Global Entrepreneurship Network 2025 | Global Entrepreneurship Network | 2 June 2025 | TBA, Indianapolis, Indiana

This event operates programs in 200 countries aimed at making it easier for anyone, anywhere to start and scale a business.

By fostering deeper cross-border collaboration and initiatives between entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, policymakers and entrepreneurial support organizations, GEN fuels healthier start and scale ecosystems that create more jobs, provide education, accelerate innovation, and strengthen economic growth.

GEN’s comprehensive global footprint of national operations and global verticals in policy, research and programs ensures members have uncommon access to the most relevant knowledge, networks, communities, and programs relative to size of economy, maturity of ecosystem, language, culture, geography and more.

GEN divides its efforts into four distinct categories:

Celebrate:
• Programs, including Global Entrepreneurship Week, an awareness campaign engaging millions of people each November through thousands of events that celebrate entrepreneurs and inspire others – particularly those who face structural barriers or may have never considered the idea of launching a startup – to follow in their footsteps.

Understand:
• Programs, including GEN Research, and other initiatives that compile, share, and analyze data related to new firm formation to better understand the underlying conditions that best enable entrepreneurs to thrive.

Support:
• Programs that support entrepreneurs at all stages to reach their next phase of growth. These include: GEN Policy; GEN Invest; GEN Accelerates; GEN Campus; GEN Space; GEN Starters Club; Global Enterprise Registration; Startup Huddle; and the Entrepreneurship World Cup.

Connect:
• Programs that strengthen local ecosystems around the world by connecting entrepreneurs, ecosystem builders and community leaders. These include the Global Entrepreneurship Congress, GEC+, the Startup Nations Summit and an expanding range of virtual programming.

2025 Speakers

Gregory H. Johnson
Former Astronaut, Aerospace Consultant, STEM Advocate, Freelance Consultant, United States

Paulo Andrez
Angel Investor, Zero Risk Startup, Portugal

Ahmed Shalaby
CEO and Managing Director, Tatweer Misr Real Estate Development, Egypt

Kevin Langley
Global Board Member, Global Entrepreneurship Week, United States

Susan Amat
Executive Director of GEN Accelerates, Global Entrepreneurship Network, United States

Kizito Okechukwu
Executive Head, 22 On Sloane, South Africa

Padmaja Ruparel
Co-Founder, Indian Angel Network, India

Abdelraheem Abualbasal
Associate Professor, Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Jordan

Arnobio Morelix
Co-Founder & CEO, Sirius Education, Brazil

Victor Hugo Moctezuma Aguirre
Founder & General Manager, iLab, Mexico

Camilo Pinzon
Co-founder & Managing Director, Startups Ventures, Ecuador

Donna Harris
Founder and CEO, Builders and Backers, United States

JF Gauthier
Founder & CEO, Startup Genome, United States

Cristina Fernandez
Director for Knowledge + Programming, Global Entrepreneurship Network, United States

Billy Santo

Carlo Angeles
Manager, IGC Group, Peru

Allan Okoth
CEO & Founder, Beacon Inclusive, Kenya

Kedar Patwardhan
India

Ron Immink
CEO and Founder, Business-Achievers, Ireland

Geancarlo Leiva

Andrea Giarrizzo
President, Startup Super School, Italy

Michelle Ntalami
Founder & Director, Marini Naturals, Kenya

Lay Hing de Kort-Yee
Chief Purpose Officer, Cornerstone Economics / Lovely Data, Aruba

Zukile Mkhalali
CEO, Pragmatic Master, South Africa

Nkululeko Mhlaba
Chief Executive Officer, Pan African Minerals, South Africa

Lawrence Sadare
Managing Director, Pettersonlaw Realtors LTD, Nigeria

Robert Steven Kramarz
United States

Yakoub Mesloub
Founder and Director Manager, World Content Leaders, Algeria

Ammar Khadraoui

Megan Hanney
Work Revolution Manager, Our Space, Spain

João Almeida
President, JADE Portugal, Portugal

Gunda Wise
Director, Thuthuka Ltd, United Kingdom

Oluwatoyin Egedi
Nigeria

Kristy Rogers Craig
United States

Hasnain Amirali
Pakistan

Onajite Emerhor Ogwo
Entrepreneurship Programme Manager, 699236, Nigeria

Julia Youngs
United States

Mark Rucker
Owner/Keynote Speaker/Author, The Mark D. Rucker Companies, United States

Christine Gouchault
Denmark

Thabo Theron
Managing Director, Udugu Institute Botswana, Botswana

Sian Young
CEO/Founder, The Entrepreneurs Health Coach, United Kingdom

Deusto Innovación y Emprendimiento
Spain

Danielle Gruppo
Chief Executive Officer and Founder, InternAlliance, United States

Billy Santo

Carlo Angeles
Manager, IGC Group, Peru

Allan Okoth
CEO & Founder, Beacon Inclusive, Kenya

Kedar Patwardhan
India

Ron Immink
CEO and Founder, Business-Achievers, Ireland

Jose Paul Martin
Managing Director, EQORIS, Bahrain

Ben Spigel
Assistant Professor, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Bhunesh Bhaskar
India

Tsireledzo Dzaga
Managing Director/Owner, Dzaga Development and Investments, South Africa

Kishen Kavikondala
United States

Sihle Mlambo
Youth & Project Coordinator, Greater Alexandra Chamber of Commerce & Industry, South Africa

Marbel Lugo
MLcoaching, Dominican Republic

Berke Sarpaş
Turkiye

Khozhiakbar Shukurov
Russia

Barnabas Oloyede
Nigeria

Jessica Gioglio
Chapter President, Startup Stir London, United Kingdom

Tiffanie Stanard
Founder/CEO, Stimulus LLC, United States

Julienne Shields
Director - Center for Entrepreneurship, Millikin University, United States

Eric Anidiobi
Managing Partner, FutbolWhispers Inc., Nigeria

Mutsa Kajese
Zimbabwe

Joydeep Mondal
India

Emmanuel Gamor
Ghana

Tuba Terekli
Executive Advisor to the Chairman, Sh. Tarek Abdulrahman Fakieh, Saudi Arabia

Burcu Uslu
Turkiye

Elizabeth Farias
Argentina

Fran Pastore
United States

Bruce Wade
South Africa

SY Mactar
CEO, Africa Open Innovation, Senegal

Jennifer Cabala
Germany

Okediji Ayooluwa
Nigeria

Yifat Turbiner
PhD Candidate, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

Isabel Prosper
Community Organizer, 1 Million Cups Dallas, United States

Paola Ferrario
Paraguay

Mark Turner
United States

Swati Sehgal
Director & Country Head, Global Technology, India

Sandras Phiri
Director, Startup Grind [Official], South Africa

Maryam Mohiuddin Ahmed
Director, Social Innovation Lab, Pakistan

Brenda Rios
Director of Operations, StartUp Cup, United States

Fabrizio Perrone
Italy

Preethi Chimerla
Graduate Student/Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Minnesota Duluth, United States

Labib Elramli
BENA Foundation, Benghazi, Libya

Dr. Srimathy Kesan
Director, Space Kidz India, India

Muhammad Bilal
Chapter Director, Startup Grind [Official], Pakistan

Akanqsha Shetty
Director / Marketing Strategist & Consultant, Alta Pacific Global, India

Ezrra Israel Orozco
Former Vice Minister for SMEs, Ministry of the Economy of Guatemala, Guatemala

Nathalie Tekam
CEO, ITISS Edu, Cameroon

Diana Piedrahita
Regional Director Europe, 725371, Spain

G. Kobina Edah
Ghana

Jorge Eliecer Luna Sanchez
CEO, EKOPLANET, Colombia

Victoria Nwanna
Nigeria

Ava Waits
United States

Miryam Lazarte
CEO, LatAm Startups, Canada

Udoka Ozurumba
Founder and CEO, Connect Skills Nigeria, Nigeria

Maravilho Singa
Angola

Benjamin Raletsatsi
(No title or company provided)

Karina Taboelle
CEO, Sperto Latam, Venezuela

Omar Khattab
United States

Nora Livingstone
CEO, Animal Experience International, Canada

Jordan Swain
CEO, Co-Founder, Bradford Swain, United Kingdom

Hasekiel Johannes
Innovation Officer, Namibia Business Innovation Institute, Namibia

Kashf Shah
Pakistan

Leonard Tshitenge
United States

Sujit Nair
Chair, Europe India Centre for Business & Industry, India

Daniel Francavilla
Canada

Andrew Hebbeler
Deputy Director, U.S. Department of State, United States

Alice Bosley
Executive Director, Five One Labs, United States

Venture Voyage
Nigeria

Raksha Mahabeer
Co-Owner, The Beat, SummerTime Creatives, South Africa

Nirjhor Rahman
CEO, Bangladesh Angels, Bangladesh

David Dugan
Founder, Elite Enterprises Global, Australia

Syed Abdul Basit
Founder, VISIONi Ventures, Pakistan

Doan Winkel
United States

Gordon Tredgold
Germany

Dipesh Khetan
Nepal

Lizzy Igbine
National President, Nigerian Women Agro Allied Farmers Association, Nigeria

Carl Bates
Global Entrepreneur, Speaker, Author, Mentor, and Director, Sirdar Group, South Africa

Maria Pennanen
Germany

Julia Myslina
Strategy Adviser, Strategic LAB

Omar Torrelles
Presidente/Director General, FundaEscucharte, Venezuela

Leonardo González
Venezuela

Diana Gutierrez
Inclusive Economic Development Project Manager, UNDP, Colombia

Mohammed Alowaid
CEO, KFUPM Business School and Dar Alowaid, Saudi Arabia

Ghani Kolli
CEO, HumanYo+Impact, Canada

Landing B. Sanneh
General Manager, National Enterprise Development Initiative

Joseph Ndaba
South Africa

Baiju Solanki
United Kingdom

Carol Verity Mann
Founder/Owner, Women On the Web, United Kingdom

Cagdas ONEN
Canada

Besnik Ligaci
Project Manager, Innovation Hub Tirana, Albania

Dan Heuertz
Founder, A online community for Entrepreneurial Eco-systems, United States

Antonio Dixon
United States

Elsy Maldonado
Cámara de Comercio e Industria del Estado Mérida, Venezuela

Allison Morris
Innovation & Mentorship Specialist, Project Hub Yangon, Lebanon

James Rix
United Kingdom

David Jeng
Business Support Coordinator, Startup Incubator Gambia, Gambia

Shanmugavel Sankaran
Canada

John Baena
Ingeniero Civil y de Energía, Bioarquitecto Urbanista, Ingeniero en Gestión de Sistemas Energéticos Verdes, Engineering ColAmbiental Energy&Constructions, Colombia

Marta de Sousa Monteiro
Head of Global Relations, Startup Portugal, Portugal

Jennifer Belisario
Venezuela

Alex Hsi
Operation Manager, Co-Founder, Securiax, Norway

Hermann Pargas
Asociación Civil Aprende, Aprende, Venezuela

Akanqsha Shetty
Director / Marketing Strategist & Consultant, Alta Pacific Global, India

Ezrra Israel Orozco
Former Vice Minister for SMEs, Ministry of the Economy of Guatemala, Guatemala

Nathalie Tekam
CEO, ITISS Edu, Cameroon

Diana Piedrahita
Regional Director Europe, 725371, Spain

Celina Neves
Portugal

Jorge Eliecer Luna Sanchez
CEO, EKOPLANET, Colombia

Victoria Nwanna
Nigeria

G. Kobina Edah
Ghana

Ava Waits
United States

Miryam Lazarte
CEO, LatAm Startups, Canada

Walid Beloufa
Vice President, Vision Club, Algeria

Mauricio Mideros
General Manager, SIP Management, Colombia

Shahid Akbar
Bangladesh

Nazila Vali
Knowledge & Partnerships Lead, UNDP, United States

Nicholas Bing
CEO, Bingco, New Zealand

Siphiwe Ngcobo
Managing Director, iLawu Hospitality Group, South Africa

Panji Prabowo
Valure Capital, Colombia

Alejandro López
CEO, www.amd.com.hn, Honduras

Daniela Dávila Torres
Venezuela

Carlos Correa
Manager, Tallanix, Peru

Jordan Duffy
Founder / Director of Innovation, Buckham and Duffy Consultants, Australia

Aklahyel Goni
Nigeria

Kim Kastorff
CEO / Founder, Global Success Fund, Colombia

Nazila Vali
Knowledge & Partnerships Lead, UNDP, United States

Nicholas Bing
CEO, Bingco, New Zealand

Siphiwe Ngcobo
Managing Director, iLawu Hospitality Group, South Africa

Panji Prabowo
Managing Partner, Valure Capital, Colombia

Alejandro López
CEO, www.amd.com.hn, Honduras

Dario Mengucci
Argentina

Daniela Dávila Torres
Venezuela

Carlos Correa
Manager, Tallanix, Peru

Jordan Duffy
Founder / Director of Innovation, Buckham and Duffy Consultants, Australia

Virgilio Daniel Osorio Yepes
Profesional en Negocios Internacionales, Universidad de Medellín, Colombia

Aklahyel Goni
Nigeria

Rafael Franco
CEO, Task Force Consulting SAS, Colombia

Martin Moscosa
Mexico

Na'tosha Brooks
United States

Esmat Alyosofy
Yemen

Antonio Bruno
Director, Strive International Consulting Limited, Ireland

Hamid Saeed
CEO, ShahRuh, Pakistan

Nyembo Yeta Melanie
Congo (Kinshasa)

Serhat Kaya
Founder & Managing Director, XPERIENTS – Digital Agency, Germany

Peter James
Professor, College of DuPage, United States

Tony Rothacker
Chapter Director, Startup Grind [Official], Australia

MD USM.MBA.ITC
IBNC, United Kingdom

Carlo Angeles
Manager, IGC Group, Peru

Ron Immink
CEO and Founder, Business-achievers, Ireland

Elouarzazi Mohamed Essafi
General Manager, F1CHANGE CONSULTING, Morocco

Kedar Patwardhan
India

Vineel Reddy Pindi
CEO, Collab House, India

Andrea Giarrizzo
President, Startup Super School, Italy

Michael Clouser

Michelle Ntalami
Founder & Director, Marini Naturals, Kenya

Lay Hing de Kort-Yee
Chief Purpose Officer, Cornerstone Economics / Lovely Data, Aruba

Zukile Mkhalali
CEO, Pragmatic Master, South Africa

Henry Agassi

Pradeep Kumar Gohil
Managing Director, Ape&SuperApe E&I Pvt Ltd, India

Bradford Kotiah
Co-Founder, Phutology, South Africa

David Granizo
Ecuador

Ussal Sahbaz
Turkiye

Titilope Ojo
Nigeria

Emeka Nwachinemere
Founder & CEO, Kitovu Technology Company, Nigeria

Rutger Peters
South Africa

Umar Farooq
Pakistan

Heather Kishun
United States

Aborisade Adetola
Nigeria

Elma Polum
Papua New Guinea

Timur Topalgoekceli
Founder & Head, Hello Tomorrow Turkey, Turkiye

Cheryl-lee Broadfoot
United Kingdom

Khadijah Tebun
CEO, The Trojan Media Co, Nigeria

Nyasha Mukombe
Events Manager, Sakile Events Management, South Africa

Jason Towns
Partner, Groundwork Ventures, United States

Afonso Rafael Cossa
CEO, High Mastery Academy, Mozambique

Madhav Chablani
Consulting CIO, www.tippingedge.in, India

Chris Snook
Editor In Chief/Chairman/Managing Partner, World Tokenomic Forum/Token Standard, United States

Musa Kalenga
Founder and CEO, Clock Education and Microtising, South Africa

Rebecca Ugbojoide Apeh
CEO, Emerald Interior Design, Nigeria

Khalia Deborah
United States

François Ameguide
Partner & Africa Head, GreenTec Capital GmbH, South Africa

Duduzile Khupe
Group Managing Director, Khupe Group, Botswana

Richard Gilles
Managing Director, Barnraisers Group LLC, United States

Dr. Belal AlWadi
Jordan

Susana Bruhn
United States

Rita Ohaedoghasi
Founder/Team Lead, VIZON Integrated Marketing & PR, Nigeria

O.K Olaosebikan
MD/CEO, KOFSOL Group, Nigeria

Rosa Melania Bastidas
Venezuela

Jeniffer Manganelli
Directora para Centroamérica, www.urijijami.com, Panama

Luis Caixado
Portugal

Vivian Atud
Director, Atud and Associates, South Africa

Vanda Saturnino de Oliveira
Co-founder, Bantu Makers, Angola

Agnes Gradzewicz
CMO & Co-Founder, Smarty Software, United Kingdom

Linda Ochoa
Peru

Alan Newman
Psychologist, businesspsychologist.london, South Africa

Rania Ayman
Founder & CEO, Entreprenelle, Egypt

Greg Monterrosa
Community Manager, Hub101, United States

Nana Tsertsvadze
Georgia

María Virginia Camacho Valbuena
Venezuela

Sanny Gaddafi
CEO, 8villages, Indonesia

Akintomide Sheyi
Nigeria

Maria Carolina Rondon
CEO, www.movilizarte.com.ve, Venezuela

Daniel Muhwezi
CEO, Bunifu, United States

Phi Van Nguyen
Vietnam

Kelen Pillay
United Kingdom

Stephan Garcia
CEO, Code for Brazil, Brazil

Dave Moskovitz
Director, Startup New Zealand, New Zealand

Giovanni Rodolfo Hernandez Lugo
Mexico

Peter Marte
WALOF Enterprises, Dominican Republic

Jalaleddine Kassou
Founder & CEO, www.gatelly.com, Morocco

Adam Bruns
Managing Editor, Site Selection Magazine, United States

Michael Docherty
Corporate Innovation Programs for Innovation Works Inc., Managing Partner of venture creation firm NextBig, United States

Francisco López Haddad
Venezuela

Tatjana Tanja Kalezic
Serbia

Joel Pilger
Consultant, RevThink, United States

Chris Pearse
Director, Clarity Space, United Kingdom

Steven Phan
Co-Founder, Reputation Shielder Inc., Canada

Janerose Gatobu
Founder and Head of Creative & Design, Jagari Designs, Kenya