Obama announces holding of next Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Marrakech

This is the first time an African country hosts the event.

 

The Global Entrepreneurship Summit is a platform to facilitate the exchange of views and ideas between global business leaders and entrepreneurs and strengthen alliances among entrepreneurs around the world. 

 

The GES is a follow-through on President Barack Obama's emphasis on entrepreneurship as a pillar of U.S. global engagement, underscoring the importance of entrepreneurship as one of the most powerful ways for individuals to improve their own economic circumstances.