G20 YEA Summit 2023: Delhi

A Meeting of Great Minds: Collective thought, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Last week 13th-18th July 2023 I had the honour of attending the G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance summit in New Delhi as UK Sherpa.

It was wonderful seeing entrepreneurs from across the globe celebrate their differences and display such talent with such humility.

Seeing first hand the passion and intellectual thought of so many founders was incredible from over 30+ countries. There were many languages spoken from over 800 delegates but the common understanding was business and "how to move the dial" forward and grow.

The theme of the conference by our Indian hosts CII Young Indians was "hum" which means togetherness and unity which was encapsulating by an epic conference. The level of planning and detail was appreciated by all and it was an action packed week of business and culture intertwined. Thank-you Alex Gill , Vishal Agarwalla , Pallavi Gill , Rajesh Kumar Balasubramaniyam .

There were Five Tracks for the summit.

1. Digital Economy/Fintech
2. Agritech
3. Tech in Manufacturing
4. Lifestyle for sustainability
5. Inclusion & Equal Opportunity

There were so many highlights.

Our UK G20 YEA President Tommie Edwards FRSA edwards shared a panel with HRH Fahad Bin Nasser Binabdulaziz Al Saud G20YEA President for Saudi Arabia to discuss Enterpreneurship in a global context. Specifically Challenges, Opportunities and Trends .

In addition there were also panel discussions on the Communique Process, Agritech and Diversity and Women in Entrepreneurship

There was also for the first startup duel where entrepreneurs battled to win a cash prize of $25,000. There were ministerial presentation and speeches from Smriti Irani , Piyush Goyal , Nitin Gadkari , Jyotiraditya M Scindia and many more.

Dr Dishan Kamdar gave an insightful presentation on how entrepreneurs should harness their negotiation skills by being prepared and setting strategic priorities

Varun Alagh , Ghazal Alagh also discussed how a successful business scaled up and grew and how they overcome many challenges in pursuit of profitability.

There was also some spiritual insights from Sadhguru who among many of his wise words said "the mind does not have capacity for unlimited data and as entrepreneurs we must filter, prioritise and balance the things we retain otherwise we can burnout."

Aside from the main conference hall there was also Innovfest which had exhibits from innovative tech entrepreneurs from across the G20.

In addition for the first time there were young teenagers involved in the interns G20 YEA brightsparks progamme who prepared, researched and presented their ideas and innovations on specified themes. Thank-you CA Harshit Gupta , SHIKHA CHOPDA

The conference ended with the Communique signing where each G20 YEA president signed a document outlining the strategic priorities and commitments for the following year within the G20 Entrepreneur/startup Ecosystem

The UK had a strong delegation lead by Tommie Edwards FRSA as G20 YEA President and myself and @Brais Cortinas as UK Sherpas.

We had a diverse representation from various industry sectors ranging from AI to Financial Services to Travel to Edutech to International Trade, HR Tech, Health & wellbeing, Architecture, Food & Wine, Creative Services.

Thank-you UK Delegation for being amazing:

Tommie Edwards FRSA , Christopher Beckford , Brais Cortinas, Evans Matamisa , Cindy Tan ?? FCCA , Dr. Ona Newton (FBCS, FRSA, FSIP) , Nikolina Jovanovic , Navdeep Dhuti , Antriksh G. , Dee Burrowes , Parvez Alam , Theo-Lee Houston , Omotoyosi (Toyosi) Akinfemiwa FFA FIPA

They say the best experiences are shared.

It was a pleasure to share the Delhi Experience with you all. I hope the G20 YEA Summit catapults your businesses further and extends your international reach as there is sooo much talent within the group...

You are the changemakers, the innovators the problem solvers continue to elevate and shine.

My trip ended how it began meeting local people in India with so much humility kindness and big hearts. It began meeting rural farmers and textile makers at the BYST who transformed their lives and earned an income doing something they loved kindly co-ordinated by my Canadian friends Janis Nixon , Mégane Visette .

It ended with a trip to Hampi UNESCO World Heritage meeting locals visiting temples and attending a leadership assembly this was a unique and memorable experience and the complete antithesis to the fast pace of Deli.

I met some wonderful people Thank you:

Alex Gill , Janis Nixon , Mégane Visette , Vishal Agarwalla , Rajesh Kumar Balasubramaniyam , Pallavi Gill , Innocentia Motau , Ngwako Ramohlale , Areeba Rehman , Benjamin Boutin , Erika R. , Alessandro Somaschini , Ruben Sans Solsona , Tianqi Han , Carlos Carvalho , Melvyn Goh 吴文贵 , Pek Yun Ning (白芸宁) , Marcus Mafia , Antonio Magraner , Lois Babarro Alén , Christoph Seydel , Kirsten Müller , Kavita kohli, Melik Rupen Mihciyan , Fabio Saraiva , Nicha Ratanachinda , Divya P Venkat , Monil Parikh , Agunbiade Seun Richards. MBA , Anirudh Choudhary , UK Entrepreneurs Alliance and many, many, many more