March 8, 2022 - The Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) is thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2022 GEN Compass Awards. The awards recognize excellence in entrepreneurship, policymaking, investor support programs and research – and honor individuals and organizations who are making a difference in helping entrepreneurs start and scale around the world.
“Given what the world has gone through these past two years, I am especially proud to be announcing the finalists for the 2022 GEN Compass Awards,” said Jonathan Ortmans, President of the Global Entrepreneurship Network. “It is humbling to see how these heroes have gone to such extraordinary lengths to remove barriers to entrepreneurship and create opportunities for their fellow citizens and communities.”
The finalists will be celebrated and the winners announced at the Compass Awards Ceremony on March 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as part of the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC). GEC is a gathering of startup champions from around the world who are working together to build one global entrepreneurship ecosystem through a shared engine of innovation and economic growth in cities and countries everywhere.
Meet the 2022 GEN Compass Awards Finalists
GEW CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
- GEW Bangladesh
- GEW China
- GEW El Salvador
- GEW Spain
- GEW USA
GEN COUNTRY OF THE YEAR
- GEN Japan
- GEN Namibia
- GEN Spain
- GEN Turkey
- GEN New Zealand
CHAMPION CATALYZER FOR PARTNERSHIPS
- GEW Algeria
- GEW Bangladesh
- GEW China
- GEW Turkey
- GEW United States
CHAMPION CATALYZER FOR PARTNERSHIPS PER CAPITA
- GEW Bermuda
- GEW Kosovo
- GEW North Macedonia
- GEW Panama
- GEW St. Kitts + Nevis
CHAMPION CATALYZER FOR ACTIVITIES
- GEW Algeria
- GEW Bangladesh
- GEW Brazil
- GEW China
- GEW Germany
CHAMPION CATALYZER FOR ACTIVITIES PER CAPITA
- GEW Algeria
- GEW Bermuda
- GEW Moldova
- GEW Panama
- GEW St. Kitts + Nevis
BRAND CHAMPION AWARD
- GEW Kosovo
- GEW North Macedonia
- GEW Spain
- GEW USA
- Monsha'at, Saudi Arabia
GEN ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
- Andalucía Emprende, Spain
- Oslene Carrington, Guyana Economic Development Trust, Guyana
- KKR, USA
- FedEx, USA
- Juan Garzon, Innovate Charlotte, USA
ECOSYSTEM CHAMPION AWARD
- The Station Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Iraq
- Guillem Aris, Autoocupació, Spain
- Cameron Law, Sacramento State Carlsen Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, USA
- Marcia Brandon, GEN Caribbean
- Olivier Ngwe, Startup Huddle Douala, Cameroon
INSPIRATION + RESILIENCE AWARD
- Hello Alice, United States
- GEN Caribbean
- Growth Palestine
- Anna Petrova, GEW Ukraine
- American University of Armenia
GEN STARTER AWARD
- Abdullo Kurbanov, Alif Bank, Tajikistan
- Augusto Clement, Sumato-ID, Argentina
- Fengru Lin, Turtle Tree, Singapore
- Ifthakaar Shaik, Vitruvian Medical, South Africa
- Ray Abel, Bansen Labs, USA
ENTERPRISE REGISTRATION + REGULATION AWARD
- Benin
- Bhutan
- El Salvador
- Libya
- Republic of Iraq
RESEARCH CHAMPION AWARD
- Kauffman Foundation
- OECD
- Prodem
- Startup Genome
- World Bank
BARRIER BREAKER AWARD
- Anna Roy, NITI Aayog, India
- Anita Tiessen, Youth Business International, UK
- Darlisa Diltz, North Texas Entrepreneur Education and Training Center, USA
- Amal Dokhan, Deemah AlYahya, and Lateefa Alwaalan, GEN Saudi Board
- Philip Gaskin, Kauffman Foundation, USA
POLICY CHAMPION AWARD
- Anna Roy, NITI Aayog, India
- Francisco Polo, España Nación Emprendedora, Spain
- Kate Cornick, LaunchVic, Australia
- Saleh Al-Rasheed, Monsha'at, Saudi Arabia
- Theodore Klouvas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands
INVESTOR CHAMPION AWARD
- Jimmy Masrin + Dr. Sanjeev Khagram, A. Masrin Center for Global Entrepreneurship and Family Business, USA
- Dr. Nabeel Koshak, Saudi Venture Capital, Saudi Arabia
- Nirjhor Rahman, Bangladesh Angels, Bangladesh
- Todd Goldberg + Darren Marble, Crush Capital, USA
- Yemi Keri, Rising Tide Africa, South Africa
STARTUP COMPETITION OF THE YEAR AWARD
- Misk Foundation, Saudi Arabia
- Andalucía Emprende, Spain
- American University of Armenia, Armenia
- GEN Singapore, Singapore
- Swedbank, Latvia
For more information and to view the awards criteria, please visit www.genglobal.org/compassawards.
About the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN)
The Global Entrepreneurship Network operates a platform of projects and programs in 180+ 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. Learn more about GEN at genglobal.org and by following us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
About the GEN Compass Awards
The Global Entrepreneurship Network recognizes excellence in entrepreneurship, policymaking, investor support programs and research during the Compass Awards ceremony at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress. The awards honor individuals and organizations who make a difference in helping entrepreneurs start and scale around the world. For more information, visit http://genglobal.org/compassawards.