Deadline: January 31, 2019.

The 2019 Global Entrepreneurship Summit will gather some of the world’s most inspiring entrepreneurs innovating in Agriculture, Connectivity, Energy, Health, and Water. GES 2019 offers an unparalleled stage for scale-ups and a chance to showcase their enterprises before a selected group of top investors, founders, funders, experts and policy makers.

Be prepared to participate with your drive and ambition and to offer new perspectives on tech solutions to global challenges as untapped business opportunities.

The governments of the Netherlands and the United States will co-host the ninth Global Entrepreneurship Summit in The Hague on June 4-5, 2019, to drive global innovation and celebrate the free-market economy that supports jobs, growth, and transformative solutions to global challenges.

The Netherlands is glad to host the 9th edition of this Summit. Building on strong transatlantic relationships and common values, GES promotes economic growth, fair trade, and encourages investment in entrepreneurial activity that creates prosperity, jobs, and matters to everyone.

 

ELIGIBILITY

• Do you have a transformative tech solution for Agriculture, Connectivity, Energy, Health, or Water?
• Is your innovation more than just a concept, with a functioning, market-ready business model?
• Is your enterprise investor-ready and capable to be scaled up internationally?
• Do you want to join other trailblazers to build entrepreneur-led solutions for the future, now?

Does this sound like you and your company? Then read on. For each scale-up, one representative can apply.

 

APPLICATION

Below, click the part of the world where your scale-up is based. This will get you to the right form to apply.

1. North & South America
2. Africa
3. Europe, incl. Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey
4. Asia, excl. countries listed at 3 above
5. Australia & Oceania

 

OFFICIAL LINK

2019 Global Entrepreneurship Summit

 

BENEFITS

• Insight: GES 2019 is a high-energy, big-idea event fuelled by a one-of-a-kind mix of next-generation disrupters, visionaries and innovative policy leaders.
• Impact: GES 2019 creates an action-driven atmosphere aimed at breaking down barriers for entrepreneurs and closing deals that matter to everyone.
• Co-design: GES 2019 facilitates sharing and creating strategies for success with a global peer network, and access to business leaders and government influencers.
• Connecting: GES 2019 supports the building of meaningful, lasting partnerships with investors and decision makers.
• Pitching: GES 2019 curates one-on-one match making, pitch competitions, interactive stages, and unique networking opportunities that get good ideas in front of the right people.