In the lead up to Global Entrepreneurship Week, GERN is partnering with the World Bank and the Brookings Institution to host a seminar exploring fundamental questions about growth entrepreneurship in developing countries. Entrepreneurs are often hailed as “agents of change” because their innovations change societies while their businesses create jobs and boost economic development. Yet, knowledge about the role that entrepreneurship—and particularly growth entrepreneurship—plays in developing economies remains limited. The "From Start-ups to Scale-ups" seminar will examine entrepreneurship along key lines of inquiry including: What impact do growth entrepreneurs have? What conditions enable them to reach regional or global scale? What are the best policies to support them?
The seminar will serve as a stepping-stone for a new World Bank-led study on the topic by providing participants with an opportunity to pose questions that will inform the research design.
Speakers:
- Erkko Autio, Chair in Technology Venturing and Entrepreneurship, Imperial College London Business School
- Anne Habiby, Co-CEO and Co-Founder, AllWorld Network
- Donna Kelley, Professor of Entrepreneurship, Babson College
- Steven Koltai, Guest Scholar, Governance Studies, Brookings Institution
- William Maloney, Chief Economist with the Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions Vice-Presidency of the World Bank Group
- Suzanne Mawson, Professor of Management, Work, and Organization, University of Stirling
- Wong Poh Kam, Professor, NUS Business School, and Director for the Entrepreneurship Centre, National University of Singapore
- Mirjam van Praag, Professor, Copenhagen School of Business
Moderated by:
- Philip Auerswald, GERN Executive Director and Associate Professor, George Mason University
- Darrell West, Vice President and Director, Governance Studies; Founding Director, Center for Technology Innovation, Brookings Institution
From Start-ups to Scale-ups: The Realities of the Growth Entrepreneurship
Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015 | 9:00 am – 12:30 pm
World Bank Group - 1776 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC
Room J 1-050
Coffee and light refreshments will be provided.
Download the Agenda for this event.
Registration and Visitor Passes
Please RSVP to Rachel Fano at rfano@worldbank.org
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