The two-day Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GECommunity Summit) 2017 concluded on a new high with almost 15,000 participants from 80 countries representing aspiring and experienced entrepreneurs, more in-depth discussions on the drivers of future economies, and richer ecosystem involvement to positively shape our future economy.
The two-day Summit sparked insightful conversations and drew focus to relevant key topics around the future of the entrepreneurship ecosystem in ASEAN. Beyond providing a platform for greater collaboration, the Summit was also a bridge for inspiring international speakers to stimulate new ideas and help nurture entrepreneurs in the region.
Signalling the GECommunity Summit’s growing traction with the entrepreneurship community is the strong participation from aspiring entrepreneurs, making up 30 per cent of the Summit’s participants. Experienced entrepreneurs made up a further 20 per cent, with the rest of the participants representing larger corporations, ecosystem partners and government policy makers.
“In a year, we have turned the GECommunity Summit into a must-attend for both aspiring and experienced entrepreneurs as well as corporates. The Summit is a crucial spark that continues to ignite the global movement and, more importantly, lead the way to unlock exponential economic growth and true value to our society,” said Tan Sri Dr. Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah, Secretary General of Treasury, Ministry of Finance.
With the ambitious theme of ‘Designing the Future’, this year’s Summit brought into focus the need for greater co-operation between corporates and entrepreneurs to unleash exponential growth and truly shape future economies. The Summit solidified collaborations between corporates, government agencies and entrepreneurs with over 250 collaborations activated, helping corporates uncover innovative ways of working, while giving entrepreneurs true test-bedding opportunity.
“Collaboration with entrepreneurs is one of the most critical ways for corporates to find truly ground-breaking innovation that fundamentally changes the status quo. This is perhaps one of the most important ways to unleash untapped market potential and the power of emerging startups at the same time – shaping a new future for the industry together,” said Ashran Dato’ Ghazi, CEO of MaGIC.
