The 2011 Youth Entrepreneurship Summit: Jump Start America
November 13-15 | Kansas City, MO
Hosted by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

In celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week, YES lnc. and the Conscious Capitalism Institute present the Youth Entrepreneurship Summit 2011: Jump Start America chaired by Desh Deshpande, Co-Chair of Obama’s National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Roy Spence, Chairman of GSD&M Idea City and Founder of The Purpose Institute. This catalytic event will highlight young entrepreneurs under the age of thirty-five and unite diverse stakeholders such as CEOs, investors, foundations and the greater entrepreneurial community to inspire creative action to accelerate America’s newest generation of entrepreneurs from around the country and inspire conscious capitalism.
Attendees of this three-day event will hear the stories of successful Conscious Capitalism Ambassadors such as:

• John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods
• Chip Conley, Chairman, Joie De Vivre Hotels
• Raj Sisodia, Chairman, Conscious Capitalism Institute

 
A major outcome of the Summit will be to create a Do-Tank that will challenge participants to take joint actions for creating access to markets for the products and services for entrepreneurs under the age of thirty-five. Please join these efforts to ignite the American economy and Jump Start America through entrepreneurship. Registration scholarships are available for entrepreneurs. For more information, please visit yesweb.org.