GEN Global Assembly - Overview of the Day

 

The GEN Global Assembly (GGA) workshops helped shape the next decade of entrepreneurial impact and kicked off a week of collaboration and new connections at GEC 2025.

The GEN Global Assembly brought together diverse experts and practitioners from around the world to brainstorm strategies and learn skills for strengthening the global entrepreneurial ecosystem. To kick off the GEC, the immersive GGA workshops provided the tools and insights to help us build thriving entrepreneurial ecosystems together around the following themes.

I. The World Needs More Entrepreneurs: The world needs more individuals experimenting, launching, and scaling ventures. This track focused on how to inspire more people to take this path, thereby increasing the number of people using entrepreneurial support organizations (ESOs) and getting started.

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II. Enhanced Cross Border Engagement Through the “New Diplomats”: Over the next decade, the global entrepreneurial ecosystem must prioritize deepening international collaboration, not just at the government level, but also among entrepreneurs, investors, and ecosystem leaders who can bridge divides in different ways than traditional government diplomacy.

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III. Improved National Operations and Performance: A thriving global entrepreneurial ecosystem needs support organizations that are impactful, data-driven, and scalable.  Whether leading GEN in your country, running an entrepreneurial support organization or being part of a national innovation agency, effective leadership requires planning, coalition building, and measured performance to drive operational sustainability and growth.

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