March 29, 2022 - The Global Entrepreneurship Congress is coming to Melbourne, Australia in March 2023. Co-hosted by the Global Entrepreneurship Network, GEN Australia, and MCI Australia, GEC 2023 will bring together entrepreneurs, investors, ecosystem builders, policymakers and community leaders from 200 countries to share and strengthen innovative approaches to empowering entrepreneurs.
“As one of the top 25 cities in the world for global connectedness and startup talent, Melbourne is a rapidly expanding hub for innovation and entrepreneurship,” said Jonathan Ortmans, President of the Global Entrepreneurship Network. “It is a fitting backdrop to connect and collaborate to bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare in the post-pandemic economy.”
With an entrepreneurship ecosystem valued at USD 7.6 billion, Melbourne is a hotspot for startups and a destination for investment. The city is home to more than 2,100 startups, nearly 500 investors and almost 50 accelerators. It is among the top two cities for entrepreneurship in Oceania, according to the Global Startup Ecosystem Report.
Dr. Chad Renando, GEN Australia Managing Director said, “GEC 2023 is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to bring leaders from around the world to showcase Australia’s innovation ecosystem as we collectively leverage innovation and entrepreneurship to address global challenges. It could not happen at a better time, as Australia builds on year-on-year record venture investment coming out of a global pandemic.”
GEC 2023 will build on the work of GEC 2022, which wraps up on March 30 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Over four days, delegates from 200 countries came together for the first time since the onset of the pandemic to do business, make connections, share best practices, and strengthen the global entrepreneurship ecosystem.
The GEC brings upwards of USD 30 million in economic value to the local economy. Hosted in a different city every year, the Global Entrepreneurship Congress has previously been held in Kansas City (2009), Dubai (2010), Shanghai (2011), Liverpool (2012), Rio de Janeiro (2013), Moscow (2014), Milan (2015), Medellin (2016) and Johannesburg (2017), Istanbul (2018), Manama (2019) and Riyadh (2022).
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Jonathan Ortmans, President of the Global Entrepreneurship Network and Chad Renando, Managing Director for GEN Australia are available for interviews depending on availability.
For further details and interview requests, please contact:
Kathryn Forrest
Manager for Communications, Global Entrepreneurship Network
Email: kathryn@genglobal.org
WhatsApp: 1-613-858-5283
About the Global Entrepreneurship Network
The Global Entrepreneurship Network operates a platform of projects and programs in 200 countries aimed at making it easier for anyone, anywhere to start and scale a business. By fostering deeper cross-border collaboration and initiatives between entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, policymakers and entrepreneurial support organizations, GEN works to fuel healthier start and scale ecosystems that create more jobs, educate individuals, accelerate innovation and strengthen economic growth. For more information, visit www.genglobal.org.
About the Global Entrepreneurship Congress
The Global Entrepreneurship Congress is a gathering of startup champions from around the world – where entrepreneurs, investors, ecosystem builders, policymakers, researchers and others collaborate to bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare. Hosted by the Global Entrepreneurship Network in a different rising entrepreneurial city each year, the Congress gathers thousands of delegates from 200 countries to share and strengthen innovative approaches to empowering entrepreneurs everywhere. For more information, visit www.gec.co.