We're excited to share more details about the 5th Annual L.I.F.E. Research Conference on Faith & Entrepreneurship (F+E)! Over the first four years, 800+ scholars from 30+ countries have participated in the emerging research conversation on F+E.
The conference will is VIRTUAL and will take place on April 10 from 9 AM – 2 PM EDT and is completely free to attend. Here is the registration:
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We are excited to announce this year's panel sessions and distinguished speakers:
📌 Panel Sessions
✅ Well-being and Flourishing –How can scholarship at the intersection of faith and entrepreneurship promote resilience and sustainability to help create well-being and flourishing for entrepreneurs and practitioners.
✅ Emerging Scholars – Early career researchers shine a light on cutting edge research highlighting new approaches to faith and entrepreneurship.
✅ Faith and Social Entrepreneurship – Social entrepreneurship is frequently driven by faith commitments, and often has both spiritual and economic goals. Scholars show how a faith and entrepreneurship approach provides deep insights in social entrepreneurship.
✅ Faith and Entrepreneurship Across Regions and Religions – Integrating faith and entrepreneurship is happening across the world, and across many different religious traditions. This panel highlights how faith and entrepreneurship research contributes to scholarship globally.
✅ Identity, Legitimacy, and Stigma – Who is really an entrepreneur and what difference does integrating faith and entrepreneurship make for them? And, how do we make the case that studying faith and entrepreneurship is legitimate for study? Scholars on this panel will lean into issues of stigma around both practicing and studying faith and entrepreneurship.
✅ Family Business and Faith – Small family firms are frequently animated by faith commitments through generations. Scholars analyze how the integration of faith and entrepreneurship in family firms frames entrepreneurial outcomes.
🎤 Speakers
We're honored to host an exceptional lineup of scholars, including:
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Ute Stephan (King's College)
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Melissa Cardon (University of Tennessee Knoxville)
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Tom Lumpkin (University of Tennessee Knoxville)
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Jeff McMullen (Indiana University)
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Trevor Israelsen (Penn State University)
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Kylie Heales (Miami University)
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Andrea Sottini (Catholic University of Milan)
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Sean Dwyer (University of Oklahoma)
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Ashley Roccapiore (Auburn University)
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Allan Discua-Cruz (Lancaster University)
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Sarah Jack (Lancaster University)
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David Townsend (Virginia Tech)
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Phil Kim (Babson College)
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Rob Pidduck (Old Dominion University)
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Reg Tucker (University of Oklahoma)
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Stephanie Fernhaber (Butler University)
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Saulo Barbosa (EM Lyon Business School)
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Jessica Jones (University of Tennessee Knoxville)
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Scott Newbert (Baruch College)
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Hee-Chan Song (Chulalongkorn University)
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Ali Gümüsay (Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München)
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Mitch Neubert (Baylor University)
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David Audretsch (Indiana University)
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Glen Kreiner (University of Utah)
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Roy Suddaby (University of Victoria, Canada)
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Caroline Essers (Radboud University)
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Elco Van Burg (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
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Ted Baker (Rutgers University)
📢 We encourage you to spread the word and invite colleagues who may be interested in this growing field.
Looking forward to an engaging and inspiring event!
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Best regards,
Brett Smith
University Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship
Founding Director, Center for L.I.F.E.
Miami University
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Brett Smith
Miami University
Oxford OH
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