The Spanish entrepreneurial ecosystem has been awarded at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress, which is held from March 27th to 30th, in Riyadh Saudi Arabia −with the motto "Rethink, Restart, Regenerate"−, and brings together both thousands of people and leading institutions in the field of entrepreneurship from more than 180 countries.
Autoocupació, the institution representing Spain in the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), has won the award for the GEW Campaign of the Year because of the organization of more than 500 events to promote and celebrate entrepreneurship during the Global Entrepreneurship Week 2021, in collaboration with more than 50 public and private institutions, and with the support of the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy. The award has been collected by Albert Colomer and Guillem Arís, President and Director of Autoocupació , respectively.
Andalucía Emprende, which has taken part for the first time in GEN activities by organizing the Entrepreneurship World Cup in Spain, has received the Rookie of the Year award. The prize has been collected by Rosa Siles, Director of Andalucía Emprende.
In the terms of entrepreneurship policies, Francisco Polo, High Commissioner of the Government for the Spain Entrepreneurial Nation Strategy, has also been a finalist.
These awards are part of the 2022 GEN Compass Awards recognizing both countries and organizations that make a difference, by building business ecosystems and helping entrepreneurs undertake their businesses.