International Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IE 2011)
http://innov-entrepreneur.org/

Date: 25-26 July 2011
Venue: Hotel Fort Canning, Singapore


[KEY TOPICS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:]

Leveraging e-skills for innovation in the knowledge society
Managing and Leveraging Complexity, Creativity and Innovation in SMEs
Trust, Respect, Culture and Collaboration Issues for SMEs in SEE vs. other regions (EU and other)
Leadership and Management practices that can be applied to SMEs
SME Knowledge management and technology transfer
SME Business process modeling
New Technology Ventures Financing
Business incubation management and leadership
Human Resources Practices for promoting innovation for SMEs
SMEs’ Entrepreneurship as an Innovation Driver
Governmental and regional policies on entrepreneurship and innovation
Entrepreneurial Universities and Entrepreneurial Innovation Clusters
Entrepreneurship education
University – Industry collaboration
ICT and SME Regional competitiveness
SMEs and the role of the Innovation Zone (business centers and incubators)
Intangibles Valuation and Intellectual Property Rights
Innovative Supply Chain Management practices in SEE
Innovative Supply Chains
Information Technology proliferation in SEE SMEs
Opportunities and barriers for closer cooperation between South East European SMEs in Innovation & Entrepreneurship: Strategic Integration vs. Flexibility and SME Competitiveness
Innovation Clusters, Technology Transfer and Social Entrepreneurship
Social Networking as Driver of EICs formation
Science & Technology Parks and EICs
Young and Women Entrepreneurs development via EICs
Benchmarking of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Best Practices in the region
Innovation policy in SMEs
The role of the State and Public Policy with regards to SME Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Innovation in enterprise education including methods and business succession
From innovation to businesses: commercializing processes with students and/or spin offs
Models of business incubation, business successions and transfers, promotion and implementation, projects
Campus entrepreneurship
Creativity in entrepreneurship and in enterprise education
Entrepreneurship models such as growth entrepreneurship, portfolio
Measuring impacts and effects
Research into entrepreneurship intentions, motivation, attitudes, identity


[GENERAL CHAIR]

Prof. the Hon. Dr. Stephen Martin
Executive Chairman (Pro Tem), Global Science & Technology Forum
Former Speaker Parliament of Australia
Former Deputy Vice Chancellor (Strategy and Planning) Curtin University of Technology
Former Pro Vice Chancellor International, Victoria University


[PROGRAM COMMITTEE]


Prof. Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko
University of Tampere

Prof. S.C. Lenny Koh
The University of Sheffield Management School, UK

Prof. Elias G. Carayannis
George Washington University, USA

Prof. Jay Mitra
University of Essex, United Kingdom

Prof. Nicos Komninos
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Dr. Lawrence
New York Institute of Technology

Dr. Alexandros Kakouris
University of Athens


[IMPORTANT DATES]

Paper Submission Deadline 19 May 2011
Notification of Paper Acceptance 26 May 2011
Deadline for Early Bird Registration 27 June 2011
Deadline for Late Registration 15 July 2011
Conference Dates 25-26 July 2011

[CONTACT INFORMATION]

Website: http://innov-entrepreneur.org/
Email: info@innov-entrepreneur.org
DID: +65 6327 0165/66
Fax: +65 6327 0162