Edinburgh’s Global Entrepreneurship Week events will commence this evening with a welcome reception held at Edinburgh Castle. A free international conference will be held in the City over three days (15th-18th November) and guests are invited to attend six workshops from a choice of sixteen.

France got an early and elegant start on Global Entrepreneurship Week last night with the hosting of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year ceremony at the Theatre Mogador in Paris. The event marked the opening of the French “Les Journees de l’Entrepreneur.” Hundreds of people crowded the theatre to see which of the [...]

Denmark was the first to cross the finish line for the Global Cleantech Open Ideas Competition, with it’s national competition choosing a winner on November 2. Seventy judges weighed in on the decision — a lot for the small country. The winning idea came from five young entrepreneurs: Tine Thygesen, Henrik Gedde Moos, Torsten Kolind, Rene Jeppesen and Kasper Hulthin.

Her Royal Highness, Princess Maxima of the Netherlands, will accompany Dr. Muhammad Yunus at the VII National Conference in Moscow as part of Russia’s Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009 effort.



The conference, titled “The Role of Microfinance in Overcoming the Financial and Economic Crisis,” will take place Nov. 17-19 at the Borodino Hotel. Princess Maxima will give a speech during the opening session regarding the United Nations’ approach and recommendations concerning better access to finance.

Global Entrepreneurship Week in Wageningen, Netherlands will have some special guests from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Each year, Wageningen University and Wisconsin organize a study abroad program, in which the students work together to study life sciences and sustainability.