Road to Global Entrepreneurship Summit: Milwaukee
Milwaukee will garner national and international attention in November as it hosts the “Road to GES.” Milwaukee was selected as one of three principal U.S. cities to help raise awareness in the lead up to the eighth annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in Hyderabad, India on November 28-30, 2017. Milwaukee Startup Week, November 6-12, will be the first “Road to GES” event to welcome the entrepreneurial initiative.
One of the plenary sessions at the “Road to GES: Milwaukee” event is Energy, Water, and Infrastructure, where panelists will discuss how entrepreneurs are using innovative technologies to help cities and countries manage scarce resources. Participants have the opportunity to learn more about the business opportunities in these important marketplace areas, with annual revenues exceeding $700B.
Being in the world water hub seems like a great match for the GES to begin their roadshow.
WHEN
Monday, November 6, 2017
8:00 AM – 2:00 PM CST
LOCATION
Ward 4
333 North Plankinton Avenue #205
Milwaukee, WI 53203 USA
“Milwaukee Startup Week and the other two signature events in Houston and Pittsburgh not only lead up to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, but they will spur transformative opportunities for investment while highlighting the strength of our cities as key drivers of prosperity,” said Kathryn Wellner, Senior Advisor at the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs.
The Road to GES event will officially kick off Milwaukee Startup Week on November 6 at 8 a.m. at the Ward 4 Pritzlaff building. The headline speaker is Mark Green, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The event will also offer a variety of panel workshop sessions on topics ranging from women’s leadership in entrepreneurship to health technology.