MAKING MEMORIES AND CONNECTIONS

AT THE 2023 GLOBAL SUMMIT

Click the image to watch a video recap of the 2023 Summit.

The 2023 Collaborative Global Summit brought together 50 entrepreneurship educators from 20 member institutions in 15 countries for our first in-person summit since 2019. We exchanged ideas, shared challenges and best practices, and made new connections that will lead to fruitful collaborations between individuals and institutions.

At the global summit we announced the winners of the Collaborative annual awards which recognize achievements and excellence in entrepreneurship education as well as the contributions of our members in supporting the mission of the Babson Collaborative. Learn more about the award winners.

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

9:00 -10:00 AM ET

$674 billion. That is how much money franchising generates every year in the U.S. alone. Franchising is an effective, enduring, and lucrative way of doing business. Yet, franchising is often absent in entrepreneurship education and franchisors/franchisees are often not seen as being entrepreneurial.

Join Ab Igram, Executive Director of the Tariq Farid Franchise Institute to learn how and why Babson College (USA) is working to change these perception with a new institute, research and scholarship initiatives, experiential opportunities for students, and a plan to incorporate franchising across the curriculum.

Ab Igram

Wednesday April 12, 2023

9:00 -10:00 AM ET

The 14th meeting of the Collaborative research group will feature Marcos Vega, Executive Director of Prendho at UTPL (Ecuador), speaking on the topic, how to build the entrepreneurial mindset from a praxeological coaching approach: the case of UTPL.

Marcos Vega

Wednesday May 10, 2023

9:00 -10:00 AM ET

Universidad del Rosario (Colombia) will introduce us to the 2023 Spotlight award-winning program, The Art of Entrepreneurship, a global virtual summer course that teaches entrepreneurial skills and mindset through the lens of artists. Learn more.