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India is now more connected with global investment markets. As announced by the World Business Angels Investment Forum, Samuel Joy Founder and CEO Huntr, has been appointed as International Partner for India. International Partner Joy 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

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.

The greatest challenge Kerala Government is faced in recent history is the reverse migration of its skilled and non-skilled migrant population, approximately 1 million of whom have returned owing to Covid. This migrant population is responsible for nearly a fifth of foreign remittances to the country.

To address this problem, the Government has partnered with Huntr to use Huntr’s technology-driven marketplace solution to align employment opportunities in the Gulf with this able workforce.

This session will discuss the role of entrepreneurship and innovation for the

SDGs, and the pressing need for technologies to continue to adapt to work

alongside sustainable development solutions. Key topics will include youth-led

innovation, the future of work in a post-pandemic society, sustainable business

practices, and the role of technology in advancing the sustainable development

globally.

Youth leaders have an important role to play in promoting human dignity and our common home by instilling the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Climate Agreement, and Pope Francis’ social teachings in his latestspeech to the Fourth World Meeting of Popular Movements – through producing awareness, expertise, entrepreneurship, and moral engagement around the world. With just 10 years left to achieve the SDGs, no country is currently on track to do so. People everywhere need to be equipped not just with technical knowledge and skills, but with a deeper understanding of the values needed to forge a peaceful and sustainable future. The Vatican Youth Symposium aims to strengthen global youth movements for sustainable development by bringing together youth leaders and experts in various fields in sessions devoted to the dimensions of youth

empowerment and progressive practices and workstreams that promote the advancement of the 2030 Agenda. The eight annual Symposium, took place in a virtual setting, that convened youth leaders from around the world with the support of SDSN Youth and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. The Symposium brought together some of the world’s most renowned thought leaders to connect with young people to create pathways of understanding and action – to shape a sustainable world for future generations. Leaders of civil society, faith communities, businesses, academia, celebrity activists, and members of the UN Secretary-General’s SDG

Advocates will join the gathering to offer their guidance and partnership with the youth leaders. As the world continues to chart out the roadmap to recover from one of the most defining moments of the 21st century, we must be even more cognizant of the realities that COVID-19 has pushed onto us and its implications for addressing the most pressing issues of our time.

The theme, “Global Youth Movements; Leading Change for the Good of Present & Future Generations ” framed sessions devoted to the dimensions of youth empowerment and intergenerational leadership with discussions on how COVID-19 presents both an enormous challenge and unforeseen opportunities for advancing sustainable

development globally. Core sessions will be categorized into thematic areas split over two days and include discussions surrounding Transformative Education and Global Citizenship, Human Rights and Dignity, Sustainable Cities & Communities, and Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Technology presenting inspiring messages of how the synergy between the creativity of younger generations and the expertise of older ones curate progressive change.

Our Founder and CEO, Samuel Joy spoke on the youth innovation,entrepreneurship and technology

In his session, he discussed the role of entrepreneurship and innovation in the SDGs and the pressing need for technologies to continue to adapt to work alongside sustainable development solutions. Key topics included youth-led innovation, the future of work in a post-pandemic society, sustainable business practices, and the role of technology in advancing the sustainable development

globally.

WORLD BANK GROUP

Jobs

THE PERFECT MATCH – USING DATA – DRIVEN MODELS TO MATCH TALENTS WITH

10 February 2011 at 10AM (EST) The meeting will be held via Webex Meeting Number: 2302 537 5853 Password:10cM68nkHm3 

The recording and slides will be available on the S4YE website after the session. 

Job matching platforms offer a variety of different services for job seekers, enterprises, and researchers. Beyond their traditional matching function, these platforms also collect valuable big data, which is essential for skills and labor market forecasts. However, not everyone is taking advantage of this valuable resource. This webinar presents the approaches of two youth-led job matching platforms HaHu Jobs in Ethiopia and Huntr in the United Arab Emirates. It intends to address the following questions: 

• What can we learn from the data collected through job matching platforms? • How can job matching platforms support low and medium-skilled workers? 

Speakers: • Kaleab M.Tesema — Co-founder and Operational Director at HaHuJobs • Samuel Joy— Founder and CEO at Huntr • Koen Maaskant — World Bank 

Speakers: 

Kaleab M.Tesema, 

Co-founder and Operational Director HaHulobs 

Samuel Joy, 

Founder and CEO Director Huntr 

Koen Maaskant,

World Bank