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Peaks, troughs and
the waves in between.
Mick Fanning + Kelly Slater
Champion Surfers and Entrepreneurs
Introducing keynote speakers Kelly Slater and Mick Fanning. From champion surfers to successful entrepreneurs, these two know how to withstand peaks and troughs, and ride the waves in between.
Find out why 2023 is the year of collective action and transformation.
It’s time.
The world’s entrepreneurial landscape is shifting, yet again.
Join 4000+ entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers and community leaders from 200+ countries for GEC 2023: Transform Your World.
Together, we’re kick-starting a new era of vision-casting, collaboration and collective action to solve global challenges, create long-lasting growth and make people’s daily lives better.
What to expect at GEC 2023
Global Keynotes
Networking Events
Knowledge Exchange
Expert Workshops
Masterclasses
Exhibition Hall
Investor Sessions
Policy Roundtable
Social Program
“You can’t be an entrepreneur on your own. This congress has really cemented for me the power of the network.”
“It’s a time to do nothing else other than focus on entrepreneurship.”
“10 years on we’ll look back and say, I remember that conversation started here.”
“This is the best platform that we have as an entrepreneurial community.”
Bank of Ireland Group
Barclays
BioMelbourne Network
Bloomberg
Canberra Innovation Network
The Case Foundation
Citi
Coca-Cola
Creative Cubes Co
Deloitte
Endeavor
Entrepreneurs Organization
Ernst & Young
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
FedEx
Finley Capital Partners
Founder Institute
GEN Australia
General Electrical
Global Victoria
Government of South Australia
Hollard
infoDev supported by World Bank Group
Innovation Architects
Invest Victoria
Johnson & Johnson
KPMG
London School of Economics and Political Science
Mandalay vc
MCI
Melbourne Convention Bureau
Melbourne Victoria Australia
MeshPoints
Monash University
OECD
Office of the Queensland Chief Entrepreneur
Omidyar Network
PauseFest
Rocket Seeder
Samsung
Santander
Shinola Detroit
Skalata Ventures
Southstart
Spark Deakin
Spark Festival
Startup Genome
Stone & Chalk
Stripe
Silicon Valley Bank
The Van Diemen Project
The World Bank
Tourism Australia
Transnet
Unilever
United Nations UNCTAD
Walmart
West Tech Fest
YBI Youth Business International
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Global Entrepreneurship Congress Melbourne 2023
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Join 4,000 entrepreneurs, investors and policy makers from 200 nations, with one mission:
Transform your world.
1-4 MAY, 2023
Melbourne, Australia
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