Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year World Summit

The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) World Summit was established in 2005, when it brought together past EOY winners for the first time in almost 20 years. The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year World Summit aims to become the ‘Davos’ of entrepreneurs, challenging the traditional notions of entrepreneurship.

There is now a substantial network of EOY winners, including names such as Michael Dell of Dell Inc., Steve Case of America Online Inc., Pierre Omidyar of eBay Inc., Irwin M. Jacobs of QUALCOMM Inc., Francis Yeoh of YTL Corp., Ratan Tata of The Tata Group, Narayana N R Murthy of Infosys Technologies Ltd., Tony Tan Caktiong of Jollibee Foods Corporation and H. Wayne Huizenga of Huizenga Holdings.

So how did it all begin? Ernst & Young first introduced the Entrepreneur Of The Year® awards in the United States in 1986 to recognize and salute the accomplishments of the great men and women who contribute to the vibrancy of the global economy. Since then, the program has grown throughout the world, expanding to more than 35 countries on six continents and in more than 125 cities.

Entrepreneur Of The Year is unique because it takes place at a global level – not just at a national or regional level - in the form of the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year. This event gathers the Entrepreneur Of The Year country winners from around the world,.inducts them into the World Entrepreneur Of The Year Academy and selects one to be that year’s World Entrepreneur Of The Year.

The first Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year World Summit was held in Singapore in February 2005. The 2006 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year World Summit will be held in Monte Carlo on 6-11 June and will culminate with the World Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards Ceremony and Gala on Saturday evening, 10 June.

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