#2 edition · Nov 5–Nov 8, 2022

Casablanca 2022

Name: EERS Casablanca 2022 — 2nd Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Research School
Start: 2022-11-05
End: 2022-11-08
Location: ADALIA Institute · within INNODAYS 2022

ADALIA Institute · within INNODAYS 2022

"Opening Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Black Box.es"

2edition

5keynote speakers

5scientific committee

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About this edition

A 4-day flagship event hosted by ADALIA Institute in Casablanca, combining the EERS scientific symposium (Nov 5-7) with an Open Conference (Nov 8) gathering academics, entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers. The symposium was anchored by a Call for Papers and a Special Issue of a top-ranked journal, while the public day featured 4 tracks on African champions, African innovation ecosystems, practical entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship for recovery.

Thematic focus · 2022

Opening Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Black Box.es

Hosted as the Scientific Symposium within INNODAYS 2022 ("Innovation et Entrepreneuriat, le Futur de l'Afrique"), this 2nd edition opened the entrepreneurial ecosystem black box.es: how are EEs configured and organised? What are the underlying processes that spur entrepreneurial dynamics, and how do networks, ties and communities affect outcomes? The call built directly on the Utrecht University Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Winter School 2022, where 50 scholars used ideation techniques to extract cutting-edge research questions. The symposium associated a Special Issue with a top-ranked journal and brought together researchers from Europe and Africa to bridge analytical insight and policy action.

Special PDW tracks

Paper Development Workshops

Entrepreneurship in a Recovering Africa

Open Conference · Track #1

African Champions emerging in the coming years — assets, obstacles, means mobilised and projected for the future.

(Digital) Innovation in Africa

Open Conference · Track #2

Existing innovation and research ecosystems on the continent — methods, results, paths to reach global potential.

How to Nurture Entrepreneurial Ventures

Open Conference · Track #3 · Led by Grégory Guéneau

Practical entrepreneurship and efficient accompaniment/financing strategies in Africa for the various stakeholders.

Intrapreneurship and Motivation in Recovery Time

Open Conference · Track #4 · With Mehdi Laraki, Réseau Maroc Entreprend

How established organisations harness intrapreneurship and motivate teams through periods of economic recovery.

📰 Publication opportunitySelected papers were considered for a Special Issue on "Opening Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Black Box.es" co-edited with Stam, Bosma, Chabaud, Theodoraki and Guéneau.

Event highlights

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Scientific Symposium

November 5-7 — Call for Papers and Special Issue with a top-ranked journal.

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Open Conference (4 tracks)

November 8 — public-facing day for entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers.

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African focus

First EERS edition rooted in the African and MENA scholarly community.

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400+ in-person · 2 000+ online

Hybrid format reaching researchers and practitioners across continents.

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Bridging research & practice

Joint program with academics, entrepreneurs, investors and public-sector actors.

EERS Permanent Board

Curated by the EERS permanent team

Every edition of EERS is curated by the same standing team of international scholars who guarantee scientific continuity across hosts and years.

Erik Stam

Utrecht University

Niels Bosma

Utrecht University

Didier Chabaud

IAE Paris-Sorbonne

Christina Theodoraki

IAE Aix-Marseille

Grégory Guéneau

ADALIA Institute / OSE in Africa

Keynote speakers

Erik Stam

Utrecht University

Guest Editor

Niels Bosma

Utrecht University

Guest Editor

Didier Chabaud

IAE Paris-Sorbonne · University Paris 1

Guest Editor

Christina Theodoraki

TBS Education

Guest Editor

Grégory Guéneau

ADALIA Institute

Guest Editor

Key dates

Nov 5–Nov 8, 2022Conference at ADALIA Institute · within INNODAYS 2022 · Casablanca, Morocco

Scientific committee

Erik Stam

Utrecht University

Niels Bosma

Utrecht University

Didier Chabaud

IAE Paris-Sorbonne · University Paris 1

Christina Theodoraki

TBS Education

Grégory Guéneau

ADALIA Institute · OSE in Africa

Venue

ADALIA Institute · School of Business and Management, Casablanca, Morocco

INNODAYS is a reference conference for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Africa since 2016. Each edition welcomes 30+ speakers, 400+ in-person attendees and 2,000+ online participants. The 2022 edition combined for the first time the EERS scientific symposium with the public Open Conference under the banner "Innovation et Entrepreneuriat, le Futur de l'Afrique".

Sponsors & partners

The 5 EERS-wide permanent partners alongside the local hosts and supporters of this edition.

Strategic partners

Umbrella event — Innovation et Entrepreneuriat, le Futur de l'Afrique.

Partners

Institutional partners

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