Themes + Topics

 

The entrepreneurial ecosystem is critical to transforming our world. GEC 2023 kick-starts a new era of vision-casting, collaboration and collective action to solve global challenges, create long-lasting growth and make people’s daily lives better.

Entrepreneurship is surging.

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated massive changes in consumer behavior. Pent-up demand from consumers is now being released, at the same time as nations rally to transform their economies via cross-border collaboration on policies and programs that target a better, more sustainable, and equitable post-pandemic world.

GEC 2023 focuses on the intersection between these trends, explored through industry, technology, function and impact – and may include:

  • INDUSTRY
    • Creative Industries
    • Energy + Resources
    • FinTech + Financial Services
    • Food + Ag
    • Health + Life Sciences
    • Space
  • FUNCTION
    • Corporate 
    • ESOs + Ecosystem Builders
    • Government + Policy
    • Investment + Risk Capital
    • Research
    • Startups + Scale-ups
  • TECHNOLOGY
    • Advanced Manufacturing
    • AI + Machine Learning
    • AR/VR
    • DeepTech
    • Smart Cities
    • Web 3.0
  • IMPACT
    • Climate + Decarbonization 
    • Ecosystem Development + Placemaking
    • Education
    • Inclusive Entrepreneurship
    • Post-Conflict + Post-Disaster Sustainability

Through cutting-edge keynotes, panel discussions, workshops and networking events, GEC 2023 will explore the intersections of Industry, Function, Technology and impact.