The Global Entrepreneurship Network chooses Riyadh to host the conference, as the Kingdom ranks first in the world in the indicators “Availability of Good Opportunities to Start a Business” and “Ease of Starting a Business” and first in the “Pandemic Entrepreneur Response” indicators out of 45 countries

Riyadh - under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Council for Economic and Development Affairs; The General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises "Monsha'at" is organizing the Global Entrepreneurship Conference GEC, at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh and the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, in cooperation with the Global Entrepreneurship Network GEN, during the period from 27 to 30 March 2022.

The Global Entrepreneurship Network chose the capital, Riyadh, to host the conference, so that the Kingdom ranked first in the world in the indicators of “good opportunities to start a business” and “ease of starting a business”, and it also ranked first in the indicators “the response of entrepreneurs to the pandemic” and “the response of the government” The Kingdom for the Pandemic", out of 45 countries, according to the indicators of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, where the network is keen to choose cities that witness intense activity in the entrepreneurial environment.

The conference, which is launched under the slogan “We Reinvent – ​​Renew,” will witness the attendance of entrepreneurs, investors, experts and decision makers from 180 countries, to discuss the economic challenges facing the global entrepreneurship environment, exchange experiences, and seize investment opportunities during the next stage, in addition to learning lessons learned from The challenges the world faced during the Corona pandemic (Covid 19).

The Global Entrepreneurship Conference is an ideal opportunity for entrepreneurs to understand the dimensions of the next stage, absorb the lessons presented by the global pandemic, learn about best practices in dealing with crises, maintain the flexibility and continuity of commercial activities, in addition to exchanging creative ideas between entrepreneurs and innovators from around the world. .

The conference will host more than 150 speakers, including: co-founder of "Apple" Steve Wozniak, co-founder of "Netflix" Mark Randolph, as well as many specialists in innovation and entrepreneurship, who will be distributed over 100 discussion sessions.

The conference includes an accompanying exhibition, workshops and innovation sections, and provides an important opportunity for policy makers to listen to entrepreneurs and understand the challenges they face, thus contributing to the formulation of a more sustainable and resilient unified global entrepreneurial environment, in addition to providing the opportunity for entrepreneurs to meet with their counterparts from around the world and benefit from their experiences And listen to the most important global experts in this field.