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Newcastle's Sage to turn Chicago into 'hub for the world’s entrepreneurs' this week

Newcastle-headquartered cloud accounting giant Sage is hosting the world’s largest gathering of entrepreneurs and business builders in Chicago this week.

This year’s ‘Sage Summit’ (July 25-28), which will see over 15,000 entrepreneurs and Small & Medium business owners in attendance, will bring together some of the biggest stars of the entertainment and business world, invited to share their passion for enterprise, life, and helping others.

Sage is expected to unveil new product launches, with CEO Stephen Kelly using his keynote speech to announce new tools, technologies and partnerships.

Mr Kelly will be joined by Sir Richard Branson at the event designed to encourage learning and networking, while celebrating the power of the global entrepreneurial Business community.

Stephen Kelly, CEO of Sage, said: “This week, Chicago becomes the hub for the world’s entrepreneurs. This community is the most powerful driver of economic prosperity in the global economy, creating two thirds of all jobs.

“This week, we celebrate these business builders, and we also seek to support them and inspire them, giving them a voice on the world stage and creating the technology of tomorrow.”

He added: “Sage Summit will be like rocket fuel for their businesses and we can’t wait to welcome them to this unforgettable event.”

Sage attracts big names

Other high profile names in attendance include:

• Gwyneth Paltrow, Oscar®-winning Actress, founder and CCO of goop, a lifestyle newsletter that sets trends
• Zooey Deschanel, actress, singer-songwriter, and cofounder of HelloGiggles, a positive online community for women which was recently acquired by Time Inc.
• Robert Herjavec, founder and CEO of Herjavec Group and investor on ABC’s Emmy Award-winning hit show “Shark Tank”
• Daymond John, Founder/CEO of FUBU, Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship, star of ABC’s Shark Tank and CEO of The Shark Group.
• Ashton Kutcher, actor, entrepreneur, tech investor, and producer
• Yancey Strickler, cofounder and CEO of Kickstarter

To register to watch the event online,click here.