๐ Stories are changing, and the storytellers are too.
Submit your proposals for a provocative PDW on Entrepreneurial Storytelling and Framing: Navigating in the Age of AI that reimagines entrepreneurial storytelling and framing in the age of AI. ๐ค๐
So many questions to ask:
๐ง What does authenticity mean when a founder's pitch is optimized by a language model?
โ๏ธ How do we navigate the blurry line between persuasion and manipulation in this new era of storytelling?
๐ Can AI-driven storytelling amplify legitimacy-or inflate the hype?
๐ฌ How do we, as scholars, make sense of hybrid narratives across venture stages?
๐ค Featuring leading voices in the conversation: our distinguished panelists
Richard Hunt (Virginia Tech)
Greg Fisher (Indiana University)
Yuliya Snihur (IESE Business School)
Aaron Anglin (Texas Christian University)
Organized and Moderated by:
Thomas Allison (TCU)
Smita Srivastava (Wichita State University)
Mike McLeod (Wichita State University)
๐ Three dynamic parts:
1๏ธ Provocative panelist presentation and discussion (Open to All)
2๏ธ Q&A and audience interaction
3๏ธ Roundtable breakout sessions for selected proposals (Proposal Submission Due date 7th July)
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Saturday, July 26, 2025
๐ 12:45 PM โ 2:45 PM CEST (GMT+2/UTC+2)
๐ Bella Center | Hall D โ D3-m3
๐ Submit your proposal by July 7, 2025:
https://forms.gle/8CPUWEjvBcfpMtf48
๐ฉ Questions? Contact smita.srivastava@wichita.edu
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Smita Srivastava
Assistant Professor
Wichita State University
Wichita KS
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