Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2016
Entrepreneur applications have now closed.
Investor and Entrepreneur Ecosystem Supporters:
We now welcome your application to participate in the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), which will take place June 23-24, 2016 at Stanford University. Please click here to proceed to the application.
There will also be programming on June 22nd for a select group of entrepreneurs, the GES + / Emerging Entrepreneurs: Global Women and Youth Leaders, and we encourage investors to participate on the 22nd as well. This application opens February 22nd 12:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) and closes on March 18th at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
GES is focused on bringing together entrepreneurs who are growing their ventures and investors who are making debt or equity investments. For corporate leaders and others active in supporting the entrepreneurial ecosystem, GES has limited spots. Use this application if you are a financial investor or if you support business expansion and entrepreneurs in other ways.
For questions regarding the Investor and Entrepreneur Ecosystem Supporters application process, please contact: GESInvestorQuestions@doc.gov
For questions regarding the Entrepreneur application process, please contact: GESAppQuestions@state.gov.
(If you have already submitted an application as an entrepreneur, you do not need to re-apply, and do not utilize the above application.)
When we connect global entrepreneurs with the access and exchange needed to create and innovate, we unleash their power to change the world.
A clear example of this is found in Silicon Valley where thousands of firms have achieved success. With that in mind, what better place to gather entrepreneurs at all stages of business development for the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES). This Summit will be the 7th installment in a series previously hosted by the United States and the governments of Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Morocco, and Kenya. In bringing the Summit back to the United States, President Obama highlights his commitment to building bridges that help us tackle global challenges together.
- GES 2016 aims to showcase inspiring entrepreneurs and investors from around the world creating new opportunities for investment, partnership, and collaboration; connect American entrepreneurs and investors with international counterparts to form lasting relationships; and highlight entrepreneurship as means to address some of the most intractable global challenges. Hosting GES in Silicon Valley will highlight America’s entrepreneurial spirit and allow American investors and entrepreneurs to see the talent, solutions, and opportunities that exist globally.
- The summit will include a wide range of workshops, panels, ignite talks, pitch competitions, mentoring, and networking sessions aimed to give participants tailored opportunities to gain skill and relationships that will help their ventures grow. Within the Summit there will also be demonstration areas, experiential learning exhibitions, and opportunities to connect with industry experts.
GES 2015 Press Releases
Relive the amazingly successful 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Nairobi, Kenya.