{"id":13013,"date":"2018-07-18T09:03:28","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T09:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/?page_id=13013"},"modified":"2019-05-09T11:05:06","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T11:05:06","slug":"accra-2018","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/events\/wsa-grand-jury\/accra-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Accra 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">November 3 &#8211; 7, 2018<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>20 international experts in entrepreneurship, innovation and IT meet for 3 days to evaluate the best digital solutions 2018 globally<\/li>\n<li>unique global overview about digital innovation and start-ups from all over the world<\/li>\n<li>selection of the 40 WSA Winners 2018<\/li>\n<li>focus on innovation from Africa, by organizing a special jury session screening all African entries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-13013 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/jury-process4.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/jury-process4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/jury-process3.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/jury-process3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/WSA_160630_0355_1088_slider-copy.png'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/WSA_160630_0355_1088_slider-copy-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/jury-process6.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/jury-process6-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <b>WSA Grand Jury is one of the most important meetings and events in the whole WSA process<\/b>. Since 2003, WSA has united renowned\u00a0 multimedia experts from all parts of the world &#8211; Africa, Asia, Australia and Oceania, North and Latin America, and Europe &#8211; <b>to learn about and judge the best content and most innovative applications, forming a unique college of <\/b><b>evaluation and knowledge.<br \/>\n<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Grand Jury is a unique opportunity to <b>learn the latest trends in each category and to get an overview about what is happening in terms of <\/b><b>digital innovation on <\/b><b>a global scale.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Grand Jury meetings took place<\/b> in past years in Bahrain, Croatia, India, Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, Estonia ,Azerbaijan and Berlin.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Grand Jury meeting in Accra, Ghana is hosted by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gcnetghana.com\/home\/\">GCNet<\/a> and organized in partnership with the Tech Entrepreneurship Initiative \u2018Make-IT in Africa\u2019 (GIZ) working on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Video message by Dr. Nortey Omaboe, Executive Chairman of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gcnet.com.gh\/\">GCNet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZTO6RL6rB98?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button button-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wsa-awards\/contest\/jury-process\/\">More on the WSA Jury Process&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The WSA Grand Jury Meeting in Ghana is kindly supported by:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-13013 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.gcnetghana.com\/home\/' target='_blank'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/GCNet-300x120.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/GCNet-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/GCNet.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.giz.de\/en\/html\/index.html' target='_blank'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/MakeIT-300x120.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/MakeIT-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/MakeIT.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"orange-white\">WSA GRAND JURY MEMBERS 2018<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">These are the Grand Jurors of the WSA Grand Jury 2018!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='personlist '>    <div class=\"large-12 medium-centered columns data-menu-item\" data-title=\"\">\n        <div class=\"team-items-wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"row\">\n\n                                \n    <div data-role=\"togo\" data-region=\"africa\"          class=\"team-item  no-category   medium-3 columns \">\n\n                <div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/person\/astria-fataki\/\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-wrapper-portrait standard-greyscale\"\n                         style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/FATAKI_Astria_WEB-1024x600.jpg )\"><\/div>\n                            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"headline-wrapper bottom_space\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/person\/astria-fataki\/\">\n                <h3>Astria Fataki<\/h3><\/a>\n                            <div class=\"person-info person-info-position\"><p><span\n                                class=\"wsa-position\">Founder & President<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"person-info person-info-organisation\"><p><span\n                                    class=\"wsa-organisation\">Energy Generation<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"person-info person-info-country\"><p><span\n                                    class=\"capital wsa-organisation\">\n                        Togo                    <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                \n\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n\n        \n\n        <div class=\"contact-info\">\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <div data-role=\"united-states-of-america\" data-region=\"north-america-and-oceania\"          class=\"team-item  no-category   medium-3 columns \">\n\n                <div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/person\/dr-astrid-j-scholz\/\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-wrapper-portrait standard-greyscale\"\n                         style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/SCHOLZ_Astrid_WEB_1024x600-1024x600.jpg )\"><\/div>\n                            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"headline-wrapper bottom_space\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/person\/dr-astrid-j-scholz\/\">\n                <h3>Astrid J. Scholz<\/h3><\/a>\n                            <div class=\"person-info person-info-position\"><p><span\n                                class=\"wsa-position\">Managing Partner and CEO<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"person-info person-info-organisation\"><p><span\n                                    class=\"wsa-organisation\">Sphaera<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"person-info person-info-country\"><p><span\n                                    class=\"capital wsa-organisation\">\n                        United States of America                    <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                \n\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n\n        \n\n        <div class=\"contact-info\">\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <div data-role=\"germany\" data-region=\"europe\"          class=\"team-item  no-category   medium-3 columns \">\n\n                <div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/person\/jan-schwaab\/\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-wrapper-portrait standard-greyscale\"\n                         style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SCHWAAB-Jan-WEB-1024x600-1024x600.jpg )\"><\/div>\n                            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"headline-wrapper bottom_space\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/person\/jan-schwaab\/\">\n                <h3>Jan Schwaab<\/h3><\/a>\n                            <div class=\"person-info person-info-position\"><p><span\n                                class=\"wsa-position\">Head Digital Transformation in Africa<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"person-info person-info-organisation\"><p><span\n                                    class=\"wsa-organisation\">GIZ<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"person-info person-info-country\"><p><span\n                                    class=\"capital wsa-organisation\">\n                        Germany                    <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                \n\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n\n        \n\n        <div class=\"contact-info\">\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <div data-role=\"kenya\" data-region=\"africa\"          class=\"team-item  no-category   medium-3 columns \">\n\n                <div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/person\/ian-lorenzen\/\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-wrapper-portrait standard-greyscale\"\n                         style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Ian-Lorenzen-683x1024.jpg )\"><\/div>\n                            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"headline-wrapper bottom_space\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/person\/ian-lorenzen\/\">\n                <h3>Ian Lorenzen<\/h3><\/a>\n                            <div class=\"person-info person-info-position\"><p><span\n                                class=\"wsa-position\">Executive Director and Partner<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"person-info person-info-organisation\"><p><span\n                                    class=\"wsa-organisation\">Growth Africa<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"person-info person-info-country\"><p><span\n                                    class=\"capital wsa-organisation\">\n                        Kenya                    <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                \n\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n\n        \n\n        <div class=\"contact-info\">\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <div data-role=\"chile\" data-region=\"latin-america-and-caribbean\"          class=\"team-item  no-category   medium-3 columns \">\n\n                <div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/person\/carolina-rossi\/\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-wrapper-portrait standard-greyscale\"\n                         style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/1720528062617.jpeg )\"><\/div>\n                            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"headline-wrapper bottom_space\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/person\/carolina-rossi\/\">\n                <h3>Carolina Rossi<\/h3><\/a>\n                            <div class=\"person-info person-info-position\"><p><span\n                                class=\"wsa-position\">ESNA Head of Network & Strategic Initiatives I SXSW Advisory Board Member | WSA Advisory Board Member I IE Business School Professor I SOSV Fellow<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"person-info person-info-organisation\"><p><span\n                                    class=\"wsa-organisation\">Europe Startup Nations Alliance<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"person-info person-info-country\"><p><span\n                                    class=\"capital wsa-organisation\">\n                        Chile                    <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                \n\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n\n        \n\n        <div class=\"contact-info\">\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <div data-role=\"austria\" data-region=\"europe\"          class=\"team-item  no-category   medium-3 columns \">\n\n                <div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/person\/tanja-wehsely\/\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-wrapper-portrait standard-greyscale\"\n                         style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/WEHSELY-Tanja-WEB-1024x600-1024x600.jpg )\"><\/div>\n                            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"headline-wrapper bottom_space\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/person\/tanja-wehsely\/\">\n                <h3>Tanja Wehsely<\/h3><\/a>\n                            <div class=\"person-info person-info-position\"><p><span\n                                class=\"wsa-position\">CEO<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"person-info person-info-organisation\"><p><span\n                                    class=\"wsa-organisation\">Volkshilfe Wien<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"person-info person-info-country\"><p><span\n                                    class=\"capital wsa-organisation\">\n                        Austria                    <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                \n\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n\n        \n\n        <div class=\"contact-info\">\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <div data-role=\"canada\" data-region=\"north-america-and-oceania\"          class=\"team-item  no-category   medium-3 columns \">\n\n                <div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/person\/gary-schwartz\/\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-wrapper-portrait standard-greyscale\"\n                         style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Schwartz_Gary_WEB-1024x600.jpg )\"><\/div>\n                            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"headline-wrapper bottom_space\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/person\/gary-schwartz\/\">\n                <h3>Gary Schwartz<\/h3><\/a>\n                            <div class=\"person-info person-info-position\"><p><span\n                                class=\"wsa-position\">President<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"person-info person-info-organisation\"><p><span\n                                    class=\"wsa-organisation\">Candian Lenders Association <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"person-info person-info-country\"><p><span\n                                    class=\"capital wsa-organisation\">\n                        Canada                    <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                \n\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n\n        \n\n        <div class=\"contact-info\">\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <div data-role=\"australia\" data-region=\"north-america-and-oceania\"          class=\"team-item  no-category   medium-3 columns \">\n\n                <div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/person\/sachi-wickramage\/\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-wrapper-portrait standard-greyscale\"\n                         style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Sachi-Wickramage-WSA-1024x682.jpg )\"><\/div>\n                            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"headline-wrapper bottom_space\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/person\/sachi-wickramage\/\">\n                <h3>Sachi Wickramage<\/h3><\/a>\n                            <div class=\"person-info person-info-position\"><p><span\n                                class=\"wsa-position\">Co-Founder and CEO<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"person-info person-info-organisation\"><p><span\n                                    class=\"wsa-organisation\">i4T Global<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"person-info person-info-country\"><p><span\n                                    class=\"capital wsa-organisation\">\n                        Australia                    <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                \n\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n\n        \n\n        <div class=\"contact-info\">\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <div data-role=\"mexico\" data-region=\"latin-america-and-caribbean\"          class=\"team-item  no-category   medium-3 columns \">\n\n                <div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/person\/rudy-laddaga\/\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-wrapper-portrait standard-greyscale\"\n                         style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Rudy_2019_WEB-1024x600.jpg )\"><\/div>\n                            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"headline-wrapper bottom_space\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/person\/rudy-laddaga\/\">\n                <h3>Rudy Laddaga Lopez<\/h3><\/a>\n                            <div class=\"person-info person-info-position\"><p><span\n                                class=\"wsa-position\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"person-info person-info-organisation\"><p><span\n                                    class=\"wsa-organisation\">Gnius Club<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"person-info person-info-country\"><p><span\n                                    class=\"capital wsa-organisation\">\n                        Mexico                    <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                \n\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n\n        \n\n        <div class=\"contact-info\">\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <div data-role=\"india\" data-region=\"asia\"          class=\"team-item  no-category   medium-3 columns \">\n\n                <div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/person\/osama-manzar\/\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-wrapper-portrait standard-greyscale\"\n                         style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MANZAR-Osama-Global-Congress-2018-1024x600.jpg )\"><\/div>\n                            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"headline-wrapper bottom_space\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/person\/osama-manzar\/\">\n                <h3>Osama Manzar<\/h3><\/a>\n                            <div class=\"person-info person-info-position\"><p><span\n                                class=\"wsa-position\">Founder & Director<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"person-info person-info-organisation\"><p><span\n                                    class=\"wsa-organisation\">Digital Empowerment Foundation<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"person-info person-info-country\"><p><span\n                                    class=\"capital wsa-organisation\">\n                        India                    <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                \n\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n\n        \n\n        <div class=\"contact-info\">\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <div data-role=\"china\" data-region=\"asia\"          class=\"team-item  no-category   medium-3 columns \">\n\n                <div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/person\/3986\/\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-wrapper-portrait standard-greyscale\"\n                         style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/HUNG_Witman_WEB-1024x600.jpg )\"><\/div>\n                            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"headline-wrapper bottom_space\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/person\/3986\/\">\n                <h3>Witman Hung<\/h3><\/a>\n                            <div class=\"person-info person-info-position\"><p><span\n                                class=\"wsa-position\">Principal Liaison Officer for Hong Kong<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"person-info person-info-organisation\"><p><span\n                                    class=\"wsa-organisation\">Shenzhen Qianhai Authority<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"person-info person-info-country\"><p><span\n                                    class=\"capital wsa-organisation\">\n                        China                    <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                \n\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n\n        \n\n        <div class=\"contact-info\">\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <div data-role=\"austria\" data-region=\"europe\"          class=\"team-item  no-category   medium-3 columns \">\n\n                <div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/person\/peter-a-bruck\/\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-wrapper-portrait 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Bruck<\/h3><\/a>\n                            <div class=\"person-info person-info-position\"><p><span\n                                class=\"wsa-position\">WSA Chairperson<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"person-info person-info-organisation\"><p><span\n                                    class=\"wsa-organisation\">World Summit Awards<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"person-info person-info-country\"><p><span\n                                    class=\"capital wsa-organisation\">\n                        Austria                    <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                \n\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n\n        \n\n        <div class=\"contact-info\">\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <div data-role=\"indonesia\" data-region=\"asia\"          class=\"team-item  no-category   medium-3 columns \">\n\n                <div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n            <a 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