Jan de Jong

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Country: Netherlands, Croatia
Category: Judge
Managing Partner, Webpower Adria

Jan de Jong moved from the Netherlands to Croatia in 2006 at age 22, where he founded his first business, M+ Group. Today, M+ Group has a listing on the Zagreb Stock Exchange, employs over 11.000 FTE and is among the largest employers in the region.

In 2016, Jan made a successful exit from M+ Group, after which he founded Webpower Adria. Today, Webpower Adria is the leading Email Service Provider in the region and is proud to be among the first companies in Croatia to introduce a 4-day work week. In 2020, Jan became known as the person who initiated the introduction of a “Digital Nomad Visa” in Croatia when he wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Plenković on LinkedIn, asking him for his consideration to introduce such visa in Croatia. On January 1 st , 2021 – Croatia officially became the 2 nd country in Europe and the 7 th country in the world to welcome digital nomads, having concurrently changed both the Alien Act and the Tax law.

Država: Nizozemska, Republika Hrvatska
Kategorija: Žiri
Partner – direktor, Webpower Adria

Jan de Jong moved from the Netherlands to Croatia in 2006 at age 22, where he founded his first business, M+ Group. Today, M+ Group has a listing on the Zagreb Stock Exchange, employs over 11.000 FTE and is among the largest employers in the region.

In 2016, Jan made a successful exit from M+ Group, after which he founded Webpower Adria. Today, Webpower Adria is the leading Email Service Provider in the region and is proud to be among the first companies in Croatia to introduce a 4-day work week. In 2020, Jan became known as the person who initiated the introduction of a “Digital Nomad Visa” in Croatia when he wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Plenković on LinkedIn, asking him for his consideration to introduce such visa in Croatia. On January 1 st , 2021 – Croatia officially became the 2 nd country in Europe and the 7 th country in the world to welcome digital nomads, having concurrently changed both the Alien Act and the Tax law.

País: Países Bajos, República de Croacia
Categoría: Jurado
Socio Director, Webpower Adria

Jan de Jong se trasladó de los Países Bajos a Croacia en 2006, con 22 años, donde fundó su primera empresa, M+ Group. Hoy en día, M+ Group cotiza en la Bolsa de Valores de Zagreb, emplea a más de 11.000 FTE (empleados equivalentes a tiempo completo) y se encuentra entre los mayores empleadores de la región.

En 2016, Jan realizó una salida exitosa de M+ Group, tras lo cual fundó Webpower Adria. Actualmente, Webpower Adria es el proveedor líder de servicios de email marketing en la región y se enorgullece de ser una de las primeras empresas en Croacia en introducir la semana laboral de 4 días.

En 2020, Jan se dio a conocer como la persona que impulsó la introducción de una “Visa para Nómadas Digitales” en Croacia, cuando escribió una carta abierta al primer ministro Plenković en LinkedIn, solicitándole que considerara la implementación de este tipo de visado en el país. El 1 de enero de 2021, Croacia se convirtió oficialmente en el segundo país de Europa y el séptimo del mundo en dar la bienvenida a nómadas digitales, tras modificar simultáneamente la Ley de Extranjería y la legislación fiscal.