Europe is proudly becoming ever more diverse, and the EU Migrant-Entrepreneurship Support has assisted numerous migrants and refugees with realising their business ideas! EUStartGees, ELYME , FRESH START , ME4CHANGE , YMCB , BITE , EMEN , MAGNET , and MEGA proudly invite you to join us on March 23, 2021 (10:00 AM CET) at the Meaningful Diversity Conference.

The conference features the results from the EU co-financed projects in the field of migrant entrepreneurship support, the success stories from migrant and refugee entrepreneurs, and from the migrants and refugees support organisations across the EU.

Several knowledgeable topics on being an entrepreneur today; how to manage failures and remain resilient, will be discussed. The speeches will provide the inputs you need for becoming a migrant entrepreneur in this difficult time.

A powerful, inclusive, open conference to build a powerful migrant-entrepreneurship support ecosystem, share great stories, share business growth tips and keys to success when working with migrants and refugee populations, in a non-competitive and supportive digital environment.

Join us in a full-day business conference geared towards supporting migrants and refugees with capacity-building programmes, stakeholders sharing their best practices, great speakers and stories of amazing migrants/refugees-owned businesses to inspire and show starting a business is possible!

To access the conference, please use the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86871936667

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Save your date on March 23, 2021, from 10 AM ~ 16:00 PM CET.

We want to ensure everyone, despite where they come from, that starting a business is possible!

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10:00 - 10:30 AM | Opening remarks

• Welcome from the EU Project Coordinators
• Migrant Entrepreneurship today - a snapshot - EU Commission Representative
• Birgit WEIDEL - DG GROW.H1` s Head of Unit

10:30 - 11:00 AM | “Everything starts small”

Our protagonists: Migrant Entrepreneurs

• Aida Aicha Bodian
• Salam Kanhoush
• Hervè Papa Latyr
• Obada Otabashi

11:00 - 11:20 AM| "Meaningful networking session WITH EQ Mentor, Kyla Mitsunaga"

• Kyla Mitsunaga | Forbes Coaches Council Member

11:20 - 11:55 AM | Migrant Entrepreneurship support scheme projects: the main outcomes

• EUSTARTGEES
• ELYME
• FRESH START
• ME4CHANGE
• YMCB
• BITE

11:55 - 12:10 PM | Network Projects: main outcomes

• EMEN
• MAGNET
• MEGA

12:10 - 12:20 AM | Being an entrepreneur today

• Julie Murat | Bridge for Billions

12:20 - 12:35 PM | Voices from the Migrant Entrepreneurship co-funded projects

PARALLEL SESSIONS

• "Entrepreneurial Journey: Skills and Role Model" | ESG + BITE
• "Virtual resource centers (or base) supporting migrant entrepreneurs community" | ELYME+YMBC
• "Diverse methods and approaches: the same aim!"| ME4CHANGE + FRESH START
• "The importance of the Migrant Business Associations during the challenging times"| EMEN

12: 35 - 12:45 PM | Roundtable: Wrap up

12:25 - 12:40 PM | COVID- 19: breaking through

12:45 - 13:00 PM | OTHER EU SUCCESSFULL PROJECT AROUND MIGRANT ENTREPRENEURSHIP:

• BEST PROJECT

13:15 - 14:15 PM | LUNCH BREAK

14:15-14:40 PM | I made it! Solidarity, entrepreneurship and future

The Migrants beneficiaries of the projects willing to share their entrepreneurial journey

• Diogenes Díaz Osorio or Ammar Najeeb
• Azra Bekic
• Hakan Aycicek

14.40 - 14:55 PM | A powerful tool for the ecosystem: the MEHUB Platform

• ELYME Project

14.55 - 15:10 PM | E-resource base platform

• YMCB

15.10 - 15:25 PM | Diaspora Business: linking ventures with impact investors

• BITE

15.25 - 15:45 PM | Creating the Migrant Entrepreneurship ecosystem: the ME4CHANGE Coalition and the Barcelona Declaration

• ME4CHANGE

15:45 - 16:00 PM| Closing Remarks