All Founders. All Players. All Economies. Building One Global Entrepreneurship Ecosystem.

The Global Entrepreneurship Congress is a rare place where founders at all stages of development and policymakers, investors and support organizations from all economies are in the same room — collaborating to bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare.

Join them Monday, September 21 to Thursday, September 24, 2026 from 8:00AM to 5:00PM at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center, Qatar.

Hosted by the Global Entrepreneurship Network in a different rising entrepreneurial city each year, join 3,000+ leaders from 200 countries at one of the most impactful and influential gatherings of entrepreneurship ecosystem players in the world.

Over the course of four days, thought leaders inspire and challenge new thinking, trends and opportunities. Government officials participate in a Startup Nations Ministerial to explore new policies to stimulate new firm formation. Academics share performance data about entrepreneurship programs as well as whole ecosystems that support them. Startups share new business models while connecting with experienced mentors and investors to help them scale. All participants make invaluable connections, extending their footprint in entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems around the world.

Since it began in 2009, the Global Entrepreneurship Congress has increased awareness of the role that entrepreneurs play in driving economic growth while developing innovative solutions to their world’s largest challenges – improving their daily lives and making the world a better place.

The GEC brings upwards of $30 million in economic value to the local economy. It also leads to major legacy projects like 22 on Sloane, which at 10,000 square meters, is the largest startup campus in Africa. But the real impact lies in the indirect, intangible, and long-term developments that cities and countries experience over many years after the Global Entrepreneurship Congress.

Previously, the Global Entrepreneurship Congress has been hosted in Dubai, Indianapolis, Istanbul, Johannesburg, Kansas City, Liverpool, Manama (Bahrain), Melbourne, Milan, Medellin, Moscow, Rio de Janeiro, Riyadh and Shanghai.

Please register here to attend.

Thanks to Global Entrepreneurship Network for offering this local startup event, the details, and the graphic!