President Obama addresses the Global Entrepreneurship Summit during Friday's plenary. (Image credit: Aaron Kehoe)
Obama gathers global entrepreneurs at Stanford
Entrepreneurs, investors, panelists/presenters and U.S. government officials are gathering for Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2016 at Stanford this week, which includes an address by President Barack Obama. This is the seventh in the Global Entrepreneurship Summit series hosted by the White House, designed to connect global entrepreneurs with the access and exchange needed to create and innovate ways to tackle global challenges. In addition to highlighting Stanford's role in fostering entrepreneurship worldwide, we document the signs and sounds of this three-day event.
Friday, June 24, 11:30 a.m.
President Obama chats with young entrepreneurs (l-r) Mai Medhat from Egypt, Jean Bosco Nzeyimana from Rwanda and Mariana Costa Checa from Peru with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg about what governments can do to make things easier for people who want to build companies. (Image credit: Aaron Kehoe)
Friday, June 24, 11 a.m.
President Barack Obama promises to keep his speech short so he can join Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and three young entrepreneurs in conversation. The president said an interconnected world offers opportunities to bring to more people the benefits of creative solutions to challenges. (Image credit: L.A. Cicero)
Friday, June 24, 10:30 a.m.
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, addresses the audience at the morning’s plenary session. (Image credit: L.A. Cicero)
Friday, June 24, 10 a.m.
Panel of four award-winning entrepreneurs moderated by Steve Case (center), co-founder of AOL and chairman of Revolution (Image credit: L.A. Cicero)
Friday, June 24, 9:30 a.m.
They’re not entrepreneurs, but they play them on TV. Warming up the audience before the day’s first plenary session, the cast of “Silicon Valley” talks to a child entrepreneur. (Image credit: L.A. Cicero)
Friday, June 24, 8 a.m.
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Friday, June 24, 5:30 a.m.
Media vans arrive in the predawn hours. (Image credit: Aaron Kehoe)
Thursday, June 23, 3 p.m.
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, JD ’85, MBA ’85 (far left), moderated a panel on women’s entrepreneurial leadership with (l-r) Ruth Porat, ’79; Ann Lamont, ’79; Nina Vaca; and Nermin S’ad. (Image credit: L.A. Cicero)
Thursday, June 23, 11:45 a.m.
Thursday, June 23, 11:30 a.m.
Stanford’s Seed Transformation program, which offers management training and networking support to entrepreneurs in developing countries, is among the booths in GES’s Innovation Marketplace. (Image credit: Kate Chesley)
Thursday, June 23, 10:45 a.m.
Thursday, June 23, 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, June 23, 9:50 a.m.
Entrepreneurs play a critical role in combating both global extremism and climate change, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry tells the audience in the opening plenary. Read more and view video highlights from the opening plenary here.
Image credit: L.A. Cicero
Thursday, June 23, 8:45 a.m.
For all those not invited to GES+, today begins the Global Entrepreneurship Summit. Stanford’s Memorial Auditorium is ready for the opening plenary.
Image credit: L.A. Cicero
Wednesday, June 22, 1:30 p.m.
This first day of the summit, known as GES+, is an invitation-only event focused on youth and women. Stanford videographers Kurt Hickman and Aaron Kehoe chatted with a few of the participating entrepreneurs about why they traveled to Stanford for GES+.
Go to the web site to view the video.
Go to the web site to view the video.
Wednesday, June 22, 10:50 a.m.
This map reflects the worldwide reach of the summit. (Image credit: Kate Chesley)
Wednesday, June 22, 9:45 a.m.
Ford Plaza outside the Arrillaga Center for Sports & Recreation is ready for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit’s Innovation Marketplace. (Image credit: Aaron Kehoe)