#4 edition · May 13–May 15, 2024

Stuttgart 2024

Institute of Entrepreneurship & Innovation Science (ENI), University of Stuttgart
"Configuration, mechanisms and evolutionary dynamics of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems"
4edition
6keynote speakers
10scientific committee
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About this edition

A hybrid Spring School hosted by the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Science (ENI) at the University of Stuttgart, led by Alexander Brem in collaboration with Christina Theodoraki from TBS Education. The 4th edition gathered around 60 participants and featured keynotes, paper development workshops, a Meet the Editors session, a Methods Workshop and an interactive session on the future of entrepreneurial ecosystem research.
Thematic focus · 2024

Configuration, mechanisms and evolutionary dynamics of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

The Spring School provided a unique opportunity for PhD students and early-career researchers to network, collaborate and test research ideas with fellow academics involved in research on the configuration, mechanisms and evolutionary dynamics of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. Three intense days of inspiration and feedback from scholars at the forefront of ecosystem research, with interactive sessions and unique networking occasions in the industrial heartland of Baden-Württemberg.

Event highlights

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Keynote sessions
7 leading international scholars across cognition, complexity and methods in EE research.
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Paper Development Workshops
Focused feedback from senior scholars on each accepted submission.
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Meet the Editors
Erik Stam (ET&P), Christina Theodoraki (SBEJ, JSBM), Riccardo Fini (JMS, JTT, JBV).
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Methods Workshop
Novel approaches: longitudinal studies, web scraping, NLP for EE research.
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Interactive Session
On the future of entrepreneurial ecosystem research.
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Gala Dinner
Sponsored by the Vector Foundation, one of the school's esteemed ecosystem partners.
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
Erik Stam
Utrecht University
Niels Bosma
Niels Bosma
Utrecht University
Didier Chabaud
Didier Chabaud
IAE Paris-Sorbonne
Christina Theodoraki
Christina Theodoraki
IAE Aix-Marseille
Grégory Guéneau
Grégory Guéneau
ADALIA Institute / OSE in Africa

Keynote speakers

FW
Friederike Welter
University of Siegen / IfM Bonn
Opening keynote
ES
Erik Stam
Utrecht University
BW
Bernd Wurth
University of Glasgow
KM
Karim Messeghem
Université de Montpellier
AC
Angelo Cavallo
Politecnico di Milano
NB
Niels Bosma
Utrecht University

Key dates

May 13–May 15, 2024Conference at Institute of Entrepreneurship & Innovation Science (ENI), University of Stuttgart · Stuttgart, Germany

Scientific committee

Erik Stam
Utrecht University
Niels Bosma
Utrecht University
Didier Chabaud
IAE Paris-Sorbonne · University Paris 1
Christina Theodoraki
Toulouse Business School
Grégory Guéneau
ADALIA Institute · OSE in Africa
Alexander Brem
University of Stuttgart · ENI
Friederike Welter
University of Siegen · IfM Bonn
Bernd Wurth
University of Glasgow
Angelo Cavallo
Politecnico di Milano
Karim Messeghem
University of Montpellier

Sponsors & partners

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

Institutional partners