
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
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European Sponsors & Partners
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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