Patricia Hansen, Director of Acceleration, Start-Up Chile, Chile
- Antonija Mrsic, Head of Sector for Innovation Policy, Government of Croatia
- Efka Heder, Director, SEECEL, South East European Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (SEECEL), Croatia
- Matija Bumbak, Head of development department, City of Sibenik, Croatia
- Anders Hoffmann, Deputy Director General, Danish Business Authority, Denmark
- Kasper Gregersen, Head of Section, Danish Business Authority, Denmark
- Rasha ElTantawy, Head of Entrepreneurship and Business Support, Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC), Information Technology Industry Development Agency, Egypt
- Ileana A. Rogel, Executive Director, National Commission for Micro and Small Enterprises (CONAMYPE), El Salvador
- Mikk Vainik, Expert on Startup Policy, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Estonia
- Kristin Schreiber, Director, EU programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises & SMEs (COSME), European Commission
- Aleksandre Chrikishvili, Co-Founder/Managing Partner, Startup Georgia
- Walther Morales Rios, National Advisor for the Promotion of Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Economy, Guatemala
- Tri Rismaharini, Mayor of the City of Surabaya, Indonesia
- Gerard Wrixon, Chairman, Cork Innovates, Ireland
- Enda Stenson, Councillor, Leitrim County Council, Ireland
- Michael Murphy, Head of Irish Delegation, Committee of the Regions, Ireland
- Kieran Moynihan, Founding Member, Cork Innovates, Ireland
- Prof. Thomas Cooney, Policy Advisor to the Irish Government, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
- Mattia Corbetta, Member of DG for Industrial Policy, Italian Ministry of Economic Development, Italy
- Apolinaras Skikunas, Director of Entrepreneurship Department, Enterprise Lithuania, Ministry of Economy, Lithuania
- Paloma Saldana, Ministry of the Economy, Director of the Canada Desk, Mexico
- Victor Montano, National Institute of the Entrepreneur (INADEM), Ministry of the Economy, Mexico
- Adriana Tortajada, Director, Mexico Ventures, Mexico
- Jose Luis Andrade Rodriguez, CEO, IMAN, Mexico
- Leticia Romero, Director, INNOVANDO PARAGUAY – SENATICs, Paraguay
- Renzo Reyes Rocha, Coordinator, Startup Peru - Ministry of Production, Peru
- Marco Alvarez, Project Executive, Startup Peru - Ministry of Production, Peru
- Marianne Tan, ACE - Action Community for Entrepreneurship, Head, Partnerships & Marketing, Singapore
- Mojalefa Mohoto, Chief Director, Enterprise Development, Department of Small Business Development, South Africa
- Pichet Durongkaveroj, Minister of Science and Technology, Thailand
- Wimonkan Kosumas, Deputy Director General, Office of SMEs Promotion, Thailand
- Chinawut Chinaprayoon, Director of New Venture and Entrepreneurship, National Science Technology and Innovation Policy Office, Thailand
- Maria Contreras-Sweet, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration, United States
- Diana Rodriguez, Associate Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration, United States
- Michael Morales, White House Fellow, Senior Advisor to the SBA Administrator, United States
- Thomas Lersten, Director, Global Entrepreneurship Program, U.S. Department of Stat, United States
- Dwight Nystrom, Political-Economic Chief, U.S. Embassy Tbilisi, United States
2016 knowledge partners and observers included:
- Ergest Nako, Ecosystem Manager, Protik Innovation Center, Albania
- Dorina Kulla, Project Coordinator, Innovation Hub Tirana, Albania
- Dr. Hugo Kantis, Co-author, Developing Entrepreneurship: Experience in Latin America and Worldwide, Director, Entrepreneurship Development Program (PRODEM), Argentina
- Rebeca Hwang, Co-founder, Startup Nations
- Hayk Asriyants, Founder & President, Startup Armenia, Armenia
- Alexander McCauley, CEO, StartupAUS, Australia
- Sajid Islam, Founder of HubDhaka, Angel Investor, Bangladesh
- Minhaz Anwar, MD, BetterStories Limited, Bangladesh
- Yauheni Puhach Belbiz, TechMinsk Accelerator, IMAGURU Co-working space Lead, Belarus
- Frederik Tibau, Content Director, Startups.be, Belgium
- Ana Beatriz, Castelo Branco Pires, Project Manager, Startup Brasil – Softex, Brazil
- Gang Lu, Founder, TechNode, China
- Maria Vengoechea Devis, Executive President, Barranquilla Chamber of Commerce, Colombia
- Marisol Camacho, Chief of Engagement, Bancoldex, Colombia
- Torsten Kolind, CEO, Startup Denmark
- Xavier Ordenana Rodriguez, Academic Director, ESPAE Graduate School of Management, Ecuador
- Mari Vavulski, Head, Startup Estonia, Estonia
- Lisa Schreier, Head of Research & International Strategy, German Startups Association, Germany
- Florian Noell, Chairmen of the Board, German Startups Association, Germany
- Michalis Stangos, Co-Founder, FUTURE AGRO CHALLENGE, Greece
- Andreas Stefanidis, Co-Founder and President, Academy of Entrepreneurship,Greece
- Sidney Yuen, Board Member, The Ireland Fund of China, Enterprise Ireland, Hong Kong S.A.R., China
- Andrew Parish, Chairman, Startup Ireland
- Mark Hugh Sam, Co-Founding Member, Caribbean Business Enablers Networ, Jamaica
- Winston Wilkins, Community Manager, Start-up Jamaica
- Russell Saito, Director, IMPACT Foundation, Japan
- Victor Moctezuma, Chief Evangelist Officer, iLab Mexico
- Marcus Dantus, CEO, Startup Mexico, Mexico
- Redouane DAHMOUNI, VP & Co-Founder, Startup Morocco
- Simon Schaefer, CEO, Startup Portugal, Portugal
- Serban Mogos, President, Startmeup Romania, Akcees, Romania
- Delia-Raluca Sancariuc, Vice-President Research & Policy, Startmeup Romania / Akcees, Romania
- Ekaterina Pankratova, Strategy Manager, The Skolkovo Foundation, Russia
- Pascal Bukuru, Director & Lead Consultant, Center for Business Thinking – CFBT, Rwanda
- Zimkhitha Peter, Head of Programmes, Allan Gray Orbis Foundation, South Africa
- Karen Gabriels, Head of Finance, Allan Gray Orbis Foundation, South Africa
- Aziz Soltobaev, Chairman, KG Labs, South Korea
- Sonia Lee, Manager, D.CAMP and Startup Korea, South Korea
- Kwanghyon Kim, Executive Director, Startup Korea D.CAMP & Startup Korea, South Korea
- Gi Hyun Kum, Secretary General, Korea Entrepreneurship Foundation, South Korea
- SeLim Lee, Team Member, Korea Entrepreneurship Foundation, South Korea
- Hye Ram Kim, Team Member, Korea Entrepreneurship Foundation, South Korea
- Carmen Bermejo, Vicepresident, Asociacion Espanola de Startups, Spain
- Elif Coskunkan, Startups and Investor Network Executive, Startup Turkey, Turkey
- Valerie Mocker, NESTA, Senior Researcher for Startups & Entrepreneurship, United Kingdom
- Christopher Haley, NESTA, Head of Research, United Kingdom
- Matthew Smith, Director, Centre for Entrepreneurs / StartUp Britain, United Kingdom
- Maximilian Yoshioka, Lead Researcher, Centre for Entrepreneurs / StartUp Britain, United Kingdom
- Maria Palmieri, Senior Policy Manager, Tech City UK, United Kingdom
- Heather Stafford, Director, Startup Oregon, United States
- Dane Stangler, Vice President for Research and Policy, Kauffman Foundation, United States
- Phil Auerswald, Global Entrepreneurship Research Network, Executive Director, United States
- Amisha Miller, Senior Program Officer, Entrepreneurship Research, Kauffman Foundation, United States
- Evan Absher, Program Officer, Kauffman Foundation, United States
- Ginger Imster, Executive Director, Arch Grants, United States
- Zoltan Acs, Founder and President, Global Entrepreneurship and Development Institute, Global Entrepreneurship Index, United States
- Hai Nguyen, CO-FOUNDER & COO, STARTUP Vietnam
- Ellen Olafsen, Global Product Specialist, Growth Entrepreneurship, Trade & Competitiveness Practice, World Bank Group
- Anwar Aridi, Innovation Specialist , World Bank Group
