NextPreneur is preparing to return to the United Kingdom with a larger international entrepreneurship gathering in 2027, bringing together young people, educators, mentors and members of the wider startup ecosystem.
The NextPreneur UK Global Summit will take place from 27 June to 4 July 2027. The programme follows the organisation’s UK entrepreneurship experience held in Reading from 28 June to 5 July 2026 and is intended to expand its international reach.
From classroom ideas to venture concepts
The initiative is designed for middle and high school students and focuses on practical entrepreneurship rather than business theory alone. Participants are encouraged to identify real-world problems, test assumptions, develop solutions, work in teams and turn early ideas into viable venture concepts.
The 2027 summit is expected to include entrepreneurship sessions, international student presentations, mentoring, networking, university experiences and cultural activities. Students will also be able to explore ideas across technology and artificial intelligence, social impact and sustainability, health and wellbeing, and consumer entrepreneurship.
Gökhan Çelebi: “Entrepreneurship has no minimum age”
NextPreneur founder Gökhan Çelebi says one of the biggest misconceptions around entrepreneurship is that young people need to wait until university or adulthood before they begin.
“Entrepreneurship has no minimum age. Young people are already surrounded by real problems, technology and new ideas. What they often need is the right environment to turn their curiosity into action.”
Çelebi said the programme is built around experience: students identify a problem, develop and validate an idea, work as a team, build a business model and learn how to communicate it.
He also emphasised the importance of the summit’s international dimension, saying young people can present ideas in a global environment, meet entrepreneurs and mentors and begin building an international network at an early age.
For selected ventures, exposure to experienced entrepreneurs and investors may also provide access to detailed feedback, validation and, in some cases, the possibility of early financial backing.
The broader objective, according to Çelebi, is not to turn every participant into a company founder, but to help young people approach problems differently, gain confidence in developing ideas and recognise that they can create projects with global potential.
