Global Entrepreneurship Network
The Global Entrepreneurship Network operates a platform of projects and programs in 180 countries aimed at making it easier for anyone, anywhere to start and scale a business. By fostering deeper cross border collaboration and initiatives between entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, policymakers and entrepreneurial support organizations, GEN works to fuel healthier start and scale ecosystems that create more jobs, educate individuals, accelerate innovation and strengthen economic growth.
GEN’s extensive footprint of national operations and global verticals in policy, research and programs ensures members have uncommon access to the most relevant knowledge, networks, communities and programs relative to size of economy, maturity of ecosystem, language, culture, geography and more.

Entrepreneurship World Cup: Teaser

GEC 2025: GEN Global Assembly: National Leadership Meeting

GEC 2025: State + Local Policy Summit

GEC 2025: Startup Huddle Organizers Meeting

GEC 2025: No Bad Ideas: Turn Your Ideas Into Great Ones

GEC 2025: AI, Entrepreneurship + Philanthropy: Ensuring AI Reaches Main Street

GEC 2025: Unlocking Economic Potential: Strategies for Sparking Youth Entrepreneurship

GEC 2025: De-Risking Youth Entrepreneurship: Market-Based Solutions for Sustainable Growth

GEC 2025: Seeds of Innovation: Building Entrepreneurial Mindsets in K-12 Classrooms

GEC 2025: Test + Transform: Policy Experimentation to Elevate Your Impact

GEC 2025: U.S. National Ecosystem Building Resource Providers Gathering

GEC2025: Local Roots to Global Impact: Lessons from gener8tor's Journey Across Startup Ecosystems

GEC 2025: Soft-Landing Pads: A Tool for Winning Early Stage, Tech-Enabled Companies

0940 GEC2025 06 04 Room4 1115 AM Accelerating Life Science Innovation Bu

GEC 2025: Shaping Global Impact Entrepreneurship Ecosystems

0900 GEC2025 06 04 Room3 0100 PM The Generational Goldmine Bridging Eras

GEC 2025: The Advocacy Edge Engaging Founders in Policymaking

GEC 2025: Bold Delivery: The Art of Implementing Policy

GEC 2025: CDFI-Friendly Hubs: A New Way to Expand Capital Access for Local Growth

GEC 2025: Crossing Borders, Building Bridges: Models for Global Ecosystem Collaboration

0800 GEC2025 06 04 Room1 0200 PM From Founder to Finish Line Fueling Fou

GEC 2025: Strengthening Startup Ecosystems: Global Lessons from Africa

GEC 2025: Building Connected Ecosystem: Real-World Case Studies in Entrepreneur Support

GEC 2025: Insights from Japan's Evolving Startup Ecosystem

GEC 2025: Investing in the Americas: Unlocking Capital for High Impact Companies

GEC 2025: New Approaches to Ecosystem Performance

GEC 2025: GEN Campus Summit: Building Next Generation Startup Hubs

GEC 2025: Open Innovation with Startups: Practical Strategies for Mid-Sized Companies

GEC 2025: Achieving Exponential Growth through Inbound Sales

GEC 2025: Stop Chasing Leads, Start Closing Deals: The Startup Sales Playbook That Actually Works