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

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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