This summer ministers, ecosystem builders, researchers, policy makers and investors will convene in Indianapolis for the Global Entrepreneurship Congress.

Hosted by the Global Entrepreneurship Network in a different rising entrepreneurial city each year, the Congress gathers thousands of delegates from 200 countries to share and strengthen innovative approaches to empowering entrepreneurs everywhere.

Over the course of four days, thought leaders inspire and challenge new thinking, trends and opportunities. Government officials participate in a Startup Nations Ministerial to explore new policies to stimulate new firm formation. Academics share performance data about entrepreneurship programs as well as whole ecosystems that support them. Startups share new business models while connecting with experienced mentors and investors to help them scale. All participants make invaluable connections, extending their footprint in entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems around the world.

Since it began in 2009, the Global Entrepreneurship Congress has increased awareness of the role that entrepreneurs play in driving economic growth while developing innovative solutions to our world’s largest challenges – improving our daily lives and making the world a better place.

It leads to major legacy projects like 22 on Sloane, which at 10,000 square meters, is the largest startup campus in Africa. But the real impact lies in the indirect, intangible, and long-term developments that cities and countries experience over many years after the Global Entrepreneurship Congress.

Previously, the Global Entrepreneurship Congress has been hosted in Dubai, Istanbul, Johannesburg, Kansas City, Liverpool, Manama (Bahrain), Melbourne, Milan, Medellin, Moscow, Rio de Janeiro, Riyadh and Shanghai. On June 2-5, 2025, Indianapolis will become the second city in the United States to host the Congress since the inaugural event in 2009.

GEN UK will be leading a UK delegation and welcomes you to join us. Email Marc Ortmans at mortmans@genuk.org to take part. More at gec.co