Previously, the Startup Nations Summit has been held in Ottawa, Canada (2012); Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2013) Seoul, Korea (2014) and Monterrey, Mexico (2015). The Summit gathers community leaders and policymakers from over 70 countries. The summit offers delegates an international forum in which to listen to, learn from and collaborate with peers on policies and programs to promote high-impact entrepreneurship. The 2016 Global Start-up Gathering (GSG2016) aims to attract hundreds of international and national business people and would-be entrepreneurs in areas stretching from biotech to food, manufacturing, e-health, nutrition and technology. The Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) Startup Nations Summit 2016 will bring together the leaders of national entrepreneurship initiatives from over 80 countries. For further information visit https://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/cork-startup-nations-summit and http://www.startupgathering.ie/news.