Time: Monday June 3 2024, 09.00-15.00 (Registration from 8.30)
Location: Citykonferensen, Malmskillnadsgatan 46, Stockholm
Organizers: The event is organized by Esbri and Diana International Research Institute at Babson College.
All over the world, women are getting involved in entrepreneurship and innovation. Still, fewer women than men start companies. And women owned businesses generally remain smaller than businesses owned by men. On June 3, you have the opportunity to meet with other practitioners and thought leaders from around the world. Following the world´s leading research conference focusing on women’s entrepreneurship – Diana International Research Conference (DIRC) – Esbri and Babson College are organizing an event open for all stakeholders in the entrepreneurial eco-system.
Program:
09:00 Welcome
Magnus Aronsson, Managing Director, Esbri, Sweden
Shakenna K. Williams, Executive Director, Frank & Eileen Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership (F&E CWEL), Babson College, USA
Research summary of the 2024 Diana International Research Conference
Amanda Elam, Research Fellow, F&E CWEL, Babson College, USA
Christine Woods, Professor, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Friederike Welter, Professor, Siegen Universität and Managing Director, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung, Germany
Malin Malmström, Professor, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
Global outlook – initiatives to support the growth of women´s entrepreneurship part 1
Friederike Welter, Professor, Siegen Universität and Managing Director, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung, Germany
Digitalization and digital platforms: What are the opportunities and obstacles for women entrepreneurs?
Amanda Elam, Research Fellow, F&E CWEL, Babson College, USA
Rebecka Berntsson, Public Policy Manager, Amazon Nordic, Sweden
Sara Öhrvall, Senior Advisor, Board Director, Writer, Investor, Sweden
Vera Bersudskaya, Global programs, Cartier Women’s Initiative, France
10:15 Break/Networking with refreshments
10:45 How the National Women´s Business Council (NWBC) – advisors to the US President, Congress and SBA – Works to Advance Women’s Entrepreneurship
Selena Rodgers Dickerson, council member, NWBC and founder SARCOR, USA
Shakenna K. Williams, council member, NWBC and Executive Director F&E CWEL, Babson College, USA
The Swedish Government Prioritizes Women’s Entrepreneurship – This is Why and How
Sara Modig, State Secretary, Responsible for Business and Industry, Ministry of Climate and Enterprise, Sweden
Global outlook – initiatives to support the growth of women´s entrepreneurship part 2
Maggie O´Carroll, The Women’s Organisation, UK
Caren Scheepers, Professor, University of Pretoria (GIBS), South Africa
Motshedisi Mathibe, Associate Professor, University of Pretoria (GIBS), SPuth Africa,
Gry Agnete Alsos, Professor, Nord-University, Norway
Fireside chat – why we chose to grow our company organically to over 10 million USD turnover and the importance of networks
Jenny Helldén, co-founder Zilenzio and member of the 17-Network, Sweden
12:00 Lunch/Networking
13:15 Access to Growth Funding for Women Entrepreneurs
Amanda Elam, Research Fellow, F&E CWEL, Babson College, USA
Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist, Member of Parliament and investor, Sweden
Gry Agnete Alsos, Professor, Nord-University, Norway
Selena Rodgers Dickerson, council member NWBC and founder SARCOR, USA
Shori Zand, Entrepreneur and Investor, Chairwoman of Avesina Investment Group & Avesina Holding AB, Founder of Zand Foundation, Sweden
Global outlook – initiatives to support the growth of women’s entrepreneurship part 3
Christine Woods, Professor, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Haya Al-Dajani, Professor, Mohammed Bin Salman College for Business and Entrepreneurship, Saudi Arabia
Vera Bersudskaya, Global programs, Cartier Women’s Initiative, France
Moving Forward in Advancing Women’s Entrepreneurship
A discussion including several of the speakers
Closing
Magnus Aronsson, Managing Director, Esbri, Sweden
Shakenna K. Williams, Executive Director, F&E CWEL, Babson College, USA
