The World Entrepreneurship Forum is a selected community of entrepreneurial actors chosen for their entrepreneurial achievements and their commitment to society.

Founded in 2008 by EMLYON Business School and KPMG, joined in 2011 by ACE (Action Community for Entrepreneurship, Singapore), NTU (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), Ville de Lyon, the chamber of Commerce of Lyon and Zhejiang University, the Forum aims at finding entrepreneurial solutions to our world’s problems. It promotes the entrepreneurial spirit in all fields of society and encourages all forms of entrepreneurship, integrating economic and social objectives.

The World Entrepreneurship Forum is:

1. A think-tank: we share the latest trends and issues on entrepreneurial leadership and entrepreneurship. We develop ideas and recommendations aimed at developing entrepreneurship worldwide.
2. A do-tank: we implement concrete actions on a local and global scale to develop innovation and entrepreneurship. We monitor our impact all year-long and present concrete results each year.
3. A community: we have created a powerful global network of selected leaders willing to share their ideas and develop business opportunities, mentoring and collaboration.

The Think-tank focuses on 4 pillars, key challenges for tomorrow:

• Creating Innovative and High-Growth Companies, to create millions of jobs around the planet;
• Developing Entrepreneurship at the Bottom of the Pyramid, to alleviate poverty and create new markets;
• Shaping Entrepreneurial Cities, being tomorrow’s centers for innovation;
• Implementing Entrepreneurial Education, to disseminate entrepreneurial mindset, skills and competencies throughout society, on a lifelong basis.

As a result of its works, the World Entrepreneurship Forum publishes an Annual White Paper, organises conferences aimed at influencing the global agenda of entrepreneurship.

The World Entrepreneurship Forum is active in 70 countries, through Regional Chapters, its members, and Junior World Entrepreneurship Forums.