One of the most important events for Entrepreneurship in Africa is here!
After many months of work behind the scenes, we are proud to bring you the first of its kind research workshop on Entrepreneurship in Africa hosted by the AUC Onsi Sawiris School of Business, AUC Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at The American University in Cairo, in partnership with Utrecht University. The workshop will take place on Wednesday, April 16th, in Moataz Al Alfi Hall at the AUC New Cairo Campus.
You are invited to join a community of African Entrepreneurship scholars, and to propose and discuss research on entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial ecosystems, economic development and on interventions (by policy, investors and other stakeholders).
If you are interested in making Africa a more entrepreneurial and innovative place, join the movement and this workshop. Please register here for on-site (at the American University in Cairo) or online participation: https://lnkd.in/gzkakgyV
Entrepreneurship in Africa is a paradox-while the continent has an abundance of enterprising individuals, it struggles with a scarcity of productive businesses. As The Economist noted, Africa has too many entrepreneurs but too few businesses, with a high rate of self-employment often concentrated in micro-enterprises that lack the scale to drive economic transformation. In this workshop we will map and track entrepreneurship in Africa, including startups, scaleups, unicorns and other types of entrepreneurial firms. This workshop explores how entrepreneurship in Africa can move beyond subsistence-level activity to foster the growth of firms, increase productivity, create sustainable jobs, and contribute to inclusive prosperity.
Speakers include:
Muhammad Aliyu (Carnegie Mellon University Africa)
João Barros (Carnegie Mellon University Africa)
Marcio Cruz (World Bank)
Roy Esibe (Carnegie Mellon University Africa)
Seham Ghalwash (American University in Cairo)
Ayman Ismail (American University in Cairo)
Robert McDonald (Utrecht University)
Emmanuel Buadi Mensah (Utrecht University)
Erik Stam (Utrecht University & Stellenbosch University)
Tevin Tafese (German Institute for Global and Area Studies)
Ismaeel Tharwat (American University in Cairo)
Scott Walker (Systemic Innovations)
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Prof dr Erik Stam | Professor of Strategy, Organization & Entrepreneurship | Utrecht University School of Economics (U.S.E.) | Strategic Theme Institutions for Open Societies (IOS) | Utrecht University Centre for Global Challenges (UGlobe) | Utrecht University Centre for Entrepreneurship | Visiting address: Kriekenpitplein 21-22, 3584 EC Utrecht | Room 1.05 | Postal address: PO Box 80125, 3508 TC Utrecht, the Netherlands | e.stam@uu.nl | +31(0)30 253 9800 | http://www.uu.nl/leg/staff/FCStam