The FGF celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2017. Today, the FGF is the leading academic association about entrepreneurship, innovation and SMEs in the DACH-region. It has put entrepreneurship and innovation on the agenda of most universities. The annual G-Forum Conference, organized by the FGF, has developed into the largest conference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and SMEs in the DACH-region.
The G-Forum is the first and largest entrepreneurship and innovation conference in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
The 21th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and SMEs (G-Forum) will be held in Wuppertal from October 5th to 6th, 2017. Lead partner is the University of Wuppertal. Congress President is Prof. Dr. Christine K. Volkmann, Chair of Entrepreneurship and Economic Development & UNESCO-Chair of Entrepreneurship and Intercultural Management.
The conference program will be enriched by renowned keynote speakers. Confirmed keynote speakers are Prof. Dr. Dr. Ann-Kristin Achleitner, Professor of Entrepreneurial Finance and scientific co-director of the Center for Entrepreneurial and Financial Studies at TUM School of Management, Technical University of Munich, Prof. David B. Audretsch, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and Ameritech Chair of Economic Development, Director at the Institute for Development Strategies, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Bloomington, as well as Prof. Simon C. Parker, Ph.D., Professor of Entrepreneurship and Director of the Entrepreneurship Cross Enterprise Centre at the Ivey Business School, London, Ontario, Canada.
The theme of the 2017 conference in Wuppertal is:
“Sustainable Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: How do contextual factors support and constrain sustainable entrepreneurial activities in a regional ecosystem?”. But also Papers from all areas of entrepreneurship research and neighboring disciplines are welcome. The conference language is English and German and we welcome both research- and practice-oriented papers.