This year, a diverse group of entrepreneurs, government officials and ecosystem leaders across the world endorsed Global Entrepreneurship Weel (GEW) and encouraged people everywhere to get involved in the celebration. Some of the most inspirational entrepreneurs—including a special message from Richard Branson—and policymakers and executives alike, shared a message of hope and encouragement for entrepreneurs at all levels for GEW 2020.
GEW rallied almost every nation in the world to empower their entrepreneurs and encourage their citizens to become starters – finding new and better ways of doing things. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and its unprecedented impact, GEW 2020 was a call to action for all societies to be resilient and come together in leveraging the power of new ideas and innovation for the benefit of all.
Check out what these leaders had to say about GEW, entrepreneurship, the global impact of the pandemic and what steps must be taken to achieve an economic recovery.
VIPs:
- Richard Branson
Founder
Virgin Group
- Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister
Canada
Government officials:
- President Wavel Ramkalawan
President
Seychelles
- Bambang Brodjonegoro
Minister of Research + Technology
Indonesia
- Viljar Lubi
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communication
Estonia
- Kristin Schreiber
Deputy EU SME Envoy
European Commission
- Keith Krach
U.S. Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment
U.S. Department of State
- Dustin Liu
U.S. Youth Observer
United Nations
Ecosystem leaders:
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Asheesh Advani
CEO
JA Worldwide -
Nawaf Mohamed Alkoheji
CEO
Tenmou -
Wayne Berger
CEO
IWG plc -
Allie Burns
CEO
Village Capital -
Carolyn Cawley
President
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation -
Joe Kapp
President
National Center for Resource Development -
Doeun Kim
Manager
Korea Entrepreneurship Foundation -
Myriam Khoury
Vice President of Innovation
Mercy Corps -
Joseph Nolasco
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines -
Priyanka Rao
Founding Principal
FHI Ventures -
Linda Rottenberg
CEO
Endeavor Global -
Carrie Santos
CEO
Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) -
Cecilia Wessinger
CEO
Mass Collaboration -
Andrew Wilson
Executive Director
The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) -
Andres Wydler
Executive Director
StartOut