Seeking sustainable investments needs local innovations scouts, an evaluation and support so that the innovation can flourish. The WSA has a global network of local experts to find evaluate the best innovation which supports to meet the UN SDGs.

1. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
Finding & Evaluating
Sustainable Investments
Formula for identifiying
sustainable investments in
sustainable businesses
January 2020

2. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
2
Investing in
Purpose Driven, Sustainable
Impact Investments
Identifying, Qualifying,
Promoting
Projects with Impact

3. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
3
SOLVING CHALLENGES
FOR SOCIETY
MAKING A PROFIT
ENABLING
ENTERPENEURSHIP
UNDERTAKE

4. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
Two Sides of the same Coin
4
Investor
 Personal Goals?
 Preferences / Likings / Fascinations?
 Personal investments criteria?
 Sectors
 Countries
 Financial stages
 KPI´s
 ...
 Where to find suitable opportunities?
 Where to find projects / innovations?
 Who finds projects / innovations?
 How to evaluate the projects /
innovations?
 What Criteria
 How to promote the projects
„pimping them“
 Increase usage
 Increase value

5. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
Purpose Driven, Impact Innovation
5
https://youtu.be/Tb0uD_ug3aU

6. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK
IMPACTING SOCIETY THROUGH DIGITAL INNOVATION
www.worldsummitawards.org
Purpose Driven, Impact Innovation

7. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
World Summit Award Development
7
2025
WSIS -Review
2000 2015
MDGs Millenium Development Goals
2003 2005
World Summit Congress on Information Society WSIS -Review
TunisGeneva
World Summit Awards – Digital Solutions with an Impact Founded by Prof. Peter A. Bruck

8. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
WSA & UNITED NATIONS
PARTNERSHIPS WITH GLOBAL RELEVANCE
8
WSA & ITU
Contributing to WSIS
Process & WSIS Forum
WSA & UNCTAD
Sharing youth programs &
networks empowering young
entrepreneurs
WSA & UNESCO
WSA Congress under the
patronage of UNESCO
WSA & UNIDO
Global ideas on impact
investment & social
entrepreneurship

9. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
„The WSA is the Nobel Price
for digital solutions“
9
Prof. Nicholas Negroponte
Professor Emeritus, Founder M.I.T. - Media Lab
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Initiator of “One Laptop per Child”-Initiative

10. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
The whole is greater then the sum of its parts
10
Individual networks
178
Country
Experts
60.000
start-ups
80
Inter-
national
Jury
Members
500
Nominees
40 Winners
40
Speakers
60
Networking
Partners
Individual networks
WSA
EVENTS
30
Mentors
Governmen
tal
partners
15
Media
Partners
16
Board
members
4000
Event
Attendees
WORLD SUMMIT AWARD PARTNER NETWORK
IN 178 UN MEMBER STATES
www.worldsummitarwards.org WorldSummitAward WSAOffice #WSA
WSA
Award
WSA
Network

11. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
WSA: Searching Identifying Awarding
Showcasing Networking Effecting
11
KEYNOTES
WINNER´S
PITCHES
CONNECTING
HUGS
EXPERTS JURY
WORKSHOPS
NETWORKING
GALA PARTY
MENTORING
SESSIONS
EXPERIENCE
CORNERS
CLOSING EVENT
@ UN HQ

12. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
12
March Monday 9th - Wednesday 11th

13. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
Awareness
E f f e c t
Scouts
Purpose
Mindset & Setup
Step 1,2,3
Communications
Networking Collaboration
Communications
Networking Collaboration
Step 9
Making Innovations SustainableMaking Innovations Sustainable
Fostering & Nurturing
Step 10
Step 4,5
The Quest
Searching Basics & Search Practice
The Quest
Searching Basics & Search Practice
Finding & Promoting
Step 6,7,8
ShowCasing
& Distiguishing
ShowCasing
& Distiguishing
Award
Process
WSA Big Picture

14. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
Grass root Work
Selecting and Training Eminent Experts, Scouts
14
 Segment I – Purpose & Mindset & Set-Up for Innovation-Scouts
 Step 1 - Why you?
 Step 2 - Interacting with innovators
 Step 3 - Administrational set-up
 Segment II - The Quest
 Step 4 - Searching Basics
 Step 5 - Searching Practices - Where to find innovations
 Step 6 - Communicate
 Step 7 - Networking & Relationships & Meet-up´s
 Step 8 - Sharing Knowledge & Collaboration
 Segment IV - Showcasing & Awarding
 Step 9 - Showcasing & Awarding
 Segment V – Making Innovations Sustainable
 Step - 10 Finding the means to withstand, grow and prevail
Free Copy (PDF)

15. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
Search Spots
15

16. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
Hands On
16

17. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
ENCOURAGING ENTREPRENEURSHIP & DIGITAL CREATIVITY
8 WSA CATEGORIES | 1 WSA YOUNG INNOVATORS CATEGORY
17

18. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
Criteria
18
Entrepreneurial Criteria**
 Market Demand & Market Size
 Team - Knowledge Team Set-up Focuses - Social
Skills Spirit
 Competition
 Network
 Finance
 Sales / Distribution
WSA Criteria
 Social Impact
 Strategic value
 Content
 Function
 Design
 Technology
 Innovation
 Maturity*
 Usage*
 Impact KPI´s*
* WSA-Germany only
** WSA Commercial Due Diligence for “Financing Sustainability”

19. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
Impact KPIs
20
Phineo https://www.phineo.org/ Social Suite https://socialsuitehq.com/

20. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
Timeline
21
1 2!

21. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
WSA REACHES 180 UN MEMBER STATES
LOCAL PRE-SELECTIONS | LOCAL SOLUTIONS | LOCAL IMPACT
22
„EMINENT EXPERTS“ COORDINATE
COUNTRIES NATIONAL SELECTIONS
280 180
SUBMISSIONS FROM
COUNTRIES PER YEAR
appx. 600 110
NATIONAL CONTESTS IN 24COUNTRIES
Set-Up
NOMINATED SOLUTIONS IN THE PIPELINE
AWARDED WINNERS
EVENTS IN MORE THAN 20 COUNTRIES
+ 16.800
+ 832
+ 25
Outcome
In total Per Year
+ 700
+ 40
+ 5

22. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
Purpose Driven, Impact Innovation
23
 83% of the projects are for-profit
 81% are looking for capital
 Worldwide
 Sector agnostic (except defense)
Stages
 700 projects p.a.
 80 p.a. shortlisted projects
according to WSA criteria
 30 p.a. interesting Projects
according to investors criteria

23. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
Winner & Shortlist / Potentials
24
Potentials form Germany, identified at an early stage

24. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
WHAT IS SO UNIQUE ABOUT
THE WORLD SUMMIT AWARDS?
25
 GLOBAL NETWORK IN 178 UN MEMBER STATES: START-UPS,
ENTREPRENEURS, THOUGHT LEADERS, MENTORS, JURORS, IT
EXPERTS, GOVERNMENTS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS >
WSA - A GLOBAL MULTI-STAKEHOLDER ACTIVITY
 SINCE 2003 IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE UN WORLD SUMMIT ON
THE INFORMATION SOCIETY (UN WSIS).
 DIVERSE, DEMOCRATIC, INCLUSIVE AND HIGHLY COMPETITIVE
AWARD SYSTEM - RECOGNIZING THE WORLD´S MOST INNOVATIVE
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH A STRONG IMPACT ON SOCIETY.

25. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
Invitation
26
March Monday 9th - Wednesday 11th
Register

26. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
WSA GLOBAL CONGRESS
AN INTERACTIVE, TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING CONFERENCE
27
 Showcasing the best solutions
 Sharing best practice
 Learning from the best of the
best
 Nurturing the network
 Multi-stakeholer meeting with
participants from 120
countries
 Matchmaking for financing
and partnerships

27. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
WORLD SUMMIT AWARD
A GLOBAL AWARD SYSTEM COVERING 180 UN MEMBER STATES
28
 CREATIVE DIGITAL CONTENT CREATORS
WITH OUTSTANDING SOLUTIONS
 DIGITAL INNOVATORS
 START-UP FOUNDERS
 SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS
 GOVERNMENT
 COMMUNITY LEADERS
 NGO
 INVESTORS
 PRE-EVENT MATCHING
 INVESTORS – PROEJCT
ME-UPS

28. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
"Science is but a perversion of itself
unless it has as its ultimate goal,
the betterment of humanity.“
Nikola Tesla

29. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
Honeypods
30
National Preselections Award
i.e. Germany
International Award
WSA Germany WSA Global

30. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
31
Alexander Felsenberg
Growth-Strategy & Execution for a digital and sustainable World
80er 1993 2000 2010 2020
„The Internet changes everything“
Medientage München 1995
Medox GmbH (1st. Digital Agency) InfOnline GmbH
DMMV-Services GmbH
CoFounder
Founder InvestorFounder n-f-p
Co-Founder n-f-p In Pipeline
Mentoring &
Consulting
• Digital Innovator (Editor & Producer)
• Digital Researcher (LMU, GH Siegen, M.I.T., Berkeley)
• Corporate-, Business- & Association Developer
(Strategy, Portfolio, Marketing, Sales & Operations)
Founder, Networker/Lobbyist, Management, Scout, Investor
Bundesverband Digitale Wirtschaft e.V.
FSM e.V
LBMA e.V.
Deutsche Daten Allianz
German IPv&6 Council
WSA – World Summit Awards Germany
DFG-SFB 240
EMMF EU IG
Systaic AG
SNUBES
MyNewCar.in
HumanTelligence
DocFlix
3-F
Filmproduction
ninetailes
„Head in the Sky & Feet on the Ground”
„Sustainable is the new digital“
Capita-Digital
Semantic Vision Meister1
Retresco
Wireless Vision AGNetVison AG
BPA

31. www.wsa-germany.org
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS WITH AN IMPACT
Making the world a better place
Kontakt
32
A l e x a n d e r F e l s e n b e r g
Strategy & Execution in the Digital World: Corporate-, Business- & Accociation Development
- Strategy & Alliances| Retresco AI-driven Content Automation
- Chairman of the national digital solution awards WSA-Germany
- Board Member at the international UN Digital Solution Awards UN-World Summit Awards
- Jury Member of the International Interactive EMMY Awards
- Mentor at Axel Springer & Porsche Accelerator - APX
- Mentor at HenkelX
- Mentor at Pug´n Play Accelerator, Berlin
- Founder & Member of Honor at German Digital Economy Association (BVDW) e.V.
- Founder of the German Data Alliance
- Co-Founder of the Self-Regualting Body of the Internet FSM e.V.
- Co-Founder of the Location Based Marketing Association e.V.
- Co-Founder of the German IPv6 Council
- Co-Founder of the Info Online GmbH
XING | LinkedIn | KRESS
Contact
Mobile: +49 177 852 8618
VoIP: "felsenberg" bei Skype.com
E-Mail: felsenberg@gmail.com
URL: www.felsenberg.de