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Entrepreneurship Research Conference

hosted by the Menard Family Initiative

This will be a two-day entrepreneurship conference, where we will bring together academics, students, and entrepreneurs. The event will consist of two keynote lectures, a panel discussion with both academics and entrepreneurs, an undergraduate student poster session, and several general sessions on sub-topics within entrepreneurship such as the effect of regulations and licensing, implications of entrepreneurship for well-being, gender, and economic development, access to capital markets, and the effects of automation and artificial intelligence. 

October 4th – 5th Hall of Nations, Centennial 1300, see schedule below:

Wednesday, October 4th:

Welcome and Introductions - 2 pm to 2:15 pm 

Visionary Ventures – 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm  

  • Students will pitch their entrepreneurship ideas to academic scholars, faculty, and local entrepreneurs.  

Boris Nikolaev, Colorado State University Keynote Speaker: 4 pm to 5:15 pm 

Thursday, October 5th:

Welcome and Introductions: 9:15 am to 9:30 am  

Session 1: Academic scholars’ session 1: 9:45 am to 11:30 am "Country Specific Analysis on Entrepreneurship"

  • Anup Nandialath – University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
    • Title: Mandatory CSR and Executive Compensation 
  • Justin Callais – University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    • Title: Corruption and the Allocation of Business Activity in Brazil 
  • Gregory Caskey – The Citadel 
    • Title: The Institutional Foundations of Development: The Case of Bermuda 

Sofia Johan, Florida Atlantic University Keynote Speaker: 12:45 pm to 2 pm 

"Modern Changes in Entrepreneurship" Panel Discussion: 2:15 pm to 3:15 pm, including our keynote speakers and local entrepreneurs Deb Lash-Stangel and John Kruger. 

Session 2: Academic scholars’ session 2: 3:30 to 5:15 pm "Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Issues"

  • Israt Jahan – University of Wisconsin – La Crosse
    • Title: Economic Freedom and Women Entrepreneurship 
  • Agnitra Roy Chowdhury – Auburn University at Montgomery 
    • Title: Cross-Regional trade and investment flows between Latin America and Asia and their effect on entrepreneurship 
  • Todd Nesbit – Ball State University
    • Title: Interstate Cannabis Legalization: It’s a Trap! ?  

When

Past occurrences (1)

  • 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, 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.

Additional parking info
Website for Parking | Email for Parking | Call for Parking

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