Youth Entrepreneurship Unconference - Liverpool City Region, UK

Youth Entrepreneurship Unconference - Liverpool City Region

The World Needs What Our Young People Want and Can Build...

Young people around the world have ideas, the talent, and the ambitions to build something better for themselves and their local and wider communities. But still, so many are yet to see entrepreneurship as a path available to them....

This in person Youth Entrepreneurship Unconference - Liverpool City Region, as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2026, that seeks to change that. 

When: 

18th November 2026, 12 noon - 4.30 pm

Where: 

The Brett Building, 19 Abercromby Square, Liverpool, L7 7BD, UK

Why attend: 

The Unconference is going to provide space to share practical insights for anyone supporting or interested in youth entrepreneurship and starting up in the City Region. This event is a space to enable people who are passionate about supporting more of our LCR youth where they are, and connect them to the networks, tools, and support to take that first step or further steps into entrepreneurship, and in doing so show what’s truly possible in their own communities.

Attendees will have the opportunity to:

• Learn about the practicalities of supporting young people to be entrepreneurial and to start up
• Gain insights into best practice within the LCR from individuals running successful organisations/initiatives
• Ask questions to the speakers and participate in discussion with peers
• Help identify and create new solutions that support youth entrepreneurship in the region

Networking opportunities:

Dedicated time for informal networking with individuals who are helping young people to be entrepreneurial and start-up across the LCR ecosystem.

This is a fantastic opportunity to build your network, learn from real-world experiences and help grow the LCRs entrepreneurship ecosystem community.

Lunch and refreshments, as well as snacks, will be provided throughout the afternoon!

Structure:

• 12-12.40pm - registration and lunch
• 12.45-1pm - welcome and introductory talk
• 1-1.40pm - panel discussion with Spark Youth and Girls With Dreams Club
• 1.45-2.15pm - in breakout groups: identify key barriers that hinder individuals/groups/organisations to support young people to be entrepreneurial
• 2.15-2.45pm - breakout group presentations on findings
• 2.45-3.05pm - break: snacks and refreshments
• 3.05-3.35pm - breakout group: identifying examples of best practice (locally/nationally/internationally)
• 3.35pm-4.05 - breakout group presentations on findings
• 4.10-4.30 - everyone: what now?!
• 4.30pm - end

This event is organised  as part of a series of 3 events within Global Entrepreneurship Week 2026 by partners;

The Brett Centre for Entrepreneurship, with the support of the student-run Liverpool Connect Community, Open To Create >>> and is sponsored by MTU TU RISE Master by Research scholarship funding is co-financed by the Government of Ireland and the European Union through the ERDF Southern, Eastern & Midland Regional Programme 2021-27 and the Northern & Western Regional Programme 2021-27.