[ecrea] Conference Dynamic entrepreneurship in developing countries & new technologies

Conference
'*Dynamic entrepreneurship in developing countries*',
18th November Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven.

The conference aims to investigate the factors fostering and/or 
hindering entrepreneurship in developing countries, as well as the use 
of new technologies for developing dynamic and successful businesses. 
Attached


Please note that participation in the conference is free of cost, but 
registration is required. Please sent an e-mail to the organisation at 
(g.solano /at/ tue.nl) <mailto:(g.solano /at/ tue.nl)> by 1 November 2016.


The conference agenda is the following:


9-9.15 Welcome and registration
9.15-9.30 Introduction: the ‘Muppets to Gazelles’ project, by Gerrit 
Rooks and
Henny Romijn
Session 1. Dynamic Entrepreneurship in developing countries
Chair: H. Romijn
9:30 10:00 Entrepreneurship and innovation in developing
countries - Cees van Beers (TU Delft)
10:00 10:30 Innovation and Growth, Raising Productivity in developing 
countries: a comparative perspective - Joris Knoben (Radboud University)
10:30 11:00 Why the Gender Dynamics in Women's Entrepreneurship Matter -
Saskia Vossenberg (Institute of Social Studies/CFIA)
11:00 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 11:45 Male and Female entrepreneurs in Uganda - Giacomo Solano & 
Gerrit Rooks (TU Eindhoven)
11:45 12:15 Female entrepreneurship in rural Uganda - Henny Romijn (TU 
Eindhoven) & Sarah Kyejjusa (MUBS)
12.15 12:45 Return migrant entrepreneurs and development - Katrin Marchand
(Maastricht University)
12.45-13.45 Lunch break (ECIS conference room, IPO building)

Session 2. New technologies for dynamic entrepreneurship in developing 
countries
Chair: G. Rooks
13:45 14:15 Mobile money and entrepreneurship in developing
countries - Rebecca Kiconco (MUBS)
14:15 14:45 Mobile Money Agents as Entrepreneurs? - Iva Peša (Leiden 
University/CFIA)
14:45 15:15 Information Systems and SMEs in developing countries - 
Richard Duncombe (University of Manchester)
15:15 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 16:00 Fostering entrepreneurship in developing countries: the case 
of VC4Africa - Ben White (VC4Africa)
16:00 16:30 The Challenges Marketplace on-line platform - Madeleine White
(Challenges Worldwide)


16.30-16.45 Conclusive remarks and future challenges, by G. Rooks
16.45-17.30 Networking cocktail


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