WINTER SCHOOL

Join us for the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Research Winter School 2025 in the vibrant city of Bilbao, Spain. This premier event brings together scholars, early-career researchers, and PhD candidates from around the globe to delve into the latest academic advancements in entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Why attend?

 

Collaborate & Network

Connect with international scholars and Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) teams worldwide

1

Present Your Research

Early-career scholars are encouraged to present their work and receive feedback

2

Engage with Experts

Participate in interactive workshops and discussions with leading academics in the field

3

Key topics

 
Relational, Organizational, and Economic Perspectives

of entrepreneurial ecosystems

Evolutionary and Longitudinal Dynamics

within entrepreneurial ecosystems

Specificities of Non-Western Ecosystems

Insights into ecosystems in the Global South and low-income countries

Structural and Configurational Mechanisms

Understanding the value chain within ecosystems

Ethics, Inclusiveness, and Social Dimensions

Exploring the broader impact of entrepreneurial ecosystems

Theoretical Challenges

Addressing foundational questions in ecosystem research

Innovative Research Methods

Highlighting novel and unexplored methodological approaches

AGENDA February 17

11:00 - 13:00

Registration

13:00 - 14:30

Erik Stam

Keynote I

Welcome to EERS ! by the funding board (E. Stam, N. Bosma, D. Chabaud, C. Theororaki, G. Gueneau) (30')

Program presentation (N. Bosma, G. Guéneau) (15')

"How did we get there ?" retrospective on +10 years of research before the entrepreneurial ecosystems era (F. Delmar) (30')

14:30 - 16:00

Paper Session I

16:00 - 16:30

Coffee break

16:30 - 17:30

Niesl Bosma

Using the GEM European Regions Database

Practical workshop

19:00

Institutional welcome cocktail

Location: BAT Tower/Council of Biscay

This programme may be subject to change due to updates

AGENDA February 18

09:00 - 13:00

GEM 2024 / 2025 Global Report Lauch

Opening Remarks, Presentation & Panel

Location: Bizkaia Aretoa Building

13:00 - 14:30

Cocktail

Location: Bizkaia Aretoa Building

14:30 - 16:00

Paper Session II

16:00 - 16:30

Coffee break

16:30 - 18:00

Paper session III

18:15 - 19:00

Jonathan Levie

Keynote II

Entrepreneurship Opportunities in EEs (Jonathan Levie) (20')

Challenges of new territories and new methods : Africa case study (G. Gueneau, D. Chabaud) (20')

20:00

Visit & Gala Dinner

Location: Museum Gugenheim Bilbao

This programme may be subject to change due to updates

AGENDA February 19

09:00 - 10:30

Paper session IV

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee break

11:00 -12:30

Interactive Workshop

The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Paradigm

12:30 - 14:00

Aki Harima

Keynote III

Dynamic capabilities in EEs (Aki Harima) (30')

Meet the Editors (C. Theodoraki, M. Guerrero, E. Stam) (30')

Next EERS announcement and closure

14:00 - 15:00

Lunch

This programme may be subject to change due to updates

SPEAKERS

Aki Harima

Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Tallinn University of Technology

Bernd Wurth

Lecturer in Entrepreneurship

Christina Theodoraki

HDR Professor Entrepreneurship & Strategy

Didier Chabaud

Professeur en sciences de gestion chez IAE Paris - Sorbonne Business School

Erik Stam

Professor at Utrecht University School of Economics

Frederic Delmar

Professor in entrepreneurship, emlyon busines school

Gregory Gueneau

Founder & Dean | PhD in Entrepreneurship

Hugo Kantis

Especialista en Emprendimiento e Innovación

Jonathan Levie

Professor of Entrepreneurship & Regional Development at University of Galway

Maribel Guerrero

Associate Professor, School of Public Affairs, Global Center for Technology Transfer, Arizona State University

Niesl Bosma

Professor

Suzanne Mawson

Reader in Entrepreneurship at University of Strathclyde

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