2026 GCEC Global Summit
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Call for Session Proposals
GCEC Global Summit | July 23–25, 2026

The GCEC Global Summit brings together entrepreneurship educators, center leaders, and ecosystem builders from around the world to explore what is working, what is changing, and what is needed next in entrepreneurship education and programming.

As the Summit program takes shape, we invite GCEC members to submit session proposals that reflect current challenges, innovations, and emerging opportunities across entrepreneurship centers and ecosystems. While final session tracks will be shaped by the proposals received, submissions may align with, but are not limited to, the following Summit focus areas:

  • Engaging the Community
  • Entrepreneurship Education: Curricular and Co-curricular
  • Entrepreneurship Education: Extra-curricular and other practices
  • Incubators, Accelerators, and Start-Up Capital
  • Expanding access, equity, and inclusion in entrepreneurship education and initiatives
  • Teaching and measuring the entrepreneurial mindset
  • Center operations and leadership
  • Funding, Scholarships, and Sponsorship
  • Technology, AI, and digital tools for teaching and operations
  • Experiential entrepreneurship courses
  • Global entrepreneurship education and initiatives
  • Ethics, social impact, and responsible innovation
  • Emerging or experimental approaches to entrepreneurship education
  • Ecosystem building and orchestration (partnerships, agents, and alumni)
  • Novel facilities to encourage entrepreneurship and innovation
  • Scholarly research: the intersection of research with teaching, startups, and the center

Proposals that do not clearly fit within one focus area but offer valuable insights, practical tools, or novel approaches are strongly encouraged.

How to Submit

Session proposals must be submitted through Reviewr, GCEC’s session submission and review platform. To get started, create a Reviewr account or log in to an existing Reviewr account using the link on the right-hand side of the screen.
Please note: your Reviewr account is separate from your GCEC membership login.

Important Dates

  • Proposal submission deadline: Monday, April 13, 2026, at 11:59 pm PT

Session Acceptance Timeline

Session acceptance notifications will be released on an ongoing basis while submissions are being accepted. If you have questions about notifiction timelines, please email fernando.domingues@espm.br.

Each submission is peer reviewed by GCEC members and the host team using the following rubric. 

Scale: 
5 – exceptionally demonstrates
4 – mostly demonstrates 
3 – somewhat demonstrates
2 – hardly demonstrates
1 – does not demonstrate or is incomplete

Alignment: Is this topic aligned with the conference theme track for which it was submitted?

Learning: Does this topic provide valuable insights and “ah-ha” moments to the attendees?

Uniqueness: Is this a unique topic that attendees cannot easily learn about elsewhere?

Relevance: Is this topic relevant in the current higher education climate and of interest to a broad audience?

Application: Will actionable, implementable ideas be shared?

Engagement: Will there be a high level of attendee engagement during the session?

Presenter experience: Does the presenter have demonstrated expertise in the topic area?