3rd CYFE Scientific Committee University of Bergamo, November 25th-­‐26th 2014 – Salvecchio Building (Città Alta) Tuesday, 25th November 09:00-­‐09:10 Welcome and Opening Salutation prof. Tommaso Minola, Director CYFE, University of Bergamo prof. Frank Hoy, Chairman Scientific Committee CYFE and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA 09:10-­‐10:20 Session 1: The Stakeholders’ View on Entrepreneurship Research (I) 09:10-­‐09:35 prof. Stefano Paleari, Rector, University of Bergamo The Dynamic Evolution of Italian Academic System: Opportunities and Challenges 09:35-­‐10:00 prof. Lucio Cassia, Chairman CYFE, University of Bergamo The Foundation and Development of CYFE 11:00-­‐10:25 Dr. Alessandro Colombo, Director-­‐General, EUPOLIS Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: the Regional Perspective 10:25-­‐10:45 Coffee Break 10:45-­‐12:30 Session 2: Research Team Introduction All members of CYFE Research Team Short Presentation of Research Activities and Approaches 12:30-­‐14:30 Lunch Break 14:30-­‐16:45 Session 3: Contribution from Scientific Committee Members and Research Planning (I) 14:30-­‐15:00 prof. Howard Aldrich, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA (*) The Embeddedness Perspective on Entrepreneurship: Achievements and Future 15:00-­‐16:45 All participants CYFE Strategy Definition: Research Mission, Vision and Constituents 16:45-­‐17.00 Closing remarks prof. Tommaso Minola prof. Frank Hoy 3rd CYFE Scientific Committee University of Bergamo, November 25th-­‐26th 2014 – Salvecchio Building (Città Alta) Wednesday, 26th November 09:00-­‐09:30 Opening and Recap of the previous day prof. Tommaso Minola prof. Frank Hoy 09:30-­‐11:00 Session 1: Contribution from Scientific Committee Members and Research Planning (II) 09:30-­‐10:00 prof. Frank Hoy, Chairman Scientific Committee CYFE and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA Historical Perspectives on Entrepreneurship Research: Trends, Achievements and Directions 10:00-­‐10:30 prof. Mattias Nordqvist, Jönköping International Business School, Sweden The Experience of Founding and Managing a Research Center 10:30-­‐11:00 prof. Alfredo De Massis, Lancaster University Management School, UK & University of Bergamo Defining and Fueling a Research Strategy at the Crossroad of Academic Rigor and Impact for Practice 11:00-­‐11:30 Coffee Break 11:30-­‐12:30 Session 2: The Stakeholders’ View on Entrepreneurship Research (II) 11:30-­‐12:00 prof. Anita van Gils, Maastricht University School of Business and Economics, The Netherlands How to Engage Local Stakeholder in Research Projects: DOs and DON'Ts 12:00-­‐12:30 Alberto Nicoli, Managing Director, MPE Young and Family Entrepreneurship: In Practice 12:30-­‐14:00 Lunch Break 14:00-­‐16:30 Session 3: Contribution from Scientific Committee Members and Research Planning (III) All participants Research Activities and Projects: Priorities, Opportunities and Collaborations Design 16:30-­‐17.00 Closing remarks Prof. Tommaso Minola Prof. Frank Hoy 3rd CYFE Scientific Committee University of Bergamo, November 25th-­‐26th 2014 – Salvecchio Building (Città Alta) Participants Members of CYFE Scientific Committee prof. Frank Hoy, Chairman Scientific Committee CYFE and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA prof. Howard Aldrich, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA (*) prof. Alfredo De Massis, Lancaster University Management School, UK & University of Bergamo prof. Tommaso Minola, Director CYFE, University of Bergamo prof. Mattias Nordqvist, Jönköping International Business School, Sweden prof. Anita van Gils, Maastricht University School of Business and Economics, The Netherlands Members of CYFE Research Team prof. Lucio Cassia, Chairman CYFE, University of Bergamo prof. Stefano Tomelleri, Deputy Director CYFE, University of Bergamo prof. Silvana Signori, University of Bergamo Dr. Mara Brumana, University of Bergamo Davide Hahn, University of Bergamo Paolo Pressiani, University of Bergamo Invited Participants prof. Stefano Paleari, Rector, University of Bergamo Dr. Alessandro Colombo, EUPOLIS prof. Federica Origo, University of Bergamo Dr. Yves Fassin, Vlerick Business School, Ghent University, Belgium Dr. Giovanna Campopiano, CYFE Research Fellow, Witten University, Germany (*) Will attend via Skype