Purpose
The local dimension of entrepreneurship is attracting growing attention from scholars, policymakers, and the
leaders of local communities. Cities, particularly large metropolises, offer a unique environment for business
activities, the latter contributing in turn to the socio-economic development of local communities.
The main objectives of the Conference are:
a)
To evaluate practical solutions and instruments for supporting
entrepreneurship in metropolitan areas.
During the first day of the Conference, the representatives of major European and Polish cities will present
and discuss their experiences in promoting entrepreneurship at the local level;
b)
To present the results of the research carried out by scholars from various countries, specializing in the local
(particularly urban) dimension of entrepreneurship (the second day of the Conference); and
c)
To provide a forum for discussions and interactions between “practitioners” and scholars on various aspects
of local (urban) entrepreneurship. Practitioners and scholars will be encouraged to actively participate in
both sessions. The Conference is organized as part of the Project “Warsaw Entrepreneurship Forum”
initiated by the Warsaw Municipality in collaboration with Kozminski University. The aim of the Project is to
promote building entrepreneurial networks among entrepreneurs and opening communication channels
between entrepreneurs and the local administration.
Organizational matters
There will be no conference fee. The participants will be responsible for covering their own travel and
accommodation expenses. The organizing team will provide an in depth program, the organizational details,
including a list of recommended hotels, as well as registration information by 30 April 2014.
For further inquiries contact:
a)
General inquiries and “practitioners” session: Małgorzata Łukaszewicz (mlukaszewicz@um.warszawa.pl) or
Aleksandra Pucek-Mioduszewska (sfop@kozminski.edu.pl),
b)
Academic session (see additional information below): Prof. Jerzy Cieślik (cieslik@kozminski.edu.pl).
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Additional information for the participants in the academic session (11 July 2014)
The academic session will be co-chaired by Prof. Jerzy Cieślik, Director Center of Entrepreneurship, Kozminski
University and Prof. Thomas Lyons, Lawrence N. Field Family Chair in Entrepreneurship, Baruch College of the City
University of New York.
The main theme of the session will be “Local entrepreneurship, within the city (urban) context”. Papers and
presentations might address the following topics, among others:
1.
Urban entrepreneurship ecosystems;
2.
Entrepreneurial urban communities;
3.
Entrepreneur networks;
4.
Entrepreneurship in creative industries in urban communities;
5.
Entrepreneurship support organizations;
6.
Government and urban entrepreneurship;
7.
Immigrant entrepreneurship in urban communities;
8.
Social entrepreneurship in urban communities;
9.
Urban family business and entrepreneurship;
10. The impacts of entrepreneurship on urban communities;
11. The history of entrepreneurship in urban communities;
12. The role of social capital building in urban entrepreneurship.
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