Global Founders & Innovators Summit 2027
The premier online entrepreneur summit uniting founders, business owners, investors, and advisors to accelerate business growth, drive breakthrough innovation, maximize enterprise value, create lasting social impact, and prepare for exit readiness.
Trusted by Leaders & Partners
150K+
Ecosystem Community
3,800
Last Event Founders & Business Owners
40
Sessions
35
Speakers, Panelists & Hosts
2
Live Summit Days
Build Value. Create Impact.
Build what the world needs
Entrepreneurs and innovators create value by solving real problems, building stronger businesses, creating new solutions, and making a meaningful impact in the world around them.
Practical solutions for your next business decision.
Global Founders & Innovators Summit 2027 brings founders, innovators, advisors, investors, and partners together around real business challenges and emerging opportunities.
Through workshops, panels, case studies, clinics, and partner sessions, attendees gain practical ideas, connections, and resources they can put into action.
The challenges shaping every stage of business.
GFIS brings together speakers, founders, advisors, and partners around the business challenges that matter most — driving innovation, accelerating business growth, creating social impact, increasing enterprise value, and establishing exit readiness.
Build the Right Foundation
Validate your opportunity, understand your customer, reach your first customers, build credibility, and establish the foundations needed to move forward.
Build for Growth
Strengthen sales, marketing, systems, technology, teams, operations, and partnerships to support sustainable growth.
Improve Profitability
Improve margins, cash flow, pricing, financial decisions, efficiency, and the overall value of the business.
Build Transferable Value
Prepare for succession, valuation, buyer readiness, owner independence, and the decisions involved in a future transition or sale.
Create Lasting Impact
Explore how businesses can grow while creating measurable social, environmental, or community value.
Global Founders & Innovators Summit 2027
May 12 & 13, 2027 • Live Virtual Event & Interactive Breakouts
Multiple themes. Different formats. Practical choices throughout the event.
Session tracks and stage time bands represent our working program framework as additional speakers and sessions are confirmed.
Representative Schedule: Tracks, formats, and time bands are illustrative as curation is ongoing.
Networking & Orientation
Connect with fellow founders, explore virtual sponsor booths, and set up your personalized summit agenda.
Common Networking BlockWelcome & Event Orientation
Official summit welcome, track roadmap, and event orientation across all streams.
Common for All TracksChoose Your Priority and Build Your Personal Agenda
Interactive masterclass to choose your priority focus (Start, Grow, Profit, Exit, Impact) and curate your customized schedule.
Common for All TracksFrom Challenge to Breakthrough
High-impact mainstage address delivering actionable frameworks to navigate scaling hurdles and turn obstacles into breakthroughs.
Common for All TracksFrom Idea to First Customer: What Changed the Outcome
Build a Repeatable Lead-to-Sale System
Why More Revenue Does Not Always Mean More Profit
Find and Win Your First 100 Customers
The Systems We Built Before We Scaled
What Buyers Look For Before They Make an Offer
Founder Networking, Sponsor Rooms & Curated Connections
Midday peer-to-peer networking rooms and virtual sponsor deal rooms open.
Common Networking BlockTurn Visibility Into Qualified Leads
How to Use AI and AEO to Generate More Leads Through Your Website
Grow With Purpose: Measuring Business and Community Impact
Buy vs. Build: Deciding How to Launch, Acquire, or Create Your Business
Partnerships That Actually Create Revenue
Reduce Owner Dependence Before a Sale
Tools That Help a New Business Get Customer-Ready
CRM, Automation and Sales Systems That Support Scale
Finance, Risk and Value Tools for Stronger Decisions
Featured Founder Story: The Decision That Changed the Business
Featured entrepreneur sharing the critical turning point and systems built to navigate key business growth.
Common for All TracksDay 1 Action Check and Next-Step Capture
Synthesis of Day 1 action items, strategic takeaways, and preparing for Day 2 advisor clinics.
Common for All TracksNetworking & Orientation
Rooms & booths
Welcome & Orientation
Plenary Session
Build Personal Agenda
Track Selection
From Challenge to Breakthrough
Plenary Keynote
Founder Networking
Peer Matchmaking
Featured Founder Story
Spotlight Session
Day 1 Action Check & Next Steps
Closing Synthesis
From Idea to First Customer: What Changed the Outcome
Start Track
Find and Win Your First 100 Customers
Workshop Track
Turn Visibility Into Qualified Leads
Growth Workshop
Buy vs. Build: Deciding How to Launch or Acquire
Expert Panel
Tools That Help a New Business Get Customer-Ready
Partner Lab
Build a Repeatable Lead-to-Sale System
Sales Systems
The Systems We Built Before We Scaled
Scaling Strategy
How to Use AI and AEO to Generate More Leads Through Your Website
AI & Search
Partnerships That Actually Create Revenue
Co-Selling
CRM, Automation and Sales Systems That Support Scale
CRM Automation
Why More Revenue Does Not Always Mean More Profit
Unit Economics
What Buyers Look For Before They Make an Offer
Due Diligence
Grow With Purpose: Measuring Business and Community Impact
Social Impact
Reduce Owner Dependence Before a Sale
SOPs & Handover
Finance, Risk and Value Tools for Stronger Decisions
Cash Flow Tools
Speakers & Panelists
Hear from founders, operators, advisors, and innovators sharing practical lessons from our previous summits.
Precious L. Williams
Founder & CEO, The Perfect Pitch Group
Start & Grow
Jacques Benkoski
General Partner, U.S. Venture Partners
Funding Panels
Darin Adams
Communications & Marketing, Keap
Functions
Shadab Hussain
Director, Data & AI Sales, Microsoft
Future & AIOne summit. Who you'll meet.
Connect with startup founders, investors, enterprise partners, and advisors shaping the future of global innovation.
Entrepreneurs & Founders
Join 1,000+ startup founders and innovators building the next wave of ventures.
Investors
Who have invested $4.3B+ in 500+ startups, with over 90 IPOs achieved.
Changemakers & Impact Leaders
Purpose-driven innovators, including Africa’s leading changemakers, advancing sustainability and global transformation.
Corporate Sponsors
Organizations shaping the ecosystem by delivering resources and value to entrepreneurs.
AI Architects
Visionaries designing the future of intelligence, automation, and entrepreneurial growth.
Advisors & Consultants
Global experts guiding entrepreneurs with strategy, scaling, and execution insights.
See how GFIS turns experience into practical insight.
Watch selected sessions from previous summits featuring founder lessons, expert frameworks, business case studies, and discussions across entrepreneurship, technology, funding, growth, and impact.
Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
Backed by real summit outcomes —
dense networking & founder achievements
Explore live snapshots from our past summits featuring interactive keynotes, exhibition booths, breakout workshops, and founder discussions.
Virtual Exhibition Hall & Platform
What our founders & speakers say
Direct feedback from speakers, hosts, attendees, and sponsors from the Global Founders & Innovators Summit.
"Thanks for arranging that awesome event. Delighted to help on any future ones in any way I can."
Anthony Rose
Founder & CEO, SeedLegals
"48 Hours, 1,000+ Founders, and 1 Massive AI Shift 🚀 I recently wrapped up an incredible two days at the Global Founders & Innovators Summit 2026. The energy was electric, but the insights were even better."
Tayyab Nisar
AI Developer, CodeAlpha
"That was an amazing event you put together, with terrific value for everyone who was able to attend. Please extend my appreciation to everyone on your team who helped make it a huge success."
Meredith Bell
Co-Founder & President, Grow Strong Leaders
"Grateful for the opportunity to join as a panelist at today's Global Founders and Innovators Summit. Thanks to Eprenz for creating space for these honest, unfiltered conversations."
Christopher Kunney
Managing Partner, InfiniteOptions Tech Consulting
"GFIS 2026 was a fantastic opportunity to educate and express passion through technology. The overall attendance and engagement metrics are encouraging, and I’m grateful to have contributed."
C. Stephan Brown
CEO, CSB Tech Emporium
"I just wrapped up my session at GFIS 2026, and the energy from the audience was palpable. It was a powerful reminder that genuine connection transcends the screen. Great listening to brilliant speakers!"
Venkatesh (CRV) Rajendran
Founder, SimbliAI
"I want to express my sincere gratitude for the opportunity to contribute at GFIS26. I have learned a huge amount and made some meaningful connections."
Kerstin Andlaw
Founder & Coach, Thrive as One Consulting
"I think the conference was incredibly successful, extremely well organized and enjoyable. Looking forward to more events like this in the future."
Dr. Villy Abraham
Business Strategist & Coach, The Wonder Drug
"I just want to say thank you for the opportunity to take part in the Global Founders and Innovators Summit 2026. I had a great time, received positive feedback on LinkedIn, and really enjoyed working with the team."
Nobesuthu Mahlangu
Founder & Content Strategist, All Thangs Branding
Draft Pricing Model
Full live access stays free. Paid passes add recordings, resources, implementation, and advisory support.
Community Summit Pass
Attend, learn, and connect live.
Includes:
- All live summit days
- Keynotes, panels, workshops
- General networking rooms
- Sponsor booths and offers
- Eprenz Stories and community access
- Full Eprenz Club access
- Basic Eprenz OS account
Founder Fast Track
Recordings, resources, and implementation support.
Everything from Community pass plus:
- 12 months session recordings
- Speaker slides and resource library
- Worksheets and templates library
- Eprenz Compass pathway
- Personalized summit pathway
- 90-day action plan in OS
- 3 group implementation sessions
Founder Advisory
Private strategy sessions and advisor support.
Everything from Founder Fast Track plus:
- Personal business diagnostic
- Private one-to-one strategy session
- Advisor-reviewed action plan
- Advisor-reviewed OS roadmap
- Private Compass review
- Progress review after the summit
- Curated introductions where relevant
Our Global Ecosystem Partners
Empowering founders at every stage with leading technology, software, and advisory partners.
Partners
The community of builders and leaders
A snapshot of the professionals and organizations represented by our active community of 150,000+ members.
Help founders solve real business challenges.
GFIS sponsors participate as strategic solution providers. Partners contribute educational sessions, practical resources, expertise, demonstrations, and relevant solutions connected to real business challenges across the Start, Grow, Profit, Exit, and Social Impact themes. Sponsors receive opportunities for visibility, thought leadership, virtual exhibition, Deal Room participation, and meaningful connections with entrepreneurs before, during, and after the summit.
Roles
A snapshot of the professionals and organizations represented by our active community of 150,000+ members.
Leave with clarity, connections, and a 90-day next step.
Join founders, operators, investors, advisors, and partners for two live days focused on solving business challenges and turning insight into action. May 12 & 13, 2027.