We invite submissions to the 23rd West Coast Research Symposium on Technology Entrepreneurship, to be held September 8-10, 2026, at the Banff Centre in Banff, Alberta, Canada.
THEME: Entrepreneurial Resilience and Agentic AI in Technology Entrepreneurship
This year's symposium particularly encourages submissions exploring how algorithmic agents, autonomous technologies, and AI-driven systems are reshaping entrepreneurial processes, organizational routines, and technology ventures. We also welcome submissions on all aspects of technology entrepreneurship research.
The symposium brings together approximately 50-60 leading scholars for intensive discussion of working papers in a workshop-style setting in the Canadian Rockies.
Key Details:
- Paper submission deadline: May 15, 2026
- Doctoral Consortium: September 8, 2026
- Main Conference: September 8-10, 2026
- Venue: The Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada
Submission Requirements: We welcome unpublished working papers. Faculty members must attend and present; graduate student co-authors are welcome but a faculty co-author must present.
Full call for papers, travel information, and submission link: https://thewcrs.wordpress.com/call-for-papers/
Sponsoring Institutions:
- Stanford Technology Ventures Program, Stanford University
- Department of Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Management and the Alberta Business Family Institute, University of Alberta
- Technology Management Program, UC Santa Barbara
- Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Oregon
- Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, University of Southern California
- Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Washington
We look forward to receiving your submissions!
Emily Cox Pahnke
Lawrence P. Hughes Associate Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Foster School of Business, University of Washington
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Emily Cox-Pahnke
University of Washington
Seattle WA
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