Summit Overview
In his June "A New Beginning" speech in Cairo, President Obama announced that the U.S. will host a Summit on Entrepreneurship to identify how we can deepen ties between business leaders, foundations, and social entrepreneurs in the United States and Muslim communities around the world. The Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship, which will be held in Washington, DC over two days later this spring, follows through on President Obama’s commitment. It represents an opportunity to highlight and support business and social entrepreneurship in Muslim-majority countries (MMCs), including their minority populations, and Muslim communities around the world.
Through this Summit, the United States seeks both to join existing efforts and inspire new efforts to promote entrepreneurship and innovation in Muslim-majority countries and Muslim communities around the world.
Delegates have been selected from around the world to represent their home countries, regions, sectors, and communities at the Summit. They include successful entrepreneurs, investors, academics, and leaders of entrepreneurship networks, non-profits, foundations, and businesses who are invested in promoting business or social entrepreneurship in Muslim communities around the world.
The Summit agenda has been designed to highlight and celebrate the work and talents of many great entrepreneurs from MMCs and Muslim communities around the world. It provides a platform for foreign delegates to connect with American stakeholders and develop partnerships that provide innovative solutions and support entrepreneurial ecosystems.
For those not attending the Summit, details will be provided closer to the Summit dates on ways to view parts of the Summit via webcast. Please continue to check back for further updates. Thank you for your continued interest in promoting entrepreneurship.
We are in the final stages of reviewing applications and notifying delegates for the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship. We will update this site with further information as we finalize the details for the Summit.
