İstanbul, Türkiye
11 -14 July 2023
Main Awards
JA EUROPE COMPANY OF THE YEAR
The JA Europe Company of the Year Award recognises the mini-companies and young people who best demonstrated their business acumen and spirit of entrepreneurship, following their participation to the JA Company Programme. The jury will nominate 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in the JA Company of the Year 2023 Award.
JA Europe Innovation of the Year
The most innovative JA Company will be awarded to recognise ground-breaking innovation of their business.
Scholarship to Global School for Entrepreneurship
JA Europe and Unknown Group offer the winners of the JA Student Companies competition 2 scholarships to join the BSc program of Global School for Entrepreneurship.
JA Europe Innovation of the Year
The JA Europe Innovation of the Year Award recognizes student start-ups that developed the most innovative businesses and business solutions with real future investment potential. The jury will nominate 1st, 2nd and 3rd place place in the JA Europe Start Up Innovation of the Year 2023 Award.
JA Europe Start Up of the Year
This Award recognizes the most viable and sustainable business with an emphasis on the value (financial, social or cultural) already created in the real market, and its potential to scale further.
European SIgnature Awards
Online Awards
Public Choice Award
Social Innovation Award
The Entrepreneurial School Awards
Institutional Partners
Main Partner/Sponsor
European Sponsors & Partners
Online Sponsors & Partners
National Sponsors & Partners
Media Partner
Content Partners
Aftermovie
Livestreams
Gen-E messages from
the European Parliament
Margrethe Vestager
Executive Vice President of the
European Commission for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age
Nicolas Schmit
European Commissioner for
Jobs and Social Rights
Nicola Procaccini
Member of the European Parliament (MEP)
Eva Maydell
Member of the European Parliament (MEP)
Karen Reddington
President, FedEx Express Europe
Mark Timmermans
Vice President Road Network Operations
FedEx Express Europe
Eser Sezek
Vice President Ground Operations – South East Europe, Israel & Turkey | FedEx Express
Janet Johnstone
BNY Mellon Chief Administrative Officer
Evrim Bayam
Vice President of People and Corporate Development & Executive Committee Member at Orhan Holding
Feyza Narlı
General Manager, ManpowerGroup Türkiye
Kylie Jimenez
Senior Vice President Toyota Motor Europe
Joseph Young
General Manager of EMEAI at Delta Air Lines
Annika Grosse
Europe Data & AI Lead at Avanade
Dr. Ashley Forsyth
PMIEF Executive Director
Mario Roccaro
Programme Manager Education, EIT Food
Francesca Stevens
Secretary General, EuroPen
Philippe Cori
UNICEF Europe and Central Asia
Regional Director a.i.
Michał Dżoga
Intel Poland Country Manager
Marc De Rycke
Euroclear Group Deputy CIO
Henk Huisman
Head of Public and Government Affairs
NN Group
Federica Celestini Campanari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the
Italian Youth Agency
Ghazi Almihdar
Director – MENA External & Regulatory Affairs, AT&T
Laurence Morvan
Chief of Staff to CEO Europe & CSR Officer
Accenture
Ceren Özel
Human Resources Director
Goodyear
Dr. Nina Ferencic
Senior Regional Adviser on Adolescent and Youth Health, Development and Participation at the UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
Silvia Cappellini
General Manager
UniCredit Foundation ETS
Stefano Scabbio
President Southern and Eastern Europe and Talent Solutions Global Brand Leader at ManpowerGroup
Gillian Hinde
Global Corporate Responsibility Leader
EY
Nevnihal Çiftçi
Public Affairs Cluster Head for Israel & Turkey
Citi
Kostas Simitopoulos
Program Manager/ Employability Consultant
JA Greece
Anna Jenisch
Senior Project Manager
JA Germany
Ragna Jebsen
Vice President
JA Alumni Europe
Asheesh Advani
President & CEO of JA Worldwide
Ben Peeters
Vlajo (JA Belgium)
Çelik Ören
JA Türkiye Chairperson
Entrepreneur & Angel Investor
Diana Filip
Deputy CEO and Chief Development Officer
JA Europe
Seçil Yıldırım Çelebi
CEO of JA Türkiye
Salvatore Nigro
CEO of JA Europe
Jaki Baruh
Founder- Turkey Video Network
İzel Cansın Emiroğulları
Co-Founder STUNNER Türkiye
Adam Warby
Chairman of JA Europe
CEO Emeritus of Avanade