2019 National Conference: Advancing Inclusive Entrepreneurship The Forward Cities annual conference attracts 200+ leaders from over forty cities from around the nation. It is an unparalleled, high-energy opportunity to make new connections and foster existing friendships within a robust learning environment. Every session is designed to provoke and provide practical ideas to advance inclusive innovation [...]
A national gathering of leaders representing the breadth of the maker movement, the Nation of Makers Conference ("NOMCON") aims to spark and increase connections across sectors, generate robust collaborations, and promote the growth of an inclusive Nation of Makers. A central goal of the event is the promotion of relationship-building across lines of regular conversation, [...]
Join Rural Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Builders from around the country at the Rural RISE Summit, Sept 16–19 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Denver Startup Week is a celebration of entrepreneurship in and time to showcase the thriving ecosystem of Denver. It is a free event that brought about 17,000 people together in 2018. Click here to learn more and register!
The SCN Madison Summit will explore how ecosystem builders foster trust, form genuine collaborations, and address obstacles and challenges together. We will put Madison on display as an example, while inviting you into our work to all learn from each other. The summit will explore how Madison’s “doers” are building the ecosystem by: Developing a [...]
Join activists and leaders from around the world to envision a place-led future for cities. Project for Public Spaces’ 3rd International Placemaking Week conference will take place on October 1-4, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Working with our co-hosts The Enterprise Center, Project for Public Spaces will present an inspiring and engaging week full of hands-on [...]
HATCH is a community, movement, and a series of experiences designed to ACTIVATE CREATIVITY to HATCH a better world. Since 2003, HATCH experience is a four day annual retreat meets summit offered to 100 of the most provocative innovators, inventors, and cultural catalysts, across a wide range of disciplines.
Inclusive entrepreneurship is revitalizing communities across the country. Join entrepreneurs, city leaders, non-profits, mentors and those who serve entrepreneurs at our annual Summit in Lowell, Massachusetts on October 2, 2019.
e.Builders Forum brings together regional entrepreneurial ecosystem leaders for two days of extensive, deep dialogue surrounding advanced critical topics about building entrepreneurial ecosystems in underserved communities.