Erasmus Entrepreneurship Congress


Speakers


Abstract

The congress includes a lecture on the history of entrepreneurship research by Roy Thurik, who is Professor in Economics and Entrepreneurship, and a presentation of the results of the Entrepreneurship Index – a benchmarking tool for entrepreneurs – by Justin Jansen, Professor in Corporate Entrepreneurship.

Program

15:00

Reception
Networking with coffee (C-hall)

16:00

Welcome
Hendrik Halbe (Director Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship)

 

Launching ECE
Pauline van der Meer Mohr (President of the executive board of the EUR)

RESEARCH

 

16:20 

The history of Entrepreneurship research
Roy Thurik (Professor in Economics and Entrepreneurship)

 

Insights from the Entrepreneurship Index
Justin Jansen (Professor in Corporate Entrepreneurship)

POLICY

 

17:00

Reviewing a policy
Scholarship Program on Entrepreneurship (SPOE)

 

The Roundabout "The Ecosystem"

  • Eric San Giorgi (SPOE scholar)
  • Korstiaan Zandvliet (Founder Symbid)
  • Rinke Zonneveld (Director Entrepreneurship Economic Affairs)
  • Eric Claassen (Professor Knowledge Transfer) 

  

Launch of the Erasmus Entrepreneurship Fund                             

18:00 – 18:30

BREAK
Networking and sharing knowledge
Share what you can offer and what you need 

BUSINESS

 

18:30

Introducing the ECE Board of Advisors

  

The Roundabout "Start-up to Scale-up"

  • Willem Sodderland (Founder Buzzer)
  • Marcel Broersma (Founder Flex & Peak Value)
  • Yolanda Eijgenstein (Serial Entrepreneur)
  • Kees de Jong (Serial Entrepreneur)
  • Noud van den Boer (Director Koninklijke van den Boer Groep)

19:15  

In the Spotlight

19:30

Drinks with the ECE family