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Entrepreneurship Conversations

hosted by the Menard Family Initiative

Join the Menard Family Initiative in hosting keynote speaker David Audretsch, guest speakers Scott Niederjohn and Gary Wagner, and local La Crosse Entrepreneur's for our one-day conference, Entrepreneurship Conversations.

Schedule: 

All Events are to take place in the Hall of Nations, Centennial Hall

9:00 am to 10:00 am – "Entrepreneurship in the Midwest" Business Community Panel*

Panelists Include:

10:00 am to 11:00 am – Coffee and Conversation (Break)*

11:00 am to 12:00 pm - "Democracy and Entrepreneurship"*

David Audretsch is a Distinguished Professor and the Ameritech Chair of Economic Development at Indiana University, where he also serves as director of the Institute for Development Strategies. He is an Honorary Professor of Industrial Economics and Entrepreneurship at the WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management in Germanyand a part-time professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Klagenfurt in Austria.

Audretsch’s research has focused on the links between entrepreneurship, government policy, innovation, economic development, and global competitiveness. He is co-author of The Seven Secrets of Germany, published by Oxford University Press. He is co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Small Business Economics: An Entrepreneurship Journal. He was recognized as a 2021 Clarivate Citation Laureate and awarded the Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research by the Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum. He has received honorary doctorate degrees from the University of Augsburg in Germany, Jonköping University in Sweden, and the University of Siegen in Germany. Audretsch was also awarded the Schumpeter Prize from the University of Wuppertal in Germany.

*The La Crosse area community is welcome to attend the specified events.

 

When

Past occurrences (1)

  • 9 a.m. to noon Friday, March 31, 2023

Where

Cameron Hall of Nations, 1300 Centennial Hall

UWL campus map for building location and nearby parking lots.

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Centennial Hall

Contact

For questions about this event or to request disability accommodations , contact Kali Ysquierdo at 608.785.6653 or kysquierdo@uwlax.edu.

Parking

Payment may be required. No permit?
Use Passport Parking.

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