04/06/2026
Billions in startup funding across OIC nations. The real question is: how much of it is actually building lasting companies?
That was the conversation at the OIC Youth Entrepreneurship Conference in Istanbul, where Motaz Abuonq represented VMS on the panel "From Policy to Practice: Activating the OIC Startup Economy," exploring what it takes to move beyond policy frameworks and into real ecosystem activation.
A sharp discussion with Dr. Damla Turan, PhD (T.C. Sanayi ve Teknoloji Bakanlığı | Republic Of Türkiye Ministry of Industry and Technology), Dr Muhammad Sharif (ICESCO), Dr. Ivan A. Sandjaja (GEN Indonesia), and moderated by Dr. Melih Turan (Goldframer).
📍 Istanbul Financial Center
Organized by Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF), Investment and Finance Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye, and Istanbul Financial Center.
