WSA INNOVATION DAYS & GRAND JURY 2017

Berlin, October 25 -28, 2017

 

  • 20 international experts in entrepreneurship, innovation and IT meet for 3 days to evaluate the best digital solutions 2017 globally
  • unique global overview about digital innovation and start-ups from all over the world
  • selection of the 40 WSA Winners 2017
  • focus on innovation from Africa, by organizing a special jury session screening all African entries
  • vernissage „Digital Innovation made in Africa“ - Digital innovations for sustainable and inclusive development

 

 

The WSA Grand Jury is one of the most important meetings and events in the whole WSA process. Since 2003, WSA has united renowned  multimedia experts from all parts of the world - Africa, Asia, Australia and Oceania, North and Latin America, and Europe - to learn about and judge the best content and most innovative applications, forming a unique college of evaluation and knowledge.

The Grand Jury is a unique opportunity to learn the latest trends in each category and to get an overview about what is happening in terms of digital innovation on a global scale.

 

Grand Jury meetings took place in past years in Bahrain, Croatia, India, Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, Estonia and Azerbaijan.

The WSA Grand Jury Implementation partner is the Tech Entrepreneurship Initiative ‘Make-IT in Africa’ (GIZ) working on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

 

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WSA GRAND JURY MEMBERS 2017

These are the Grand Jurors of the WSA Grand Jury 2017!

 

Agang K. Diltlhogo

Co-Founder

The Clicking Generation

Botswana

Jan Schwaab

Head Digital Transformation in Africa

GIZ

Germany

Josephine Nzerem

Director, Venture & Fellowship

Ashoka Africa

Nigeria

Ian Lorenzen

Executive Director and Partner

Growth Africa

Kenya

Tanja Wehsely

CEO

Volkshilfe Wien

Austria

Safa Nasserldin

Vice President

Alquds University

Palestine

Sanny Gaddafi

CEO

8villages

Indonesia

Rudy Laddaga Lopez

Chief Content Officer

Citizens Company

Mexico

Marta A. Tomovska

Advisor to the Prime Minister of Serbia

Office of the Prime Minister

North Macedonia

Ralph Simon

CEO & Founder; Chairman Emeritus & Founder

Mobilium International; Mobile Entertainment Forum-Americas

United Kingdom

Chitranganie Mubarak

Consultant on Digitization for Social Good and Joint Coordinator for Women’s Research

CENWOR

Sri Lanka

Osama Manzar

Founder & Director

Digital Empowerment Foundation

India

Rodrigo Assumpção

Social Protection Management Information Systems Expert

International Labour Organization

Brazil

Ana Gonçalves Pereira

Head of Employer Branding

Jerónimo Martins

Portugal

Tore Haugland

CEO

Ouvi

Brazil

Badr Ward

CEO

LAMSA

United Arab Emirates

Manar Al Hashash

CEO

DotDesign

Kuwait

 

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