GEN goes to Davos

The World Economic Forum convenes 19-23 January in the Swiss resort of Davos. GEN will be participating in the programme designed to spark ideas, surface long-term solutions and unlock new opportunities for growth, resilience and impact. 

The next Global Entrepreneurship Congress will be announced at the World Economic Forum later this month. We will be sharing location and date details at https://www.genglobal.org/gec and on GEN UK social media.  We will be taking a UK Delegation – joining information to follow soon.

Your chance to win the 2026 World Cup

While the FIFA World Cup kicks off this summer in North America, thousands of founders from 190+ countries will be competing for funding, mentorship, and a global stage. The Entrepreneurship World Cup 2026 offers the largest and most diverse pitch competitions of its kind. Since launching in 2019, the competition has connected founders with over US$4 million in cash prizes and another US$250+ million worth of support and services. We’re now accepting applications for Entrepreneurship World Cup 2026. Global finals will take place in November.

Network for free at Startup Huddle

Over 60 cities around the world host monthly meet-ups for their local ecosystem. Here in the UK organisations and founders can join Startup Huddles for free in Edinburgh, Manchester and Oxford. Startup Huddle Oxford is now the world’s largest. If you would like to host one in your town or city please get in touch.

 

Grow in 2026

The Scale Expo and Summit connects high‑growth founders with the people, insight, capital and opportunities they need to scale faster and accelerate the growth of the UK economy. It will take place at the Business and Design Centre in London 22-23 April. 

To close the gender investment gap, Scale Expo and Summit will be launching Women Who Scale, bringing founders, investors and policymakers together to share solutions and build more inclusive routes to scale. https://www.scale-london.com

Join Africa’s start and scale innovators

GEC+Africa 2026 will be connecting people, markets and ideas that can transform the continent. 2,000 delegates from across 43 African nations attended GEC+ Africa 2024.  Join us in Cape Town, South Africa 16-17 September. Details here https://www.genglobal.org/gec-plus/africa-2026

Take part in the world’s largest festival of entrepreneurship

Global Entrepreneurship Week is celebrated every November in 200 countries. Following last year’s theme Together We Build, GEW UK will be back with hundreds of events and activities across the country 16-22 November. More about GEW will be posted here closer to the time. https://www.genglobal.org/gew

If you have events or stories you would like to share you can email us at hello@genuk.org