The WSYE has a rich and successful history that includes nine prior summits held in six countries on covering continents. We have learned from our past successes, and with our Brazilian partners, we are preparing to deliver the most powerful event yet.

10th WSYE's Vision

"Building better entrepreneurs through education, idea exchange and networking".

The WSYE is an international experience that provides global entrepreneurs with an understanding of the expanding role they play in the world and within their surrounding communities in order to participate in the brighter economic future.

Mission

World Summit of Young Entrepreneurs’ (WSYE) mission is to provide a global forum for emerging professionals from diverse business and socio-economic backgrounds. The program uses this unique opportunity to define, shape and influence the issues surrounding global young entrepreneurs and firms from small and medium-sized enterprises and industries (SME/SMI). The goal of the summit is

“We are very pleased that the 10th WSYE will be held in Sao Paulo, which will be dedicated to harness the potential of global public-private partnerships towards helping achieve the goals of the UN Millennium Declaration, promoting mobility of trade and sustainable development across the developing world."

- Mr. Yiping Zhou, Director of the UN Special Unit for South-South Cooperation

to build competencies in enterprise development, information and communication technology, trade negotiations and joint venture development.

Objectives
To provide a bridge among all sectors needed for the next generation of entrepreneurs to realize new opportunities by encouraging collaborative relationships that will:

• Enhance key factors in the success of entrepreneurs, including finance, regulations, skills, resources and markets.
• Introduce new business models that can adapted by entrepreneurs for various enterprises in key growth markets
• Promote removal of key policy and regulatory barriers for entrepreneurs
• To establish international networks among entrepreneurs with competencies in entrepreneurship, enterprise development, information and communication technology, and global trade. This will be achieved through the promotion of partnerships, joint ventures, and sustainability practices.
• To engage entrepreneurs and senior executives from Brazil, neighboring South American countries and around the World, who share interest in enterprise development and global leadership
• To promote partnerships among entrepreneurs, including women and indigenous entrepreneurs, at local, national and international levels
• To provide hands-on training, including trade negotiation, market speculation, communications skills, securing joint venture capital and investment agreements across national, linguistic, and cultural barriers
• To acquire skills in policy lobbying to engage and access export markets
• To learn how to attract financing.

Leading Global Organizations to be engaged with the 10th WSYE

• Inter American Development Bank (IADB)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
• Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA-World Bank Group)
• Organization of American States (OAS)
• Regional Trading and Economic Blocks, i.e. ASEAN, MERCUSOR, etc.
• European Union (EU)
• World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)

As well, WSYE will engage various multinational corporations, lead private sector think tanks and academic institutions as partners.

The Summit Host City – Sao Paulo, Brazil

Sao Paulo is the largest economy in Brazil and the leading economy in South America. Brazil itself has the largest percentage of entrepreneurs per capita in the world. Like many emerging economies, there are many challenges that these entrepreneurs face to sustain and grow their businesses. Sao Paulo, Brazil, therefore, provides both an excellent window to the world’s challenges for young entrepreneurs as well as a committed leadership to address them.