The Global Entrepreneurship Network has now opened registration for the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Congress, which will be held in Medellín, Colombia, on March 15-17, 2016.
The Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) is a forum to connect, engage and learn with others. The 2016 GEC gathers thousands of entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, policymakers and other startup champions from more than 160 countries to identify new ways of helping founders start and scale new ventures around the world. At the weeklong GEC, delegates make connections, gain insights, learn about new research and leave ready to renew their programs, policy ideas or firm founder skills.
This is the eighth year for the GEC, and will take place in a city where “The Business of Next” is a way of thinking that has radically changed a whole community. Medellín – a burgeoning startup hub that has been called by some the most innovative city in the world – promises to build on the successes of previous host cities: Milan, Moscow, Rio de Janeiro, Liverpool, Shanghai, Dubai and Kansas City where it was launched in 2009 by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
The GEC will feature sessions on topics such as innovative entrepreneurship education and support programs, the power of data as a fuel for entrepreneurs and as a guide to shape policies that flourish, as well as sessions on how startups are solving major global challenges.