The Entrepreneur Ship rowed solo by Sam Glover has landed in English Harbour, Antigua. The fastest solo rower in the World's Toughest Row, Sam pulled 3,000 miles in 42 days, 3 hours and 15 minutes. Congratulations Sam on the record time and raising money for UnLtd's social entrepreneurs. You can watch the moment Sam crossed [...]
Arif Zaman presents a COP28 Business Show special reflecting on what was achieved at the UN's COP28 conference in UAE. Tune into Bloomsbury Radio 8pm GMT Monday 22 January. Available after on Spotify. Contributors - Naira Hatem, UNFCCC, Victor Kitange, Commonwealth Secretariat, Alexandre Antonelli, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Hannah Wood, UBS Optimus Foundation, Devika Wattal, Global [...]
GEN UK is preparing to hold the 3rd Startup Planet conference coinciding with the UN’s COP meetings. This year we have teamed up with the University of Birmingham Dubai to co-host Mobility Futures Forum on their campus from 7-9 December. Over 3 days we are running plenary sessions and workshops with entrepreneurs, policy makers, investors, educators and [...]
2,500 people from 123 GEN countries came together to engage, learn and collaborate to support the development of our global ecosystems at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Melbourne this month. GEN UK was proud to be nominated in 4 categories at the annual Compass Awards: Champion Catalyzer for Partnerships for GEW Champion Catalyzer for Activities Overall [...]
16 green mobility startups from 12 countries have been selected to go forward to the finals of the inaugural LeZero Innovation Prize. Shortlist was revealed at Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Melbourne by GEN UK Chair, Marc Ortmans. Amaranthus Biorefinery Mexico AviBike Hungary BANF Korea Drift Energy UK Ediwheel Hungary Green Energy Mali GreenBox Republic of [...]
GEN UK is excited to appoint Linzi Boyd, founder of One Earth and serial entrepreneur, as its Ambassador for Purpose. Linzi is a global speaker, leading with purpose and impact and passionate about everyone being seen and heard. She will be using her role as Ambassador to drive growth on purpose to shift business mindsets and [...]
No agenda, no presentations, no panels, no speeches. GEN UK is launching Founder's Friday Open Mic. This is a refreshing opportunity for entrepreneurs to share what they're doing, thinking, and planning. Open to all start and scale founders and entrepreneurs. Hosted by the GEN UK team on the GEN UK HUB every Friday, Open Mic is [...]
World's top 100 up-and-coming startups are ready to pitch. The stage is set, and the Entrepreneurship World Cup Global Finals are about to begin! Watch live from 13.30 GMT March 10th. Founders from 53 countries are vying for a share of the $1 million prize pot, the competition is fierce – and the excitement is palpable. https://platform.entrepreneurshipworldcup.com/display/E2/EWC+Global+Semifinals+1
We are looking forward to gathering together with our GEN colleagues at the GEC in Melbourne and creating new connections and opportunities. Last year in Riyadh we had a UK delegation of almost 30 ecosystem players, and we would love to invite you to join us this year for GEC 2023. Vibrant, scalable, and high-performing startup [...]
Global Entrepreneurship Week celebrated its 15th anniversary this year across 200 countries. In the UK hundreds of events took place across the country and online via the GEN UK HUB. The big theme was Grow with Purpose focusing on the why and how entrepreneurs can make an impact. GEW UK 2022 launched at the NatWest conference [...]
