See the video of the workshopEntrepreneurial environments: Cause or effect of the new complexity?
Introduction
A topic of great interest for academia and policy makers alike is to understand if entrepreneurial environments are a cause or an effect of the new complexity that most countries are experiencing. The objective of this workshop is to identify clues that help us to better understand this complex relationship. In order to do so, the workshop is organized around a number of sessions that will not only look into the Basque Country’s experience but will also enrich the discussion by looking into how Israel, Sweden and Scotland have configured their entrepreneurial environments.
Programme
- 9:00 Enrollement opening
- 9:30 Working dynamic introduction
- 10:00-11:30 Session I: The current state of entrepreneurship in the Basque Country and the creation of entrepreneurial environments through technology transfer
This session will present the current state of the entrepreneurial environment of the Basque Country. Likewise, there will be an exchange of experiences regarding the role of technology transfer in the creation of entrepreneurial environments in countries like Israel and territories like the Basque Country.
- 10:00 to 10:15 Opening
Iñaki Peña- Head of the Entrepreneurship Area at Orkestra- Basque Institute of Competitiveness
- 10:15 to 10:45 How to start a business in the Basque Country
Graciela Kuechle- Senior Researcher of the Entrepreneurship Area at Orkestra- Basque Institute of Competitiveness
- 10:45 to 11:30 Technology transfer via start-ups
- Chair:
José Luis del Val Román- Vice-Chancellor of Investigation, Innovation and Transfer at Deusto University
- Speakers:
Ophir Shahaf - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hadasit Bio-Holdings (Israel, TASE:HDST)
Cristina Oyón- Responsible of Strategic Initiatives at SPRI
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- 11:30- 12:00 Coffee break
- 12:00- 13:30 Session II: The creation of entrepreneurial environments through the company Incubation centers and the attraction of foreign entrepreneurial talent
In this session there will be an exchange of experiences of the Basque Country and Sweden on the role of company incubation centers in the building of entrepreneurial environments. Likewise, the importance of the attraction of foreign entrepreneurial talent in territories such as Scotland will be analysed, as well as the current situation of the Basque Country will be presented.
- 12:00 to 12:45 Support from the company incubation centers
- Chair:
Mari Carmen Gallastegui- Professor of Economics in the Basque Country University. Ex Councillor of Economics of the Basque Government
- Speakers
Philippe Vanrie. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The European Business Innovation Centre
Marisa Arriola- Director of Bic Berrilan, Gipuzkoa
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- 12:45 to 13:30 Attraction of talent and foreign entrepreneurial human capital
- Chair:
Imanol Pradales- Managing Director of Bizkaia: Xede
- Speakers:
Hazel Sinclair- Head of Talent Scotland, Scottish Enterprise/Scottish Development International
Iñaki Tellechea- Head of Invest in the Basque Country, SPRI
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- 13:30- 14:45 Lunch
- 14:45- 16:15 Session III: Business creation from and towards the new complexity
The invited foreign speakers will share their experiences, perspectives and points of view about entrepreneurship from and towards the new complexity in a round table format. They will aim to reach a conclusion that helps to understand better the role of entrepreneurship in the new complexity.
- Chair:
David Audretsch-Distinguished Professor at Indiana University, USA
- Speakers:
Ophir Shahaf- Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hadasit Bio-Holdings (Israel, TASE:HDST)
Philippe Vanrie- Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The European Business Innovation Centre
Hazel Sinclair- Head of Talent Scotland, Scottish Enterprise/Scottish Development International
Yolanda López- Head of Administration and Industrial Safety of the Basque Government
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